Gadgets

FIRST LOOK: 4th Gen Apple TV with Siri

December 2, 2015 0 Eric Murrell

The Start of Something Big Boy, have the streaming box wars heated up or what? What was once a boutique product that you purchased just for Netflix has turned into a huge new industry that’s just getting started. Oddly enough,…

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REVIEW: Culer Home Space Cooler

August 26, 2015 4 Eric Murrell

Feeling is believing. Disclaimer: The folks at Culer very kindly provided a unit for this review. As always, the opinions are my own. I hate being hot. Summer is easily my least favorite season on the year, so much so…

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REVIEW UPDATE: Canary Home Security

August 12, 2015 0 Eric Murrell

Better every day. We originally took at look at the Canary home security system earlier this year; at that time, we recommended it on a trial basis as we experienced some outages and bugs related to early software for a…

Automation

REVIEW: XY Find It Beacon

June 5, 2015 17 Eric Murrell

Disclaimer: The folks at XY Find It very kindly provided several bluetooth tags for this review. As always, the opinions are my own. It’s human nature to be forgetful. Although Evernote, Google Calendar, and 1Password have whipped my digital life…

First Look

24 Hours with the Apple Watch

May 13, 2015 1 Eric Murrell

The beginning of something great. After waiting for a nerd’s eternity, my hotly anticipated Apple Watch Sport arrived yesterday. I’ve spent the last 24 hours putting it through every kind of test I can think of. Here are a handful…

Audio/Video

How I Made My Internet Connection 10x Faster

April 28, 2015 9 Eric Murrell

Get what you’re paying for. Netflix was dropping out constantly, and that was the final straw. Like many of you, Netflix has become the focal point of entertainment in our house. It’s what the kids watch when they need a…

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Apple Watch and the Smart Home

April 6, 2015 0 Eric Murrell

Yes, I’m getting an Apple Watch. It may not be the first “wearable” computer on the market, but it’s probably the first one that matters. The Apple II made computers accessible. The iPhone made them a constant companion. The Apple…

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REVIEW: Seek Thermal Camera

January 12, 2015 1 Eric Murrell

It turns out my nose is cold. Smart phone cameras keep getting better and better. A device that used to take blurry images the size of a postage stamp can now take 40 megapixel panoramas, high definition video, and macro…

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The State of the Smart Home: January 2015

January 8, 2015 0 Eric Murrell

If you follow home tech at all, you’ve probably been hitting the big tech sites this week to follow all of the craziness that comes out of the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Like years past, CES 2015 has been…

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REVIEW: Twelve South HiRise Stand for iPhone

December 12, 2014 0 Eric Murrell

Put yourself on a pedestal. If you’re like me, you have trouble leaving your phone in random spots around your home and office. I’m normally a creature of habit, but for some reason I can’t seem to keep track of…