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USA TODAY's Edward C. Baig, filling in for Jefferson Graham on Talking Tech, weighs in on Apple's new ECG feature for the Apple Watch. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
After years of resisting the tech boom, this year traditional retailers are embracing tech full tilt, reports USA TODAY's Charisse Jones, filling in for the vacationing Jefferson Graham 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 .
Christine Blackburn from the Story Worthy podcast fills in for Jefferson Graham with a review of the FaceApp, which uses artificial intelligence to automatically generate highly realistic transformations of faces in photographs. Is this a good thing? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Bret Kinsella, the editor of the Voicebot.AI website, fills in for the vacationing Jefferson Graham and reports about why consumer robots haven't struck a chord with the public, but Alexa has. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Michelle Maltais, the consumer editor of USA TODAY, sits in with Jefferson Graham with a tale of tech repair gone haywire, and what she learned from the experience 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 .
Michelle Maltais, the consumer editor for USA TODAY, joins Jefferson Graham to weigh in on the latest Facebook is tracking your every move crisis. Is it time to ditch Facebook? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jefferson Graham runs down his picks for the ten top tech gadgets of 2018, as always a subjective list, but worth listening to, on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
From the archives: ICYMI, Sundays are Golden Game Nights on the pop.in app, a chance to win $175 in a game of Liar's Dice. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
More of our extended interview with Epic Lloyd and Nice Peter, the guys behind the Epic Rap Battles YouTube video series, who tell about how they met and got started, and offer their take on that 7-year-old kid making $22 million yearly from YouTube. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
The best selling, most streamed, top trending gadgets, albums, TV shows and more of 2018, per Amazon, Apple, Google and Spotify. 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 .
Nice Peter and Epic Lloyd are back at it, after a nearly 2 year break, taking on Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk in their latest YouTube video. Jefferson Graham sits down with Peter Shukoff and Lloyd Ahlquist for #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
A new exclusive survey by SurveyMonkey for USA TODAY about kids and Fortnite shows just what a force this game is in today's culture. 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 .
You read, you watched, you listened, you had questions about our piece on cable TV alternatives. South Dakota resident Andy Graning joins Jefferson Graham to report on how cutting the cord is playing in the middle of the country, on the #TalkingTech podcast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jefferson Graham runs down the chart of the top iOS downloads of 2018. There are a lot of familiar names, but some new ones in there worth noting as well. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jefferson Graham compares the pros and cons of the five major cable TV streaming alternatives, YouTubeTV, Sony Playstation Vue, Hulu with Live TV, DirecTV Now and Sling TV on #TalkingTech. Which one is best for you? 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 reports on the high costs of repairing an Apple i-device, on Talking Tech. Dropped an Apple Watch lately? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Weekends are when smartphone users can make big bucks with pop.in's Liar's Dice game. Jefferson Graham explains the pop.in transition from TV chat to pop culture discussions to finding success at last as a gaming platform. #TalkingTech See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
YouTube switched gears this week, shifting the original movies from pay to ad-supported, showing that yes indeed, there's limits to how many services we will subscribe to. Jefferson Graham has the scoop, 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 .
USA TODAY's Carly Mallenbaum joins Jefferson Graham for a preview of what to watch on Netflix and Amazon in December, highlighted by the return of the "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," and "Springsteen on Broadway." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Ned Curic, the head of Amazon's auto division, sits down with Jefferson Graham to discuss the E-tailer's push to get Alexa and voice commands into our cars. From the L.A. Auto Show 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 Jefferson Graham and Chris Woodyard report on the latest trend in autos--giant in-dash entertainment systems that show detailed weather, get you restaurant reviews and location, interact with your watch to open the door and more. From the L.A. Auto Show See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
The big Cyber Monday and Black Friday sales are behind us--so is it too late to shop and get deals? Jefferson Graham delivers the verdict 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 Jefferson Graham and Chris Woodyard preview the L.A. Auto Show, which opens 11/27 in Los Angeles on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jefferson Graham reviews the Canon EOS R, the first full-frame mirrorless camera from Canon, and it's answer to Sony, on TalkingTech. 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 runs down his roster of the top tech turkeys of 2018 on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jefferson Graham runs down his annual roster of the top tech turkeys of the year, with Facebook in the no. 1 spot on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
In 2015, Jefferson Graham called the Apple Watch the tech turkey of the year. With the 4th edition of the Watch, he's changed his tune. Listen to #TalkingTech to find out why. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
If you're itching to take pictures of your Thanksgiving dinner, Jefferson Graham has the app for you. It's called Foodie and he'll tell you all about it on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
We get letters: Listeners want to know about hot deals, buying a first guitar and digitizing old video tapes and photographs. Jefferson Graham has the answers on today's #TalkingTech episode 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 a new initiative from YouTube to offer 100 feature films to view for free, via ads, including the Rocky and Pink Panther movies. https://www.jeffersongraham.net/Jefferson-Graham-Portfolio/Travel-Photography/Venice-Beach-2018/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
