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The new Microsoft Xbox Series X, Sony PlayStation 5 and Facebook's Oculus Quest 2 have already sold out. Will it get any better for parents. Jefferson Graham has some tips. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Microsoft has an 85 inch dedicated Microsoft Teams device it would love to sell you. And it's only $22,000. To which Jefferson Graham says, "Are you kidding?" See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Your old smartwatch can be sold as easily as swapping an old iPhone. Jefferson Graham has the scoop. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Netflix's riveting documentary spells out how Google, Facebook and other websites use addiction techniques to hook you in. Are you surprised? Jefferson Graham isn't. He reviews the doc on #TalkingTech See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Bret Kinsella from Voicebot.ai joins Jefferson Graham to preview Amazon's new Alexa products, which will be announced on 9/24. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
"Cousin" Brucie Morrow, who started spinning discs at WABC in New York in 1961, has returned to his roots, except this time he's also on the Web, phones, tablets, and even smart speakers. Morrow joins Jefferson Graham to tell him all about "Cousin Brucie's Saturday Night Rock and Roll Party," which airs Saturday evenings from 6-9 p.m. ET on http://www.wabcradio.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Facebook owned Oculus in October is changing the rules, and saying that you won't be able to play the Virtual Reality games unless you have a Facebook ID. What's a parent to do who doesn't want their teen on Facebook? Jefferson Graham and USA TODAY consumer tech editor Michelle Maltais have some ideas. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
KTLA's Rich DeMuro (@Richontech) joins Jefferson Graham to weigh in on the 9/15 Apple event. Are we excited without new iPhones? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
The popular traffic app Waze says that a little pre-planning will go a long way to making your commute more enjoyable. Jefferson Graham reports. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Apple will introduce a slew of new products Tuesday at its annual event, but sans iPhones. Jefferson Graham has the scoop. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
After Zoom went out the other day, Jefferson Graham searched for a good alternative, everything from WebEx and GoToMeeting to Skype and Whereby. His report: See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Apple says Siri has 20x more info than 3 years ago in the upcoming version of iOS14, the new mobile operating system. Really? Jefferson Graham set out 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 .
Jefferson Graham with tips on how to make free phone calls with Amazon's Alexa and Google speakers See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Amazon wants to hire 33,000 new workers, at really good salaries. Jefferson Graham has the scoop. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Amazon wants to hire 33,000 new workers, at really good salaries. Jefferson Graham has the scoop. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Apple will stage its 2020 product reveal on 9/15 but won't be showing off new iPhones. So what's in store? Jefferson Graham has the scoop See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
John Lamb from ELO talks about the rise in popularity of touchscreen kiosks at stores for helping to eliminate person to person contact. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Cyber security expert Adam Levin says that unsubscribing to a spammy e-mail is the worst thing you can do. He tells Jefferson Graham why 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 .
During COVID times, who wants to deal with an in-person notary service? Now you can do it all online. Notarize.com CEO Pat Kinsel tells Jefferson Graham about it 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 .
Alex Kruglov, co-founder and CEO of pop.in , is today’s guest host. He discusses how games can serve as icebreakers to make video chat fun and full of empathy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Phil Swann, the author of the TV Answer Man blog, fills in for the vactationing Jefferson Graham with news about how AT&T TV Now has quietly assembled a powerful lineup for cord-cutters who love sports. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Larry Becker, the author of the "Great on Camera," book, fills in for the vacationing Jefferson Graham, and offers tips on how to create a DIY teleprompter from your iPad. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Communications expert Mimi Bliss fills in for the vacationing Jefferson Graham, with tips on how to add video to your PowerPoint presentation See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Ben Myers, who refurbishes used laptops in the Boston area, called to take issue with Jefferson Graham's recent article on hard to get laptops. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
During COVID times, who wants to deal with an in-person notary service? Now you can do it all online. Notarize.com CEO Pat Kinsel tells Jefferson Graham about it 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's mom Judy is on a tear--what does "Link in Bio" mean anyway. And she'd like to tell you all about it 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 .
After Zoom went out this week, Jefferson Graham searched for a good alternative, everything from WebEx and GoToMeeting to Skype and Whereby. His report: See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Cyber security expert Adam Levin says that unsubscribing to a spammy e-mail is the worst thing you can do. He tells Jefferson Graham why 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 .
Amazon is set to open its first Fresh supermarket in Los Angeles and it's unlike any market you've seen before. Jefferson Graham has a preview See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jefferson Graham's mom Judy is on a tear--what does "Link in Bio" mean anyway. And she'd like to tell you all about it 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 .
