As the world prepares for the unveiling of next-generation of Xbox later this month, rumors persist that the gaming console is not the only piece of living room hardware Microsoft is developing.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Redmond is prepping a simple set-top unit that would stream video, audio, and other web content to your TV. Of course, the Xbox is already a more-than-capable streaming device, so presumably a pared down set-top device would do away with some of the hardcore gaming components (and the cost) in order to compete directly with the Rokus and Apple TVs of the world.

A cheaper—possibly Xbox branded—set-top streaming device would not only expand Redmond’s TV presence beyond hardcore gamers, but would fall in line with Microsoft’s plans to produce original content. If this new media scheme is going to have any legs, Ballmer and company will have to part ways with the existing Xbox Video structure and make content available beyond the Xbox / Windows ecosystem. This new device—if it ever makes it to consumers—may be the first step in that direction

Coming soon: Microsoft Studios

These Microsoft set-top rumors follow on the heels of news that Amazon is developing its own set-top box in time for the holiday rush. Amazon’s moves make sense as the company not only has a popular content network via its Amazon Prime and Instant Video offerings, but has also jumped headlong into producing original content. Just about every tech company with a recognizable name has stepped into original video content creation (ev-er-y recognizable tech company).

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Those fancy entry locks with the touch-sensitive numeric keypads are so 2012. Kwikset’s new Kevo deadbolt quizzes your iPhone to verify that you’re authorized to enter, and then unlocks when you physically touch it.

Kwikset licensed the technology from Unikey Technologies. I recently spoke with UniKey CEO Phil Dumas to learn how the Kevo works.

“We’ve developed a product that is truly a passive entry solution,” said Dumas. “We use Bluetooth low energy [a component of the Bluetooth 4.0 standard], so your phone needs to be in fairly close proximity to the lock to communicate with it. We require you to touch the lock before you can enter, so you don’t unlock the door as you’re walking by.”

Your phone can stay in your pocket or purse, according to Dumas, so if you’re already juggling an armful of parcels, you don’t need to pull it out to unlock the door. As long as it’s close enough to the lock, a simple touch of your hand is enough to open the lock (a ring around the lock glows blue once it establishes a connection with your phone).

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Almost a year since it first teased its home automation and security solution, AT&T began taking orders for the Digital Life platform in 15 metro areas across the U.S., including Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, and New York.

AT&T’s Digital Life system focuses mainly on security, with some home automation and remote control perks, as long as you add relevant extras to your package. The Simple Security plan costs $30 per months plus $150 installation and equipment fees. That provides you with 24/7 home monitoring, a 24-hour battery backup, a keychain remote, sensors, and an indoor siren.

The next step up is Smart Security package at $40 per month with $250 installation fee. It includes all of the above services, plus sensors for motion, carbon monoxide, glass breaks, and smoke. AT&T said it uses U.S.-based monitoring centers, and you will be able to pick which alerts you want to receive based on your sensors. All features are controlled through a web browser or through apps for iOS, Android, and Windows phones.

Things get interesting—and potentially expensive—with the extra packages in AT&T’s Digital Life. The camera package ($10 per month) allows you to view live video from outside or inside the home, while the water detection package ($5) can detect water leaks before damage occurs, and the water control package ($10) can also shut off water at the mains.

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Ingersoll Rand, which owns Schlage, Trane, American Standard, and a number of other well-known brands, was an early player in the electronic home-control market. Back in 2010, the company offered DIY kits (under the Schlage LiNK brand) that included an entry lock with an electronic keypad. More recently, it has rebooted its efforts and given the product a new name: Nexia Home Intelligence. With its Schlage division now shipping its second generation of electronic entry locks, I decided to take a fresh look at its home-control system.

Like the Lowes Iris system I reviewed last August, Nexia Home Intelligence is entirely self-monitored with a supposedly optional monthly subscription fee for remote access and programming. I say “supposedly” because neither system is of much use if you can’t manage it via the cloud from a PC, tablet, or smartphone. A Nexia subscription costs $9 per month (or $99 per year). Lowes offers a basic service for free (you can remotely change the thermostat, turn lights on and off, and lock and unlock doors—but that’s about it); the company’s Iris Premium service costs $10 per month.

You can purchase various Nexia starter packs, all of which include a Z-Wave-to-ethernet bridge, and then add other components to expand the system’s capabilities. The company sent me its $299 Home Security Kit (which consists of a Z-Wave bridge, a Z-Wave appliance module, and its original keypad deadbolt) to review. The comparably priced Iris Smart Kit from Lowes includes a bridge, a numeric keypad with a local alarm, a thermostat, a motion detector, a Z-Wave lamp module, two door/window sensors, and a Z-Wave range extender, but no entry lock (though you can add locks from various manufacturers, including Schlage).

To augment its starter kit, the company sent me a door/window sensor ($40) and its new touchscreen deadbolt ($200), and I added a wireless indoor camera ($179) left over from an earlier review of the older LiNK system (aside from firmware updates, the camera hasn’t changed since its introduction).

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Demo Mobile may not be as big as E3 or CES, but the mobile-focused event attracts startups and companies looking to share their latest wares and ideas. While many of the products and services on display at this week’s conference in San Francisco are still in the early stages of development, they paint an interesting portrait of what to expect in the mobile world in the not too distant future.

I spent some time at Demo Mobile this week and found four products and services worth watching in the coming year. Some of them may never make it to market, but they are just too cool not to share.

Paging Dr. Smartphone

If I had the Kinsa Smart Thermometer, then maybe I could have avoided unleashing the plague upon the TechHive offices a few weeks back. The thermometer plugs into your smartphone and uses an app to take your temperature. The app keeps track of any symptoms you’re feeling and will show you maps of the surrounding areas so you know what illnesses have been making the rounds. You’ll also be able create private groups to track illnesses within certain circles—something that Kinsa hopes will appeal to parents who might be worried their kids will catch something from their classmates.

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Ninjas are many things. They are cunning, silent, and sneaky. They fit into surprisingly small places. And they’re often stronger than you think.

These words, which I have written while using the Ninja Standing Desk, also describe the desk itself surprisingly well. It takes after its ninja namesake, not only being one of the smallest and lightest standing desks I’ve ever had the pleasure of putting together, but surprisingly sturdy to boot.

The basics

The Ninja Standing Desk is a Kickstarter-funded invention, and at first glance, looks the part. Physics, collapsible shelves, and a good amount of velcro take the contents of a messenger bag and transform it into a two-shelf adjustable standing desk rated to hold 80+ pounds.

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A new patent application for Google Glass would enable the future specs to identify and remotely control objects such as garage doors and refrigerators. On one hand, this is a natural evolution of technology, but if you step back, this patent is really describing a work-around form of telekinesis.

First highlighted in a report on Engadget, the patent (boring deets here) would allow Glass to recognize a controllable object via visual identification, RFID, Bluetooth, or even QR codes. Once identified, Glass would place an overlay in the user's vision that would present them with options such as "open garage door." These smart objects connected via wifi or otherwise enabled could then be controlled by Glass.

From what we've seen of Glass, users will interact with the device mostly by vocal commands. According to the patent application, users could also control objects with either vertical or horizontal head nods that could be interpreted as "yes" or "no" or with a "gesture of the wearer's finger toward the virtual control interface [that] may be interpreted as a 'Yes.'" Additionally, the patent also mentions that the wearer may "actuate a button or interact with a touchpad on the wearable computing device."

While nothing within this patent application might appear to be a giant technological leap forward from our contemporary vantage point, taken as a whole, this really could be described as some Jean Grey sort of ability (with a bit of Geordie La Forge thrown in for good measure). We can simply look at an object and bring it under our will with little more than a nod of the head or swipe of the finger.

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Sigma Designs has fired its latest volley in its battle to dominate the home-control infrastructure market: A bundle of new products it has dubbed Z-Wave Next Gen. These are components and reference designs that original equipment manufacturers can incorporate into home-automation devices and systems marketed to consumers and custom installers.

Z-Wave technology is already embedded in more than 700 interoperable products, including lighting controls from Cooper, GE, and Leviton; electronic door locks from Baldwin, Kwikset, Schlage, and Yale; master control panels from 2Gig, Interlogix, and Mi Casa Verde; and in home control and security systems offered by ADT, AT&T, Lowes, Verizon, Vivint, and others.

Sigma Designs

The core of the new offering is Sigma’s Next Gen 500 series of integrated circuits and modules, which Sigma claims deliver four times as much memory, better wireless range, and 67 percent better standby battery life compared to Sigma’s current-generation product. The new chips also boast dramatically smaller packages. Sigma’s SD3502, for instance, is a general-purpose Z-Wave system-on-a-chip that integrates a microcontroller, RF transceiver, 128-bit AES security engine, and memory in a package that measures just 7mm square.

Z-Wave components operate on a mesh network, in the same general that way that Sonos wireless audio devices work. Messages are passed from one node to the next, like a digital bucket brigade, until they reach their destination. Z-Wave devices, however, have very limited range by design: You wouldn’t want your neighbor’s controller taking over the lights in your house. The downside to this design has always been that if you had a controller on one side of your house, and a device on the other, you’d need a lot of Z-Wave devices in between the two before they could communicate.

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It’s official: Belkin announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Cisco’s Linksys division. In a pre-announcement briefing, executives from Belkin and Linksys emphasized that the two brands will remain distinct, but that Belkin is focused on developing a premium ecosystem for the connected home, as well as pursuing opportunities in the SMB market.

“This acquisition will help us realize our vision as being the global leader in the connected home market,” said Mike Chen, Belkin’s senior director of networking. “Linksys is a premium brand, due primarily to its dependability, reliability, and proven quality. It will be marketed for use in the home and in the small business environment.”

“Belkin will be more focused on the connected home, through its WeMo home-automation product line,” Chen continued. “Belkin also has great instincts as to what consumers want in terms of accessories for their mobile products and tablets.” Chen also emphasized, however, that Belkin plans to maintain two lines of routers—one under the Linksys brand and a second under the Belkin brand.

“Each brand has a distinct identity with different customers,” said Chen. “So we want to assure customers that anything either company announced at CES will be launched. Linksys will be maintained as a separate brand. Customer support will continue unchanged. There will be continuity. From a portfolio standpoint, Belkin remains committed to Linksys customers.”

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A new, Wi-Fi connected device called the Heat Meter allows homeowners to track propane, natural gas or oil use in real time and compare their home’s efficiency with others in the area.

The small unit attaches magnetically to a furnace or boiler and listens to vibrations and when the unit’s flame ignites. Since most heating systems burn fuel at a constant rate, as long as the Heat Meter, made by Y Shape Inc., can detect how long the flame is burning, it will be able to accurately predict energy costs. Homeowners will need to input their home’s square footage.

Radu Gogoana, a product development engineer with Y Shape Inc. likened the Heat Meter to a bathroom scale. “Just buying a scale won’t help you lose weight. The Heat Meter is a measurement tool that provides useful insight to lowering your energy consumption.”

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BARCELONA—While this year’s International CES featured row after row of fitness and health related gadgets, the show floor at Mobile World Congress is noticeably absent of such devices. While MWC did dedicate a section of the floor to “Mobile Health Technology,” the majority of the vendors featured there were more enterprise- and back-end oriented, such as a company that provides tablet software for doctors to connect to patient records. We were a bit surprised not to see rows of booths offering consumer-level activity trackers, pedometers, glucose and blood pressure monitors, or treadmill desks. Still, we did manage to find a few booths that were showing off fit-friendly gadgets.

Specifically, ANT+ was in attendance, showing off a full line of devices powered by its technology, such as sports watches from Timex, Motoactv, and Garmin, and bike technology from SRAM, Power Max, and Cycle Ops. ANT+, a wireless communication technology that transfers data from sensors to receivers, is used in a great number of fit-tech devices, but doesn’t directly manufacture the gadgets themselves. Instead, they were promoting the mHealth Grand Tour, a 13-day bicycle ride from Brussels to Barcelona. Kicking off on September 5th, the mHealth Grand Tour is designed to promote diabetes management and to raise mobile health awareness.

The other fit tech company we found was Withings, which is showing off its line of fitness and health products, including a Wireless Scale, Activity Tracker, Smart Baby Monitor, and Smart Body Analyzer. While none of these products are new (we also saw them demoed at CES), the interesting part is that they’re now all compatible with Android—which is great news, as the Smart Body Analyzer looks to be quite the paragon of fitness technology.

Looking like a standard scale with a silver circle in the center, the Smart Body Analyzer can measure body mass index, body fat percentage, heart rate, CO2 levels, and recognize individual users. It can also push information from the scale to the Withings app via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi to help keep you on track with your fitness goals. For the user, it's just like stepping on any ordinary scale, but the Analyzer offers much more information.

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BARCELONA—With wearable technology surging in popularity, the need for devices to know what their owner’s body is doing is more important than ever.

New mobile devices from phones to wearable sports devices are becoming aware of where you are, what you’re doing, and how fast and hard you’re doing it.

The first generation of these devices could detect things like how many steps you are taking, but not whether you are walking uphill or downhill. They couldn’t place you on a map to show where you are walking.

One company here, Sunnyvale, California-based chip maker Invensense, puts an accelerometer, a gyroscope and a compass together in one chip, then wraps it all up in its own home baked firmware and a set of algorithms that provide the script for everything on the chip to work together properly.

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I walk while I work.

Though my setup has evolved over the past couple of years, the basics remain consistent: I walk on a treadmill at a relatively low speed (now 2.5 miles per hour) while working at my Mac. The Mac, an external monitor, a wireless keyboard and trackpad, and the rest of my setup, all rest upon a standing-height desk.

The health benefits are probably obvious: Countless studies show that sitting all day is bad for you. I get tired of merely standing, so the treadmill desk gives my legs something more interesting to do—not to mention more calories to burn.

For the past several months, I’ve been ignoring my trusty TreadDesk treadmill, instead testing out an interesting treadmill, designed for desk use, from LifeSpan: the $1000 TR1200-DT3 Standing Desk Treadmill. (I didn’t review a $1500 version that includes a standing-height desk as well, since I already had my own desk setup.)

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Samsung has announced a new service that will make searching for movies and shows easier on TV, smartphones and tablets.

The service, called TV Discovery, will aggregate program listings from broadcast TV, video-on-demand services and online streaming sites like Netflix. By combining multiple content sources, searching for programs become easier, the company said on Wednesday.

A search will show the channels on which a specific show or movie is playing, or where it is available on the Internet. This TV Discovery service is one step ahead for Samsung to put the TV at the center of the living room, said Shoneel Kolhatkar, director of product planning at Samsung.

Samsung announced the technology ahead of the Mobile World Congress trade show, which will be held in Barcelona next week. Samsung will demonstrate the technology at the show.

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They say the best way to stay ahead of the competition is to zig when they zag. While NuVo Technologies and Pure expand into the consumer multi-room audio market that Sonos now dominates, Sonos is readying an assault on the home-theater audio market with the new Playbar, a wireless speaker bar designed to be deployed at the base of flat-screen HDTV.

The Playbar, which will be available March 5 for $699, looks like a typical self-amplified home-theater soundbar. It’s a single-cabinet speaker system housing nine drivers (six mid-woofers and three tweeters), each of which is driven by a discrete amplifier. It connects to a TV’s digital-audio output (using an optical cable) and can play the audio from whatever source is sending audio to the TV. It’s capable of decoding a number of common audio streams, including Dolby Digital, but it can’t decode the high-definition audio streams used in Blu-ray discs (Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio).

Buyers will have the option of supplementing the Playbar’s bass performance by adding a $699 Sonos Sub subwoofer (to reproduce low-frequency effects), and they’ll be able to build out a complete 5.1-channel audio system by adding the Sub and a pair of Sonos’ Play:3 self-powered speakers ($299 each), for the surround channels.

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There’s a lot that can go wrong when you’re trying to make the perfect cup of tea, but designer Christoph Lichtinger is looking to make the process a little easier (and a lot lot more mobile) for the purist. Dubbed the Green Tcult (funding through March 25), this diminutive machine is meant to control ‘falling water temperature’ and ensure that temperature-sensitive tea is automatically put into the water at the right time.

Designed primary for green tea (which Lichtinger credits with making him feel 20 years younger), the Green Tcult holds loose-leaf-saddled tea tongs over your boiled water, allowing steam to ‘condition’ the tea by opening its pores (really). When the water dips to the proper temperature for your particular tea (as set by you in two different memory selections) the Tcult releases the tea tongs (or tea bag, if you must) into the water. A timer then reminds you when it’s time to take the infuser out of the water. It works using a rechargeable battery good for a few hundred cups, and includes a charging dock.

The project had raised a measly $2000 of its $120,000 as of press time, but still has more than a month an a half to go. Green Tcult has been in development since April 2010. After the initial prototype was completed in September 2011, the company went ahead to make the circuit board and the special display. Those looking to pick up a Green Tcult of their own can pledge $79, and the product should retail for around $120 if it makes it to market.

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Part lightbulb, part spaceship component, the LED NanoLight (funding through March 8) is being touted as the world’s most energy efficient lightbulb.

Using just 12 watts of electricity, the NanoLight should generate 1600 lumens, the equivalent of a 100-watt lightbulb. The estimated cost of running a NanoLight (for three hours a day) is less than $2 a year, and the bulb is expected to last 25 to 30 years.

Aside from looking rather stellar and being economical with the usage of power, the NanoLight also differs from the average LED lightbulb in that it’s capable of emulating the omnidirectional nature of your classic lightbulb—but cool enough not to mimic its habit of scorching your flesh if you make the mistake of touching it when it’s been on for a while. And unlike most compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs, the NanoLight provides full brightness as soon as you turn it on.

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You’ve got your remote control, your favorite recliner, and your beverages at the ready. You’ve put together a nice assortment of snacks tastefully arrayed on plates and platters. You’ve even donned appropriate attire—49er gold-and-red or Raven purple—for the occasion. Surely, you are ready to sit down and watch Super Bowl XLVII this Sunday.

You most certainly are not.

Look, if ever an event called out for living large, it’s the Super Bowl. The word “Super” is in its very title. The football game is usually the most watched TV program of the year with the most recent installment setting ratings records. Why not watch it in style? At the very least, tap into technology to augment your viewing experience.

Here are eight next-gen options for enjoying an afternoon of Super Bowl XLVII—and any given Sunday thereafter.

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News that Cisco intended to divest its Linksys home-networking business unit broke last December, but Belkin’s decision—announced last Thursday—to acquire that division came as a surprise. Belkin’s intentions are even more interesting: The company isn’t just buying a prestige brand to slap on its existing home-networking product line; it plans to market networking products under both brands.

When I asked Belkin’s chief technology officer Brian Van Harlingen how that might benefit consumers, he replied that Belkin’s employees “strive to understand user needs, and deliver a good user experience. The philosophy at Linksys isn’t fundamentally different, but each company has different strengths. Linksys did [the cloud-based router administration software] Smart Wi-Fi, and we’ve done great work in terms of quality of service [QoS describes the ability to assign priorities to different data flows, so that gaming and video traffic, say, are given priority over downloads]. Where do those things come together? We think the ultimate outcome of putting the two companies together will be ‘1+1=3.’”

According to Van Harlingen, Belkin “sees Linksys as a premier brand. They brought wireless networking into the home. But our intention is to maintain both brands in networking; each has a unique appeal to consumers, and we think we can create differentiation for the two product lines.”

Van Harlingen says Belkin also sees an opportunity to grab some market share in the small- to medium-size business market, a market that Linksys had largely drifted away from while under Cisco’s control. “We’re still working on long-term plans and product road maps, but Linksys goes back a ways and [the brand] had some real credibility in the SMB space. We see some opportunity there.”

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Cisco Systems plans to sell its Linksys home networking business to Belkin International for an undisclosed sum under an agreement that includes cooperation between the companies on software, service-provider products and other areas.

Belkin will keep the Linksys brand alive and honor warranties for customers who bought Linksys products, it said in a press release Thursday.

Cisco acquired Linksys in 2003 and has used it to deliver several generations of Wi-Fi routers and other consumer networking equipment into homes. But Cisco is now pulling back from its consumer business as it focuses on becoming one of the top enterprise IT vendors.

Belkin makes consumer and small-business networking gear as well as accessories and peripherals and is based in Playa Vista, in Southern California. That’s not far from Irvine, where Linksys is based. Belkin plans to bring in the Linksys workforce as part of the deal, which is expected to close in March.

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Taiwanese company Securifi is currently selling the Almond, billed as the world’s first touchscreen Wi-Fi router. The company is working on the next stage of the product’s evolution, and turning to Kickstarter to make it happen.

The Almond+ (funding through March 9) beefs up the specs on the product, and also acts as a smart home hub, compatible with Z-Wave and ZigBee sensors used in home automation.

Intended for people rich (or nerdy) enough to require streamlining a whole bunch of home automation technologies, the Almond+ looks to be a small, elegant solution with a dismissible footprint. Plus, it’s funky enough to be a fashion statement in the house.

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Heating and cooling accounts for more than 40 percent of the average home's energy consumption. According to the EPA, installing a programmable thermostat in your home and using it properly can save you $180 in energy costs every year. That means a programmable thermostat can pay for itself over time, but the key is using the thermostat properly. If it’s difficult to program or too inflexible for your daily routine, you might never recoup your investment. Here's a hands-on look at three of the latest and greatest, including the much-talked-about Nest.

The idea behind a programmable thermostat is to conserve energy by heating or cooling your home only when you’re there to enjoy it. To accomplish that goal, the thermostat should at least be capable of triggering four events each day: It should trigger your HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system to warm or cool your home to a target temperature when you wake up, adjust the target temp so the system is largely idle while you’re away at work, return your home’s interior to a comfortable temp when you come home again, and render the system largely idle while you’re asleep.

Good, better, best

A basic programmable thermostat will do this for a price tag less than $20, but most devices in this price range will be extremely limited. Many don't have the smarts to distinguish between weekdays (when most people are away from home because they're at work) and weekends (when most people are at home for longer hours); they treat all seven days the same.

The Hunter 44110 shown here (street price around $20), is what's known as a "5-2" thermostat. It's better than most thermostats in this price range in that it allows you to create one four-event schedule for Monday through Friday, and a second four-event schedule for Saturday and Sunday. But like most devices in its price range, the Hunter is incompatible with HVAC systems that utilize heat pumps or that are capable of performing multi-stage heating and cooling.

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Barry Shields

If you are an avid Star Wars fan, you probably already have all sorts of memorabilia. But to really prove your fandom, perhaps you need to take a look at this amazing coffee table by Barry Shields.

The entire X-Wing model was carved by hand, and it took around six months to make. Barry sandwiched the glass sheet between the top and bottom half of the starfighter, which he then bolted together—this makes the table more durable.

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LAS VEGAS—I confess to having had a very strained relationship with baby monitors when my daughter was just an infant. They would crackle at her every stirring, and I would tense up, preparing for the crying fit that was sure to come.

My daughter cried a lot, too.

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LAS VEGAS— While fitness technology is hardly a new category of accessories, it is a growing one: The CEA announced that this year's CES has 25 percent more booths related to digital health and fitness technology compared to last year’s event. Over 215 health- and fitness-related exhibitors are on hand in the South Hall this year, displaying gadgets and apps that help you track calories, access your medical history, coordinate with your doctors, or set up an exercise regimen—all from a smartphone or Bluetooth-enabled device.

With more than 6 out of 10 consumers saying they want a personal fitness device, according to the CEA, the fit tech industry expects to see over 300 million body sensors in use by 2016. In addition to the fit tech and mHealth exhibits on the show floor, this year’s CES is also home to the Digital Health Summit. This event features conferences spread out over four days, along with talks from CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta and author and columnist Arianna Huffington.

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