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Most thermostats read the temp in one room and end up leaving others rooms cold. Ecobee3 is a smart wi-fi thermostat that features a remote sensor to keep every room in your home at a consistent temp. Recommended article: Chomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is your content and you’re reading it on someone […]

It only takes a few rolls of film to realize you know nothing about photography. So now you’re ready to discard dad’s old 35mm in favor of something easier. Enter iPhone 6. And with the Moment case, you can make your new phone even better for photography. It features a shutter button, lens, and strap attachment. Another funded Kickstarter project. Recommended article: Chomsky: We Are All – […]

Known for their expedition-quality campstoves, Primus also makes other premium camping gear like this 1-liter stainless steel vacuum bottle. It features a double-wall design for keeping hot drinks hot & cold ones cold. The screw-top doubles as a cup. Recommended article: Chomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is your content and you’re reading it […]

In 1990, Martin Scorcese’s Goodfellas was nominated for 6 Academy Awards. In 2000, It was chosen for preservation by the US Library of Congress. Now this gangster epic is being re-released in a special 25th anniversary Blu-ray edition that includes hours of supplements & an all-new documentary featuring DeNiro, Nicholson, DiCaprio and others. Recommended article: Chomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.This entry passed through […]

Genius. The Sweeper & Funnel is a simple design that’s super smart. The wooden-handled sweeper fits inside the handle of the dustpan for compact storage. The hollow handle of the dustpan functions as a funnel, allowing for easier disposal of collected waste. Designed for MENU by Jan Kochański. Recommended article: Chomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – […]

A wearable multi-tool. Why not? Leatherman has just come out with a multi-tool bracelet called the Tread. It offers up to 25 usable tools and features a range of screwdriver tips and box wrenches.  On top of that, they are also releasing a Leatherman-designed and Swiss-made multi-tool timepiece with precision quartz movement and a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal face. Available in Stainless & DLC black finish. Recommended article: […]

Typing anything longer than a tweet on your touchscreen can be a real drag, especially if you were blessed with sausage fingers like us. The TextBlade solves the problem—it’s a compact mini keyboard that uses a patented multitouch key technology. Weighing just 42.5 grams and a third of the size of an iPhone 6, it’s the slimmest full QWERTY design to date. Recommended article: Chomsky: We Are […]

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|By TAP Staff| Mumbai-based shipping and logistics provider Shreyas Shipping and Logistics Limited,, part of global conglomerate Transworld Group, has become introduced domestic containerised cargo movement at every Indian port, from Mundra up to Kolkata, all along peninsular Indian coasts. Shreyas is the first provider to offer this service. “This is a first in Indian maritime history. This will be Shreyas Shipping and Logistics Limited’s contribution towards […]

NEEO is a smart home automation system—a simple way to connect and control all the devices in your home. Instead of dealing with a stack of different remotes, it allows you to control them all from one app-powered ultra-remote or your phone. NEEO’s brain can handle everything from old TVs & DVD players to the newest Sonos, Apple TV, & Roku systems plus Dish & DirecTV systems. […]

The handmade Egloo candle-powered heater is made of terracotta which stores & radiates heat. The design uses two domes to maximizes the heat of just 4 small candles & comfortably heats a small room—like your office—for up to 5 hours. Recommended article: Chomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is your content and you’re reading […]

As Saturday Night Live celebrates its 40 year anniversary, Taschen Books has created a massive SNL tribute assembled with full access to the show archives & over 2300 images. The 500-page tome is part SNL encyclopedia & part behind-the-scenes-tour of this groundbreaking & legendary show. Recommended article: Chomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is […]

Straight from the kitchen of the wildly popular Austin restaurant Franklin Barbecue—winner of the Best Barbecue Joint in Texas award, comes the cookbook from owner/smokemaster Aaron Franklin. 224 pages of recipes and expert insight on wood & meat selections, plus techniques for ruling the grill & smoker. Recommended article: Chomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if […]

The double-layer design of the all-glass Siloboutille acts as an insulating thermos to keep cold drinks cold and hot drinks hot. Your wine, water, or whatever also looks cool, like it’s just floating there in mid-air. Recommended article: Chomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is your content and you’re reading it on someone else’s site, […]

Video | Israel Remembers Jewish Paris Victims The Israeli president, the prime minister and the wife of one of the four Jewish victims in a Paris kosher market attack spoke at the burial ceremony for the slain men in Jerusalem. By JODI RUDOREN January 13, 2015 JERUSALEM — They were buried Tuesday not in the land where they had made their homes but in what was described as their […]

State-owned conglomerate Dubai World edged closer to a second major restructuring in four years on Monday after announcing it had reached agreement with a “substantial majority” of creditors to back its $14.6 billion debt deal. However, despite having enough backing to effectively prevent challenges to its new deal, a relatively untested court process to impose it will mean formal completion is still months away. Dubai’s economy has […]

|By Florence Tan and Henning Gloystein|Even as Saudi Arabia and its Gulf OPEC allies appear united in their refusal to cut output to boost global oil prices, they are becoming locked in an increasingly fierce battle to secure market share in Asia. Oil prices have slumped below $50 a barrel, the weakest since 2009, triggering a price war between producers to secure customers in Asia. And the […]

Foreign spend in Egypt to hit $2bn in Q2 CAIRO, 23 hours, 2 minutes ago Foreign investment in Egypt will reach about $2 billion in the second quarter of the fiscal year, up from $1.8 billion dollars in the previous quarter, investment minister Ashraf Salman told Reuters in an interview on Sunday. Egypt is also preparing a new unified investment law that will be sent to President […]

Kalban … expansion plans. Dubai Investments plans $108m acquisitions DUBAI, 1 days ago Dubai Investments (DI), a leading investment company listed on the Dubai Financial Market, has announced expansion plans across its diversified portfolio, which include two new acquisitions worth Dh400 million ($108 million). The new acquisitions in the financial and real estate sectors, to be finalised soon, are expected to reinforce Dubai Investments’ robust growth across […]

Bahrain offers direct subscription to govt sukuks MANAMA, 1 days ago Bahrain Bourse (BHB) has announced that from today (January 11) investors can directly subscribe to the Government Islamic Lease Securities (sukuk) in the primary market through registered brokers at the bourse. The subscription period through the registered brokers is until Wednesday, reported the Gulf Daily News, our sister publication. The listing of the issue is expected […]

Liana Technologies ….. shortlisted in the European Business Awards competition. Liana Technologies nominated for European Business Award DUBAI, 1 days ago Liana Technologies, a leading online marketing software provider in the Middle East, has been shortlisted in the European Business Awards competition, for the Customer Focus category. The company is one of the national finalists, in which succeeding requires customer-focused products and services and high quality. The […]

Dubai Media Network (DMN) ….. tapping social media to promote your brand amidst a sea of competitors is crucial in GCC. Social media’s importance for FMCGs highlighted DUBAI, 1 days ago Dubai Media Network (DMN), a UAE-based social media and digital marketing service provider, has highlighted the influence of social media’s ability to amplify word-of-mouth marketing on the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) landscape in the GCC region. […]

Sean Mason… changing world of IT security professionals IT security: Taking control in a changing world DUBAI, 1 days ago Not too long ago, most security professionals were content to have time to play with some logs, install a new Intrusion Prevention System, or get a sample of malware and try their hand at reversing. Generally though, most security professionals were relegated to a world of firewall […]

Politicians have exchanged blows over the A&E crisis Photo: Alamy The A&E crisis is rapidly becoming the dominant story of the election. Last week, Ed Miliband and David Cameron laid into each other in blood-curdling terms. The Tory denounced as “disgusting” his rival’s plan to “weaponise” the NHS as a political issue; his Labour rival proclaimed that this was “a crisis on his watch, as a result of […]

Op-Ed Contributor By MORIEL ROTHMAN-ZECHER January 11, 2015 TEL AVIV — “WHAT are you,” he asked, “a leftist?” We were both wearing the surplus United States Marines uniforms given to prisoners at Israeli Military Jail No. 6. “It depends how you define ‘left,’ ” I said. “Don’t get clever with me. Why are you here?” “I didn’t want to be part of a system whose main task is the violent […]

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