Consumer Tech

Apple Yields to DIY Movement as ‘Right to Repair’ Bills Proliferate

The self-repair movement still has a long way to go, advocates say.

  • By The Pew Charitable Trusts

What’s New for Feds in Windows 11?

Hybrid work environments seem to have influenced the design and features of Windows 11.

  • By John Breeden II

Better Touch Screens Could Let You Feel Stuff Before You Buy It

The goal is for the screen to mimic textures.

  • By Texas A&M University, Futurity

FAA Launches New Tool to Track Increase in Lasers Aimed at Planes 

Pilots already reported more incidents this year than all of 2020.

  • By Alexandra Kelley

Alexa and Siri Won't Make Your Kids Bossy

A new study finds kids are sensitive to context when it comes to conversation.

  • By Sarah McQuate, Futurity

A New Platform Lets You Buy Shares of Blue-Chip Paintings – but Is Art a Wise Investment?

For as little as $20, you can now own a tiny piece of a valuable work of art.

  • By Kathryn Graddy, The Conversation

Apple’s Plan to Scan Your Phone Raises the Stakes on a Key Question: Can You Trust Big Tech?

Other large tech companies also have considerable control over customers’ devices and insight into their data.

  • By Laurin Weissinger, The Conversation

Your Phone Is Your Private Space

Without evidence of wrongdoing, neither public agents nor private companies should be rifling through the photos on your personal devices.

  • By Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic

Amazon Killed the Name Alexa

Parents are fleeing from a name that can be, at best, a nuisance and, at worst, associated with subservience.

  • By Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic

Screentime Can Make You Feel Sick – Here Are Ways to Manage Cybersickness

Your devices can trigger symptoms similar to motion sickness.

  • By Angelica Jasper, The Conversation

Changing How App Stores Operate Could Have National Security Implications

As Congress considers how to increase competition for app stores run by Apple, Google and others, it also needs to consider potential cybersecurity threats.

  • By Michael Hayden

Biden Backs DIY Fixes in ‘Right to Repair’ Dispute

The pandemic underscored the need for independent and individual repairs of laptops, tablets and phones, and other equipment.

  • By The Pew Charitable Trusts

Your Streaming Binge Could Soon Be Interrupted by Emergency Alerts and Tests

The FCC is in the early stages of investigating how audio and video streaming platforms would participate in the Emergency Alert System.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Why Would Anyone Buy Crypto Art – Let Alone Spend Millions on What's Essentially a Link to a JPEG File?

Within the past few months, activity and prices seemed to snowball. Then the Beeple sale happened.

  • By Aaron Hertzmann, The Conversation
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Pandemic Drives Phone, Computer ‘Right-to-Repair’ Bills

The pandemic has made living without a computer harder than ever.

  • By The Pew Charitable Trusts

AI Is Killing Choice and Chance – Which Means Changing What It Means to Be Human

Artificial intelligence increasingly shapes the human experience.

  • By Nir Eisikovits and Dan Feldman, The Conversation

Key Takeaways for Government Leaders from CES

For the government to stay competitive and best serve Americans, it’s time to look to the consumer market.

  • By Riya Patel , Lauren Strayhorn and Mary Beth Fiedler

Consumer Electronics Have Changed a Lot in 20 Years—Systems for Managing E-Waste Aren't Keeping Up

Some innovations that are slimming down the e-waste stream are also making products harder to repair and recycle.

  • By Callie Babbitt and Shahana Althaf, The Conversation

What The CES All Digital Show Says About the Future

Even in a virtual format, CES offered quite a few interesting nuggets that might hint at future government technology.

  • By John Breeden II

The Future of Flight Training Is a Gamer Headset That Watches You Play

Google and other companies are helping design a smarter, cheaper way to produce aviators.

  • By Patrick Tucker

Will Android Become the New Federal OS for Rugged Devices?

For the most part, the rugged devices I have evaluated over the years have had some flavor of Windows as their operating system.

  • By John Breeden II