Nowadays, we take USB cables for granted. But they’ve only been around since the late ‘90s. And it’s only in the past decade or so that they’ve become a universal charging standard. But think about the electronic devices you use every day. If you’re like most people, the majority of these devices charge via USB. …
If you haven’t shopped for a robotic vacuum in a while, you’re in for a surprise. To be frank, robot vacs used to be pretty dumb. They wandered around randomly, slamming into your walls and furniture until they ran out of battery. Yes, they would keep wide open floor areas free of dust. But they …
Projectors are one of those technologies that never die. For many years, they were the only way to watch movies at home. But reel-to-reel film is clunky, and you needed somewhere to store it. VHS tapes truly democratized home video, bringing the latest blockbusters to everyone’s living room. Projectors quickly went the way of the …
A good scanner is an essential tool when you’re archiving documents. But traditional scanners are big and clunky. They’re not convenient to take with you on the road. A pocket-sized scanner might not be the best choice for bulk archiving. But if you want to capture a few lines of text here or there, it …
If you’re like many gamers, you value your retro game collection as much as your current games. In the past, manufacturers couldn’t have cared less about older games. Once a title had been released, there was no effort to provide any continued support. But two console generations ago, that started to change. The Nintendo Wii …