Tech It Out

Tech expert Mario Armstrong shares some “back to school” suggestions for students of all ages (and their parents) The most popular virtual reality game in the world? I’m joined by Kerestell Smith from Another Axiom, responsible for the massive hit, Gorilla Tag, which has exceeded $100 million dollars in revenue and with over 10 million players, says the company I sit down with Hamza El Azhar, co-p...

Glued to the 2024 Summer Olympics? What you won’t see on TV is Athlete 365, an AI chatbot for the 11,000 athletes, powered by Intel. Joining us to share the deets is Asma Aziz, Marketing Lead for the Americas at Intel. If you take walks around your neighborhood, how cool would it be to be paid to do so? I catch with Yves Benchimol, CEO of WeWard, an app that lets you redeem your steps for cash, gi...

Fur real, I catch up with Gillian Martin (OakleysCreations.com) and her partner Samuel Rocazella (FursuitGlasses.com), who aren’t just Furries, but they also create and sell items for others to wear, including fursuits and accessories. Nex Playground is a motion-based gaming console. Get the scoop on how YOU are the controller. We chat with Nex’s CEO David Lee You’ve heard of the BeReal app, but y...

From new foldable and flippable phones to smarter smartwatches to a smart ring, AT&Ts’ Jeff Howard – VP of Mobile Devices and Accessories – joins us with the scoop on all things Samsung You knew this was coming: PPA Pickleball Tour 2025 – the video game – is now available. We’ll have a ball with our guest Bobby King, VP and GM of FarSight Studios Cool tech for a hot summer? TV personality and...

From Galaxy Unpacked in Paris, I sit down with Blake Gaiser, Director of Smartphone Product Management at Samsung Electronics America. We chat about the new Galaxy AI-powered devices. Guitar players, listen up. We’ll learn all about the Jamstack 2 portable amp you can mount to your guitar – with a ton of tech under the hood – as we learn from Chris Prendergast, Founder and CEO of Jamstack.   Also,...

His name may be ordinary, but he’s anything but! 15-time moviemaker Kevin Smith joins me to chat about health and wellness tech, the 40th anniversary of the Mac, and more Hisense now has its 100-inch 4K QLED TV on sale. Hisense’s Lindsay Takashima shares what to look for in a new television We’ll learn about a music-centric dating app called Vinylly with its cofounder Rachel Van Nortwick Thank you...

How we’re paying for things is changing – fast! We’re joined by Visa’s Mark Nelsen, Head of Consumer Payment Products, to share today’s (and tomorrow’s) transaction trends Those awesome radio plays popularized between the 1940s and 1960s are kept alive today with podcasts like Radio Retropolis. We’re joined by host Jim Romanovich, a radio/television historian Need stuff done around the home? We ca...

I’ll share deets of my Facebook Live chat, about “AI PCs,” on Sunday June 23rd and how I’ll be giving away a sweet Intel-powered Acer laptop First up on the show, we learn why drone light shows may be superior to fireworks displays. We’re joined by Pixis Drones and its President Bernard Ozarowski Learn about affordable indoor and outdoor security cameras for your home with Reolink and its VP for N...

We kick off today’s show with Maya Rogers and Henk Rogers from The Tetris Company, on the iconic game’s 40th anniversary. We look back and peek ahead, too! You’ve no doubt heard of an “AI PC,” so what the heck is it? We’ll be joined by Intel’s Robert Hallock, VP and GM of Client AI and Technical Marketing. He shares the deets on AI PCs and Intel Core Ultra-powered laptops Another Rob joins us on “...

Father’s Day is coming up June 16th, and so we look at a handful of gadget ideas for the dad (or grad) on your gift list this June Get the 4-1-1 on Wi-Fi 7 with TP-Link. We’re joined by Jens Hennings to break down the significance of this emerging wireless standard Have aging parents who want to live alone at home? We learn about CareAware, a new Wi-Fi motion-based sensing solution for aging adult...

This is Part 2 of my broadcast from VivaTech, Europe’s biggest tech and startup show with 165,000 attendees. I’ll play 3 more interviews from the VivaTech showroom floor: Oncoustics AI, Mapped In, and Au-Zone Technologies. Acer stops by to chat about its AI-infused Swift 14, one of the first Microsoft CoPilot+ machines. I catch up with Eric Ackerson, Acer Senior Manager of Product Marketing and Br...

This is Part of 1 of my broadcast from VivaTech, billed as Europe’s biggest tech and startup show. We kick things off with Trusting Pixels and its founder, Alexander Jacquet, about how its AI can detect manipulated and misleading videos from advertisers. Why is your baby crying?! We’re also joined by Charles Onu, CEO and Co-Founder of Ubenwa Health to tell us all about the Nanni AI app for smartph...

I catch up with Invoxia’s CEO, Clément Moreau, on how its GPS tracking system works to find your stolen car – and other tips to preventing car theft Learn about a new prepaid plan with Metro by T-Mobile, involving a new smartphone every year. We’ll get the 4-1-1 from Clint Patterson, Prepaid Chief Marketing Officer Looking to buy or sell your home? Nathan Dart, Senior Vice President of FinalOffer....

SanDisk Desk Drive fuses huge capacity with fast speeds! Learn all about it here first, with Christina Garza, Director of Product Marketing at Western Digital Bachelorette alum and firefighter Kevin Wendt drops by to talk about the first air purifier from LG Have dogs or cats? Amazon’s Melissa Mohr, Director of Smart Home, is a guest on Tech It Out, to share what’s new and innovative for your furr...

Wish there was an “all in one” cybersecurity suite that protects your entire family? We’ll kick off the show with Hari Ravichandran, Founder and CEO of Aura, a company that offers intelligent digital safety solutions Cool or creepy? Eternal Applications lets you leave messages for loved ones after you pass on from this Earth. I catch up with company founder Chris Jalbert You can put a deposit down...

Cut down on your water and energy bills. We kick things off with Alisha McFetridge, co-founder and CEO of Rainstick, a new shower system that cuts residential water usage in half World Password Day is coming up on Thursday, May 2, which is a perfect time to discuss good password hygiene and why it‘s time to use a password manager. We’re joined by Bitwarden’s Gary Orenstein, Chief Customer Officer...

Hot off the heels of his new stand-up special and an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, we’re joined by comedian Nathan Macintosh, who hilariously laments about tech nerds running the world! Earth Day is April 22 and so we’ve got great guests on the show, like tech expert Amber Mac, on today’s most sustainable tech, and a Yellowstone National Park documentary, Seismic, with Canon Ex...

A high-tech dog collar, called SpotOn, is both a wireless fence and tracking system if your furry friend gets loose. We catch up with Sung Vivathana, VP of Engineering at SpotOn, on how it works. Brush your teeth in only 10 seconds?! All the way from France, we chat with Benjamin Cohen from Y-Brush about a radically different toothbrush that looks more like a mouthguard AI helps you do more in les...

I explain how you can ruin your smartphone’s camera sensor while trying to shoot the sun on Monday. Here’s how to avoid any damage 12 simple ways to protect yourself in the digital age, with Visa’s James Mirfin, SVP, Global Head of Risk and Identity Solutions On a related note, T-Mobile’s Steve Carlson is in the house, to share the latest on its free Scam Shield app, to fight back against spammers...

March 31st is World Backup Day, and so who better to ask for advice (and what’s new in external drives) than Nitin Kachhwaha, Director of Product Management at Western Digital Like to buy or sell things online at Facebook Marketplace and other classifieds apps/sites? Learn how not to get scammed with Kirk Simpson, Co-Founder and CEO of goConfirm Spring has sprung, and so I’ll share some of my favo...

All the way from Scotland, we chat with Ewan Morgan from Diageo about what techy things are going on at the Port Ellen Distillery. Visit  diageorareandexceptional.com/ww  for more The iconic Silver Snail comic book store is about to turn 50 and so we catch up with co-owner Brian Hamelin about what’s hot, Marvel vs. DC, and many other popular books to flip through this Spring Speaking of the Spring...

What does the largest wireless carrier in the country have to do with the Kentucky Derby? We get the answer when I catch up with Verizon’s Earl Struble and Scott Hansen If you’ve ever dreamt of being a DJ – either for fun, or for your side hustle – hear what Pioneer DJ has for you to unleash your inner Tiesto. We’re joined by Jay Brannan at AlphaTheta, the parent company to Pioneer DJ. Toronto-bas...

What’s new in wireless routers for the home? We’re joined by D-Link’s Peter Marino with all the deets Scammers are getting smarter thanks to AI, as we hear from Michelle Alvarez from IBM X-Force Tech lifestyle expert Carley Knobloch is in the house – well, at a showcase home near Las Vegas, on the heels of the NAHB International Builder Show. We learn about new smart home tech Legendary filmmaker...

Making a huge splash at the recent 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the LG SIGNATURE T is the world’s first transparent 4K OLED TV. Our guest, LG’s Gilles Perrera, will explain what it can do – and hey, it’s wireless, too. A company and platform called Sensible Weather gives you money back – the same day! – if there’s bad weather while away on your trip. Hear how it works and the...

Do you (or have family members who) carry an EpiPen? This might be a thing of the past, as we hear from Dr. Randhawa from The Food Allergy Institute, the first medical tech company to use AI to diagnose and treat potentially fatal food allergies Speaking of AI, we’ll learn all about Google Gemini, a new generative app and site billed as a “ChatGPT killer,” and this includes a free-to-use image gen...