Spring is in the air… that means it’s time for barbecues, pool parties, and even a little madness. Tech expert and columnist Jennifer Jolly is here with all the latest and greatest connected gadgets for spring. Jennifer Jolly is an Emmy award-winning consumer tech journalist. She’s a nationally syndicated Tech-Life columnist for USA Today and a frequent contributor for The Today Show, CNN, Yahoo!, KTVU and KPIX (San Francisco), WGN (Chicago), WPIX (New York), and many others. Learn more about Jennifer at Techish.com.
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00:00 >> Spring is in the air, and that means it's time for barbecues, pool parties, and even a little madness.
00:07 Last week, Brad talked with tech expert and columnist Jennifer Jolly about all the latest and greatest connected gadgets for spring.
00:16 >> Good morning, Miss Jennifer Jolly.
00:18 How you doing?
00:20 >> I am doing so well because check out the daffodils.
00:24 Wait, they're on this side.
00:26 Check out these beautiful flowers.
00:28 >> Spring has finally sprung.
00:30 >> It is, and that means we are looking at new tech ideas, new tech items that we would love to have to make sure our spring is springing.
00:40 So let's start.
00:42 What do you have for us?
00:44 >> Well, I hate to do this to you, but let's start on a little bit of a serious note first.
00:49 You know, March is fraud prevention month, and most people have no clue that your very first line of defense is often your very own credit card.
00:57 This is my card.
00:59 It's a world master card.
01:01 I also have the world elite master card down here.
01:04 Zero liability on anything that you buy with these, whether it's in the store, over the phone, online, via your mobile device, even ATM transactions.
01:13 So my parents, like people who actually tend to be targeted for these things, they have no idea that when you buy with your master card, you get a McAfee protection, added McAfee total protection, ID theft protection.
01:27 It makes this a no-brainer.
01:30 So got to start there with some common sense safety.
01:33 >> I like it.
01:35 Okay.
01:36 The big game of college basketball is coming up.
01:38 So people are going to want to watch it on a big screen.
01:42 >> That's right.
01:44 For March madness and all that basketball fever on the big screen, the real madness would be not to get in on the LG OLED EVO G3 deal that's about to happen.
01:54 This is the set that CNET calls the best performing TV they have ever reviewed.
02:01 It is also coming up on its lowest price point ever, up to 30% off.
02:06 You'll find that on LG's website starting March 18th.
02:10 This is the best high-end set at a super reasonable price, stunning picture quality, improved brightness, high contrast even in well-lit rooms, plus best in class gaming, sleek styling, reinstallation.
02:23 All of these things can make you the real championship winner, not just of March madness but sort of of your whole life, you know?
02:31 Your whole household at least.
02:33 >> I like it.
02:35 Okay.
02:40 Let's head outside because the weather is getting nice and we want to do some grilling.
02:42 I hear you got something special for us.
02:44 >> Yeah, this.
02:46 This right here, another real superstar, the current electric grill.
02:49 This I first showed you at CES this year.
02:52 And this serves up a huge bunch of connectivity in your backyard.
02:56 You just flip a switch.
02:58 You heat it up.
03:00 You can have a super party and enjoy your day because you control the cook from an app on your smartphone.
03:05 This is easier, safer.
03:07 There are no open flames.
03:09 It's not as smoky but you still get all of that incredible traditional barbecue flavor.
03:13 It even tells you how to get everything cooking just right.
03:17 Fully guided cook instructions.
03:19 You can go to their website and use Jolly, my last name, J-O-L-L-Y 15, and you get 15% off.
03:27 Cheers to that moment right there.
03:30 >> Is there a timer on this or a clock you can set?
03:33 If I wanted to set something and just go somewhere and it's ready to go for me?
03:37 >> All of that.
03:39 Yep.
03:41 And you'll get notifications right on your smartphone through that app.
03:43 It just basically does everything for you.
03:45 >> I like it.
03:47 I like it.
03:49 Okay.
03:51 Let's talk daylight saving times and our kids who probably right now are having a tough time.
03:53 We're going to change our clocks.
03:57 The sun is coming up.
03:59 >> Yeah, that's right.
04:01 Most of the country lost an hour of sleep.
04:03 And let's face it, as a parent, we're just pretty much always sleep deprived.
04:05 So here is my secret weapon.
04:07 For exhausted families everywhere, V-Tec's family of sleep training soothers combines a colorful touch nightlight, a glow on the ceiling projector, and a powerful Bluetooth speaker.
04:17 So parents can craft that just right sleepy time atmosphere.
04:21 You can use the pre-programmed stories on board classical music.
04:23 I love that.
04:25 Like, please, please go to sleep.
04:27 Natural sounds.
04:29 You can also stream your own music, even record your own bedtime stories or songs from V-Tec's free app, too.
04:37 This is my go-to.
04:39 I give this at all the baby showers out there.
04:41 I even travel with the little one right here.
04:43 It is truly my secret weapon when it comes to getting kids to go to sleep.
04:49 >> I might get that one just for me to make me go to sleep.
04:51 All right.
04:53 Last one.
04:55 What do you have for us?
04:57 >> Okay.
04:59 You know how I save the best for last a lot of times.
05:01 Let's end with a giant splash and dive right into the future with the BeatBot AquaSense Pro, this five-in-one cool cleaning robot.
05:09 This is another one of those gadgets that made major waves at CES this year.
05:13 It has a ton of firsts.
05:15 Nine motors.
05:17 20 sensors.
05:19 Onboard AI.
05:21 It scrubs the pool floors, climbs and scours the walls, skims and cleans the surface, sucking up leaves, bugs, cosmetics, sunscreen residue, all of it.
05:29 It even includes a built-in water clarifier system so that you can get that crystal clear pool water without lifting a finger.
05:37 So, in Phoenix and beyond, if you're one of those 10.5 million people with that backyard swimming pool, life should be in 2024 all about your gadgets doing all of the work for you.
05:49 I mean, it's about time the robot army came in to start cleaning up after us.
05:55 Am I right?
05:57 >> I like it.
05:59 I do.
06:01 Jennifer, this is all awesome stuff.
06:03 Where can we find more information?
06:05 >> You can go to my website, techish.com.
06:09 You can get great bargains on all kinds of the very best gadgets around.
06:13 >> Perfect.
06:15 Jennifer Jolly, thanks for joining us this morning.
06:17 >> Thank you, and happy spring.
06:21 >> The preceding portion of the "Arizona Daily Mix" was sponsored on behalf of techish by Gorvitz communications.