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Gizmos & Gadgets: Cool Portable Gear AccessoriesCarry, power and listen to your totable devices with these clever new add-on accessory gizmos and gadgets

Watch Your Home TV Anywhere with HD Slingbox 500Our review of the new champion TV streaming video from home device, the HD Slingbox 500 set-top box

Gizmos & Gadgets: Cool New Audio & Control GearThe latest gizmos and gadgets to control and boost the sound from your TV, music players, PCs and laptops

Sailing apps alert you about wind, teach you to sail, calls for help

The Best iPhone Apps for Sailing--Tips and Sailing TermsAndroid apps/iPhone apps to teach you how to start sailing or predict wind speed, weather, maritime maps, ISAF rules, and how to tie knots

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What is a Phone App?

By: Scott Steinberg

August 15, 2012

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Why Mobile Downloads Are Exploding in Popularity

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Kids and Technology: What to Teach

By: Scott Steinberg

August 14, 2012

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Kids and Technology: Digital Citizenship Basics

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App of the Week: Satisfy Your Home Price Curiosity

By: Stewart Wolpin

August 14, 2012

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App of the Week: Satisfy Your Home Price Curiosity

Curious about how much that fancy house down the street is actually worth – or how much it would cost to buy? Satisfy your home price curiosity with HomeSnap.

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Back To School: Laptop or iPad? Lesson 2

By: Stewart Wolpin

August 3, 2012

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Back To School: Laptop or iPad? Lesson 2

Which is better for back-to-school: an iPad or laptop? Which is the best for your budget? And what are the e-textbook options?

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Back To School: Laptop or iPad? Lesson 1

By: Stewart Wolpin

August 2, 2012

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Back To School: Laptop or iPad? Lesson 1

Your back-to-school decision: iPad or laptop? Which is better for class note-taking, is least attractive to drops or thieves and provides fewer distractions?

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Watch Olympics-iPad, Android, and iPhone Apps, or on Computer

By: Barb Gonzalez

July 13, 2012

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Watch the 2012 London Olympics on an iPhone, iPad, Android device, or computer. Every event in every sport will be streamed live and on demand. Learn how to set up NBC Olympics LIve.

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What is a 'Mobile Wallet'?

By: Stewart Wolpin

July 12, 2012

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Paying for stuff with your smartphone sounds interesting, but how does it all work? Here's a primer on what a 'mobile wallet' is and who's making them.

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What is NFC and 'Mobile Wallet'?

By: Stewart Wolpin

July 11, 2012

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NFC will mean more than turning your phone into a fat mobile wallet – it's a technology that could become as common and as necessary as an on-off switch.

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Your Future Automated Home: Part 3

By: Stewart Wolpin

July 4, 2012

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How will we make our homes more automated in the coming years? More iPads, more cloud storage, and ceding more control to your home.

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Exercise Motivation From Earndit.com

By: Barb Gonzalez

June 29, 2012

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earndit offers rewards as exercise motivation

When exercise motivation is hard to come by, try bribing yourself with gift certificates from Earndit.com. Trade in points you earn from your smartphone running, biking and other exercise apps.