i My new phone arrived today, a Google Pixel (Android), and it marks the end of what may be one … More
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Messing with Mesh
Years ago, when I first installed a WiFi router in my house, just the fact that I could get even … More
HomePod Represents Everything that Apple Does Right
As most of the free world knows, Apple introduced HomePod, it’s smart speaker/digital assistant this week. And while it is … More
Cheating on Alexa
Watching the keynote from Google’s IO conference a couple of weeks ago I was impressed with the advances Google is … More
It’s Farewell Echo Show, Before We Even Met.
I’ve posted previously about the need for Smart Home Assistants to evolve beyond smart speakers, and include screens, or options … More
What Google Still Doesn’t Get About Photos and Photo Books
Last week at it’s IO conference, Google introduced a slew of impressive new features including enhancements to Google Assistant, Google … More
AR, The Mother of All Cultural Misappropriation Engines
Watched Mark Zuckerberg’s F8 keynote today and he introduced AR Studio, which allows developers to create effects like facemasks, hats, … More
Why Virtual Assistants Need Screens
As much as I love the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot, there are many times when trying to do things by … More
Amazon Failing on it’s Prime Promise to Customers, is it Happening to You?
For the third time in my last four Amazon Prime orders they have failed to meet the 2-day shipping commitment … More
Missing the Market Again? What Microsoft didn’t Announce This Week
There it was, on the screen right behind Terry Myerson at yesterdays Microsoft Event, a giant reminder of how close … More