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Ride hailing company Lyft is providing a worthy alternative to cabs, with way shorter wait times and lower fares. Jefferson Graham reports on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Who won the war for dominance of personal assistants at CES, Google or Amazon? Tune in to Talking Tech to find out. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Alexa and Siri are household names, not so for Bixby, Samsung's personal assistant. The company, however, is not giving up on Bixby, and doubling down to put it in all its new products for 2019. Jefferson Graham talks with Voicebot.AI's Bret Kinsella and Ava Mutchler about Samsung's moves on Talking Tech See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
BMW is joining the voice computing revolution by putting a voice assistant in new cars. It answers to "Hey, BMW." Jefferson Graham sits down with BMW exec Holger Hampf at the CES in Las Vegas to find out more on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Crazy futuristic car rides in Las Vegas See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jefferson Graham reports from CES on connected shoes, a digital mailbox to scare away porch pirates and more from the first day of CES 2019 on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
ICYMI: Jefferson Graham offers an outlook for 2019 and the year in tech on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jefferson Graham looks back at the hits of CES 2018 for a "where are they now," look at products like Samsung Wall and Buddy the Robot on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
With some 4500 exhibitors slated to show off new gadgets at the Consumer Electronics Show, companies are very aggressive about reaching out. But many forget to use understandable english in their e-mails. Jefferson Graham offers a sneak peek into his inbox on today's Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Apple, in a rare move, admitted that iPhone sales had slowed down, and it would sell fewer than expected in the holiday quarter, putting much of the blame on changing conditions in China. Stop the excuses and look in the mirror argues Jefferson Graham See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Gary Shapiro, the president of the Consumer Technology Association, previews the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which kicks off un-officially on January 6th. Expect lots of chatter about Artificial Intelligence, 5G and Alexa and the Google Assistant everywhere. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Jefferson Graham previews the year in tech for 2019, and what to look for in consumer products on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
In this replay from New Year's Day 2018, Jefferson Graham recommends a great project--catalog your belongings with your smartphone camera, to insurance proof your collection. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Inspired by a poster at Amazon's retail store on setting up a smart home, Jefferson Graham was inspired to decode it for Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
In this replay from New Year's Day 2018, Jefferson Graham recommends a great project--catalog your belongings with your smartphone camera, to insurance proof your collection. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Remember those long lines for new iPhones? Not in 2018. Consumers finally fought back against Apple's rising prices. Jefferson Graham reports on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Mindfulness coach Mitra Manesh tells Jefferson Graham about her new mindfulness app Innermap. It combines storytelling and modern science to guide you to what she says will 'fast-track you to more focus, intentionality, perspective, and peace." http://innermap.me See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Looking to cut the cord in 2019? Jefferson Graham has a primer for how to get started on Talking Tech./ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
ICYMI: Bret KInsella from Voicebot.ai sits in for Jefferson Graham and tells how the grand dreams for home consumer robots went bust in 2018 on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Perhaps you just got a new phone or it's time for an app refresh. Jefferson Graham has a quick list of 10 essential apps for everyone on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Tech investor Peter Pham is such a gadget enthusiast, he buys over 365 of them every year. In our 3rd annual look back at the gadget year that was with Pham, he picks out some of his notable favorites. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jefferson Graham with a 101 basics podcast - how to get used to a new X-style iPhone, on #Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
For those of you with a new Amazon Echo or Google Home speaker: tips for getting started, on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Petert Csathy, the chairman of consultancy CreaTV Media and author of the new book, "Fearless Media," joins Jefferson Graham to offer his five tech predictions for 2019. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jefferson Graham reports on the terrible year Facebook has faced, and what's ahead. But as awful as Facebook has been, he's not ready to quit it--are you? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our Parents Talk Tech featured three moms, Darcy Cobb, Jackie Naidoo and Jennifer Keller, talking about the challenges of raising kids in a social media age. Listen to our chat on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
USA TODAY's Chris Woodyard sits in with Jefferson Graham to tell about his drive in an Elon Musk created tunnel, under the streets of Hawthorne, California, in a Tesla. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Our panel of 8 pre-teens, ages 11 and 12, sit down with us to talk tech about Facebook, privacy, and who uses the phone more, them or their parents. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Gene Munster, an analyst and investor with Loup Ventures, predicted in 2017 that Amazon would buy Target this year and take it over, just like it did with Whole Foods. It didn't happen. But Munster still believes it will, and tells Jefferson Graham why on #TalkingTech. https://blog.jeffersongraham.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Tech reporter Rich DeMuro, filling in for the vacationing Jefferson Graham, tells about his new iPhone tips book, 101 Handy Tech Tips for the iPhone: Updated, Simplified and Revised for iOS 12, on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
