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GNC first saw Sphero at CES last year and it's a really cool toy: a rugged waterproof ball controlled from a smartphone or tablet. So what has Sphero been up to in the past year...Todd and Don find out from Ian Bernstein, CTO Founder. While the hardware is unchanged from last year, Sphero has grown the number and type of
You probably have heard something about One Laptop per Child, or OLPC, which is a project from MIT Labs that aims to produce affordable computers for children in developing nations. To date, there are an estimated one million children around the world using these $100 computers. Now the project has introduced a tablet and a representative stopped by TPN in
Wireless charging has become a big deal lately. Being able to carry chargers around with us is a necessity in today's battery hogging world of smartphones. One company that is working on this task is Kirk H & J. A representative from the company stopped by TPN in Las Vegas to show off some products to Andy and Don. The
Interview by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine. and by Scott Ertz of F5 Live: Refreshing Technology.
Doug Kern from Boss Audio System dropped in at the TPN booth during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The copany has been at CES for a number of years, but this year it wanted to make a bigger splash with a new home audio line. The car audio products introduced are made to integrate with iOS products. Te
HDMI is great interconnect technology but it's really only designed for relatively short cable runs. What do you do if you want to send a 4K UltraHD picture 100ft? PhaseHD have the answer. Canadian outfit phaseHD uses standard, albeit long, HDMI cables with smart adaptors on each end of the cable to transmit a clean signal at one end and
Omnimount the maker of ergonomic furniture is now making ergonomic TV mounts. The Omnimount mount for TVs allows a television to be moved easily up, down, forward and backward. If you are sitting on the floor you can lower the TV so that you are not craning your neck to watch it. The mount is also extendable so you can
Switch Lighting was the winner of CES Innovation Award for Design and Engineering Award a CES 2013 for their latest LED three-way bulb, What makes the Switch bulbs special is that they are filled with liquid silicon. This helps to keep them cooler than most LED bulbs. Because they are cooler the Switch lighting bulbs can be used in places
Studies have shown that occasionally standing while working can lead to weight loss, lower blood pressure and overall better health. That is the concept behind Desk 65 by Omnimount. Omnimount specializes in ergonomic furniture and mounts. Desk 65 is a sit stand work desk. It allows the user to go easily from a sitting desk to a standing desk. You
Spider Audio may not be a household name, but you should certainly know them if you are in the market for audio gear. Headphones, speakers and a lot more. In the video below you will see such innovations such as a tiny device you can carry with you and use to get audio in full Dolby. The device has input
With over 2 billion wireless devices (mobile phones) produced every year, the recycling and reuse of these gadgets is an important environmental issue. Todd chats to Perry LaForge of the Device Renewal Forum about how many major companies are now approaching the issue. The DRF's mission is "to expand the growth of the device renewal market through the development of a common and
Internet-based TV has been the promise for sometime now, but it has proven harder to deliver than expected. SimulTV is hoping to change that. The CEO, Steven Turner, stopped by TPN to talk a bit about the service. The company licences its product and can provide the portions you need, without the ones you don't -- a-la-carte, in other words.
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