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Peter Grad was a reporter, columnist and editor at newspapers in his hometown of the Bronx; Meriden, Conn., and then (for 32 years) in New Jersey at The Record. He was the Op-Ed Page editor at The Record for 18 years and also contributed a weekly computer column beginning in the nineties under the titles "The Computer Tutor" and "The PC Guy."" He designed a prototype for a video- and audio-enhanced online multimedia newspaper for The Record years before that became the norm for the nation's.

Articles by Peter Grad

Tech Xplore / Android 11 update offers tweaks and enhancements

They say good things come in small packages. This week's launch of the final release of Android 11 brings no big new attractions but rather several modest-size ones that should please most users.

Sep 9, 2020
Tech Xplore / Facebook focuses on smart audio for AR glasses

Inspirational speaker and Amazon best-selling author Sanjo Jendayi once said, "Listening doesn't always equate to hearing. Hearing doesn't always lead to understanding, but active listening helps each person truly 'see' the ...

Sep 8, 2020
Tech Xplore / Construction begins on energy storage system relying on gravity

Gravity has been the center of wonderment for physicists, mathematicians and thinkers of all kinds for centuries.

Sep 7, 2020
Tech Xplore / New E Ink color display features flicker-free video

A Chinese multinational electronics company has developed a new type of screen technology that provides sharper graphics than traditional E Ink displays, with less power consumption, no backlight and an ability to display ...

Sep 4, 2020
Tech Xplore / Qualcomm 5G mmWave call breaks distance record

Qualcomm Technologies announced Monday that it conducted the first successful extended range 5G data call over mmWave.

Sep 3, 2020
Tech Xplore / AI Jesus writes Bible-inspired verse

AI has found religion.

Sep 2, 2020
Tech Xplore / Apple error approves MacOS malware

Oops. Apple, which recently stepped up efforts to guarantee malware is tracked and blocked before it can infect its Macs, has acknowledged the first breach of its notarization process.

Sep 1, 2020
Tech Xplore / New Zealand startup eyes global wireless electrical grid

A startup energy company in New Zealand believes it can power the world with a wireless electric transmission system that can bring power to hard-to-reach areas and do so at lower cost than with traditional power lines.

Aug 31, 2020
Tech Xplore / Energy firm says its nuclear-waste fueled diamond batteries could last thousands of years

A cellphone power source that lasts nine years. An auto-battery pack that lasts nearly a century. A pacemaker that is powered to last 28,000 years.

Aug 28, 2020
Tech Xplore / Microsoft adds transcription feature to Word

Microsoft launched a new transcription service for its online version of Word this week. Transcribe in Word allows users to record live conversations with multiple speakers or upload prerecorded audio or even video files.

Aug 26, 2020
Tech Xplore / Finnish 'Polite Type' font combats cyberbullying

A Finnish tech company has released an unusual tool to help combat cyberbullying: a type font.

Aug 25, 2020
Tech Xplore / Heron AI prevails over human in air combat

His motto is "Aim high, fly-fight-win." But for a top U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and weapons school graduate, aiming high—and in one instance aiming low—wasn't enough to prevail against an AI opponent in a simulated competition ...

Aug 24, 2020
Tech Xplore / Amazon Alexa bug exposed voice data

"Alexa, who is hacking into my system?"

Aug 14, 2020
Tech Xplore / Hyperion launches futuristic hydrogen-fueled car

Carroll Shelby, who designed the classic Shelby Mustang in the sixties, once quipped: "I've always been asked, 'What is my favorite car?' and I've always said, 'The next one.'"

Aug 13, 2020
Tech Xplore / Google improves document, food scanning on app for visually impaired

Google announced a boost to its Lookout app that will further assist visually impaired or blind users. Lookout allows users to point their camera at objects and then tell them what it sees. And it lets users scan text and ...

Aug 12, 2020