You know how last week I told you about the new Nest smoke detector rumors out there? Well, they’re all true. Today, Nest Labs officially announced their new Protect smoke detectors and they look pretty awesome. Protect is way more than just a smoke detector and is taking the term “connected home” to a whole new level.

In conversation, most people will talk and spend most of their mental energy thinking only about what they are going to say next, rather than really listening to others. It’s shame because active listening, where you are truly concentrating on what someone else is saying, is a powerful way to build concentration and connect with others in a meaningful way. You can learn to be a better listener by doing one simple thing—being silent for a single second.

Breaking news today: voice actress Susan Bennett is the voice of Siri. Plus,will Scribd be the Netflix of books?, find out what’s coming soon for FitBit, get reviews of the new Kindle Fire HDX and Galaxy Note 2014, check out videos of some creepy robotic tech, and take a peek at few tech gadgets coming soon.

Have you seen the starship comparison chart going around the Internet this week? If you’re a sci-fi geek you should really check it out if you haven’t. DiviantArt’s Dirk Loechel created a gigantic chart showing, to scale, every (well most […]

In my previous blog, I shared some of the history and use of the slate in movies – something that, while used in many movies, people didn’t seem to know why. Today, I’d like to take a look at a few roles that you may have seen in the credits but had no idea what that role was all about.