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10 cool and useful gadgets that make great last-minute gifts, and all are under $50
The holidays can be an expensive time of year, which is why I have compiled a list of my favorite gadgets that cost less than $50.
25 wacky and wonderful tech stocking stuffers under $25
In 2019, we can't recommend a Red Ryder BB Gun (even if we did find one for less than $25 on Amazon). That said, we do have a listing of 25 products sure to be as beloved by your recipients as that Red Ryder was to little Ralphie Parker.
We’re giving away $1,500 for you to spend on Cyber Deals
Get your shopping carts ready! Five lucky winners will each win a gift card to the retailer of their choice between Amazon, Best Buy, or Walmart. Giveaway ends Dec. 3, 2019
Practically indestructible gadgets that make great gifts
The best durable tech items that will last and last.
David's guide to surviving Thanksgiving (2019 edition)
Learn about dark meat turkey, Jedi family management skills, and a little tech. Plus some tips about how to have and enjoy a non-traditional holiday and giving mom a break. In our 2019 update, we spend a few minutes on discussing the tech you may want to talk about when visiting with older family members.
Ghost Work and Behind the Screen, book reviews: Lifting the veil on the internet's secret employment sector
Many companies’ services are underpinned by ‘ghost’ workers with few employment rights. Two recent books explore their world.
Fire, Ice and Physics, book review: The facts behind the fantasy
Putting the science into science fiction and fantasy gets you an interesting, if somewhat worthy, book that leaves you with as many questions as answers.
You Look Like a Thing and I Love You, book review: The weird side of AI
In this approachable and insightful book, Janelle Shane examines how AIs work and learn -- and how they can be fooled. The most important question: how do we know when to trust an AI?
Permanent Record, book review: The whistleblower's tale
Edward Snowden's compelling memoir details how he exposed secret US government surveillance programmes, and the personal cost involved.
The Big Nine, book review: Visions of an AI-dominated future
Futurist Amy Webb speculates on the development and implementation of artificial intelligence in the coming decades. Will the outcome be benign, chaotic or disastrous?
Tools and Weapons, book review: Tech companies, governments and smart regulation
Technology is increasingly behind both global crises and breakthroughs, obliging the companies that create it to take responsibility for security, privacy and the impact of social networks and AI. That needs to go hand-in-hand with intelligent regulation says Microsoft.
Apple TV Plus will be bigger than Netflix, if Apple does a billion things just right
Thanks to Apple's year-long free trial program, Apple TV Plus has the potential for incredible reach. But can Apple sustain that reach after the year is up? Here's what Apple might be thinking.
ZDNet giveaway: Enter to win a free premium phone*
We’re giving away a brand new iPhone 11 Pro Max and three phone cases courtesy of Speck. Giveaway ends on Sept. 22, 2019.
The Smart-Enough City, book review: Putting people first
Ben Green offers a welcome antidote to most accounts of smart cities, arguing that citizens' values, rather than technology itself, should be the starting point.
Personalized sound for every concert goer: Today Aerosmith, tomorrow at a venue near you
Imagine perfect sound quality at every live show. Dream on, you say? It's real: THX and Mixhalo are democratizing live audio so Steven Tyler's screeching vocals will follow you around -- and every seat in the house will be the best seat in the house.
Christmas list for the security and privacy paranoid
Keep your data and personal information safe from hackers and prevent your devices from being used to spy on you with these security and privacy gadgets.
12 tech gifts for Christmas: Something for everyone
Jason Perlow and Jason Cipriani cover their top tech gift recommendations this holiday season in this week's episode of Jason Squared. Read more: https://zd.net/2OV0Xu0
