Apple’s newest tool not only monitors the time you spend staring at your devices but also gives you an easy way to start detoxing. Not to fear though, fellow screen addicts, more time with your device is just a click [...]
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Apple’s HomePod Tops In Sound, Short in Matching Alexa’s and Google’s Smarts
Apple's debut smart speaker - dubbed the HomePod - unwraps Friday. Even for music lovers, this isn’t the Apple product for everyone. Front page news: Tomorrow, Apple throws its name in the smart speaker game, unveiling its rival product to the Sonos One, [...]
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Is Your Privacy at Risk with the Facial Recognition Features in the New iPhone X?
Apple sees its future in your face. The new iPhone X release features facial recognition technology that takes your selfies to a new level. The future of tech is banking on your face. What’s the catch? Your privacy, of course. Apple's [...]
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From Cars to Smart TVs, Common Tech Devices Spying on You
News of Bose Headphones sharing private user information drove me into stealth mode to discover other tech devices exposing you to vulnerabilities. Be careful what you say in front of your TV! You pay a fortune for high quality headphones, TVs [...]
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3 Tips to Manage and Organize Digital Photos More Effectively
One of the biggest challenges for busy people is to actively manage and organize the (thousands of!) digital photos and videos stored on your phone, tablet and other devices. We all know how crisis-inducing those alerts about storage limits being [...]
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Amazon’s Alexa Now Has Over 10k Tricks – Some of Alexa’s Best Skills
Amazon announces Alexa has over 10,000 skills available. Do you have the top ones? I hand pick some of Alexa's best skills for life, work and play. My quick take: Last week, my piece on kid-friendly Alexa’s skills was so well-received by [...]
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How a Digital Doorbell Became My Latest Obsession
One of the most practical and, strangely, fun product upgrades I have had installed, the Ring digital doorbell puts security and convenience within the touch of your fingertip. It is also a great gift idea for the holidays. The Elevator Pitch: We [...]
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Waze App Now Finds You The Best Parking Spot, Too
All praise Waze! Its updated “Where to Park” feature drives you directly to that primo parking spot closest to your destination. It’s not about the journey, but about your parking spot, as every driver knows! My Quick Take: My love for Waze [...]
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Why I Will Skip the iPhone 7 Upgrade
Ding dong. Are you ready for your wired headphones to be gone? Apple’s new iPhone 7 pushes the masses to ditch wired headphones. But for health concerns and hassle, I will skip the upgrade for now. The headlines out of the [...]
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Capsule Pharmacy App Delivers Easy Way to Get Meds
The Capsule App proves that filling a prescription need not be miserable. Snap a photo of your prescription refill and wait for it to arrive in 2 hours. It can be that simple. On the horizon: Simply click and wait for [...]
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