Bobby Holland

Subscriptions & Costs

The camera got more expensive. The part you need is still free.

Sep 29, 2026

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11 min read

The camera got more expensive. The part you need is still free.

Google raised Nest prices on August 31 — twelve months after raising the subscription. Here's what you were never paying for.

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"Self-fitting" sounds like the cheap option. It's the opposite.

Sep 18, 2026

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12 min read

"Self-fitting" sounds like the cheap option. It's the opposite.

One word on the box sorts a $30 amplifier from an FDA-cleared hearing aid. Here's where AirPods actually land.

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Privacy and Data

Buy the glucose sensor. Wear it twice. Then stop.

Sep 1, 2026

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13 min read

Buy the glucose sensor. Wear it twice. Then stop.

It reads high in people without diabetes — and the part you're paying for is finished in about 14 days.

Bobby Holland

Aug 12, 2026

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12 min read

"Self-fitting" sounds like the cheap option. It's the opposite.

One word on the box sorts a $30 amplifier from an FDA-cleared hearing aid. Here's where AirPods actually land.

Bobby Holland

Health & Wearables

That 99.97% on the box isn't about your room

Aug 4, 2026

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10 min read

That 99.97% on the box isn't about your room

Plus: the thermostat setting that costs nothing, and why a taped-together box fan outperforms its price.

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Before the next heat wave or trip, check these 4 settings

Your thermostat stopped listening. The app still works. That matters.

Jul 28, 2026

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10 min read

Your thermostat stopped listening. The app still works. That matters.

Plus: what Gemini's new 15-minute memory actually does, and the one job I'd wait a cycle before handing it.

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A $399 ring promises what Apple wouldn't. That's the tell.

Jul 20, 2026

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12 min read

A $399 ring promises what Apple wouldn't. That's the tell.

Plus: the free Apple Watch trick that pushes water out of the speaker, and why I'd skip the iOS 27 public beta.

Bobby Holland

Privacy and Data

Samsung wants your health data for AI — here's the toggle to check

Jul 13, 2026

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6 min read

Samsung wants your health data for AI — here's the toggle to check

Plus: Apple's new camera features come with a $9.99/month catch, and a free metric your watch already tracks.

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Your iPhone is about to get a built-in scam alarm

Jul 6, 2026

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7 min read

Your iPhone is about to get a built-in scam alarm

Plus: a video doorbell with no monthly fee, Apple Watch sleep tweaks, and 3 summer cooling tricks.

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The medical-alert watch that looks nothing like one (plus a doorbell anyone can install)

Jun 30, 2026

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8 min read

The medical-alert watch that looks nothing like one (plus a doorbell anyone can install)

Two things that make aging in place a little less stressful — one on your wrist, one at your door

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Before the next heat wave or trip, check these 4 settings

Jun 22, 2026

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4 min read

Your 20-Minute Summer Tech Safety Check

A simple smart-home security tune-up, better sleep in hot weather, and one smart-home upgrade to ignore for now.

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This fitness tracker now qualifies for your HSA or FSA

Jun 16, 2026

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5 min read

This fitness tracker now qualifies for your HSA or FSA

Use your pre-tax health dollars on tech — plus a Ring cam bundle at 44% off and the smart speaker you should actually buy.

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The WSJ tested Apple Watch against Oura, Fitbit, and Whoop. Here's what won.

Jun 8, 2026

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7 min read

The WSJ tested Apple Watch against Oura, Fitbit, and Whoop. Here's what won.

Also: how to fix your slow home Wi-Fi in 10 minutes, a warning about fake Apple Watches, and how to get your Google Home speaker back to normal.

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Harvard Studied 94,000 Nights of Sleep Data. Here's What Menopause Does to Sleep.

Harvard studied 94,000 nights of sleep data. Here's what they found about menopause.

Jun 2, 2026

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5 min read

Harvard studied 94,000 nights of sleep data. Here's what they found about menopause.

Also: how to build real home security without monthly fees, the new Oura Ring 5, and your iPhone's most underused ID feature.

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May 25, 2026

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5 min read

A Tech Life Unlocked

Your ring can now detect sleep apnea while you sleepAlso: a home security camera that lets you cancel your Ring subscription, and the one iPhone privacy setting worth turning on today.

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The Apple Watch setting most people never turn on (it's about sleep)

May 20, 2026

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4 min read

The Apple Watch setting most people never turn on (it's about sleep)

Also this week: a brand-new Fitbit that has no screen on purpose, and what Apple Watch's blood pressure feature actually means for you.

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