April 11, 2012

Win an LG Home Entertainment Makeover! See How LG Did a “Techorating” Makeover of MY Living Room!
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 the story behind it. But…
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July 20, 2011

I Wish I Had the ContourGPS HD Video Camera about 15 Years, When I Was REALLY Active
Long before I had kids, I did quite a bit of mountain bike riding. Northern California has a ton of really great trails and I was regularly riding 3-4 times a week. There is something to be said about not having technology with you when you are out riding (I would say that a cell phone is probably one exception…
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October 25, 2010

Get Beyond those Home Video Style Webcams & Move to HD with the Microsoft LifeCam HD Cinema
Let's face it, when you buy a laptop, you don't usually think about the built-in webcam. But if you look at many of the laptops out there, you will see that the built-in webcams are dramatically underpowered and are pretty much like using a really old camcorder to do video calls or webcam-related actions. Many netbooks, for example, come with…
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August 31, 2010

The Portable HD Video Recorder Smackdown (PART 2): Sony Bloggie vs Kodak Zi8
Last year around this time, I posted a head-to-head review between the Flip Ultra HD and the Kodak Zi8. Little did I know that it would become such a popular video on YouTube (it currently has over 94,000 views!). So, given that success and because of several comments to me on that video, I have decided to do another head-to-head…
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January 13, 2010

Cast of Dads: Podcast #5 – “Guys Love Gadgets”
This episode of the "Cast of Dads" podcast was something near and dear to my heart…GADGETS! With CES 2010 having just finished, we decided that the theme for the podcast would be gadgets and technology. Jeff Sass provided some great insight having just gotten back from CES (I covered the show remotely) but we all weighed in with differing opinions…
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September 30, 2009

The Portable HD Video Recorder Smackdown: Flip UltraHD vs Kodak Zi8
I came across a realization a few weeks ago. When doing a product review, it helps to supplement the writing with video. The problem was, I didnâ€™t have a good way to capture high-quality video with any of the older devices I have. I had tried with a built-in iSight as well as an external one, an older Sony camcorder…
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September 16, 2009

Storytelling in the Digital Age
Every family has a story teller. It's the person who can captivate an audience as they lead them down a path of words, memories and emotions. We do have to admit, some people are much better at doing this than others. I, for one, have an absolutely horrible memory. The only stories I tell are ones that I really know…
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