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The tv remote
If you’re forever misplacing it (or your keys or your purse), consider the KeyRinger. It operates on the same principle as the Find button on a cordless phone. Press one KeyRinger, andit triggers a “loud, distinctive sound” and a “bright flashing light” in its mate, which can be up to 300 feet away. Order the $29.95 sets at keyringer.
Your Car in a Giant Parking Lot
You’re sogoofy with fatigue after a full day at Walt Disney World that you can’t remember if you parked in Mickey or Pluto. What to do? Tell the tram driver the approximate time you arrived, and he’ll drop youin the vicinity. Then walk the rows, pressing the alarm button on your remote. To keep this from happening again in any giant lot, download Car Finder, a 99-cent iPhone app by Intridea. (BlackBerry’sCarfinder, by Neosistec, is free.) After you park, use it to get a GPS fix. When it’s time to go home, it’ll guide you back. Do the same with portable GPS units by setting your parking spot as amTechnology, Stress, and Your Brain

Yes, we love the way our computers, PDAs, video games, and iPods have revolutionized our lives and let us stay connected and entertained 24/7. But there may be adownside for our health, says Gary Small, MD, author of iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind. For one thing, digital immersion can cause us to lose the social connections thatprotect us from stress. And video games — while they may improve eye-hand coordination and even help train surgeons and pilots — may also suppress the frontal lobe of the brain, hindering memory,attention, and problem-solving skills. “It’s not all good; it’s not all bad,” says Dr. Small. “It’s about finding the right balance.”

His tips for taking control:

Add up your total leisure timespent with technology. The average American spends six hours a day on digital entertainment (including TV and video games). Aim to reduce the total by 10 to 20 percent, freeing up more time for family...