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Peak Design Capture

When I was purchasing my new Peak Design Everyday Backpack Zip, I made sure to add another Peak Design product to my cart. I’d seen it mentioned previously, but the product demo for the backpack explicitly mentioned its use on the backpack. The product is the Peak Design Capture. The problem it solves is how […]

View of a Toniebox sitting on a kids white bathroom counter. The box has bright red fabric sides with holes cut out on one face for the speaker. The top of the Toniebox is white plastic with a small red square in the middle. A small spotted cat cartoon character stands on the red square brushing his hair. Two cat-like ears, one slightly larger than the other, protrude from the white plastic square on top of the box and act as volume controllers. Sitting on the counter next the Toniebox are an aqua-colored toothbrush, a small glass with a comb standing in it, and a bar of white soap in the background.

CES 2025: Tonies Audio Stories and Music for Kids

Allison interviews Madi Howeth from Tonies about their Toniebox, an audio player designed to bring audio stories, music, and learning to life for kids of all ages. The Toniebox is perfect for little hands and is designed to be easy to use. Tonies feature everything from Disney favorites and bedtime stories to mindfulness and interactive […]

View of Evenflo’s Travel System which includes their Shyft Intuiti+ stroller and their LiteMax NXT car seat. The stroller shows the car seat installed with storage underneath and a cup holder on the stroller handle. The car seat is also shown detached from the stroller and sitting next to it. Circular arrows show the car seat’s ability to swivel by 90 degrees. Evenflo’s mobile app is depicted between the stroller and the detached car seat with controls for sound and light for the baby in the car seat.

CES 2025: Evenflo Rotating Car Seats with SensorSoothe

Allison interviews Matt Lewis from Evenflo about their rotating car seats that include selectable sounds and lights to help soothe the baby. Matt describes the LiteMax NXT car seat. When installed in the car, it can swivel by 90 degrees with a simple push of a button to make loading and unloading the baby much […]

Peak Design Everyday Backpack Zip

There’s a guy I work with who is known in our circles as the one who buys far too many jackets. I think I may soon be known as the one who buys far too many backpacks. There are two problems to be solved. First, to carry my camera gear, laptop, and more when travelling, […]

Front view of the GrandPad tablet, charging stand, and stylus. The tablet is in landscape format with a thin red case surrounding it. The display shows an elderly woman hugging a young girl. Both are smiling and are likely a grandmother with her granddaughter. Below the table is shown a GrandPad charging stand with a slot into which the tablet is placed and a raised backing to help hold the tablet vertical. The company/product name GrandPad with a heart next to it is printed on the front of the stand. A small LED is visible under the name, likely to show when the device is charging. Shown below the stand is a blue, pen-like stylus with a rubber tip on one end and a metal loop for a lanyard on the other end. The heart and company/product name also are printed on the stylus.

CES 2025: GrandPad Tablet to Replace Cell Phone, Landline, and Computer

Allison interviews Isaac Lien, CEO and co-founder of GrandPad, about their easy-to-use tablet designed to replace cell phones, landlines, and desktop computers. It’s tailored for those who have not used technology before or are uncomfortable using mobile devices. The GrandPad is the size of a large mobile phone or a small tablet. It has a […]

Side view of a person’s legs as they take what appears to be a natural step upward on a set of outdoor concrete stairs. The person is wearing black pants and black shoes. The pants of the uphill leg are pulled back revealing that the person is fitted with the prosthetic Bio Leg extending from just above the knee down to the shoe. The Bio Leg's small knee joint can be seen connected to the lower leg below the knee which is roughly the shape of a human lower leg. The ankle narrows down to a small joint that is partially covered by a sock. The background appears to be a business park setting with concrete and glass buildings surrounded by trees and shrubbery.

CES 2025: BionicM Bio Leg with Micro-Processor Knee

Allison interviews Sunny Xiaojun, founder and CEO of BionicM, about their prosthetic Bio Leg with a powered knee joint that makes walking more intuitive and natural. The Bio Leg has a motor, battery, and several embedded motion sensors that allow it to determine the intent of the wearer and react accordingly. So, for example, as […]

ou can see the sun’s corona as dwarfs the Moon’s shadow. I was lucky enough to have my camera set to capture six flares and the diamond ring lying on its side. You can see the contrast of the dark black moon and the sunspots on the boiling sun.

Astrophotography by Stealth Part Two — by Brian Hoffman

Astrophotography by Stealth, from looking up at the night sky, to hanging a picture on the wall which takes your breath away. Intro In the first episode, I left you with a picture. I called it “What the heck is it?” Well, it was a picture of Andromeda which I took learning how to use […]

screenshot of the hidden applications folder showing the 12 apps I'll be talking about

12 Hidden Applications on your Mac You Probably Don’t Need to Know About

Did you know there are 12 built-in macOS applications that are not in your normal Applications folder? Some of them are quite arcane and really should be hidden from us so we don’t worry our pretty little heads about them, but some are apps you launch without even realizing they don’t live in the normal […]

Top view of the Jackery XBC curved solar roof tile. It has the same curved shape of a Spanish-style roof tile and is terracotta in color. Barely visible are small black lines running along the tile surface which serve to conduct electrical power generated by collected solar energy. The tile has three hills/valleys and a ridge along the back side to help connect and underlay it with the next tile above it. Two black electrical connectors (input and output) are shown protruding from the back side of the tile.

CES 2025: Jackery Home Backup Power Solutions

Allison interviews Rachel Stotts from Jackery about their home backup power solutions. Rachel shows Jackery’s Explorer 5000 Plus system which provides 5,040 kWh of stored energy to your home from the base unit. This home backup power source can be used on a standalone basis – it has wheels so it can be moved to […]

A shot straight up into the night sky that looks like it is raining stars in streaks

Astrophotography by Stealth Part One — by Brian Hoffman

Astrophotography by Stealth, from looking up at the night sky, to hanging a picture on the wall which takes your breath away. This is part one. Hello and welcome, I’m Brian Hoffman, some of you may remember me from the chaotic interview Allison and I shared about solar energy a while back. Well, today I […]

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