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Technology allows homeowners to monitor, control systems for safety, energy efficiency

Universal Devices makes a black box that looks like a cable box, called the ISY (Intelligent System). It connects to a home network and power lines, and to a smartphone ... cook four hours I turn it on at 2 (o’clock) wherever I am, and when I walk ...

Best in class tech tools for school and beyond

The iHome iKN105 Bluetooth stereo alarm clock ($99) is the perfect bedside companion for a college or high school student who has been up all night …erm…studying. It syncs with smartphones via Bluetooth, so it can blast some tunes with no cords ...

Top back-to-school gear for the techie student

3. iHome iKN105 Alarm Clock ($100) This alarm clock has a unique feature. For waking up, it has the typical snooze button and connects to your phone over Bluetooth to stream music in the morning. Yet, inside, there’s a K-CELL battery that charges all night.

Which 10 everyday items does a futurologist think will disappear in the next decade?

2. TV remotes and music controllers “Rather than having a different remote for every TV and music system, within 10 years smartphones will be the universal remote, giving us more power at our fingertips than ever before. They’ll control our ...

Getting smarter: 10 ways that super-powerful mobile phones will soon be changing your lives

More than half of us have replaced our alarm clock with a wake-up call from our phone ... And within 10 years smartphones will become universal remote controls, according to Dr Pearson. By downloading the right app for each gadget that we own, we will ...

'Leap second' to be added in June

announced Tuesday as a "leap second" will be added to account for a discrepancy between the Earth's rotation and the atomic clock. According to ABC News, the extra second will be added as the clock strikes midnight universal time on June 30. The extra ...

Selfie Alarm Clock Proves You Woke Up Like This

Do you take a selfie the very second you wake up? No? Well, if you use Snap Me Up as your alarm clock, you won't get to go back to bed until you snap one. This wacky Android alarm requires a selfie to snooze, guaranteeing you a huge gallery of your ...