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.
In recent months, the internet has been running rampant with videos,
articles, and photo memes that emphasize the importance of living in the
moment. This is a message that has managed to withstand the tests of
time, but now the emphasis is placed upon accomplishing this by
disconnecting from technology. One savvy business has decided to embrace
the "live in the moment" movement and has incorporated it as part of
its branding initiative.
If there is one thing that most of us could use, it is something to help us relax and let go of the stress of our daily lives. Many of us turn to music to help us in this endeavor. Scientists are now saying that the song "Weightless" by Marconi Union is the best thing for us and is the most relaxing piece of music ever recorded. Take a listen and judge for yourself.
If you’re over 30 you’ve probably suffered from back pain some time or
other in your life. In fact, 60 to 80 percent of adults suffer from
chronic or periodic back pain, so chances are you have a friend or
family member who could use some relief from his or her back pain when
not at the doctor, physical therapist, chiropractor, or acupuncturist.
Here are some of the highest-rated low-budget gadgets that can be used
solo, without the aid of others.
It’s difficult to say good-bye to a man as formidable as Nelson Mandela.
TV, Radio and the blogosphere have been flooded with updates, and I
suspect this will continue for some time. Living in the digital age, as
mankind moves forward, it’s apparent that we will all be memorialized
when the time comes with what we leave behind on the Internet.
Perhaps not as funny as the classic 1938 comedy sketch "Who’s on First?"
popularized by Abbott and Costello, but it does bring a smile to one’s
face when anybody is able to give Google a run for their money. Such is
the case when the Northern American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)
backed by Microsoft and Bing take on the Granddaddy of search engines in
a face-off that pits one Santa Tracker against another.