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One Month Until CES 2026

With exactly one month to go until CES 2026 begins, the excitement is building and the communications and rumors are coming fast and furious. John Mulhern III writes about ten things he's expecting to see at the big show in Las Vegas. Read on for many more details.

John Mulhern III, posted December 6, 2025

Five Tech Purchases With No Regrets

The winter 2025 holidays are fast approaching, and many of us are looking for good gift ideas. John Mulhern III writes about five technology purchases he's made over the years that he's never regretted. Read on for more details—perhaps one of them will give you some inspiration.

John Mulhern III, posted November 28, 2025

Apple's Latest MacBook Pro Update Remains Stuck in the Middle

Apple's recently announced M5 MacBook Pro non Pro 14-inch does nothing to change John Mulhern III's belief that there's not a lot of room for a system between an M4-based MacBook Air 13/15 inch and the M4 Pro-based MacBook Pro. Almost all macOS notebook users who don't need high-end processor power are well served by either version of the Air. Read on for more details on what John sees as the decision points in making the right pick.

John Mulhern III, posted October 19, 2025

Review – Nano self-heating portable espresso maker by OutIn

Recently, a wicked summer storm rolled through our fair city, leveling trees, downing power lines, and leaving tens of thousands without electricity. The neighborhood went completely dark, the internet connection disappeared, and appliances and A/C units were silenced. It would have been a pretty miserable morning if we hadn't been able to rely on a shot of delicious, hot espresso thanks to the Nano Portable Espresso Machine from OutIn. Interested in Espresso on the Go? Read our full review of this RedDot 2023 award winner.

Nancy Burlan with Harris Fogel, Posted June 20, 2025

Holiday Gift Guide 2024 – Lifestyle

We looked at some of the coolest Lifestyle products for the Holiday Season. Like mood and speciality lighting? Look at two products, the GE Cync Dynamic Effects Light Strip, and GE LED Plus Cync Light bulb with speaker plus color. We looked at some great USB cables such as the INIU Leopard Cable 100 watts Cat Proof Type-C cable. Rolling Square distributes the popular InCharge cable, Rolling Square Air Card, Tau 2 charger that fits on your keychain. Earwax videos are all the rage, the Bebird EarSight Plus allows you to safely look inside your ears, so gross it’s fun! Read on for our thoughts!

Harris Fogel and Nancy Burlan, posted 12/14/2024

Holiday Gift Guide 2024 - Brunt Marin Comp Toes Boots

We love shoes, we love boots, and we’ve learned to love Brunt Work Boots. We were delighted when Brunt reached out to us to offer us out choice of one of their work boots. But to be honest, the choice won’t be that easy as they have a wide-variety. Some could easily swap places with Doc Martens as a fashion choice, except that these are better built, with far better sizing options. Read on for our experience:

Harris Fogel & Nancy Burlan, posted 12/14/2024

Holiday Gift Guide 2024 – Personal Audio

2024 was a bumper year for personal audio. Every year we there are better headphones, better wireless earphones, and improved Bluetooth recievers. Our favorites choices this year were the Audeze Maxwell Planar Magnetic Gaming Headset and MM-100 Planar Magnetic Headphones, Meze Alba Dynamic Driver IEMs, Cleer ARC 3 Open Ear True Wireless Headphones, 1MORE Open Ear Wireless Headphones S70, 1MORE Penta Driver Headphones P50, Poly Voyager Free 20 True Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds, and the bluMe Duo premium HiFi Bluetooth Transmitter & Receiver. Read on for our recommendations.

Mac Edition Radio Holiday Gift Picks!

Harris Fogel and Nancy Burlan, posted 12/12/2024

Holiday Gift Guide 2024 – Digital Photo – Shift Cam ProGrip

We love mobile photography, and the advent of a cell phone capable of serious photographic expression has been with us for a while. The problem is two-fold and anchored in physics. First, sensor size matters, and b) optics matter. To keep cell phone small, all sorts of wizardry is taking place with the sensor of related processing. The problem is the lenses, try as you my, but even with advanced MTF curves, you still need glass. With phones being replaced every couple of years, a system from ShiftCam fits a wide variety of phones, future proofing your purchase. Read on for our full review.

A Mac Edition Radio Holiday Gift Pick!

Harris Fogel and Nancy Burlan, posted 12/12/2024

Holiday Gift Guide 2024 – Audio – Vera-Fi Vanguard Caldera – 10” Subwoofer, Scout Speakers, and Fosi Audio V3 Stereo Amplifer

Like most sensible audiophiles, we love the holy grail, affordable, well-built, feature rich, components at a bargain price. Vera-Fi Audio is a new company created by audio professionals with decades in the industry. The first products we reviewed included the Vanguard Scouts, a solid two-way bookshelf speaker built to the highest standards at a very affordable price. The follow-up product, the Vanguard Caldera – 10” Active Subwoofer pumps bass in an unexpected way. Using the Fosi Audio V3 Stereo Amplifier, you can put together an amazingly musical system for almost nothing. Read on for our full review!

Mac Edition Radio Holiday Gift Picks!

Harris Fogel and Nancy Burlan, posted 12/10/2024

Holiday Gift Guide 2024 – Photobooks

We love photography books, which is kind of a given considering our founder once worked at Aperture, the esteemed publisher of fine art photo books. This year we are highlighting Loli Kantor’s “In Search of Mother;” John Singletary’s “Traces,” a conceptual amalgamation of video, found objects and created footage, and animation; Elizabeth Waterman’s “Candyland,” a stunningly erotic and surreal book about strippers, adult entertainers, fashion, and style; and Jonathan Moller’s “In Transit,” which explores travelers of all kinds, from different countries, with differing needs, budgets, and demands. Read on for our full review.

Mac Edition Radio Holiday Gift Picks!

Harris Fogel and Nancy Burlan, posted 12/10/2024

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