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Best Gadget Gifts for Dad

November 12, 2018 by jamey

Dads can be hard to buy for, but these tech gadgets will make him happy this Christmas. My favorite dad gifts of the year.  [Read more…] about Best Gadget Gifts for Dad

Filed Under: Gadget Gift Ideas, Tech Gift Ideas, The Latest

Here are the Top Gadgets for Tailgate Parties

August 28, 2018 by jamey

Tailgating this fall? These tech gadgets will make Saturdays great again. Win or Lose [Read more…] about Here are the Top Gadgets for Tailgate Parties

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Parents use these gadgets to cope with college

August 25, 2018 by jamey

Your child is headed off to college. They’ll need gadgets for their dorm, but parents need gadgets to cope.

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The Samsung Note 9, Is it worth $1,000?

August 24, 2018 by jamey

It’s a phone. It’s a tablet. It’s a phablet. Samsung’s Note 9 is one of the best phones I’ve tried. [Read more…] about The Samsung Note 9, Is it worth $1,000?

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Prime Yourself for Prime Shopping Day

July 12, 2018 by jamey

Planning to shop Amazon’s 4th annual Prime Shopping Day? Do your research this weekend.

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More Tech Gifts for Dads

June 14, 2018 by jamey

Ready for some more Father’s Day tech gift ideas? Great!

Dad seems to be the one who records a lot of video from baseball and soccer games and dance recitals and vacations. If your dad is into video these gadgets will up his cinematic skills.

SANDMARC has a line of wide-angle lenses and filters for the iPhone. My choice is a wide lens kit that includes a case with a built-in lens mount. I keep my phone in the case and the lens nearby whenever I’m somewhere I think I might want to record video or take photos. Just twist the lens onto the case and you’ve got twice the field of view from the standard iPhone lens. It makes a big difference (literally and figuratively). Last weekend I was at Dodger Stadium to watch the Dodgers and Braves (the Braves won). When I shot video of players taking infield, I could fit only the catcher and about half the outfield grass. I was sitting on the 3rd baseline.

When I twisted on the SANDMARC lens though the entire field plus the scoreboard were in view. It certainly made for much better video with the crowd sang “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during the 7th inning stretch. It also is helpful when you’re taking a photo of a large group of people. If you upload your videos to YouTube or Facebook viewers will notice a big difference. SANDMARC has these wide-lens kits for iPhones 7, 8 and X.

 

Taking photos and videos with your smartphone can be a little dangerous when you’re fumbling with the record or shutter button. It’s good to have something to hold on to besides the phone. There are many grips out there but the one I prefer is called “The LoveHandle”. This is a rubber-band type grip that attaches to any smartphone case and allows you to loop it around your fingers and maintain your grip on the phone no matter how awkward a position you happen to be in when you take the photo.

 

Any professional videographer will tell you that audio is just as important as video. Some might say it’s even more important. 

The microphone on a smartphone is okay but to capture clear clean audio you’ll want to add an external microphone. That’s becoming easier to do with mics made especially for smartphones. RODE has several to choose from and I like the RODE XLR adapter. This plugs into the Firewire port of an iPhone and then attaches to a professional microphone. I use it with a Sennheiser shotgun mic to capture the best audio I’ve ever recorded from a smartphone.

 

 

The more video you shoot the less video you’ll be able to shoot with your smartphone because video files take up a lot of space. The Kingston Bolt is a USB flash drive that connects to an iPhone through the Firewire port. When you plug it in, photos and videos saved on the phone automatically transfer to the flash drive. Once that’s complete, the Bolt app will prompt you to delete the files from the phone to make room for more photos and videos.

Once those videos are on the flash drive, it’s easy to transfer them to another device or a computer. The Bolt also will transfer photos from the flash drive TO the phone. The Bolt is very small but comes with a keyring holder so it’s always nearby.

These gadgets are perfect Father’s Day gifts if your dad takes photos and shoots video with his smartphone.

 

Filed Under: Tech Gift Ideas, The Latest Tagged With: microphones, smartphone video, video blogs, video gadgets, videography, vlogger

My Favorite Tech Gifts for Dad

June 13, 2018 by jamey

Dad deserves the best gift this year. These are the best gifts this year.

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A Car Wash Invention You Need to See

June 7, 2018 by jamey

It’ll wash your car using a bottle of water.

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Father’s Day Tech Gift Ideas Part 1

May 21, 2018 by jamey

Father’s Day is June 17th, do you know what you’re getting dad yet? [Read more…] about Father’s Day Tech Gift Ideas Part 1

Filed Under: Gadget Gift Ideas, Tech Gift Ideas Tagged With: gadgets, gift ideas, paper airplane, turntable

Easier Amazon Shopping with this app: Canopy

May 11, 2018 by jamey

If you like shopping online you’re going to really like this app of the day.

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Filed Under: Apps, Best Of, Featured Posts, Saving $$, Tech Gift Ideas Tagged With: money, online shopping

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