Consumer Electronics & Product Reviews

Greetings from Terminal 4 at JFK. I'm so excited to be heading off to CES 2023 this morning. Our tech briefings and floor tours are completely sold out (customized online versions are still available and start the week after the show), but this week is all about being live and in-person in Sin City! Continue Reading →

Is your iPhone 14 freezing? You may be having eSIM issues. Shelly Palmer speaks with Dan Bowens and Tashanea Whitlow on Fox 5's Good Day New York about the quick fix... and the not so quick fix. Continue Reading →

Boston Dynamics and a half-dozen other manufacturers have signed an open letter pledging not to build war robots or weaponize their platforms. Agility Robotics, ANYbotics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics, and Unitree Robotics all joined Boston Dynamics in the agreement. Continue Reading →

Are you excited about having your own personal Tesla Bot? Shelly Palmer speaks with Dan Bowens and Tashanea Whitlow on Fox 5's Good Day New York about Tesla's new robot and whether or not you'll be able to own one for under $20,000 (like Elon Musk says). Continue Reading →

Elon Musk showed off a prototype of a bipedal humanoid robot at Tesla AI Day. Known as the Tesla Bot or Optimus, the “rough development robot” walked around and waved its hands in the air. While admitting that developing a humanoid robot was not precisely in line with Tesla’s mission of accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy, Musk said Optimus expands the Tesla mission to “making the future awesome.” Continue Reading →

Apple's new iPhone 14 is finally here, and iOS 16 is now available for everyone with an iPhone 8 or later. Shelly Palmer speaks with Dan Bowens and Tashanea Whitlow on Fox 5's Good Day New York about what's new, how to use these new features, and what you should care about the most. Continue Reading →

Greetings from LGA Terminal C, Gate 63. I'm on my way to Syracuse University to teach my class IRL (as opposed to on Zoom). While walking the mile and a half to the gate, I imagined my avatar doing this same walk in a virtual world. Or, more succinctly, I imagined my physical self walking through a mixed reality airport experience. Continue Reading →

Apple on Wednesday unveiled the iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Ultra, along with new AirPods and more, at its “Far Out” event. Here’s everything you need to know about Apple’s latest and greatest. Continue Reading →

For people who are not on an annual new phone plan (the major carriers offer their own versions), this year's choice is more nuanced. If you have an iPhone 13, is there a compelling reason to upgrade to an iPhone 14? Continue Reading →

The F.D.A. has cleared a path for hearing aids to be sold over the counter. Today, buying a hearing aid requires a trip to an audiologist, hearing tests, and a prescription, followed by a huge expense not covered by insurance. This is set to change as soon as October. Continue Reading →