Larry Magid
Freelance Journalist at Freelance
Technology Columnist at Bay Area News Group
Tech journalist & internet safety activist
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1 week ago |
mercurynews.com | Larry Magid
An article on the said that “pink noise can enhance deep sleep in older adults and improve cognitive performance.” Brown noise can also help sleep, but the article cited research that “white noise had little beneficial effect on sleep.” I had never heard of brown and pink noise, but Dr. Anil Rama, who runs the Sleep and Brain clinic in Saratoga, told me that “Pink noise is like steady rain while brown noise is like ocean waves.
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2 weeks ago |
mercurynews.com | Larry Magid
When my kids were in high school, our family had a summer tradition of showing outdoor movies for friends and neighbors. We suspended the practice when they went off to college, but maybe we’ll revive it this summer. Right now, I’m testing the TCL A1 1080P FHD Smart Projector, which the company launched late last year. And unlike those old days, we won’t have to connect the projector to a DVD player or any other device.
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3 weeks ago |
mercurynews.com | Larry Magid
Let me begin by saying that you should never make an important decision based solely on information you get from an AI chatbot like ChatGPT, Google Gemini or Meta AI. They can “hallucinate,” take things out of context and fail to understand a wide range of variables. That’s especially true when it comes to medical advice. I would never take a pill or submit to a medical procedure purely on the advice of an AI chatbot.
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4 weeks ago |
mercurynews.com | Larry Magid
In 2009, Wired Magazine published an article called Know Thyself: Tracking Every Facet of Life, from Sleep to Mood to Pain, 24/7/365. It was about the “quantified life,” which back then mostly involved devices like Fitbit that tracked things like your heart rate, exercise and sleeping stages.
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1 month ago |
mercurynews.com | Larry Magid
As I’ve mentioned in previous columns, I recently switched from Android to iPhone and also bought an Apple Watch and Apple AirPods Pro 2. The AirPods are my favorite new Apple purchase. Apple lists them at $249, but you can sometimes get them elsewhere for $200 or less. The Apple AirPods Pro 2 are excellent wireless earbuds, which are great for listening to music or talking on phone or video calls.
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