Tag: Weather
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Successories Umbrellas
By Andrew Liszewski I can’t think of a more terrible word in the corporate vernacular than ‘successories.’ While I guess anything can really be a successory, the term tends to apply to images and items that include an inspirational phrase of some sort. And honestly, if you can’t survive a day at work without being…
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World’s Largest Man-Made Tornado Actually Built For Safety
By Andrew Liszewski What you see here is a man-made tornado standing 34.43 meters high, officially making it the world’s largest according to the Guinness Book Of World Records. But you won’t find this twister in some science center, museum or Knowledgeum. It’s actually located in the multi-story gallery of the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Germany.…
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TV Weather Station
By Andrew Liszewski Instead of making you stare at some low-rent, monochrome LCD display, this home weather station connects to your TV and provides a slightly more in-depth readout of the current conditions. An included temperature, rain and wind sensor can be placed around your yard, and will wirelessly broadcast the data they collect back…
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Oregon Scientific Handheld Weather Forecaster
By Andrew Liszewski Even though you have to leave your computer, game consoles and PVR behind when you hit the great outdoors it doesn’t mean you have to stay gadget free. Like GPS devices this handheld weather forecaster from Oregon Scientific is designed to be used while camping or hiking to provide you with constantly…
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Oregon Scientific Looking To Shed Geeky Image
By Andrew Liszewski The various indoor weather stations that Oregon Scientific are known for are great when it comes to functionality but they aren’t the coolest looking devices thanks in part to their large monochrome LCD displays. Well the company appears to be trying to shed that geeky image and tap into the ‘desperate to…
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Honeywell All Weather Station With Public Alert
By Andrew Liszewski If you live in the infamous tornado alley or anyplace where severe weather is a serious threat this weather station from Honeywell could very well save your life. It has the usual functions we’ve come to expect from a weather station including a backlit LCD display, 12 to 24 hour weather forecasts,…
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StrikeAlert Personal Lightning Detector
By Andrew Liszewski The StrikeAlert is a small pager-sized device that provides an early warning of approaching storms that are producing lightning. When there is a strike an audible alarm will sound and a series of colored LEDs will let you know the distance from as far away as 40 miles to within 6 miles.…
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Wireless Rain Center For Gadget Lovin’ Gardeners
By Andrew Liszewski It’s not always the norm but sometimes technology and nature can play nice together. For the green thumb who spends just as much time reading gadget blogs as they do gardening comes this wireless rain center. It will keep track of the daily and total rainfall levels in your garden and send…