Consumer Electronics

Want to make your Draw Something Game even Better? Get a Stylish Stylus from Targus

April 12, 2012

I few weeks ago, I was introduced to the amazingly addictive drawing and word game called Draw Something. This game quickly rocketed to the #1 paid application position in the Apple App Store and has been holding steady ever since. It’s a great app. You pair up with someone to play with and then you [...]

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Win an LG Home Entertainment Makeover! See How LG Did a “Techorating” Makeover of MY Living Room!

April 11, 2012

I always thought that those home-makeover stories were fictional. But how wrong I was! A few weeks ago, my dusty and technology-tired old living room was completely upgraded and given new energy by LG, a major electronics company that specializes in home entertainment products, home appliances and mobile phones. And I’m going to tell you [...]

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Advanced Multimedia Storage & Streaming for your Home Network – Western Digital My Book Live Duo

April 9, 2012

Every time I write a blog post or an email or take a picture, I’m amazed at how something is created from literally nothing. It’s so much different than when you wrote something on a piece of paper or took a photo to have it “printed” from film. In the past, we created physical object [...]

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Shopping for Smartphones Making You Feel Dumb? It’s a Walk in the Park!

April 4, 2012

Everything is going smart these days. We have smart TVs, smart cars and the most obvious one, smart phones. What really is the meaning of “smart?” Are these items actually “intelligent” or do you have to be “smart” to use them? I would say it is a mixture of the two. “Smart” phones are probably [...]

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Just Cover It Up! Pritect – A Privacy Guard for the Xbox 360 & Windows Kinect

March 27, 2012

Sometimes low-tech is the best way to go. I hadn’t really thought much about the Kinect for Xbox and Window in terms of privacy, until the folks at Catalyst Components reached out to me about their new product called the Pritect cover. It’s a privacy guard for the Xbox 360 Kinect. What is the Kinect? It’s [...]

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Understanding Cloud Security and Mobile Platforms on Digital Nibbles Podcast #6

March 26, 2012

You really should track your digital devices, at least according to Ken Westin who is the founder of GadgetTrak. I actually agree with that. In fact, I have been using some other services (Prey Project and Find my iPhone) to do just that. It does look like what Ken’s company has come up with in [...]

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“Remembering the First Time” – Cast of Dads Podcast #49 – March Madness, Expos, Bicycles & Big Wheels

March 22, 2012

Well, we cranked up the old podcaster again, this time with less time between episodes. While it may have been just me, I think we all could have used some coffee (or alcohol) to get us really into gear. But still, we always have a great time talking about just about anything that pops into [...]

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PocketFinder – A Cellular & GPS Locating Device That You Throw in a Bag and Start Tracking Your Loved Ones

March 12, 2012

Technology is really great sometimes. Not only have devices gotten smaller, they have become more powerful and more useful. Think about cell phones – do you remember the size of them back in the 80′s? They were simply HUGE and clunky. GPS technology has gone the same way and are now so small, they can [...]

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Michael Sheehan
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Avid technologist, blogger, social media pundit (@HighTechDad on Twitter), loving husband and father of 3 beautiful girls. I write about technology, consumer electronics, gadgets, software, hardware, parenting "hacks," and other tips & tricks. I'm a fan of all technology that is new, exciting and valuable. See my About page for more details.

Professionally, I'm the Technology Evangelist for GoGrid, the #1 pure-play Cloud Computing Infrastructure hosting provider in the world where I write regularly about Cloud Computing on the GoGrid blog.