Finally A Heated Jacket You Can Actually Wear

Heated Jackets have been around for the last five years or so. The problem is that most of them are designed specifically for construction use. I'm sure there's plenty of times you wish you had a lighter weight heated jacket that was warm. The heated jackets that are out there today are made by tool [...]

ThinkPower: 10,000 mAh of Backup Power for $40

It's no secret that we love external batteries. Kyle has been known to carry upwards of 100,000 mAh of backup power to conferences. Anyhow, we just came across what may be the best external power source out there, ThinkPower: The team behind the ThinkPower make some pretty bold claims: ThinkPower by Zettaly is a 10,000mAh high-capacity battery [...]

Siri Coming To Your Mac?

(image: AppleInsider.com) Siri on Mac OSX Move over little paper clip man it looks like Apple may finally be looking at bringing Siri, the iOS digital assistant to Mac OSX environments. Technobuffalo reminds us that earlier this summer at the World Wide Developer's Conference Apple introduced the world to Yosemite. Now Yosemite is [...]

iGuardian Protecting All Your Devices At Home

A new product from San Jose based Itus Networks, promises to bring enterprise level security tools to home users. Their new product, iGuaardian is a network security device designed specifically for use in homes. People don't realize it but every time you add a new connected device to your home network you're opening up another [...]

It’s Time For The Annual Back To School EdTech Survey

EdTech's version of Kassandra, Audrey Watters has been keeping track of teacher's most anticipated back to school tech since 2010, ya know before EdTech was so amazingly huge. After a summer of being inundated with the latest and greatest in tech for the classroom we've seen a lot of great stuff. ISTE 2014 along with [...]

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Picks: Keep Track of and Share the Things you Love

   If you are anything like me, you have a hard time keeping up with all of the links, videos, articles, books, TV shows, movies, and recommendations you come across. No longer. We just came across a new app that addresses this problem: Picks. Picks is, according to their website, "a social network built around [...]

International Company, RMC Telecoms, Uses Appsbar To Reach A Global Audience

Appsbar has awarded its App of the Day honor to RMC Telecoms, the mobile app for an international telecommunications company located in the Philippines. The app serves as a prime example of how small businesses in all sectors are utilizing the DIY app builder at appsbar for mobile outreach. RMC Telecoms serves as the mobile [...]

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The Hug: A Sensor that Tracks Your Water Intake

Are you drinking enough water? If you are anything like me and drink entirely too much coffee, probably not. Well we may have just come across the solution. One new crowdfunding campaign wants to help people answer the above question. The Hug, from Caktus: According to Caktus: The Hug is a convenient solution that helps you [...]

Timex Ironman One GPS+: A Smartphoneless Smartwatch

Timex Stand Alone Smartwatch On Tuesday, Timex launched a new smartwatch. The new Timex Ironman One GPS+ is unique in a number of ways. Firstly, the Timex Ironman does not require any connection to a smartphone at all. Rather, the Ironman "watch has its own cellular connection to AT&T's network, letting it transmit data without [...]

EdTech: TheO SmartBall Is The Must Have Interactive EdTech Toy This Year

There are a lot of great edtech toys out there, especially this time of year. The Techfaster team is in the midst of Summer School and we've been to just about all of the exciting edtech conferences across the country. Robotic kits, programmable devices and even interactive tables have been on the top of our [...]