Allison interviews Dennis Koehler from Gardena and Matt Cardon from Orbit. Dennis discusses Gardena’s robotic mowers, and Matt describes Orbit’s smart water management devices. Gardena has a long history of supplying robotic mowers to the European market and has begun to tailor their mowers for use in the U.S.. Dennis describes Orbit’s Sileno Flex Robotic […]
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CES 2025: Sign-Speak Sign Language AI
Allison interviews Nicholas Wilkins from Sign-Speak about their service that uses AI to recognize sign language or speech and convert that to an avatar that signs the message, allowing you to share your signed message with others. The service also supports sign-to-text and speech-to-text conversion. Sign-Speak ensures privacy and safety and is accessible 24 hours […]
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CatEye Sync Bike Lights
CatEyeSync iOS App When it comes to cycling safely, I don’t think it’s possible to underestimate the importance of lights. I think everyone knows how important it is to see where you’re going if you’re riding on dark roads, but what a lot of people overlook is the importance of being seen lights at all […]
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Nite Ize NightDog – A Safer Leash for Dusk and Nighttime Dog Walks
Nite Ize NightDog LED LeashModel: Tesla the Wonderdog I walk my dog Tesla every single day. Yes, my dog and my car have the same name, but she came first. During Daylight Saving Time, I usually head out some time between 4 and 5pm. In California, that means broad daylight and warm, dry weather most […]
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Tesla Tech – First-hand Experience with Full Self-Driving Beta
2019 When I Got My Model 3 In 2019 I bought a Tesla Model 3, and when I bought it I needed to make a decision on whether to buy it with Full Self-Driving capability. The technology wasn’t available yet, but by buying the capability in advance, I was promised I was getting a far […]
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CYCL Wing Lights to Light Up your Bike at Night – by Joe Dugandzic
Hey, this is Joe Dugandzic from Smarter Home Life, and normally I talk all about home automation and how you can make your home a bit “smarter”, or something like that. And, I’m always talking about how lighting plays a big role in our lives, especially at home. But for someone who puts a lot […]
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NC #675 AssisTech SmartCane, LED Shoe Lights, Smartbox, Security Bits
In this week’s show I announce the new “Special Pages” button on podfeet.com (I know, exciting to have a new button, isn’t it?) We used mimoLive from Boinx Software for the first time making the live show, but I only tease you at the beginning that I’ll explain what that is. I promise, I’ll tell […]
Continue readingNC #670 Paintcode, Apple Watch Health Tracking, Stretch Timer, We.Stream, Bellus 3D, Cyber Essentials, Rings
Allister Jenks stands in for a vacationing Allison Sheridan. We have a review of Paintcode, a story of using the Apple Watch to track health in ways other than the Activity app, Allister’s own health app Stretch Timer, two interviews from CES with We.Stream and Bellus3D, some security tips with Cyber Essentials, and a fun […]
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Cyber Essentials
The management at my work often brings up the topic of training. While for many years it was a hollow promise, in recent years there has been a real push on staff to take training courses, and not just those directly relevant to their current roles. Anything that is relevant to our company is considered […]
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Nite Ize Taglit Might Save Your Life
If you’ve been paying any attention to my nonsense over the years, you already know that I exercise a lot. In the mornings I alternate between running along the beach and doing the elliptical at the gym every other day. In the afternoons, I take Tesla for a nice long walk, anywhere from 1-3 miles […]
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