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Shelly Palmer tells you how to find the best Amazon Prime Day deals (on Amazon.com and on other sites, too) -- and how to shop safely -- on Good Day New York with Sukanya Krishnan and Jennifer Lahmers on Fox 5 New York. Original Airdate: July 16, 2019 Continue Reading →

What do you really need to know? Would a sixth-grade education give you enough basic skills to enable you to use online tools to learn a trade or become a service worker or a knowledge worker? Would you need eighth-grade skills? Tenth-grade? Perhaps a four-year college degree? Continue Reading →

Techlash has been brewing for years. No one should be surprised that “Break up big tech!” is a major talking point for many 2020 presidential hopefuls. But how, exactly, would this be accomplished? And, what would the world look like in the aftermath? Continue Reading →

The lawsuit filed against Amazon’s Alexa Voice Services this past Tuesday fascinates me. It alleges that Amazon is recording children who use Alexa without parental consent. Excuse me? Mom or Dad bought the Echo, put it in the house, and taught the kids to talk to it. How much more parental consent do you need? That said, there is more to the story. Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer talks with Paula Newton about big tech regulations and breaking up big tech corporations like Google and Amazon on CNN’s Quest Means Business. Airdate: June 14, 2019. Continue Reading →

In a rare show of bipartisan unity this past Wednesday, Republicans and Democrats on the House Oversight Committee expressed concerns over the rapid spread of facial recognition software used by technology companies. This should make you stop and think very long and hard about what your elected leaders do not understand about the world we live in. Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer discusses the latest free music streaming options available on Amazon and Google, and Apple's affordable monthly options for music with Jennifer Lahmer and Robert Moses on Fox 5's Good Day Wake Up. Original Airdate: April 23, 2019 Continue Reading →

Will Apple compete with streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon by implementing its own streaming TV service? Shelly Palmer addresses these rumors with Sukanya Krishnan and Jennifer Lahmers on Fox 5’s, Good Day Wake Up. Shelly also talks about the latest Apple products scheduled to be released, and the launch of their new iPad Mini and iPad Air. Original Airdate: March 19, 2019 Continue Reading →

Courtesy of Black Friday/Cyber Monday pricing, I am the proud owner of a brand new, top-of-the-line 82” Samsung 4K TV set. It is huge, awesome, and amazing. The picture quality is breathtaking. You just run out of superlatives when trying to describe the viewing experience. There’s only one problem. The best 4K content is only available over-the-top (OTT). Regular TV viewers (cable TV customers and antenna users) are simply out of luck. Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer explores a few holiday tech gifts parents may consider for their kids with Sukanya Krishnan and Jennifer Lahmers on Fox 5 Good Day Wake Up. Continue Reading →