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Electric dogs, remote doorbells and other gadgets to bust burglars

2016-04-10 15:39:00| Wireless - Topix.net

Today you can answer your front door in Miami while you are on vacation in New York and tell the stranger on your porch, in real time, that you would just love to open the door and attend to his or her needs but you are upstairs cleaning the family's weapons arsenal and can't possibly dart down the stairs at the moment. Home security - smart cameras, home automation, keyless locks that run off smart phones, smart alarms - has become really, well, smart.

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Electricitys Early Days: The Gadgets, Contraptions and Conveniences of the '30s and '40s

2016-03-16 19:09:30| Electrical Construction & Maintenance

Take a look at some of the electrical appliances that were being used in 1930s and 1940s. read more

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Sony Teases Futuristic Smart Gadgets

2016-02-23 15:06:19| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide

Xperia Ear, Eye, Projector, and Agent act as high-tech personal assistants, similar to Google Now or Amazon Echo.

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Child Laborers Mine for Cobalt Used in Tech Gadgets

2016-01-21 00:53:17| TechNewsWorld

Amnesty International and African Resources Watch on Tuesday issued a report alleging that the supply chains of major electronics companies -- including Apple, Sony and Samsung -- included cobalt mined by child laborers in Africa. The companies have failed to make basic checks to halt the practice, the report claims. The report traces the harvesting and sale of cobalt in the poverty-stricken DRC.

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