Ah… remember the good old days of the family road trip? Well, counting license plates and playing punch buggy are no more. There’s no need to stare at truckers, kids. The Fisher-Price Kid-Tough Portable DVR is on its way!
Just announced at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show, this digital video recorder can store tons of TV [...]

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It’s hard to get out of the house with matching shoes let alone well… get out of the house. It would be nice to have a checklist. It would be even nicer to have something like the Bringrr Smart Car Charger.
This little device doesn’t just charge up your cell phone while on the go. It [...]

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Radio commercials drive me crazy. I understand that they are a necessary evil, but there are a lot of days where I go through an entire commute without hearing any actual songs. Of course, we could all just flip the station. Some can flip more than others, thanks to Hammacher Schlemmer’s 45,000 Station Car Radio.
With [...]

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Why people prefer to fumble and swerve around the road, while trying to dial and talk on the phone, is beyond me. There are plenty of options out there that make yapping while driving a pleasurable, safer experience. Believe me when I say that adding a car speakerphone into that mix is a MUCH better [...]

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If you’re like me, getting lost is a weekly (ok, daily) occurrence. Getting from point A to B should not be difficult. Now, TomTom wants you to drive with EASE — the TomTom EASE GPS system, that is.
The EASE is an entry-level GPS system. That doesn’t mean it’s not a good unit. After all, do [...]

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OK — traffic is the last thing on my mind as my eyes slowly open in the AM. Thankfully, it’s what the Magellan RoadMate 3065 Commuter GPS eats for breakfast.
This small device has a Traffic Wake-up feature, which downloads everything from traffic jams to detours to construction zones. It can do those downloads every morning, [...]

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After moving into my current home, I got lost on the way to the closest grocery store — more than once. While I can now make it home with ice cream intact, I still get lost in my local area more times than I’d care to admit. Yes, it is embarrassing, but it’s also very [...]

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Maybe I am a total spaz, but I get nervous when other people take my car out for a joy ride. Not that I have some fancy sports car, but I always think of that moment in Ferris Bueller, when the group steps away from the parking garage…
Well, this isn’t a John Hughes movie or [...]

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