Allison interviews Stephan Floyd from Tobii about their assistive technologies for people with communication and mobility disabilities. Stephan describes Tobii’s new eye tracking technology while Allison visualizes scenes through the device. The setting is CES Unveiled at the Mandalay Bay Hotel. Learn more at http://tobii.com Using a Screen Reader? click here
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Mobee Solves Your Apple Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Battery Problems
Allison interviews Fred Faulkner from Mobee about their new battery/charging solutions for Apple desktop products. Their new Magic Feet device wirelessly charges an Apple bluetooth keyboard and a Magic Mouse using proprietary inductive technology. The setting is the CES 2015 show room floor. Stay tuned for a hands on review of the Mobee system next […]
Continue readingCan The Z-Wave Alliance Make Home Automation Devices Play Nice?
Allison describes the Z-Wave Consortium and collection of compatible home automation products. The Z-Wave protocol is an interoperable, wireless, RF-based communications technology designed specifically for control, monitoring and status reading applications in residential and light commercial environments. The setting is the CES 2015 show room floor. Learn more at http://http://z-wavealliance.org Using a Screen Reader? click […]
Continue readingLowes Innovation Labs Brings Us Helpful Robots and Virtual Reality Bathrooms
Allison interviews Amanda Manna from Lowes Innovation Labs about two new services being developed for use in Lowes and Orchard Supply Hardware stores. The first is their OSHbot: an autonomous retail service robot that simplifies the shopping experience for customers and employees. The second is the Lowe’s Holoroom: a home improvement simulator which applies augmented […]
Continue readingFinally Mophie Juice Packs for the iPhone 6/6+
Allison interviews Jerry Underhill from Mophie about their new Juice Pack battery cases for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus and their new Power Stations with integrated cables. Mophie announced their recharging solutions at CES. You can find out more at http://mophie.com. Using a Screen Reader? click here
Continue readingLet Your iPhone Tell You the Value of a Resistor with ResistorVision
Kirschen Seah interviews John Brewer from Jera Design about their new ResistorVision software for the iPhone. ResistorVision allows the user to image a discrete resistor, decode the resistor’s color bands and automatically determine the resistor’s value. The setting is the Macworld 2014 show room floor. Learn more at http://jera.com. Check out the Kirschen’s activities at […]
Continue readingDiscover New iOS Apps with TAPPD
Allison interviews David Duncan from TAPPD about their new discovery software for iOS applications. TAPPD allows the user to search for apps through social networking and feedback from friends who have similar interests. Users and developers can rate and make comments on the applications with TAPPD. The setting is the Macworld 2014 show room floor. […]
Continue readingScanner Pro & Documents 5 from Readdle at Macworld
Allison interviews Denys Zhadanov from Readdle about their Scanner Pro and Documents 5 iOS applications. Scanner Pro converts your iPhone into a scanner, eliminating the need to align the document with your phone when you take the photo. Documents 5 is a file manager for you all of your data on your iOS device and […]
Continue readingGet Rid of Duplicate Files with Tidy Up from Hyperbolic Software at Macworld
Allison interviews Andrea Giunto from Hyberbolic Software about their Tidy Up duplicate Finder software for the Mac. Tidy Up finds duplicate files on the user’s internal and external hard drives as well as in the iTunes, Aperture, iPhoto, and Mail libraries. Duplicate files are identified not just by name but bite by bite. Once identified, […]
Continue reading#467 Shooting the Blood Moon, Transporter Sync Rant, HIDER 2, TidyUp, Scanner Pro, Documents 5, Fitness Apps for the iPhone
I got to be on The Pocket Show on the British Tech Network along with Chris Ashley from the SMR Podcast. Chris asks me to prove my source when I told Leon that iOS devices automatically attach to wifi and stop using cellular, learn how I get an official answer to that directly from Apple. […]
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