Electric Snow Shovels: 40 Years Old But Finally Worth Buying

Electric snow shovels just buried your driveway in possibility. You’re staring at eight inches of fresh snow. Your back already hurts thinking about the shovel. The battery-powered version sits in your garage. Six to eight inches maximum capacity. Throws snow 25 feet. Weighs less than a traditional snowblower but more than a shovel because you’re carrying all your power with you. The plug-in version is lighter but tethers you to an outlet. Autonomous robot snow machines are coming next, like Roomba for your driveway, except they might run over small dogs.

Andy Baryer raises the critical question: do they actually work?

Topics: electric snow shovels, portable power stations, winter storm preparedness, battery tools, senior safety

Apple AirTag’s Anti-Stalking Fix Changes Everything About Tracking

Apple AirTag updates finally address the stalking problem five years later. You get a notification when someone’s tracking you. The second generation AirTag now alerts both iOS and Android users when an unknown tag follows them. Jilted boyfriends were hiding tags in tire wells. Stalkers were using duct tape to mute the beeping sound. Apple made the speaker louder and expanded anti-stalking protections across platforms. Improved precision, longer range, better privacy controls. The tool that helps you find lost luggage was being weaponized for harassment.

Your luggage tracking tool now protects you from being tracked yourself. The five-year gap between updates finally closed the stalking loophole that made the technology dangerous. Technology that finds your lost items shouldn’t enable someone to find you without consent.

Topics: Apple AirTag updates, anti-stalking technology, Find My integration, iOS security, location tracking privacy

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Originally aired on2026-01-26