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FLIR One (Second Gen) February 16, 2017 - Think back to the 80s when you say Predator. Whatever happened to those fancy IR cameras and why don't we see them all over the place. Turns out that IR imaging is very expensive to do and fairly low resolution. FLIR has been in the business for awhile and the consumer products have finally come to a price point that makes sense. If you've got a smartphone that is compatible, you too can have an IR camera. Read full article

MOTA JETJAT Nano-C April 11, 2016 - What do you do when you want to teach a kid how to fly a RC quad copter? Sure, you can hand over your expensive drone and watch it crash. However, there are toys on the market that are fun and teaches RC flight in a small and easy to use package. Enter the JETJAT Nano-C from MOTA. It's a tiny camera drone! Read full article

3M Filtrete WiFi Thermostat 3M-50 December 23, 2010 - You are on vacation and just remembered that you forgot to turn down the heat. In the past, this was a problem. You're wasting money and energy while nobody is at the house. The 3M-50 has the solution for you with the Marvell provided WiFi module. Now you can go to a website to control your thermostat directly. Problem solved. Read full article

CES 2010 Wrap Up January 22, 2010 - The year is 2010 and CES is now over. The exhibitor count was even less than last year, even though attendance was a bit higher. There were some interesting bits, but most of the fancy 3D TVs are just so-so technology. We take out some of the very interesting things seen on the show floor. Read full article

CES 2009: End Of Days January 21, 2009 - CES 2009 may have come and gone, but there was a few items in the last day of the show that caught our interest at ASE Labs. While the entire show was very light, there were some spotlights. Read full article

CES 2009: Half-time Report January 10, 2009 - CES 2009 reflects the situation that started in September of last year. It is really telling of where the world stands now. Read full article

Core i7: Triple vs. Single Channel December 30, 2008 - Triple channel memory? It wasn't too long ago that dual channel was the newest thing. How much of a performance increase will you get with triple channel? It depends. Read full article

CES 2008 Day 4 January 11, 2008 - Day 4 coverage of CES 2008: One of largest consumer electronics shows in the world. The Sands has some very intersting things to show off. Read full article

CES 2008 Day 3 January 10, 2008 - Day 3 coverage of CES 2008: One of largest consumer electronics shows in the world. Day 3 was pretty light on interesting things but there are some highlights. Read full article

CES 2008 Day 2 January 9, 2008 - Day 2 coverage of CES 2008: One of largest consumer electronics shows in the world. Day 2 provided interesting looks at emerging technologies. Read full article

CES 2008 Day 1 January 8, 2008 - Day 1 coverage of CES 2008: One of largest consumer electronics shows in the world. CES is one of the best shows and is impossible to do the entire show in the four days. Read full article

Too Much Tech or Not Too Much Tech August 9, 2007 - Are we floating on a sea of too much technology? Has our society begun to burst at the seems due to this influx of terrible technology? Or not... Read full article

Fashion In Tech February 12, 2007 - Has it become cool to be a geek? Tech has become such a large part of our lives that it has become almost unavoidable. The cell phone and digital media player market has become one of the most profitable markets to hardware manufacturers. Why? Because it has become extremely important for us to have the newest, high-tech trendy gear available. Has tech become one of the latest fashions? I think so... Read full article

CES 2007 January 14, 2007 - CES happens to be the biggest technology show in the world. With nearly 2 million square feet of floor space, doing this show in only four days was impossible. Needless to say, there were many interesting bits of technology. Read full article

RAID Technology Part 2: RAID Levels November 16, 2006 - Now that you know the technology behind the term, learn about the levels that make up the RAID standard in part 2 of our continuing guide on RAID. Read full article

RAID Technology Part 1 October 16, 2006 - RAID is a buzzword that you hear often in the realm of computing. What does it mean and what technology is behind it? In this first part of a series of articles on RAID, learn about the technology behind the word. Read full article