Author Archives: Doug

Clean up the dash. See where your going while you see where you have been.

How many things do you have plugged into your car? GPS? Radar Detector? FM Transmitter, Camera?  There is a way to get rid of all of these individual devices. The award winning App-Tronic’s Smart Nav 5  and  Smart Nav 5 Plus. This is the first of it’s kind, a rear view mirror that also has […]

And, thats a wrap, or thats an Unplug???

The 2014 CES show or Consumer Electronic Show. has been unplugged for the year. I will have some really awesome products to tell you about in the coming months. And, I am looking forward to it! One question I have been asked over and over again, what was the best thing that you seen? What […]

2014. It’s CES Time!

For the past 7 years, I have been starting my New Year off with the Consumer Electronic Show. It’s funny, I remember my first show, I won a 512 meg flash drive. I was so happy! Now, they give away 4 gig sticks with press releases on them. It is amazing how technology changes. So […]

The Commercialism of Christmas

Like many, I used to be put off by the commercialism of the Christmas Season. The idea of stores opening Thanksgiving morning to get a jump on the holiday sales season really kind of angered me. Seeing the first of the Christmas Commercials way before Thanksgiving Day would make me scratch my head. Really? All […]

SEMA and AAPEX!

For the past few days, I have been walking the show floors of the SEMA and the AAPEX show. It’s all about car stuff. I had the luxury to talk with Bosch, the makers of the Actron OBDII Bluetooth dongle. I should be able to tell you more about the Actron brand and the U-Scan […]

Wiriting season has started and I am late!

Hello! Gosh, it has been a very busy summer! I spent most the summer in NY helping my family run a campground. But, with that, it will give me more things to work and test out through shows like the SEMA show and CES Show. The SEMA show is starting next week! I am so […]

The only thing stopping this TurnStyle sling from being perfect is my equipment’s weight.

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to test the “Sling-O-Matic” by ThinkTankPhoto. It seemed to be a little bulky, and did not work well for me at conventions. Also, after a while my back started to ache. Of course, it does not help that I have a Canon 1dMark III and a 100-400, […]

My Tour de Cure…. CONTINUES!

What I have come to realize and learned this weekend’s Tour de Cure. I have been training for this weekend for 2 and a half months. I thought that this was the ending to, a stopping point. I found out, It is a beginning. Everyone has a pas…sion for something, everyone has a cause that […]

15 days to the Tour de Cure for the American Diabetes Association

Only 15 days to go, and I have raised $667 to my goal of $2600. Awesome! But, I need help raising the rest of the goal. In fact, I accept the challenge of riding 65 miles and not the 30 I signed up for if I exceed my goal! Watch this video!  This is something […]

AfterShokz Music Gear when you need personal music and hear whats around you.

*****UPDATE***** I have had the opportunity to work with the Bluez Aftershokz. AWESOME! Now all the greatness with out the wires! I am in NY helping family run a family campground, and I use these constantly to listen for text/email/phone calls/and music while operating equipment. Of course, I also wear hearing protection. In a week […]