Get the tech news highlights for the week in one quick read! Get the details on Amazon’s first smartphone, plus find out about: a “bionic pancreas” for diabetes sufferers, the new price for the Nest Protect, the just-introduced cheaper iMac, and the new Garmin golfing wearable. And, just for fun, check out the Never Ending Slinky Machine and a really cool audio illusion.

It may not take a massive software flaw to make your accounts vulnerable to hackers. Many of us break the essential password rule all the time by not using unique and strong passwords on all your most important accounts. But do you use terrible passwords? Find out…

Ransomware makes an appearance on Android, Amazon introduces their music streaming service for Prime members, and Honeywell rolls out their take on a Nest-like thermostat (that does have quite a few cool features!). In fun tech news, check out videos of a dot-matrix printer “playing” Bach, a cup that can sense the fat and calories in what you’re drinking, and take a peek at what might be the world’s first home companion robot. Also, don’t miss Martin De Pasquale’s amazing Photoshop art!

Employees from TDS Telecom and sister companies OneNeck IT Solutions and Baja Broadband do a lot to benefit their communities. Here’s what some of the employees at the three companies have been up to….