Hasta La Gadget!

Is a light bulb a light bulb, and is it capable of anything more? The correct answer would be a resounding “Yes!”. After all, just like how we have seen last year when Philips introduced their Hue LED lighting home system that can be controlled by a compatible smartphone and tablet device, so too, has there been advances made in the world of light bulbs. Take for instance, BlueBulb‘s Bluetooth Bulb, which is an LED light bulb which allows you to control and color-customize it via a Bluetooth connection as well as help from an iOS app.

This BlueBulb will be able to fit into any standard lamp socket, and it should not take too long to set up the free app on your iOS-powered device before you get that crazed Emperor Palpatine look on your face, screaming, “Power! Unlimited power!!!” as you use your iOS device to control the way the BlueBulb Bluetooth bulb works in your home. Apparently, you are able to change its colors using the bar, with the choice of up to a million different colors, now how about that?

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If you’re not an avid couch potato, then you probably have a hard time finding what to watch on a regular basis. Sure – you can go the safe route and watch popular shows like Game of Thrones and Mad Men, but did you also know there’s a channel out there that shows reruns of Good TImes on a regular basis? DirecTV is going to be making searching for programming on its service a little easier this summer when they release their voice search feature for their smartphone app.

DirecTV’s voice search function is a step above its DVR’s ability to already search for content on its service, expect now you can talk into your smartphone in order to help find what you want to watch instead of spending several minutes typing in through text. The feature will be able to recognize natural language commands instead of specific cue phrases, which has always felt unnatural when using services like Xbox’s Kinect. You’ll also be able to search for on-demand, pay-per-view and upcoming content while also filtering the results based on the actors, title and other variables.

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Just when you thought that things could not get any better with the Smart TV in your living room, along comes Samsung Electronics with the announcement of its 2013 Evolution Kit that has been made available in its home country, South Korea. The Evolution Kit will allow Samsung Smart TVs purchased last year to be able to enjoy the latest Smart TV features and technologies, which is basically an upgrade to bring it up to par with 2013 technology, all without having to purchase a spanking new TV.

Upon installation of the Evolution Kit, you will be able to enjoy simplified content discovery, more natural ways to control the TV and faster speeds thanks to Samsung’s 2013 Smart TV features such as Smart Hub, S Recommendation with Voice Interaction, enhanced Smart Interaction and a new quad-core processor. This is a novel idea, but I believe that most of the time, improvements that end users will see would most probably remain on the software and firmware side of things rather than the hardware. What do you think of the Samsung Evolution Kit – will other manufacturers follow in Samsung’s footsteps and do the same thing as well? Do bear in mind that the Samsung Evolution Kit will play nice with certain 2012 Samsung Smart models only, including the ES7000 and ES8000.

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You know that you are living in a Jetsons world when the porcelain throne that you sit upon each morning comes with a wireless remote control – and even so, that hails back all the way to the year 2010, now how about that? Well, the folks over at Kohler have come up with yet another item for your home’s bathrooms which will offer sheer technological luxury, where it will be known as the Numi Comfort Height. Well, what can one expect from a toilet bowl that costs a whopping $6,000?

The Numi Comfort Height will now be equipped with a USB port (!), which will come in handy when the Kohler technician needs to introduce quicker and newer software updates. Not only that, there is also an integrated Bluetooth receiver that will be ideal to stream tunes while you are busy offloading last night’s chicken wings, and the presence of an SD memory card reader is useful for importing playlists and personalized welcome greetings. Heck, Kohler even threw in an accessible battery pack that allows you to flush in the dark, and ambient lighting is there to ensure you have the coolest toilet bowl in the neighborhood.

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Microsoft announced late last year it would be rolling out over 40 new applications onto its Xbox 360 up until the end of spring 2013. One of those applications that was promised to be released was Flixster, which not only helps make your movie choosing a little more social, but the service also integrates with Rotten Tomatoes scores. It looks like Microsoft kept to their promise as Flixster is announcing its application has just officially launched onto the Xbox 360.

The Flixster app is a completely free download and will allow you to make your way through its service through Kinect or voice-based navigation. And for the first time, Flixster is making it possible for users to play back UltraViolet-linked video files in HD. We know there are probably more video-streaming services on the Xbox 360 than you know what to do with, but we’re sure you can somehow fit Flixster into your life if you’d like to learn how well recently released movies are doing, know what your friends want to see, or just watch an UltraViolet video.

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