Coiling up extension cords by hand is tedious. Spring-activated spools aren’t much better; the mechanisms break easily and can cause violent snapback at the end of the cord. Engineers at Texas-based Great Stuff motorized the entire process. Using a combination of sensors and circuitry, the RoboReel neatly winds 50 feet of cable in 10 seconds, [...]
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Review of Nest
March 6th, 2013 
mrinal Two former Apple employees has come up with an innovative gadget that heats up the rooms of houses easily. Acting as a thermostat, Nest possesses two distinct wireless connectivity systems along with five sensors for detecting and controlling humidity, light and temperature. In addition, it even possesses a pair of activity sensors that detects presence of people [...]
Sprout Umbrella by Matthew Swinton
February 16th, 2013 mrinal The canopy and all the hardware is enclosed in the handle. A knob on its face turns to unlock the inner mechanism. The knob slides down the umbrella, forcing the canopy arms out through the top of the shaft. The flexible plastic arms are bent as the exit the handle, pulling the canopy with it. [...]
Home Core toilet is a gadget you are supposed to dump on
February 8th, 2013 mrinal I have seen some gadgets over the years that needed to be flushed down the toilet. I have also seen my share of pimped out toilets with all sorts of stuff from TVs to game systems attached to them. I shudder to think what electronics near a toilet would look like with a 8-year-old boy [...]
Green House’s lantern runs on salt and water, powers your gadgets via USB
February 8th, 2013 mrinal Japanese company Green House Co Ltd has quite an eclectic product portfolio, what with its women-only camcorder and peripherals like a PCI Express interface card with USB 3.0 support. Its latest device falls under another category entirely: the rivetingly named GH-LED10WBW is an LED lantern that runs on just water and salt; no batteries required. [...]
Sonic Screwdriver Programmable TV Remote
September 4th, 2012 mrinal So you think that you have the spiffiest universal remote control at home? You might be correct with that, but perhaps the $99.95 Sonic Screwdriver Programmable TV Remote would take the hat of being the coolest remote control instead. After all, Dr. Who fans would definitely fall in love with it, where you are able [...]
BUG-A-SALT – Insect Hunting at its Best
September 3rd, 2012 mrinal There is nothing I hate more than flies. Somehow, above all other insects, some of which I know are much more disgusting, the fly just seems to scream filth and disease. Did you know most flies vomit on whatever it wants to eat, in order to suck up the nutrients in liquid form? Anytime a [...]
Doxie Go Review
September 3rd, 2012 mrinal You know what they say about keeping track of one’s finances – you have got to start by listing down every single cent that you have spent for that particular day, and do so for the entire month before you are able to better get an idea of just where all of your money has [...]
AT&T Digital Life home automation Hands-on
May 8th, 2012 mrinal The folks at AT&T have taken on home automation with a fury this week, showing off their new AT&T Digital Life system with a pack of iPads in a New Orleans home that’s become fully controlled by the user. The user of course is you, the homeowner, and the way you’re going to do it [...]
Dish Hopper whole-home DVR review
May 1st, 2012 mrinal A new DVR with a never-before-seen feature doesn’t come around every day, and if it’s the sort of amenity that works in every room of the house, without compromise, then we just have to review it. What would make the list? Try the Dish Hopper whole-home DVR, which can record six shows at once. Of [...]