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Smart Home Audio: Amazon should create dedicated Alexa music app for its Echo speakers

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.02.2018

With its recent addition of “Everywhere” mode, Amazon is pushing hard into the whole home audio market. Traditionally that’s been the domains of the likes…

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Microsoft Edge browser is here for iOS and Android, but is it worth switching?

BY CLINTON STARK — 12.01.2017

Windows 10 fans will likely be pleased. For the rest of us Safari, Chrome and Firefox users it will be business as usual.

Apple HomePod delayed to 2018 - A huge miss, cedes market share to Amazon and Google.

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HomePod delay a massive miss by Apple

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.20.2017

Delaying HomePod to 2018 means Apple will lose buyers to Amazon and Google this holiday season. It could be a very costly decision.

Gen 3 Fossil Q Control smartwatch - But what about Android Wear?

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Fossil has new smartwatch, but is Google’s Android Wear holding its end of the bargain?

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.17.2017

Fossil today released yet another smartwatch. Per The Verge it runs Android Wear 2.0, has a 45mm, water resistant circular case, touch-sensitive bezel, and costs…

Amazon Echo leads smart speaker market with 76% share

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Amazon Echo sales show no signs of slowing, smart speakers to be in half U.S. homes by 2022

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.09.2017

Amazon. Google. Microsoft. Sonos. And a raft of other up-and-comers. All are making so-called smart speakers. But why? According to TechCrunch a new report out…

Food & Wine

Amazon no longer selling wine online to consumers, but: Whole Foods

BY CLINTON STARK — 10.24.2017

Retailers that sell alcohol can’t accept payments from suppliers to advertise their products. And since wine producers pay Amazon fees to sell through Amazon Wine…

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Google and the Smartwatch: What’s next for Android Wear?

BY CLINTON STARK — 10.06.2017

Google launched its wearable OS, Android Wear, in 2014. To much fanfare. All of us early adopters, tech writers, and geeks were fully on board.…

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Smart Home News: Samsung SmartThings dongle announced for NVIDIA Shield

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.28.2017

This is an interesting development. Well, at least for smart home and home automation enthusiasts it might be. SmartThings (now owned by Samsung) today announced…

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Trendspotting: At 76% share Amazon Echo is running away with smart speaker market

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.19.2017

Amazon jumped into the voice-enabled digital assistant (aka smart speaker) market early, and now it appears to be reaping major dividends. A new report from…

Cameras & Filmmaking

Target Hollywood: Could Apple acquire RED Digital Cinema?

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.11.2017

It could (Tim Cook and team are sitting on some $260 billion in cash). But would it? Would Apple acquire a camera company called RED…