Lost Phones Flares as the Battery Dies
Most smart portable electronics have some kind of tracking software to locate lost or stolen gear - as long as the device's battery is charged. A mobile security software suite called Lookout offers an...
View ArticleTip of the Week: An Introduction to Windows 8
Microsoft has posted a "Get to Know Windows 8" guide for those curious or nervous about its new operating system.
View ArticleAn Audio Dock That Joins Macintosh and McIntosh
While Apple, maker of the Macintosh computer, has reveled in bringing us the new, the audio company McIntosh has gloried in electronics that keep to the tried and true. But the two worlds have now...
View ArticleA Cute Pal for Chronic Smudgeophobes
There are a lot of products for cleaning electronic screens, but Unplugged Goods has produced the Screenster, a plush finger puppet, to keep you from smudging your screens in the first place. It is...
View ArticleTip of the Week: Screen Savers That Educate
Screen saver programs can serve up information on the computer's monitor when you are not using the machine.
View ArticleQ&A: Avoiding the Unwanted Beach Ball Party
If your Mac regularly displays the multicolored "spinning beach ball" cursor icon and becomes unresponsive, it is time to do some troubleshooting.
View ArticleQ&A: Opening a New Page in a Browser Tab
In Internet Explorer, you can make Web links open in a new browser tab instead of a new browser window.
View ArticleHow to Restore Old iTunes Features to New iTunes
The latest version of iTunes, known as iTunes 11, has been lauded for its spare design, but some people may miss elements that have disappeared. The good news is that some are just hidden or renamed...
View ArticleThe dockBoss Rescues Old Music Docks
Since new Apple products have been equipped with the Lightning connector, buying a new device also means replacing many accessories, like the music dock. But a piece of hardware about the size of an...
View ArticleA Crowd Service Gives Tips on Cloud Service
The technical assistance forum Fixya assessed more than 50,000 support requests to find the most common problems with five cloud services, and determined the crowd favorite.
View ArticleA Gaming Laptop That’s Quick and Costly
The Razor Blade gaming laptop is extremely fast, extremely thin, and at $2,500, extremely expensive.
View ArticlePaper for the Paperless Revolution
It may appear that apps like Evernote and Springpad are intended to cut down on the use of paper, but you wouldn't know it from the posh notebooks that are being manufactured specifically with such...
View Article64 Gigabytes Can’t Be Wrong: Elvis USB Drives
Mimoco, the company known for its Mimobot flash drives made to resemble geek-friendly characters like Boba Fett, Captain Kirk and Batman, has added a figure from a distinctly different segment of pop...
View ArticleSpeakers With a Big Sound for Big Desks
KEF's new X300A speakers for computers are very good, very large and very expensive.
View ArticleA Patch that Monitors the Body
BodyMedia, which makes the Link activity monitor, is preparing to release the Vue Patch, a disposable monitor in a stick-on patch that will collect a week's worth of data on a user's activity level,...
View ArticleKarma Hotspot Gives Out Free Data
The Karma Hotspot is a portable hotspot that gives away 100 megabytes of free data when you share it with new users.
View ArticleA Slimmer Keyboard for the iPad
The accessory manufacturer Belkin has sought a compromise between tablet convenience and bulk with the Ultimate Keyboard Case, available next month.
View ArticleA Scale That Measures Your Heart
Withings has a new scale that tracks not only weight but also heart rate when you stand on it, and supplies that information to a Web site to allow tracking over time.
View ArticleTouchRetouch Erases Photo Flubs
The TouchRetouch app for Apple and Android products lets you remove unwanted elements – like a facial blemish — from photos using your phone or tablet.
View ArticleThat’s One Loud Battery
The JBL Charge combines an auxiliary battery with an amplifier and speaker in a package about the size of an oversize soda can.
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