This week may mark the first time in U.S. History that a Presidential kegger party hit the headlines, worldwide. I'm not sure if linking Barrack Oabama, a distinguished educator, a plain old cop and a keg is actually newsworthy. But toss in Microsoft, Bill Gates, a patent application for an ultra-high tech kegerator and Bill Clinton and you're gonna sell papers. What's all the beer hoopla about? Barrack Obama hosts a kegger later today. Special guests police Sgt. James Crowley, educator Henry Louis Gates, Jr (Harvard) and a passel of press. Need the backstory? The sarge arrested...

What are the worst electronic gadgets and concepts available today? I searched the web to see what venerable gadget gurus had to say and here's a list of sites for you to visit if you're interested in avoiding the crappiest gadgets on Earth. Save money. Wired's gadget lab disses AT&T, Asus and Apple, among others. Check out their list of trashy inventions. Audio gadgets to throw down a black hole - Sgt. Pepper??? Worst science cliches - are we done with silver bullet theory - please? Can we quit with the Holy Grail nonsense? Switched thumps Sega and Gizmondo among others Twenty worthless pieces of...

The term "Smartphone" refers to most cell phones in use today. Early cell phones simply made radio-telephone voice conversations possible, but today we find that phones give us lots of extra features like internet, e-mail, text messaging and even computer applications. "Smart" gadgets in anyone's book. The Washington Post called Nokia's entry the most popular, that surprised me. The Post says in a recent article that iPhone will swamp Nokia in 2013. I would have put Apple ahead already, but the typically inflated price point on the iPhone is likely a stumbling block. You can expect a smart phone to: ...

GPS refers to a Geographic Positioning System. GPS receivers interpret signals from satellites to determine the receiver's location anywhere on earth. The signal bounces from Earth to space and back. Most GPS receivers process and display this information to give users a graphical indication of their place, direction and rate of travel -- all superimposed on a map.the point is to get you from point A to point B without having to ask a stranger for directions. Any baby boomer man can appreciate that. GIS refers to Geographic Information Systems. Although just about any information can be...

Let's get down to some basics - a quick 101 course in gadgets. What are the slickest, most popular and what do they do? Read on, Baby Boomer and let us introduce HDTV, smartphones, GIS and GPS. We're doing this strictly in the interest of economic stimulus - when you understand it all, you can go buy it all, right? HDTV - a micro-primer HDTV means High Definition Television. HDTV (or simply HD) and DTV (Digital Television) are not the same. On June 12, 2009 all US TV broadcasters were required to complete the switchover to DTV equipment (which didn't go...

DSi has games choices for every age group! Nintendo's latest hand-held game is not just another redesign   The third and latest iteration of Nintendo DSi duo screen hand-held game system from the game masters fascinates senior adults and baby boomers and entertains kids. Grandparents, it’s a great buy for your favorite kids. Retirees, it whiles away time when you’re waiting for someone or something.  It might not be the preferred game deck for hard core moguls but it earns kudos as family entertainment. In my house, everyone, from 3 years old to 60 devotes a bit of...

No download. This photo editor will make you feel like a pro and it's FREE and, it's EASY. Called Picnik, it has all the functionality you could want. I use it for much of my online photo work - when I put images on blogs or websites I'm managing. You can imagine I do a lot of photo editing and I find this one a piece of cake, though I own several expensive imaging programs. Here's how it works: Go to Picnik (ok, they can't spell, but they do know software), you don't have to register. ...

Amazon spit out a new Kindle announcement today. Are they being a little too voluminous with this stuff? Bigger. Ok. Deluxe - well, the price is pretty deluxe, for Amazon profit. And everyone knows the letter "X" is marketing magic. If there's a reason for boomers to care about this product release (sometime during the summer) maybe it's the almost 3X more display real estate. But come on, the price tag!  In a time of econ crunch, belt tightening and rampant job losses? It's very close to $500. $489. Other Kindle features: It'll handle PDF (portable document format) Adobe's ubiquitous...

No sooner were there rumors of a new and improved iPhone/iPod “Kindle killer” than Amazon one-upped the competition with a rumor of their own. A Wednesday May 6th press conference is expected to include the release of a new and improved Kindle. Again? The needed improvement is a price point that makes the Kindle thing attractive to a wider audience. As reported by Thomas Ricker of Engadget and Peter Kafka at All Things Digital none other than the New York Times will partner with Amazon on the supposed Kindle electronic reader project. Nobody really knows anything about the potential Kindle...

You'll see it here first - Demystifying Digital's Fast Biz tracker Dan Havlik scored a pre-release beta preview interview and test of Canon's new release digital camera. The anticipated Canon Digital Rebel A1i, with a fantastic price point, is a must have for Mother's Day, Father's Day, graduations, weddings, any spring and summer event. Take a moment and read Dan's review. More than 15 mega pixels and able to capture photos and high definition video this camera is the bomb. I won't leak Dan's scoop details..go read him. But if you love taking pictures and video - this one will blow...