- New and useful gadgets in the market
The Jeddah Food iPhone app searches for restaurants and cafes across Jeddah based on the user’s current location. Categories allow users to find restaurants by cuisine type, i.e. Lebanese, Japanese, Italian. Users can read real reviews by diners directly from jeddahfood.com, as well as give a star rating to a venue or submit their own reviews straight from the iPhone. The app makes available venue details, phone numbers, venue websites, photo galleries and maps. Call the selected restaurant directly through the app. Users can also submit photos from their iPhone’s camera to a restaurants’ “customer photos” gallery.
Arab News’ food critic Rashed Islam created the Jeddah Food app to let people access the restaurant reviews, info and experience of JeddahFood.com quickly and easily when on the go, “A mobile application seemed like the easiest way to do this,” he remarked. The premium app retails in the iTunes app store for $3.99. A free LITE version will be available shortly on iTunes. Learn more about it through
Want to save a ton of money on a wedding? Then consider turning to online sources to help with the arrangements. From the moment of the engagement, through to the bride’s thank you notes, Shutterfly offers tools, resources and advice to make the big event a success. Shutterfly’s new Wedding Solution Site has tools such as wedding to-do lists, photo checklists and tips for picking the best invitations. The site also allows brides to create invitations, photo books and even personalized remembrance gifts from playing cards to luggage tags. All may be shipped internationally.
Cut down on calls and e-mails back and forth between the bridal party and all others involved by creating a free wedding share site on Shutterfly. Post notable dates, share milestone photos and key wedding updates. These sites are fast becoming the “go-to” solution for personalized wedding websites, especially since Shutterfly will store your photos free of charge long after the event is over. So here comes the bride to .
If you’re considering new home security technologies, then have a look at Kwikset’s Home Connect. Kwikset’s SmartCode with Home Connect () is a one-of-a-kind keyless electronic lock developed for interoperability with home automation and security systems.
Homeowners can use a Web-enabled cell phone, the Internet or home automation/security touch panel, to check their door lock status, automatically arm or disarm their security system and receive text notification when someone has entered.
Homeowners can select to have their doors automatically lock after 30 seconds for the ultimate in convenience and peace of mind. Kwickset’s system is the only product available today that offers homeowners a motorized deadbolt, providing the convenience of true remote locking without any physical interaction with the door.
Autodesk is famous for its professional design software and now the company has created Autodesk Homestyler — free web service for 2D and 3D home design and remodeling projects.
With Autodesk Homestyler (), homeowners can easily explore different brands, styles, colors and layouts before they start a project, thereby increasing confidence in their decisions. With no training required, users can create floor plans with drag-and-drop rooms, doors and furnishings. Design ideas are switched to 3D with a single click. There’s even a feature that shares designs with friends, family and professionals to get their feedback.

