Home robots like the Roomba and the Neato have legions of fans, myself included. They truly make vacuuming a snap. So could a window-washing robot that costs $300 do the same – and is it worth the money? The Winbot is coming to market this spring; to find out if it’s worth your hard-earned dollars, I test it out.
Can a Robot Clean Your Windows Better Than You Can?
By Becky Worley | Upgrade Your Life – Wed, Jan 30, 2013OMG! How do teenagers text so fast? Well, of course, they get a lot of practice. I even know kids who are experts at typing without looking – apparently an essential skill for messaging in class, holding your phone under the desk, out of sight of the teacher. But even if you’re beyond adolescence, there are still plenty of tricks you can use to speed up your smartphone typing.
Read More »from Secrets of Faster iPhone TypingI love technology, but I don’t always love how people use it. As our interaction with gadgets and the Internet grows, so does the potential number of ways to offend each other. So I present to you the most annoying new tech habits.
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The frenzy for last minute tickets is over. The numbers have been picked out. Somewhere, a single person is $590.5 million richer. Last night's record Powerball jackpot has a winner but we have no idea who that person is yet.
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- Soccer-Cruz Azul to meet America to meet in Mexican final
MEXICO CITY, May 19 (Reuters) - Cruz Azul beat nine-man Santos Laguna 2-1 on Sunday with two goals from striker Javier Orozco, setting up a Mexican Clausura championship final against America. Brilliant 3-0 winners in the first leg, Cruz Azul won 5-1 on aggregate to reach the final against the Mexico City giants, who are looking to equal Guadalajara's record of 11 league titles. Cruz Azul, chasing a ninth league crown of their own, have won eight of their last nine matches and will be pitting their fine form against America's pedigree. ...
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- Motor racing-Women grab race spots on Bump Day at Indy
May 19 (Reuters) - The 33 car field for the Indianapolis 500 was set on Sunday with women drivers claiming three of the nine spots on offer on Bump Day. Brazil's Ana Beatriz and Britain's Pippa Mann and Katherine Legge joined Swiss Simona De Silvestro, who was among the 24 cars that qualified on Saturday for next Sunday's race. "I'm much happier than I was this time yesterday (Saturday)," said Mann, who failed to earn a spot on Pole Day at the famed Brickyard. "This was a nice, clean run. "We almost had four really nice clean laps... I'm happy right now, much less stressed than I was ...
- British man in France admits slitting his two children's throats
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