There are so many new gadgets out this year that older or retired Dads and Grandpas would love. They cover the gamut from low tech to high tech, while all being user-intuitive. In looking for the best gift ideas out there for older dads and grandpas, I searched for gadgets that are not the usual boring ideas. My picks are for some of the most effective and best rated gadgets on the market. Perfect for Father's Day, Christmas or any other time you need a thoughtful and useful gift.
Have back problems?
If you just recently hurt your back or you live with chronic back pain, you know how hard it can be to do the simplest things. If you need some help to make moving around less difficult, there are some great products that can help you get up, down, and around with less pain.
Know someone with back pain? Here are 10 of the highest-rated low-budget gadgets that can help ease back pain. Each of these devices help in different ways to relieve pain. Depending on the pain you have, using a combination of several of these devices can dramatically reduce the frequency and intesity of back pain.
As you get older, some thingsget more difficult. Putting on beauty products and cosmetics is one of those. Prescription lenses or reading glasses help with reading but what about other activities like grooming or applying makeup? Here are six tools I think you'll find very helpful....
Crazy Fit Vibration Machine may or may not reduce or eliminate your cellulite, but it can help you tone your thighs and improve your fitness in less time than other fitness machines. Here's my review...
Where an iconic TV show ends, another begins. Mad Men and Happyish are separated by eight years in real-time
but actually over 50 years in their respective fictional timelines.
Both plots focus on the inner-workings of an advertising agency. The
former documents how we were romanced into believing in promotional
hype, while the latter’s reality check is a result of a healthy dose of
buyer-beware skepticism and a growing. . .
I did try to use one of these big balance balls as a chair at one time, but every time I got up from my desk, the darn thing rolled away. Once it even rolled away while I was sitting down on it, and I hit the floor so hard I thought my butt was broken....
If money and time were no problem (and when are they not problems?), we would get professional treatments to keep looking our best.... But thanks to technology we can use modified professional gadgets at home. These five beauty gadgets are my top picks for function and reliability as they actually work as promised. And they make dynamite gifts.
Have hearing loss or some difficulty hearing clearly? It's not just the elderly that experience the loss of hearing. We
boomers spent a good deal of our youths blasting our auditory hair cells
to bits with the Rolling Stones et als. Hearing aids are not cheap and
may not even be suitable for everyone, having their own drawbacks, but
there are plenty of gadgets available that can help hard-of-hearing
folks in specific situations like watching TV, conversation, hearing
signals in your home or car, or talking on the phone, and they're
helpful even if you do use hearing aids. Here are 8 handy gadgets that can help you hear more clearly: