Peak Design, the San Francisco company known for their pricey but ingenious camera bags, backpacks, shoulder bags, mobile and camera accessories, has introduced their first suitcase, a rollerboard called Roller Pro. Considering its other products that use advanced materials, clever engineering, durability, and unique features,… Read More »A new travel bag rolls out from Peak
Technology is now enabling truth and fiction to blur with alarming ease, making it difficult to know who or what to believe. Social apps, AI, and Internet scams are escalating the problem to a level where all of us will have difficulty figuring out what… Read More »Big Change Coming
The Best Noise-Canceling Headphones for Travelers Among travel accessories, noise-canceling headphones have become indispensable for frequent travelers seeking to reduce the ambient noise on planes while enjoying music, or just shutting out the chattering of a nearby passenger or a crying baby. While premium models… Read More »Noise canceling headphones – Plenty of choices
There are calendar apps for managing a typical schedule, and then there’s a singular app for those juggling so many activities at once, interfacing with others across the world, and constantly trying to manage meetings and keep track of tasks. You know the first category,… Read More »Take control of you busy schedule
For decades, we were told to fear the foreign hacker. From shadowy Russian cybercriminals to the inscrutable might of Chinese state-sponsored hacking groups, the boogeyman was always out there, lurking behind a keyboard in a bunker somewhere, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. We… Read More »The Cyber Villain We Never Saw Coming
This week we’re getting a closer look at many of our tech titans that have been committing billions of dollars to developing artificial intelligence, an area that most think will have a bigger impact than the Internet. They’re promising to spend more money than we… Read More »Tech titans or tech fools?
Two apps that I find highly useful are Yelp and Google Reviews. While I use them both for finding good restaurants and attractions when traveling to a new city or country, they differ in many ways. Yelp is also great for rating local businesses, while… Read More »Yelp and Google Reviews -indispensable for travelers
More and more consumer products are adding WiFi connectivity to their products, but that often comes with unintended consequences. I know because I’ve often fell victim to having the latest, and have asked myself why didn’t I leave well enough alone. Typically when it’s included… Read More »Connectivity: Feature or Gimmick?
Look all around and we’re seeing a very different side of tech we once admired. Overhyped AI, X in tatters, Facebook without moderation, Amazon breaking laws, and even a company taking credit for providing us what we paid for. As one that’s spent much of… Read More »Not the tech we thought we were getting
This is a story about public transportation and how two communities dealt with a train station. Solana Beach is a laid back coastal community of about 13,000 residents, 23 miles north of San Diego right on the coast. It’s just north of Del Mar, home… Read More »How a train station impacted a town