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 […]
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 […]
Consumer Tech Winter Preview
Home Audio gets smaller and better, PCs still drive people crazy, TVs get cheaper and larger, and Home Appliances are worse than ever – but we find the hottest, coolest, easiest, best and worst devices of the season. By Richard Sherwin, Amy Eller, Bob Plunkett, Rich Macias, Jennifer Auspitz, Christine Eads, Theodore Mayo and Susan […]
Consumer Tech Summer Buying and Gift Guide
By Richard M. Sherwin, Bob Plunkett, Jennifer Auspitz, Ted Mayo, Amy Eller, Richard Macias and Susan Davis (With special contributions from Gary M. Kaye and Tech50+ www.tech50plus.com DFA’S Biggest summer Buying Guide A lot of our readers, listeners and viewers have been complaining about the quality of knockoff accessories. The knockoffs stop working after a […]
Richard Sherwin’s Consumer Tech:Sometimes We Really Have to Use What We Review
I have been in the consumer technology business so long that sometimes I get jaded the umpteenth time someone introduces the next easiest way to network your home entertainment content or shows off a security camera that lets you watch your Golden Retriever eat the couch or your new baby bibble. The leading security companies, including Schlage, Panasonic and ADT, don’t produce a mass market security product that you can easily install yourself. In reality, they usually require a third party installer or two solid days on the phone with tech support. In my experience, their products are difficult to install and operate no matter how adept you are at whole house network sharing or wireless home computing.