Apr 26 2013
This morning on the news a reporter was talking about the modern high tech pick pockets. Most consumers are not aware of what of their bank cards are RFID enabled. This leaves us exposed to thieves walking buy with a small handheld and literally stealing the money out of our wallets without us even knowing. …
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Apr 26 2013
As with many states, here it is illegal to talk on a phone in the car unless you are using a hands free device. However one of the challenges I encounter with my blue tooth speaker is that the battery is always dead because I forget to charge it. Our friends at Griffin Technology have …
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Apr 25 2013
A few years ago we used to have a dog, but unfortunately he was very smart and often escaped outside our backyard and he went on walks throughout the neighborhood. Unfortunately for us it meant long hours of driving around the neighborhood and calling his name in the hope that he would come back. Well …
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Apr 25 2013
On the weekend, I went to my local store to upgrade some of my camping gear. To my surprise getting away from it all doesn’t mean you can’t be in touch with the network. Amongst the camping gear was a solar powered backpack which charges mobile devices. In addition to being able to charge your …
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Apr 25 2013
There is a famous saying about not putting your eggs in one basket .. or apples in one cart. Well one of the issues with technology is when you have too many carts for your apples and not enough room for the carts. This is very applicable in our household where finding real estate to …
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Apr 24 2013
This weekend in addition to the normal grocery shopping I had the chance to do some gizmo shopping. I was looking for gadgets that would help me get into shape this spring as to shed some of those winter pounds. On the top of my list was the Garmin Forerunner 10. It is a GPS …
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Apr 24 2013
Gizmo users, I am looking forward to the upcoming NeuroGaming Expo 2013 held this year in San Francisco. One of the reasons is to see all the upcoming cool toys for gaming. I am especially interested in listening to Palmer Luckey the founder and creator of the Oculus Rift. The Oculus Rift is a disruptive …
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Apr 24 2013
What was apparent at the CES was that 3D printing is the hot trend for consumers in 2013. Although the result of the printers can be quite impressive. Some of the vendors printed vases,car parts, sculptures and even 3D heads. The challenge for the end consumer until today has been the exorbitantly high cost prohibiting …
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