Allison interviews Sowmya Gopal from HERE about their unified navigation solutions for electric vehicles, including automated driving, EV routing/charging, and a digital cockpit for driver interface. Sowmya demonstrates the HERE’s Maps and Navigation system on a hyper-SUV, the Lotus Eletre Carbon, and explains how it integrates the navigation experience with range management. The HERE system […]
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CES 2025: j5create Matter-Enabled Smart Plugs and Thunderbolt 5 Dock
Allison interviews Brandon Thweatt from j5create about their Matter-enabled Smart Plugs and new Thunderbolt 5 dock. Brandon starts by explaining that Matter allows smart devices made by different companies to interact with various home automation systems using a common standard. So Matter-enabled devices can be controlled through and work seamlessly across Apple, Android, and Alexa […]
Continue readingCES 2025: Maono Podcasting and Lavelier Microphones
Allison interviews Tobias Helenstein from Maono about their collection of microphones designed for podcasting as well as their wireless lavalier mics. Tobias starts with their podcasting mics including the PD200X and PD400X, both of which are dynamic and have XLR and USB outputs. The more affordable PD100X has colored lights on the rear of the […]
Continue readingSorry Steve, I’m Having an Affair with Claude
Like most developers, I’ve been using AI to help me with my little coding projects. In case you doubt that “most” devs are using AI, in June of 2023, which is a long time ago in AI years, Inbal Shani reported on the GitHub blog the results of a survey of developers. They wrote: A […]
Continue readingCES 2025: XEBEC Portable Snap-On Monitors
Allison interviews Alex Levine, XEBEC CEO & Cofounder, about their portable monitors that snap onto any laptop to expand your display area and optimize your work setup. Alex describes their Xebec Snap which can turn a regular laptop into a modular portable workstation for office productivity on the go. Up to three additional displays can […]
Continue readingCES 2025: iFixit Smart Soldering Iron and Electronics Toolkit
Allison interviews Eric Essen, iFixit’s Chief Tool Officer, about their new smart soldering iron and electronics toolkits. Eric describes iFixit’s FixHub Smart Soldering Iron designed to bring soldering to people without experience. It is powered through any powered USB-C port and has an adjustable soldering temperature through a web interface. When connected to a PD […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 2 March 2025
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Yet another reminder that developers are in the attacker’s sights: VSCode extensions with 9 million installs pulled over security risks — www.bleepingcomputer.com/… Microsoft’s prompt and very effective response to proactively disabled the plugin in […]
Continue readingCES 2025: Shiftcam Accessories for Mobile Phones
Allison interviews Benson Chiu from Shiftcam about their wide array of accessories for mobile phones including iPhones, Samsung, and Android. Benson starts with their Planck SSD which attaches to the bottom of mobile phones with a USB-C port. They support 1 or 2TB of storage and can handle data rates over 1 GBps. This product […]
Continue readingWidgetSmith to Put “If found call:” on Your Lock Screen
I just finished telling you about a cool trick to use Focus modes to put an “If found call:” message on your lock screen, but I may have an even easier method. To recap, the problem to be solved is that someone finds your phone you left behind and they need a way of contacting […]
Continue readingFocus Mode to Put “If found call:” on Your Lock Screen
The Problem to be Solved If you lose your phone and someone of good moral character finds it, how would they contact you to return it? Back in 2012 on episode #395 of the NosillaCast, I told you about a terrific little iOS app called Bob’s Contact Lock Screen that solved this very problem. Bob’s […]
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