Tag: Consumer & Gadgets
Video genre that focuses on everyday life is everywhere—and not slowing down
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain “Get Ready with Me”—to go on a date, go to work or … get fired? “Get Ready with Me” videos are everywhere these days, and they’re…
TikTok has a startling amount of sexual content and it’s way too easy for children to access, researchers say
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Explicit content has long been a feature of the internet and social media, and young people’s exposure to it has been a persistent concern. This issue…
Online games use dark designs to collect player data, researchers reveal
Games sometimes manipulate players into giving away more data than they want to. Credit: Matti Ahlgren/Aalto University Gaming is a $193 billion industry—nearly double the size of the film and…
Your smart watch can assist if you fall
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Last week I wrote about setting up Amazon Echo devices to enable making phone calls with your voice, which could be helpful in an emergency. I…
‘Pokemon Go’ new Party Play feature adds another reason to team up in real life
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Niantic has always been big on bringing players together when it comes to their games. It’s a key pillar in the design of “Pokemon Go” and…
Passengers in wheelchairs can’t use most airplane washrooms. That could change
With airplane bathrooms inaccessible to most people with disabilities, those who use wheelchairs have a necessary pre-flight routine: Dehydrate and hope for the best. Now, relief is on the way.…
Anthropologist discusses why we are so tempted to treat AI as ‘god-like’
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As artificial intelligence apps such as ChatGPT have proliferated, so have chatbots with a religious bent. People facing a moral or ethical dilemma can submit their…
Study introduces new internet addiction spectrum. Where are you on the scale?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Young people (24 years and younger) spend an average of six hours a day online, primarily using their smartphones, according to research from the University of…
Apple says it will fix software problems blamed for making iPhone 15 models too hot to handle
The iPhone 15 phones are shown during an announcement of new products on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Apple on Saturday, Sept. 30, blamed a…
