Yearly Archives: 2011

Tour of the TPN Live Studio Booth at CES2011

January 27, 2011CES 2011andy, booth, esby, jack, jeffrey, kara, rick, todd, tom, tricasterAndy McCaskey

Behind the Scenes

With almost every interview slot filled, our audience did not have a chance to get a view of the entire operation of the booth during most of CES2011. In this segment, we take a break between guests, and you can get a good idea of the scope of the Tech Podcast Network studio booth in South Hall.

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Ever Wonder About SD Cards ? This Might Surprise You

January 27, 2011Camerascamera, sdcard, storageAndy McCaskey

The common SD memory card has been around for a number of years: conveniently sized storage, plenty of capacity. Unfortunately, familiarity breeds ignorance, and a lot of consumers end up with the wrong product for their device. Alisa Hicks of the SD Association points out that many product performance issues with respect to SD cards could be solved simply by reading the equipment manual and then making an informed buying decision, instead of grabbing the latest bargain-bin price buster and pushing it into the slot.

SD memory cards come in a variety of speed classes and three different physical sizes: SD, miniSD, and microSD. The SD Association has tutorial videos and consumer information on their site, to help you get the right product for your device.

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Free Mobile Digital TV with a USB Adapter – At Interstate Speeds

January 27, 2011CES 2011, MobileATSC-MH, broadcast, mobile, television, tvAndy McCaskey

If you thought that the WinTV adapters from Hauppauge were only a convenience when traveling once your reached the hotel room, or a way to keep up with the game from a coffee shop where there aren’t TV’s tuned to a local station, you need to take a fresh look (as a passenger, of course) at Mobile Digital TV. In motion.

For less than $70, you can get a USB plug in adapter that converts your Windows laptop into a Digital TV that can receive broadcasts in a moving vehicle while in traffic, on a trip or on the open road.

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GE Watt Stations Charge Faster, Smarter

January 27, 2011CES 2011, GadgetsCES, CES 2011, charging, ge, watt stationJeffrey Powers

David Wang and Josh Caillavet fro GE joined Jeff on the TPN Live CES coverage to talk about the GE Watt station car charger. Operating on 220 Volts, you can charge from 3-8 hours on Level II charging. It complies with J1772 smart charging standards, giving universal charging. This is a global solution.

They also released the Nucleus, which watches all your power consumption. You can then learn how to conserve energy.

Interview by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine

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Fulton eCoupled Does Wireless Power

January 26, 2011CES 2011, WirelessCES, ecoupled, wirelessTodd Cochrane

Dave Baarman presents Fulton eCoupled Wireless Power (ecoupled.com). They have systems for wirelessly powering things such as cell phones and even systems using conductive ink for “smart packaging” that actually lights up the packaging when placed on a special conductive grocery store shelf. You are going to be blown away by where this is headed. Listen to the full interview and post commentary to get some insights into where ecoupled charging and what symbol to look for when you are purchasing electronics.

Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central and Tom Newman of The Fogview Podcast.

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USB Dino-Lite Microscope from BigC Magnify 240x

January 26, 2011CES 2011, Gadgetsbigc, CES, CES 2011, microscopes, usb deviceJeffrey Powers

Joesph Kane from BigC joined the TPN Live CES coverage to showed off these great USB microscopes. The Dino-light digital camera is a portable digital microscope camera with magnification range of infinity to 2-3 microns 215x magnification.

During the interview, we looked at the gears of a pocket watch. He then focused on the crystal and the ruby in the watch. We then looked at Joesph’s skin to see the penetration.

The Dino-Light is $499, but you can get microscopes starting at $200. They also have fixed strobe at 60Hz.

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Zoodles Brings Child Safe to Smart Phones

January 26, 2011CES 2011, Mobilead free, CES, CES 2011, child safe, geekazine, jeffrey powers, smart phone, zoodlesJeffrey Powers

Mark Williamson from Zoodles joins the TPN Live CES coverage with Zoodles. This is a child safe program that will block them from harmful content. Therefore, they can play games and learn.

The program is also Ad free. The application is also free – you can download from the iPhone or Android app store.

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Live CES2011- Killing Wifi Dead Spots and Exploring Boxee Box

January 26, 2011CES 2011, Wirelessboxee, CES, CES 2011, dlink, wifiAndy McCaskey

Regardless of your home installation skill, you will have some dead spots in wifi coverage. The new D-Link base station with steerable beam antennas virtually eliminates these zones where coverage drops out. D-Link’s Steve Stanzione steps through the fundamentals of wifi access points and answers questions on placement within the home.

Part 2 of the interview is a close up look at the D-Link Boxee Box – the connectors, the remote, and some of the behind the scenes stories on why D-Link chose to add some features, and leave out others.

Not to be lost in the shuffle, the new product line from D-Link aimed at home and small business security have some cool features for monitoring your home and property.

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Live-CES2011- Femtocells Extend Wireless Coverage Inside Your Home

January 26, 2011CES 2011, Wirelessbackhaul, carrier, femtocell, FemtoForum, wirelessAndy McCaskey

Regardless of where you live in the country, it’s a good bet that you might have some severe coverage problems for your cellphone in your home. Our CES guests from the Femtoforum explain a solution. Cell tower placement and home construction materials can generate wireless dead zones. Femtocells allow you to increase the reliability of your wireless service by using you internet connection for backhaul of the cellular signal. A femtocell at home eliminates the variability of cell service, and generally can handle up to four connections from the home.

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zBoost Signal Amplifier for Cell Phones

January 26, 2011CES 2011, MobileCES, mobileTodd Cochrane

zBoost, made by Wi-Ex, looks very similar to a WiFi router, but instead of broadcasting or repeating WiFi, it boosts a cell signal. At CES they showed off a new model, called the Metro, which was made for urban dwellers. It can boost the signal in an apartment, but no so much that it allows all of your neighbors to jump on it as well.

There is also a multi-band model which covers all wireless providers. Setting one up in your home is as easy as following the simple instructions. zBoost products are available at most big-box electronics stores as well as online from such retailers as Amazon. The Metro retails for $299 and other models prices vary.