January 2025 - Podfeet Podcasts

Lily Lamp shown in its unfolded position. It has a small rectangular base with rounded corners. Attached to the base in a zig-zag manner are three segments connected by hinges. The top segment is the LED light source which is adjustable in height and angle. The light fixture is white in color with aqua blue highlights on the base and the top light source segments. The carrying case made is shown next to the lamp. It is a cloth covered, hard shell in aqua blue with a zipper down the middle.

CES 2025: Lili Display and Lamp Help Dyslexics Read More Easily

Allison interviews Bertrand Descours from Lili about two of their products, the Lili Lamp and the Lili Display, which help people with dyslexia read more easily. Both products utilize a flickering light source to reduce the effects of dyslexia. Most people have one dominant eye that helps readers track where they are on the page. […]

CES 2025: Magic Shields Impact Absorbent Flooring

Allison interviews Doug McNeill from Magic Shields about their novel flooring which absorbs the impact of a fall to reduce injuries. The flooring can be applied to an entire facility (e.g., residential care) or used for specific areas within a room as locational mats. Magic Shields is a layered floor covering. The bottom layer is […]

CCATP #807 — Adam Engst on Bootable Backups Bug in macOS Sequoia

January 14, 2025
by podfeet

Adam Engst of TidBITS joins us to talk about a bug in macOS Sequoia 15.2 that affected a low-level system tool called Apple System Restore or ASR. This tool is the path for developers of backup tools to create true bootable backups, and the bug makes it now impossible to create bootable backups. We talk […]

Side-by-side photos of the Motion Pillow and the Motion System. The pillow is white and rectangular in shape while the system is a small white rectangular unit about the size and shape of an Apple TV.

CES 2025: 10minds AI Motion Pillow

Allison interviews Zenora Andrade from 10minds about their AI-based smart pillow system. The Motion Pillow detects the user’s snoring patterns and adaptively adjusts the pillow to reduce snoring and improve sleep patterns. The system is comprised of the Motion Pillow and Motion System sensor, which sits next to the user on a bedside table. After […]

NC #1027 How We Cover CES, Tombot Robotic Comfort Dog, Soliddd Vision Correction, Monar Canvas Speaker, Andrea Jones-Roy on Data Science

Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, January 12, 2025, and this is show number 1027. We’ve been getting a lot of people asking if we’re ok in Los Angeles with all of the fires. […]

CES 2025 – How We Cover the Show

We’re back from CES and as always it was a whirlwind of activity. Unlike most people, I actually get fewer steps when I go to CES than I do when I’m at home. Tells you what a beast I am on the exercise front, right? When Steve and I go to CES it’s a bit […]

Photo of Monar Canvas Speaker viewed from the front at an oblique angle. The frame contains a high-res digital image of the masterpiece Girl with the Pearl Earring painted by Johannes Vermeer surrounded by a white matt. The company name monar sits below the painting in stylized lower case letters. The matt is surrounded by a thin black frame.

CES 2025: Monar Canvas Speaker Blends Art, Music, and Technology

Allison interviews Ben Yu, founder and CEO of Monar, about their Canvas Speaker. The Monar Canvas Speaker is a smart device that merges the display of renowned artworks and music playback with live lyrics, creating an immersive audio-visual experience. Monar is made to be hung on a wall just like a piece of art. It […]

CES 2025: Soliddd Vision Correction for Macular Degeneration

Allison interviews Motti Attia from Soliddd about their technology to improve vision for those suffering from macular degeneration. Soliddd has a new kind of electronic eyeglasses that beam light in parallel rays to the retina. The key here is that the rays illuminate a smaller version of the same image multiplied 64 times in a […]

CES 2025: Tombot Robotic Puppies for Those Facing Health Adversities

Allison interviews Tom Stevens, CEO and Founder of Tombot, about their robotic puppies designed to comfort those with health adversities. The Tombot puppy, Jennie, is very lifelike with fur, eye motion, body movement, and tail wagging modeled after a 3-month-old Labrador puppy. Jennie stays in the owner’s lap and reacts to petting and stroking through […]

CCATP #806 — Andrea Jones-Rooy on Being a Data Scientist

Andrea Jones-Rooy is a data scientist, a standup comedian, and a circus performer. Andrea delves into the realms of data science, its significance, and how it is often misunderstood in mainstream narratives. Andrea begins by reflecting on their journey to becoming a data scientist. Andrea was a professor of data science at NYU Center for […]

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