After months of speculation, at yesterday’s special event in Seattle, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos took to the stage and unveiled their Fire phone.
It’s got 4 cameras that track your head at all times to offer an immersive 3D experience. It’s got 24-7 support from live human beings you can get to in under 10 seconds by hitting the “Mayday” button. And it makes it really, really easy to scan a real-world object and then immediately buy it from Amazon.
Earlier this week, I got my hands on the new Powerbeats2 Wireless headphones from Beats by Dre, and I’ve been listening to music and taking conference calls on them non-stop. Now that they’ve been announced, I can share my review with you. First thoughts? These are totally worth it!
On the TODAY show, I discuss Apple’s iOS 8 announcement from WWDC, cover the main features that families are going to love, and offer some tips about when to upgrade your devices.
Attention Digital Parents! You’re going to love this one.
Right now, there are a few problems for digital parents and their connected families. From difficulties with sharing the things you’re doing and love, to managing apps, music and TV shows purchased on different people’s accounts, digital parents can often get overwhelmed trying to manage it all!
With iOS 8, coming to iPad, iPhone and iPod touch this fall, Apple is hoping to make things a little bit easier.
At their annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco today, Apple announced the latest version of their mobile operating system, iOS 8. Coming this fall, iOS 8 offers a bunch of upgrades that should make life for iPhone and iPad users a lot easier. Here’s a look at all the features you’ll want to know about!
This week on my Top 3: a smart air conditioner, a cool new app for foodies, and Google is legally required to forget some links in Europe.
For more info on all of these topics, read my blog post on TODAY.com
I was asked to appear on CNBC’s “Tech Yeah!” this morning to discuss the three billion dollar Apple-Beats deal and what it means for consumers. For even more on this deal, be sure to read my previous post, 5 Reasons why Apple (Finally!) Decided to Buy Beats
It’s official says Brian X. Chen, reporting for the NY Times: Apple, ending weeks-long speculation on the deal, says today that they’re buying Beats for $3 billion. While a little bit less than the $3.2 billion I reported back on May 8th, this is still a huge deal for both companies, and Apple’s largest acquisition since they bought NeXT computer, bringing Steve Jobs back to the company he founded, for $400 million in 1997.
With all the speculation coming to an end, it’s time to examine the question many are still asking: Why did Apple buy Beats anyway? Here are my top 5 reasons I think this acquisition makes sense for both companies.
Two University of Florida students that have mechanical engineering degrees and love heat transfer came together and said, we like cold beer.
But get this: they chill the beer by spinning it. How the heck does that work? And does the beer explode afterwards? You’ll just have to check the video above to find out.
For even more info, check out the SpinChill website, where they have a whole page explaining the science behind the product.
Can’t see the video embedded above? Visit Katie’s site and try to play it there instead!
Summer is here, and that means it’s time to start getting social again! But when you have guests over, you want to be sure you have that extra something special at the party. Keep reading to check out my favorite indoor entertaining apps and tech.