Consumer Electronics & Product Reviews

Heading back to school? Shelly Palmer speaks with Dan Bowens and Tashanea Whitlow on Fox 5's Good Day New York about the hottest new gadgets and apps for all students. Continue Reading →

Whether or not you have teenage children – even if you don't know a teenager – you must read the results of the latest Pew Research Center survey, Teens, Social Media and Technology 2022. Continue Reading →

The headline says, "Apple Will Ship 1.5 Million AR/VR Headsets in 2023 at $2,000." Wait. What? $2,000? Yep, we all read it right. Continue Reading →

Meta (the company formerly known as Facebook) has confirmed that it is inflating the price of Quest 2 VR headsets by $100 on August 1. As far as I can tell, you can still find both models at the lower prices, but time is running out and the price to enter the observable Zuckerverse will soon inflate. Continue Reading →

Are you getting more random spam text messages or DMs than usual? Shelly Palmer speaks with Dan Bowens and Tashanea Whitlow on Fox 5's Good Day New York about what's happening -- and the best way to deal with them. Continue Reading →

Over the next few days, Android users may notice Google Wallet showing up on their phones. The successor app to Google Pay was announced at Google's 2022 I/O event as a way to manage all of your digital cards: credit, debit, ID, vax status, tickets, and more. Continue Reading →

Click-click-wurrr. The sound of the familiar click of a single lens reflex (SLR) camera is about to join the sound of a fax machine or acoustic-coupled modem, as Nikon will discontinue production of SLR cameras this year. It was a good run; SLRs with F-Mount interchangeable lenses have been around since 1959. Continue Reading →

Need to lock down your iPhone? Shelly Palmer speaks with Dan Bowens and Tashanea Whitlow on Fox 5's Good Day New York about Apple's new security feature -- and whether you'll need to use it -- along with the rest of the new features coming in iOS 16. Continue Reading →

Will your kids spend too much time online this summer? Shelly Palmer speaks with Dan Bowens and Tashanea Whitlow on Fox 5's Good Day New York about how to make their screen time as productive as possible. Continue Reading →

In a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey, and Bernie Sanders asked that the U.S. establish uniform charging accessory standards, arguing that planned obsolescence in consumer electronics causes financial stress and environmental harm. (This follows similar legislation in the EU that will force consumer electronics to adopt USB-C connectors by 2024.) Continue Reading →