Blog - Andrea Smith

Apps for Hurricanes and Severe Weather

August 10, 2011 By Andrea Smith Leave a Comment

Are you ready for the next big storm? The 2011 hurricane season is forecast by NOAA to be quite active, with 18 named storms, 10 hurricanes and possibly 6 major hurricanes. So you want to know where the action is and whether you’re in the line of fire. Your smartphone could be … [Read more...]

New Streaming Players from Roku, plus the Motion Control Game Remote

July 20, 2011 By Andrea Smith Leave a Comment

Roku’s new family of streaming media players hit the market today. Packed with entertainment and new features, the players sport a slim, new design. Roku gave me a sneak peek at the players a few days ago and the tiny devices looks nothing like the previous iterations. See the … [Read more...]

Spotify Invades the U.S. Are you Signing Up?

July 14, 2011 By Andrea Smith Leave a Comment

Spotify, the European music service Americans have been waiting for, is launching this morning in the US. The startup acquired 10 million users over the last two years; it will be interesting to see how it does here in the US. "Spotify is a new way to listen to and manage … [Read more...]

CE Week: 10 game-changing gadgets of the year

June 30, 2011 By Andrea Smith Leave a Comment

CE Week came and went in a flurry of activity, interviews and meetings. Lots of exciting new products to talk about, and I'll be posting pictures and interviews here soon. In the meantime, here's a look at the panel I did at the CEA Line Shows on the 10 game-changing gadgets … [Read more...]

Father’s Day Techy Gift Ideas: My ABC World News Now segment

June 13, 2011 By Andrea Smith Leave a Comment

Father's Day is Sunday June 19th and if Dad's a techy, I have some great gift ideas for you. Here's my segment from ABC's World News Now, plus a few extra ideas down below. Anything else I should add? Let me know! [You can watch this video at … [Read more...]

Using Apps to Find Cheap Gas: My ABC World News Now Segment

June 3, 2011 By Andrea Smith Leave a Comment

Summer driving season is on, but gas prices are still sky high. Here are some smartphone apps I showed on ABC's World News Now that will help you find less expensive gas stations, and save some money at the pump. Full details on each app below the video. [You can watch this … [Read more...]