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From pets and partners to raising connected-kids, here’s the low-down on all the smart home, great life gadgets for you and the ones you love.
Whoohoo! Spring is now officially less than a week away! That means SPRING BREAK, SPRING CLEANING, and … (boo) TAXES. Here are a few tips and tricks to ensure you are ready to those not-so-great chores out of the way…
Read moreSeveral of this year’s top smart home contenders are already household names in other countries. For instance, Beko, a company about to launch a line of new refrigerators promising to keep your produce fresh for a month, has been around for 60 years in Europe. So has Shelly, a company promising to take any electrical circuit and make it smart, among other things.
Read moreFrom flying cars to laptops that fold like origami, gadget makers large and small unveiled all kinds of buzzy, Jetson-esque, and just plain strange tech over this past week at CES 2023. Will you actually buy any of it in…
Read moreAll too often, tech takes us away from “living in the moment.” We see it all the time these days; other people sitting with their family or friends at a restaurant and everyone has their nose stuck in their smartphone….
Read moreDecember means parties, guests, decorations and presents. It’s a lot and goes on for almost a month. Juggling a yuletide to-do list can turn even the biggest Christmas lovers into Grinches. Save yourself the stress and use the tech tools…
Read moreNot to stress you out or anything — but it’s ALMOST CHRISTMAS! Are you finished with your holiday shopping? Do you have all the perfect gifts for everyone on your list? If your answer is no to any of those…
Read moreEvery single day, I show someone how to find something quickly on their smartphone by tapping the built-in search bar. It’s usually front and center, and the second you start typing the letters of the app you’re looking for –…
Read moreMeet “My Avastars” — a just-launched doll that is the first-ever “born in the metaverse.” Why is this important? Because your 7-12-year-old’s about to know a whole lot more about the metaverse than you do.
Given that this still-fuzzy concept of a future that merges physical reality with the digital world is predicted to become an $800 billion market by 2024, the fact a new $25 kids toy might explain it better than anything we’ve seen so far is pretty darn interesting too.
Read moreTax Day is April 18th this year, but the IRS is throwing a few curveballs already. It recently introduced important new tax laws relating to payments for goods and services through mobile apps like PayPal, Venmo, and the Cash App,…
Read more***A version of this article and video originally ran in USA Today*** Someone asked me if CES 2022 has offered “a fix for Covid,” yet. After all, it is the epicenter of future tech – chock full of all kinds…
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