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Apple May Be Making A Bunch Of Cheap New iPhones
Big news for lovers of the iPhone SE, a franken-gadget made of old Apple parts and billed as a more affordable iOS device: It appears that the budget iPhone lineup is finally going to get its first refresh two years after the original model hit the market. The announcement could come as early as WWDC…
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Sony’s Glowing Bluetooth Speaker Didn’t Take Me To The Club, Just Back To 1992
It’s unclear when the Sony Sports boombox became my must-have gadget, but I think it was around 1992. With its bright yellow case, the portable music machine could be spotted from across the pool like a big bright sign that screamed, “I am rugged and cool!” I wanted one for all the wrong reasons, and…
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Facebook Just Updated Its Terms And Data Policy, Good Luck Understanding It
In what it presumably hopes will be seen as swift and stern action to inform and protect its users, Facebook announced new terms of service and a new data policy on Wednesday. Don’t worry, though, it isn’t as though the company has gone soft in its war on privacy. It’s just more explicitly copping to…
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Don’t Use A Nest Doorbell To Raise Your Kids
Nest just released a new ad, and let me tell you: there are some issues with the content. So you see this teenage girl in a prom dress ring a Nest doorbell, and a teen couple walk out the front door. The two girls walk to a car, as a low robotic voice beckons the…