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One Wheel, Zero Buttons
There’s an old joke about Steve Jobs, that he never wore a suit because he hated buttons. There’s some truth to that old trope about designers always…
6 years, 3 months ago
Best of CES
CES, the all-consuming tech trade show, took over Las Vegas this week. Convention halls and hotels were jam packed with shiny gizmos, bleeding-edge t…
6 years, 3 months ago
Sex Toys and Toothbrushes
Next week, we’ll be bound for the largest consumer electronics showcase of the season. CES starts on January 7 in Las Vegas, and we’ll be heading int…
6 years, 4 months ago
Our Favorite Stuff from 2019 Plus Our 2020 Predictions
2019 was a tumultuous time for technology. While product engineers created hybrid franken-gadgets and software companies turned nearly everything int…
6 years, 4 months ago
The Case for Cassava
The cassava plant is one of the most important food sources in the world. In Africa, it sustains 500 million people and provides a stable income for …
6 years, 4 months ago
Going Places
In May, Tesla, the electric vehicle manufacturer run by billionaire Elon Musk, filed a patent to put lasers on its cars. While this might sound like …
6 years, 5 months ago
Life After Facebook
Former Facebook bigwig Chris Cox has been busy. In March, Cox left his position as chief product officer of the social media giant, where he had over…
6 years, 5 months ago
Finally, We Can 'Like' Apple’s Keyboards Again
Tech companies say they want to serve their customers, but sometimes they’re curiously resistant to fixing problems with their products. Their soluti…
6 years, 5 months ago
When Big Tech Buys Your Darlings
Given all the criticism, mistrust, and investigations that have been levied at Facebook in the past couple years, one might think that they would do …
6 years, 5 months ago
Deep Listening
Episode 429
The way we listen to audio has evolved with technology. Headphones, once bulky skull-huggers that kept us plugged into a device, are going increasing…
6 years, 6 months ago