Augmented & Virtual Realities—What to Expect
If there's one thing that's true about virtual reality and augmented reality, it's that we haven't even scratched the surface of the technology's potential. That doesn't mean there aren't thousands of individuals and companies doing their best to push the limits of the tech as it exists today. This is absolutely shaping up to be [Read More]
The Etiquette of Tipping in the Rideshare Economy
Ride-sharing wunderkind, Uber, is perhaps third-best known (after its legal battles and of course the illuminating, Travis Kalanick) for its policy about tipping: Hail an Uber, get to location, all without any physical transaction between driver and rider. No need to bring a wallet, swipe or chip your card, or even have a good ol' cash exchange for [Read More]
Girls Make Games Top 5 Female Created Games
Girls Make Games runs game workshops around the world where teach girls how to program their own games," says GMG founder and CEO, Laila Shabir. “The US is our primary market but we’ve been to Taiwan, Bangledesh. With the average age being 12.” “Girls start out in the morning playing games by other people then, later in [Read More]
DOT COMPLICATED AT CES
I was thrilled to attend CES in Las Vegas this past week in a few capacities: As radio host of "Dot Complicated with Randi Zuckerberg" on SiriusXM, as judge and co-emcee of The Bump Best of Baby Tech Awards Show, as co-host of a lively karaoke party with AmpMe (an app that synchs the same [Read More]
Mayim Bialik’s Top 5 Favorite Apps
Neuroscientist, author mother of two, four-time Emmy nominated actress, and owner of Grok Nation, Mayim Bialik, shared her top 5 favorite apps with Randi just this past week: habitRPG— (Free; iOS & Android) This app is a motivational task manager I do with a group of friends. Rank your tasks in terms of difficulty: low, moderate [Read More]
Top 5 Fantasy Sports Apps
5. Fantasy Life - (Free; iOS & Android) ESPN fantasy expert Matthew Berry's app that gives helpful advice in a lighthearted and often times humorous format. 4. TeamStream by BleacherReport - (Free; iOS & Android) Lets you pick your favorite team and easily receive personalized news/information about it. Perfect for fantasy players who like to align with their home team. 3. CBS [Read More]
Radio Recap: Daily Fantasy Sports
Only a few years old, the appeal of fantasy sports is so pervasive that TV shows have been based on them, channels have been made for them, and with the boom of unicorn DFS sites FanDuel and DraftKings—who both raised over $250 million in venture capital this summer — a new advertising model where they [Read More]
New Home Automation
Sears Connected Solutions is simplifying the way people shop for their connected home by creating an environment that allows members to see how smart technology can solve problems, save money and make life easier. Connected Solutions is organized in the following four categories in-store and online: Simply Entertaining (smart TVs, Tablets, Mobile Phones, streaming [Read More]