From the archive

April 2012

105 posts

One More Reason to Get Rid of Flash

Usage of Adobe Flash on the internet has been on the decline for sometime now and most users view that as a good thing.  Flash, while being a great technology, has proven problematic over the years.  There have been countless security vulnerabilities, endless updates from Adobe, and many fake versions that have compromised unsuspecting users.  Now, the folks over at HTTP Archive have

WOWee ONE Portable Speakers at The Gadget Show

Portable speakers were much in evidence at Gadget Show Live, though frankly some had the acoustics of a tin can rather than than anything close to hi-fi. Fortunately the WOWee ONE range of portable speakers tend towards the latter and while I doubt that musical purists will be impressed, those of us who simply want our tunes out-and-about will be satisfied.

Studio Upgrade to OhanaSaurus!

First thing you are going to ask, what the heck is the Ohana Saurus. Well its the Skype setup I use to bring guest into my show. For the past couple of years we have been operating with a older pc based system that frankly needed to be updated. I did a lot of research and was trying to maximize

GNC-2012-04-20 #758 Back from NAB!

Back from NAB with a rare Friday show, be sure to check out the podcast and get all caught up.. Headed to Florida tomorrow night so there will be two shows from Florida next week. Download the Audio Show File Links to all the articles talked about in this Podcast are on the GNC Show Notes Page [Click Here]

MicW Announces New Additions To Microphone Lines

Beijing microphone maker MicW added a couple of new products to its i-Series, L-Series and M-Series microphone lines at the 2102 NAB Show in Las Vegas this week. "Our aim is to have a microphone that's right for almost any recording application, at price points that are attractive to anyone interested in recording." MicW CEO Qunli Wu said. Designed specifically

Veho Mobile Gear at The Gadget Show

Veho probably isn't the first name that springs to mind when thinking about gadgets but they have a sizeable range from miniature video cameras to digital photo frames and Bluetooth headsets. In the UK, their products are sold in the main big boxes - PC World and Currys. On Veho's stand at Gadget Show Live, I played with a USB

What is the Future of Television

 At the NAB show New Tek had a panel Broadcast Minds: The Future of Television with Leo Laporte of TWIT.TV,  Kevin Pollak, Award winning Actor and Comedian, Jeff Jacobs, Vice President, Production Planning, Strategic Initiatives & Business Operations of the MTV Music Group,  Bill Chapman, Vice President of Creative Development/Emerging Technologies of Turner Studios and Jeff Hawley, Director, Customer Experience Group. Yamaha Corporation

Delkin Device Connector Bracket For A DSLRs or Camcorder

If you have ever watched a video someone tried to film from a vehicle you know how painful it can be because of the vibration. At one time the only way to stop this type of vibration was to spend hundreds of dollars on a Hollywood style contraption , not anymore. Delkin Devices is announcing the new Connector Bracket which

Sticker Munch Make Logos Fun at The Gadget Show

Novelty sticker company Sticker Munch launched at last week's The Gadget Show Live and I was able to grab an interview with MD and founder, Sufian Hassan. Sticker Munch offer a range of novelty stickers that put the fun back into technology by incorporating the logo as part of the design or by trading on the geekiness of it all. The

Griffin and Crayola Create Kid-Friendly MyPhones

Here's something for all the parents out there. Your children love music, but you don't love the particular music that they have become enamored with. Are you tired of hearing that same song over and over again? You may have considered handing your child your own, personal, headphones or earbuds, but this can be problematic in many ways. Griffin and

All New 2013 Ford Escape – First Drive

I got a chance, this week, to drive the 2013 Ford Escape that will be at dealers in late April or early May. The all-new design of the Escape has a more streamlined look than past Escapes. It’s more “car-like” instead of truck-like. The engine choices are a 2.5L 4 cylinder non-turbo with 168hp, a 1.6L EcoBoost with 180hp and

Why Chin Implants are On the Rise

The fastest growing trend in plastic surgery right now is chin implants. That's right, there is an increasing number of people who decide to undergo plastic surgery in order to have their chins done. Data from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons shows that the number of chin implants grew 71% in the past year. It seems that the people

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