The follow-up to the extremely successful GALAXY S, Samsung's GALAXY S II is a powerhouse of a smartphone in a fantastically sleek and lightweight design. Considerably thinner than the original GALAXY S and rivals such as the iPhone 4 (8.49mm v 9.3mm) the GALAXY S II is stunningly light (only ...

With Septembe being National Preparedness month, this provides families with a good reminder to revive their checklist for emergency situations. With water and food at the top of the emergency list, it’s also important to make sure your communication is up-to-date, especially when you need to reach a 911 operator. ...

Using your cell phone to snap photos on the fly is incredibly convenient. But you may not realize that your phone is capturing more than your kid’s adorable smile. It’s also recording your precise location and storing the GPS coordinates in the metadata of the photo. You may want to share ...

This is cross posted from my Single Dad blog, but I think its relevant for the Dad-O-Matic audience too. I had an exchange with 10.5 today (through a closed bathroom door might I add) that made me chuckle slightly, and appreciate the differences of the changed world in which we ...

A while back GeekDad Matt Blum postulated on The 10 Most Useful Gadgets From Science Fiction and Comics, and this reminded me of one of Philip K. Dick’s short stories called ‘The Waterspider‘ (available in The Minority Report and Other Classic Stories) SPOILER ALERT: The Waterspider deals with a future race who ...

I drove three hours to Cleveland today to fix some machinery.  That’s what I do.  If you follow me on Facebook, you see my updates every now and again from different parts of the country…fixing machinery. It is very stressful.  If they call me in to fix the machine there has ...