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01/20/2024

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01/11/2017

This 20-cent whirligig toy can replace a $1,000 medical centrifuge

 Centrifuges are found in medical labs worldwide. But a good one could run you a couple grand and, of course, requires electricity — neither of which are things you’re likely to find in a rural clinic in an impoverished country. Stanford researchers have created an alternative that costs just a few…

01/10/2017

And the winner of Hardware Battlefield 2017 is… Siren Care

 These companies had a very special CES experience as they all pitched in front of multiple groups of judges on stage at the Sands Expo. The startups were competing for $50,000 and being named the winner of the Hardware Battlefield. After many deliberations, our judges narrowed the list down to four...

01/09/2017

Quicken Loans parent acquires mortgage shopping website LowerMyBills.com

Rock Holdings, the parent company of Quicken Loans, announced Friday that it is expanding its portfolio with the acquisition of LowerMyBills and ClassesUSA from Core Digital Media. The acquisition of LowerMyBills.com is an interesting one, considering that the site is a financial services comparison...

01/07/2017

See Inside the Homes of 10 Golden Globe Winners

The 74th annual Golden Globes ceremony is January 8th, so we looked at 10 prior winners – some of whom are nominees again this year – to see what their real estate game looks like. A few of these past winners have packed up their awards and sold their homes, while others have snagged new residences....

01/06/2017

Smart canes and wheelchairs among tech empowering the disabled at CES

 Amid the confusion of smart showerheads and selfie drones at CES this year, a handful of companies are working to serve the needs of populations that are frequently overlooked by the proprietors of high tech. You won’t find these devices in every home, but homes with someone disabled by age or misf...

01/05/2017

Brand New Apartment Buildings for a New Year

Kick off 2017 in a brand new apartment building equipped with the hippest amenities. Living in a spanking new building brings many perks, including getting to break in all the fun communal spaces and take advantage of move-in incentives, which are popular for attracting new renters. For a new take o...

01/04/2017

Gartner spies growing opportunity for voice-driven devices

 Analyst Gartner is projecting flat growth for worldwide device shipments; it says the combined shipments of PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones will total just 2.3 billion in 2017, the same as 2016 estimates — with no growth in these so-called “traditional” computing devices expected until...

01/03/2017

Reverse-engineering the universal translator

 Cinema critics keep raving about Arrival, a sci-fi drama focusing on one linguist’s attempts to decipher an alien language. Star Trek recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. As a language geek and a sci-fi fan, I felt it only logical to look into the feasibility of the universal translator, the d...

01/02/2017

5 Things to Know As You Wait for Closing Day

For some home buyers, the closing day for a real estate purchase is as formal and complicated as the transaction itself. For others, it’s just a blip on the radar. Either way, there are some important things to keep in mind as you make your way to homeownership. Your mortgage rate could expire Mortg...

12/31/2016

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski Say 'Oh, Bye!' to Ojai Weekend Estate

The girl on the train has finally blown the whistle on her country estate. Emily Blunt and her actor hubby, John Krasinski, fetched $2.4 million on the property — a big step down from the $4.25-million price tag they hung on it a year ago. Set on the 5-acre site of the historic Ojai Foothills Hotel,...

12/30/2016

LG’s headset that doubles as a wearable speaker is peak CES before CES

 LG will be bringing a collar-like wearable wireless speaker to CES, which also includes in-ear buds for when you don’t feel like being a complete jerk. The sonorous neck horseshoe connects to your phone via Bluetooth, and contains “wearable speakers capable of delivering 3D surround sound” when the...