Author: Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY

A stand-alone Echo Auto dongle will be released in 2019. Amazon is cutting deals with auto makers to embed Alexa into their infotainment systems.

The smallest gimbal on the market has a hefty $349 price, but it can fit in your pocket unlike other gimbals.

New in-dash systems at the L.A. Auto Show are larger: Byton’s is so big it stretches across the entire dashboard. Garmin’s promises better weather.

The camera Canon should have released several years ago still comes up short next to Sony’s advancements in smaller, lighter and more advanced cameras.

The sales kick off the holiday season, and while the doorbusters have gone, discounts are here to stay for the season, and could go lower by Xmas.

Our annual list of the biggest bombs, misfires & greed puts Social Network on top, but Apple, Google, Amazon and others all have their place here too.

Amazon doesn’t have everything, other sites have better customer service and more liberal returns, the folks we spoke to said.

Talking Tech visits a giant Best Buy store in Costa Mesa, California to see what new tech items consumers are most interested in. By far, it was new TVs.

The move by the No. 1 mass retailer aims to get people in and out of stores quicker during the holidays. The program is similar to what Apple does.

Walmart’s “Check out with Me,” service brings a personal checker throughout the store to get you out of holiday shopping lines.