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My name is Jared Bendis and since 2011 I have had the pleasure and privilege of being the “as needed” on-air “tech guru” for Ideastream both on Radio (WCPN) and TV (WVIZ).  I’ve appeared on  the radio shows “The Sound of Applause” (formerly Around Noon) and “The Sound of Ideas“on WCPN, the TV show “Applause” on WVIZ. I also have been on a variety of other local news channels to chat about this or that – often about technology or the culture around it.

This website is an archive of these appearances as well as links to topics and articles references on the shows and in-depths products interviews of products mentioned on them.

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If you are looking to have me on your TV show, Radio show, or podcast please email me, jaredx2@gmail.com.

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I do have a day job! Two in fact.  I am the Creative New Media Officer at Case Western Reserve University where  I teach workshops on new media and new technologies and courses in Instructional Technology, Multimedia, Living in the Digital Age, Virtual Reality. I am also Associate Professor and Chair of Game Design at the Cleveland Institute of Art.

David Pogue, Dee Perry, & Jared Bendis

In addition to my day job (and writing technology reviews and appearing on Radio and TV on technology related topics) I co-own an app development firm (Lemming Labs Limited) a media publishing firm (ATBOSH Media Limited), am a Cultural Film Maker (From Castle to Castle Films) and also a working Artist (JaredJared).  Please visit my other websites for more information.


Disclosures: The products I review have been either lent to me, I have purchased myself, or have been given to me (and sometimes you really want to just give it back). 

I purchase a lot of tech for both my job and for personal use – if I am given an item (or a discount on an item) my review takes into careful consideration if I would purchase it myself. (I like free stuff but I am not swayed by it – good is good and bad is bad – bad free stuff still sucks).

My reviews are sincere and my time is valuable to me – I mostly review items I find interesting. I’m not looking to trash an item – if I am not interested I usually just pass on reviewing.

Lastly, posts might contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on them. To me this is the least obtrusive form of advertising for my site.

Have a comment, question, or an idea for a technology segment?

Email me at: jaredx2@gmail.com

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Jared Bendis
2473 E124 Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44120

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