Tag: Smartphones

Good Day with Doug Stephans – Tech Gets More Personal

Play Audio – Good Day with Doug Stephans – July 22nd, 2014

Geek Squad 20th BirthdayWe continue to celebrate Geek Squad’s 20th Birthday by talking to Good Day with Doug Stephans about the technology changes Geek Squad has seen over those last two decades.

Since the days of the shared family desktop computer, we’ve seen tech become more personal, first with everyone having their own laptop to the highly mobile world where everyone from teens to seniors has a personal smartphone with their own access to the Internet.

As devies become more personal, they also start to talk to each other. Geek Squad has changed over the years to help with all these connected devices, with Geek Squad Autotechs helping with bluetooth car audio, Home Theater Agents setting up connected TVs and even our appliance installation and repair teams are looking at washers and dryers that can connect to your home network to let you know when they’re ready to be unloaded.

WTAM 1100 – Two-Wheel Technology for Motorcyclists

Play Audio – WTAM 1100 Newsradio – Tech Tuesday June 24th, 2014

WTAM 1100 Newsradio Cleveland OhioThis morning’s Tech Tuesday segment on WTAM 1100 Newsradio in Cleveland was about making the most of your motorcycle trips with technology. As an avid motorcyclist and fan of technology, I was glad to bring these two topics together.

During the segment on the Wills & Snyder Show in the Morning, Bill Wills and I discussed Bluetooth wireless headsets like those from Sena. Great for music and calls on the go.

We also talked about specialized standalone GPS units for motorcycle from Garmin and TomTom vs smartphone apps like Google Maps or Waze

For those looking to add safety to their ride, the CrashLight feature of the EatSleepRIDE app can alert friends and family if there’s been a crash. The app also ties into the motorcyclist social network provided at EatSleepRIDE.com where riders can post photos, favorite routes and write reviews of motorcycle products. I’m a member as, of course, Agent3012.

It’s always fun when work and play come together!

WTAM 1100 Shopping for Smartphone Features

Play Audio – WTAM 1100 Newsradio – Tech Tuesday June 17th, 2014

WTAM 1100 Newsradio Cleveland OhioWalking into your local Best Buy and seeing the wide range of smartphone available options might be a little intimidating. You can help zero in on the best phone for you by deciding what smartphone features are most important to you.

On WTAM 1100’s Wills & Snyder in the Morning, we spoke about a few of these features, like screen size, LTE compatibility and the operating system. For more, check out this in-depth article of 9 Handy Tips for Picking Out a Smartphone.

WTAM 1100 – Apps For Summer Road Trips

 
WTAM 1100 Newsradio Cleveland OhioThe arrival of Memorial Day means that many will be looking forward to warm-weather road trips. Long gone are the days of hard-to-fold paper maps or asking for directions at sketchy gas stations in small town America.

For this week’s Tech Tuesday segment on WTAM 1100’s Wills & Snyder in the Morning, we had a chance to talk about a number of smartphone and tablet apps for road trips that can not only help you get where you are going, but entertain you on the way and help find you a place to stay along the way.

Cleaning the Mobile Germ Warehouse

Your mobile gadgets go everywhere with you, and when you’re handling your smartphone or tablet on a daily basis, they can be a common carrier for unknown germs. I contributed to a New York Times article on how to protect and clean your mobile devices that may help reduce the number of Winter colds you might get while on the go.