Todd R. Weiss

Neo’s Smartpen N2 Brings Handwriting to Your Smartphone Screen by Todd R. Weiss Sleek Design, Inkless Smartpen Works with Smartphones, Tablets The Neo Smartpen N2 works by tracking unique markings on special paper, which allows it to capture and perfectly recreate handwriting and drawings created by the user. The written information can be captured and […]

Acer is expanding its Chrome OS computer line-up with its new Chromebase all-in-one desktop, which is the company’s first Chrome OS-based all-in-one. The Acer Chromebase features a large 21.5-inch 1080P full HD display that includes a touch-screen for easy user input, an Nvidia Tegra K1 quad-core processor, a built-in HD webcam, integrated dual 3-watt speakers, […]

Some Iowa school students can spend as much as three hours a day in school buses traveling to and from sporting events or other extracurricular activities after classes, which can make it hard for them to get their homework completed. To try to solve that conundrum, several Iowa school districts have begun pilot projects to […]

It’s amazing what mobile phone carriers are doing nowadays to try to lure customers over from competitors, including slashing their monthly rates by half, bolstering data plans with free data, and offering special discounts and device upgrades. Meanwhile, no-contract carrier Cricket Wireless is trying something that could be unique—the company is offering a $9.99 Bring […]

Asus introduced the first-ever convertible laptop and tablet Chromebook, as well as an innovative computer dongle that plugs into an HDMI-equipped monitor and transforms it into a basic computer. Google announced both upcoming products in a blog post on March 31, along with two other new Chromebooks, one made by Haier and the other by […]

With Apple Watch set to go on sale on April 24, it’s only a matter of time before more people start using smartwatches. Apple fanboys certainly will desire them, but many other consumers will likely be intrigued as well. That means that marketers and retailers are already seeing dollar signs and opportunities for what smartwatches […]

Verizon has expanded the ability of customers to opt out of its “supercookie” mobile ad tracking program by adding a process that will block identifier codes that previously were automatically added to their mobile Internet activities using their smartphones. The company announced it was working on such a process in January and has now confirmed […]

With sales expectations and customer interest high for the upcoming Apple Watch, the tech giant is putting relatively rigid marketing and sales procedures in place to enable as many customers as possible to get inside its stores, check out the watches and decide what to buy. In essence, that means it will take a lot […]

After buying the streaming music service Aspiro in January, rap musician Jay Z has relaunched the service, called Tidal, as a high-fidelity music offering exclusive content that returns reasonable music royalties to the artists whose music it features. A hugely popular rap artist, Jay Z, whose real name is Shawn Corey Carter, unveiled the relaunch […]

Slow movement by the FAA regarding Amazon’s proposals to test its ideas for unmanned drone-based package delivery services in the United States has caused the Seattle-based online retailer to move much of its drone testing work to a secret location in Canada where such tests are being allowed. The presence of the Canadian testing program, […]

A new Indiana “religious freedom” law is under attack by some of the titans of the technology industry, including Apple CEO Tim Cook and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, who argue that the law could allow state residents to hide behind their religious beliefs to discriminate against gays and lesbians. In an Op-Ed piece in The […]

As Samsung’s hotly awaited Galaxy S6 smartphone is released for sale on April 10, Boost Mobile customers will be able to buy one with no annual contract for $649.99. The new smartphone, and its flashier sibling, the Galaxy S6 Edge, will be released by Samsung that day and will also be available through the big […]