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How To Extend Wi-Fi in Your HomeDo Wi-Fi dead spots abound in your abode? Amped Wireless Wi-Fi range extender expands wireless router range

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Gizmos & Gadgets: Weird, Wacky and WonderfulSleep-assist light glasses, a retractable hose, rechargeable ice and other strange gizmos and gadgets

New Electronic Door Lock: Just Touch To OpenLook Ma, no key! UniKey electronic door lock can be opened or locked by touch; keys 'sent' via smartphone app

Everything About How 3D Printing Works: Part 3Part 3: How does online custom 3D printing work, who are the best online 3D printing companies

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Everything About How 3D Printing Works: Part 2

By: Stewart Wolpin

April 25, 2013

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Everything About How 3D Printing Works: Part 2

In this second of our three-part series on 3D printing we explain the basics of how home desktop 3D printing works and its increasing popularity as a hobby.

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Everything About How 3D Printing Works: Part 1

By: Stewart Wolpin

April 24, 2013

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Everything About How 3D Printing Works: Part 1

3D printing is the creation of solid objects constructed in a device you can own at home. Here's the first of a three-part series on how 3D printing works.

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Gizmos & Gadgets: Panasonic Appliances, AV, Phones

By: Stewart Wolpin

April 15, 2013

Spring is here, spring is here, life is skittles, life is beer (extra points for naming the reference), and so are a plethora of Panasonic gizmos and gadgets – new appliances, audio and video gear and cordless phones. Tomorrow, the company's business-best new plasma HDTVs. (Here's the opening reference.)

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Top 50 Best CES Gizmos & Gadgets: Part 2

By: Stewart Wolpin

January 15, 2013

Here in our second group of 10 (out of 50) of our favorite CES gizmos and gadgets, which include a cool Bluetooth speaker for tablets and laptops, a cheap and easy way to keep your earbud cords untangled, a Google TV-equipped media streamer and an iPhone case for former BlackBerry owners. (See the first 10 here.)

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Get Great Gadget Black Friday Deals – Online

By: Stewart Wolpin

November 22, 2012

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Great Gadget Black Friday Deals – Online

Sure, there are lots of great Black Friday deals out there. But why subject yourself to unruly crowds when you can find the best Black Friday sales online?

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Happy Birthday, LED!

By: Stewart Wolpin

October 9, 2012

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50 years ago today, Dr. Nicholas Holonyak, Jr., a researcher at GE labs in Syracuse, NY, lit up the first LED, which are now glowing everywhere you look.

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Top New Gadgets: Best In-Case-of-Power-Outage Kits

By: Stewart Wolpin

October 2, 2012

In the wake of a busy September filled with new smartphones and tablets, we've lacked the bandwidth to tell you about other fabulous new gadgets available for your copious consumption. Today's group includes some emergency power solutions and an innovative smartphone multi-room music speaker system.

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Online Privacy: Expert Hints and Tips

By: Scott Steinberg

September 11, 2012

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Guard Your Personal Information

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What is Firmware and What is an Operating System?

By: Barb Gonzalez

August 26, 2012

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The message appears onscreen that there is an update for the firmware on your smartphone, media streamer, Blu-ray player, or Smart TV. Learn what is firmware and what is an operating system.

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All About LED Bulbs, Part 3: The Dimming Dilemma

By: Stewart Wolpin

August 10, 2012

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All About LED Bulbs, Part 3: The Dimming Dilemma

All about LED bulbs. Read about the lack of 3-way LED bulbs, the problem with dimming LED bulbs & federal laws pertaining to incandescent bulb efficiency.