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Consumer Tech

2011 Consumer Electronics Show Spotlights

Ready or not the big appliance makers, TV makers and computer makers are trying to make their products smarter. In an emergency, tweet or text message your appliances and they will tell you when your roast is ready…

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Opinion

AIPTEK 3D HD CAMERA/CAMCORDER

I am (as always) amazed at the ingenuity of our fellow humans and especially awed by the goals than can be reached through technology.

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How-To

Rebekah Demos Dotties by Incipio

Click on the link below and a new browser window will open where you will get to watch as Rebekah Demos the virtues of Incipio’s Dotties.

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Opinion

Not Into Intuit Anymore; And here’s Why!

We’ve been using Quicken since the good ole’ DOS days — before the venerable mouse. We still reflexively strike at keyboard shortcuts and some still work. But mostly, the fingers need to hover away from the keyboard to…

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Opinion

Honestech’s VHS to DVD Kit

If you are of a certain generation, you might still have a slew of VHS tapes stacked (neatly?) somewhere in corners or judiciously stowed in humidity controlled storage containers. Whatever that generation might boomingly be called… Whateverrrr.

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Opinion

How to Turn Any Schmo into a PR Pro

According to the majority of the media, a Public Relations professional (a.k.a “PR Pro”) is someone who is employed at a company or is part of a “PR Firm” contracted by a company to increase sales and boost…

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Opinion

SmartShopper

Just when we thought we had every imaginable gadget, the SmartShopper was placed in the reviewers’ bins, here at Digital Family Advisor.

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Reviews

RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Unveiled

The new BlackBerry® PlayBook tablet was unveiled during the keynote at the Adobe® MAX Conference, Mike Lazaridis, RIM President and co-CEO, joined Kevin Lynch, CTO of Adobe, on stage to showcase .

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