Power Your Performance
Apps can help you eat locally and sustainably Video
Apps can help you eat locally and sustainably Video Transcript
Locovore is a great app for both iOS and Android phones. Once you install the free download, let the phone use your current location to give you the best guidelines for your region. For example, here in San Francisco I now know that (Rudibega's?) only have a month left to being in season, grape fruit has 3 1/2 months and strawberries are only a few weeks away. The apps other features include is I8 logo button for sharing your food finds with your social networks. Also, it has to help you find farmers markets near your home address and coming soon, recipes that use seasonal produce. Also free and available for both types of phones is Monterrey Bay aquarium's seafood watch app. It sorts the fruit of the sea and sushi into 3 categories. Best choice, good alternatives and those to avoid, usually do the over fishing or the way the fish is caught. For those in the avoid list, more ocean friendly alternatives are provided. This app also lets you find local markets that sell sustainable fish and provides many educational tools to learn more. In San Francisco, I'm Kara (Suvoi?), sina.com for CBS News
Related Videos
The Diet Coke and Mentos Experiment
Stephen Voltz, coproducer of "The Extreme Diet Coke & Mentos Experiments," talks with CNET News.com's Michelle Meyers about how he and a friend created and choreographed a version of Las Vegas' Bellagio Fountains with only 101 2-liter bottles of Diet Coke
Tech Minute: Birthday reminder apps
Remembering your friends' and contacts' birthdays is hard enough. Taking that extra step to actually send them a birthday message or wish on time can be even more difficult. In this Tech Minute, CNET's Kara Tsuboi previews two helpful smartphone apps that help you remember important dates.
New FBI app gives parents peace of mind
According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, nearly 800,000 children are reported missing in the United States each year. In order to help decrease that number, the FBI has released a new smartphone app to help parents who find themselves in that awful position. CNET's Kara Tsuboi reports.
For a lot of us, starting a fitness regime is not nearly as hard as sustaining one. CNET's Kara Tsuboi reports on a tech start-up that's developing phone and tablet apps it hopes will make breaking a sweat more engaging.
It's not cheap to power a home these days. Could solar-energy tech be the solution? At the Intersolar North America exhibition in San Francisco, CNET's Kara Tsuboi finds a few products that could help bring sunshine to your wallet.
Look who's coming to dinner? Skype guests
Next time you set your dinner table, save a seat for your computer. A new project called the "Virtual Dinner Guest" connects families across the world via Skype to discuss the news of the day. CNET's Kara Tsuboi joins a Northern California family who is breaking bread with new friends in Egypt.
Daily Debrief: The epic fight for online movies continues
If you're looking to find a feature-length film online, iTunes is your best option--for now. On this Daily Debrief, CNET's Greg Sandoval explains to Kara Tsuboi that YouTube is sweetening its talk with movie studios and Hulu.com is also finding ways to monetize ads while remaining attractive to viewers.
Prizes, bragging rights awarded to 10 products
CNET editors sift through hundreds of products to find the best in categories such as cell phones, TVs, and car tech. News.com's Kara Tsuboi takes you through the categories and talks to some winners.
Disneyland unveils 'dream home'
On June 17, the public will get the chance to explore Disney's brand-new attraction, the "Innovention Dream Home." CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi traveled to Tomorrowland and got a sneak peek at some of the technology built into the home. See the magic mirror that every girl will be drooling over.
Daily Debrief: New online Olympic tech
When the Olympic Games begin in Beijing on August 8, fans will have more access and options than ever before for watching their favorite sports online. On Thursday's edition of the Daily Debrief, CNET's Kara Tsuboi and Ina Fried discuss the new technology behind the streaming video and live blogging.
