Mark Vena

SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter

Listen to Mark Vena's SmartTechCheck podcasts with the industry luminaries, noted tech journalists and surprise guests about today's hottest topics and trends in the technology space. Looking for clear insights on today’s most urgent and debated tech issues? Tune into the SmartTechCheck Audio newsletter , available free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Each episode delivers sharp, no-fluff analysis on the stories that matter most --- straight from the frontlines of innovation and controversy. Subscribe now for FREE to my podcast for convenient audio versions of my podcasts and technology newslet...

Author

Mark Vena

Category

Technology

Podcast website

www.smarttechresearch.net

Latest episode

Jun 26, 2026

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Episodes

SmartTechCheck Podcast (4-1-20) 02.04.2020

Join me for a great podcast with Scott Wharton from #Logitech and Bay Area teacher Shane Durkan for a deep dive on remote learning, a phenomenon that has been accelerated by #covid19

SmartTechCheck Podcast (3-30-20) 31.03.2020

No Touch Easy Gloves are a great tool to safely handle food...every home kitchen, public restaurant where food is served should have this. Please join me for a pertinent podcast with CEO Brian Dennison about how this product is making food handling safer

SmartTechCheck Podcast (3-25-20) 25.03.2020

Jazzed to do a podcast with HP veterans Anneliese Olson and Kobi Elbaz about what HP is doing to help combat COVAD-19, as well as providing best practice tips for working from home...which has been part of HP's DNA for years

SmartTechCheck Podcast (3-23-20) 25.03.2020

Working from home for the first time? My podcast with Netgear's David Henry will give you some valuable tips on what you should consider to maximize your home wireless experience

SmartTechCheck Podcast (3-16-20) 17.03.2020

Join me and my Moor Insights & Strategy colleagues, Pat Moorhead and Will Townsend, for a timely podcast on tech gear and general tips for "working from home".

SmartTechCheck Podcast (2-18-20) 18.02.2020

Please join me for a great podcast with Jeff Bader and Raj Talluri, the senior execs who lead the Embedded and Mobile Business Units at Micron Technology. We discuss some of the applications of Micron's innovation and leadership with storage and memory technologies in the smart home, IoT and autonomous driving segments. as well as the trends driving Micron's business strategy.

SmartTechCheck Podcast (1-27-20) 27.01.2020

Join me for a great podcast with Houston Chronicle journalists Dwight Silverman and John Gonzalez, where we do a deep dive on everyone's favorite topic, cord cutting --- what you need to be prepared for and how to get the most out of it

SmartTechCheck Podcast (1-16-20) 20.01.2020

Please join me for an interesting podcast with Amine Chabane, CEO of Marseille and manufacturer of mClassic, an affordable and extremely affordable accessory that allows gamers to upscale their video games to HD and 4K-class resolutions www.marseilleinc.com

SmartTechCheck Podcast (1-13-20) 17.01.2020

Please join me for a post-CES 2020 podcast with technology journalist Rob Pegoraro, who has written for both USA Today and the Washington Post. In today's podcast, we opine on some of the big trends we both observed at CES, including Samsung's TV announcements, foldable displays and 5G.

SmartTechCheck Podcast (11-12-19) 12.11.2019

Please join me for an informative podcast with Chet Babla, VP of Arm's Automotive team. In this podcast, we have an informative discussion about Arm's crucial role in driving autonomous driving and the positive societal and global impact it will have. https://www.arm.com/solutions/automotive

SmartTechCheck Podcast (11-8-19) 08.11.2019

Please join me for today's podcast with noted journalist Walt Mossberg, where we discuss his work with on The News Literacy Project, Facebook News, Adobe's recently announced Content Initiative, the new Apple AirPods Pro and the new shows on Apple's TV+ service.

SmartTechCheck Podcast (10-18-19) 18.10.2019

Please join me for a great podcast with Henry Hwong, partner at Cunningham Collective, one of the premier high tech marketing strategy "architect" firms in the United States. In this podcast, we discuss Henry's background and his road to joining Cunningham Collective. www.cunninghamcollective.com @get2aha (Twitter) https://www.linkedin.com/in/henryhwong/

SmartTechCheck Podcast (9-18-19) 18.09.2019

Please join me for an informative (and entertaining) podcast with Frank Azor, AMD's new Chief Architect of Gaming Solutions. On this podcast, we discuss Frank's new role, his prior tenure at Alienware and Dell, and the future of gaming.

SmartTechCheck Podcast (9-16-19) 17.09.2019

Looking to hear about a cool product that will eliminate the clutter and confusion with your TV and all the devices attached to it? Listen to my podcast with Andrew Einaudi, co-founder and CEO of Caavo --- an incredibly affordable solution that you won't be able to live without. www.caavo.com

SmartTechCheck Podcast (9-10-19) 10.09.2019

Join me for a quick podcast with my Moor Insights & Strategy colleague Anshel Sag where we dissect today's Apple's announcements and try to answer the question on everyone's mind: should you upgrade your iPhone?

SmartTechCheck Podcast (9-8-19) 08.09.2019

Join me with USA Today/Yahoo! Finance's Rob Pegoraro for a lively recap of the 2019 IFA trade show in Berlin: among other items, a "blown" save opportunity for Huawei, Qualcomm knocks it out of the park and Roku delivers in a matter-of-fact manner. www.robpegoraro.com

SmartTechCheck Podcast (9-6-19) 07.09.2019

Direct from the expansive IFA technology trade show event in Berlin, please join me for a great "behind the scenes" discussion with Steve Leon, founder of ShowStoppers, one of the premier industry events for startups and high-profile companies to showcase their tech products and services to hundreds of journalists and industry analysts in a casual and affordable manner. www.showstoppers.com

SmartTechCheck Podcast (8-26-19) 26.08.2019

Please join me for a "getting to know you" podcast with Ed Ellett and Paul Smith-Goodson, the newest members of the Moor Insights & Strategy team. We discuss Ed and Paul's coverage areas (Digital Media and Entertainment/Unified Communications and Collaboration/Professional Audio-Video and Quantum Computing). Ed Ellett ( ed@moorinsightsstrategy.com ) Paul Smith-Goodson ( psg@moorinsightsstrategy.co...

SmartTechCheck Podcast (8-20-19) 20.08.2019

Join me for an interesting discussion of IFA 2019 with Jens Heithecker, IFA's Executive Director, where we preview the technology trends and new products we expect to see at this huge trade show in Berlin in early September. https://www.ifa-berlin.com/

SmartTechCheck Podcast (8-13-19) 15.08.2019

Join me for a great podcast with Aiqudo CEO, John Foster. This company is doing some extremely disruptive things in the exploding voice platform segment with a "voice to action" approach that is indeed both unique and compelling. www.aiqudo.com

SmartTechCheck Podcast (6-24-19) 24.06.2019

Join me for a consumer "state of the union" podcast with noted tech journalist Andera Smith, who has frequently appeared on ABC News, Fox News and CNBC. In this podcast, Andrea and I discuss Apple's WWDC event, the impact of gaming with children and other interesting consumer tech topics. https://andreasmith.org/

SmartTechCheck Podcast (6-21-19) 21.06.2019

Join me for an interesting podcast with Alex Schiff, who manages a disruptive product called Canvas --- Canvas allows home service professionals and DIY to easily generate 3D scans of their home using an iPad. https://canvas.io/

SmartTechCheck Podcast (6-17-19) 17.06.2019

In today's podcast, tech journalist Rob Pegoraro and I discuss the latest "happenings" with 8K television, the Microsoft Xbox (Project Scarlett) announcement which occurred at last week's E3 event in Los Angeles, as well as our thoughts on Apple WWDC.

SmartTechCheck Podcast (6-10-19) 10.06.2019

Please join me for an informative podcast with Margot Edelman, Vice President at Edelman Public Relations, arguably the world's premier communications organization. Margot's recaps the terrific presentation she gave at the IFA Global Press Conference in Spain that recaps the company's global research on trust and how companies can pursue specific strategies to build better trust with consumers. It...

SmartTechCheck Podcast (6-6-19) 06.06.2019

Please join me a for very interesting podcast with Asher Kagan, CEO and Co-Founder of Shadow. Shadow is a Bay Area-based startup that is disrupting on the online gaming experience with a subscription fee service that allows you to play the entire library of Windows games in a virtualized manner that doesn't require an expensive high-end PC rig. https://shadow.tech/usen

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