People have been enjoying listening to music ever since Og first banged some stones together and his friend Grog clacked some sticks together. However, for most of history, the only way to enjoy music was to listen to it live. The ability to record sounds and replay them later did not exist until 1877 when […]
Getting Ready For Grilling
Now that the weather has warmed up in most places and the skies are starting to clear up, it’s time to get ready to break out the grill and check over things to make certain that all is in place for the spring and summer outdoor cooking seasons. You’ll want to check your grill each […]
Throwback Thursday: Old TV Show Intros
Over the years, television shows have changed format many times even as they keep to the same 30 or 60 minute time slots. Themes, characters, and storylines have shifted with the changing times and plots or shows that wouldn’t have been popular a few decades ago are all the rage today. However, one thing that […]
So, Just What Is An OLED Anyway?
With the BracketBall madness underway, you’ve probably heard about LG’s curved OLED smart TV — rated as having the “Best Picture Ever” by C|Net. Most people can figure out what a curved screen is and, these days, it seems like everything is “smart.” However, most people don’t know what an OLED is or why it’s […]
Should You Get A Smart Watch?
And if so, which one should you get? Well, the simplest answer is to get a smart watch that will pair well with your smart phone. So, if you are using an iPhone, you’d want to get a smart watch running iOS. If you are using an Android phone, you’d want a watch running Android. […]
Driverless Cars — Would You Own One?
Back when Google decided to map the world in order to push GPS with navigation out for the masses, they knew that they would need to send cars out down every street in order to get their street-view data for their ambitious Google Maps. However, finding people to drive down every single road on planet […]
Keeping Your Kitchen Tech Clean
Modern appliances have made meal preparation much easier than it was even just a century ago. We’ve gone from cooking using fire or coal to electricity and natural gas, heating elements have gotten much more precise, running water and indoor plumbing make kitchens easier to sanitize and keep clean, and refrigeration keeps food and ingredients […]
Tech Talk Tuesday: Nikon D810 Review
Earlier this month, we received a Nikon D810 DSLR with an 18 – 140 mm lens to take out and test. After several weeks of going around and capturing some interesting images around town, I can safely say that the D810 is a great camera for the novice or the more experienced photographer. It has […]
Drone Photography Gear
Drone photography — a type of aerial photography that is done using some kind of remote-controlled flyer (hence “drone”) — is becoming more and more popular. Early adopters in this field were forced to modify remote control airplanes or helicopters or to build their own kits which, of course, generally required a good bit of […]
Tablets, Smartphones, and Mobile Gaming
Mobile gaming has really broken out to become a medium in and of itself the past couple of years. With apps and games like Bejeweled, Angry Birds, FlappyBird, and more, mobile gaming has started to catch the attention of even the most serious of gamers and game designers. Mobile gaming also has a couple of […]