NBC’s Today Show did a segment on smarthomes today — and guess who was their tech expert? Yours truly, that’s who! We chatted about the various solutions out there, approximate costs and who they’re for. OK, so I’m only on for a few seconds, but who’s counting? Do you have a “smart home” of some kind? Any high-tech automation or remote monitoring going on? Think it’s a trend or the way of the future? Do tell.

HDMI, the digital cable interface that has become the standard on new TVs and AV equipment, has undergone a serious upgrade.

Passport? Check. Suntan lotion? Yep. Camera? Of course. Taking a camera on a vacation is a must in order to immortalize those memories in the sun and sharing them with family and friends. But you don’t get a second chance to capture that moment, so our friends at Nikon Canada have shared their Top 10 tips to taking great vacation pictures.

Microsoft demos real-time voice translation.

Do you think having Wi-Fi enabled school buses is taking it too far? Some people in Arizona don’t think so.

Need to leave before you can read that article or report? Document-sharing website Scribd has recently launched a new feature that enables users to send documents to read on their mobile phones.