Jamey Tucker

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Jamey Tucker joined the news team as our consumer technology reporter in 2020. He previously worked as a reporter at WKRN-TV in Nashville, Tennessee Jamey was an anchor and reporter for WREG-TV in Memphis, Tennessee, and WHNT-TV in Huntsville, Alabama. He is one of the first consumer technology reporters in the country for local television.

Jamey has been honored by the Associated Press of Alabama as Best Reporter and Best Feature reporter for his work as a religion reporter. His love for technology reporting grew while working in Nashville. Jamey now focuses entirely on technology reporting and enjoys finding new apps and gadgets to make life easier, safer, and a little more fun.

Jamey and his wife have three children and are the proud owners of a hairless cat.

You can follow Jamey and submit story ideas and questions on Twitter at @jameytucker.

Articles

What The Tech: What Three Words For Boating

If you're going to be out on the water this summer it's a good idea to prepare for anything. You don't want to be far from shore and in distress without knowing how to call for help and let someone know where to find you.

What The Tech: Father’s Day

Most dads love cooking outside. But it's a challenge sometimes to get everyone's food cooked the way they want it. Someone wants their steak rare, others want it medium and some people who want to ruin a good ribeye ask for well-done. Gadgets can help save the backyard cookout and they make great Father's Day gifts.

What The Tech: Uvalde Donations

No matter where you are or what you're doing, you can help families affected by the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. There are several online sources raising money to help the families of victims.

What the Tech: Get a Good Night’s Sleep

Memorial Day isn't just about the opening day of pools, the unofficial start of summer, and the Indianapolis 500. For some reason or another mattress, sales have become a Memorial Day tradition.

What the Tech: Virtual Reality Workout

One of the more popular Christmas gifts last year was the Oculus Quest 2, a virtual reality gaming system by Meta (Facebook). While video gamers are using them for first-person shooter games and swiping objects to dance music, they've quickly become a replacement for gym memberships.

What the Tech App of the Day: Taste

How many times do you spend more time looking for something to watch on Netflix than you spend actually watching something? The problem with subscribing to a lot of streaming services, is you have to exit one to browse another.

What The Tech: Lie About Your Age

Our parents told us it's best to always tell the truth. I've been preaching that to my kids since they were old enough to understand. Still, more and more kids are lying about their age online in order to create accounts for Snapchat, TikTok, and apps that require users to be at least 13 years old.

What The Tech: Gifts For Grads

I don't suppose there is a high school or college graduate who wouldn't appreciate cold hard cash or a gift card as a gift. I personally hate giving money because it's too easy. Plus, you probably will give them more than you'd actually pay for a gift. Besides, cash or a gift card is the easy way out.

What The Tech: Travel Gadgets

Many people are going on vacation for the first time in 2-3 years. Whether you’re traveling by air or highway it’s important to pack light. It’s also important to pack enough.

What The Tech: What Is Twitch

The deadly shooting in a Buffalo, NY supermarket over the weekend was live-streamed over the online platform "Twitch". That's causing a lot of people to ask "What is Twitch?".