What is the right age to give a kid their first smartphone? (#SGGQA Podcast Q&A Clip)

When should a kid get their first smartphone? There’s NO right answer! A conversation from my weekly podcast about parenting and tech, and the decisions we’ve made in my family for our daughter. Continue reading “What is the right age to give a kid their first smartphone? (#SGGQA Podcast Q&A Clip)”

#SGGQA 322: TechTober Isn’t Done Yet, Viewer Q&A, Happy Halloween! The PJ Pod!

HAPPY MONDAY!

The last podcast of October, and we’re hanging out in our PJ’s! Hosting a chill conversation about the tech we’ve seen over the last month, what the holiday season looks like, and letting the chat direct the Q&A.

Are you looking forward to the year-end holiday sales?

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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Pixel 8 Pro: Two Weeks In!

Pixel 8 Pro Impressions!

Early days still for Google’s newest phone, but for a premium tier option, it’s an interesting solution. Where Google is battling with AI, is the Pixel able to keep up with other expensive phones? Continue reading “Pixel 8 Pro: Two Weeks In!”

How to Turn on Flash Notifications – Use Your Camera Flash for New Alerts! #android #accessibility

Enable flash notifications! Let’s LIGHT UP your alerts! It’s really easy! Continue reading “How to Turn on Flash Notifications – Use Your Camera Flash for New Alerts! #android #accessibility”

OnePlus Open vs Surface Duo 2: An Unfair Folding Phone Fight…

OnePlus Open vs Surface Duo 2!

My favorite folding tablets have given us better tools for multi-tasking! The Open is a STELLAR piece of hardware, but can we still learn a few things from Microsoft’s tablet style? Continue reading “OnePlus Open vs Surface Duo 2: An Unfair Folding Phone Fight…”

#SGGQA 321: Pixel 8 Pro vs OnePlus Open, Qualcomm vs MediaTek, Apple vs Jon Stewart, Twitter vs Journalists

HAPPY MONDAY!

BOY HOWDY! We got a TON of news to cover. The FCC is ramping up for a return to Net Neutrality! Twitter continues to meltdown. Apple parts ways with Jon Stewart. Google serves up more “malvertising”. Netflix is looking to be the Netflix of gaming again! Qualcomm and MediaTek are gearing up for a next gen chip war.

And we’ve got TWO exciting new phones in the GadgetLab!

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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OnePlus Open Gets WORK Done! What Problems Can a Mini-Tablet Solve?

OnePlus Open first look!

We’re getting WORK done on our folding phones, and I’m taking a look at what it’s been like to use this mini-tablet on a couple trips! This is a BEAST of a foldable, but is a mini-tablet the right fit for you?

Tablets are “solutions in search of problems”, but let’s chat about what problems this thing can really solve!

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#SGGQA 320: Apple, Tech Journalism, and a Decade of Out of Control Hype…

HAPPY MONDAY!

I’m wrapping up some travel, and unfortunately can’t livestream today. I DID finish this video essay though, and it seemed a fitting addition to the topics we cover on this weekly show.

Tech journalists have been promising an Apple AR revolution for over a decade now, but very little commentary has come from Apple directly. This has had an enormous chilling effect on AR and VR markets.

Rumors. Leaks. FUD.

After a decade of reporting on a future mythical “Apple Glasses” product, what do we actually have?

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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