Monthly Archives: July 2015

Stop It: Cellphone Carrier Access Fees Are Absurd

An op-ed chiding the cell carriers for fleecing us with their mysterious monthly access fees, which, thankfully, are beginning to fade away, for Tom’s Guide.

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Review of the Amazon Echo

Here is the foundation of one version of a voice-operated home – Amazon’s Echo, reviewed for Techlicious.

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Best Robot Vacuums 2015

This is an update of a story by someone else on Tom’s Guide of the best new robot vacuums. Any of these would self-destruct trying to clean my apartment.

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Panasonic Cameras Deliver 4K Photos from Your Videos

A quick news story on new Panasonic 4K video-capable Lumix digital cameras for Techlicious.

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HTC Desire Smartphones Hit All Your Desires at a Sweet Price

A quick news story for Techlicious on new bargain unlocked phones from HTC.

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There’s a New Platform/Content Paradigm in Town

Every technology platform from the first one – Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press in the 15th century – has been fed by content. But this dominant platform-sustenance content food chain is beginning to mutate. I explore this evolution in the hardware/content co-dependency paradigm … Continue reading

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Picture This: Great Cameras & Camcorders

A general survey piece on the latest and best digital cameras and camcorders, including action cams, for Consumers Digest magazine.

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Philips Fidelio NC1 Noise-Canceling Headphones Review

Here are two associated posts from Techlicious concerning the new Philips Fidelio NC1 noise canceling headphones: first, a straight-up review of the new Philips’ phones, and an updated version of my “best noise canceling headphones” roundup in which the Philips … Continue reading

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