Daniel Bean
New York Observer
San Francisco, CA, United States
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A Near-Complete History of Movies and TV Shows Shot on Smartphones
NBC’s 'Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon' aired an episode on Monday that was shot entirely on the new Samsung Galaxy S10+ smartphone, but this wasn't that unique. The the trend of filming on smartphones has been growing across TV, movies, music videos and commercials for the last decade. → Read More
Here Are the Odds on 6 New iProducts Apple Might Reveal This Month
Apple announced this week that it will be holding a product announcement event on March 25. Apple rarely gives a clear heads-up on what it plans to show off at events, so, we weighed different rumors to came up with some painstakingly meticulous probabilities for each. → Read More
The Dark Side of Dark Mode: Is the Latest App Trend Sucking the Life Out of Our Screens?
There’s a new trend in app and software design called Dark Mode. If you haven’t seen it yet, the basic twist is that it swaps in a black-dominant theme for the traditional white and bright colors that have been the backdrop for most app layouts since the beginning of app layouts. → Read More
Will Facebook’s New ‘Clear History’ Feature Actually Help Protect Privacy?
Facebook confirmed this week that it will release a feature later this year called "Clear History" to let users review and delete all the recorded interactions they’ve had with websites and apps stored by the social network. → Read More
This is how you should be holding your smartphone, according to an orthopedic surgeon
A wrist and hand doctor explains the health risks that come with holding a smartphone the wrong way. → Read More
Here are the real reasons why millennials hate making phone calls
"They've been behind a screen for most of their lives." → Read More
This Silicon Valley jewelry store sells bling for bitcoin
California's Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry is the first jewelry store in the world to accept cryptocurrency. → Read More
How excited should you be about the foldable-screen phone?
This isn't to be confused with the flip phones of yesteryear. → Read More
Test-driving Arcimoto's 'FUV': Can this all-electric 3-wheeler replace your car?
Arcimoto’s new ride isn’t a "car" in the traditional sense. But it could be a super-efficient alternative. → Read More
We're celebrating National Cheeseburger Day with a burger-making robot
A new burger joint in San Francisco has swapped chefs on grills for conveyor belts and bun shooters. The restaurant is called Creator, and its hamburger machine can spit out an order in five minutes. → Read More
Lab-grown ‘clean’ meat is expected to be available by the end of the year
Chicken, from a company called JUST, could be first. → Read More
The next generation of text messaging is finally coming to phones. Here’s what it can do.
Always wanted iMessage on your Android phone? This is the news you've been waiting for. → Read More
Here's why the laptop is getting "applified"
The laptop is changing. Or at least Apple, Microsoft and Google are trying to change it. → Read More
This startup is reformatting TV for the smartphone screen
The app is called Dreams, and it's free to watch. → Read More
The digital license plate is finally here. This is what it can do.
Rplate trades metal and stickers for a black-and-white, 4G-connected, e-reader-like screen. → Read More
This app uses artificial intelligence to calculate when you should take a break from your phone
ZenScreen is trying to fight device addiction in more ways than one. → Read More
Cafe X’s high tech coffee bars trade baristas for bots. And they're learning to make cold brew, too.
What exactly is a coffee robot? → Read More
OK Google, it’s time to finally take on Amazon’s Alexa
Google reveals new smart home devices features at its I/O developers conference → Read More
Cryptocandy? Here's why Elon Musk tweeted that he's starting a candy company
SAN FRANCISCO (Circa) - Tech billionaire Elon Musk has a delicious idea for a new company. → Read More
A tech ethicist evaluates Facebook’s new anti-abuse Community Standards
Facebook released rules determine whether a Facebook post is deemed offensive or abusive and is taken down. → Read More