tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32608130683473475862011-04-21T20:04:22.614-07:00Portable ElectronicsDavid Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838093143501637911noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260813068347347586.post-51754447175082486462009-04-24T09:30:00.000-07:002009-04-24T09:44:19.002-07:00GPS Changes the Sport of GolfNow this is just amazing. I was so surprised the first time I saw somebody whip out a hand held device on the golf range. At first I thought it was just somebody checking their calendar on their PDA, but wow I am glad I was wrong.A GPS Golf Range Finder is one thing you will not want to live without if you want to improve your golf game. Now these units are not for everyone, some are dead set David Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838093143501637911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260813068347347586.post-26078276049672493582008-09-06T10:34:00.000-07:002008-09-06T11:02:32.307-07:00Every Flea Market Shopper or Owner Needs This ScaleOn one of my weekend forays to a local flea market, I noticed at a jewelry booth that several people were bent over peering at a small object. I got as close as I could without being rude and my eyes were drawn to a gold ring sitting atop a shiny silver rectangle in the palm of a hand.Immediately I realized it was a digital scale small enough to go in your pocket. Unbelievable, the things peopleDavid Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838093143501637911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260813068347347586.post-59255120168404306912008-08-13T16:42:00.000-07:002008-09-06T10:34:01.691-07:00Bluetooth Keeping Us Safe As We DriveI remember the first time I saw someone wearing a bluetooth earpiece. I thought it was a new type of hearing aid. Then I noticed this person was talking to the wind, typical mobile phone behaviour. So I put two and two together and then headed down to my favorite elelctronics shop to see what I had been missing. Of course, I came home with two units, just for fun! These things really earn their David Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838093143501637911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260813068347347586.post-23739188108114621602008-08-11T21:05:00.000-07:002008-09-06T10:33:20.101-07:00Personal Trainer on Your Wrist - gps wrist watchesWhat gps application will be invented next? The gps wrist watch is one of my favorite applications of gps technology. Small size and packed full of capabilities! Keep track of where you are going, how fast you are moving, plus your pulse. Essential for the amateur and professional runner or race walker.These units continuously monitor heart rate by the use of a chest strap, and calculates David Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838093143501637911noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260813068347347586.post-68455974220337241252008-08-11T21:01:00.000-07:002009-04-24T09:52:57.059-07:00Fish Finders Change the Sport of FishingThe debate is hot and there is no end in sight. Old timers tell you that if you use a GPS fish finder, you are cheating and not really fishing. Electronics buffs like me say if there is an electronic solution to a problem, you are a fool not to use it.A fish finder is a portable sonar unit that shows the presence of objects beneath your fishing boat. It has three pieces, the transmitter (David Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838093143501637911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260813068347347586.post-72303511259123400802008-08-11T20:20:00.000-07:002008-09-06T10:31:48.675-07:00History of PanasonicThe history of Panasonic is the history of the transistor. The smaller the transistor, the more user-friendly became the electronic product, and Panasonic was and still is quick to jump all over it!Panasonic began as the Matsushita Electric Company in 1917 and marketed products under the National brand in Japan and Panasonic in other countries. The founder, Konosuke Matsushita, was not able to David Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838093143501637911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260813068347347586.post-76643839825463420402008-08-11T20:05:00.000-07:002008-09-06T10:29:44.293-07:00Portable Electronics Decreasing in SizePortable electronic gadgets are decreasing in size but increasing in capabilities. The rate of change is phenomenal. And the consumer continually benefits from these updated products.Radio, television, radar, early computers all depended on vacuum tubes for their circuitry. They are large, use a lot of energy, and produce heat. Next came solid state transistors, which are much smaller, use less David Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838093143501637911noreply@blogger.com0