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  • Rubick’s Cube goes high-tech! Plus, OnStar and Santa team up, and AI audiobooks with Spines

    Rubick’s Cube goes high-tech! Plus, OnStar and Santa team up, and AI audiobooks with Spines
    Dec 19 2025
    • Learn all about Rubick’s WOWCube with Max Filin, Co-Founder and CEO of Cubios
    • Tech lifestyle expert Mario Armstrong shares some gadget gift ideas (and games) ahead of the holidays
    • Spines, a popular platform for publishing your own books, is also helping authors create and sell audiobooks, too -- leveraging AI. I catch up with Yehuda Niv, CEO of Spines
    • General Motors and the North Pole team up again! More than just a “Santa Tracker” on Christmas Eve, with NORAD, learn about new audiobook adventures you can access with the touch of a button
    • Thank you to Visa, Norton, and SANDISK for your incredible support. Get a huge discount on Norton anti-malware at norton.com/techitout
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    39 min
  • Gadget gift guides ahead of the holidays! Plus, more interviews from AWS re:Invent 25 in Las Vegas (hint: AI is changing the world)

    Gadget gift guides ahead of the holidays! Plus, more interviews from AWS re:Invent 25 in Las Vegas (hint: AI is changing the world)
    Dec 12 2025
    • Tech lifestyle experts Mario Armstrong and Carley Knobloch share some gadget gift ideas ahead of the holidays – including smartwatches, AI-powered laptops, smart home gear, and gaming accessories
    • I also suggest some great gear gifts from Nintendo, Razer, Amazon, ASUS, ViewSonic, and remarkable/Staples
    • Recorded at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas, I sit down with Amazon’s Julia Souza to talk about the intersection of sports and tech
    • Also at AWS re:Invent, Voxelis.AI’s Colin O'Neill discusses how the company mounts thermal imaging under helicopters to detect and analyze wildfires
    • Thank you to Visa, Norton, and SANDISK for your incredible support. Get a huge discount on Norton anti-malware at norton.com/techitout
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    39 min
  • Are you ready for some football? The NFL talks sports and tech – and other highlights from AWS Re:Invent

    Are you ready for some football? The NFL talks sports and tech – and other highlights from AWS Re:Invent
    Dec 5 2025
    • Recorded at AWS RE:Invent in Las Vegas, I sit down with Dr. Mackenzie Herzog, NFL VP for Player Performance and Innovation, to hear about the league's approach to injury data collection and strategy
    • Speaking of AWS Re:Invent, we also talk about the cross section of technology and food – including something called “drive-thru AI” -- with Deborah Simeone, AWS Head of Restaurants
    • Reolink stops by to chat about outdoor cameras. Guy Pithie, Reolink’s VP for North America, talks about a couple of models
    • Also on the show today, tech lifestyle experts Mario Armstrong and Chassie Post each share some gadget gift ideas ahead of the holidays
    • Thank you to Visa, Norton, and SANDISK for your incredible support!
    • Tech It Out listeners get a huge discount on Norton products at www.norton.com/techitout
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    39 min
  • Happy Thanksgiving! On ‘Tech It Out,’ we talk cybersafety shopping tips with Norton. Plus, great gadget gift ideas, and much more.

    Happy Thanksgiving! On ‘Tech It Out,’ we talk cybersafety shopping tips with Norton. Plus, great gadget gift ideas, and much more.
    Nov 28 2025
    You don’t need a degree in computer engineering to remain cybersafe while shopping this holiday season! For some simple tips, we’re joined by Leena Elias, Chief Product Officer at Gen, the parent company to Norton.
    • Tech expert Amber Mac drops by with some great holiday gadgets and game ideas – and I’ll share some suggestions, too, many of which are on sale
    • Also on the show today, soaring energy costs can really hit your wallet hard. To tell us how we can reduce out monthly utility bill, on the show we’ll have David O'Reilly, VP of Home & Commercial Solutions Division at Schneider Electric
    • Thank you to Visa, Norton, and SANDISK for your incredible support!
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    39 min
  • Why it’s smart to build a custom gaming PC with ‘Quoted Tech.’ Also, a Qualcomm VP talks Snapdragon innovation, plus Black Friday ideas!

    Why it’s smart to build a custom gaming PC with ‘Quoted Tech.’ Also, a Qualcomm VP talks Snapdragon innovation, plus Black Friday ideas!
    Nov 21 2025
    • When it comes to buying a new PC – especially if you’re into gaming – there’s no shortage of brands out there. And so, in this interview, we chat about the option to have experts build a custom gaming computer for you. I sit down with Kevin Jia, CEO and co-founder of Quoted Tech
    • Speaking of computers, thrilled to have on the show for the first time, Mike Roberts, VP of Global Product Marketing at Qualcomm. We hear what’s new with its Snapdragon family of professors for laptops and mobile phones, too
    • Black Friday and Cyber Monday are coming up, and so we talk gadget gift ideas with tech lifestyle expert Mario Armstrong, as well as lifestyle guru Chassie Post
    • Thank you to Visa, Norton, and SANDISK for your incredible support!
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    39 min
  • Ubisoft gets its game on with ‘Just Dance 2026”! Plus, Black Friday tech deals and how the Flipp app saves you money

    Ubisoft gets its game on with ‘Just Dance 2026”! Plus, Black Friday tech deals and how the Flipp app saves you money
    Nov 14 2025
    • Dancing and gaming collide in the latest iteration of the ‘Just Dance’ series. We catch up with Simon Chanu, Associate Producer on Just Dance 2026 Edition, at Ubisoft Paris.
    • Whether it’s buying holiday gifts or your weekly grocery shop, save money with the Flipp app and website. We sit down with CEO Michael Silverman to get the scoop on what’s new and newsworthy
    • Speaking of Black Friday, I share some of my favorite gadgets that will be on sale leading up to (and over) November 28th
    • Thank you to Visa, Norton, and Sandisk for your support!
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    39 min
  • A tracking watch for kids gives parents peace of mind. Plus, an AI-powered ASL app, handheld gaming, and more!

    A tracking watch for kids gives parents peace of mind. Plus, an AI-powered ASL app, handheld gaming, and more!
    Nov 7 2025
    • Have kids or grandkids? Learn all about TickTalk 5, the latest smartwatch for kids. We’re joined by Vivian Gong, President & Co-Founder of the company
    • Tech lifestyle expert Mario Armstrong stops by with some gadget and game gift ideas ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday
    • Speaking of gaming, I share my impressions of the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X, plus other gaming laptops and AI-powered Windows 11 PCs
    • Discover how “Sign-Speak” provides automated American Sign Language recognition and transcription to help Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals – when I interview the AWS-back startup CEO Yami Payano
    • Thank you to Visa, Norton, and Sandisk for your support!
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    39 min
  • Do you repair – or replace – your damaged tech? uBreakiFix joins us to chat about the growing ‘repairability’ trend

    Do you repair – or replace – your damaged tech? uBreakiFix joins us to chat about the growing ‘repairability’ trend
    Oct 31 2025
    • A ‘claw machine’ for the home? I catch up with Arcade 1Up’s Cyrus Rosenberg about the company’s latest machine for the home – and it’s not an arcade machine or digital pinball table
    • Tripp Grant, Senior Director of Partnerships at uBreakiFix by Asurion talks with us about the “right to repair,” following a NYC event co-hosted with Google and iFixit
    • A baby stroller that can rock you little one to sleep? I interview Jon McGuire from CYBEX North America, the folks behind the e-Gazelle S electric stroller
    • Thank you to Visa, Norton, and Sandisk for your support!
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    39 min