“Gadgets” collection
Explore a curated selection of personal technology and innovative gadgets designed to improve daily productivity and entertainment. This collection features detailed evaluations of portable electronics, charging solutions, and versatile tools that provide genuine real-world utility.
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View all →April 12, 2012
Want to make your Draw Something Game even Better? Get a Stylish Stylus from Targus
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 take turns trying to guess…
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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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April 9, 2012
Advanced Multimedia Storage & Streaming for your Home Network – Western Digital My Book Live Duo
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 using the tools that we…
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April 4, 2012
Shopping for Smartphones Making You Feel Dumb? It’s a Walk in the Park!
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 the most intriguing of the…
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March 27, 2012
Just Cover It Up! Pritect – A Privacy Guard for the Xbox 360 & Windows Kinect
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 a gesture, motion and sound…
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March 26, 2012
Understanding Cloud Security and Mobile Platforms on Digital Nibbles Podcast #6
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 their GadgetTrak service goes quite…
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March 22, 2012
“I Know I’m Going to Get a Speeding Ticket” – Review of the 2012 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe
A few months ago, I had the pleasure of doing a parade lap in the Cadillac CTS-V station wagon at Infineon raceway. As I drove around the speedway, I made a mental note to myself - I MUST drive a CTS-V on the streets. My dream came true last week as I was able to spend 5 days behind the…
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March 22, 2012
“Remembering the First Time” – Cast of Dads Podcast #49 – March Madness, Expos, Bicycles & Big Wheels
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 our minds. Episode #49 "Remembering…
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March 12, 2012
PocketFinder – A Cellular & GPS Locating Device That You Throw in a Bag and Start Tracking Your Loved Ones
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 be integrated into a smartphone.…
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March 7, 2012
Consumer Clouds – A Comfortable and Easy On-ramp to More Complex Business Clouds
I have multiple personalities. No, I'm not schizophrenic but I do have alter egos. During the day, I live and breathe cloud computing with my job as Technology Evangelist at GoGrid, a cloud infrastructure provider. And then the rest of my hours when I'm awake, I'm a dad, husband and technologist, trying to figure out how it all fits together…
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March 5, 2012
A Theater in a Box – BenQ JoyBee GP2 Portable Projector for iPhones, iPods & other Devices
I would hazard to say that most of us have big screen TVs in our home. Mine is pretty darn old actually, a 60" DLP HDTV, that, while it has withstood lengthy hours of entertainment, could start to have issues any day. I have been considering when that day comes and what I will do. Part of me thinks I…
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March 2, 2012
Guest on Intel’s Digital Nibbles Podcast – Talking about Consumer Clouds
Recently, I was invited to be a guest on a podcast (sponsored by Intel) called Digital Nibbles and the topic was Consumer Clouds. Digital Nibbles is a podcast that discusses data centers, cloud computing and other topics around big data, DevOps, mobile and IT in the enterprise. As an interesting twist to the traditional corporate subject matter, we turned to…
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