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The newest shiniest gadget has just come out and you want it, but what do you do with the previous model. You could try to sell it on Ebay or Craigslist but there is an easier way it is called Gazelle. You can send your old electronics to Gazelle and they will either pay you or if the item is
EcoSquid helps you find a place to recycle or sell your electronic products. It is a search aggregator. You put in the item you want to sell or recycle. The site will ask you about the condition of the device. Whether you have the charger, cables, instructions, any CD that came with the device and even the original box. Once
Tom interviews Ross from iGo, which will probably be familiar to anyone who's traveled on business. These are the guys who provide all the portable power equipment to keep your gadgets charged up - I've even got a few bits'n'pieces from them - and at CES, they were showing off a few of the their latest toys. First up was
Tom interviews Canadian firm, Sensio on their development of stereoscopic cinematic technologies - that's 3D to you and me - and the launch of three new products. The Sensio Hi-Fi 3D Codec for superior quality 3D video, which is being adopted by several content providers. The Sensio Autodetect, which analyses video and determines the 2D or 3D format (side-by-side or
Jeffrey talks with Visteon about the future of touchscreen technology. Visteon is merging today's touchscreen with yesterday's buttons and knobs. You will see an example of a car dashboard that, no matter how good the description, you will probably just want to feel for yourself. Imagine a touchscreen that gives the feel of turning a knob or moving a slider.
Andy McCaskey talks to Cavium Networks about their solution to distribute video content throughout a home. For instance, they want users to be able take content from, say a Blu-ray player that is hooked to a TV in the living room, and watch it on a different TV in the bedroom. You could even control the device with a remote
Altec Lansing has developed a speaker system that allows you to play the music on Bluetooth enabled devices through out your house. Using Bluetooth only the system has a range of 33 ft. If you attach the wireless adapter to a computer then the range extends up to 300 ft depending on how many walls you have. Enough so that
Esbjorn Larsen took a look at a booth that was showing wireless charging pads and cases. This booth was partnership between multiple companies including Qualcomm Duracell Everwin and Gill Industry Their final product will be called WiPower. Each company plays a part in the development and distribution of the product. This shows how many companies end up getting involve just
Andy McCaskey visited the Barnes & Noble booth and took a look at the Nook Color. The Nook Color was created with content with a lot of color in mind, like magazine and children's books. It is wifi enabled and has about 8 hours of continuous reading under wifi. It is a full color touch screen, it uses Vividview technology
Jeffrey hooks up with Joseph Kane to get the latest developments at BigC, the distributor of the Dino-Lite digital microscope camera. It connects to a PC or laptop via USB and this year's models are evolutionary with improved optics. The camera can focus from infinity right down to almost no distance at all and as the distance is reduced, the
Jeffrey interviews Mark Williamson, CEO of Zoodles, which makes software that gives a "kid mode" to devices such as PCs, tablets and smartphones. As I suspect most parents will testify, children are always keen to get their hands on Mommmy's or Daddy's latest toy. The "kid mode" creates a walled-garden (or sand-pit) that includes lots of child-friendly educational games and
If you swim a lot you know how difficult it is to find earphones that you can use while swimming. Sticking earbuds in your ear produce a muffle sound and can be dangerous. However swimming for a long time without music is boring. The Finis SwiMP3.1G offer a unique solution to this situation. The SwiMP3.1G use bone conduction to transfer
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