The Downside of Christmas Giving: Is That Gift Safe?
by Lee Rickwood
A recent report from the Canadian Senate says smart toys pose threats to our children’s personal privacy that should keep us up at night.
Tag: smart home
Reviewing the Arlo Go Mobile Security Camera
By Ted Kritsonis
Most home security cameras need to stay in one place to look over property or people, but the Arlo Go can go wherever you go.
Treating yourself or someone else with tech for the home
By Ted Kritsonis
Adding a key piece of technology in the home should bear fruit for your health and lifestyle, which is what this group of gadgets is supposed to deliver.
Making Your Home Smart: Part 6 – The Bathroom
By Christine Persaud
We can all appreciate making rooms of the home like the living room, kitchen, bedroom, basement, and even the backyard smart, as discussed in the first five parts of this six-part series. And there are, believe it or not, ways to make the bathroom smart, too.
The Smart Speaker Category is Growing, With New Models Launched at (or Around) IFA 2018
Christine Persaud
While Apple and Google have dominated the market for the last year, with Apple recently joining in with its HomePod, several other products have been coming to market of late, like the Sonos One, which works with Alexa voice control (Google Assistant support coming soon), the Harman Kardon Invoke, which works with Microsoft’s Cortana voice assistant, the 808 Audio XL-V, and many more.
Making Your Home Smart: Part 5 – The Bedroom
By Christine Persaud
You might think that the bedroom is off limits for tech smarts beyond potentially a television, a basic clock radio, and a charging cable for your phone to sit on your nightstand, right? Wrong.
Standards and Ethics a Much-Needed Response to Tech Advances, AI Developments
by Lee Rickwood
Today’s information and technology ecosystem is already transforming the way governments, businesses and private citizens live, work and perhaps even think, so “the ethical use of AI and data will be critical not only for our future economy, but how we function as a society.”
Back-to-School Gadget Round-up
By Christine Persaud
Ready to head back to class, or get your child prepared to head off to high school, college, or university? Make sure you check these gadgets off the shopping list before finalizing your purchases.