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By Dave Mathews

The Sony Walkman started the personal electronics revolution with a cassette on your hip. Now we don’t dare leave our house without a smartphone and cars are our largest technology “wearable.” This show keeps you up to date on new tech that you need or may need to stay away from in the digital age.
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Goodbye cars, hello high-rolling SUVs

Tech TalkbackDec 14, 2019

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The Consumer Electronic show is now a modern car show.

The Consumer Electronic show is now a modern car show.

I’ve been going to CES since the early 1990’s and vehicles were all about the aftermarket industry. These days Audi, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Uber, Bell drones and smart cities take the field. Even Sony debuted their car to much industry surprise. These vehicles may need 5G connectivity in 2020 but you won’t.
Jan 12, 202010:41
How we can digitally detox, cut the costs of our 2019 online lives to live a truly connected 2020!

How we can digitally detox, cut the costs of our 2019 online lives to live a truly connected 2020!

As kids, 2020 promised us flying cars and a future that new no bounds. Instead, the last century brought us invasive spyware, a glut of online services all sapping money from bank accounts and $1000 pocket computers that we “need” to update every year. Here’s how you can cut your digital device costs and do your wallet a favor by just upgrading the battery for your perfectly good two or three year old phone.
Jan 01, 202008:47
Goodbye cars, hello high-rolling SUVs

Goodbye cars, hello high-rolling SUVs

Ford says they are dropping passenger car production, except for the Mustang in the next two years to focus on trucks. Now that the Mustang Mach-E is a crossover, does this mean cars are going by way of the dinosaur? Also, we learn about the Chicken Tax of 1964 which prevents cool tricks from Europe from coming to America. Finally Mercedes pulls their EQC electric SUV from America until 2021 to focus on their launch country of Germany.
Dec 14, 201910:00
Elon Musk debuts the Cybertruck and sells 150,000 units. As of Thanksgiving 2019, 250K deposits!

Elon Musk debuts the Cybertruck and sells 150,000 units. As of Thanksgiving 2019, 250K deposits!

It may look like a door stop meets Delorian, but it promises more power than a F150 and it’s faster than a 911!
Nov 30, 201905:58
Ford debuts the Mustang Mach-E for 2021.

Ford debuts the Mustang Mach-E for 2021.

Appearing a day before the LA Auto Show, this vehicle takes the Mach name if 1969 and updates it for the digital age. Mustang aficionados are not happy with the 2-door of 55 years becoming a silent electric. As Ford is dropping passenger cars in 2022, this is a preview of crossovers to come!
Nov 21, 201906:60
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November 20, 2019

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