David Bowie in Toronto – Gallery Exhibit Showed His Genius
by Lee Rickwood
The high-tech show will present more than 300 of Bowie’s creations and collaborations in fashion, sound, theatre, art and film, from a career that spanned five decades.
Category: Gadgets
Are Mobile Phone Sniffers in Use by Police Forces?
By Lee Rickwood
Incoming and outgoing calls as well as text messages can be monitored and recorded, encryption keys can be extracted, and all this can happen to one or several phones simultaneously, without an owner’s knowledge or permission.
It Will Be a Happy New Year, as Alien Civilizations Unlikely to Attack!
By Lee Rickwood
Yikes! Pollution is one tell-tale sign of civilization. So too, communication using radio transmissions – something else our civilization is pretty good at.
Review: Athos wearable tech shirt and shorts
By Ted Kritsonis
Wearable technology has been driven mostly by fitness bands, smartwatches and other activity trackers, but clothing is also becoming a factor. Athos has come to market with a three-piece ensemble designed to measure muscle activation during workouts, pushing the data to an app that visualizes it all in real-time.
Yirego’s innovative Drumi is a foot-powered portable washing machine
By Gadjo Sevilla
With Drumi, foot-pumping for 10 minutes should ensure a good wash of one pair of jeans or 6 t-shirts.
Review: Synology DiskStation DS216play
By Ted Kritsonis
Whether the concept of network attached storage (NAS) is familiar to you or you have no idea what it is, the usefulness of having such a device can pay dividends many times over. Synology is a stalwart in the category, and the DiskStation DS216play is designed to appeal to consumers of all stripes, simplifying its scope and purpose.
Sentri’s all-in one home monitoring system points to the future of IoT
By Gadjo Sevilla
The Sentri app will enable you to access these compatible smart home devices so if you forgot to turn of your lights or want to set your smart thermostat to conserve energy, you can do it even while travelling, provided you have an Internet connection.
Camera shootout: Comparing the top smartphone cameras
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Innovation in cameras may seem to have stalled for point-and-shoots, ILC’s and DSLR’s which will never compare in size and portability to smartphones which are becoming the preferred way to shoot pictures.