From the archive

January 28, 2011

D-Link Unveils Latest Network Products

Andy talks to Steve at D-Link's pre-press event and gets a rapid-fire look at the latest offerings from the company, including a wireless Powerline router, bundling three functions into a single device; a wireless media router that will take SD cards or USB3 external drives for delivering HD content to media streamers or players; a SmartBeam Wifi transmitter, a directional antenna that

Ecovas: Window Washer of the Future?

Almost no one likes to wash windows it is a monotonous task, but at some point in time everyone has to do it. If you own a commercial building you have to hire someone, set a schedule and then hope they do a good job, well at least until now. Now that job can be done by a robotic window

XRocker Furniture For Gamers

Mike from XRocker is showing Tom some new furniture that has a definite media and gaming slant towards it.  This is some pretty far out stuff that not every spouse will welcome into a home, but it's also pretty neat - kind of a living room set meets Scott E Vest.  Of course the retail price may buy some wiggle

Snapstick moves Videos with a Snap of the Wrist!

You have a video on your tablet, smartphone or lap top and you want to show it too everyone. However gathering everyone a 4" screen is a little too cozy. You could get up and put the video on your computer and then stream it, but by the time you do that, your friends will have left and gone home.

Green Plug Promises Smart Charging

Graeme from Green Plug stops by to chat with Andy and Tom about Green Plug.  Green Plug is what is commonly referred to as a wall wart, but it's really a whole lot more than that.  It can provide communication between the charger, power supply, and the unit being charged.  Individual devices can be "programmed" by their manufacturer to work

Egypt’s Crackdown of the Net and Mobile Services

The Internet Gives and the Internet Takes away is probably how I can sum up the situation in Egypt. What is crazy about the internet shutdown in Egypt was the absolute cut-off that has occurred. When drafting this 90% of Egypt is disconnected from the rest of the world. Makes you want to make sure you hold on to some

New Ford Connected Products announced at CES 2011

Ford made some big announcements at CES 2011, the focus of this interview centered around their in-car technology, known as Sync.  One of the biggest was AppSync, which takes the UI from your mobile device and integrates it into the car.  That allows drivers to access apps on their mobile device through the Sync system via voice commands.  They also