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Continuing my series of ‘Wot I reckon’ predictive articles that get put out into the ether at the end of the year, I’ve been sitting quietly and going over what has happened during 2023 and what there seems to be an appetite for in the near future. Consumer Tech Predictions for 2024 Bigger Screens and Folding Phones/tablets The best iPhones are always the Plus Max models, Samsung, Oppo, Plus One and all the other phone creators are getting into either flip or fold devices ...
SKI SEASON IS BACK – on Cypress Mountain
Finally! The snow is starting to sprinkle back on the North Shore mountains and I’m (as the locals say) stoked! While the first day of Winter is on 22nd November, people are snapping up their season passes (me included) for the nearby mountains which will be opening soon. Cypress Mountain ...
Toys ‘R’ Us’ TOP TOYS for Holiday Season 2023
Yay! I love the Holidays, especially seeing what cool new toys come out! As a side note, once photography is done, we’ll be donating most of the samples sent to our local festive Toy Drive. Let’s see what Toys ‘R’ Us (one of the best toy stores, ever!) is seeing as their ...
Outdoors Brand IceBreaker Release Their Holiday Gift Guide
It’s time for the mailbox to be stuffed full of Holiday Gift Guides and I’m here for it! Today, the outdoors-lover’s favourite, IceBreaker gift guide just dropped and I’m sending it your way (with some affiliate links that help keep SocialDad running!). Under $50 Free ...
2023 Christmas Gift Guide: HOT TOYS – part 1
Oh to be young again and looking through the latest catalogues, circling what you’d love Santa to bring you. But don’t worry, I’m here to give my fellow Parents the 4-1-1, or things that are ‘lit’ or ‘vibes’, or something. I don’t know slang. ...
Holiday Gift List: 2023’s Best Cameras under $2,500 – Plus How to Take Great Photos
I was going to publish these articles as separate pieces, but in the interest of giving you, the reader, all the value in just one place, here you go. As a parent, I’m forever trying to take photos that will look good on a calendar, a photo book, or to send to relatives to frame for their ...
Holiday Gifts 2023: The Best eReaders
I know it’s only October, but you wouldn’t believe how many emails the SocialDad inbox has been getting from brands wanting a feature. Like four of them. Slow down! Yikes. But as a Dad, I like to have an e-reader in my pocket or glovebox for whenever I need to wait for a drop-off, ...
Nikon Announces a Full-Frame Z f Retro Camera
Ever since taking my F-301 to school, taking portraits of my friends, and developing the prints at home, I’ve had a soft spot for Nikon. It was the camera that took me through my street photography thesis at university and has since been passed onto another student learning the ropes. ...
Zipping through the Streets of Vancouver: The Electric Bicycle Revolution. Where to buy, styles, prices, and store locations.
Vancouverites! If you’ve ever found yourself pedaling furiously up a steep hill, sweat dripping down your brow, while silently cursing those lucky souls breezing by on their fancy e-bikes, fret no more! The rise of e-bicycles has taken our beautiful city by storm, revolutionizing the way ...