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Dave and Chris discuss the upcoming IACP show next week, vacuum clean repair, and more.















“News Pick of the Week” with Ralph Bond







The war in Ukraine has shown how challenging combating drones can be. This week our science and technology reporter, Bond, Ralph Bond, tells us there’s a new super smart scope for rifles designed specifically to take out drones.







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Our guests this show: Jen Yang, CyberSecurity & Privacy Expert at Google.Kimberly Nevala, Ai Strategic Advisor at SAS.

















Andy in Lexington, Kentucky asked: "My mother had a dashcam in her car but it actually wasn't recording and it failed. I was wondering if you knew of a dashcam for the car and specifically one that we can see online with a mobile app or a computer. I'm looking online but I can't seem to find a good one."







Andy there are a few options that do what youre looking for.







The Nexar beam2 mini has live GPS tracking, real time alerts in case the car gets bumped while its parked and supports remote live streaming. You can find it online for around $180.







Blackvue offers several cameras with LTE connectivity that would also allow you to get notifications and video while away from the car, but at a cost of anywhere from $300 to more than $500.







Thinkware also offers several cameras starting at not much more than $100 and some have the features youre looking for via their Thinkware Connect app.







Keep in mind that to get what youre looking for youre not buying, youre subscribing. Keep an eye on recurring monthly costs to keep getting those notifications and consider whether theyre worth it at all.







If this accident was the only one in years you may end up paying less for an insurance deductible on the rare cases that this kind of thing happens than you may end up paying for an eternal subscription service.







Alain in Gulf Port, Mississippi asked: "What is a good digital lock for my door?"







Alain, it depends on what you mean by good. Are you looking for features or for the quality of the lock itself?







You can pretty much assume that every digital lock has a far worse locking mechanism than a traditional lock, so if youre concern is having a secure lock then you may be better off skipping the digital ones.







If you just want features, the Schlage Encode Plus has Wi-Fi, Apple Home Key support, so it may appeal to you if you want to just use your phone to come in when you get home.







If you want convenience but would prefer to keep it discreet, the Yale Approach Lock keeps your exterior hardware as is and allows you to only change the insides to keep it as clean and invisible as you can get.







If youre looking for a smart lock for deadbolts, August has been making them for a long time, theyre compatible with HomeKit, Alexa, and Google and theyre generally well reviewed.







There are a lot of very inexpensive locks sold under multiple brands that have just about every feature from fingerprint readers, to bluetooth, to keypads, and apps. Youre probably better off skipping those. Reviews tend to be pretty brutal and they seem harder to deal with day to day than a more expensive but overall better lock li...