On this SmartTechCheck Podcast, I join host Mark Vena and tech journalist Dwight Silverman as we opine on the new Apple HomePods, the Biden Administration seemingly approving of a “ban” of Apple Watch, ChatGPT madness, and whether Intel’s Unison app rises to the occasion.
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Sometimes a consumer’s eyes – and needs – are bigger than their budget. Why, how, and should consumer technology retailers offer their customers affordable financing options, and what are the potential pitfalls?
Read the rest of this report here at TWICE.com.
I join host SmartTechCheckMark Vena and tech journalist Rob Pegoraro to discuss the of the smartphone market, tech industry battles with the Federal government, the rise of ChatCPT and Bard, and how the big tech companies are trying to reduce their dependency on China.
What this SmartTechCheck podcast here on YouTube.
How do successful retailers convert an everyday TV owner into a customer for a full big screen, multi-speaker home theater system? Hint: Only one of the top three home theater sales pitches has anything to do with technology, picture, or sound quality.
Read the rest of this report here at TWICE.com.
Here is some of my CES coverage for both the official CES Show Daily and for Techlicious.com.
CES 2023: Nasdaq Chief Friedman Advocates for Tech-Driven 21st Century Economy
CES 2023: Samsung Stresses Sustainability, Smarter Home, Security
TCL 2023 TVs Will Have Higher Contrast and More Gaming Features
Techlicious Top Picks of CES 2023 Awards
HP Hearing Pro Leads New Class of Bluetooth OTC Hearing Aids
You likely fall into one of three types of smart home gadget shopper: One, you’re frustrated by the uncooperative bunch of smart home gadgets you’ve already bought that falsely promised compatibility with either Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant, or Apple HomeKit, or with each other. Two, you’ve abstained altogether from the whole smart home thing fearing the “smart” gadgets would be more trouble than they were worth. Or three, or you couldn’t choose between one of the three proprietary smart home ecosystems and are waiting it out to see who is left standing.
Your smart home frustrations and fears might all be alleviated by the new Matter smart home standard.
Read the rest of this report here at Techlicious.com.
The Lexie B2 powered by Bose are a perfect example of the unfortunate aesthetic and feature compromises one needs to make when choosing a new over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid, compromises that boil down to more convenient battery management vs. “invisibility” vs. dual hearing/music listening functions. Today, you can’t get over-the-counter OTC hearing aids with convenient battery management, near invisibility, and the ability to play music well.
Read the rest of this review here at Techlicious.com.
I wrote the “neck speaker” bit of the “7 Ways New Technology Can Make Your Life Easier,” which you can read here at AARP.
With CES just around the corner, what new technologies will be coming in 2023, and, in a post-pandemic world, what new business ways and means will come to the fore in the new year?
Read the rest of this report here at TWICE.com.
I join host Mark Vena and fellow tech journalists Rob Pegoraro and John Quain to discuss the ongoing saga at Twitter, what we expect to see at CES 2023, and details and opinions of the Matter smart home standard.
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