Episodes
Father’s Day is coming up June 16th, and so we look at a handful of gadget ideas for the dad (or grad) on your gift list this JuneGet the 4-1-1 on Wi-Fi 7 with TP-Link. We’re joined by Jens Hennings to break down the significance of this emerging wireless standardHave aging parents who want to live alone at home? We learn about CareAware, a new Wi-Fi motion-based sensing solution for aging adults and their remote caregivers. We’re joined by Dr. Taj Manku, Founder and CEO of Cognitive...
Published 06/07/24
This is Part 2 of my broadcast from VivaTech, Europe’s biggest tech and startup show with 165,000 attendees. I’ll play 3 more interviews from the VivaTech showroom floor: Oncoustics AI, Mapped In, and Au-Zone Technologies.Acer stops by to chat about its AI-infused Swift 14, one of the first Microsoft CoPilot+ machines. I catch up with Eric Ackerson, Acer Senior Manager of Product Marketing and Brand Management Also on the show, tech expert Mario Armstrong on great gadget gift ideas for Dads...
Published 05/31/24
This is Part of 1 of my broadcast from VivaTech, billed as Europe’s biggest tech and startup show.We kick things off with Trusting Pixels and its founder, Alexander Jacquet, about how its AI can detect manipulated and misleading videos from advertisers.Why is your baby crying?! We’re also joined by Charles Onu, CEO and Co-Founder of Ubenwa Health to tell us all about the Nanni AI app for smartphonesAlso on the show. Dr. Garth Graham, Director and Global Head of Healthcare and Public Health,...
Published 05/24/24
I catch up with Invoxia’s CEO, Clément Moreau, on how its GPS tracking system works to find your stolen car – and other tips to preventing car theftLearn about a new prepaid plan with Metro by T-Mobile, involving a new smartphone every year. We’ll get the 4-1-1 from Clint Patterson, Prepaid Chief Marketing OfficerLooking to buy or sell your home? Nathan Dart, Senior Vice President of FinalOffer.com joins us to talk about its “transparency platform.”I’ll share some smart home tech from the...
Published 05/17/24
SanDisk Desk Drive fuses huge capacity with fast speeds! Learn all about it here first, with Christina Garza, Director of Product Marketing at Western DigitalBachelorette alum and firefighter Kevin Wendt drops by to talk about the first air purifier from LGHave dogs or cats? Amazon’s Melissa Mohr, Director of Smart Home, is a guest on Tech It Out, to share what’s new and innovative for your furry friendsPhaedra Boinodiris, IBM Consulting's Global Leader for Trustworthy AI, stop by to talk...
Published 05/10/24
Wish there was an “all in one” cybersecurity suite that protects your entire family? We’ll kick off the show with Hari Ravichandran, Founder and CEO of Aura, a company that offers intelligent digital safety solutionsCool or creepy? Eternal Applications lets you leave messages for loved ones after you pass on from this Earth. I catch up with company founder Chris JalbertYou can put a deposit down for a new flying car, the H-1X from Doroni Aerospace. We talk to Doron Merdinger, CEO and Founder,...
Published 05/03/24
Cut down on your water and energy bills. We kick things off with Alisha McFetridge, co-founder and CEO of Rainstick, a new shower system that cuts residential water usage in halfWorld Password Day is coming up on Thursday, May 2, which is a perfect time to discuss good password hygiene and why it‘s time to use a password manager. We’re joined by Bitwarden’s Gary Orenstein, Chief Customer OfficerTo help celebrate National Small Business Week (April 28-May 5), I share a handful of tech tools...
Published 04/26/24
Hot off the heels of his new stand-up special and an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, we’re joined by comedian Nathan Macintosh, who hilariously laments about tech nerds running the world!Earth Day is April 22 and so we’ve got great guests on the show, like tech expert Amber Mac, on today’s most sustainable tech, and a Yellowstone National Park documentary, Seismic, with Canon Explorer of Light Chas Glatzer and Canon Creator Nathan Lee AllenYou won’t believe what your PDFs...
Published 04/19/24
A high-tech dog collar, called SpotOn, is both a wireless fence and tracking system if your furry friend gets loose. We catch up with Sung Vivathana, VP of Engineering at SpotOn, on how it works.Brush your teeth in only 10 seconds?! All the way from France, we chat with Benjamin Cohen from Y-Brush about a radically different toothbrush that looks more like a mouthguardAI helps you do more in less time. At Google Cloud Next ’24, I chat with Laura Mae Martin, Executive Productivity Advisor at...
Published 04/12/24
I explain how you can ruin your smartphone’s camera sensor while trying to shoot the sun on Monday. Here’s how to avoid any damage12 simple ways to protect yourself in the digital age, with Visa’s James Mirfin, SVP, Global Head of Risk and Identity SolutionsOn a related note, T-Mobile’s Steve Carlson is in the house, to share the latest on its free Scam Shield app, to fight back against spammers and scammersTied to summer travel, Google hosted an event in NYC, and so I play a pair of...
Published 04/05/24
March 31st is World Backup Day, and so who better to ask for advice (and what’s new in external drives) than Nitin Kachhwaha, Director of Product Management at Western DigitalLike to buy or sell things online at Facebook Marketplace and other classifieds apps/sites? Learn how not to get scammed with Kirk Simpson, Co-Founder and CEO of goConfirmSpring has sprung, and so I’ll share some of my favorite gadgets and other tech – just in time for the new seasoniPhone is the no. 1 smartphone in the...
Published 03/29/24
All the way from Scotland, we chat with Ewan Morgan from Diageo about what techy things are going on at the Port Ellen Distillery. Visit diageorareandexceptional.com/ww for moreThe iconic Silver Snail comic book store is about to turn 50 and so we catch up with co-owner Brian Hamelin about what’s hot, Marvel vs. DC, and many other popular books to flip through this SpringSpeaking of the Spring, I catch up with digital lifestyle expert Mario Armstrong for some of his hot picks for the...
Published 03/22/24
What does the largest wireless carrier in the country have to do with the Kentucky Derby? We get the answer when I catch up with Verizon’s Earl Struble and Scott HansenIf you’ve ever dreamt of being a DJ – either for fun, or for your side hustle – hear what Pioneer DJ has for you to unleash your inner Tiesto. We’re joined by Jay Brannan at AlphaTheta, the parent company to Pioneer DJ.Toronto-based RYSE has is selling its affordable SmartShade, which is a super easy yet versatile way to...
Published 03/15/24
What’s new in wireless routers for the home? We’re joined by D-Link’s Peter Marino with all the deetsScammers are getting smarter thanks to AI, as we hear from Michelle Alvarez from IBM X-ForceTech lifestyle expert Carley Knobloch is in the house – well, at a showcase home near Las Vegas, on the heels of the NAHB International Builder Show. We learn about new smart home techLegendary filmmaker Kevin Smith geeks out with me over ChatGPT, and moreThank you to Intel, Visa, and Western Digital,...
Published 03/08/24
Making a huge splash at the recent 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the LG SIGNATURE T is the world’s first transparent 4K OLED TV. Our guest, LG’s Gilles Perrera, will explain what it can do – and hey, it’s wireless, too.A company and platform called Sensible Weather gives you money back – the same day! – if there’s bad weather while away on your trip. Hear how it works and the differences between it and traditional travel insurance. I sit down with Sensible Weather’s CEO...
Published 03/01/24
Do you (or have family members who) carry an EpiPen? This might be a thing of the past, as we hear from Dr. Randhawa from The Food Allergy Institute, the first medical tech company to use AI to diagnose and treat potentially fatal food allergiesSpeaking of AI, we’ll learn all about Google Gemini, a new generative app and site billed as a “ChatGPT killer,” and this includes a free-to-use image generation feature. We talk with Google’s Jules WalterCadillac’s Michael Stapleton, Director of...
Published 02/23/24
McAfee’s CTO Steve Grobman chats with us about the rise of AI-related cyberattacks (including deep fakes), and romance scams, and how not to fall victim to them!Is your smartphone battery down to 5% and you’re at a concert or sports venue? We learn about ChargeFUZE kiosks that let you rent power banks on the cheap. On the show is Fuze Technology’s CEO Brandon AfariGamers, here’s how to reduce the odds of getting headaches when we chat with Dr. Séamas Weech, a research scientist, in...
Published 02/16/24
Apple’s mixed reality headset, called Vision Pro, is now available. I catch up with Luke Richey at Gravity Jack to talk with us all about it. Hint: He thinks it may change the world!In celebration of Black History Month, we learn about the “Afrofuturism Edition” of SanDisk’s Extreme Portable SSD (solid state drive), with the awesome Brian PridgeonA pair of new OnePlus smartphones are now available – and garnering quite a bit of buzz. We talk with Marcel Campos from ONEPLUS North America.Thank...
Published 02/09/24
Filmmaker Kevin Smith joins us once again, this time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the BlackBerry, plus discover Easter eggs on DVDs, and moreTruecaller chats about its free app that blocks robocallers and scammers from calling youGet the skinny on the popular Gatsby app, which shows you where you can stream movies and TV showsLost luggage? Why use AirTags when you can leverage LuggageCam. Hear how it works.Thank you to Intel, Visa, and Western Digital, for your support!
Published 02/02/24
His name be ordinary, but he’s anything but! 15-time moviemaker Kevin Smith joins me to chat about health and wellness tech, the 40th anniversary of the Mac, and moreHisense now has its 100-inch 4K QLED TV on sale, ahead of Super Bowl Sunday. Hisense’s Lindsay Takashima shares what to look for in a new televisionValentine’s Day is coming up, and so we’ll learn about a music-centric dating app called Vinylly with its cofounder Rachel Van NortwickThank you to Intel, the CSGA (Cyber Security...
Published 01/26/24
Broadcasting from Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked in San Jose, I sit down with Blake Gaiser to chat about the new S24 Series smartphones and the crazy artificial intelligence (AI) powering new experiencesAlso at Galaxy Unpacked, I interview technology journalist and photographer Ted Kritsonis for a handful of ‘Phonography’ tips. We learn how to take better photos with any smartphone you ownTech lifestyle expert Mario Armstrong stops by with a few more gadget picks from the 2024 Consumer Electronics...
Published 01/19/24
Broadcasting from the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), I share highlights that will WOW you. The future is on display here in Las Vegas!I sit down with tech experts Jennifer Jolly and Mario Armstrong for their top picks from the 2024 CESLearn about the Barsys 360, a robotic bartender for your home, with the founder and CEO of Barsys, Akshet TewariThank you to Intel, the CSGA (Cyber Security Global Alliance), Visa, and Western Digital, for your support!
Published 01/12/24
News you can use! I cover the Apple Watch patent dispute, finding lost luggage with AirTags, a 13-year-old finishing ‘Tetris,’ and what will be hot next week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las VegasSpeaking of Sin City, I sit down with AWS’s Justin Honaman -- to talk about the cloud, AI, and the future of shopping – at Amazon’s AWS Re:InventParenting expert and author Meredith Sinclair stops by to share her favorite tech toys for tots – including educational games and gadgets for...
Published 01/05/24
While at AWS Re:Invent, Amazon Web Services’ big conference in Las Vegas, I caught up with Bhaskar Bose, Vice President of Advanced Engineering from Blast Motion, to chat about adding tech to sports equipment to improve your game!Also, Adam Lewinson, Chief Content Officer at Tubi, joins us on Tech It Out to talk about the country’s no. 1 completely free and ad-supported video streaming platform, which you can access on multiple devicesTwo experts are better than one! Mario Armstrong and...
Published 12/29/23
Norton stops by to chat about its “2023 Holiday Norton Cyber Safety Insights” report, revealing how much shoppers are losing from scams during holiday shopping. We’ll be joined by Iskander Sanchez-Rola, Director of Privacy Innovation for NortonXbox is poised for a huge holiday season, and so joining us to chat will be Cindy Walker, Senior Director of Xbox MarketingA pair of tech lifestyle experts stop by! Mario Armstrong and Stephanie Humphrey share some holiday gift ideasThank you to Visa,...
Published 12/22/23