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EmFinders Emergency Locator Service

February 1, 2011CES 2011, HealthCES, emergency, HealthTodd Cochrane

Todd Cochrane spoke with Harry G. Smeenk, VP of Sales for EmFinders. EmFinders makes a emergency location device, that you wear like a watch. It is made for people who are cognitively and developmentally impaired individuals. like someone with Autism or Alzheimer’s It uses a cellular based solution instead of GPS so it can work inside of buildings. Mr. Smeenk said many times the wearer will go somewhere that seems comfortable to them, which is often inside. It uses the gsm network. They talked about how the clasp is hard to open so the user can’t take it off.

Mr. Smeenk indicated that the way the system works is if an individual wearing the device disappears. The caregiver would then call EmFinder. EmFinder then activates the device and gets a signal. They then send that signal to the 911 dispatcher in the area where the signal is coming from. They also provide information about the wearer to the 911 dispatch. Normally once the signal is sent out it takes on 10-15 minutes to find the wearer. The devices cost $200 and there is a $25.00 monthly charge. It has has been in the market for only a year and is being directed toward consumers, law enforcement and senior institutions. As the population gets older these types of devices are going to become more popular.

Interview by Carissa O’Brien for Geek News Central.

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Taser Consumer Devices

January 30, 2011Accessories, CES 2011CES, CES 2011, protect families, taserJeffrey Powers

Taser was back at CES 2011 to show people how to use the product and protect their families. They are also showing some other great products.

During the interview, Carissa is going to taser the “Bad guy” in the protective booth. Basically, you load up the cartridge, slide back the lever and a laser becomes active. Point, shoot and set down to make you and your family safe.

Taser guns are available starting at $379. They also have training for use, so you don’t get hurt in trying to make your family safe.

Interview by Carissa O’Brien

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BlueTooth Watch Interfaces With Smart Phones

January 30, 2011CES 2011, Gadgetsbluetooth, casio, CES, watchTom Newman

At the Casio booth was a technology demonstration of low power BlueTooth embedded in a Casio watch that allows it to interface to Smart Phone devices.

Normally BlueTooth products need a rechargeable battery but Casio’s Low Energy BlueTooth can last up to 2 years before the battery needs replacing.

The Smart Phone demonstration shows how the watch can communicate over BlueTooth with the Smart Phone for providing feedback about phone calls, email, text messages received and other features that can be profiled in the watch.

Interview by Tom Newman: Fogview Podcast

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Portable Power with Horizon’s Fuel Cells

January 28, 2011Accessories, CES 2011CES, fuel cell, horizon, HydroFILL, hydrogenTom Newman

Horizon showed their green energy solution for powering all your electronic gadgets using hydrogen.

HydroFILL is a “world-first” small-scale home hydrogen station that allows consumers or retailers/distributors to refill solid state canisters in a simple way, using water and electricity as only input. By adding water, and plugging the HydroFILL into a electrical wall-socket (or a solar panel), consumers can generate hydrogen and store it in a solid form automatically in HydroSTIK cartrridges.

Horizon calls this fuel cartridge technologies, miniPAK, and it’s able to charge a variety of portable electronics for longer durations and at a lower cost than existing disposable, rechargeable battery alternatives. Each miniPak is equivalent to 100 AA batteries and can be recharged about 100 times.

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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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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.