Deb Shinder at WXPNews has inspired me to add another post to the home automation discussion. My last post regarding home messaging technologies that I think should exist generated some good discussion, so lets expand the discussion to the real brain center of the human dwelling… the kitchen.

In Deb’s latest newsletter she talks about all the refrigerators that used to be in showrooms that talked about being connected to the Internet and networked with everything else in your house. They had LCD’s or even small computers embedded in the door even.
Where did all of them go? They were cool. The …read more

You are looking at “the next generation of wallets” — a money holder made of high strength polymers, black aluminum, that locks itself shut, flips itself open, and shields and protects your credit cards from RFID theft.

It’s called the Flipside Wallet, and while it won’t flex and bulge when you have a wad of cash or cards, it will keep your assets more safe than they’ve ever been — while still in your pocket. It has 4 separate compartments: 2 for cards, 1 for photos, and 1 for cash. It comes in three colors, weighs just over 2 ounces (when …read more

I was talking with a couple of friends the other day over a great Thai food lunch. When we eat at this local establishment, we normally always get the following items:

3 orders of Pad Thai Chicken Hot w/ spring rolls
1 order of Massaman Curry Chicken Hot w/ soup
1 order of Pa Gra Pow Chicken Hot
1 water, 1 Diet Pepsi, 1 Pepsi

Lately, instead of meeting at the restuarant, we’ll order it and one of us will pick it up and bring it back to the office. Although we’re regulars at this location (the owner’s know us well), when we call in …read more

RFID is looming large in the media these days. From the ability for manufacturers and retailers to quickly track and identify merchandise, to customers being able to pay for that same merchandise or services without even showing their wallets to the public.
Dan Costa with PC Magazine, shares his personal experience in this article.
Last night I hit Pay Pass pay dirt. Waiting in line at a Yankees Stadium concession stand I saw the reader; in fact every register has a PayPass reader! Elated, I swiped and was automatically charged $42.25 for three beers, three jumbo hot dogs, and a bag of …read more

I’ve complained alot about how the defense industry that I work in is pretty stuffy when it comes to innovation. Generally, I see two kinds of technology companies. “Old tech” is stable, blue chip kind of tech companies that operate in the government contracting space. These companies like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman prefer stable and non-risky technologies that they can sell to their customers. Silicon valley companies tend to be “New Tech” kinds of company. Innovation and bleeding edge are the name of the game, but they are likely to have a wildly different …read more