Allison interviews Danny Allen from ChargePoint about their Home Flex home charger for Electric Vehicles. ChargePoint is the leading provider of EV charging solutions. The company operates the largest network of charging stations across the U.S. ChargePoint’s Home Flex is a 240-volt Level 2 charger that can deliver from 16 to 50 amps of power […]
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CES 2020: Tanvas Touchscreens with Haptic Feedback
Allison interviews Greg Topel from Tanvas about their touchscreens that provide haptic feedback. Tanvas is developing a multi-touch capacitive touchscreen that allows the user to tactically interact with vision-based controls. Tanvas uses electrostatics to control friction and create a virtual touch experience. The many applications include creating the feel of edges of keys, the snap […]
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NC #776 Fasetto, Neofect, Tesla Unexpected Surprises, Ring, Barnacle, Memoji Live Show, Security Bits
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, March 22, 2020, and this is show number 776. California says Podcast is an essential service so the show will go on. mp3 download
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Memoji for the Live Show
I had a realization the other day. With social distancing in effect, it’s likely I won’t be able to get my hair cut for months. Now clearly I realize that this is a very small thing in the big picture, but it did give me pause. Normal people change things in their lives all the […]
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Security Bits — 22 March 2020
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Following on from the iOS clipboard security weakness discussed in the previous instalment, security researchers have now observed many popular iOS apps periodically polling the clipboard for no apparent reason, and it’s not known […]
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Tesla Tech — Unexpected Surprises
I’ve talked a lot about what it’s like to drive a Tesla, and I’ve definitely spent a fair bit of time telling you about things I think could be improved. I thought that it was time to focus on some of the unexpected delights of the technology in the Tesla Model 3. Situational Awareness One […]
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CCATP #630 – Bart Busschots on PBS 92 — Currency Grid Solution
CCATP #630 for March 14, 2020, and I’m your host, Allison Sheridan. This week our guest is Bart Busschots with PBS 92 of X in which he walks us through his solution to the assignment from PBS 89 to create a grid of currency conversions. He doesn’t go through his code line by line, but […]
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CES 2020: Barnacle Systems Boat Security and Monitoring
Allison interviews Brandon Wright, CEO of Barnacle Systems, about their system that provides safe and secure remote monitoring of your boat. Barnacle is like a smart home but tailored for your boat. The Barnacle System consists of a hub that you mount on your boat, typically behind your helm. The hub picks up signals that […]
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CES 2020: Ring Smart Lighting Solutions
Allison interviews Nicholas Morford from Ring about their latest smart lighting products. These products do not have a camera and therefore don’t record video. However, all of the Ring Smart Lights can be linked together through the Ring Bridge. This device transmits and receives a propriety signal to all of your Ring devices out to […]
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CES 2020: Neofect – Gamifying Lower Extremity and Fine Motor Rehabilitation
Allison interviews Patrick Cummings from Neofect about their Smart Balance system designed for lower extremity rehabilitation. Smart Balance is composed of a platform on which you stand that contains sensors to track your movements and changes in pressure of your stance. It also has a band you wear around your chest that supplements motion tracking. […]
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