Ideal for photo and video enthusiasts, SanDisk recently released a data-hogging 128 GB Extreme SDXC Ultra High Speed (UHS-I card) that is capable of holding 4,000 photos with a 45 MBps data transfer rate. In short, that means it can copy four high-resolution 18 megapixel photos per second, or possibly an entire iTunes music album [...]
Here in Hawaii it’s not cold enough to even think about wearing gloves, but if you’re planning to travel where snow is falling, you need to know about these gloves I found. If you’ve been in the cold while trying to use a touchscreen device, you’re well aware that it’s quite frustrating to have to [...]
All that Steve Jobs did for music, phones and tablets he wanted to do for education, and it became available recently with Apple’s iBooks textbooks. Together, Apple’s new iBooks 2 and the iTunes U apps’ digital courses offer an entirely new kind of textbook that is dynamic, engaging and truly interactive. iBooks textbooks can be [...]
Named Consumer Electronic Show 2012′s Best of Innovations winner in the headphones product category, eers custom earphones are poised to be the next big thing in the earphones market. These are custom-molded to the unique shape of your ear canal in just five minutes, so they provide a set of earphones that will stay put, [...]
The 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) commenced last week and featured a record number of exhibitors with more than 3,100 companies on the show floor. It exceeded 1.85 million net square feet of exhibit space! The main cutting-edge products this year were ultrabooks, voice and gesture-based technologies, smartphones and OLED TVs. One of the [...]
Happy New Year! A new year means new gadgets, and by the time this publishes I will be on a plane to cover this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 to bring you the latest and greatest in the world of technology. Below are some highlights of what we can expect this year. The first [...]
As we begin 2012, here are some ideas for techie New Year’s resolutions you can make: Back up your data Not to be blatantly obvious, but do yourself a favor and commit to backing up your data at least once a week (preferably daily, if you have an automated solution), because you never know when [...]
If you own an iPad and enjoyed the old glory days of Atari gaming, the iCADE Arcade Cabinet for iPad is a must-have for you and also makes a great Christmas present for the iPad person in your life. The iCADE was originally one of those “fake products” that was adored by the masses on [...]
It’s that time again Christmas! Here are some of my top picks that should be on your list for the techies in your life: Air Swimmers Flying Sea Life The Air Swimmers radiocontrolled sea creatures are marketed as toys for keiki ages 3 to 7, but I’m going to buy one (maybe two) for myself [...]
Many people I know own smartphones and sadly do not use their devices to their potential, or may not even know how to use the phone beyond its basic functions. If you happen to fall into this category, or just want to know more about your device, it’s good to know that Verizon Wireless recently [...]
