Marketplace Tech for Thursday, February 7, 2013
Feb 7, 2013

Marketplace Tech for Thursday, February 7, 2013

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Marketplace Tech talks to the CEO of SmartThings about controlling your house from your smartphone or tablet, hears from a mom about iPad etiquette, and learns more about the FCC’s plan for spectrum.  

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FCC Wi-Fi plan: What does free really mean?

Feb 7, 2013
Federal regulators may want Wi-Fi Internet connections to get more widespread and powerful, but the government is not giving the service away for free.

iPad home videos: An etiquette lesson

Feb 7, 2013
iPad home videos -- what's worth recording, where, and how?

Smartphone, sure, but how about a smart-sprinkler?

Feb 7, 2013
A company called SmartThings sells kits that let you rig 'dumb', everyday objects up to smartphones and tablet computers.

Marketplace Tech talks to the CEO of SmartThings about controlling your house from your smartphone or tablet, hears from a mom about iPad etiquette, and learns more about the FCC’s plan for spectrum.  

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