More Digital Home Opinion

  • 21 June 2012

  • Opinion: No Physical Keyboard on the Blackberry 10? Good!

    The first Blackberry 10 phone, which will launch in the fourth quarter of 2012, will be touchscreen only, a spokeswoman told the Associated Press. The company declined to say when a physical keyboard model might be available.

  • Opinion: Samsung Galaxy S III, the Android Phone to Beat, Say Reviewers

    Samsung’s Galaxy S III is the Android smartphone to beat, the first reviewers of the phones concluded, as the phone arrives in the U.S. on AT&T and Sprint to boot.

  • 20 June 2012

  • Opinion: Moboto: Finally, an iPhone Dock With Personality and Character

    Mark Solomon decided to design a unique dock for an iPhone, iPad or iPod, and then subsequently started a Kickstarter project to get it funded, into production, and into your hands. The dock, named Moboto, has a personality and character that go along with it.

  • Opinion: App Spotlight: Protect Your Android Data with Clickfree Backup

    Ever think about what would happen if your phone or tablet got lost? Or stolen? Or broken? Suddenly you're without critical contacts, appointment info, documents, photos, and the like.

  • 19 June 2012

  • Opinion: Amazon to Sell Nokia's 41-Megapixel Camera Phone in the U.S.

    Nokia’s bulbous 808 PureView smartphone with its 41-megapixel camera is coming to the U.S. after all, courtesy of Amazon. You won’t be able to get it on the cheap with a two-year contract though, so you will have to pony up $699 for the unlocked and unsubsidized device.

  • 18 June 2012

  • Opinion: Blast From The Past: Nook Touch Hacked to Run Mac OS 7

    Did Apple's recent developer conference make you long for the days when your Macintosh greeted you with a smile and could set flying toasters as a screensaver? As it happens, a developer managed to get a copy of Mac OS 7 running on a Nook Simple Touch.

  • Opinion: What Should I Look For When Buying a Home Theater Sound System

    Pilege21 asked the HDTV & Home Theater for advice on buying a surround sound system.

  • 15 June 2012

  • Opinion: Dropbox for iOS Adds Handy Automatic Camera Uploads

    Cloud storage utility Dropbox updated its iPhone app with automatic uploads of photos and videos from the iPhone's camera roll. The feature works over Wi-Fi and 3G and uploads your photos to the cloud, where you get up to 3GB of free storage.

  • 14 June 2012

  • Opinion: Giving Up Cable and Satellite TV

    LiveBrianD surveyed the HDTV & Home Theater forum to find out who gave up cable TV, preferring to stream content off the Internet.

  • 13 June 2012

  • Opinion: Android Users: Microsoft Debuts a Version of its My Xbox Live App for Android

    Android-wielding Xbox fans, rejoice! Microsoft debuted a version of its My Xbox Live app for the platform Wednesday. Also released: A significant upgrade to the iOS version of the app.

  • Opinion: Want to Build Your Own Electric Go-Kart? Now You Can

    Remember the Chibikart, the electric go-kart that goes up to 20MPH that we covered a few weeks back? Its creator Charles Guan has designed a new version, known as the "Democratic People's Republic of Chibikart", that excludes parts (hand-wound motors, factory-special batteries) and building techniques (CNC milling and lathe-work) that are hard to obtain outside a university or research setting. Even better: he posted step by step instructions so you can make your own.

  • Opinion: Breaking Down the Verizon Share Everything Plan Math

    Verizon unveiled the highly anticipated shared data plans today. The new plans--called Share Everything--include unlimited voice and text along with a pool of data to be shared between up to 10 devices. At face value it's a welcome change, but let's break down the math a bit and see how it works out in the real world.

  • 12 June 2012

  • Opinion: Songbird Gets Social, Creates The Pinterest Of Music

    Songbird, the company best known for its iTunes alternative on PCs and Macs, is looking to help you discover your next favorite band. On Tuesday the company announced the launch of Songbird.me, a service that helps you discover music relative to your tastes based on what songs you play the most and which artists you've Liked on Facebook.

  • Opinion: Nokia Lumia 900 Phones Appear in One College's Freshman Packet

    Are you a freshman at Seton Hall this fall? If so, in addition to your dorm keys and student ID, a nice new Nokia Lumia 900 is waiting for you. The New Jersey college will issue every member of the incoming Class of 2016 a phone through its Mobile Computing initiative.

  • 11 June 2012

  • Opinion: Dual Core Processors Wasted on Android, Intel Claims

    Current versions of Google's Android operating system for smartphones make woeful use of their dual core processors, according to an Intel executive.

  • Opinion: Mastering Your Camera's Many Exposure Modes

    I have friends who seek out my advice when buying a new camera. They want to know which ones "take the best photos." But after they get their new camera, they never take it out of Auto mode, and are ultimately disappointed with the results. In reality, cameras don't take great photos--but they come with controls that allow people to do so. Unfortunately, it isn't always obvious how to use those settings. In recent weeks, I've explained how to use shutter speed to take action photos and how to dial in great depth of field with the aperture. This week, let's look at the most common exposure modes in popular cameras and talk about why you would use each one.

  • 08 June 2012

  • Opinion: Build a 360-Degree Camera Crown on the Cheap--And Look Ridiculous in the Process

    Panorama modes on smartphones are becoming increasingly common and easier to use, all while producing better and better images. The panorama setting on my Galaxy Nexus produces some pretty decent results.

  • 06 June 2012

  • Opinion: Channel 'Minority Report' With Arduino Motion Control Glove for Kinect

    As you all know by now, the Kinect is a pretty epic piece of kit. But did you know that you can use the Kinect to pause, rewind, or fast-forward any video you watch using your Xbox 360? It's true--but it's also awkward to do at best.

  • 05 June 2012

  • Opinion: Create your own patterns with the Incipio Dotties case

    Incipio’s $30 Dotties for the iPhone 4/4S is a silicone soft-shell case with a customizable back. Each case has 13 cutouts on the back panel with room for attachable silicone “dots,” which you can pop into the case in any pattern you choose. The Dotties ships with dots in three different colors—in fact, the case ships with enough dots of each color that you could just use one color for the entire case if the mood strikes.

  • 04 June 2012

  • Opinion: Arduino Helps Monitor Your Plants, Nurtures Your Precious Saplings

    Gardening can be quite rewarding, but it can also take up a quite a bit of time. There is software out there that can make it easier to monitor your garden, but if your plot is larger than just a couple of plants, these can't always help. Fortunately, Invest Geek developed the Arduino Automated Nursery to help give your plants the best start in life.

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