Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. It’s not just in Google Search Results that malicious ads are getting through ATM: Facebook ads push new Ov3r_Stealer password-stealing malware — www.bleepingcomputer.com/… (The lure is different though, job ads with malicious PDF downloads, […]
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CES 2024: Y-Brush Electronic Toothbrush
Allison Sheridan interviews Jad Sassine from Y-Brush about their innovative Y-Brush Electronic Toothbrush. Y-Brush has a handle that connects to a tray of 35,000 nylon bristles that form around your teeth to simultaneously brush them all, upper and then lower. To brush your teeth, you simply place the tray on your upper teeth, activate Y-Brush’s […]
Continue readingMore TagRICOH OLED Portable Displays are Gorgeous AND Have a Kickstand
A Little Back Story I started using portable USB-C displays when on travel about 4 years ago, starting with the tiny 12″ Eyoyo 2K display. When that one died, I upgraded in 2021 to the Cocopar 15.6″ 1080P display. I missed the higher resolution of the smaller display, but the Cocopar was good enough that […]
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Allison interviews Matthew Ungar from Govee about their range of smart lighting products designed for the home. Matthew first shows Govee’s home theater lights which include the DreamView lighting system which reacts to images on the TV and changes the color and intensity of lighting in the room to create a fully immersive experience. All […]
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In the olden days, it used to be really hard to add descriptions to images when posting to social media. You probably know that without an image description, people with visual impairments who use screen readers get zero values out of your posts. But it was so hard that a lot of people didn’t bother […]
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iBook Snow on Wikipedia Hi, I’m George from Tulsa and I started this piece thinking it would be a simple report about my new monitor and how it answers Allison’s great framing question, “What’s the problem to be solved?” Answering that required context – I could have begun with the 5″ screen in my first […]
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Allison interviews Bart van de Kooij, Founder and CEO of Exobrew. His company has developed the Exobrew CRAFT compact home brewing machine. Designed for the brewing enthusiast, CRAFT can brew craft beer, kombucha, and cider in batches of 1.6 gallons in 3 – 30 days depending on the recipe. The device has a temperature-controlled keg […]
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Allison interviews Joris Castermans, Founder and CEO of Whispp. His company has developed an app that uses assistive voice technology to convert impaired speech to a clear and natural voice in real time. Whispp works for all kinds of voice disabilities ranging from soft whispers to rough esophageal speech to stuttering. By providing recordings to […]
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Allison interviews Wouter Konings from SLIMDESIGN about their AI-powered compact body camera called the Phonecam. The Phonecam is an affordable camera worn on the body and is aimed at offering added safety in the workplace, at home, or while out and about. Since Phonecam connects wirelessly to your mobile device for video storage, it is […]
Continue readingMore TagDumb Question Corner – Magnetic vs. MagSafe vs. Qi2
Chelsea Cook wrote in a great question: Do you happen to have any recommendations for MagSafe stands? I am very late to the MagSafe party, having upgraded from an SE 2020 to an iPhone 15 Pro. I’d like one that could ideally charge all the things, but I’d like to know what my options are […]
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