IKEA’s third smart home hub is poised to launch, based on an FCC filing. There’s no question about it, as it’s literally referred to as a “Hub for smart products.” That leaves me wondering what role the IKEA Brandhake will play alongside the Dirigera, as I highly doubt IKEA’s relatively new and capable smart home … Read more
Apple is making engineering cool. Figuratively and literally. From this month’s Apple Event, company reps invoked “vapor chamber” and “thermal” a whopping 13 times. Additionally, both the iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro press releases echoed these very specific technical terms roughly a dozen more times. It’s all over the respective product pages, too. And … Read more
Growing up in Florida, college football was something of a religion that many of us belonged to. And when I started adulting up in the DC burbs, during the days of my Series 2 TiVo, I’d solely subscribe to analog cable TV during the four-to-five months of the college football season — for access to … Read more
Once Apple relinquishes the iPhone Ultra stage, Amazon is poised to announce a slew of new gadgets in the coming days. Their digital fingerprints are pervasive … and I count no fewer than 16 products (!), spanning various product lines and brands. A smattering of the confirmed devices: new Fire tablet, new Amazon Echo smart … Read more
When healthcare moves slowly, sometimes a simple gadget fills the gap. And, a few months back, my new ophthalmologist (!) thought it likely I have sleep apnea. So I did what folks do and Googled it. It seems the most common first-line diagnostic test these days is a gadgety home sleep study, versus overnighting in … Read more
After T-Mobile violated our trust by raising supposedly guaranteed rates, we migrated to Verizon Visible last year… and let me tell you, the grass has been greener over here. Unlimited everything, as with T-Mo, but more perks and at less than half the price. Now, you too, can join in with their resurrected half off … Read more
The upcoming Wyze Bulb Cam Pro builds upon its predecessor with remote pan & tilt and then some, taking Wyze’s unique camera+light combo to the next level. Wyze is known for clever solutions at economical prices … along with questionable security and support. As such, the sole product I recommend and use these days is … Read more
TiVo giveth and taketh away. And so the DVR pioneer has announced its intention to sunset SkipMode — the heavily marketed and largely automated commercial avoidance technology that surely encouraged a subset of folks to partake over the last 11 years. But good news! As is the way, what was once freely included in one’s … Read more