| Dropcam's Android app is now native, improved and live at Google Play Jun 19th 2012, 10:01  Sure, Dropcam already had an app for monitoring its web-connected home monitoring cameras on Android smartphones. The thing is, it wasn't native -- it was built using Adobe Air and was therefore limited to specific phones, processors and OS versions, while tablet users didn't even get a look-in. The new app, which landed at Google Play just this moment, was built totally in-house to "better match" its iOS counterpart. In addition to broader compatibility with new and old Android devices, a bunch of other improvements come along for the ride, including two-way audio, free-of-charge motion and audio alerts and a "smoother user experience." Head to the link below to download. Continue reading Dropcam's Android app is now native, improved and live at Google Play Dropcam's Android app is now native, improved and live at Google Play originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Jun 2012 06:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Dropcam (Google Play) | Email this | Comments | | Roomba 790's Wireless Command Center lets you obliterate dirt from afar Jun 19th 2012, 10:00  iRobot is calling the latest Roomba its "most advanced robot yet," thanks to a number of new features to the 700 series that extend beyond the 790's redesigned faceplate. Chief amongst them is the Wireless Command Center, an oblong remote control useable from anywhere in the home that lets users steer the Roomba, send it back to its base, schedule a cleaning and adjust its clock. There's also a big "Clean" button, whose functionality seems fairly straight forward. Also on board with the 790 is room-to-room navigation, which utilizes "Virtual Wall Lighthouses." Roomba describes the feature thusly, [A]djust to Lighthouse, set the distance of the door opening and place the Virtual Wall Lighthouse outside of the doorway to the room you want Roomba to clean. The Lighthouse will communicate with Roomba via an infrared sensor to contain it in one room until it vacuums the area completely (aka: completes its mission) and then it will move on to the next room and so forth. The latest version of the cleaning machine is available today, for a suggested $700. Check out a peak of the aforementioned Command Center after the break. Continue reading Roomba 790's Wireless Command Center lets you obliterate dirt from afar Roomba 790's Wireless Command Center lets you obliterate dirt from afar originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Jun 2012 06:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments | | Ben Heck gives dads the light-up toilet they deserve Jun 19th 2012, 09:42  Happy belated Father's Day, internet -- now please enjoy some video of Ben Heck modding a toilet. The tinkerer-turned-host offered up one of his more unsanitary projects over the weekend, involving a bathmat, a Glade Plug-in, a porcelain throne and a Tron-esque lighting scheme. Step on the weight-sensing mat and the conductive ink will go to work, lighting up side illuminating fiber optics on the toilet, should the photocell determine it dark enough. All of this means not having to turn on the bathroom lights once that nightcap is ready to make the next step in its magical journey. And best of all, the lighting scheme is visible underneath the lid, so you can put the seat down, like the civilized individual you are. Video after the break. Continue reading Ben Heck gives dads the light-up toilet they deserve Ben Heck gives dads the light-up toilet they deserve originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Jun 2012 05:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments | |
