Articles by Kris Holt

Welcome to Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, where we gather up the latest gadget announcements, roll them in a burlap sack, and mosey on down to the beach for an afternoon. Yes, we're excited summer is finally here In this week's sunny ray of riches are Google's voice-activated at-home assistant, a gesture-controlled lamp, and headphones that analyze ...

Hello, and welcome to Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that sparks up a barbecue to inject delicious charcoal flavor into the latest gadget announcements ...

Welcome to Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that drags itself away from watching people play Mario on livestreams just long enough to dig through the latest gadget announcements. ...

Hello, and welcome to the latest installment of Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that sifts tirelessly through the silt of the latest gadget announcements to find those nuggets of gold In our pan this week are a 360-degree camera from Facebook, the latest Kindle, a robot phone and a smart fitness kit....

Hello, one and all, and welcome to the latest edition of Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that occasionally takes a break from watching '50s French melodramas to delve into the latest gadget announcements. ...

Hello friends, and welcome to Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that plays a chess game with the latest gadget announcements, knocking off the pawns to get to the kings and queens In our entirely unplanned mostly food-focused edition this week are a smart pressure rice cooker, a cold-pressed juicer, a connected refillable wine bottle -- and ...

Welcome to Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that -- for one week only -- is bringing its deep insight on the latest gadget announcements from a small town in Mexico On the beach with us this week are a new iPhone, an autonomous vehicle for pizza delivery, a self-lacing shoe, and a necklace that listens to what you eat....

Roll up, one and all, for the three-ring circus of Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that thrusts the week's best gadgets into the spotlight and fires the terrible ones from a cannon ...

Welcome to Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that's left wondering whether the latest gadget announcements suggest that now is our winter of discontent or if they're heralding a glorious summer ...

Gather around, everyone, for the latest edition of Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that deciphers the coded messages of the latest gadget announcements to determine which are of merit, and which are in actuality secret grocery lists ...

Welcome to Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that veers slightly left from the Mobile World Congress deluge to bring you the most intriguing of the latest gadget announcements ...

Hello, friends, and welcome to another edition of Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, your guide through the mists of the gadget announcement universe to the clearing where the best stand out a little more clearly ...

Welcome to Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the first-look gadget column that indulges in a long, hard gaze at the latest-announced gizmos before deciding to hold them up for all to gape in wonderment or to cast them aside into the wasteland ...

Welcome to Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that takes you by the hand and leads you by candlelight through the dark maze of gadget announcements to find the jewels at the center ...

Welcome to another edition of Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that crawls through the woods in search of the latest gadgets rather than, like Leonardo DiCaprio, in pursuit of those who wronged it On our scavenger hunt this week are a smartwatch for kids, a flashy WiFi hub, and a smart diffuser....

Welcome, dear readers, to another edition of Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, where we open the door to a world of possibility, with the latest gadget announcements prompting us over the threshold ...

Welcome to Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that sips a warm cocoa while delving through the latest gadget announcements and recovering from the CES barrage It seems most manufacturers went back into hibernation after revealing myriad new gadgets at CES, so here's a look at some of the other gizmos that caught my eye from the event: a track...

Welcome to another edition of Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that breaks down the latest in gadget announcements while holed up far, far away from CES One of the most important weeks in the technology calendar brought gadgets running the gamut from weird to wonderful. On the show floor this week are a Fitbit smartwatch, a revival of a cla...

Welcome to the first 2016 edition of Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that places the latest gadget announcements under a microscope while wondering how another CES is already upon us In the Petri dishes this time around are a smart home hub from LG, shoes that let you walk on air, a tiny camera-equipped drone, and a wearable that aims to m...

Welcome to Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that burrows through the mountains of discarded wrapping paper to search out the best and brightest of the latest gadget announcements ...