Environmental alarms raised over home electronics

Home electronics devices, such as iPods, flat screen TVs, and more, rather obviously require electricity. With the rise in popularity of such devices comes the need for additional power production, generating more greenhouse gases.

Posted on: May 15, 2009 9:00 am

Secure Your Wi-Fi While Traveling

Wireless access can mean getting work done or watching a video while waiting for your flight. Or it can result in having someone steal information through your wireless connection. This article lists tips on what to look for and how to stay safe.

Posted on: May 15, 2009 9:00 am

Chrome Soyuz Backpack

It will hold your laptop, gym clothes, or, possibly, a small tent in it’s large waterproof compartment. It’s also stylish and expensive enough to brag about without breaking the bank.

Posted on: May 13, 2009 9:00 am

SlingPlayer iPhone App Crippled by Apple, AT&T

The SlingPlayer app allows Slingbox owners to watch, and control, their home televisions via their iPhone unless… AT&T and Apple have decided the app will put too much load on the Edge and 3G networks, so they’ve crippled the app.

Posted on: May 13, 2009 9:00 am

Hulu, a Victim of Its Own Success?

Hulu, the online TV service, hit the airwaves two years ago with a bang. Now, with the loss of a popular show, people are turning to bit torrent sites for their fixes.

Posted on: May 13, 2009 9:00 am

Pixel Qi Promises Cheap, Readable, Low-Power Displays

Mary Lou Jepsen, now that she’s proved herself with the $100 laptop, has set her sights on producing low-cost, low-power, LCD-based screens for e-readers, netbooks, and computers.

Posted on: May 13, 2009 9:00 am

NYTimes Reader Shows Graceful Future of Online News

The Times Reader – a down-loadable application built on Adobe’s AIR framework may have just shone a light on the future of newspapers. You can read the news, while disconnected from the net, browse the articles, and even work the crossword.

Posted on: May 12, 2009 9:00 am

Astak 6″ EZ Reader

This e-reader from Astak displays text, clearly, from a number of formats. It even has MP3 playback but it still may not be able to beat the Kindle.

Posted on: May 12, 2009 9:00 am

Nokia E71x Smartphone

When the Nokia E71 was released last year it won Wired.com’s Best of Test award. Now that it’s available in the US as the Nokia E71x, some of the features are missing.

Posted on: May 12, 2009 9:00 am

Microsoft Readies an All-Out War on the iPod

With iTunes you buy the music and can play it “forever” without further charge. With the new Zune Pass, you rent the music for a month at a time.

Posted on: May 12, 2009 9:00 am