The Game of Trojan Crippleware that the iPad Wins

By:   Dwight Gilbert Jones Poort Design The release of Facebook’s Portal has drawn comparisons with the apparent dominance of Amazon’s Echo/Alexa devices, and with Google’s Home Max speaker and related OEM Assistants. The consensus seems to be that...

iPad/Alexa’s Music Marriage creates a Rogue Duo

iPad/Poort The iPad is the wicked witch that was never invited to the smart home party. Although it is widely acknowledged to be the smartest of them all, somehow its name is not to be mentioned as a network component, even within the Apple camp. There is one simple...

An iPad/Echo Partnership Jailbreaks Both of Them

By Dwight Gilbert Jones – Poort Design I am one of those people who utilize music in the home like furniture – it’s there all the time, low key and unobtrusive. Over the years I have developed a strong affection for a French Canada radio station,...