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AR Leapfrogs VR
Michael Antonoff  |  Sep 29, 2017  |  0 comments
Ya got trouble, folks, right here in virtual reality. It begins with a lowercase “i,” and that rhymes with “my,” and that means iPhone!
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Sleeping with Apps
Michael Antonoff  |  Aug 25, 2017  |  1 comments
With mobile screens dominating your waking hours, app makers have begun targeting the time you spend sleeping. Curious to see what it's all about, I decided to put an app-based smart pillow to the test.
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Will You Read or Watch TV in Your Self-Driving Car?
Michael Antonoff  |  Jul 21, 2017  |  3 comments
In three years there will be some 10 million cars on the road with self-driving features. What will people do in a car that drives itself?
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All Access Bingeing on CBS
Michael Antonoff  |  Jun 23, 2017  |  4 comments
With TV listings divided between what’s on and what’s streaming, CBS has been salivating at the prospect of collecting subscriber fees from cord cutters and mobile users much like its sibling, the premium service Showtime, has been doing.
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5 Favorites for the Golden Age of Podcasting
Michael Antonoff  |  May 12, 2017  |  1 comments
Radio has been around for so long that to call it “new media” would be oxymoronic. Yet today’s smorgasbord of podcasts, a.k.a. radio on demand, now reaches a burgeoning audience of mobile users...
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The Ins and Outs of Downloading from Netflix
Michael Antonoff  |  Apr 26, 2017  |  0 comments
Netflix added the ability to download content for offline viewing a few months ago. Here’s how it works.
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Retro Apps Resurrect Analog Ancestors in Digital Form
Michael Antonoff  |  Mar 29, 2017  |  1 comments
There’s a whole new class of mobile apps that resurrect analog ancestors in digital form. Some real, some imagined.
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Shopping with Apps: Who Needs a Salesman?
Michael Antonoff  |  Feb 15, 2017  |  0 comments
It’s hard to believe that we once drove to big-box stores unarmed: no smartphone in hand; no Wi-Fi for the taking. A recent trip to The Home Depot reminded me how power in the power tool kingdom has shifted from merchant to shopper.
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Running with Apps
Michael Antonoff  |  Nov 21, 2016  |  0 comments
There are two types of runners: serious and casual. As the latter, I jog weekends outside or on a treadmill to remedy overeating and in pursuit of the elusive runner’s high. A serious runner, on the other hand, is an athlete with charts.
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Streamin’ in the Shower
Michael Antonoff  |  Oct 31, 2016  |  1 comments
As one place we could count on for quiet contemplation, the bathroom has largely been electronics-free. But serenity has its challenges. Natural reverb was destined to make the bathroom the go-to spot for singing. Ever since the SoundBlaster add-in card legitimized “bathroom” ambience as a musical effect, the porcelain palace has become everyone’s in-home performance space.
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