Helpful Household Gadgetry
Technology is supposed to make life easier, but sometimes a mass of complicated electronics can make you long for simpler times. It doesn’t have to be so overwhelming—we’ve rounded up some great gadgets that will help you accomplish daily tasks faster. From uploading and sharing family photos you’ve had lying around forever to checking the weather forecast while making dinner, here are five ways to live a more streamlined life.
Wirelessly Upl
Wirelessly Upload Your Photos
oad Your Photos
Wirelessly Upload Your Photos
Admit it—you still have photos on your digital camera from your summer vacation. Uploading your photos to your computer so you can share them online often gets pushed down on the to-do list in favor of more pressing concerns. But the Eye-Fi Home card takes out the middleman, er, cord. This memory solution can store up to 1,000 photos and lets you wirelessly upload your photos via any Wi-Fi network. Eye-Fi Home 2GB memory card, $49.99; Eye.fi
Charge You
Charge Your Gadgets Cord-Free
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Charge Your Gadgets Cord-Free
Between your cell phone, iPod, GPS and digital camera, you probably have a tangled mess of charger cords and not enough outlets for them all. Rather than risk a dead battery in the middle of an important call, toss your gadgets on the Powermat and charge them all at once—no cord required. The Powermat has a magnetic alignment that pulls up to three different devices and charges them faster than traditional adapters. Just place it on the mat, let it charge and you’re done! Powermat Home & Office Mat, $99.99; Powermat.com
Print Your Photos
Print Your Photos from Afar
from Afar
Print Your Photos from Afar
You’ve mastered multitasking, so isn’t it time your printer catches up? Epson’s Artisan 800 5-in-1 Wi-Fi Printer can fax, copy, scan and print documents as well as colorful photos in seconds. The best part? Its built-in Wi-Fi means you can print your photos and documents from anywhere in your home office. Two paper trays and a user-friendly touch panel make the whole process even simpler. Epson Artisan 800 All-in-One Printer, $149.99; Epson.com
Get Online
Get Online Without Booting Up
Without Booting Up
Get Online Without Booting Up
Your home computer is perfect for when you want to sit down and work, but when you’re fixing dinner and want to listen to Internet radio or quickly check the weather there's no time to wait for it to boot up. Enter Chumby, a cute mini-monitor with 1,200 widgets in more than 30 categories, such as weather, sports, news and entertainment, that let you access information online without turning your computer on (or waiting for you teen to finish updating her Facebook page). Chumby, prices start at $199.95; Chumby.com
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Share All of Your Digital Photos
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Share All of Your Digital Photos
There are many types of electronic frames that display digital images, but few can do what eStarling’s 10-inch touch-screen wireless digital picture frame can do. You have your choice of downloading photos from a jump drive, sending images wirelessly from your computer or cell phone, e-mailing photos directly to the frame, or even uploading images from your social networking and photo-sharing sites. eStarling digital frame, $249.99; eStarling.com
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