Podcast #267: Privacy vs. Convenience
They may get all your private information anyway, but do you have to make it so easy for them?
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Why would anyone buy an infrared remote?
That remote in your hand is smarter than you know. But can it do everything you need?
The Perfect Product for Anyone with Hearing Loss
The hard of hearing and their families can enjoy TV.
The Swann Driveway Alert Sensor from Solid Signal
You’ll know you have a visitor before they ring the doorbell.
Wi-Fi Plugs Create Smart Home
I came home from a two-week business trip that felt a lot longer than 14 days. When I finally walked inside my house, my hands were filled with luggage, two weeks of mail, and my…
Wait, maybe the internet of things isn’t really necessary.
About, oh, 15 years ago the more forward thinking and geeky among us started putting the pieces together. What if you could combine wireless networking, low power, cellular technology, and basic information in a really durable…
DEVELOPING: Samsung using Smart TVs to spy?
The internet is abuzz today with news that Samsung’s smart TVs with voice recognition have been actively spying on you and that you can’t stop them. That’s a bit of an oversimplification but it’s really not…
CES2014: We expect a lot of smart watches
Here it is CES time and we’re getting bombarded with announcements about wearable technology. It seems that the industry as a whole has decided that wearables like watches and glasses are “the next big thing” that…
CEDIA Expo 2013: Day 1 Wrapup
CEDIA Expo 2013 doesn’t compare in size or scale to its larger cousins IFA and CES but this trade show for home theater installers really stepped things up this year. Your blog team was on hand…
The police can find you by cell phone, and it’s totally legal.
In 1998, it was all science fiction. Most people don’t even remember Enemy of the State where Will Smith is having troubles and runs into Gene Hackman, a paranoid maniac who tells him that the government can track…
The battle over voice control
You know… you get to a certain age and it becomes harder and harder to believe that “the next big thing” is going to be as big as everyone says it is. Your brain gets full…