All posts by Andy McCaskey

Altair Semiconductor: Design for LTE Devices

CES 2012, Wireless

Interview with Oded Melamed , Co-Founder and CEO of Altair Semiconductor

Many of the devices that were featured at CES2012 involved chipsets designed and manufactured by Altair Semiconductor. Altair Semiconductor specializes in ultra-low power, small footprint and high performance LTE semiconductors.

By incorporating Software Defined Radio (SDR) technologies, Altair Semiconductor chipsets can be tailored to a specific application requirement,enabling personalization of the device and service for the customer.

Interview by Andy McCaskey of SDRNews for the TechPodcast Network.

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ZipBuds: Tangle Resistant Earbuds with Style

CES 2012, Gadgets

Easy Zip-To-Store Design

If you enjoy a daily fight with your smartphone or music player earbuds, skip this article. If you are like the rest of us, you will think ZipBuds are pretty cool.  Available in Black, Blue, and Pink – you can pick your color and be active in style. And without the rats nest of earbud wires.

Interview by Courtney Wallin of SDRNews for the TechPodcast Network.

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LilWiz: Amp Up your Sounds with a “Solid” Speaker System

CES 2012, Gadgets

360 Degree Sound

This little gadget, called the LilWiz lets you bring along big sound – turning almost any solid surface into an amazing sound system. You connect it to your sound source (computer, smartphone, music player or tablet), and then attach with the build in suction cup.  Some of the models connect to your device via BlueTooth, and there are also options that include a reader of a micro-SD card- where you can put your playlist on the card and have no connection required.

 

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IonRoad: Android Co-Pilot App Monitors Traffic

CES 2012, Mobile, , , , , ,

A Smart Phone Equals a Smarter Driver

This app from iOnRoad turns your Smartphone into a Personal Driving Assistant. This app (Android now, iOS to come) mounts in the center of your windshield and uses the built in video camera to look at the road ahead. It then computes the closing speed to vehicles or objects ahead and sounds a warning if things are moving too fast.

What does this mean ? It means that there are another pair of ‘eyes” on the road immediately in front of you. Collision warning, lane departure warning, and when you leave the car, a handy feature that allows you to locate your car when you come back after a flight.

Interview by Courtney Wallin of SDRNews for the TechPodcast Network.

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Shodogg: Fetch, Toss, Share Video

CES 2012, TVs, , , , , ,

Stream Your Favorite Videos from Smartphone to Computer

It’s kind of like Apple’s Airplay, but with multiplatform support for Android, game consoles, internet connected TV’s, laptops, desktops and mobile devices. Shodogg is a video delivery platform that allows any smartphone the ability to send any streaming media content to any screen whether it’s a desktop, a tablet or an Internet enabled television.

 

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Penclic: It’s Time For A New Mouse

CES 2012, Computers, , ,

It’s Time to Leave the ’80’s Behind

This innovative Swedish design mimics a fountain pen,creating a natural working position, eliminating unnecessary “mousing around” in endless clicking. The mouse looks, feels and moves like a pen., with natural position of the forearm on the work surface.

Penclic Mouse has 5-buttons and scroll wheel. The left click, right click and middle click are on the pen shaft’s right side. On the pen shaft’s left side the backward click and forward click for surfing are positioned. It is offered in wired and wireless (Bluetooth) versions.

 

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Other World Computing: Power2U AC/USB Wall Outlet

CES 2012, Home, , , , , , , ,

The only UL-Listed in-wall solution for powering and recharging USB devices

Is your home infested with Wall Warts ? – the wall transformer power supplies that seem to multiply like rabbits in any home that has a tilt towards technology. The is a solution to that problem -most assuredly wife approved, removing cords and clutter from countertop, desk, or dresser. You don’t have to unplug the light to charge yourApple iPad ,iPhone, Android™ tablets and phones, tablet computers, cellphones, gaming systems (Nintendo, Sony PSP, etc.), Bluetooth headsets, digital cameras, or GPS devices which charge via standard USB plug.

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Contour: Action Video for Extreme Sports

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More Affordable Version of Contour Sports Camera

Contour has long been known for high performance sports and adventure video – but they were concentrated at the premium end of the marketplace. Not any longer ! The new ContourROAM has an MSRP under $200 ! And, they’ve paid attention to ease of use, introducing one-step recording. Just slide the record switch, and you’re instantly filming. Easy as that. It’s the ideal camera for a fun, stress-free experience capturing your adventures anywhere life takes you.

 

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Logitech: Logitech Cube Presenter Mouse

CES 2012, Gadgets

Innovation Award Winner: CES2012

A tiny grab and go mouse, that is also a presenter ! At a $69.99 price point, it needs to be in the bag of every road warrior. It is a basic wireless mouse, but when you lift it from the desktop, you have the  ability to advance or reverse slides that are being displayed on your laptop or projector screen.

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Sococo: Virtual Workspace and Communications

CES 2012

 Social Communications and Workspace for Remote Teams

More and more organizations, particularly start-up companies are dispersed across a wide geography. Virtual organizations, with skilled team members around the world, are the heart of innovation in many areas. Sococo provides an integrated tool set around the metaphor of a map of a virtual office – cubicles, offices, common areas, meeting rooms – and then introduces an avatar based mode of interaction between team members and the outside world.

Sococo’s main advantage is integration of such tools as online meetings, shared documents, VoIP telephony, presence indication and privacy – instead of a cobbled together mix of online tools, email, IM, VoIP, and desktop sharing.

 

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