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2011

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GNC-2011-01-17 #640 Macbook Pro Webcam Sucks!

Left my cameras at home for the live recording, decided to use the Macbook Pro webcam.. Wow what a piece of crap that thing is. Interesting show tonight reflect on the challenges of post show CES! and soliciting ideas for next year. I have a great line up of content for you along with some serious questions on cloning for

Apple Hits News Media

There's a story over at The Register covering an article in a Belgian newspaper, De Tijd, which suggests that Apple is determined to get its money from the media companies, one way or another. Basically, those media companies that offer a free app to subscribers of their print editions are going to be forced to discontinue the practice and that all subscriptions

T-Mobile’s G-Slate 4G Is Coming

The LG G-Slate, which was unveiled last week at CES 2011, didn't generate much attention, but that may change now.  Today T-Mobile posted a Promo Page for the tablet that included no new details, but should still serve to get T-Mobile customers more excited than they have been since EVO was announced. The G-Slate biggest selling points are 4G, Honeycomb,

Siloink Ink Cartridge Refill System

I often discount do it yourself cartridge refill systems, one they are messy and two the ink quality is generally not the great. I was introduced to the Siloink refill system at CES 2011 and was very impressed by the ink quality / print quality and low cost to refill cartridges. With Cartridge refills at about $5.00 a cartridge it

How Popular Is Angry Birds?

The other day my wife and kids were in line at the local Verizon store, waiting to purchase a screen protector for my daughter's phone.  That was when I got a text from said daughter telling me that the guy in front of them was there to get a solution to a major problem that he was having with his

Displaylink full HD with USB 3.0

Displaylink allows you to connect another monitor from your computer via USB. The cool thing about Displaylink with USB 3.0 is that you can drive a bus powered monitor with no power cord. So essentially you have a bus powered monitor, that is connected only by a USB 3.0 cable to a computer that has a USB 3.0 bus and

GoalZero Portable Solar Charging Solutions!

Green was another big theme again at CES 2011 and GoalZero had a full line of portable recharging products. I have often been skeptical of these types of devices but it is obvious that GoalZero know what they are doing and use a very logical approach to their entire product line. If you want something that will simply charge a

Roku XDS Turning on USB Port!

My favorite product of 2010 the Roku box which is now residing in over 1 million consumer homes. The Roku XDS is now entering major retail stores so availability is going to be increasing. They are working with new partners to bring new content to the device. Announced at CES 2011 they are turning on the USB feature which allows

Eye-Fi Direct Mode at CES 2011

Eye-Fi has introduced Direct Mode at CES 2011 which allows you to send pictures directly to another device like a mobile phone or base station from the eye-fi, wi-fi, sd enabled memory stick. While it is a minor upgrade to their service it is handy that you will be able to send pictures to your mobile device which then you

Moovida Free Media Player

Moovida launched a very cool media player at CES 2011, it essentially is a very intuitive menu interface that can work on your Mac or PC it catalogs the content you already have on your computer and allows you to find that content quickly. Designed for folks that have big libraries of content. These Sponsors made CES 2011 coverage possible

NBCU Day 1 Coverage from Bravo Stage

NBCU was nice enough to offer up their main stage for two events again this year, due to NBCU regular production time over runs we recorded our first NBCU event from the Bravo stage. What is funny is that we finished our 5 company interviews in 26 minutes, yet the program that caused us to not be able to use

App Store Review

Its been about a week since the App store has come to the Mac. There are somethings that we have already learned about it, both good and bad. First it is available only for Snow Leopard and comes as part of the latest update 10.6.6. If you are on Leopard or a Power PC it is not available. After you

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