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Question: Will High Tect Workout Gear Kill Your Gut?
No way! At least not for the foreseeable future. The problem is that with belly fat you cannot target it for reduction. Either you lose weight all over your body or you don't lose it at all. You cannot target one part of your body for fat loss throug...
Question: How Can Nanotech Help Your Skin?
Silly question, right? Well skin care has been taken high tech thanks to nanotechnology. Microfiber is a fiber with less than 1 denier per filament and its advancement has lead to better skin cleaners. From the Biore strip to the microfiber facecloth...
Question: Should I Try To Get More HP?
It may seem tempting -- fiddling with your car or truck with after market parts and devices to boost your horsepower. But its probably not a great idea. For one thing, many mods will void your car's warranty. I mean, we're not talking about changing ...
Question: Should I Save My Tech Boxes?
I know the scenario -- you buy an expensive new toy, and you wonder if you should keep the box. You can take care, use your box cutter, open the box, and then keep the box in a safe place... but its really not necessary. After you've decided to keep ...
Question: What is the Deal with Zeno?
Have you seen this in stores? Zeno -- its a cross between regular acne treatments and high tech electronics. Zeno is a device which heats up your skin in a small area to a preset temperature. Sounds weird? Well, it gets weirder... At this temperature...
Questions: When Should I Buy New Tools?
There are some periods of the year where tools go on sale. Fathers Day is one of them. Labor Day is another. But my favorite time to buy tools, whether they be air tools, hand tools, machines, or painting supplies, is Black Friday. The day ofter U.S....
Question: What Does a UV Meter Do?
UV here means Ultraviolet and refers to the amount of UV radiation exposure someone gets on their skin. A UV meter will measure the current UV and determine a safe amount of time you can be outdoors with a certain level of sunscreen on. The last thin...
Question: Is Indoor Air Quality Really That Bad?
You've heard the claims on TV about indoor air quality -- 10x or 100x worse than outdoor air -- but is it true. Well actually, it can be! The problem with indoor air is that it can be stagnant and have high concentrations of dust, mold, and other par...
Question: Who's Got the Fastest Net Connection?
Here's an article and factoid that I wonder if its still true a year later. Could you believe that its a 75 year old lady? Check out this article from CNN.com. It seems 75 year old Sigbritt Lothberg is cruising the web at 40 gigabits per second thank...
Question: What is High Tech for Home Health?
One area where home technology has been good for health is home spa devices. From high tech hot tubs to massage therapy devices, these devices can make your experience at home very beneficial to your health. Have you seen these massage chairs from Th...
Question: What is a Perpetual Watch?
Well perpetual motion is impossible, but the term perpetual watch meaning perpetual calendar is possible. Many nice watches like the Rolex Datejust are able to show the correct day and day continually accounting for the different lengths of months an...
Question: Are CDs Dead?
CDs may be on their way out. Physical music sales are continuing to decline as digital music sales expand. On the data side of the equation, more and more people are using DVDs to back up and store data at home. So does this mean the CD is on it's wa...
Question: When Will Clothes Get HiTech?
Sure you can find clothes from Hager or volcom clothing with built-in pockets for electronic devices. I even have a coat which has interior pockets to route headphones from your breast pocket to your ears. But when will clothing start to be itself hi...
Question: How Can I Make Recycling Fun?
It shouldn't have to be fun -- do your part for the environment! OK, maybe it's going to take a little more than that. Check out this cool can crusher. It really makes recycling fun. Just install it in your garage, most likely over the recycling bin,...
Question: Why Don't MP3 Player Makers Ever Include AM Radios in their Devices?
Here's a question left via comment: "Why Don't MP3 Player Makers Ever Include AM Radios in their Devices?" from Charles. Good question -- a quick over at Amazon.com shows that they have no portable MP3 players with AM Radio capability. Sure there are...
Question: How Can I Spend Less on Bottled Water?
We all love bottled water -- it's so convenient and you know it's pure and clean. But at $0.50 to $2 a bottle, it can become a very expensive habit. Instead of buying water by the bottle, instead buy the bottle itself! I'm talking about a reusable wa...
