by Ben Oaks | Oct 14, 2015 | Home Tech, Mobile Tech, Verizon Wireless
PITTSBURGH – In today’s increasingly connected world, the opportunities to create products and solutions for the Internet of Things are everywhere. Verizon Wireless is answering this call for innovation with its first developer workshop in Pittsburgh at the Carnegie...
by Andy Quayle | Oct 10, 2015 | Generally Cool Stuff, Home Tech
The world’s first 8K television is here just in time for the holidays. Sharp’s new TV packs 16 times the resolution of an HD TV and 4 times that of a 4K Ultra HD TV. If you’re thinking of getting your family a Christmas present, it only costs...
by Andy Quayle | Sep 27, 2015 | Generally Cool Stuff, Home Tech
Recently on Kickstarter, there was a lot of hype over a showerhead. Yes, a shower head. Nebia probably got considerable exposure because of it’s close affiliations with the likes of Google, Apple, and Stanford University. I’ll not go into the...
by Andy Quayle | Jun 11, 2015 | Generally Cool Stuff, Home Tech
The phrase the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) sounds slightly vague at first but today this is a very real concept that many are using. IoT as a concept was developed in 1999 by digital innovator Mr. Kevin Ashton in an article he wrote for the RIFD Journal which is an...
by Andy Quayle | May 6, 2015 | Generally Cool Stuff, Home Tech
Wi-Fi is a tricky beast. It doesn’t matter if you’re at home or bringing a mobile hotspot on the road, honing in on the perfect signal can sometimes be difficult and even maddening. The latest wireless routers are designed to power even large homes, but...
by Andy Quayle | Apr 16, 2015 | Generally Cool Stuff, Home Tech
Before doing this research little did I know about the rich history of the vacuum cleaner that started all the way back in the 1858 when Hiram H. Herrick invented the first carpet sweeper. It was patented but wasn’t much of a success because it was hard to use with so...
