September Consumer Tech
Consumer Tech for Fall The Great American Slowdown in Online services By Richard M. Sherwin If you thought the FCC under chairman Pai, a former Verizon lackey, was going to be anti-consumer once net neutrality was lifted, it’s even worse than we predicted. And with the pretty much guaranteed next Supreme Court Judge already on […]
The Best and Newest DFA Q&A
By Richard Sherwin, Bob Plunkett, Jennifer Auspitz, Arlene Rosenberg, Marc Burstein and Susan Davis Q: I am so used to using the microphone instead of typing my texts and emailing from my Samsung Galaxy phone, yet sometimes the mic icon disappears from my screen and the reappears a day or 2 later. What the heck […]
July Consumer Tech
Special Edition Consumer Tech for July By Richard M. Sherwin The Rich get Happier A bunch of pricey but worthwhile products Parrot’s Anafi Foldable Drone Parrot, one of the leading drone makers for prosumer users and wealthy hobbyists, has been trying to unseat DJI as the leading luxury brand in the billion-dollar and still growing […]
May Consumer Tech
Consumer Tech for May Some products and manufacturers that score better than the brands you know And the fine tech support that beat their bigger rivals By Richard M. Sherwin with Arlene Rosenberg, Jennifer Auspitz, Marc Burstein and Susan Davis My new mobile phone, by the name of Huawei and my TV-PC streaming monitor, Scepter […]
March Consumer Tech
Consumer Tech for March Names Changed to Protect the Guilty By Richard M. Sherwin Despite 35 years in the business, I fell into a sea of technology anomalies recently where my home phone, car electronics, home computer, Tablet, mobile phone and even kitchen lights all went splooey in the space of 72 hours. Here’s what […]
February Consumer Tech
February Consumer Tech From Tech50+ compiled by Marc Burstein. New Health-Related Tech ProSense 307 – is one of a new line of Epson GPS watches running from $99 to $399 with different features including battery life, display and whether they are waterproof or not. The ProSense 307 is in the middle of the pack, with […]
Can an E-Bike Lengthen Your Life?
ADV Pharmacy presents DFA’s health and wellness section It’s long been the purists and the traditionalists, versus the e-bikers. It’s not that e-bikes go too fast. In fact, most road bikers will zoom past us 50+ e-bikers every day of the week. No, the purists argue that using an e-bike is cheating. Of course, unless […]
Electricity Wasn’t the Only Thing Missing from 2018 WCES
Consumer Tech for February By Richard M. Sherwin with the staff of Tech50plus I did not attend this CES in Las Vegas….one of the few times in 40 years I didn’t go. And a few days ago I got an interesting call from one of our industry analysts who said, “I am on the floor […]
DFA Gift Guide
2017 Post Holiday Gift Guide From Tech50+ with the editors of Digital Family Advisor including Joseph Babbitt, Arlene Rosenberg, Richard Sherwin, Bob Plunkett and Susan Davis. Missed the Big Deadline? You aren’t alone! It doesn’t mean you can’t still get great gifts at great prices. Here are some suggestions for the best products to buy now […]
Unusual Products
Fun, productivity, wellness and more… By Richard Sherwin, Jennifer Auspitz, Joseph Babbitt and Susan Davis A cool night’s sleep. Let’s start with a Tanda mattress which is affordable, customizable and offers a comfortably cool sleep experience to help you sleep better. Its ATROS technology – Advanced Temperature Regulation for Optimum Sleep – slightly lowers your […]