Allison interviews Kerri McTaggart from NexOptic about their innovative DoubleTake binoculars. DoubleTake uses a two-camera system with both wide and narrow field lenses and shows the image on a wide 5-inch display instead of traditional eye-cups. This makes the viewing experience more comfortable and easily shared with others. Powered by a quad-core processor and a […]
Continue readingCategory: Blog Posts
CES 2019: Cylo Cannonball Speaker and Qi Charging Bank
Allison interviews Jay Lent and Joey Uziel from MWA about one of their products available for purchase now and another in development. The first, described by Jay, is the Cylo Cannonball, a floating waterproof speaker that can be thrown and caught, submerged or placed on a solid surface. It’s equipped with a rubberized shock-absorbing cover […]
Continue reading
NC #715 Sandman, OWC, Mycroft AI, Picroft AI, Owl Car Camera, Ampere Unravel
In this action packed show we’ve got interviews from CES with with Ampere about a really cool charger, a dash cam from Owl Camera, a long interview with the CEO of one of our favorite companies, OWC, and a nifty alarm clock company you’ve heard about before called Sandman. We’ve also got an interview about […]
Continue reading
CES 2019: Mycroft AI Open Source Voice Assistant
Allison interviews Eric Jurgeson from Mycroft AI about the world’s first open source voice assistant and their newest smart speaker, the Mycroft Mark II. Mycroft runs anywhere – on a desktop computer, inside an automobile, or on a Raspberry Pi. This is open source software which can be freely remixed, extended, and improved. Mycroft may […]
Continue reading
Installing Open Source Mycroft AI on a Raspberry Pi
You know the old question, “why did you climb that mountain?” And the answer was, “Because it was there”? That’s the way I feel about some of the technology experiments I do sometimes. I love to play with tech and sometimes I will go to enormous work to get something to work when there’s a […]
Continue reading
CES 2019: Synovia Solutions Here Comes the Bus
Allison interviews Bryan Mitchell and Takkeem Morgan from Synovia Solutions about their app for school children called Here Comes the Bus. Here Comes the Bus is a service and mobile app that connects and protects America’s students, parents, and educators. With GPS trackers now standard on most school buses, Here Comes the Bus translates that […]
Continue reading
CES 2019: Ampere Unravel Qi Charger
Allison interviews Chase Larson, Co-Founder of Ampere, about their new Unravel Qi charger. Unravel is a travel wireless charging station with three 10W Qi-charging pads that support fast charging of your Apple, Samsung, or any Qi compatible mobile device. With a unique hinged design, Unravel can be laid flat, folded up, stacked or used as […]
Continue reading
CES 2019: Owl Car Camera
Allison interviews John Hauer from Owl about their smart car dash camera. The Owl Car Cam features inside and outside facing HD cameras with excellent low light performance and a 14-day video loop you can access from the Owl app on your phone. It has a pulsing anti-theft beacon, automatic flood light deterrent, 2-way talk, […]
Continue reading
CES 2019: OWC Docks, Drives, and Dongles
Allison interviews OWC CEO Larry O’Connor about several products currently available at OWC. He starts with the Clingon, a small plastic device that helps to secure and protect your USB-C connector when it’s plugged into a USB-C port. Larry then describes OWC’s Thunderblade v4 drive (Gen 2) with up to 8TB of flash storage and […]
Continue reading
CES 2019: Sandman Alarm Clocks
Allison interviews Alex Tramiel from Palo Alto Innovation about their Sandman alarm clocks. The Sandman is a modern hybrid of the charging station and alarm clock. The integrated USB ports and cable management allow the user to charge up to four devices at once while hiding the clutter. The Sandman features larger than usual 1.8” […]
Continue reading