Talk to Me, Fridge

A world in which humans communicate with household objects—partly to better the environment—is closer than you think
by Drew Lanza

Imagine a world where our things could talk back, where exchanges such as the following are the norm.
Sprinkler: Hey, horticultural genius! Did you realize you’re using 20% more water in your garden than last year? [...]

Mobile phones demystify commuter rat race

Researchers have come up with a new use for the ubiquitous mobile phone: tracking human movements. By monitoring the signals from 100,000 mobile-phone users sending and receiving calls and text messages, a team from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, has worked out some apparently universal laws of human motion.
The results could help epidemiologists to predict [...]

New hotel gadgetry

New hotel gadgetry
We’re living in a wired (and wireless) world, and it’s pretty amazing what you can get in a hotel room these days. Here are two interesting options I just heard about from publicist SuJin Oh, who’s plugged in to hotel trends.
Remote controls that operate everything from the guestroom curtains to the TV and [...]

Keene 2008 Catalogue Out Now!

Anticipate the fairly substantial thud made by the Keene Electronics catalogue as it lands on your doorstep. Rip away the envelope and enjoy browsing the 1000s of fully illustrated and described video accessories and other gadgets, interspersed with a multitude of hints, tips and techniques. Experience the thrill of finding exactly the product you were [...]

Home Security

Plug’N’View camera and connection kit including four CCTV cameras.
All you need to set up CCTV surveillance in your home or business. The kits consists of four black mini eyeball type colour cameras that can either be mounted internally or externally (provided it is in a sheltered location - it isn’t waterproof). It comes supplied with [...]