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Meural Canvas – Not The Same Old Digital Photo Frame

You probably bought for yourself, or maybe as a gift, one of those digital photo frames that came out more than 10 years ago, they were real popular real fast, then became bargain-bin buys as people...

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Do You Need An Intelligent Assistant?

“If I only had a brain” sang the Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz. But now he could just buy one, an intelligent assistant, a smart speaker, a virtual assistant – they go by many descriptions – but all...

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Thinkware Dash Cam F100 – Discrete Recording As You Drive

I don’t know how it is where you live, but where I do – a suburb of New York City – I have never seen a private vehicle with a dash cam. In fact, the only ones I’ve seen were in taxi or car service...

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Light L16 Camera – The Future May Be A Little Cloudy

When I told my son I was buying the new Light L16 camera his comment was, “Dad, you know better than to buy first-generation technology.” But I figured that with a “no questions asked” return policy I...

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August Smart Lock Pro – Dead Simple Deadbolting

Not sure you locked the door when you left home? Forget to deadbolt the front door when you’re inside? We do get a little more forgetful as we get older, so stop worrying and get the August Smart Lock...

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Why The Littlest Whill Is A Big Deal

We were first introduced to the amazing wheelchairs from Whill (it’s pronounced “will”) back in 2015 at CES in Las Vegas. At the time I recall thinking that if ever I became disabled, this would be the...

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SkyAngel 911FD – Emergency Alert Without Monthly Fees

Who doesn’t remember the late 80s-early 90s commercials for a personal medical alarm with the phrase, “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” It was the trademarked catchphrase for the LifeCall emergency...

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Do You Live Where You’re Most Likely To Be Scammed?

What is it about Homosassa Springs, Florida that it is the Metropolitan Statistical Area with the most reported scams per 100,000 population?  But that’s how it comes up in a Federal Trade Commission...

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The iPhone X – When Less is More

There are a couple of ways of reading this. With Apple’s 10th anniversary iPhone X you’re getting more screen size in a smaller form factor making it less of a behemoth in your pocket. The other way of...

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Side Hustle Your Retirement With An Online Gig

Thinking about retiring? Your first thought is probably about whether you’ll be able to afford it. A 2017 survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute showed that around 40% of workers don’t “feel...

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What Would You Pay For Mobility?

According to the website Pants Up Easy, which tracks disabilities, some 3.6 million Americans over the age of 15 use a wheelchair for mobility. Perhaps that seems kind of low, but it doesn’t include...

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Samsung Makes A Push for 8K TV

Samsung is pushing the television envelope, taking a “go big, or go home” approach to bringing a better picture to your living room with 8K TV sets. At the 2018 IFA consumer electronics show in...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 – Still Notable

What Is It? The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is their newest flagship phone. it’s big, it’s pricey. But it has just about everything you might want in today’s latest phone. And there’s the rub, today is just...

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Hear Cleer – A Pair Of Wireless Headphones

It’s very clear our love for headphone jacks isn’t here to stay. Phone makers, led by Apple, are slowly doing away with the standard 3.5mm audio jack, and with the latest iPhone X models, Apple’s not...

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Sprout100 – Great Big Sound In A Small Package

I think I have a Sprout100 in my future. Like many in our generation, I fulfilled my audio needs with receivers: a modest Sony when I was in college; my beloved Yamaha CR-2020 when I was first very...

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BlackBerry KEY2 – A Real Keyboard And Much More

I won’t bury the lede: the new BlackBerry KEY2 phone is a very good phone. And I admit to being a BlackBerry fan, a long time user, going back almost 20 years to the RIM 850/950 models, which you may...

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Oomo 3D Immersive Earphones – Are These Buds For You?

I’m always wary of the hype when it comes to new stuff – maybe it has something to do with my initials that make me leery of things that are supposed to be something but turn out to be something much...

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Samsung Galaxy Watch – Get Smart

You want a smartwatch but you don’t use an iPhone? Well, then you can forget the Apple Watch and get something even better: the new Samsung Galaxy Watch. And you don’t need a Samsung phone, just about...

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2019 Volvo S60 First Drive – Swede Emotion

With every new model, Volvo refines its semi-autonomous safety technology, and the snazzy 2019 Volvo S60 is no exception. Snazzy? A Volvo? Volvo has established itself as not just a safety but also as...

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LG V40 ThinQ – The 5 Camera Phone

Could you use a premium phone that has 5 camera lenses to take photos wide-angle, telephoto and “normal” including for selfies? Then I have a phone for you – the LG V40 ThinQ. LG is sometimes thought...

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