Gadgets Archive

If you’ve ever worked in a hospital or a mechanic’s shop, you’ll already be familiar with ultrasonic cleaners. These devices use ultra-fast vibrations to create tiny, fast shockwaves in water or another fluid. These shockwaves propagate faster than the speed of sound; hence the term “ultrasonic”. Since the shockwaves move so fast, they pulverize grease and debris at the microscopic level. This makes them invaluable …

From the time of the first cave paintings, human beings have decorated their homes to brighten things up. And the invention of the first cameras have allowed us to remind ourselves of our family and friends. We can even memorialize our favorite experiences. Now that we have cell phones, everyone is carrying cameras everywhere. Go on social media, and you’ll see an endless stream of …

Digital picture frames have been around for well over a decade at this point. They’re a great way to share pictures with relatives, and they also give you more options. In the past, you’d need to choose between multiple pictures to decide what to frame. This was a simple matter of wall space. There are only so many pictures you can hang! With a digital …

Every day, somebody is inventing some kind of new smart-home device. Because being able to do things by simply pressing a button is pretty handy. And being able to set other tasks on timers can be just as useful. The more tasks you can take off your hands, the better, right? Especially when it comes to home maintenance. For a while, automated home maintenance basically …

It’s not hard to see the appeal of robots that clean-up for you. Until recently, that’s mostly meant little more than a washing machine, a dishwasher, and perhaps a Roomba. But it was really only a matter of time until someone decided they really needed to be able to automate window cleaning. After all, cleaning big, tall windows can be a pretty burdensome task. Alfawise …