These days, we put more and more faith in our electronics. If you don’t have a working smartphone, it suddenly becomes hard to perform all kinds of everyday tasks. For example, you want to transfer some money to a friend. Without your phone, you have to go give them cash in person, or mail them …
Now more than ever, it’s essential to secure the safety of your home. You never know who might be prowling about, or waiting to steal your things as soon as you’re gone. These are not new issues, though, and they don’t necessarily require a modern solution. Mechanical keys have been up to the task for …
If you’re a visual artist, creating digital work can feel unnatural. Think of how you’d normally do a drawing, or paint a picture. You’d sit over a notebook, or behind an easel, and use a pencil or paintbrush to create your artwork. Now think about how you interact with popular software like Adobe Photoshop. If …
Choosing the right wall charger might seem like an easy task. You just order a USB charger, plug your device in, and start working, right? Other than the cosmetics, there’s not much difference; at least, that’s what used to be true. But USB charging has changed recently in some major ways. To begin with, there’s …
When we think about technology in our homes, we usually think about the eye-catching things. We talk about the latest game console, or our brand-new 70-inch LCD TV. Rivers of ink have been used printing articles about each successive generation of iPhone. All of this makes sense. After all, entertainment and media occupy a disproportionately …