Since Amazon’s Echo Spot was released in December, the smart speaker has already seen a few software updates. While Amazon can update Alexa’s brains remotely and frequently, improving the actual hardware of the device means building a second-generation product. Here’s a look at five ways Amazon could improve on the Spot’s hardware in the future. […]
Whether you know it or not, you probably love Google’s Quick Answers.They’re the boxes that provide specific info above other results when you press enter or click “Google Search.” The feature has been saving us time since 2014 by providing answers up-front. But what if Google could save us a second more? Google could implement […]
How do you fix or replace a YouTube video without changing the view count, deleting the comments, and creating a whole new URL? For most users it’s impossible; there is no “re-upload” button on YouTube. But that’s not the case for everyone. YouTube lets some users replace videos and the process and requirements to do […]
CNN has asked the FAA for permission to fly drones in Las Vegas. Currently, drone pilots must complete a 19-step application process per flight because the city is within the airspace of McCarran International Airport. Las Vegas is one of 53 places in the U.S. where CNN has a waiver pending to fly drones, the […]
You may have thought you left Blockbuster behind, but the basic way we browse movies hasn’t changed all that much. We peruse poster after poster, kind of like walking the aisles of a ‘90s-era video store. That one poster image, meant to appeal to as many people as possible, is often all we see before […]
A self-driving vehicle is making the rounds this week at the National Broadcasters Association show in Las Vegas. The autonomous shuttle runs a short loop with three stops between the Central Hall and South Hall. It moves at about 8 mph, which I thought made it a prime candidate for a footrace. This is what […]
The National Association of Broadcasters Show started Saturday and runs through Thursday in Las Vegas. NAB is a showcase for emerging technology in broadcasting and media. Here are some of the coolest things I saw: 1. Google Smart Displays Google’s upcoming smart displays are the gadgets at NAB that I covet the most. That’s probably […]
The National Association of Broadcasters Show started Saturday in Las Vegas and runs through Thursday. While the show is closed to the public, there’s plenty of humor from the event on Twitter. These are some of the funniest tweets so far: 1. I don’t know what this is, but I definitely need it to do […]
1980 An RCA camera demonstration. 2003 A 42″ Zenith Plasma TV. John Gurzinski/Las Vegas Review-Journal 2005 A high-definition 3-D presentation at the Panasonic booth. Joe Cavaretta/AP 2006 Floor plans distributed by Segway. Jae C. Hong/AP 2017 Virtual reality glasses. Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal
5G – the next, faster, better standard that will make your 4G phone seem slow and obsolete – is well on its way. 5G is widely expected in 2020, but T-Mobile expects to finish installing its 5G network in Las Vegas in early 2019. And Verizon has already started updating one of its North Las […]
The National Association of Broadcasters show kicks off this weekend in Las Vegas. The show focuses on new and emerging technologies and trends in relation to the media and entertainment industries. As it’s not open to the public, I’ll be at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Saturday, Monday and Wednesday to share some of […]
