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2010

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Popbox IPTV Media Portal CES 2010

Popbox is bringing to market a new IPTV Media Portal that will bring choice to consumers in content that they can consume on their  home television set. Every device that is brought to the market that gives consumers a choice on how they consume online content empowers content creators to bring new content online worthy of your viewing time. I

Parrot Hovercraft AR Drone debuts at CES 2010

Every year at CES there is always one product that draws a huge crowd. This year it was the Parrot Hovercraft every venue that the Hovercraft appeared at was packed to the rim. The Hovercraft combines two on-board cameras (facing forward and down) and a wifi link that enables control of the four engine craft for up to fifteen minutes.

GNC-2010-01-18 #544 Live from the Sunshine State

Live from the Sunshine State. Have insight into a new site we are launching that will be going up later this week. I also cover a pile of tech news and information. Are you enjoying the content from Vegas? So far download numbers are exceeding expectations. Make sure you subscribe to the Special Media Feed! Ongoing support by these fine

Magensa USB and iPhone Credit Card Validators CES 2010

Credit cards are easily duplicated and merchants may be worried about the validity of the cards being presented to them. The technology being presented by Magensa.net allows merchants to check cards on the fly. The only thing that consumers may be concerned about is the double swipe of the card. If I see my card being swiped in the reader

iGuGu Wireless PC Remotes and Game Controllers CES 2010

iGuGu has created a remote control for your computer so that when you have your computer connected to your TV you are afforded the usability as you would with a standard gaming console. What this does is give you complete control of your computer to not only play games but to do standard functions. Their remotes have a built in

Gefen Xantech Puts Audio on your Networking Cable CES 2010

Geffen Xantech has made use of wiring that you may or may not have in your home to distribute audio throughout your home. It is a feature that may appeal to those that have stopped using your Cat 5 in lieu of wireless. The key here is getting multi-room audio distribution over Cat 5 with room to room control of

What I Did For Christmas Break

One of the great things about working for a college is the extended break we get during the winter holidays. However, the time leading up to, and leading away from, that break are when we campus techs work the hardest. There are classrooms to reconfigure, reinstall, and re-image, in addition to new equipment to be deployed and at least one

What’s the Big Deal with 3-D?

Unbeknown to me, there is actually a name for the inability I have to see in 3D, even with the fancy glasses. I've never been able to see those "hidden drawings," and I wear glasses to somewhat ameliorate my lack of depth perception so that I can drive. But I didn't know there was a name for it. I'm a

XIHA Life Multilingual Chat System – Startup Debut

XIHA Life while not having the best interface is a site with a unique online community. You can chat with people anywhere in the world and the system will auto-translate the chat session in your native language. My wife is Japanese and my Japanese is horrible and in our initial experiements between her and I to test the system it

Dual Adds GPS to iPod Touch a GeoCache Leader CES 2010

Dual has introduced the GPS for the iPod Touch the XGPS300 introduced at CES 2010 is a new tool for GeoCache enthusiast. Not only used and hiking it provides turn but turn navigation on the road and comes with a windshield mount. The cradle that you iTouch resides in is completely portable and that is what has a lot of

Dexim P-Flip Foldable Power Dock for iPhone CES 2010

There are a lot of external charges for the iPhone out there. Probably more than 50, so what makes the Dexim P-Flip Foldable Power Dock different. The reason is pretty simple it can hold your iPhone in the upright position while charging it. Not only can your charge your iPhone you can Sync it as well. The design they cam

SD Card Association 64gb SD Cards CES 2010

The SD Card Association was in attendance at CES 2010 representing the consortium of SD Card manufactures. We talked about the upcoming release of 64gb SD cards later this year. We also talked about the SDXC cards coming the future with capacities of several terabytes in the future. While pricing on SD cards have come down a lot, when you

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