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LIVE NOW: Sree Sreenivasan (@sreenet.bsky.social) chats with Sasha Abramsky (@sashaabramsky.bsky.social), author of “American Carnage: How Trump, Musk and Doge Butchered the Us Government.”
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SPJ strongly condemns today’s arrest of journalists @donlemonofficial.bsky.social and Georgia Fort in connection with their reporting on a Jan. 18 demonstration at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
🔗 Read the full statement: bit.ly/4rrqYAQ
At #CES2026 in Las Vegas today, Hyundai Motor Group showed off a prototype of Boston Dynamics' Atlas AI-driven humanoid robot for the first time publicly. Atlas can move--and dance--like a human, but is far more limber given its 360-degree joints.
More at The Paper PC: newyorkbob.substack.com
Back at CES for another week of geeks, gadgets and generative madness.
But will CES 2026 be as big as last year’s show? Maybe not.
Read more in The Paper PC. #CES #CES2026
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Paper PC Black Friday Pick #6
Viaim RecDot AI Voice Recorder Earbuds
#BlackFriday deal: $129.35 (48% off) amzn.to/4rt97u6
The earbuds can translate dozens of languages, transcribe meetings and create AI-assisted summaries. They offer active noise cancellation and provide quality music playback.
Paper PC Black Friday Pick #5
Mileseey S50 Green-Beam Laser Distance Measure
Black Friday deal: $94.99 (32% off) amzn.to/3XNgVZY
The unit provides precision measurements up to 400 feet. It has a 2.4-inch, high-contrast screen and supports 18 modes, including point-to-point, wall area and cylinder.
Paper PC Black Friday Pick #4
JLab JBuds Pods ANC True Wireless Earbuds
#BlackFriday deal: $29.99 (57% off) amzn.to/4rG1fFR
The units offer solid music playback and clear calls at a budget price. Lab Spatial Audio enables 3D sound and calls are aided by JLab's active noise cancellation technology.
Paper PC Black Friday Pick #3
Kingston Dual Portable SSD
#BlackFriday Price: $142.99 (1TB)
The unit solves the problem of moving large files between PCs with USB-A ports and devices with USB-C ports. The ports offer impressive data speeds of up to 1,050 MB/s. Comes in 512MB, 1TB and 2TB versions.
1MORE Pixie Mini Wireless Microphone M100 clipped onto a shirt.
1MORE Pixie Mini Wireless Microphone M100 kit.
1MORE Pixie Mini Wireless Microphone M100 kit.
1MORE Pixie Mini Wireless Microphone M100
Paper PC Black Friday Pick #2
#BlackFriday deal: $59.99
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The tiny mic can vastly improve your smartphone videos thanks to its active noise-cancellation technology. The kit includes two mics, two receivers, windscreens and other accessories.
Paper PC Black Friday Pick #1
Olight ArkPro Flashlight
The slim unit provides impressive illumination from its small body. The rechargeable ArkPro switches from 1,500-lumen floodlight to 800-lumen spotlight to UV light and adds a green laser. #BlackFriday deal: $79.99 ($20 off): amzn.to/4o4fPDL
Piano schedule: www.juilliard.edu/dear-new-york
Student: William Schwartzman:
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The "Dear New York" photo takeover of Grand Central Terminal is awesome enough, but gets even better when a Julliard School student sits down at the Steinway grand piano. It takes a lot to slow down an NYC commuter, but this works.
Dear New York (thru 10/19)
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Thanks JPMorgan Chase for the fun opening night Welcome Reception at #NABJ25 in Cleveland. #NABJ
For #iPhone users who want a preview of iOS 26 . . . check this out.
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The versatile Sennheiser Profile wireless microphone system works with smartphones and laptops and comes with a cold shoe and wires for digital cameras.
The charging bar has a built-in battery and cleverly doubles as a handheld mic. More in The Paper PC: newyorkbob.substack.com/p/bild-expo-...
Big news from #Instagram. 🤳 Coming soon! You'll be able to re-arrange your grid. I remember this functionality was on everyone's social media wishlist back in 2012. 👏
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Just when you thought compact digital cameras were dead, the little devils are making a comeback. Canon’s new PowerShot V1 and EOS R50 V are good examples.
More in my weekly Digimentors #TechTip in Sree’s Sunday Note: sreenet.substack.com/i/156912364/...
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CBS Evening News Anchors John Dickerson & Maurice DuBois Headline 2025 Deadline Club Awards Dinner
May 15 at Harvard Club of New York City
Tickets Now on Sale
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So much. All at once. #Trump and #Musk have created a war on information. Read Sree Sreenivasan's (@sreenet.bsky.social) most recent #Substack #SundayNote newsletter (with a tech tip from Robert Anthony, @newyorkbob.bsky.social).
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When was the last time you "skyped?" Exactly.
Skype, once the gold standard for mobile messaging and video chats, shuts down May 5.
More in my weekly @digimentors.bsky.social Digimentors #TechTip in @sreenet.bsky.social Sree's Sunday Note: sreenet.substack.com/i/158103059/...
Ukraine’s innovative spirit shone at #CES2025.
The Pickpad smart order pickup system is helping Chicago’s Soloway Coffee while SYLA’s innovative bionic knee can be a godsend to victims of war.
More in my weekly #TechTip in @sreenet.bsky.social Sree’s Sunday Note:
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Keep your ears open! If you were at #CES2025, you would have seen dozens of wireless earbuds, including new units from Cleer, Shokz & Lytmi, designed to do exactly that.
More in my @digimentors.bsky.social #TechTip in @sreenet.bsky.social Sree's Sunday Note: sreenet.substack.com/i/156843263/...
Deadline extended through Saturday night to enter the 2025 Deadline Club Awards.
Final deadline: 11:59 p.m. February 15.
Enter here: betternewspapercontest.com/2025Deadline...
The Deadline Club is the NYC chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Roses are red, violets are blue; dating apps can be helpful, but are they right for you?🤔
What happens when Tinder's CMO debates a 4th-gen AgapeMatch matchmaker at NYC's Comedy Cellar? Fun!😍
More in my weekly #TechTip in (@sreenet.bsky.social) Sree's Sunday Note:
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Can a fuzzy robotic Labrador retriever puppy help older adults with dementia maintain contact with reality? That’s the concept behind Jennie from Tombot.
More on her appearance at #CES2025 in my #TechTip in Sree Sreenivasan's (@sreenet.bsky.social) Sunday Note:
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The Shokz OpenMeet bone- and air-conduction headset offers rich audio, a noise-canceling microphone and is very light.
More on the new unit, which debuted at #CES2025, in my Digimentors @digimentors.bsky.social #TechTip in Sree's @sreenet.bsky.social Sunday Note.
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Remember iconic brand names like Kodak, AIWA, Altec Lansing & Radio Shack? Surprise! They were alive, well and on new products at last week's #CES2025 tech show.
More in my Digimentors @digimentors.bsky.social #TechTip in Sree's @sreenet.bsky.social Sunday Note:
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I guess #CES2025 is really rockin' already, cause SnoopDogg is in the house!
#Lockly #Pepcom
CES 2025 opened to the media Sunday. Journalists wait in line 1/5 for CES Unveiled, a huge product showcase.
Hopes were high Sunday as #CES2025 opened for two press-only days. But what will security look like in Las Vegas when it opens 1/7 after last week's car explosion?
See my Digimentors (@digimentors.bsky.social) Tech Tip in Sree's (@sreenet.bsky.social Sunday Note:
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For the first time since 2020, CES will fill the entire Las Vegas Convention Center campus.
But will the quality of the #CES2025 exhibitors match their quantity? Maybe.
More in my @digimentors.bsky.social #TechTip in @sreenet.bsky.social's Sunday Note:
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