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Tim Shriver likes to talk to his house. "Turn the porch light on at 3 p.m.," he says through an intercom to the female voice that belongs to his house. She confirms that she will make sure the light comes on as instructed.
Marla Cilley, aka the FlyLady, knows a thing or two about housecleaning. One of those things is that it's hard to get motivated to do it. To address this problem, she created an empire around inspiring others to step up their housecleaning game "We do behavior modification through email, Facebook and Twitter, and that behavior modification helps ou...
Forget to turn on your security system at your home in Denver, and you're on a business trip in Chicago? No problem: With the tap of a finger on a touchscreen, you can switch it on. And while you're at it, you can adjust your home's temperature and flip on a few lights as well In the converging world of electronics, home security systems are joinin...
Turbochargers once were associated more with high performance than with efficiency. New turbocharging systems, however, tell a different story. By using otherwise wasted exhaust to provide a power boost, they allow car manufacturers to create smaller engines that act more like larger ones "Turbocharging used to be a technology that was widely assoc...
In 2003, a group of engineers got together in Menlo Park, Calif., and began developing an all-new electric vehicle -- what would become the world's first highway-capable electric car. "[They] wanted to show the world that electric vehicles could be awesome," Khobi Brooklyn, a spokesperson for the company they formed, Tesla Motors, told TechNewsWor...
Self-driving cars are no longer just the stuff of science fiction. Increasingly, they're becoming a reality For the last several years, Google has been testing self-driving, autonomous vehicles in California -- and if they ever become mainstream, their promise is better controlled and less deadly roadways....
When biker Robert Swidersky learned about BikerOrNot.com from his son a few years ago, he decided he'd give it a shot "The more I used it, the more I found things I liked," Swidersky told TechNewsWorld. "I was informed about rides and events around me, and I could also inform others about rides and events, meet people, and create a fan page as to w...
It's extremely important to wear helmets when riding motorcycles, according to Jackie Gillan, president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, but that's not just her personal opinion -- it's based on clear facts about what happens in the case of a crash "We know from research that every time a state repeals its motorcycle helmet laws, there's a...
They don't make any noise. They don't vibrate. They don't rely on the many tiny controlled explosions of internal combustion. Electric motorcycles, in short, are completely different beasts from their gasoline cousins "It's the magic carpet ride," Abe Askenazi, chief technology officer for electric motorcycle manufacturer Zero Motorcycles, told Tec...
Online medical resources are improving healthcare, access to information and communication between patients and physicians Patients -- and even doctors -- who want more information about a health topic are more likely to turn to the Web than any other source, and that trend is only increasing....
One day, Hemi Weingarten's wife brought home some glow-in-the-dark yogurt for their three young children. He read the ingredient list to find out how the strawberries could be so red, and finding "Red #40," looked it up online. He was surprised to discover that it was a controversial chemical banned in parts of Europe ...
Fitness instructor and personal trainer Yu Hannah Kim has always believed that fitness should be available to anyone. Now, with the launch of her new site, Yufit, she's making that dream a reality Yufit offers streaming videos for everything from cardio kickboxing and core burn workouts to yoga and stretching....
When Paul Gloverfounded Ithaca Hours, a local currency in Ithaca, N.Y., more than 20 years ago, he didn't intend to start a movement. He just wanted to give people in the town a way to invest in their community and each other, even when they didn't have enough traditional dollars to do so ...
Travel is, by its nature, an adventure, and alternative travel companies are making it more unpredictable than ever. Want to sleep on an stranger's couch, for instance? There's a company for that: CouchSurfing....
It's been difficult in recent years for many people and small businesses to get the loans they need from banks and other traditional lenders, but there are a variety of alternative models One is person-to-person lending, offered by companies like Prosper, which essentially lets individual people become lenders.
Restaurant owners, dentists, doctors, graphic designers, realtors and everyday people are all doing it: bartering. Though it's an old concept, it's getting a new twist in the world of e-commerce "This is the new method for an old practice, with e-commerce," Paul Bocheck, CEO of BarterQuest, told the E-Commerce Times....
This story was originally published on Oct. 5, 2011, and is brought to you today as part of our Best of ECT News series Solar is no longer on the back burner; it's right there at the front of the stove, demanding that economists and job seekers alike take notice....
This story was originally published on Aug. 10, 2011, and is brought to you today as part of our Best of ECT News series. It just makes sense that consumers tend to trust the opinions and recommendations of friends before they trust those of advertisers, promoters and retailers. Social shopping sites, which combine features of social networking wi...
Stephanie Allen started making and freezing meals for her own family 16 years ago, developing a collection of recipes that worked especially well. The mother of two knew how important it was to plan and make meals ahead. ...
Someone in the mood for a steak can always go down to the grocery store or head out to a restaurant to get one. However, some shoppers prefer to stay home, go online, place an order, and wait for a couple of days for a frozen steak to appear on their doorstep, packed tightly in a Styrofoam container with dry ice ...
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