The big Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas starts today.  As always, it’s got a ton of amazing products . . . plus a few very WEIRD ones.  Here are the strangest gadgets unveiled so far. 1.  A robot vacuum that picks up dirty socks.  It’s like a Roomba, but with an arm on top that picks […]

It seems like there’s a segment of science and technology obsessed with solving problems NO ONE ASKED to be solved.  At the same time, there are common frustrations that should’ve been figured out by now. Someone online asked, “What’s a daily inconvenience that you still can’t believe hasn’t been solved?”  And here are the top […]

Be careful how you talk to Siri, or her robot offspring might want payback someday . . . A new poll asked people how polite they are when speaking to A.I.  Like, do you say “please” and “thank you”?  Or do you just order Alexa around? Two in five said they think it matters . […]

When 3G gets wiped out to make way for 5G, it’ll wipe out some vehicle safety features that many drivers depend on.  Jeep, BMW, GM and Audi are just a few of the cars, trucks and SUVs that’ll lose navigation or some other connected tech.   In some cases you’ll be able to pay for upgrades […]

    Back in the day, if we saw today’s cars and the dashboards that came in them we would think it a design from a strange futuristic movie set ( oh you know, like a DeLorean from Back to the Future!) and The Jetsons! Our cars today come with every whistle and bell. Some […]