I’ve looked at a lot of tech gadgets this year and two of my very favorites are both great for people who love to entertain in their home. One is not much bigger than a soda can but it brings the movie theater experience into your home or your backyard. The Anker Nebula Capsule II is a portable Bluetooth high-def…
The last few years, the Echo dot has been the #1 tech gadget on Amazon. It’s sold out! This year, there are a few more choices. The Amazon Echo Show 5 and Google’s Nest Hub. Most people will enjoy them, but which is the best one for you? The Nest hub from Google has a larger screen than Amazon’s new…
You probably expect to spend hundreds on tech gadgets but you can impress people on your list with how cool you are, for at or under $30. Rocketbook notebooks bring high-tech to old school note-taking. Take notes as you would with any old paper notebook, then using the Rocketbook app, scan the pages to save them in Google Docs,…
Some smart TV’s have cameras built into them that uses facial recognition to determine who’s watching. Then the TV can automatically put the set on what that person likes to watch. But the FBI says that technology can be used to let hackers watch you through a camera on the television. Smart TVs are already watching you so to speak,…
Consumers shattered the record for smartphone shopping on Black Friday and the same is expected throughout the holidays. According to a survey from Adobe, $2.8 billion dollars was exchanged on smartphones and it’s expected the total for the 2019 holidays will be close to $10 billion. Shopping on a smartphone is so easy and you can do it anywhere. This…
Have you made your Christmas gift list yet? Have you picked out everything? How about wrapping? And did you go over your budget (if you had one)?. A couple of apps might help with all of those things. Gift List is an app for iPhones and Android devices. They’re not the same but they do have the same name and…
People tend to look for ways to help others during the holidays. Many volunteer in soup kitchens and homeless shelters, feeding people who need immediate financial assistance. There are millions of people who would like to help but who cannot find the time in their busy schedules to serve in that capacity. An app in both app stores will give…
One of my biggest worries as a dad and husband is thinking of my daughter and my wife walking through a mall parking lot at night. By themselves. We’ve all heard reports of kidnappings, armed robberies and carjackings taking place during the busy holiday season when shoppers have their hands full headed to the car. Imagine this: you’re on your…
Hundreds of Twitter and Facebook users had their personal information accessed or stolen by malicious apps they had downloaded and installed on their smartphones. Names, usernames, gender and email addresses are thought to be in the hands of app developers who gained access to those accounts after users signed in using their Facebook login credentials. According to Facebook and Twitter,…
A few years ago I needed a new pair of Apple earpods. I found a pair on Amazon that were labeled as a genuine Apple product. It even showed “Apple” as the seller. The price was about $3 less than I knew they sold for on Apple’s website and in Target and Walmart. But hey, this was Amazon. It’s got…
