Piquing Our Geek: An energy-generating soccer ball. Whoa.
I’m always telling my kids that I wish I could harness their energy and put it to use around the house. While that kind of tech innovation may be years away, I just came across the unlikeliest of objects that is taking that very idea and using it to power...
The coolest trends at CES 2013: Portable power gets seriously innovative
The more our gadgets and smartphones become our lifelines, the more it becomes essential to make sure we don’t run out of juice on the road. One of the more practical trends that we caught at CES 2013 was the vast array of portable power sources, from innovative...
Piquing Our Geek: Tethercell turns your phone into a remote control for anything with batteries
With the onslaught of electronic (aka loud) toys that my kids received from family members over the holidays, the constant drone of high-pitched electronic voices or really loud sounds wore thin by oh…New Year’s. Imagine if you had an opportunity to...
3 Stylish bags that power your gadgets
I cannot tell you how many times I’ve lost charge on my iPhone when I’ve needed it most and didn’t have my Mophie charger on hand, or access to an outlet. The first soccer game photos, the beautiful sunset in Mexico…sadly the list goes on. So...
Finally a way to recharge those regular old batteries.
Every time I throw out a used battery, I feel a little pang of eco-guilt. But the investment in rechargable batteries for every remote, ever gadget, every kids’ toy that beeps and boops in our home would be pretty big. So I am absolutely fascinated by this...
Piquing Our Geek: SolarKindle Lighted Cover
A house full of gadgets means lots of chargers, so any way that I can cut down on the wires and the energy bill will get my attention. And that’s exactly what happened when I saw what SolarFocus is launching at the CES Conference this week. I can’t wait to...
Battery drain issues on your iPhone 4? Solved.
If you were like me, you anxiously awaited the iPhone 4S and accompanying iOS 5 announcement. As an iPhone 4 owner, I realized that the “S” didn’t have enough new features to warrant me making the upgrade, but I was still pretty stoked about the new...
Eco-batteries, your savior on Christmas morning
After the mountain of wrapping paper I find myself beneath on Christmas morning, I am usually bombarded by kid requests for one thing – batteries. And of course, of the thousand things I’ve gotten to prepare for C-Day, batteries are usually the one very...Creating Secure Passwords: The Easy, Step-by-Step Guide
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