Category Archives: senior lifestyle

Attention All Dog Lovers !!!

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I am introducing you to a dog collar that’s on steroids. You may want to view the video a few times to understand the full capacity of the Buddy Collar. It has so many features that you will probably throw away many of your other devices.

The water proof, LED collar lights your dog in the dark, has a temperature sensor, an activity tracker, and a location monitor. The collar was the brainchild of Australian startup Squeaker. It connects via Bluetooth to an accompanying iOS (Apple Watch version included) or Android app. 

One of the biggest selling points of the collar is that you can draw geofences on maps. That means you will be promptly notified if your pet steps out of the zone you designated.

The accompanying app also gives you an overview of your dog’s activity levels, food intake and vet appointments. The Buddy collar features a small OLED screen that shows the dog’s temperature, calorie intake and exercise for the day. 

The Buddy is also connected to the Nest thermostat. It adjusts the air conditioner, or heater, based on your pet’s body temp. That’s pretty awesome. 

The basic Buddy collar is $180. The one with a fitness tracker costs $240. 

Woof, woof 

I’m A 40-Year Manhattanite 

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Map of Tesla charging stations  
 Image credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

They say that NYC never sleeps. How can we?  We are the testing ground for everything new. The latest is that Tesla is putting an additional 24 charging units in garages around Manhattan. I can’t wait to see this. I’m going to check one of them out in the parking deck at the Waldorf Astoria. Tesla wants to cure road anxiety. Too many folks in this area are worrying about the lack of charging stations. Tesla wants to make sure there are no excuses for anyone to buy an electric car. Read more about it in Engadget.
  
Do these New Yorkers look like they need an excuse for something they really want to buy? I live in a Manhattan building with some of the same neighbors for decades. I can immediately count 25 long timers like me. They say that New Yorkers are not friendly. We are very friendly, but we know our boundaries. We don’t knock on each other’s door. We always ask the doorman to call first. It’s kind of like, “good fences, make good neighbors.”

Tonight, a group of us sat on our roof reminiscing about the past. City lights, wine and lots of life. Yes this is our roof deck. Nothing fancy but it does the trick.

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
 

More Computers, Less People 

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I felt like I was in the land of automation this morning at the Miami International Airport. First, we were greeted with more check-in computer screens than ever before, then we got directions from a full motion information display and finally a Minion chased us around  until we agreed to enter the store the character was pitching. 

Was someone trying to tell us something? 

 

 
 
 

Comments when I posted this on Facebook.

   
   
  

  

  
   

Inebriated Bicyclists

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If you have a bike friend who drinks too many cocktails when you get together, you may want to consider buying a Alcoho-Lock from Koowho for that person. It never occurred to me that we have to be just as concerned about tipsy people who drink and ride as we do about those who drink and drive. 

The Alcoho-Lock is a combination breathalyzer and bike lock. It has the same premise as ignition locks for cars. You are required to blow into a mouthpiece of the lock. It measures the amount of alcohol on your breath. The lock releases if you are below the legal limit. If it’s above the legal limit, the Alcoho-Lock sends an alert to a family member or friend telling them you had one too many. Your contact can then decide what to do with you. 

Price is around $250. Now you really need a drink to understand why the price is so high.

 My Meeting With Sheila Elias

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A few weeks ago I spotted a group of 60-plus woman who were having a great time over lunch at La Piaggia, our beach club in Miami. They were all decked out, fashionable, chatting away, lots of laughs, toasting each other, and trying a few things on from club’s clothing boutique. I was captivated by them because they had such great energy. 

I did something I rarely do. I walked right up to them and asked if I could get a picture of the group. I explained that I write a blog geared for over 50 folks and I wanted to show my readers how grand life could be if we just had the right attitude. In exactly six seconds the ladies were ready for their close up and I clicked away. 

  

I found out they were all In the arts. After the gal in the orange hat, Sheila Elias, heard I was involved in the tech business, she invited Eliot and I to her studio to see the paintings she created on an iPad. 

It turns out that Sheila, known for painting, sculpture, collage, and mix media, has had her work exhibited all over the world including the Louvre, Brooklyn Museum, Art Basel, New York University, Kunsan Contemporary Museum in Korea, plus plus. Sheila’s work is also collected by many serious art collectors. Check her out at http://www.sheilaelias.com.  

  

                          Sheila Elias

Visionary Art Trends, an online art authority, has said that Sheila, along with David Hockney, are two important artists working in new technology. Sheila found that the iPad gave her tremendous creativity. She uses her finger and various apps to come up with very abstract and colorful designs. When I asked how she felt creating a painting on an iPad, she said “any new platform is always very exciting to an artist.” The video shows why she is so passionate about using an iPad.

Sheila’s work has been exhibited in Apple stores all over the world. My mission is to get Apple to provide a bigger platform for Sheila’s work, such as an advertising campaign, corporate exhibitions,  national programs, and special events. I will let you know if I am successful.  

The next seven paintings, were created by Sheila, on an iPad. 

    
    
    
 

Scenes from Sheila’s studio in North Miami Beach.

    
   

  

  

  

    

   

Online Political Test 

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This test is huge on social media. Now you can take a quick test to know which Presidential candidate you match best with. You may be surprised. 

Click here.

   
Move over Donald !!! 
Over 7,000 pictures in my camera roll. 

 
  Sorry folks!!!
 

Car In A Bag 

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I’m going to tell you about a new product that could possibly change how we get around in our senior years. It is very possible that we won’t need walkers and wheel chairs. All we would have to do is learn to balance ourselves on a portable WalkCar transporter. 

This may seem improbable right now but just watch the video to learn all about It. WalkCar. fits in a backpack or large handbag. It is made of aluminum and weighs approximately five pounds. The WalkCar can only handle 265 pounds. It can travel 6.2 miles per hour and can go 7.4 miles after three hours of charging.

The WalkCar was developed by 26 year-old Kuniako Saito and his team at Cocoa Motors in Japan. You will be able to order a unit in the Fall on Kickstarter. Price tag? $800. 

A 32-Page Gap

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As more and more Americans read books on electronic devices, print publishers may not be paying close attention to certain details. Eliot was reading “Die Again,” by Tess Gerritsen, on his Kindle during our European trip. When we got home yesterday, Eliot decided to switch to the hardcover edition he had in his library. 

Surprise, surprise. When he got to page 216, he noticed that the next page jumped to page 249. I posted a picture of the missing “signature.” That’s the term publishers use for a printed section of a book that is then combined with other signatures to make a bound book. Eliot, a book collector, is always amazed when he catches a typo. Today, he was astonished that Ballantine Books didn’t catch this major gap.

 What do you think? 

  
   

Arby’s Tribute to Jon Stewart 

It was payback time for Arby’s during Jon Stewart’s final TV show. The sandwich chain tried to have a little fun at Stewart’s expense. All though the years, Stewart made fun of Arby’s. Tonight Arby’s took its best shot. Arby’s showed a 60-second montage of Stewart’s best jokes about the brand. Good attempt trying to even things out.

I Didn’t Ignore You, Gary Arlen  

You asked me many times to change my profile picture because you were tired of the same old camel shot. Pick one.    

    
 

Who Am I Kidding? 

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I can’t keep my eyes open. We arrived in Miami late this afternoon. I want to go to sleep so I will just post something easy.  I love these signs.

    
    
 

Sharing Digital Photos Is A Beautiful Thing

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The expression “Once in a blue moon” means that something is very rare. In astronomy, it means the third full Moon in a season with four full Moon or the second full Moon in a calendar month.

We experienced a blue moon on Friday, July 31, 2015.  I was in France but friends back home sent me photos of the moon that night. They were so dreamy, I wanted to share them with you.

Photo taken by Howard Greenberg in the Hamptons 

The next three were taken by Marilyn Scher on the roof of my New York coop. 

   
   
Sharing signs are fun too.