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2016 Holiday Gift Guide – Senior Seniors
As our society continues to skew older, more seniors are either already tech savvy, or learning just to keep up with the kids and grandkids, and also to stay connected with friends. Among this year’s...
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Garmin DriveAssist LMT50 – An Easy Safety Upgrade for Your Car
If you’ve been looking at the price of aftermarket devices that offer front collision avoidance, lane departure warnings, and other safety and alertness features, you know that they can be expensive...
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Smarty House Part 7 – Turning Blue
Editor’s Note – This is the seventh 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. Our big...
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2016 Bike Gear Roundup
Flat Fixer – Blackburn Outpost CO2 Inflator – Fix that flat and get back on your ride quick with a shot from this pocket-sized CO2 inflator. Its durable CNC alloy valve head is constructed to last a...
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Countdown to a Kidney – One Month With My New Kidney
November 11th marks a full month since my son Max gave me a new lease on life by donating a kidney. I am pleased to report that Max has largely recovered, and is back to most activities. As for me,...
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2016 Holiday Gift Guide – Gifts for Kids Over 25
Hybrid Computer – Lenovo Yoga Book – Mobile productivity enters a new era with the Lenovo Yoga Book, a 2-in-1 tablet like none you’ve seen before. This tablet will let your kid make notes or sketches...
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The Bean – In Your Ear
Maybe you’re old enough – or enough of a folk music enthusiast – to remember a song from the early 1960s called Beans In My Ears. A version of it by The Serendipity Singers made it into the Top 40 in...
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TCL’s 55″ 4K UHDTV with Roku Costs Less Than a Smartphone
Who says you have to pay a small fortune for a big screen 4K HDTV? Not Chinese TV maker TCL, one of the largest television producers in the world. The model we’ve been testing is the TCL 55UP130, a 55″...
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2016 Holiday Gift Guide – Gifts for the 50+ Woman
The holidays are a great time to show your appreciation for the women in your life, be it wife, mother, or just someone who means a lot. We’ve assembled a group of tech-oriented gifts aimed at making...
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Lenovo Moto Z Droid – Not Just Another Smartphone
We review a lot of phones here – and only scratch the surface of all the different makes and models that are constantly being churned out. So how about something at least a little different – a phone...
View ArticleLiving the Unplugged Life – Sounds Pretty Good Right Now
Editor’s Note – Here at Tech50+ we’re all about the Tech. But after the past couple of weeks, there may be something to be said for going unplugged (maybe even for the next four years). Well, Debra...
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New Biking Tech Roundup
At the recent Interbike show we saw a boatload of new technology for bikes and bikers – everything from e-bike drive systems to Bluetooth monitors, smart helmets, and even hi-tech car mounting systems....
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MOCA Takes Blood Pressure to Heart – MOCACuff
MOCA is best known for its MOCAheart, a very thin device that can measure your heart function and your blood oxygen level. Now the company is jumping into the crowded space of wireless blood pressure...
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2016 Holiday Gift Guide – Gifts for the 50+ Man
There’s just so much new and exciting tech out there aimed at our generation that it was tough to narrow it down to a reasonable holiday wish list. We decided on an eclectic variety of gifts and a...
View ArticleOver the River and Through the Woods – Xfinity Goes to Grandma’s House
Xfinity is going cross-generational. And we’re not embarrassed about it. In fact, we think it’s worth taking note. Comcast/Xfinity, which also owns NBC, Universal, and much of the civilized wired...
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Portal – A Wi-Fi Router For Clearing Traffic Jams
These days, there’s Wi-Fi where ever you look: homes, businesses, stores, hotels, libraries – I’m writing this post in a Wi-Fi equipped waiting room as my car is being serviced. But if you are in an...
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2016 Holiday Gift Guide – Gifts for Kids Under 25
Talk about a difficult age group. Whether you are trying to buy for your grandchildren or your own child either in or out of college, finding the right gift at the right price is particularly...
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Thanks for the Memories – Part 3 – Google Photo Scan
Editor’s Note: Over the past couple of months we’ve been telling you about ways to save your precious memories, both through scanning and storage. Tech50+ contributor Diane Eschenbach has a look at a...
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Countdown to a Kidney – The Link Between Diabetes and Kidney Disease
This marks the end of National Diabetes Awareness Month. But it’s not something to be aware of for just a month. According to the Centers for Disease Control, some 29.1 million Americans suffer from...
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LeEco Le Pro3 Ecophone – Less Expensive But More Battery Life
What Is It? – You’ve probably never heard of LeEco or the Chinese billionaire who owns it – and who heads a related company that runs video streaming and cloud computing services, plus makes a series...
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