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Your AirPods Can Now Identify You to Police. Yes, Really.
The device on your wrist and in your ears was never built to be a tracking beacon. Now it might be one anyway. I need you to sit with this one for a second, because when I first heard about it, I honestly had to read it twice. There is now a technology that can identify you; not your car, not your license plate, you, through the Bluetooth signal coming off your AirPods. Your Apple Watch. Your fitness tracker. The wireless devices sitting on your body right now, quietly broadc
Michael Routhier
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Tech Buys & Reviews
Apple Is About to Fold. And For Once, I Think That's a Good Thing.
Thirty years in. And this might be the most excited I've been about a new iPhone in a decade. I've been an Apple user for over 30 years. I've watched this company go from the Macintosh to the iPod to the iPhone; from a cult brand that techies argued about to the most valuable company on earth. I've seen the hits and I've sat through a few misses. I know how to tell the difference between a genuine leap forward and a shiny object Apple is selling because it needs something new
Michael Routhier
Jun 57 min read
Smart Home Devices That Help You Live Independently (And Sleep Better at Night)
A smart speaker like the Amazon Echo lets you make calls, set reminders, and control your home, all with just your voice. Let me ask you something. Have you ever left the house and spent the entire drive wondering if you left the stove on? Or maybe you've had a family member gently suggest it might be "time to think about your safety at home", and you smiled politely while quietly fuming inside? Yeah. Me too. Well, not me exactly, but I hear this story constantly from our com
Michael Routhier
Apr 86 min read
Apple's New MacBook Neo - Should You Actually Buy It?
Let's talk about the brand new MacBook Neo, what it is, who it's for, and whether you should spend your hard-earned money on one.
Michael Routhier
Apr 74 min read
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