Gifts and Gadgets Archive |
A necessity: a charger for your iPhone - Does your phone lose power at warp speed? Like if you use Google Maps. One drive from my apartment in upper Manhattan to the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, and
Altec Lansing iM9 inMotion Portable Speaker System for iPods - Altec Lansing iM9 inMotion Portable Speaker
Altec Lansing Orbit Speaker - My wife’s iMac died a while back. We didn’t mourn --- that cream-and-steel desktop had a long and useful life, and its death was quick and painless --- but neither
Amazon’s Kindle Fire - I got a Kindle for Father’s Day. “From everything I’ve read, the Nook is a better e-reader,” I told my wife and daughter. “And from everything I’ve
Amazon’s Kindle Fire - I got a Kindle for Father’s Day. “From everything I’ve read, the Nook is a better e-reader,” I told my wife and daughter. “And from everything I’ve read, it’s probably best
Angry Birds - Apple has sold 15 million iPads. Its App Store has sold 12 million copies of a game called Angry Birds. Which means if you own an iPad and haven't downloaded --- for
Apple iMac Desktop Computer - Here is how lame I am when it comes to technology: Anything beyond plug-and-play eludes me. Once, in an America Online training session, I was so
Automatic Vacuum Sealing Machine (Cryovac) - When you live a chip shot from Costco, Costco becomes your supermarket. But it’s too super --- what do you do with 5 pounds of green beans? 10 pounds of
Beats Over-the-Ear Headphones - On the streets of Manhattan, two products are ubiquitous: the iPhone and Beats headphones. Indeed, they generally go together: the iPhone pumping music through a brightly colored wire into the unmistakable
Breast Cancer: Unlock the Cure - The purple thumb. The yellow wristband. Visual shorthand proves that sometimes an image is worth more than a thousand words. This is Breast Cancer Awareness month --- you’ll be seeing a
Bucky Balls - Ever wonder what Wall Street big shots buy when they’re in the mood for toys? I don’t mean Ferraris and wooden motorboats. Just toys. Things you have out on a table.
Chromecast Media Player - The temperature drops to minus 15 degrees in Duluth in December. I know. I was there. Why would anyone go to Duluth in the winter? Marriage, of course. When my wife was
Emily Dickinson Notecards - My daughter mentioned a Christmas list. I admired her early start --- and thought to follow her lead. So here’s the first gift of Christmas: Emily Dickinson note cards. A dozen 5-1/2"
Etón American Red Cross Self-Powered Weather Radio with Flashlight, Solar Power and Cell Phone Charger - You think Sandy was the last killer storm? I don't. If, like me, you see more weather weirdness ahead, you want a solar-powered weather radio that can keep you informed, charge your
Flip Video Camera - "That was stupid.” Out of the mouths of babes --- “That was stupid” was the reaction of the nine-year-old when I told her that Cisco had decided to stop making Flip
Flying Wish Paper - Prayer sounds serious. Wishing seems fun. In an election, wishing would win. So let’s abstain --- briefly --- from seriousness and vote for lighthearted fun. Julia Lambie was aiming for fun
French Notebooks - From the New York Times: "A growing body of evidence shows that over all, college students learn less when they use computers or tablets during lectures. They also tend to
Good Vibrations: ‘Eva’ and ‘Fin’ - Writing about the sexual enhancers made by Dame Products makes me blush. It shouldn’t. Just as I believe women should earn the same salary as men, I endorse equal pleasure
