Tech Talk: Last Minute Tech Gift Ideas
Are you still looking for tech to fill those last few spots on your gift list? Some would say that you should have started earlier. However, others might say that…
Tech Talk: Latest Echo Devices from Amazon
Mike reviews the latest smart devices from Amazon, including: the Echo, Echo Dot and Echo with Clock on Global BC’s Noon News Hour. Products mentioned include: Amazon Echo (4th Gen)…
Alexa Invades Your Car and Are Refurbs a Good Deal?
On this week’s GetConnected Video Podcast, Amazon’s Echo Auto is finally available in Canada. Are refurbished products any good? We talk about the pros and cons. Finally, AJ has some…
CLOSED – Win an Amazon Echo Show 8
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR ENTRIES. THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED. GetConnected has partnered with Amazon Canada to give away the perfect prize for anyone with a lot of smart home gadgets in the…
Last Minute Smarter Home Tech Gifts
It’s getting down to the wire for those tech gifts. So we’ve brought some final gift suggestions to Global News Tech Talk today. Mike and Jennifer talk about a number…
Last Minute Smarter Home Tech Gifts
Smart devices for the home will be on the top of many lists if they aren’t already installed in your home. That’s why we’re bringing some extra gift ideas to…
A CES Las Vegas Preview, Beautiful People and Echo Studio Unleashed
This week’s GetConnected Video Podcast covers a very highly anticipated Amazon smart speaker called the Amazon Echo Studio. We also cover some great beauty gadgets that will help us look…
Black Friday Deals and Fonus Breaks Smartphone Plans
Black Friday is coming up this week and the GetConnected Video Podcast reviews some of our favourite deals in Canada. We also discuss one of Canada’s newest mobile carriers, Fonus,…
Neighbourly Neighbours with Nextdoor and Sneaker Tech with Vessi
It’s a very neighbourly GetConnected Video Podcast this week as we talk about a new app that helps people be better neighbours. They call it Nextdoor, and we find out…
Lasers Hack Smart Speakers. Getting Hosed on Cryptocurrency.
This week’s GetConnected Video Podcast is powered by lasers and cryptocurrency. Recently, researchers discovered that smart speakers, like Amazon Echo and Google Assistant, could be compromised with lasers. Another cryptocurrency…
Amazon’s Smartest Gadgets and a ‘Brilliant’ Way to Integrate Them
In our Wednesday Global News Tech Talk segment today, Mike talks home automation with Sonia. This week, we have a delivery truck full of Amazon gadgets, and a ‘brilliant’ smart…
Scary Alexa Skills, Earthquakes, and Vacuum Robots
In case you missed it, this week’s GetConnected Video Podcast gets very scary. Did you know that there are rogue apps on Alexa that are out to steal your data?…
A ‘Brilliant’ Way to Setup a Smart Home
Smart home products have become some of the most innovative and ubiquitous items in today’s households. From smart light bulbs to smart locks, cameras, and voice assistants, like Alexa and…
A Dump Truck Full of Amazon Products and More!
It’s a very Amazon edition of the GetConnected Video Podcast. We’re weighing in on a dump truck (or is it delivery truck) full of Amazon’s latest products. From Alexa glasses…
Disney+, Privacy, and Alexa Echo Auto
In this week’s inaugural APP Show Video Podcast, we checked out some great apps and news from the app world. We discussed YouTube’s challenges differentiating between robots fighting and animals…