GIFT GUIDE: SOME TECH GADGETS THAT ACTUALLY FILL A REAL NEED
Dec 22, 2018
4 minutes
Sometimes you can sense that tech products are striving to solve problems that are manufactured by their manufacturers. Smartwatches, for instance, have long been a nifty idea — but they’ve offered few tangible benefits for anyone but health and fitness enthusiasts.
That’s why it’s notable when a particular gadget finally breaks through. The latest Apple Watch, for instance, has heart-monitoring features that will appeal to those who aren’t active. Likewise, an Amazon digital video recorder makes cable cord-cutting far more practical.
Others remain hanging in not-quite-there limbo. A miniature smartphone from the revived brand Palm has the germ of
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