Technology

This article updates my 2015 blog titled “A New Frontier: Commercial Use of Drones – Proposed FAA Regulations – and Rules Applicable to Recreational Use” published and still available on our website. On December 28, 2020, the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) announced new rules for Unmanned Aircraft (“drones”) that require “remote identification” of drones and allow operators of small drones…

Lots of gadgets at all-digital CES 2021, as expected. To look for new products and gadgets, attendees could use the search tool in the exhibitor directory and connect to a known exhibitor site to see product descriptions, photos, videos, and special presentations. Or you could browse randomly through the directory for what you might find. Regardless of how, it is…

Amid tariff disputes, political gridlock, and a government shutdown, the promise and optimism of the technology that will be on display at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next week in Las Vegas is a welcome relief. Here’s a preview of CES 2019 and the most interesting technologies, conferences, and speakers on the schedule. 5G. The biggest buzz is likely to…

This blog is a collection of three articles written by Frank that were first published on January 6, 9, and 12, 2017, by The Daily Record in Baltimore, Maryland. CES 2017 – The 50th Anniversary Year CES is 50 years old! It’s come a long way since the first show in 1967 in New York City. Then, 17,000 attendees came…

Here’s my list of the Top 10 gadgets from CES 2016. The cost for most of the items is between $50 and $1,000, but one gadget is free and another cannot be priced because it’s a prototype demonstration of a concept. Self-Installing Car Seat. Too good to be true (and it probably isn’t totally true), yet this car seat should…

When you arrive at CES 2016, you notice the lines and the crowds, even though attendance was capped this year at 176,000 to stem the growing number of attendees. You also notice that the owner and producer of the show has changed its name, from Consumer Electronics Association to Consumer Technology Association. The CTA, which began in 1924 as the…

Cybersecurity and data forensic firms are sending a loud and clear message: no one is safe. Theoretically, anyone could become the target of a state-sponsored hacking group working in shifts and around the clock whose single purpose is to break into your computers to steal or wreak havoc. When you become such a target, your fate is sealed and it…

A few months ago the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) released long awaited proposed regulations governing the commercial operation of small unmanned aircraft systems (“drones”), including the registration and use of small drones and operator certification. The proposed regulations do not affect recreational use of small drones, which continues to be loosely regulated. When releasing the proposed regulations, the FAA stated…

Devices with Open Standards. A challenge for consumers of electronic products is that the company that made or sold the product wants to control all aspects of the experience. While this is understandable from the maker/seller side, it can be a frustration for the consumer. With more software developers and device manufacturers using open standards, consumers could use devices across…

According to a security bulletin published in 2013 by Kaspersky, a company specializing in internet security products, 70% of email traffic is spam. That amounts to roughly 15 billion messages globally per day. Fortunately, for most businesses, content filters eliminate a majority of these threats. Content filters, nonetheless, can be too zealous at times, and therefore, it is important to…