Digital Eyes For The Blind, Thanks to Artificial Intelligence
Can an AI based app give the seeing impaired and blind a set of digital eyes? My maternal grandmother was blind. She became blind due to glaucoma, a disease that back in the 1930’s and 1940’s had no...
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Countdown to a Kidney –“All Good”
Good news about Gary Kaye, Founder and Chief Content Officer of Tech50plus, he’s out of kidney replacement surgery at Yale-New Haven hospital in Connecticut, and his wife Jody says “all good.” He’s...
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ZVOX Accuvoice AV200 TV Speaker – Hear Here
Can’t understand what’s being said on TV? You’re not alone and it’s not your fault. Most flat screen TVs have crummy sound systems, with little speakers designed more to keep the TV thin than provide...
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Countdown to a Kidney – T+2
Two days after the transplant. Max is going home today. I’m on track to be released tomorrow. Feeling pretty good, all things considered. Walked three laps around the surgical unit this morning....
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Switchmate Smart Light Switch – Quick & Easy Home Automation
Surely you remember The Clapper. It’s been 30 plus years, but you can probably still sing the jingle “Clap On, Clap Off, The Clapper!” The Clapper – marketed by the way by a man actually named Clapper!...
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Sony RX100 V – Grab & Go Camera Gets a Speed Boost
What Is It? – The best little secret in digital photography, Sony’s RX100 is a favorite among inveterate travelers, weekend shutterbugs, and even professionals. It’s the compact camera people grab on...
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Interbike Knows When to Fold ‘Em
One of the trends we saw at this year’s big Interbike Show in Las Vegas was the number of companies bringing out folding electric bikes. The folding non-electrified bike has become increasingly popular...
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Countdown to a Kidney – A Week and a Day After
The surgery was just a week ago and there’s nothing but good news to report. My heroic son Max is well enough to head home to Denver tomorrow. In so many ways this has been more difficult for him than...
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Amplifi HD – Make A Mesh Of Your Home Wi-Fi
If you live in a larger home, or perhaps a house with unusual dimensions or building materials, perhaps you’ve discovered there’s no one good place to put one Wi-Fi router and get good coverage...
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One of the more interesting products to come out in wearables recently is the new Spectacles eye goggles from Snap Inc., the new name of the company that makes Snapchat, the video-based social media...
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May I See Your Papers? – TripIt for Travelers
It was a stock scene in dozens of Cold War movies. The train coming to a halt at the unfriendly border. The agents going down the aisles of the passenger cars asking to see the travel documents of...
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Pedego Boomerang – Many Happy Returns
Sometimes I wonder what goes into a product name. In this case it’s the name of a very comfortable e-bike, the Pedego Boomerang. Did they name it for Boomers? Perhaps for the shape of the frame? Or...
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Seniors Should Take Extra Care Online
Guest Column by Larry Magid Editor’s Note: Our friend Larry Magid is a true pioneer in protecting children from online dangers. He is the president of ConnectSafely.org, which has recently turned its...
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Winter Gear Roundup – Part 1
Baby it’s getting cold out there. Winter will be upon us before you know it, but that’s no reason your outdoor activities should come to a halt. The Tech50+ team has assembled a two part guide to some...
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Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe – A Chance to Shine
What Is It? – The Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe is the newest flagship phone from the Taiwanese computer maker. The first thing you’ll notice is the design, a sleek metal body. No plastic here. The innards are...
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Home8 Security – Starter Security System In A Box
If you’re looking for a home security system, and don’t want to pay the price for a central monitoring security firm to come in and wire up your home with sensors and cameras, you might start with the...
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HP Nails It With the Spectre X360
What Is It? – The HP Spectre X360 is a dramatic redesign of HP’s premier laptop line. It is a hybrid design along the same lines as Lenovo’s popular Yoga series; that is it functions as a laptop,...
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Starry Station – A Pretty Quick Way To Get Home Wi-Fi Going
There are dozens – maybe tens of dozens – of Wi-Fi routers out there, so it’s very difficult to find something new and different enough to make a difference in user experience. The Starry Station Wi-Fi...
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Pixel – The First “Real” Google Phone – The New King of the Road?
What Is It? – For several years, Google has been given its branded phones the “Nexus” title. But those phones have been designed by others such as Asus and Huawei. Now, with the Pixel and Pixel XL,...
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Lenovo Yoga Book – Bend Me, Shape Me, Almost Any Way You Want To
What Is It? – How’d you like a small notebook that can turn instantly into a tablet and almost as quickly into a drawing pad? That’s what the Lenovo Yoga Book is, a hybrid laptop that’s lightweight and...
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