Articles by Data Doctors

Rudimentary smartphone translation apps have been around for years and one of my favorites has always been WordLens because it could visually translate words using your camera. Google acquired the company a while back and they’re doing two things that I love: they made it free to use and they’re incorporating it into the Google […]

After years of using TurboTax, I’m not happy with the changes that they made to their software this year and am ready to try another option. Any suggestions on an alternative?

Streaming media boxes are becoming a common sight in many of our homes these days. With options like Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV and even Xbox, the options are many to stream content to our HD TVs. If you have an Apple TV and an iPhone, you can push whatever’s on your phone […]

Today’s tip is a preemptive bit of information for a term that you may start hearing in the near future: Tizen. No, it’s not some eastern neck wear or new buzzword for being efficient, it’s actually a relatively new mobile operating system. A partnership between Samsung and Intel is aiming to use yet another mobile […]

My passion for technology and innovation is fueled by those rare occasions when someone comes up with something really amazing. This week that thing is an app called Be My Eyes and it’s simply ingenious. An enterprising social inventor in Denmark released an app that allows the visually impaired or blind to connect with sighted […]

When is a lightbulb not just a lightbulb? When it’s on display at the world’s largest electronics show. Smart LED bulbs were everywhere at this year’s CES but one company believes that ightbulbs should do more than just generate light. Sengled believes we should hide other ugly electronics in our lightbulbs, such as wifi boosters, […]

Baby monitors are a pretty common sight in most homes these days, but a baby monitor that monitors before and after the child is born is pretty unique. The Bellabeat Shell is a small round monitor that can let you listen to the baby’s heartbeat, track its movements and play music for your baby during […]

Where can I take my old electronics for proper recycling?

No matter what brand of laptop you own, the power adapter is usually an oversized but very necessary accessory. It’s kind of a shame to have a thin, lightweight laptop with a massive power adapter. Not only does it add weight to your carry case, it becomes a big bulging mess when you attempt to […]

When you first hear the term 3D food printer, you’ll probably roll your eyes and chuckle at yet another crazy tech idea. If you jump to the vision of a machine printing a steak dinner, I can understand why. But 3D food printers may actually become part of your life in the foreseeable future, believe […]