Amazon’s Echo brings to mind Star Trek and Hal
In a previous column I mentioned the Amazon Echo ($179 on Amazon.com) as a useful device for listening to music and podcasts. But, after using the Echo for the past month and hearing others talk […]
Zum: Like a child-friendly Uber just for kids
Uber, Lyft and traditional taxi and car services are great for adults who need to a ride now and again, but if I still had a young child, I don’t think I’d want to chance it […]
Streaming audio gains popularity
Live streaming of music is mainstream with the likes of Spotify, Pandora and Apple Music becoming increasingly popular. In the meantime, we’re starting to see progress when it comes to news, talk, audio books and podcasts. […]
CES caters caters to health and fitness fanatics
Fitness products were all over the Consumer Electronics Show this year. Fitbit announced a fancier Fitness tracker called the Blaze. Unlike previous Fitbit products, it has a color touchscreen with swapable bands. And, like most […]
Auto manufacturers use CES to highlight advances
I spent the last several days at CES in Las Vegas with about 150,000 of my closest friends and more than 3,500 companies. CES used to stand for Consumer Electronics show but it’s now officially […]
Fitbit and other exercise trackers can help motivate
This is the time of year when people make New Year’s resolutions, which they often forget about by the time February rolls around. I don’t have a foolproof way of guaranteeing that you’ll keep your […]
CNET Slideshow: Most anticipated tech for 2016
CNET is out with a slideshow on the most anticipated tech products of 2016. They include the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, the unveiling of a more affordable new Tesla and lots of other upcoming […]
Looking back at 2015 tech products
As 2015 is about to enter the history books, it’s time to take a look at some of the year’s most interesting products. The Apple Watch was certainly the most hyped. It was the first […]
How to block Star Wars spoilers from the web, Facebook and Twitter
These apps look for mentions of Star Wars or other key words associated with the movie and block those pages. Chrome Extension: Force Block: the Star Wars spoiler blocker Star Wars Spoiler Blocker (Chrome) Facebook […]