Consumer Tech’s Holiday Ratings (Part 1)
Award Winners and their runner-ups By Richard Sherwin, Richard Macias, Ted Mayo, Amy Eller, Christine Eads, Bob Plunkett, Jennifer Auspitz and Susan Davis Last week the CTA, the largest consumer products trade association, released the innovative products of the year. Here are a few products and services that the CTA might have missed: The Barnes […]
CES 2016 Innovation Awards
The CES Innovation Awards is an annual competition honoring outstanding design and engineering in consumer technology products DFA’s 2016 Awards appear next week BEST OF INNOVATIONS: UNMANNED SYSTEMS AND ACCESSORIES Lily Camera The Lily Camera, Lily’s flagship product, is the world’s first throw-and-shoot-camera. The product combines computer vision, GPS and stable, high-resolution image capture to […]
Consumer Tech Special Edition
Did you Miss These Great Products? By Richard Sherwin, Richard Macias, Ted Mayo, Amy Eller, Bob Plunkett, Jennifer Auspitz and Susan Davis With all hoopla of the new Apple IPhones and IPads and Apple TVs, all over priced and mostly hype over substance, several manufacturers delivered really productive, educational, useful and truly entertaining products during […]
Consumer Tech for the Fall
Are you smarter than your piano? And other useful advice By Richard M. Sherwin, Bob Plunkett, Jennifer Auspitz, Ted Mayo, Amy Eller, Richard Macias, Christine Eads and Susan Davis. (Read and listen to us on Mom Squad Show and Itunes, Tune-in Radio and Iheart Internet radio.) (This edition includes special contributions from Gary M. Kaye […]
Consumer Tech August
Lifestyle Products to enjoy while you figure out how to re-wire your house, connect your Tablet and adjust your Smart TV featuring some unusual yet useful food, drink, and personal appliances for any time gift giving. By Richard Sherwin, Christine Eads, Richard Macias, Amy Eller and Bob Plunkett. Edited by Susan Davis While DFA has […]
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 […]
Any-Day Gift Guide
By Richard Sherwin, Amy Eller, Richard Macias Gary Kaye, Ted Mayo, Christine Eads, Bob Plunkett and Susan Davis This is Digital Family Advisor’s biggest seasonal gift guide ever with useful products in myriad categories…with many suggested by you, our readers, viewer and listeners. (also available via podcast at www.momsquadshow.com and tech50plus.com) Home Security devises Home […]
More Spring Flings and Pre Mother’s Day Winners
By Richard Macias, Jennifer Auspitz, Amy Eller, Christine Eads and Susan Davis SoundBot SB510 HD Have you ever wanted to listen to your favorite music in the shower or had a call come in that you must answer? Well your prayers have been answered. The Sound Bot is a waterproof Bluetooth speaker so any compatible […]
Consumer Tech’s Hidden Value Edition
Most consumers can live with, even thrive, with older versions of their favorite hardware and software. By Richard M. Sherwin, Bob Plunkett, Jennifer Auspitz, Ted Mayo, Amy Eller, Richard Macias and Susan Davis There are some useful gadgets, software and Apps that actually prove their worth over time even if their basic technology moves on […]
Consumer Tech for Spring 2015 – Most Asked Questions Of The Year
By Richard M. Sherwin, Susan Davis , Christine Eads, Al Reiner, Gary Kaye, Erick Royer, Richard Macias and Robert Plunkett Q: I love the Panasonic Smart TV in my den, the oversized Ultra HD Sharp in my living room and my super flat LG TV in my bedroom, but they all seem to have the […]