Initially announced during MWC 2015, the Lenovo A7000 smart phone with Dolby Atmos enhanced sound is finally here. The Lenovo A7000 has a 1.5GHz octa-core MediaTek processor under the hood, alongside 2GB RAM and 8GB internal extandable storage with a microSD slot. Being a phablet device, it gets a 5.5...

There are probably dozens to hundreds of launchers available for Android but only a few can be considered really efficient and easy to use. What's the point of having a launcher? That is to speed up your device especially when trying to access an app or doing an important function on your smartphone....

If you waited months for the HTC One M9 to be announced and released, read our full review and saw a few things you loved, and now own the impressive aluminum HTC One M9 smartphone, next you’ll want to learn a few tips and tricks to get the most out of your device. The HTC One M9 is a powerful smartphone...

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Apple issued design guidelines for third party Apple Watch Band developers so that they can begin manufacturing aftermarket bands for the Apple Watch soon, according to Tech Times. The “Band Design Guidelines for Apple Watch” program started last week, and helps fulfill Apple’s promise of offering wearers...

When you’re down on your luck, $500 worth of building materials and a few helping hands may be enough to turn your life around. That is what one Los Angeles woman is finding now that she is living in a tiny house, which is a far cry from what she had before. Irene McGee, 60, had previously been homeless...

Summer is just around the corner. Soon it’ll be scalding hot and the best place to escape the heat is the beach. These days, there’s plenty of tech to keep you from feeling like you’ve trekked into the wilderness to reach your sandy shore, even if you have. CGear Sand-Free mat ($60) Develoeped using military...

At any given moment there are approximately a zillion different crowdfunding campaigns happening on the Web. Take a stroll through Kickstarter or Indiegogo and you’ll find there’s no shortage of weird, useless, and downright stupid projects out there – alongside some real gems. We’ve cut through the...

The size of U.S. homes keeps increasing — they went from an average of about 1,700 square feet in the ‘80s to nearly 2,600 in 2013. One possible reason? We need more space to store our kitchen gadgets. Sure, it’s just a theory, but there are lots of appliances that are uber-specific that you only trot...

If you love the perfect head on draft beer, but don’t have room for a kegerator at home, meet Fizzics. Fizzics is a new Indiegogo project designed to bring out all of the flavors of bottled beer with a new method of pouring. You simply open the lid of the Keurig-like machine, insert a beer, and drop...

What if the walls of your home were monitoring your every breath and heart rate? It might seem a little too sci-fi right now, but MIT researchers are working toward technology that will make this notion a reality. Their latest innovation is called Vital-Radio, and it can be seamlessly implanted into...

The dishwasher has revolutionized the chore of cleaning endless amounts of plates, utensils, and cups. However, many people still do it by hand. Yet experts from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, and the Natural Resources Defense Council all...

Tesla’s recent announcement that it’s introducing a home battery created a stir, and a surge of people have already bought them. During a conference call with investors and journalists on May 6, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that his company is already seeing a high demand for its Powerwall device. Thus far,...

Over the years, The Gadgeteer has told you about a variety of devices that use UV light to sanitize your gadgets and gear or even your carpets. (Check the links at the end of this post to read about some of these products.) There’s one potentially very germy item in your home that hasn’t been addressed...

On the USS Enterprise, the Replicator could serve up a meal practically instantly. If it’s always been your dream have that Star Trek tech in your home, the Genie may make you salivate. This new product, which was developed by entrepreneurs Ayelet Carasso and Doron Marco, does all the work of making meals...

Many enjoy debate. Everyone has an opinion. Arguing in favor of your favorite technology is fun. But I'm not here to pen another tribute to or criticism of Apple's new Watch. Instead, I'm here to share my experiences using the new 42mm Watch with Sport Band in my daily professional life. I'll leave you...

Advertisements If you find yourself struggling to tap app icons on the Apple Watch then one simple toggle may make your day, and we’re going to tell you just how to find it. As we all start to get to grips with our Apple Watches, one niggling problem has reared its head for many people who find themselves switching...

Sheets are like the jeans of your bed. People feel they can use them over and over without cleaning them; that fine layer of accumulation is just making them more comfortable, right? Not really. There are all sorts of microscopic reasons to throw your sheets in the machine — way, way more often than...

You’ll be floored over this consumer nightmare. Ever since a 60 Minutes report accused Lumber Liquidators of selling hardwood flooring products from China containing high levels of formaldehyde, mounting customer concern compelled the national retailer to react. Though the chemical is classified as a...

Many smart-home devices promise ease of installation. Something that’s supposed to make your life easier shouldn’t be a burden to install. But even something as simple as a smart light switch requires you to bust out the screwdriver and disconnect some wires. This is a pretty big barrier to entry for...

Home automation and connected homes looks like they could be the way of the future, and if you’re after easier and more efficient ways of locking and unlocking the door to your home, a Kickstarter project by the name of Sesame might be of interest to you. Sesame is basically a smart lock for your home,...

You and I both know you don’t have anything planned for Valentine’s Day yet. In fact, you forgot it’s that time of year when Hallmark vomits hearts all over the place until your love casually mentioned how cute the pharmacy looks all decked out in red and pink. Don’t worry, though, you still have time...

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Still killing flies with that busted old fly swatter? It’s high time you upgraded. It’s 2015, for god’s sake; you shouldn’t be murdering invasive insects with an old bug paddle like some sort of barbarian. Anti-fly technology has progressed in leaps and bounds over the past couple years, and now, thanks...

With the right apps, the smartphone in your pocket can transform into a home improvement super-tool. Developers have cooked up all kinds of creative ways to leverage your phone’s high-tech innards (camera, accelerometer, GPS, touchscreen, etc.) to help out with your DIY projects. Whether you’re doing...

--> “Gauging the shooting capabilities of Samsung’s latest flagship” While smartphones have pretty much replaced our digital cameras as anytime shooters, they still haven’t been able to match the quality offered by simple point-and-shoot cameras. Yet, at the same time, Apple’s iPhone series...

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When it comes to home security, you want your system to be unobtrusive — unless someone’s actually breaking in to your home, and then it should raise hell, right? That ear-splitting wah-wah-wah isn’t a feature of all DIY security systems, but it certainly is present in the iSmartAlarm. Along with it,...

What do you imagine a “smartphone hub” for your home would do? For some reason, I thought it would integrate my smartphone and landline in some way to make it easier to use both throughout my house. I was pretty excited about that concept when I asked to review the Renny Home product. Let me tell you...

Whether you call it the IOT (Internet of Things), being plugged in, or something else, I really enjoy using connected devices. Some people will say, who needs a thermometer that saves your readings or a fitness tracker that tells you how many steps you’ve walked each day. I say why not! I don’t have...

As homes are getting smarter and more connected so have the number of cloud-connected home-surveillance webcam offerings on the market. Until recently, customers had to choose between cheap hardware and awful user interface or expensive hardware and better interface. Admittedly, there were also some...

A few weeks back, I was a bit excited about a new product that would be hitting the security scene in the next couple of months. Small, white, and unassuming, the BitDefender Box was on my top five list of most anticipated releases this year, and represented (in my eyes at least) a possible revolution...

Nate Swanner The smarter home; we all want it, but can we achieve it in the house we have? That’s the aim Nyrius has with their Smart Switch; a true, easy-to-use home automation primer via a single plug-in dongle. Accompanied by an app (Android version...

About a year ago, I hopped on the essential oils bandwagon because several people I know use them for health and wellness purposes. However, I simply enjoyed the aroma and so did my kids. I’ve since purchased two ultrasonic diffusers, both of which have had drawbacks. One of these, the H2EO Ultrasonic...

I have a problem. It's a kitchen gadget addiction. Ever since I was a kid, I've always wanted to try the latest and greatest cooking appliances—or at least all the As Seen On TV and Sky Mall shit. Well, that addiction just paid off: The Anova Precision Cooker has been bringing me stupid amounts of joy...