Author Archives: Brian Barrett

Even with some flaws, it’s almost certainly the best WearOS smartwatch you can buy. Continue reading Fossil Sport Smartwatch Review: A (Mostly) Solid WearOS Watch→

Very few chat apps offer the unsend feature. As it turns out, that’s for a few very good, or at least understandable, reasons. Continue reading Facebook Messenger Lets You Unsend Now. Why Doesn’t Every App?→

President Donald Trump will deliver his second State of the Union address Tuesday night. Here’s how to watch. Continue reading How to Live Stream the State of the Union Address 2019→

A new set of connected blinds shows that Ikea’s approach to the smart home still makes perfect sense. Continue reading Ikea’s Slow and Steady Plan to Save the Smart Home→

From mirrors with speakers to picture-frame wireless chargers, we’re deep into the age of multifunction devices. Continue reading The Rise of the Swiss Army Gadget→

Weeks after introducing Foveros, its 3D logic stacking technology, Intel has shown off a motherboard that puts it to use. Continue reading Intel Lakefield Brings Its 3D Chip-Stacking Tech to Life→

Samsung shows off new televisions at CES, and says iTunes will soon join its smart TV offerings. Continue reading CES 2019: Samsung TVs Score iTunes and a MicroLED Upgrade→

By sitting flush against the wall when you don’t need it, and tilting any which way when you do, the Space Monitor adds some Marie Kondo to your workspace. Continue reading The Samsung Space Monitor Liberates Your Desk→

The Roku Channel will be available to stream from within the Roku app, and will add paid subscription options like Showtime. Continue reading Roku Channel Streams Shows to Your Phone, No Box Required→

Amazon’s voice assistant made considerable gains in 2018 through the continued refinement of machine learning techniques. Continue reading How Amazon Alexa Uses Machine Learning to Get Smarter→