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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.
Are you living in the middle of one of the nation’s top 32 flu hot spots this week? A new app and website wants to let you know. The flu remains close to its highest levels nationally, according to a…
Read moreThe emoji list for 2018 is out! Emoji 11.0 reached its final form and includes emojis for redheads, curly hair, superheroes, softball, infinity, kangaroo and 150 or so more. These hit our phones in the second half of 2018. Until then – we just have to wait the glorious…
Read moreNOTE: An edited version of this story originally ran in USA Today print and online: 2/19/18. Can the latest gadgets and apps help save us from this year’s killer flu? As one of the worst influenza outbreaks on record sweeps…
Read moreNote: I wrote this story for the New York Times a few years ago. It ran in print and online in 2015. Given that the flu season is out of control in most states right now, I’m revisiting this idea of modern-day…
Read moreTHIS STORY ORIGINALLY WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FOR USA Today AND USATODAY.COM: My 16-year old daughter is infinitely better at all things tech than I am. Even disconnecting from it. While I was on a work trip last week, she created…
Read moreNOTE: This story first ran in the national print edition of USA Today on 2/8/2018 and is available via USA Today online here. USA Today Story: I’m riding shotgun in an Olympic bobsled, rocketing some 90 mph down a snow-dusted…
Read moreThis is the best email I’ve ever gotten from a reader. Ever. It’s addressed to USA Today’s Jefferson Graham and me, likely because we were the most visual reporters under the USA Today umbrella at CES. (I’m a freelance columnist…
Read moreNote: this story originally ran in USA Today print and online 1/11/2018. Do we really need an Alexa-powered toilet? Kitchen and bath products-maker Kohler thinks so, as well as a faucet and bathroom mirror and the list of Alexa-activated devices is…
Read moreNote: This report originally ran in USA Today’s print version (1/11/18) and online: (1/10/18): Automakers showed the car tech that will make driving easier, safer and more personalized at CES 2018 in Las Vegas. Some of it may already be…
Read moreThis story originally appeared in USA Today – in the print edition on Wednesday, 1/102018 And online in USAToday.com on 1/9/2018 A New Year means one thing in the world of gadgets — a trip to Las Vegas for CES….
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