Consumer Tech Update

The real reason people are color-coding their feelings on TikTok. (Hint: It's not vulnerability, it's vanity.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Forget Prime Day! Find incredible, year-round deals on new, used, and overstock items by exploring Amazon's secret Resale and Outlet sections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No driver? No thanks. Here is exactly why you need to know the risks before you ever buckle up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Like to speed? Put the pedal to the metal? If you have any of these apps, your rates may have just gone up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Old scandal, new algorithm. Is the music industry's history of deception repeating itself? My take in this short podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While some people are paying top dollar for spring break flights, you could fly for half the price. Here's how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon's massive layoffs aren't about finances or AI. According to CEO Andy Jassy, it's a culture problem. Here's why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big box stores have turned their digital shelves into spy tech. It's a data collection mission. Here's how to fight back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A widespread underground market for rented and shared profiles is reshaping app-based work and raising safety and accountability concerns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don't let a winter storm catch you off guard. Here's how to quickly check and enable life-saving Emergency and Severe Weather Alerts on your iPhone or Android phone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Say goodbye to expensive test prep! Google, with a nod from the Princeton Review, is now offering free, on-demand SAT practice tests through Gemini AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A major winter storm is here, but setting up your phone's Medical ID takes five minutes and allows first responders to access critical health information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After missing the AI revolution and failing with Siri, Apple has been forced to strike a humiliating, multi-year deal with Google to use Gemini on all its products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thinking of a weekend home glow-up? Try the couch. Try the color. Try the lamp. Fall in love before you buy. Here's how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stop and think for a moment. How has AI changed your life? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Use your phone's GPS superpower to remember tasks like taking out the trash right when you arrive or leave home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The newest scam hitting America isn't coming from Russia or China. This one's homegrown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not sure if that item is the best bang for your buck? Here's how to tell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wall Street's most exclusive club just cut its membership. Here's the news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Science shows that letting your mind wander is the key to problem-solving. Here is how to reclaim your focus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

General Motors wants to take over your dashboard screen. They will control the data and all that you'll hear and see. Here's the scoop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You are wasting hours every week typing out the same answers over and over again. Try this trick to give your hands a break. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Find a 75-inch 4K TV for a crazy low price like $300? Watch out. If you aren't paying with money, you're paying in other ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a dispute, you either win or lose. Here's how AI can help you win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You think you've heard it all? Think again. China's latest move in the global security game is about to blow the lid off the international playground. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You get a barrage of them every week. No fun. Stop them with this secret setting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don't count on getting extra fries. McDonald's weighs the bag before you get it with AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Smart glasses with hidden cameras are everywhere now and spotting when you're being recorded is harder than you think. The telltale signs are easy to miss or disable entirely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sienna Rose is racking up millions of streams by mimicking the hits. The industry is crying foul, but the real lesson here? AI can copy a style, but it can never start a movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remember the movie? Jim Carrey's living his whole life on camera and has no idea. There's a scam that works the same way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You aren't using the Metaverse. Neither is anyone else. Here's why it still commands headlines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Staring at a blank screen? Stop typing and start talking. Here's how to turn a voice memo into a polished doc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anxiety, depression, and hostility. The data is clear on what social media does to kids. Here's my take in this short podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The average person spends more than $200 a month on subscriptions, often underestimating the cost by 40%. That amounts to thousands of dollars annually in unnecessary spending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Landing a gig is tough, but in these industries? It's brutal. Here is where the job market is hurting the most. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If $200 billion and a security team couldn't stop it, what chance do you have? I reveal the warning signs this nightmare spyware is on your phone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The world's biggest AI now wants your medical records, fitness data, and health apps all in one place. But with zero laws protecting it, I explain why handing over everything to Big Tech is risky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It can do way more than count steps. I reveal secret features that'll make you wonder how you ever lived without them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every January, Vegas unveils the next big thing. Most tank. I cover this year's soon-to-be failures, from creepy AI assistants to a musical lollipop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Selling on Craigslist? A buyer brings a mechanic buddy to check your engine. What happens next will shock you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Put it on your finger and see your health data? I explain the hype. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don't have time to read that 40-page report? Turn that dry PDF into an engaging podcast. Here's how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They have gone from a “fashion don't” to a “fashion do.” I explain why these shades are finally cool in this quick update. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If something happened to you tomorrow, could your family access your digital life? What you need to know in this short podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now is the time it stops being something you visit and starts being something that is baked in to your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cut the costs, not the entertainment. Stop overpaying for multiple subscriptions and start watching your favorite shows for zilch right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goodbye fire risks, hello 500-mile range. How the shift to solid-state batteries in 2026 will revolutionize the way we power our devices and cars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Tech is silently using your chats and posts to train their AI. I'll walk you through the exact settings to change in under 60 seconds. Listen now to lock down your privacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I've been saying it for years: Big Tech missed the boat on robots. But in 2026, they are finally catching up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Confused by the tangle of cables that came with your new tech? Here is how to put a master technician in your pocket using your phone's camera. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You better be. Industry insiders agree that after years of rumors, all signs point to a launch. Hear my take in this short podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices