Mar 4, 2024 | CES
https://youtu.be/1gfzZRah7c0 In Eureka Park at CES in Las Vegas, Leafi was demonstrating a simple-to-install device to give your blinds remote control. Michelle Blaho-Melo, Marketing Specialist, helps us understand how they work, some of the capabilities provided by...
Jan 16, 2023 | CES, Events, Hardware
On the floor at CES Unveiled, Gimmy Chu, Co-Founder and CEO of Nanoleaf, shows off the latest addition to their innovative lighting line of products. Black triangles, smart assistant support through Matter, new lighting controls, and more. MacVoices is supported...
Dec 8, 2022 | Audio/Music, Business, MacVoices Live!, Web
Chuck Joiner, Eric Bolden, David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Mark Fuccio, Web Bixby, and Jeff Gamet finish off an intense discussion of Alexa, Siri, and our expectations for voice assistant performance. The MacVoices Live! panel also touches on some new ISP regulations that...
Dec 7, 2022 | Audio/Music, Business, MacVoices Live!, Productivity
The MacVoices panel of Chuck Joiner, Eric Bolden, David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Mark Fuccio, Web Bixby, and Jeff Gamet start the session by examining a report on the failure, and cost, of Amazon’s Alexa. The discussion evolves into an intense examination of voice...
Aug 26, 2022 | Blogroll, Hardware, iPad, iPhone, iPod, MacVoices Live!, Software
Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Mark Fuccio, Warren Sklar, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, and Guy Serle continue a MacVoices Live! discussion of revolutionary products before turning their attention to the unusual reason an iPad is being sent to the Moon and what it says about...
Mar 17, 2021 | Audio/Music, Hardware
Apple has discontinued the HomePod smart speaker and Kirk McElhearn has some thoughts on how it fit, or didn’t fit into the market. Kirk covers both the Siri and the music aspects of the HomePod, why how people listen to music didn’t necessarily align to the HomePod’s...
Jan 15, 2020 | Audio/Music, Developer, Events, Hardware
At The Digital Experience by Pepcom in Las Vegas, Palo Alto Innovation had a table full of alarm clock tech. CEO Alex Tramiel walked us through the line-up of Sandman clocks, showing models that boasted up to six high power USB ports for device charging, built-in...
Dec 9, 2019 | Commentary, Hardware, Software
Our latest holiday Gift Guide show features a broad variety of picks from the panel of Bart Busschots, Charles Edge, and host Chuck Joiner. Gift ideas from security to photography, hardware to software will help you make progress on your holiday gift list. This...
Dec 6, 2019 | Audio/Music, Hardware, Software
Ted Landau has been busy researching, shopping for, installing, and using the home theater system of his dreams. Now that the dust has settled, Ted talks us through the process, from big box store experiences to the AV Forums to the actual use of his systems. Find out...
Mar 22, 2019 | Author, Hardware, Software, Take Control
Josh Centers and Take Control Books have updated Take Control of Apple Home Automation to version 1.1 to cover some of the changes that have occurred in the world of HomeKit, Apple’s home automation platform. From vendors focusing just on HomeKit to the expansion into...
Mar 1, 2019 | Author, Hardware, iPhone, Productivity, Security/Privacy, Software, Take Control, Web
Think you know everything Siri can do? Think again. Scholle McFarland shares some little-known capabilities as we discuss her new book, Take Control of Siri. Privacy has been a key point in understanding what Siri can and can’t accomplish, and why. Scholle talks about...
Feb 13, 2019 | Developer, Hardware, iOS, iPhone, Video
Bryn Brooker, the Head of Marketing for Nextbase, discuses the new models of their dash cams that will soon be available in the U.S. and the U.K. Reprising an interview that was lost at CES, Bryn walks us through their models, and some of the innovations they are...
Jan 25, 2019 | Developer, Events, Hardware, Software
At ShowStoppers in Las Vegas, Joshua Montgomery, CEO of Mycroft, talks about the features and functions of their open-source voice assistant. Josh addresses questions of security, how skills are developed and added, and the affordability and capabilities of their...
Jan 23, 2019 | Events, Hardware, Security/Privacy
At ShowStoppers in Las Vegas, Smarte helps keep Alexa from listening to you when you don’t want her to. Sr. Director, Brand Management and Marketing Jennifer Dewart demonstrates how it works and how to set limited time periods of privacy. [audio...
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