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Theater Review: ‘Gatz’ at Berkeley Rep is the most (and best) non-Instagrammable thing you’ll ever see

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.14.2020

The Great Gatsby. Word for word. Page by page. An extraordinary piece of experimental theater immerses the audience for 6 hours in F. Scott Fitzgerald's…

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Trendspotting: Smart speaker growth expected to slow

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.11.2020

Amazon still leads by a wide margin.

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In Review: Amazon Echo Studio smart speaker rocks (plus comparison to Sonos One)

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.03.2020

As a long time Sonos enthusiast it pains me to say I’ve slowly migrated to an Amazon Echo multi-room setup. I definitely miss the Sonos…

Tesla Model 3 sales by region shows Europe and Greater China growing

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Trendspotting: Tesla Model 3 buyers mostly live in North America, but chart shows sizable sales growth in Europe and Greater China

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.31.2020

Tesla shared an interesting chart in its latest financial report (see below). The additional data gives us at least a bit more perspective on how…

Lifestyle

Coway AP-1512HH Air Purifier: A look inside the HEPA air filtering system

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.29.2020

As a resident of Northern California, air quality is a constant concern. Wild fires have, for the first time in my life, heightened my awareness…

Culture

Millennials not embracing wine notes Silicon Valley Bank industry report

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.14.2020

Oversupply and low demand could result in discounting, leading to "the best wine values in 20 years."

LG ThinQ washer and dryer - Smart Pairing

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Trendspotting CES: Appliances that talk to each other — LG washer/dryer are BFF

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.07.2020

Big data, AI and machine learning in the laundry room.

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Theater News: Berkeley Rep ‘Gatz’ is a 6 hour marathon production

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.03.2020

And you thought The Godfather was long? Berkeley Rep has announced that its production of Obie-winning Gatz will run 6 hours long when it hits…

Cameras & Filmmaking

Photo & Video: Top 10 Camera tips for new Canon EOS 80D & 90D owners

BY CLINTON STARK — 12.24.2019

Congratulations. You are the proud new owner of a new Canon EOS camera. Oh boy then. What next? We’ve taken some of the most popular…

To Control Its Destiny, Facebook Bets Big on Hardware

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Will a Facebook OS succeed in a bifurcated world of Google Android, Apple iOS?

BY CLINTON STARK — 12.20.2019

Call me skeptical. But we’ve seen this sort of thing before. Remember the Facebook Phone? True, companies need to continually innovate. Or at least try.…