Our use of CarPlay, Android Auto, or other systems for navigation; creative AI problem-solving cases we’ve encountered; thoughts on Sonos’s struggles and future as a customer; and whether we use TikTok amid its potential US shutdown.

Bryan Guffey and Allison Sheridan

Meta ditches third-party fact-checking, making unsightly TVs more attractive, the tyranny of always-on phone displays, and the robot vacuum of your nightmares.

Meg Marco and Anže Tomić

Samsung's new version of its art-y TV.

Robot vacuum, now with OmniGrip!

Our likelihood of investing in smart home tech with Apple's entry, our technology goals for 2025, our end/start of year tech rituals, and predictions for how technology will improve the world in 2025.

James Thomson and Aleen Simms

Rumors of a foldable iPad, spatial computing on the Mac, how often we use Street View-like features, and the iOS 18 features we've turned off.

Joe Rosensteel and Niléane Dorffer

Our interest in current smart glasses, the smart tech we use to monitor our homes and pets, our thoughts on iOS 18.2 features like Genmoji and Image Playground, and how we organize and manage holiday gift-giving lists for ideas and tracking.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy and Casey Liss

Our family tech support travails, tech gift recommendations under $50, smart home decorations, and seasonal music recommendations.

Rosemary Orchard and Paul Kafasis

Dan's tech gift pick.

An app for putting holiday lights in your Mac's menu bar and Dock.

Rosemary's tech gift pick.

Mikah's tech gift pick.

Rosemary's smart lights.

Dan's holiday lights.

Rosemary's USB adapter to make your devices smart.

Paul's recommendation for how to get songs out of your head.

Wear a tux, go to the movies.

Our tech use with family and friends during the holidays; gadgets we'd bring for a long, power-limited day trip like attending a Supreme Court rally; seeking or avoiding Black Friday tech deals; and the apps we use for recipe discovery and management.

mb bischoff and Jean MacDonald

Mela is a simple, elegant and modern recipe manager for iOS and macOS that syncs with iCloud.

Paprika is an app that helps you organize your recipes, make meal plans, and create grocery lists. Using Paprika's built-in browser, you can save recipes from anywhere on the web.

A home for your favourite recipes, from wherever you find them.

How we deal with physical media, the most tech heavy restaurants we've patronized, tech that ended up disappointing us, and the social media networks of yesteryear that we'd bring back.

Matthew Cassinelli and Kathy Campbell

How we read (with or without tech), our favorite pet tech, whether we'd get a HomePod with a screen, and the small cute tech we like.

Emily Forlini and Aleen Simms

Aleen's book pick.

Jason's book pick.

Emily's book pick.

Dan's book pick.

Our default apps on iOS, how we feel about Genmoji, our favorite end-to-end encrypted messaging platforms, and whether we use Live Activities for news and sports.

Shelly Brisbin, Jeremy Burge, and James Thomson

Jeremy's thoughts on Genmoji.