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Trendspotting: Smart speaker sales top 66 million units, Amazon Echo leads with 70% market share

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.05.2019

This past holiday season the smart speaker was the hot seller. No surprise then that the market continues to grow at a rapid pace. According…

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Look no further than Google’s Pixel, Pixel XL for screaming Android deals

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.04.2019

Though I primarily now use an iPhone (7 Plus, that still runs fine in 2019), I enjoy scouting for occasional deals on old Android phones.…

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Culture

Fyre a sad, but not surprising indictment of influencer culture

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.30.2019

If there was any doubt that influencer culture had an ugly side you need only watch one of two decent docs now streaming on Netflix…

Cameras & Filmmaking

Trendspotting: Digital camera market decline continues, could be down 50% in two years

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.28.2019

Digital camera makers continue to face heavy headwinds, primarily from the do-all cameras we’re carrying with us 24/7: smartphones. The advent of the smartphone and…

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Tour San Francisco Bay Area’s Famed Flintstone House – Stark Insider

BY MONICA TURNER — 01.25.2019

It’s one of the country’s most iconic properties. Located in the hills above Highway 280 minutes south of San Francisco is a mystical wonderland, a…

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What’s Happening: Mostly British Film Festival in San Francisco

BY JEANNE POWELL — 01.22.2019

From February 14 through 21, the Mostly British Film Festival returns to the Vogue Theatre in San Francisco. This year’s festival features both new and…

Food & Wine

Best Of: 2019 Specialty Food Association Fancy Food Show (Wrap-up)

BY JANICE NIEDER — 01.17.2019

Travel writer Janice Nieder picks out some of her favorites from the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco. Although I didn’t get to try…

Food & Wine

State of the Wine Industry Report: Premium wine sales continue to decline as Millennials gravitate to alternatives

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.16.2019

Baby Boomers are retiring, and faced with fixed incomes, are reducing expenses. Will and can Millennials make up the difference in wine spending?

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Google backs new WordPress publishing platform Newspack

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.14.2019

Google, Knight, ConsenSys and others have joined together to back a new publishing platform called Newspack. Newspack is primarily targeting smaller and medium-sized publishers. Created…

Cameras & Filmmaking

Hopefully Canon listens to buyers, removes Touch Bar on upcoming EOS R cameras

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.09.2019

In my time with the Canon EOS R I found a lot to like. The relatively small camera packs a full-frame sensor into a mirrorless…