Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Hey there, it's Kim, of course. After today's Daily Tech Update, this is amazing. I'm gonna share with you this week's Saturday Steals. It's just some of my favorite finds that will make life a little smarter, easier, and tech ahead, all at a great price. There's a question, a kind of tech-induced nostalgia popping up on various Reddit groups, and thousands are commenting.
What's a luxury tech item from the year 2006, 20 years ago, that's basically worthless today? I can think of more than 10. How about you? The top contenders are digital cameras, Apple iPods, any kind of GPS, especially ones made for cars stuck to the windshield by a suction cup and provided turn-by-turn directions. Remember TomTom?
Close behind those are plasma TVs, flash drives, BlackBerrys, Palm Pilots, and DVD players. Now, if that triggers your own nostalgia, consider this. All the wondrous devices you're using today will likely be those in the year 2030. Time moves so fast.
Chapter 2: What nostalgic tech items from 2006 are now considered worthless?
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All right, let me give it to you again. Amazon.com slash shop slash Kim Commando with a K, of course. Hey, it's Kim Commando with three Saturday steals that you're going to want to grab right now. First up, TV backlights. These are really cool. You stick these LED strips to the back of your TV and they change color to match whatever you're watching.
So this way, movies and games, they really do look incredible. 44% off and it's just $45. Setup takes just two or three minutes. Next up, a monitor arm.
Chapter 3: Which luxury gadgets are mentioned as top contenders for obsolescence?
I know, not that sexy. $20, 38% off. But it tilts, swivels, and rotates. And so it'll hold your screen up to 34 inches and almost 20 pounds. And so this way, your neck will thank you later. And finally, if your phone ditched the headphone jack, you can grab this braided USB-C adapter. So this way, you can plug in your wired earbuds so they're not sitting in the drawer not doing anything.
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So tracking, it's a thing. And there's ways to know if you're being tracked?
Well, first let's talk about how you can get tracked. Of course, Apple AirTags and Tile trackers, they're cheap, they're tiny. Someone can slip one into your bag, your car, your coat pocket, you wouldn't even know it. Now, your phone will alert you if you have an iPhone, if you have an unknown AirTag that's traveling with you. Android users, you have to get the Tractor Detect app from Play Store.
But there are other ways. I don't know if you've ever heard of Stalkerware. Those are specialty apps that someone can install on your phone, really frightening stuff.
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Chapter 4: How do current gadgets compare to those from 2006?
Watches your location, gets copies of all your text messages, your phone calls. There are some red flags that you may have stalkerware on your device. Like, for example, the battery drains super fast. The phone is warm or hot to the touch when you're not even using it. Oh, and then also data usage will spike. And then you should also check your app list for anything that you don't recognize.
And sometimes it may look like a calculator or maybe a folder that you didn't even recognize. And inside there, there could be stalkerware.
Okay. And how can you tell when that's happening?
See, that's the hard part. I mean, when you are being tracked, you really have to be paranoid.
Chapter 5: What are the Saturday Steals and how can they benefit listeners?
And you know that old saying, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean that they're not after you. Like, for example, your car might be tracking you and you might not even know it. Like, for example, exes and abusers have used manufacturer apps to stalk people after a breakup. So you have to check to see who has access to a vehicle's app account.
And so it's not just the tile tracker or an air tag that may be hidden somewhere under the chassis of the car.
And there are also there's positive uses, obviously. I think there was one recently where I believe it was Skechers sneakers where they talked about, you know, if you have a loved one who possibly has mental concerns and you can track them that way through their sneakers.
Well, yeah, positive. There are positive things like, you know, for example, we we all have suffered that lost luggage saga. Right. It's like, you know, you get to the baggage claim and everybody has their bag except for you. And you're like, oh, no, not again. I was going to Detroit, but my bag ended up in Duluth.
So by putting an air tag or a title tracker into your luggage, actually the stats are showing that the cases of lost luggage now are basically nil because it also keeps track within the airlines app too. But putting one on a person, putting one in your kid's backpack, my husband loses track of everything.
So, I mean, I think I should have taken stock alone in Apple just for the number of AirTags that I purchased for this guy. I mean, I'm talking about in his wallet, in his briefcase, in his flight bag. If I could put one on him and he would let me, I would do that.
There are advantages. As we talk about surveillance, security, these types of things, tracking even. Meta glasses. What's happening with those?
You know, this is pretty wild. These are meta Ray-Ban smart glasses. And when you see them, they just look like a regular pair of Ray-Bans. But they pack a 12 megapixel camera and five mics. So you just have to say, hey, Meta, take a video or tap a tiny button and then you're just rolling. You know, they have been selling. Last year, over 7 million have sold.
But the thing that's interesting to me is Meta is putting now facial recognition baked into the Meta Ray-Ban glasses. So they're calling it name tag. And so just imagine this. Somebody's walking towards you. You don't even know who they are. And they're wearing the meta Ray-Ban smart glasses. Up will pop up Ralph Fox, news anchor WTOP with your last three social media posts.
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