Gadgets
How to Control a PC or Game Console with a Single Remote
This is a Sponsored guest post written by Matt Ryan on behalf of Lenovo for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% the writer’s own. Lenovo is known the world over as one of the leading PC manufacturers out there. From nettop systems to high-end servers, Lenovo has a firm grasp on the PC market. But did [...]
How to Rough It with Technology
This is a sponsored post written on behalf of Samsung; the opinions represented are 100% my own. Being away from the warm glow of your computer’s monitor is typically considered roughing it for some geeks. A night without some time in front of the computer can feel a lot like camping. So, how do you [...]
Favorite iPad Apps?
I wanted an iPad before I knew I wanted an iPad. It was probably the first product from Apple that I purchased without hesitation – not because I needed one, but because the iPad was so radically different from anything else in the industry that I was drawn to it (magnetically, perhaps). Years later, I’m [...]
Should You Buy a Dyson Air Multiplier?
Anyone that has spent time around small kids knows that their fingers get in to everything. Fans are often a big concern for parents who forego more powerful models for safer, slower ones. For the past several decades, the science of air transfer really hasn’t changed much. Fans have taken on slightly different shapes, blades [...]
First Impressions of the HP TouchPad
LockerGnome’s Jake Ludington has decided to give the HP TouchPad a try. The webOS-driven tablet computer has been receiving positive reviews out of the gate, and the ability for users to experience flash elements from the web is a clear advantage in cases where the user frequently uses web-based tools that require some level of [...]
Why Most As Seen on TV Products Suck
It’s 3am, and you’re sitting on the couch flipping through channels trying to fight off insomnia and muster up the willpower to give falling asleep another try. Unfortunately, the late-night infomercials are just too energetic to create a sleep-friendly environment. So, in your near-catatonic state of drowsiness, you keep watching with growing interest as various [...]
Are Dedicated Digital Cameras Going Extinct?
A LockerGnome.net user named Senzers69 asked, “Are digital camera’s becoming obsolete now that phones have such good cameras?“ What does this mean? Well, it certainly serves as a strong indication that the technology behind camera phones has advanced to the point where they are becoming “good enough” to replace the traditional point-and-shoot for many of [...]
How to Control Your Windows Desktop With Kinect
The Minority Report featured some incredible theoretical technologies, some of which have continued to interest geeks for years. One of these technologies was a system in which you are able to interact with the user-interface with a few hand gestures Now, imagine if you were able to control Windows 7 in much the same way. [...]
How Does the iPhone Keyboard Compare to that of an Android Device?
Brandon Wirtz and Jake Ludington of LockerGnome joined me in a discussion about the various differences between the iPhone and Android in relation to how the keyboards differ on the two platforms. While they both share many of the same core functions and features, there are a few notable differences. The iPhone uses predictive text [...]
How to Monitor Your Electricity Usage Remotely
Have you ever been curious exactly how much your appliances and other electronics are costing you to run? You could use something like a Kill-a-Watt which measures the amount of electricity being pulled on a single outlet, but what if you want to keep track of the electricity usage across your entire home? This is [...]
Are Phone Specs Important?
Before the iPhone, I owned a Samsung BlackJack. At the time, I thought a true qwerty keyboard, replaceable battery, and 3G coverage were must-haves and three of the best features of what I felt was one of the better phones of the time. When the news came out that the first-generation iPhone was going to [...]
What Makes a Great Computer Accessory?
The world of tech is filled with gadgets, gizmos, and accessories that are intended to fulfill needs. Computer accessories include input devices, USB-powered gadgets, and anything else you might use with or around your computer. In order to be considered a great computer accessory, it should meet one or more of these qualities: Does it [...]
Dear Fanboys: Go Away
Do you have any idea how much I loathe the fanboy mentality? I honestly don’t care if you’re an Apple lover, a Microsoft admirer or an Android proponent – you’re all equally insane! Being a fanboy does not mean you enjoy or believe in one product more than another these days. It means that you [...]
AT&T Admits It Cannot Handle the Traffic
The truth? You can’t handle the truth! This quote from the movie “A Few Good Men” pretty much sums up the way I feel about the news flying around the web today regarding AT&T. I’m angry – much as many of you are. Guess what, oh darling AT&T? We already knew you couldn’t handle our [...]
Beep-It Adds Music to Light
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Beep-it is an electronic musical instrument that responds to light. Beep-it shifts pitch and tone based on how much light is available, making it an analog optical theremin. By casting shadows and reducing available light to sensors inside Beep-it, or by [...]
