True story (as comics always say) I was in the emergency room at our local hospital. I was waiting to talk to the billing person when two distraught parents came in helping their son to the receptionist area. It looked like he had a head injury because he was loosely bandaged and there was some [...]
Posts Tagged ‘bing’
The Gadgets Didn’t Make It
Posted: 13th December 2011 by lonfellow in EDITORIAL CARTOONTags: android, bing, blood, cartoon by Lon levin, emergency hospital, head injury, ipad, iphone, olderwithgadgets, parents, senior cartoon, son
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Am I Irrelevant?
Posted: 22nd September 2011 by lonfellow in EDITORIAL CARTOONTags: bing, Costa Rica, google, ipad, iphones, lap tops, newspaper, newspaper articles, technology, trees, yahoo
Yes, there are still holdouts who will not get their news from the internet. The feel of crunchy cheap newsprint and the ink that rubs off on the fingers still carries an allure to millions. Reading a newspaper and sipping a Latte at a small bistro holds a romantic allure a laptop or iPad cannot [...]
Grandpa’s 3D Camera
Posted: 19th September 2011 by lonfellow in EDITORIAL CARTOONTags: 3d camera, beach camera, bing, google, Sony’s TX10 waterproof digital camera, waterproof camera, yahoo
I had a chance to spend a little time playing with Sony’s TX10 waterproof digital camera. I had a total blast with it! I was at the beach taking pictures of a surfing competition It’s small, it’s VERY easy to use, and it’s virtually indestructable for most mortals. It’s waterproof to pool depths, dustproof and [...]
Talking Scissors Anyone?
Posted: 11th August 2011 by lonfellow in EDITORIAL CARTOONTags: bing, google, haircut, remote controls, scissors, yahoo
Talking scissors? Why not! Here’s how I see this working. The economy has beaten everyone up so much we can no longer go to our favorite beauty salon to get Mario or Svetlana to cut our hair. In a flash of brilliance not unlike the 80′s “Flowbee” the Ronco company’s “Talking Scissors” appears on our [...]
Welcome To The Future
Posted: 24th April 2011 by lonfellow in EDITORIAL CARTOONTags: bing, cartoon by Lon levin, eldergadget, future technology, google, ipad, iphone, olderw tih gadgets, rip van winkle, senior cartoon, technology, yahoo
I love that line. It’s the words from Craig Ferguson’s Late Night TV Show theme song. I find it intriguing and it gets me thinking about how far technology has advanced in the last twenty-five years. To illustrate this point, I had a “wow” moment one day in 1989, when I walked into Graham Nash’s [...]