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Breathe, Relax, Repeat: Devices for Inner Peace

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on May 14 at 3:22 pm PT

Katherine Boehret looks at two sensors that aim to help users get to a calmer zone.

Home-Design Help — At What Cost?

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on February 5 at 3:05 pm PT

Zillow Digs, a new app and website, shows photos of beautiful rooms and provides estimates that tell people how much it might cost them to do the same remodel in their homes.

A Fresh New Office Finds a Place in the Cloud

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on January 29 at 6:02 am PT

Microsoft’s newest version of Office is a radical change from previous versions. It’s more closely tied to the cloud and has a surprising new price model.

Custom Magazine Focuses on the Big Pictures

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on December 4, 2012 at 3:07 pm PT

A new edition of Zite, an app that assembles online stories into a personalized digital magazine, puts a lot of emphasis on visuals.

Is Browsing a Catalog More Fun on a Tablet?

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on March 27, 2012 at 3:34 pm PT

Testing three free catalog-aggregating apps to see how well they replaced paper.

A Tablet Children Can Grow Into

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on September 13, 2011 at 3:13 pm PT

LeapPad Explorer from LeapFrog Enterprises, a company known for its educational children’s toys, is a tablet aimed at ages 4 through 9.

Turning a Tablet Into a Board Game

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on January 4, 2011 at 4:04 pm PT

In the new Digital Solution column, Katie tests a game that successfully marries digital and analog games by using the first physical device to digitally interact with the Apple iPad.

A Device Does Everything But Sing

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on December 14, 2010 at 3:02 pm PT

Katie reviews HP’s Photosmart eStation e-All-in-one, with its detachable Zeen tablet.

New Nook Brings a Little Color to E-Reading

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on November 16, 2010 at 2:44 pm PT

If you love reading and want smart ways to share your books with friends or reading updates with social networks, the Nook Color has you covered.

Putting Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 Through Its Paces

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on October 12, 2010 at 3:17 pm PT

Katie puts Microsoft’s new Internet Explorer 9 to the test.