Amazon moving into Best Buy with built-in Alexa smart TVsBy Jed KimApril 19, 2018POSTED IN: business TVs Entertainment Amazon Best Buy alexa smart TVs ListenreadDownloadDownload
Would you wear a smart jacket?By Jon Gordon, Stephanie Hughes, and Shaheen AinpourApril 09, 2018JIM YOUNG/AFP/Getty ImagesThe tech wearables wardrobe is expanding. Are privacy measures keeping up?POSTED IN: wearables smart clothes smart internet of things levi's Google Jacquard smart jacket wearable tech ListenreadDownloadDownload
Amazon puts a Ring on itBy Reema KhraisMarch 01, 2018POSTED IN: business Amazon ring smart technology Tech acquisition ListenreadDownloadDownload
Is Apple still the one to beat when it comes to smart devices? By Molly Wood and Stephanie HughesFebruary 07, 2018Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThe company's known for its excellent products. But are customers willing to pay the high prices the company is asking? POSTED IN: Tech apple iPhones Apple Home Pod smartphones smart devices ListenreadDownloadDownload
To send or not to send the emergency alertBy Jed KimDecember 07, 2017Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesLimitations mean officials have to be judicious with the warnings they send to phones. POSTED IN: technology phones smart phones wireless emergency alerts wildfires amber alert ListenreadDownloadDownload
Your phone tracks your location. The phone company knows ... who else should?By Molly Wood and Kristin SchwabNovember 29, 2017Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesA Supreme Court case could determine your digital privacy. Sen. Ron Wyden wants his bill to pass first.POSTED IN: Tech cell phones smart phones GPS Act cell phone data GPS monitoring ListenreadDownloadDownload
Toronto is building a billion-dollar mini smart cityBy Molly Wood and Kristin SchwabNovember 16, 2017Stephanie Hughes/MarketplaceThe city partnered with an Alphabet subsidiary to bring new tech to its waterfront.POSTED IN: Tech smart city Canada toronto investments ListenreadDownloadDownload
The gaming industry's rise to the topBy Phoebe UntermanNovember 10, 2017Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesA listener (kind of) stumped Molly with this question on Make Me Smart's Explainathon. POSTED IN: blog video games gaming industry gaming Destiny 2 Make Me Smart read
Getting power back to millions in Florida won't be easyBy Kai Ryssdal and Scott TongSeptember 11, 2017Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe country has a 100-year-old grid system and more frequent extreme storms, reporter Scott Tong says. Will the state "build back better"? POSTED IN: power grid electric grid Florida hurricane irma smart grid ListenreadDownloadDownload
