Tech It Out episodes:

• March 28, 2025Hisense shows its 136-inch TV. Plus, YouTube star Melissa Maker talks cleaning tech. Get the skinny on the new ‘American Home Shield’ app.

  • I catch up with David Gold, President of Hisense USA at a press event in NYC. We hear about the company’s success and a pair of new televisions
  • Also from NYC, tech lifestyle expert Mario Armstrong share some spring tech ideas – including a sub $100 smartwatch with crazy battery life
  • Home maintenance tips via live video chat? Learn all about the new American Home Sheild app, with Rian Buckley Goodwin, from Frontdoor
  • Melissa Maker, the host of the popular Clean My Space show, joins us to talk spring cleaning tips for appliances
  • Thank you to Visa and SanDisk for your support on Tech It Out

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• March 21, 2025How to score a free SPARQ vehicle diagnostics device (worth $500)! Also, a bodycam for civilians, new Spring gadgets

  • Vehicle owners, listen up! Learn how to snag a FREE AI-powered car health monitor, called SPARQ Diagnostics, worth $500
  • The world's first personal dashcam? I also catch up with Brian Pemberton, CEO and Founder of Keotech, the folks behind Keocam
  • Get the skinny on a new 12-inch tablet that can show photos, videos and games in 3-D – without needing any glasses! It’s called the RedMagic Tablet 3D Explorer Edition
  • I’ll also share some Spring tech to help usher in the new season – including a new robotic lawnmower
  • Thank you to Visa and SanDisk for your support on Tech It Out

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• March 14, 2025The budget iPhone 16e: Yay or Nay? Also, how to get to Mars in HALF the time? And Cisco’s Jeetu Patel talks AI in the workplace

  • Mobile Syrup’s Brad Bennett joins me for his thoughts on Apple’s entry-level iPhone 16e. Does the “e” stand for “excellent” or “ embarrassing”?
  • Pulsar Fusion’s CEO Richard Dinan talks fusion-based space propulsion technology, and its just-unveiled secret project, Sunbird. Will it work? Can you really get to Mars in half the time?
  • “Don’t be afraid of AI taking your job – be afraid of someone who knows AI well taking your job,” says Cisco’s Jeetu Patel, Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President. We talk about the disconnect between CEOs wanting AI but not knowing how to best adopt it
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• March 07, 2025Hola from Barcelona! Here at Mobile World Congress, we talk big news from HONOR and AT&T. Plus, McAfee warns about tax scam season

  • MWC25 has wrapped up – an annual convention about connectivity and mobility -- and so I’ll play an interview with AT&T’s John Wojewoda, Head of Global Roaming and Satellite, about the near future of using your smart phone to communicate over satellite when you can’t reach cell towers (even video calls)
  • Also from Barcelona, we learn all about HONOR’s ambitious AI-related announcements, when I sit down with Matt Swider, Founder and Editor in Chief of The Shortcut, the no. 1 consumer tech Substack with more than a million followers
  • It’s tax time, and so McAfee’s Abhishek Karnik, Head of Threat Research, chats with me about the latest tax scam research and how to fight back
  • Thank you to Visa and SanDisk for your partnership on Tech It Out

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• February 28, 2025Alexa turns 10! And she gets a major upgrade. Plus, Nobi smart lights offer fall detection, and more

  • Live from New York, it’s….Alexa! To be exact, it’s Alexa+, the brand-new personal assistant coming in March. I catch up with Scott Durham, Director of Software Development and Smart Home at Amazon
  • Also on the show, Nobi talks about its smart lights for older adults who are “aging in place.” It can track fall detection without needing to wear anything! I sit down with Nobi co-founder Roeland Pelgrims
  • BlackLyte is on the show to chat about its gaming chairs and desks. On the show, we’ve got Alex Liu, Founder of Blacklyte.
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• February 21, 2025A Twitch video stream from the International Space Station?! Plus, the BUDDY app takes a fresh approach to social media, and more

  • Wait, what? NASA conducted a first-of-its-kind Twitch stream from the ISS. To hear all about this achievement, we’ll be joined by Rachel Delphin, CMO at Twitch
  • What if a social media app focused mostly on “IRL” (in real life) experiences? We learn about the BUDDY app with its CEO and Co-Founder, Claire Wright
  • Don’t let your smartphone run out of juice when you’re out somewhere. Get the 4-1-1 on ChargeFuze with its CEO Brandon Afari
  • Thank you to Visa and SanDisk for your partnership on Tech It Out

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• February 14, 2025I climb behind the wheel of the electrified Cadillac VISTIQ and OPTIQ. Plus, uBreakiFix CEO talks Xbox.

  • We have 4 great guests on this week’s new episode of Tech It Out
  • From the 2015 CIAS auto show, I sit down John Cockburn, Chief Engineer for the Cadillac OPTIQ, and Jeff MacDonald, Chief Engineer for the Cadillac VISTIQ, to hear about this pair of sleek new electric vehicles
  • uBreakiFix by Asurion -- a leading tech repair company that specializes in same-day repairs for smartphones, tablets, and computers -- has a new announcement for gamers. We’re joined by uBreakiFix CEO, Dave Barbuto
  • As if mortgage payments and property taxes weren’t bad enough, soaring energy costs can really hit your wallet hard. To tell us how we can reduce out monthly utility bill, on the show we’ll have David O'Reilly, VP of Home & Commercial Solutions Division at Schneider Electric
  • Thank you to Visa and SanDisk for your partnership on Tech It Out

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• February 07, 2025Are you ready for some football?! We talk tech tied to Super Bowl LIX with Verizon. Also, Hiya breaks down new scams, and much more!

  • We have four great guests on this week’s fresh episode of Tech It Out
  • To “kick” things off, Verizon has made a huge investment in the wireless infrastructure in New Orleans ahead of Super Bowl LIX. We’re joined by Leo Perreault, VP of Network Engineering and Operations at Verizon
  • Tech expert Amber Mac is also in the house! She talks with us about Safer Internet Day coming up on February 11 – and the simple things you can do to better safeguard your family online
  • Speaking of cybersecurity, Hiya is on the program to share the latest scams you need to know about, plus they discuss its new smartphone app. We’re joined by Alex Algard, CEO of the anti-fraud company
  • Finally, tech lifestyle expert Mario Armstrong drops in to share the latest AI features baked into Adobe Acrobat that helps to simplify and summarize PDF contracts
  • Thank you to Visa and SanDisk for your partnership on Tech It Out

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• January 31, 2025Don’t be lured by ‘romance scams’! Visa is on Tech It Out, as well as McAfee’s CTO, who provides helpful cybersecurity tips

  • Valentine’s Day is around the corner, which is a prime time for ‘romance scams.’ I’m joined by Dan Munson, Director on the Global Fraud Investigation Team at Visa, on what to look out for
  • Speaking of cybersecurity, we’ll also have on the show Steve Grobman, McAfee’s Chief Technology Officer, who shares info about the company’s latest report, the “Scamiverse,” and what you need to know to avoid falling victim to these relentless cybercriminals  
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• January 25, 2025Q&A with Samsung about its new AI-powered Galaxy S25 devices! Plus, Intel and Abbott share their top CES highlights

  • I catch up with Samsung’s Blake Gaiser, Head of Smartphone Product Management, at the Galaxy Unpacked event in San Jose, to hear all about the incredible AI features backed into the new family of Samsung Galaxy S25 devices
  • From laptops and desktops to automotive news, we’ll learn about Intel’s highlights from CES with Asma Aziz, Marketing Director for the Americas, at Intel
  • Called ‘Lingo,’ we’ll get the 4-1-1 on a new biowearable from Abbott – and find out how it differs from the Freestyle Libre device for those with diabetes -- I interview Pamela Nisevich Bede, Global Nutritionist at Abbott’s Lingo Business.
  • Thank you to Intel, Visa, and SanDisk

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