Harrison Keely is director of digital media at the Las Vegas Review-Journal. He anchors the daily morning update. Harrison came to the Review-Journal in early 2016 from the Chattanooga Times Free Press. He previously covered business for The Washington Times. Harrison graduated from Lee University and is an alumnus of the Washington Journalism Center.
Autocomplete is one of the best (or depending on how hastily you push ‘send’ – worst) things in the world. We rely on it so much that Google plans to let us autocomplete whole emails. Here are seven ways predictive input can improve. 1. Recognizing names from previous emails Jakub Kokoszka has a tough name to […]
Monday’s headlines: Golden Knights turn down Carrie Underwood, man survivors 4-story fall from Luxor hotel, and a vehicle falls on a Las Vegas man.
I bought Amazon’s Echo soon after it launched in late 2014. Since then, the device has received dozens of new features – and a few competitors, like the Google Home and Apple’s HomePod. With three tech giants now offering their own monochromic, tubular robots, which company is giving me the most free new stuff post-purchase? […]
Sunday’s headlines: A local mom of four is also a successful coach, and is Las Vegas’ economy still overly dependent on construction workers?
Friday morning headlines: Carrie Underwood joins the Vegas Golden Knights bandwagon, San Gennaro Feast won’t be held this weekend, and a Escobedo Middle School staffer appears to knock down a student.
Monday’s headlines: Golden Knights’ historic playoff run lives on, Henderson men fighting to clear their names 10 years after arrest, and a MegaBucks player wins an $11 million jackpot at Paris Las Vegas.
CNN may have the most advanced drone program of any news outlet in the U.S. The network’s senior director of aerial imagery and reporting, Greg Agvent, recently visited Las Vegas. Here are six things you probably didn’t know about how CNN uses drones to cover news: 1. CNN typically flies DJI drones The standard drone […]
Friday’s headlines: Golden Knigts tickets priciest in NHL, a serious motorcycle crash, and Steak ‘n Shake opens first drive-thru location in Nevada.
Wednesday’s headlines: Botched robbery attempt leaves a man dead, officer breaching Oct. 1 gunman’s Mandalay Bay suite did not activate body camera, and a wanted man has been arrested.
My grandparents recently received an Amazon Echo Show. My family hoped the device would let them easily video chat with their children and grandchildren. We quickly learned, however, that Echos can’t make calls (video, audio, or messages) without a cell phone. And my grandparents don’t own a cell phone. They have a tablet, which allowed us […]
Tuesday’s headlines: Traffic to get tight on Strip, man shot in fight at gas station, and a fatal rollover crash this morning.
Monday’s headlines: Governor candidate wants to stop stadium deal, 1 dead after shooting at party, and new sections of the Northwest Beltway opening to traffic.
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 […]
