The Atlantic’s reflection on the missing headphone jack still feels oddly relevant. At first, the removal seemed like one of […]
The Headphone Jack Didn’t Just Disappear — It Started a New Era of Tradeoffs Read More »
Consumer Behavior, Consumer Experience, Digital Life, Tech & Gadgets, Technology Trends
The Verge’s breakdown of Amazon Echo’s rapid spread into people’s homes is fascinating—not because the device is perfect, but because
Amazon Echo’s Quiet Takeover Shows How Fast Habits Can Change Read More »
Digital Life, Smart Home, Tech & Gadgets, Technology Trends
WIRED’s review of the Nintendo Switch captured something the gaming industry had been circling for years: people don’t want a
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Consumer Behavior, Digital Life, Technology Trends
MIT Technology Review’s look at Google’s neural machine translation progress is a reminder of how quickly “impossible” things start feeling
Google’s New Translation System Shows What Happens When AI Actually Learns Read More »
Consumer Behavior, Digital Life, Privacy, Technology Trends
The New York Times coverage of Susan Fowler’s account of harassment and dysfunction at Uber reads like a case study
Uber’s Culture Problems Show What Happens When Speed Outruns Leadership Read More »
Leadership, Technology Trends, Workplace Behavior, Workplace Culture
Streaming was supposed to fix TV. Instead, it gave us a more complicated version of the same thing — just with better apps and worse remotes.
Streaming Was Supposed to Save TV. Now It’s Just… More TV. Read More »
Tech & Gadgets, Technology Trends
TV is evolving. Over the last few years we have: And now A&T is offering DirecTV NOW. AT&T is betting
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Digital Life, Smart Home, Tech & Gadgets, Technology Trends
AT&T’s promotional price of $35 will end on January 9th. I discussed AT&T’s DirecTV Now offering in an earlier post.
DirecTV Now Will Unplug Its $35 Intro Offer On Jan. 9 Read More »
Digital Life, Tech & Gadgets, Technology Trends
Receive credits when you buy the full product. Amazon rolling out a dedicated sample website is one of those “of
Amazon Launches a Sample Store That Actually Makes Sense Read More »
Consumer Experience, Digital Life, Technology Trends
Amazon and Google Play are offering up movie rentals for as low as 99 cents.The offer is redeemable on Amazon
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Digital Life, Tech & Gadgets, Technology Trends
Google recently announced two new apps as it tries to play catchup in the messaging space.Google Allo is a messaging
Google playing catchup in the Messaging Space Read More »
Productivity, Tech & Gadgets, Technology Trends
Google Wage. Add proofreading to the Google’s list of places to improve.
The sunsetting of Google “Wage” Read More »
Humor, Technology Trends