Asus Chromebit CS10 – Transform Your TV
What Is It? – Is it me, or does it seem to you that everything in technology also has to be something else: your cell phone is also a camera; your tablet can become a laptop; and even your refrigerator...
View ArticleHTC 10 Smartphone – Coming Back At The High End
What Is It? – When it comes to smartphones, Google’s Android operating system is clearly the winner, with almost 85% of the market (Apple’s iOS is under 15%, with Windows and BlackBerry phones less...
View ArticleBroadway Meets the 21st Century With the First Live Stream
Two of my favorite things have finally come together – Broadway musicals and technology. For the first time in history, the Broadway show She Loves Me was streamed live on June 30th. So for $10 instead...
View ArticleSummer Outdoor Gear Guide – Part 1
Whether it’s going on a camping trip or just puttering around the yard, there’s still lots of time left to enjoy the summer. We have recommendations from yard tools and camping gear to clothing and...
View ArticleSummer Outdoor Gear Guide – Part 2
In Part 1 of our Summer Outdoor Gear Guide we focused on hardware – things like yard tools and camping gear. In Part 2, we’re looking at “softwear.” The Clothes Make the Man – and the Woman Sweatshirt...
View ArticleAcer Chromebook 14 – A Good Everyday Laptop
What Is It? – When it comes to choosing a laptop, you probably first think: Windows or Mac? But there’s a good third choice: a Chromebook. Laptops with Google’s Chrome operating system first came out...
View ArticleAsus VivoStick PC – Windows 10 On Your TV
What Is It? – A little while back we looked at the Asus Chromebit, a small HDMI stick that can be plugged into a TV to turn it into a working Chromebook computer, for under $100 plus a keyboard and...
View ArticleMass Fidelity – Clever At The Core
You might call the Mass Fidelity Core the Tardis of Bluetooth speakers. If you’re not a Doctor Who fan, the analogy will be lost on you. But basically the good doctor’s time and travel machine is...
View ArticleFlir One Thermal Imaging Camera – Just The Thing For A Sticky Wicket
A thermal imaging camera – who needs it? The technology of using a camera that picks up infrared, or invisible – to humans – radiant energy waves, or more simply, heat, was first developed for military...
View ArticleSmarty House – Building Tomorrow’s House Today
Editor’s Note – Marty Winston is a fellow journalist and geek. And right now he’s putting new technology to the test, using nextgen technology to build the home of tomorrow today. Marty has offered to...
View ArticlePhilips Launches Multi-Pronged Connected Health Campaign
Philips is a household name in Europe and much of the world, but not so much in the United States. Even though its brands like Norelco, Sonicare, and more recently Philips Hue Lighting have been around...
View ArticleLG G5 Smartphone – Fights For Its Place On The High End
What Is It? – LG – the Korean manufacturer – is trying again to challenge its home country rival Samsung in the smartphone space. They already duke it out over TVs and appliances like washers, dryers,...
View ArticleOff To College 2016
It’s time to outfit your college-bound youngster with all the things he or she will need to have a productive, connected, and fun year. This year our suggestions run the gamut from entertaining to...
View ArticleSeagate Backup Plus Hub – Bigger IS Better
Is 8 terabytes good for you? Because if you have that much stuff to backup or store from your various computers and devices, you can now buy the Seagate Backup Plus Hub which comes with as much as 8 TB...
View ArticlePokemon Go Brings Augmented Reality to Life – Even for 50+
By now you no doubt have read about the Pokemon Go phenomenon and probably even know a young person who is playing it. Tens of millions of youngsters and millennials between the ages 8 and 35, the...
View ArticleIn Defense of the E-Reader
Flashy tablets and mobile phones get all the attention. After all, they’re amazing, multi-purpose devices that seem to be able to do nearly anything. Nowhere in that description, however, does it...
View ArticleSmarty House Part 2 – Tracking Warm Bodies
Editor’s Note – This is the second piece by fellow journalist and Geek Marty Winston as he chronicles the creation of his home of the future with today’s best technology. This week, we go deeper geek....
View ArticleIf You Remember Hi Ho Silver, This Raleigh Sprite’s For You
Quick, what do the Lone Ranger and the Sprite IE e-bike from Raleigh have in common?Answer, they are both great rides on Silver. Okay, admittedly there are a few differences. The Sprite is low step,...
View ArticleA Watershed Event For Self-Driving Cars
Editor’s Note: In recent days there have been two events in the world of self-driving cars that should make everyone take notice. The first was the announcement by Ford Motors that it is planning to...
View ArticleEero Is My Hero – Wireless That Works
For many of us, our wireless router has been the weak link in our Internet universe. How many times have you had to stop what you were doing to reset your router? How many times have you had to move...
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