Gadgets Archive

Over the last few years, the number of connected devices in our homes has exploded. If you think back to the early 2000s, when WiFi first came out, most people had one or two computers. We used them for email, browsing the web, and old-school social media like Myspace. But at the time, nobody could have foreseen just how much bandwidth we were going to …

Summer is fast approaching. This means getting outside for backyard barbecues, fireworks, and afternoons on the beach. After over a year in lockdown, many of us are looking forward to the summer more than ever before. But as the saying goes, the grass is always greener on the other side of the street. Yes, it’s a lot more pleasant go get outside in the summer. …

If you haven’t bought a night light in a while, you may be in for some surprises. No longer are you limited to small, bulb-style lights that hang off of your power outlet. Today, there are plenty of full-sized options as well, designed to sit on your nightstand. Why the sudden popularity of larger night lights? The simple answer is space. In the past, dimmable …

Digital picture frames have been around for several years. With these tools, you can easily display dozens of pictures in the same frame. Why pick and choose which photo to hang on your wall or set on your nightstand? With a digital frame, you can display them all. With earlier generations of frames, photos were stored on an SD card. This local storage was effective, …

A picture, they say, is worth a thousand words. If that’s the case, then the average person’s Facebook profile says more about them than a Charles Dickens novel. Digital photos have allowed us to connect with our loved ones like never before. Instead of a postcard and a two-second note, you can send dozens of pictures instantaneously. And thanks to the ubiquity of smartphone cameras, …