Intel Inside These Cute NAO Humanoid Robots

• 04 May 2011
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NAO is a humanoid robot developed by Aldebaran Robotics using the Intel Atom processor. The tiny robots are already being used to support teachers working with autistic and special needs children. Watch them dance for us… er… the children:

DIGITAL UPDATE

• 02 May 2011
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By Bob Plunkett Look for Amazon.com to jump on the runway. It started a members‑only website to sell heavily discounted designer apparel. MyHabit.com, is late on the scene so expect bigger discounts to make a splash- 60% off designer brands.

Blackberry Playbook: Serious Fun

• 15 Apr 2011
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By Livia Bergovoy Research In Motion (RIM) a.k.a. Blackberry unveiled their tablet last night in New York City. Rim named their entry the Playbook. Clever name for a serious business oriented company. The Playbook truly covers the spectrum

These Will Help You De-clutter De Office

• 22 Mar 2011
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By Susan Davis… CardScan® Contact Management Systems If you’ve been in business, most any kind of business, for any length of time… or if you’re looking for a job… you’ve probably got a drawer full of business cards you’ve collected from contacts you’ve met. Well, it’s probably time to clean out the drawer. With CardScan’s […]

Verizon Saga Journal Entries

• 21 Mar 2011
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By Livia Bergovoy… The weirdest thing happened today. Verizon customer service explained that they are obliged to send me, free of charge, an upgrade – as in faster – DSL modem . This information came as a great surprise. You see, I’ve been getting my mind around and working toward extricating myself from Verizon’s clutches […]

Consumer Tech for March: Where the iPod and iPad really Came from

• 24 Feb 2011
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By Richard M. Sherwin, Robert Plunkett and the staff of Digital Family Advisor How Dell, HP and others missed the tablet boat. Around 20 years ago, in a cafe about two blocks from one of the biggest newspapers in the country, two feature reporters with very little tech savvy were peering through clouds of cigar and cigarette smoke when a PR lady from Compaq Computer, a slightly eccentric looking engineer scientist from Sony and a local disk jockey from a popular radio station came sashaying into the semi private meeting room in the back of the bar. They showed us a device the size of a transistor radio, perhaps a little bigger, that was playing what seemed like prerecorded top 40 hits. But there was no tape and the device was very light weight, almost as if there was nothing inside. The device had an AM-FM radio and

Canon Rolls Out New DSLR’s on Autopilot and HD Ready Point-and-Shoot Cameras

• 24 Feb 2011
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By Katharine Czechowski Starting next week, Cannon will introduce two new Rebel brand DSLR cameras for customers who want the DSLR experience with the guidance of a point-and-shoot, the EOS Rebel T3i and EOS Rebel T3. Both models will include the new EOS Feature Guide, a step-by-step walkthrough camera settings guide for beginners

Logitech’s M515 Couch Mouse

• 18 Feb 2011
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By Livia Bergovoy… Logitech’s M515 couch mouse works on uneven surfaces such your couch, bedspread, thigh, etc. That’s pretty cool especially for “those of you” who are inclined toward sybaritic-ness. But, the feature that best impresses is that this mouse is designed to be activated by touch. What this means is the batteries (two AAs) […]

“ZOMBIES” on the Loose in Southern California

• 04 Feb 2011
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By Katharine Czechowski

Huge chain stores bad. Local shops good. Yeah, but…

• 01 Feb 2011
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By Susan Davis