Want a good sleep? Don’t bring your tablet to bed
A medical expert warns against curling up with a tablet to read an e-book before bed – if you want to have a good night’s sleep, that is.
How to control your thermostat from anywhere without breaking the bank
Finally an affordable Wi-Fi enabled thermostat you can control over the net using any browser or smartphone.
Innovative ‘ultrabooks’ impress at CES
These thin laptops are one of the hottest product categories at this year’s tech show – but are they all just MacBook Air clones? Thankfully, no.
Super-slippery coating useful for more than just ketchup bottles
Super-slippery material repels everything from water to crude oil to jam.
Can a tablet replace a laptop for students?
How do you decide what kind of computer you need for school? Here we propose a few advantages tablets have over laptops and a few areas a laptop trumps a tablet.
Samsung Series 5 Chromebook Review
Are you ready to use Google’s cloud-based “Chromebook” computer? Better yet, is the Samsung Series 5 ready for you?
New Samsung netbook harnesses the power of the sun
The sun pumps out energy all day long… so wouldn’t it be cool if your laptop could harness it somehow to sustain itself? Samsung’s latest netbook does exactly that.
Video: Hands-on with the ‘Jambox’ wireless speaker
In this casual (read: webcam) video review, I show the Jambox, a unique-looking wireless speaker that uses Bluetooth to stream your music, audiobooks and podcasts. Find out what I like — and don’t — about this funky device.
More facial recognition security for your computer
PrivateEye blurs your screen if it doesn’t detect your face in front of your computer.
Hands-on with the Motorola Atrix + accessories
In this informal video review, I chat about the key features of this Android 2.2-powered smartphone — including its dual-core performance, 1GB of system memory, fingerprint scanner and qHD display — and how it works with various accessories, such as the LapDock and HD Multimedia Dock.


