Author: Jay Perry

MySpace? What’s MySpace? Oh just a website that we can social network with each other. Instead of calling me, you can now send me a message or post on my comments. Hmmm.. that sounds like something I need to do. Oh great, a new friend request. Let me just update my profile and tell everyone where I live, how old I am and a list of my fears and class schedule. We all have been there and we all scrolled down through the user agreement, not even caring what it said, and clicked accept. Nobody really realized that when clicking accept, we waived the right to privacy in exchange for free web hosting. …

Today Microsoft will be releasing three new HD webcams for Notebooks. Yes, you read that correctly. Now you can skype in High Definition. Better wash your face, and put your make up on because we will now be able to see every blemish, every pimple and every bead of sweat in HD. This new technology referred as, TrueColor Technology, will allow your face to be properly exposed even in the worst lighting conditions. …

So you just spent your entire paycheck purchasing an iPhone and what the salesperson told you was “the best plan ever”, now you need to purchase accessories to protect it. Sure you could choose the black leather case, or maybe you like the pink bedazzled cover, ( I won’t judge you), but if you want to be a “tech-metal-head”, then industrial designer, Ryan Glasgow of Portland, Oregon, has created the case for you. …

Is it that us, technology lovers, are lazy, or do we just LOVE to multitask. I guess we are super excited that we can walk home from the beach at night, our hands glued to our smart phones and have no need to hold a flashlight anymore. The amazing people at Teva footwear have released a ground breaking new flip-flop that has its own built-in flashlight. Gone are the days of duct-taping a light to your ankle. …

Portable wireless streaming just got a lot easier. I was a little skeptical when I first heard about this product but as a photographer, I can see numerous ways I could take advantage of it. The AirStash is basically a USB flash drive containing a built-in SD card slot and has the capability to create its own hotspot and allow wireless file transfers to anyone within Wi-Fi range of it. Its perfect if you want to instantly view your photos on a larger screen such as an iPhone or iPad. It also acts as a drive to store all media, documents and anything you think you might need to transfer wirelessly. …

It seems as the world gets bigger, we want smaller.  It took us years to finally get tired of carrying around that giant 15-inch laptop and.. what’s that? They make us push buttons too? Samsung has jumped on board and will release their version of a tablet computer. Small, light, portable, and touch screen. Yes!! Touch screen.  Now we have an even more portable DVD player to lose while sitting down at Starbucks….