Gadget Lab

Using an IP camera in lieu of a dedicated Internet-connected baby monitor can have its advantages. But it also comes with some profound security risks. Here’s how to secure your baby cam and keep hackers at bay.

Audio Technica makes a wide range of high-end headphones that plenty of audiophiles subsequently plug directly into a standalone digital-to-analog converter. Perhaps that’s why one of their newest sets of cans comes with a DAC built into the ear cup.

HTC announced a new device Monday morning: a giant smartphone with a 6-inch screen.

If your camera and gear go everywhere you do, you’ll need a commuter bag that’s up to the task. We put three of them to the test on the hot asphalt during the spring and early summer.

It requires more than a knife and a nightmare to carve a pumpkin that scares children. Here’s a set of old-school tools that’ll cut up a seasonal gourd with style.

If your home theater requires a five-minute preamble on how to watch a Blu-ray or play a videogame, you probably have a remote problem. Simplify things by choosing a universal remote and stuff those extras into the closest drawer.

You don’t have to leave the house to experience high-end mixology. Just add your favorite high-grade hooch and a couple of these gadgets, all designed to bring your drinking into the current age of mixologistic indulgence.

Each week we round up the biggest Apple rumors and rank them from “utterly ridiculous” to “duh, of course.” With a second fall media event expected soon, things are ramping up.

Craft Beer lovers rejoice! This doohickey will help keep your Growler brews fresh and carbonated.

In an age of enormous sound and unprecedented connectivity, leave it to a small mono speaker to be a low-cost leader in audio gear.

The ICEdot crash sensor clips to any bike helmet and registers impacts via a gyroscope and an accelerometer. If you take a digger and you don’t wake up, it tells your phone to call for help.

Here’s how to cut down on the noise in your Twitter feed without unfollowing interesting people.

For those who don’t need or want an app to track and categorize every single aspect of their financial situation, Level Money simply answers the most important question: How much money can I spend today?

For the first time, motion sensing occurs in a separate processor, which makes constant activity tracking more power-efficient without turning on the rest of the A7 chip. This means we’ll start to see more Quantified Self (QS) tracking apps without …

The typical skateboard is made of laminated wood. Wood is durable, relatively lightweight, and has the flex and bounce required by the average sidewalk surfer. What it’s not waterproof or particularly exciting. The Hydroflex Skateboard has all these attributes, plus …

By using Google Voice, a T-Mobile prepaid plan, and a handy communications app, you can get your mobile plan costs down to $30 per month.

Yahoo revamped the design of its mail app for the desktop, tablet, and smartphone just in time for Yahoo Mail’s 16th anniversary.

If your willpower alone can’t keep you off the “fun parts” of the web during work hours, here are seven software tools that’ll do it for you.

The Singing Machine Home doubles as a Bluetooth speaker. So when your voice is shot from singing the Ghostbusters theme song, you can simply listen to music while regaining your karaoke mana.

We don’t know much, but we know we love these items. And that may be all we need to know.