2016 Holiday Gift Guide – Stocking Stuffers
This is the portion of our gift guide where we can have some fun thinking about all of the little things that will make the holidays just a little more merry and not too expensive. Smartphone Mounting...
View ArticleThe Walls May Not Have Ears – But Amazon Echo and Google Home Do
Guest Column by Paul Bischoff Editor’s Note – This article was originally published on Comparitech.com and is used here by permission of the author. The Amazon Echo is without a doubt one of the most...
View ArticleSony MDR-1000X Headphones – The Best of Both Worlds
I like to listen to Hi-Res audio. And when I travel on trains and planes I like to use noise canceling headphones. But until the past year, I needed two separate sets of headphones to accomplish both....
View ArticleDon’t Let a Cyber Grinch Steal Your Holiday
by Shaun Murphy, CEO of SNDR™ Travelers often worry about flight delays, bad weather, and disappointing accommodations when thinking about the factors that could ruin a vacation. However, the lack of...
View ArticleWave the Stress Away From Your Accounting Life in a Breeze!
Receipts by Wave is a wonderful piece of software designed to help small to medium businesses with their accounting, recording, and bills, no matter where they are. After downloading the app, you can...
View ArticlePhysical Therapy at Home – RespondWell Has an App for That
While there’s plenty of discussion about how telemedicine might be implemented, the folks at RespondWell say they can prove the benefits of using connected rehabilitation methods in the home...
View ArticleWhy Smart Manufacturing is a Dumb Idea
Editor’s Note: Much of the recent political campaign focused on bringing back manufacturing jobs to the United States. But many experts say that because of global competition, even if manufacturing...
View ArticleBelkin’s Valet Charge Power Pair – For Apple Watch and iPhone
You could make the case that finding an easy way to charge both your iPhone and your Apple Watch is the kind of first world problem that hardly rises to the level of a real issue. But if you have both,...
View ArticleYes There Is a Difference Among 4K TVs: Samsung KS9000 65”
I’m more than slightly picky about my TVs. In an age where dirt cheap TVs are everywhere, I have a hard time explaining this. It’s not about getting the biggest screen for the cheapest price because...
View ArticleTivoli ART Cube Speaker – A Square Deal
When Tivoli Audio was sold by founder and legendary audio pioneer Tom DeVesto, we wondered what the company would do to maintain its legacy. Now we have the answer: the Tivoli ART line of speakers, the...
View ArticleNetgear Orbi – Whole House Wi-Fi With A Twist
My home network is terrible. I live in a townhouse that is long and narrow with four levels of space. It was built with metal studs and beams in the walls. That makes the Wi-Fi both inconsistent and...
View ArticleWhen A Smarthome May Not Be So Smart
Editor’s Note: At this week’s CES extravaganza in Las Vegas we anticipate being overwhelmed by new devices for home automation, connected homes, and the Internet of Things. But as Marty Winston tells...
View ArticleCES Unveiled – Part 1
Our intrepid reporters have been out roaming the gigantic annual CES show in Las Vegas – here are some of the interesting new items they’ve found: From John R. Quain, Editor-At-Large: Bitdefender BOX –...
View ArticleNew Tech-Smart Exercise Trainers Take Away The Tedium
Stationary exercise bikes are a noble idea (in the abstract) that often goes sour for buyers in the cold light of day. “I found a great use for mine,” comedian Robert Klein likes to grumble. “My sports...
View ArticleBuy Your Glasses Online – Save $$ and Be More Fashionable
(A version of this story originally appeared on The Huffington Post.) Each morning you choose a pair of pants or a skirt or dress to wear, a matching shirt or blouse, a jacket or a sweater, then an...
View ArticleThe 5 Best Cars From The 2018 New York Auto Show
Car shows are often about chrome-trimmed fantasies and horsepower hectoring muscle cars. But increasingly, the horsepower is coming from battery packs – along with a healthy injection of advanced...
View ArticleDo You Need An 8K TV?
First it was HD TV, then 4K Ultra HD TV, then HDR. Now it’s 8K, with the first sets poised to appear in Europe. The question is, do you really need more pixels? At the IFA Global Press Conference in...
View ArticleLG G7 ThinQ – First Look At Their New Flagship Phone
Artificial intelligence continues to be the buzz phrase of the year, adorning everything from cars to speakers. This week, LG debuts it new flagship smartphone, the LG G7 ThinQ, touting its own use of...
View ArticleRandom Gadget Roundup – Spring 2018
Spring Ahead to our latest Random Gadget Roundup – a brief look at some of the tech items we’ve come across recently – some of which might make a gift for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, graduation, or...
View ArticleThree for the Road – Travel-Ready TV Antennas
In the era of glamping, no self-respecting RV owner (or car camper for that matter) would travel without a TV. Thankfully, there are some easy, inexpensive ways to tune in local TV stations. Rather...
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