Sometimes when consumer products begin using a radically different technology, there comes a point where they no longer have to prove themselves in the open market.  Digital cameras have now reached this point, sales of which are soaring. In America, digital cameras outsell conventional film based cameras; that is if you can even find a film based camera.  Globally, the crossover to digital cameras from film-based cameras has been a little bit slower.  Better performance and falling prices mean digital cameras are more than a match for their film loading...

There have been many technological advances in computer games since a tiny frog leapt onto a log to cross the stream and then tried not to get squished by racing semis in the popular video game Frogger.  For one thing, video games are no longer large games that could only be played in an arcade or ones that hook up to a television set.  Video games are now available as handheld or downloadable from the Internet to a computer.  Additionally, many people have become game tester as a real job in order to help insure that the new video games are both challenging...

Sponsored by the best smoothies in Tampa :  Xtreme Juice Why is cell phone coverage so bad on Davis Island, when the island is located just miles from the downtown area in one of the 100 largest cities in the country?  Bottom line is that it comes down to lack of cell phone tower coverage.  The north half of the island tends to get more coverage than the south half of Davis Island.  Carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile get almost NO coverage on the south half of the island. So, what should you do about it?  Get rid of your iphone and drop AT&T like...

Pawn shops are the perfect place to find cell phones, iPods, televisions, computer games and all sorts of the latest electronics and gadgets because many people will purchase a new item the minute the old one is obsolete and that is usually within one to three months of the initial purchase.  Therefore any electronic gadgets purchased at a pawn shop will be relatively brand-new in terms of its technology. Sell jewelry Atlanta pawn shop allows customers to exchange their gold jewelry or any type of valuable jewelry for cash.  A pawn shop collects various...

While I was at the baseball field this week, watching my son’s practice, I took a quick glance through my new issue of Real Simple. They recommend new products from time to time, and I spotted a quick blurb on the Eye-Fi Card. You can check out the neat video demo at the site I linked here, but in a nutshell, the Eye-Fi is a wireless memory card for your digital pictures and video. You insert the card reader into your PC, and the Eye-Fi card goes into your camera. Without cables or camera docks or waiting, each time you snap new pictures, the Eye-Fi...

I was in the craft store last month and happened to stop in front of a display of sewing and embroidery machines. I learned to sew on an ancient Singer sewing machine from the 60’s that was built into an end table our house, so that it could be hidden away when it wasn’t in use. Sewing and the craft of embroidery have gone a lot more high tech since my days with a bobbin and thread. Oh sure, sewing supplies and your typical sewing kit may not have changed much, still containing thread, needles, and scissors, but the sewing machines are quite...

I just saw the weirdest thing in my neighbor’s yard. You’ve probably seen a Roomba, right? It’s a an automatic vacuum that’s designed to clean your floors while you’re doing something else. We have one, and it’s amazing. It’s got a sensor in the front so it avoids running into furniture and walls, and getting stuck in corners, and it sweeps up a ton of dirt and dog hair. Anyway, what I saw was similar to a Roomba, but it was going around in my neighbor’s front yard! I’m guessing it was some sort...

One of the things I could have used on our trip last week was a GPS tracking system. I normally have an excellent sense of direction, but Amsterdam is a confusing city! The streets are narrow and winding in most cases, there are alleys with storefronts and restaurants that don’t appear on maps, and when you throw in canals and bridges on every other block, things tend to get a wee bit confusing. To our cab driver’s credit, he made it from the airport to our hotel in 20 minutes flat, without a GPS vehicle tracking system, quickly navigating...

I’m off tomorrow for a week long vacation, and due to the fact that it’s a trip to Europe, we’re leaving our cell phones, cell phone accessories, and the laptop at home. This is the first trip I’ve made in a LONG time without guaranteed internet access. I’m sure I’ll be able to find an internet cafe at some point to be able to check in…not with all of you necessarily, but with my kids, who aren’t coming along on the trip. I also left the number of the hotel, so that my kids can call us if they really feel...

I’m betting that the iPhone will be on of the big Christmas gifts this year. Safe bet, eh? I read an article in the paper today about a man who had an extra Wii, and he traded it to someone for a brand new iPhone – that’s definitely trading up! Even though the iPhone isn’t on my list, I’ve seen it, and it is impressive. I can see why 1 million iPhones had been sold not even 3 months after the release date. Once the price was cut, sales tripled…and Steve Jobs is well on his way to selling 10 million iPhones in 2008. With...