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Review: BlueParrott B550-XT Voice-Controlled Bluetooth Headset
After spending a fair bit of time researching for headsets that offered high-quality active noise canceling (ANC) features to improve my home office audio setup,…
Home Office Audio Conferencing Challenges
I have been working from home since early March as mandated by the company that I work for, due to the physical distancing guidelines to…
FIRST Lego League 2017/2018: Theme Hydrodynamics – All about Water
The FIRST Lego League (FLL) fever is on again! This year’s theme is titled Hydrodynamics: it’s about water — how we find it, how we…
Wireless security cameras for your home: Convenience with some challenges
I have been experimenting with various options for home security cameras for a while. After I got some good results with the Ring Stick-up Camera in…
Convert Your Old Wifi Router into a Wifi Access Point
An old Wifi router can often be used to extend Wifi range in your home.
How Much Customer Support Is Artificial Intelligence Based?
Many of the well established companies now have chat based customer support. This is convenient in many ways if you are good at typing: you…
Smart Lighting – Initial Thoughts on Philips Hue Light Starter Kit
The recent Amazon Prime Day had some interesting geeky offerings. One of them was the Philips Hue Light Starter Kit that comes with a Hue…
Review: Ring Stick-up Cam with Solar Panel
I have been looking for ways to mount security cameras around my house to get good coverage of all doors and windows. If the cameras…
Advantages of Disadvantages
In his book “David and Goliath,” Malcolm Gladwell talks about cases where an apparent disadvantage may have helped an individual to actually perform better. He…
FIRST Lego League – 2015 TRASH TREK Challenge
This year’s FLL challenge is all about cleaning up! A great way to make young innovators aware of this massive environmental reality and motivate them…
FIRST Lego League 2014 – FLL WORLD CLASS Challenge
From the FLL website: What is the future of learning? FIRST® LEGO® League teams will find the answers. In the 2014 FLL WORLD CLASS℠…
Electric Vehicle Economics – Would an EV be a good option for you?
Electric Vehicles (EVs) are fast becoming popular commute vehicles in places like the silicon valley. Attractive leasing options, availability of charging options at home, commercial…
Google’s Self-Driving Car Test
The self-driving car now has real users…
FIRST Lego League 2011: Food Factor Challenge – Keeping Food Safe
The theme for FLL 2011 is Food Factor; details of the challenge for the tournament will be released on the 2nd of September, says the…
Google Car That Drives Itself
I had posted these “futuristic” thoughts a while ago. But looking at this NY Times article about Google cars that drive themselves, it appears that…
The Downside of Bonus
Dan Ariely, the renowned behavioral economist and the author of the widely popular book “Predictably Irrational” has some interesting things to say about the effect…
Effect of Technology: Are We Seeing More and Thinking Less?
An article in Medical News Today asks “Is Technology Producing A Decline In Critical Thinking And Analysis?” Much of today’s learning and research is relies…
Why Schools Should Have A Robotics Team
An interesting presentation – How FIRST Robotics can influence students and play a critical role in reshaping school education. blip.tv video link
FIRST Lego League 2009: 14,725 teams from 56 countries
Over 140,000 children are participating in this year’s FIRST Lego League (FLL) tournament, comprising 14,725 teams from 56 countries. That’s almost a 14% growth over…
