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Motivate to be Active All Day with the Nike+ FuelBand

Check It Out or Buy on Amazon (Paid Link) If you are looking for a simple and stylish alternative to clip on fitness monitors that can also double as a watch, check out the Nike+ FuelBand. The Nike+ FuelBand is more than just a calorie or step counter. It uses a metric to measure your activity that they call, "NikeFuel" a proprietary technology developed by fitness experts that interprets activity from movements of your wrist. It is based on oxygen kinetics, a normalizing score that goes beyond factors that can skew measurements like age, gender and weight. On the inside, the device uses a [...]

Redbox Instant by Verizon Puts a Kiosk Right in Your House

Redbox Kiosks are a very popular outlet for renting a movie and most of us know where the nearest one is when we want to watch something. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was one in every house? Today they launched Redbox Instant by Verizon, a website where subscribers can access the Redbox movie library right in their home. Subscribers can go online, pick out what they want to watch and unlike the kiosk, you can then stream the show to any device you own. There are no DVDs to return or special trips involved just throw on your cozies, pop some corn and enjoy. If you’re not in the [...]

Breathometer Takes the Fear Out of the Beer Run

Check It Out or Buy on Amazon (Paid Link) Before you make your next beer run, make sure the person going is legal to drive. The new Breathometer breathalyzer will help you nominate the individual that will be heading out or maybe the friend who will get everyone home from happy hour safely. Breathometer is a small breathalyzer designed for smartphones that plugs into the audio jack and works with a downloadable app. It’s an easy process to check if you are over the limit, just blow in the device and the app will display your blood alcohol level (BAC). The app is designed [...]

Thermodo is Your Personal and Portable Weather Station

Check It Out or Buy on Amazon (Paid Link) When you check the temperature on your phone, you are relying mostly on a weather station that could be miles from where you are. If you want an accurate thermometer reading, you are going to want a Thermodo from Robocat. Thermodo is a small temperature sensor thermometer that you can clip on to your keys and take with you anywhere. When you want to check the temperature exactly where you are at, you can plug Thermodo into your audio jack and the temperature will be measured instantly. It seems simple enough but this little accessory [...]

TiVo Mini Extends Your TiVo Entertainment for Whole-Home Viewing

Check It Out or Buy on Amazon (Paid Link) If you own a TiVo but wish you could watch your recorded programs in another room of your house, the new TiVo Mini companion device is just what you have been waiting for. The TiVo Mini works with your TiVo Premiere 4 or XL4/Elite DVR and your home network. The device does not have wireless capabilities, so you will need a wired connection to either Ethernet or Cable network connectivity. Set up is very easy, just hook the TiVo Mini up to the network attach an HDMI cable to the television, power it up and [...]

The MakerBot Replicator 2 and 2X for Prosumer 3D Printing

Check It Out or Buy on Amazon (Paid Link) The 3D printing market offers consumers a growing number of choices for home and office fabrication, and, like any growing market, there is a prosumer line for designers that want more. MakerBot has been meeting that demand since 2009. The MakerBot Replicator 2 and 2X prosumer line of additive printing machines allows designers to take their models to the next level. The Replicator 2 is a single extrusion printer that uses PLA filament to create models in one color. It uses an acrylic build plate and offers designers a 410 cubic-inch high-speed printing area. The [...]

Fighter Pilot Turned Biker with the SMART Cycling Helmet

Health monitoring systems are showing up everywhere and now LifeBEAM is bringing their technology to the cycling world. The SMART cycling helmet uses technology that was born from fighter pilot monitoring systems. It works by utilizing a small sensor at the front of the helmet. The sensor uses optical methods to continually monitor physiological data like heart rate, calories burned, oxygen saturation and other vitals that it sends to a processing unit in the back of the helmet. That data can then be sent wirelessly via Bluetooth 4.0 or ANT+ to a smartphone app, a sports watch or cycling computer in real time. The best part of the SMART helmet [...]

The Roku 3 Again Redefines Streaming Media Entertainment

Check It Out or Buy on Amazon (Paid Link) Just a month after Western Digital introduced their streaming media system, the WD Play, Roku has a new product that again redefines streaming entertainment. The new Roku 3 is now available and is, "action packed and fully loaded." So what makes it different from the Roku 2? For starters, the Roku 3 is available only for High-Definition televisions connecting to the TV through an HDMI cable. Also on the hardware side, it has the most current wireless dual-band standards. The remote is also different and unique. Each Roku 3 comes with a set of earbuds [...]

Put Down Your Phone and Stay Connected with the EMBRACE+

How many times have you been out with friends and everyone is constantly peeking at their cell phone to see if they've missed something. Wouldn't it be easier if something could notify you? That’s the thinking behind the EMBRACE+. EMBRACE+ is a smart notification bracelet that ties to your smartphone through a downloadable app. It comes in three shapes that are inspired by precious gemstones, including topaz, beryl and opal. Each band is just a few millimeters thick and the goal of the final project is to be waterproof to five atmospheres. In its resting state, the band is transparent, fashionable and comfortable to wear. Once you configure the app [...]