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Pedego Latch – No Rack, No Space, No Problem
The Pedego Latch is a folding e-bike that makes it easy to take almost anywhere in almost anything. Folded up, it fits into the small trunk of my Audi. It’s ideal for tucking into an RV so you have...
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Sony CAS-1 Audio System – Pint Sized Hi-Res Powerhouse
I first saw and heard Sony’s desktop Hi-Res audio system, the CAS-1, at this year’s CES in Las Vegas back in January. I got a chance for some hands-on time at a visit to Sony HQ in February and knew...
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Smarty House Part 3 – Weather Or Not, Here It Comes
Editor’s Note – This is the third part of an ongoing series by journalist and geek Marty Winston in his quest to design the perfect smart home of the future with the best technology of today. Smarty...
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GreatCall Has a Lively Take on PERS
GreatCall, the company best known for its senior-friendly Jitterbug phones, has jumped into the crowded space of Personal Emergency Response devices, or PERS. It’s the company’s coming out party for...
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Simple Home – Simple Solution to Home Security
security camera/ motion detector Whether you’re recently retired and looking forward to traveling more or are just looking for more security and convenience, making your home smarter is worth looking...
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Garmin’s Oregon 750t Does More Than Find Your Way Home
For many years, I’ve used a Garmin handheld as my go-to device for getting around. I use it for biking, for hiking, and even for navigating around cities in both the US and abroad when I can’t get a...
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New Flavors of Apple Sauce – iPhone 7 and Watch Series 2
Let’s start right off with the nasty stuff. The Apple iPhone 7 and 7 Plus do away with your trusty 3.5 mm headphone jack. And boy is that getting a lot of people upset. In case you haven’t heard, the...
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Why I Will Never Trust eBay Again
I have been doing business with eBay (and its former subsidiary PayPal) for well over a decade. And for the most part, it’s been an okay relationship. Sure, I think their fees are too high. But until...
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Smarty House Part 4 – Batteries and Bells
Editor’s Note – This is the fourth part of an ongoing series by journalist and geek Marty Winston in his quest to design the perfect smart home of the future with the best technology of today. One...
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Samsung Gear Fit2 – A Good Fit For Your Workout
Samsung has branched out their smartwatch line with the Gear Fit2, which is clearly going after the Fitbit with thinner, rectangular “fitness band” design. It might look similar to a Fitbit, but is...
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ProdecoTech Stride 400 – An E-Bike Without Sticker Shock
If you’ve been thinking about moving into the world of e-biking, but you’ve been put off by the $2000+ prices for many, the ProdecoTech Stride 400 may be your solution. This is pretty much an entry...
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Thanks For the Memories Part 1 – Epson’s Scanning Breakthrough
Everyone has a story. And many of us have boxes, bins, and drawers full of photos, videos, and movies that can help illustrate that story. In my case, it’s a five foot high fireproof jeweler’s safe....
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Beddi – The Swiss Army Knife Bedside Companion
It sounds like a nightstand clock radio invented and hawked on late night TV by Ron Popeil – it chops, it slices, it dices… well, it does none of those things of course, it’s not a Veg-O-Matic. But the...
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Countdown To A Kidney
Just about everyone I know has a favorite time of year. It could be Thanksgiving, or Christmas, or a birthday. The one event I look forward to most each year is my fall foliage biking trip with my son,...
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Philips HealthSuite – Tracking Your Health At Home
A fitness tracker or a health tracker: it’s the difference between a trainer at the gym saying you’re doing well, and your doctor telling you are well. Philips, the Dutch electronics company mostly...
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Zeiss Glasses for Driving at Night – No Glaring Errors
What Is It? – DriveSafe glasses were developed by the optics experts at Carl Zeiss. Using a special coating, the lenses were designed specifically to reduce nighttime glare created by HID (high...
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Countdown To A Kidney – Part 2 – What Do They Do Anyway?
I’m in Las Vegas for my last major trip prior to my scheduled kidney transplant. I’ve spent three days looking at new e-bikes at the Interbike conference and eating my heart out over my inability to go...
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E-Bikes Lower the Bar at Interbike
What a difference a year makes. At this year’s Interbike conference in Las Vegas, by one count there were more than 45 new e-bike companies offering scores of new models. But what struck me most is...
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Countdown to a Kidney – Part 3 – One Week and Counting
My kidney transplant is scheduled for early next week. And the to-do list keeps getting longer. When you know you won’t be leaving the house for public places for three months, you start to think about...
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Countdown to a Kidney – One Day More
Tomorrow is K-Day or T-Day. Whichever way you slice it, my son Max and I will be the ones being sliced. I’m told the surgery will probably last two to four hours. They will catheterize me. Fortunately,...
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