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A Brilliant New Dog Collar Will Send You a Text Every Time Your Dog Starts Overheating

Big Jim — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:13:49 +0000

We’ve got a brilliant new invention to tell you about. It’s a dog collar that measures your dog’s temperature and the temperature around him and automatically texts you when the temperature reaches the danger zone. That danger zone is only 79 degrees, by the way. The collar will go on sale next year for $20.

Project Glass by Google Looks Awesome

Faith Martin — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:01:42 +0000

My son Nick B. Martin is a Social Media Marketing Specialist (amazing, I know, coming from ME!) He has a blog, which I find interesting because he always has the newest info on the latest gadgets! I was reading his blog today and spotted this Project Glass product! Are these for real? Pretty cool…and what [...]

Faith Martin Finally Invests in TV With The Sony Google Box And Netflix! [VIDEOS]

Faith Martin — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Hey Everybody! Tony & I bought a bought a Sony Google Box! And we LOVE it! Plus, we ordered Netflix for just $7.99 a month. It's really cool! There are TV shows...whole seasons you can watch consecutively and NO commercials! Plus...tons of movies, documentaries etc!

Dads Today Spend More Time With Their Kids…But Don't Understand Their Electronics

Big Jim — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:22:04 +0000

We’ve got the results of two new Father’s Day surveys for you. First, 86% of fathers say they spend more time with their kids than their dads spent with them. And second, no one trusts their dad with electronics anymore. 93% of people say they’d go to someone else in the family besides their father [...]

Cool TED Talk: Gary Kovac Warns Of Internet Trackers! [VIDEO]

Faith Martin — Thu, 31 May 2012 23:40:49 +0000

Internet companies tracking your every click? Is this an invasion of your privacy? Do you care? Watch this video and decide. Then post your reply. Thanks (Faith)

Things Your Kids May Never Know About

Big Jim — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:15:58 +0000

Big Jim & Stacy Lee covered a list of things your kids may never know about. There are some things in this world that will never be forgotten, this week’s 40th anniversary of the moon landing for one. We ran down a list of some of the things our kids might not know even [...]

Check Out This New Invention

Big Jim — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:23:29 +0000

Poking people on Facebook feels very 2007. Maybe it’s just getting big in the Netherlands now? Because two engineers there just invented a machine you strap to your arm that pokes you for real whenever a friend pokes you on Facebook. They say it’s a way to bring a little physical contact into a virtual [...]

Six Kinds Of Technology That Lie To You Every Day

Big Jim — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:39:58 +0000

We found an article online from cracked.com about how some of the technology you use every day isn’t as reliable as you might think. Here are the top six “Gadgets That Lie to You Every Day”. The Fuel Gauge on Your Car. You’ve probably noticed that after you fill up at a gas station, the [...]

Sounds Your Kids Probably Have Never Heard

Big Jim — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:25:28 +0000

The other day I called a landline and heard a busy signal. And I realized that because of cell phones and call waiting, I couldn’t remember the last time I’d heard one. And I grew up with them. So imagine what it’s like for today’s kids. Mental Floss just put out a list of 11 [...]