Clever Gadgets
Clever Technology for your Garage: Secateurs
OK So the Secateurs may be more for the garden – but many of us also keep our tools in the garage. Clever technology? There is so much clever technology in the design of Secateurs you never even knew about. There are two major types of secateurs: Bypass Secateurs that work with the two blades [...]
Clever Technology for the Garage: Lawnmowers
There are two major types of technology that are used for lawnmowers: cylinder mowers and rotary mowers. Grasscutting purists (like greenkeepers and lawn specialists) will always say that cylinder mowers are the most superior because of the finish they leave. The cylinder mower consists of a cylinder with offset sharpened blades rotating to cut the [...]
Clever Home Technology: Steam Generating Iron
It’s not always easy to see why you would invest in a rather expensive steam generator iron when you can buy a much cheaper ordinary steam iron. Only those in revel in long and fraught ironing sessions where you struggle with crumpled stuff trying to get the creases out realise what a boon they can [...]
Home Entertainment
3D TV: Should you go Active or Passive?
The terms “Active and Passive refer to the kind of 2D glasses needed to view images in 3D on 3D TV sets. When 3D TV came on the market in 2010 TV sets were using active technology whilst passive technology came on the scene in 2011. To see a 3D image in a flat 2D [...]
Technology for the home
Clever Home Technology: Portable heaters
Every home needs a plug-in portable heater for when a little extra heat is needed in a room – or when a cold room needs quickly bringing up to a decent heat before the central heating can warm it up. Many people are justly worried about the cost of electricity and the impact using a portable heater will have on winter fuel bills – and rightly so – these kinds of heaters were never designed for a main source of heat. However, if you live alone and only live in one room at a time when not using the central heating and using a portable heating to heat the room you are in, may well be much more energy saving. Some portable heaters will quickly bring a room up to a pre-determined heat and then switch off until the temperature drops below that level again. It is better to get a 2KW heater at least – it has to be powerful enough to heat the room quickly, and make sure it has a thermostat so that it can maintain the room at the ideal temperature. This is obviously much easier if the room is well insulated and has double glazing. [Read More...]