Gadgetwise: A Scale That Measures Your Heart
Withings has a new scale that tracks not only weight but also heart rate when you stand on it, and supplies that information to a Web site to allow tracking over time.
Gadgetwise: Karma Hotspot Gives Out Free Data
The Karma Hotspot is a portable hotspot that gives away 100 megabytes of free data when you share it with new users.
Gadgetwise: An Audio Dock That Joins Macintosh and McIntosh
While Apple, maker of the Macintosh computer, has reveled in bringing us the new, the audio company McIntosh has gloried in electronics that keep to the tried and true. But the two worlds have now collided.
Gadgetwise Blog: Q&A: How Chrome Knows Where You Are
Web sites get a general idea of where you are in the world from location-information databases.
Gadgetwise Blog: A Wi-Fi Router You Won’t Have to Hide
A new Wi-Fi router, the Almond, is supposed to be the first router with an integrated LCD touchscreen. That means you can configure it from its own screen, using the step-by-step, built-in instructions, then use the screen to show pictures or the weath…
Bits Blog: Google Brings Free Wi-Fi to Some New York Subway Stations
This summer, New York subway riders might be able to actually get some work done on the train (instead of just playing Temple Run on their smartphones). Beginning Monday, free Wi-Fi will be available at a number of stations courtesy of Google.
Gadgetwise Blog: Your Tech Questions Answered, Part 3
Sam Grobart, writer of the new tech-help column Tool Kit, answers readers’ questions posted online.
Gadgetwise Blog: Your Tech Questions, Answered: Part 2
Sam Grobart, writer of the new tech-help column Tool Kit, answers readers’ questions posted online.
Gadgetwise Blog: Your Tech Questions, Answered: Part 1
Sam Grobart, writer of the new tech-help column Tool Kit, answers readers’ questions posted online.
Gadgetwise Blog: Q&A: The Alphabet of 802.11
Variations of the 802.11 wireless networking standard have different ranges and throughput speeds.
Gadgetwise Blog: Q&A: Staying Secure on the Road
Hotel wireless networks can keep you connected when you travel, but be aware of security issues.
Bits: Hotel’s Free Wi-Fi Comes With Hidden Extras
A Web engineer noticed a hotel’s Internet service was injecting advertising code into every site he visited through a system referred to as “Web experience manipulation.”
