SmartTechCheck Podcast: Netflix, Disney Plus subscriber gains, iPod, passwordless sign-ons

Host Mark Vena and I opine on a tale of two streaming companies (Netflix and Disney Plus), the iPod is “retired,” and the promise of a “passwordless” future.

Watch this podcast here at Yahoo.com.

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The Best Rechargeable AA and AAA Batteries

Despite what that cute Energizer bunny thinks, batteries won’t keep going and going indefinitely. Before you know it, you’re reaching for a tiny screwdriver to pry open the battery cover on toys, the remote control, or dozens of other power-hungry gadgets around the house. According to recycler Battery Solutions, if you opt for disposable, single-use batteries, you’re contributing to the estimated 3 billion of them that end up in landfills every year. Go the rechargeable route and replacing batteries is much less of a drain on your wallet and the environment. There’s no question that rechargeable batteries beat disposable ones for most uses.

Rear the rest of this roundup here at Popular Mechanics.

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SmartTechCheck Podcast: Netflix subscriber woes, Sonos voice assistant rumor, Dish’s 5G rollout

Host Mark Vena, Rob Pegoraro, and I tackle Netflix’s subscriber problems, rumors surfacing around a new voice assistant from Sonos and Dish’s initial 5G rollout.

Watch the podcast here at YouTube.com.

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SmartTechCheck Podcast: Elon Musk purchase of Twitter

Host Mark Vena, John Quain, and I we unpack the issues swirling around Elon Musk’s planned Twitter purchase.

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9 Best Digital Picture Frames to Display and Share Photos

Vacation snaps, family pictures, close-ups of your pet—they’re probably all trapped on your phone’s camera roll. After all, when was the last time you made a print let alone framed it? Digital picture frames allow you to copy images from your smartphone, computer, or digital camera and display them as a slideshow in your living room or anywhere else you want to show off your memories to family and friends. They’re also a popular gift for college students, newlyweds, and older relatives.

Read the rest of this roundup here at Popular Mechanics.

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SmartTechCheck Podcast: Elon Musk, the New York Auto Show, foldable smartphones, data brokers

Host Mark Vena, John Quain, Rob Pegoraro, and I we chat about the “dual” sides of Elon Musk, the New York Auto Show, foldable smartphones and the privacy dangers that data brokers pose.

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SmartTechCheck Podcast: Technology and MLB, Musk and Twitter, iPhone subscription rumors

Host Mark Vena, John Quain, Rob Pegoraro, and I where we chat about the impact of technology on Major League Baseball, the implications of Elon Musk stake in Twitter and the rumors around an iPhone subscription service offering.

Watch the podcast here on YouTube.com.

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SmartTechCheck Podcast The Slap, Intel Arc, Meta false flag on TikTok. Quantum batteries

We chat about “The Slap” at the Oscars, Intel’s Arc discrete graphics announcement, Meta’s false flag attack on TikTok and Quantum battery tech potentially reducing EV charging times.

Watch this discussion here on YouTube.

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Preparing for a New Era of Consumer Data

Your company is swimming — nay, drowning — in consumer data. Thanks to new and emerging digital and data-collecting technologies, each of your divisions, brands, and product units is being inundated with consumer data sources from advertising, promotions, outside agencies, loyalty programs, focus groups — and from physical retail and online selling partner and platforms. 

Much of a company’s data inundation is often siloed within divisions, marketing, branding, and product units. These business units either consider the data they generate and collect proprietary or, because there is no overall corporate data policy, lack the wherewithal or methodology to effectively share their data or act on it successfully as a unit or company. Executives not inculcated in consumer data analysis are often frozen by the sheer volume of it or frustrated by conflicting data interpretations and conclusions.

So how can a company leverage the flood of new consumer data generated throughout an organization?

Read the rest of this report here at Consumer Goods Technology (you might have to supply your contact information first).

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SmartTechCheck Podcast Misleading Apple M1 Ultra benchmark claims, Ukrainian war tech aspects

We chat about Apple’s misleading performance claims with its M1 Ultra, private space travel, tech aspects of the Ukrainian war and coming lower OLED TV prices.

Watch this discussion here on YouTube.

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