Robert S. Anthony
@newyorkbob.bsky.social
Tech journalist, travel writer & copy editor
The Paper PC on Substack
Paper PC Picks – Best in Tech: 1.1 million Pinterest followers
All links: https://linktr.ee/newyorkbob
Stadium Circle Features, Digimentors, NYABJ, NABJ, Deadline Club, SPJ, CES
The Paper PC on Substack
Paper PC Picks – Best in Tech: 1.1 million Pinterest followers
All links: https://linktr.ee/newyorkbob
Stadium Circle Features, Digimentors, NYABJ, NABJ, Deadline Club, SPJ, CES
Paper PC Black Friday Pick #6
Viaim RecDot AI Voice Recorder Earbuds
#BlackFriday deal: $129.35 (48% off) amzn.to/4rt97u6
The earbuds can translate dozens of languages, transcribe meetings and create AI-assisted summaries. They offer active noise cancellation and provide quality music playback.
Viaim RecDot AI Voice Recorder Earbuds
#BlackFriday deal: $129.35 (48% off) amzn.to/4rt97u6
The earbuds can translate dozens of languages, transcribe meetings and create AI-assisted summaries. They offer active noise cancellation and provide quality music playback.
November 29, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Paper PC Black Friday Pick #6
Viaim RecDot AI Voice Recorder Earbuds
#BlackFriday deal: $129.35 (48% off) amzn.to/4rt97u6
The earbuds can translate dozens of languages, transcribe meetings and create AI-assisted summaries. They offer active noise cancellation and provide quality music playback.
Viaim RecDot AI Voice Recorder Earbuds
#BlackFriday deal: $129.35 (48% off) amzn.to/4rt97u6
The earbuds can translate dozens of languages, transcribe meetings and create AI-assisted summaries. They offer active noise cancellation and provide quality music playback.
Paper PC Black Friday Pick #5
Mileseey S50 Green-Beam Laser Distance Measure
Black Friday deal: $94.99 (32% off) amzn.to/3XNgVZY
The unit provides precision measurements up to 400 feet. It has a 2.4-inch, high-contrast screen and supports 18 modes, including point-to-point, wall area and cylinder.
Mileseey S50 Green-Beam Laser Distance Measure
Black Friday deal: $94.99 (32% off) amzn.to/3XNgVZY
The unit provides precision measurements up to 400 feet. It has a 2.4-inch, high-contrast screen and supports 18 modes, including point-to-point, wall area and cylinder.
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Paper PC Black Friday Pick #5
Mileseey S50 Green-Beam Laser Distance Measure
Black Friday deal: $94.99 (32% off) amzn.to/3XNgVZY
The unit provides precision measurements up to 400 feet. It has a 2.4-inch, high-contrast screen and supports 18 modes, including point-to-point, wall area and cylinder.
Mileseey S50 Green-Beam Laser Distance Measure
Black Friday deal: $94.99 (32% off) amzn.to/3XNgVZY
The unit provides precision measurements up to 400 feet. It has a 2.4-inch, high-contrast screen and supports 18 modes, including point-to-point, wall area and cylinder.
Paper PC Black Friday Pick #4
JLab JBuds Pods ANC True Wireless Earbuds
#BlackFriday deal: $29.99 (57% off) amzn.to/4rG1fFR
The units offer solid music playback and clear calls at a budget price. Lab Spatial Audio enables 3D sound and calls are aided by JLab's active noise cancellation technology.
JLab JBuds Pods ANC True Wireless Earbuds
#BlackFriday deal: $29.99 (57% off) amzn.to/4rG1fFR
The units offer solid music playback and clear calls at a budget price. Lab Spatial Audio enables 3D sound and calls are aided by JLab's active noise cancellation technology.
November 28, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Paper PC Black Friday Pick #4
JLab JBuds Pods ANC True Wireless Earbuds
#BlackFriday deal: $29.99 (57% off) amzn.to/4rG1fFR
The units offer solid music playback and clear calls at a budget price. Lab Spatial Audio enables 3D sound and calls are aided by JLab's active noise cancellation technology.
JLab JBuds Pods ANC True Wireless Earbuds
#BlackFriday deal: $29.99 (57% off) amzn.to/4rG1fFR
The units offer solid music playback and clear calls at a budget price. Lab Spatial Audio enables 3D sound and calls are aided by JLab's active noise cancellation technology.
Paper PC Black Friday Pick #3
Kingston Dual Portable SSD
#BlackFriday Price: $142.99 (1TB)
The unit solves the problem of moving large files between PCs with USB-A ports and devices with USB-C ports. The ports offer impressive data speeds of up to 1,050 MB/s. Comes in 512MB, 1TB and 2TB versions.
Kingston Dual Portable SSD
#BlackFriday Price: $142.99 (1TB)
The unit solves the problem of moving large files between PCs with USB-A ports and devices with USB-C ports. The ports offer impressive data speeds of up to 1,050 MB/s. Comes in 512MB, 1TB and 2TB versions.
November 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Paper PC Black Friday Pick #3
Kingston Dual Portable SSD
#BlackFriday Price: $142.99 (1TB)
The unit solves the problem of moving large files between PCs with USB-A ports and devices with USB-C ports. The ports offer impressive data speeds of up to 1,050 MB/s. Comes in 512MB, 1TB and 2TB versions.
Kingston Dual Portable SSD
#BlackFriday Price: $142.99 (1TB)
The unit solves the problem of moving large files between PCs with USB-A ports and devices with USB-C ports. The ports offer impressive data speeds of up to 1,050 MB/s. Comes in 512MB, 1TB and 2TB versions.
1MORE Pixie Mini Wireless Microphone M100
Paper PC Black Friday Pick #2
#BlackFriday deal: $59.99
amzn.to/3XOWFXN
The tiny mic can vastly improve your smartphone videos thanks to its active noise-cancellation technology. The kit includes two mics, two receivers, windscreens and other accessories.
Paper PC Black Friday Pick #2
#BlackFriday deal: $59.99
amzn.to/3XOWFXN
The tiny mic can vastly improve your smartphone videos thanks to its active noise-cancellation technology. The kit includes two mics, two receivers, windscreens and other accessories.
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
1MORE Pixie Mini Wireless Microphone M100
Paper PC Black Friday Pick #2
#BlackFriday deal: $59.99
amzn.to/3XOWFXN
The tiny mic can vastly improve your smartphone videos thanks to its active noise-cancellation technology. The kit includes two mics, two receivers, windscreens and other accessories.
Paper PC Black Friday Pick #2
#BlackFriday deal: $59.99
amzn.to/3XOWFXN
The tiny mic can vastly improve your smartphone videos thanks to its active noise-cancellation technology. The kit includes two mics, two receivers, windscreens and other accessories.
Paper PC Black Friday Pick #1
Olight ArkPro Flashlight
The slim unit provides impressive illumination from its small body. The rechargeable ArkPro switches from 1,500-lumen floodlight to 800-lumen spotlight to UV light and adds a green laser. #BlackFriday deal: $79.99 ($20 off): amzn.to/4o4fPDL
Olight ArkPro Flashlight
The slim unit provides impressive illumination from its small body. The rechargeable ArkPro switches from 1,500-lumen floodlight to 800-lumen spotlight to UV light and adds a green laser. #BlackFriday deal: $79.99 ($20 off): amzn.to/4o4fPDL
November 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Paper PC Black Friday Pick #1
Olight ArkPro Flashlight
The slim unit provides impressive illumination from its small body. The rechargeable ArkPro switches from 1,500-lumen floodlight to 800-lumen spotlight to UV light and adds a green laser. #BlackFriday deal: $79.99 ($20 off): amzn.to/4o4fPDL
Olight ArkPro Flashlight
The slim unit provides impressive illumination from its small body. The rechargeable ArkPro switches from 1,500-lumen floodlight to 800-lumen spotlight to UV light and adds a green laser. #BlackFriday deal: $79.99 ($20 off): amzn.to/4o4fPDL
The "Dear New York" photo takeover of Grand Central Terminal is awesome enough, but gets even better when a Julliard School student sits down at the Steinway grand piano. It takes a lot to slow down an NYC commuter, but this works.
Dear New York (thru 10/19)
grandcentralterminal.com/event/dear-n...
Dear New York (thru 10/19)
grandcentralterminal.com/event/dear-n...
October 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The "Dear New York" photo takeover of Grand Central Terminal is awesome enough, but gets even better when a Julliard School student sits down at the Steinway grand piano. It takes a lot to slow down an NYC commuter, but this works.
Dear New York (thru 10/19)
grandcentralterminal.com/event/dear-n...
Dear New York (thru 10/19)
grandcentralterminal.com/event/dear-n...
August 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Reposted by Robert S. Anthony
The versatile Sennheiser Profile wireless microphone system works with smartphones and laptops and comes with a cold shoe and wires for digital cameras.
The charging bar has a built-in battery and cleverly doubles as a handheld mic. More in The Paper PC: newyorkbob.substack.com/p/bild-expo-...
The charging bar has a built-in battery and cleverly doubles as a handheld mic. More in The Paper PC: newyorkbob.substack.com/p/bild-expo-...
July 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The versatile Sennheiser Profile wireless microphone system works with smartphones and laptops and comes with a cold shoe and wires for digital cameras.
The charging bar has a built-in battery and cleverly doubles as a handheld mic. More in The Paper PC: newyorkbob.substack.com/p/bild-expo-...
The charging bar has a built-in battery and cleverly doubles as a handheld mic. More in The Paper PC: newyorkbob.substack.com/p/bild-expo-...
Reposted by Robert S. Anthony
Big news from #Instagram. 🤳 Coming soon! You'll be able to re-arrange your grid. I remember this functionality was on everyone's social media wishlist back in 2012. 👏
www.cnet.com/news/social-...
www.cnet.com/news/social-...
Instagram May Soon Let You Rearrange Your Grid. What to Know
The company isn't sharing a lot of details yet, but promises more flexibility.
www.cnet.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Big news from #Instagram. 🤳 Coming soon! You'll be able to re-arrange your grid. I remember this functionality was on everyone's social media wishlist back in 2012. 👏
www.cnet.com/news/social-...
www.cnet.com/news/social-...
Just when you thought compact digital cameras were dead, the little devils are making a comeback. Canon’s new PowerShot V1 and EOS R50 V are good examples.
More in my weekly Digimentors #TechTip in Sree’s Sunday Note: sreenet.substack.com/i/156912364/...
@digimentors.bsky.social @sreenet.bsky.social
More in my weekly Digimentors #TechTip in Sree’s Sunday Note: sreenet.substack.com/i/156912364/...
@digimentors.bsky.social @sreenet.bsky.social
April 23, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Just when you thought compact digital cameras were dead, the little devils are making a comeback. Canon’s new PowerShot V1 and EOS R50 V are good examples.
More in my weekly Digimentors #TechTip in Sree’s Sunday Note: sreenet.substack.com/i/156912364/...
@digimentors.bsky.social @sreenet.bsky.social
More in my weekly Digimentors #TechTip in Sree’s Sunday Note: sreenet.substack.com/i/156912364/...
@digimentors.bsky.social @sreenet.bsky.social
CBS Evening News Anchors John Dickerson & Maurice DuBois Headline 2025 Deadline Club Awards Dinner
May 15 at Harvard Club of New York City
Tickets Now on Sale
www.eventbrite.com/e/1315812473...
May 15 at Harvard Club of New York City
Tickets Now on Sale
www.eventbrite.com/e/1315812473...
April 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
CBS Evening News Anchors John Dickerson & Maurice DuBois Headline 2025 Deadline Club Awards Dinner
May 15 at Harvard Club of New York City
Tickets Now on Sale
www.eventbrite.com/e/1315812473...
May 15 at Harvard Club of New York City
Tickets Now on Sale
www.eventbrite.com/e/1315812473...
Reposted by Robert S. Anthony
So much. All at once. #Trump and #Musk have created a war on information. Read Sree Sreenivasan's (@sreenet.bsky.social) most recent #Substack #SundayNote newsletter (with a tech tip from Robert Anthony, @newyorkbob.bsky.social).
sreenet.substack.com/p/were-in-th...
sreenet.substack.com/p/were-in-th...
We're In the Middle of An Info War
American media in crisis. Plus, the end of Skype
sreenet.substack.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
So much. All at once. #Trump and #Musk have created a war on information. Read Sree Sreenivasan's (@sreenet.bsky.social) most recent #Substack #SundayNote newsletter (with a tech tip from Robert Anthony, @newyorkbob.bsky.social).
sreenet.substack.com/p/were-in-th...
sreenet.substack.com/p/were-in-th...
When was the last time you "skyped?" Exactly.
Skype, once the gold standard for mobile messaging and video chats, shuts down May 5.
More in my weekly @digimentors.bsky.social Digimentors #TechTip in @sreenet.bsky.social Sree's Sunday Note: sreenet.substack.com/i/158103059/...
Skype, once the gold standard for mobile messaging and video chats, shuts down May 5.
More in my weekly @digimentors.bsky.social Digimentors #TechTip in @sreenet.bsky.social Sree's Sunday Note: sreenet.substack.com/i/158103059/...
March 5, 2025 at 6:10 AM
When was the last time you "skyped?" Exactly.
Skype, once the gold standard for mobile messaging and video chats, shuts down May 5.
More in my weekly @digimentors.bsky.social Digimentors #TechTip in @sreenet.bsky.social Sree's Sunday Note: sreenet.substack.com/i/158103059/...
Skype, once the gold standard for mobile messaging and video chats, shuts down May 5.
More in my weekly @digimentors.bsky.social Digimentors #TechTip in @sreenet.bsky.social Sree's Sunday Note: sreenet.substack.com/i/158103059/...
Ukraine’s innovative spirit shone at #CES2025.
The Pickpad smart order pickup system is helping Chicago’s Soloway Coffee while SYLA’s innovative bionic knee can be a godsend to victims of war.
More in my weekly #TechTip in @sreenet.bsky.social Sree’s Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/157611529/...
The Pickpad smart order pickup system is helping Chicago’s Soloway Coffee while SYLA’s innovative bionic knee can be a godsend to victims of war.
More in my weekly #TechTip in @sreenet.bsky.social Sree’s Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/157611529/...
February 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Ukraine’s innovative spirit shone at #CES2025.
The Pickpad smart order pickup system is helping Chicago’s Soloway Coffee while SYLA’s innovative bionic knee can be a godsend to victims of war.
More in my weekly #TechTip in @sreenet.bsky.social Sree’s Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/157611529/...
The Pickpad smart order pickup system is helping Chicago’s Soloway Coffee while SYLA’s innovative bionic knee can be a godsend to victims of war.
More in my weekly #TechTip in @sreenet.bsky.social Sree’s Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/157611529/...
Keep your ears open! If you were at #CES2025, you would have seen dozens of wireless earbuds, including new units from Cleer, Shokz & Lytmi, designed to do exactly that.
More in my @digimentors.bsky.social #TechTip in @sreenet.bsky.social Sree's Sunday Note: sreenet.substack.com/i/156843263/...
More in my @digimentors.bsky.social #TechTip in @sreenet.bsky.social Sree's Sunday Note: sreenet.substack.com/i/156843263/...
February 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Keep your ears open! If you were at #CES2025, you would have seen dozens of wireless earbuds, including new units from Cleer, Shokz & Lytmi, designed to do exactly that.
More in my @digimentors.bsky.social #TechTip in @sreenet.bsky.social Sree's Sunday Note: sreenet.substack.com/i/156843263/...
More in my @digimentors.bsky.social #TechTip in @sreenet.bsky.social Sree's Sunday Note: sreenet.substack.com/i/156843263/...
Deadline extended through Saturday night to enter the 2025 Deadline Club Awards.
Final deadline: 11:59 p.m. February 15.
Enter here: betternewspapercontest.com/2025Deadline...
The Deadline Club is the NYC chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Final deadline: 11:59 p.m. February 15.
Enter here: betternewspapercontest.com/2025Deadline...
The Deadline Club is the NYC chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
February 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Deadline extended through Saturday night to enter the 2025 Deadline Club Awards.
Final deadline: 11:59 p.m. February 15.
Enter here: betternewspapercontest.com/2025Deadline...
The Deadline Club is the NYC chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Final deadline: 11:59 p.m. February 15.
Enter here: betternewspapercontest.com/2025Deadline...
The Deadline Club is the NYC chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Roses are red, violets are blue; dating apps can be helpful, but are they right for you?🤔
What happens when Tinder's CMO debates a 4th-gen AgapeMatch matchmaker at NYC's Comedy Cellar? Fun!😍
More in my weekly #TechTip in (@sreenet.bsky.social) Sree's Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/156586616/...
What happens when Tinder's CMO debates a 4th-gen AgapeMatch matchmaker at NYC's Comedy Cellar? Fun!😍
More in my weekly #TechTip in (@sreenet.bsky.social) Sree's Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/156586616/...
February 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Roses are red, violets are blue; dating apps can be helpful, but are they right for you?🤔
What happens when Tinder's CMO debates a 4th-gen AgapeMatch matchmaker at NYC's Comedy Cellar? Fun!😍
More in my weekly #TechTip in (@sreenet.bsky.social) Sree's Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/156586616/...
What happens when Tinder's CMO debates a 4th-gen AgapeMatch matchmaker at NYC's Comedy Cellar? Fun!😍
More in my weekly #TechTip in (@sreenet.bsky.social) Sree's Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/156586616/...
Can a fuzzy robotic Labrador retriever puppy help older adults with dementia maintain contact with reality? That’s the concept behind Jennie from Tombot.
More on her appearance at #CES2025 in my #TechTip in Sree Sreenivasan's (@sreenet.bsky.social) Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/156123134/...
More on her appearance at #CES2025 in my #TechTip in Sree Sreenivasan's (@sreenet.bsky.social) Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/156123134/...
February 9, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Can a fuzzy robotic Labrador retriever puppy help older adults with dementia maintain contact with reality? That’s the concept behind Jennie from Tombot.
More on her appearance at #CES2025 in my #TechTip in Sree Sreenivasan's (@sreenet.bsky.social) Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/156123134/...
More on her appearance at #CES2025 in my #TechTip in Sree Sreenivasan's (@sreenet.bsky.social) Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/156123134/...
The Shokz OpenMeet bone- and air-conduction headset offers rich audio, a noise-canceling microphone and is very light.
More on the new unit, which debuted at #CES2025, in my Digimentors @digimentors.bsky.social #TechTip in Sree's @sreenet.bsky.social Sunday Note.
sreenet.substack.com/i/155318016/...
More on the new unit, which debuted at #CES2025, in my Digimentors @digimentors.bsky.social #TechTip in Sree's @sreenet.bsky.social Sunday Note.
sreenet.substack.com/i/155318016/...
January 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The Shokz OpenMeet bone- and air-conduction headset offers rich audio, a noise-canceling microphone and is very light.
More on the new unit, which debuted at #CES2025, in my Digimentors @digimentors.bsky.social #TechTip in Sree's @sreenet.bsky.social Sunday Note.
sreenet.substack.com/i/155318016/...
More on the new unit, which debuted at #CES2025, in my Digimentors @digimentors.bsky.social #TechTip in Sree's @sreenet.bsky.social Sunday Note.
sreenet.substack.com/i/155318016/...
Remember iconic brand names like Kodak, AIWA, Altec Lansing & Radio Shack? Surprise! They were alive, well and on new products at last week's #CES2025 tech show.
More in my Digimentors @digimentors.bsky.social #TechTip in Sree's @sreenet.bsky.social Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/154336624/...
More in my Digimentors @digimentors.bsky.social #TechTip in Sree's @sreenet.bsky.social Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/154336624/...
January 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Remember iconic brand names like Kodak, AIWA, Altec Lansing & Radio Shack? Surprise! They were alive, well and on new products at last week's #CES2025 tech show.
More in my Digimentors @digimentors.bsky.social #TechTip in Sree's @sreenet.bsky.social Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/154336624/...
More in my Digimentors @digimentors.bsky.social #TechTip in Sree's @sreenet.bsky.social Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/154336624/...
January 7, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Hopes were high Sunday as #CES2025 opened for two press-only days. But what will security look like in Las Vegas when it opens 1/7 after last week's car explosion?
See my Digimentors (@digimentors.bsky.social) Tech Tip in Sree's (@sreenet.bsky.social Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/154086999/...
See my Digimentors (@digimentors.bsky.social) Tech Tip in Sree's (@sreenet.bsky.social Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/154086999/...
January 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Hopes were high Sunday as #CES2025 opened for two press-only days. But what will security look like in Las Vegas when it opens 1/7 after last week's car explosion?
See my Digimentors (@digimentors.bsky.social) Tech Tip in Sree's (@sreenet.bsky.social Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/154086999/...
See my Digimentors (@digimentors.bsky.social) Tech Tip in Sree's (@sreenet.bsky.social Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/154086999/...
For the first time since 2020, CES will fill the entire Las Vegas Convention Center campus.
But will the quality of the #CES2025 exhibitors match their quantity? Maybe.
More in my @digimentors.bsky.social #TechTip in @sreenet.bsky.social's Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/152452764/...
#CES
But will the quality of the #CES2025 exhibitors match their quantity? Maybe.
More in my @digimentors.bsky.social #TechTip in @sreenet.bsky.social's Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/152452764/...
#CES
December 22, 2024 at 7:41 AM
For the first time since 2020, CES will fill the entire Las Vegas Convention Center campus.
But will the quality of the #CES2025 exhibitors match their quantity? Maybe.
More in my @digimentors.bsky.social #TechTip in @sreenet.bsky.social's Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/152452764/...
#CES
But will the quality of the #CES2025 exhibitors match their quantity? Maybe.
More in my @digimentors.bsky.social #TechTip in @sreenet.bsky.social's Sunday Note:
sreenet.substack.com/i/152452764/...
#CES