Geared Up is the weekly podcast and live video show from tech reviewer Andru Edwards, featuring the latest news in consumer electronics and video games, plus the hottest tech gadgets and gear.
It’s a busy time of year in the consumer electronics world. For starters, the top-of-the-line iPhone X (as in the Roman numeral for “10”) ships on Friday, with long lines… Read More
Is it possible to improve upon the simple pleasure of tossing a ball around? A Seattle startup called Play Impossible thinks the answer is yes, and after spending the past… Read More
For some people, talking to Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant in the home has become second nature. It’s so natural that they’ll even try to do it when there’s no Alexa… Read More
The holiday season is just around the corner, and all the biggest tech companies are lining up to be at the top of everyone’s wish list. Google is the last… Read More
Amazon announced an ambitious slate of new Echo devices this week, ranging from a new “Echo Plus” to a $20 pack of buttons for playing Alexa-enabled games. In fact, the company… Read More
Google’s Nest is taking its smart home tech to a whole new level. The company has been pretty quiet over the past few years, but this week they announced what… Read More
Apple held its big iPhone X unveiling this morning, and while much of the news leaked in advance, there were lots of details to chew on. In addition to the… Read More
Editor’s Note: Andru Edwards is co-host of Geared Up, our weekly consumer electronics podcast and live video show. Watch the video above for a preview of Apple’s expected announcements on… Read More
Microsoft and Amazon surprised the tech world this week with the news that they will be connecting their voice assistants, Cortana and Alexa, starting later this year. And in other… Read More
Samsung’s last Galaxy Note didn’t go so well — you might remember that it had a habit of burning up. But the company is back in the game with the brand… Read More
The hype around Apple’s next smartphone is intense. Predictions from high-profile techies are spreading like wildfire, rumors trickling out of the company find an eager audience and leaks from Chinese… Read More
Updated below with answer and winner. Think you know your tech? We’ll put it to the test on this short-but-sweet episode of Geared Up. While our co-host Andru Edwards is… Read More
The smart home is all the rage these days, with companies churning out intelligent gadgets and voice-controlled doo-dads like there’s no tomorrow. This week on Geared Up, we break down… Read More
Some tech just won’t stay dead. This week has been full of unexpected comebacks, from once-defunct smartphones to beloved — if impractical — software. We run it all down on this week’s… Read More
The HTC U11 might not be making as big a splash as its main competitor, the Samsung Galaxy S8, but it stands out as the first phone to let users… Read More
Amazon set a series of records with Prime Day this week, reporting sales up 60 percent from last year in what the company described as the “biggest global shopping event”… Read More
Microsoft released a new app called Seeing AI for the iPhone this week. It’s billed as a “talking camera for the blind,” but it’s also a showcase for the company’s… Read More
The first half of 2017 has flown by, bringing some huge developments in consumer electronics and gadgets with it. We’ve seen a revolution in smartphone technology and design, new hugely successful… Read More
Amazon shipped the new Echo Show this week, a $230 device featuring the company’s Alexa voice-enabled assistant PLUS a touch screen. So how does it work? And what can it… Read More
Microsoft has never been much of a hardware company, but the tech giant is hoping to change that in a big way with its revamped Surface line — and the latest… Read More
The Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3, is in full swing this week. It’s as one of the biggest events in the world for the video game industry, and… Read More
The keynote speech at Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference was 2-and-a-half hours long, but they packed a world’s worth of news into that time. A new smart speaker, updates to… Read More
What happens when your phone number becomes a portable feature? That’s one of the benefits of T-Mobile’s new DIGITS service. But does it really work? We try it out live… Read More
Microsoft continued its stream of Surface announcements this week with the new Surface Pro — notably not called the Surface Pro 5, even though it’s a successor to the Surface Pro… Read More
Google, Alexa, Cortana, oh my! It’s been a week full of competing smart-assistant news from Google, Amazon and even Microsoft. Google released its smart assistant as an iOS app, and… Read More
This week, our gadget show Geared Up is taking its energy to a different level. While co-host Andru Edwards is out of town, we take a spin in the brand-new, all-electric Chevy Bolt… Read More
Back in 2012, I was one of those early AT&T customers who was grandfathered into an unlimited data plan, determined not to give it up — until I realized just… Read More
Amazon unveiled a puzzling new device this week: The Echo Look, an Alexa-powered speaker with a built-in camera and lighting. What’s puzzling is that it’s marketed as a fashion device.… Read More
The new iPhone is months away from being released, but some insiders are already getting chatty about its design. Bloomberg reported this week that the next generation of iPhones will… Read More
Apple admitting to its mistakes isn’t something you see every day. That’s what makes a recent, secretive meeting between the company and a small group of journalists so remarkable. During the… Read More