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April 2013

62 posts

Lightworks by EditShare

EditShare is introducing the Mac version of Lightworks. Lightworks is a cross–platform film editing software. Lightworks has been used by some of the best film makers over the past two decades. It now works seamlessly on Mac OS X.  Film makers who love their Mac's, will now have the option of using it for their film editing. EditShare will be showing

camBLOCK Announces Adventure Motion Control System

The National Association of Broadcasters Show (NAB) is now in full swing and the product announcements are beginning to roll out at a fast pace. Today camBLOCK made its big announcement, with a product that has been given the intriguing name of "Adventure". Adventure is a fully featured, ultra-portable motion control camera system. It is designed to enable filmakers to

New Tek Lowers the Price of the TriCaster 450: Are They feeling the Heat

NewTek has lowered the price for the TriCaster 455 by $6000, it is now $9995. The TriCaster 455 is described as “the affordable, integrated solution to produce your 4-camera, 14-channel, HD live show with maximum creative firepower—but with minimal proportions.”-(NewTek) Within the podcasting community the TriCaster was made famous when it was first used by Leo Laporte and TWIT. For the longest time

AZDEN SGM-DSLR Shotgun Microphone

We can not all be media content producers, but for those who are the tools are getting better. For those shooting audio and video content there are two things that you must have -- a quality camera and microphone. AZDEN is aiming to be the audio solution end of the problem. The company describes it as "a broadcast quality shotgun

GNC-2013-04-04 #849 Off to NAB!

Late developing news that brought a smile to my face.. I get in deep on some privacy concerns and question some of the tactics being used. Lots of tech news, you are not going to find a more diverse lineup of content anyplace. Subscribe Today: Audio | Video (HD) | Mobile Video | iTunes | Zune Download the Audio Show

Zynga No Longer Requires Facebook

Those of you who have wanted to play Farmville2, Chefville, Hidden Chronicles, or several of the other Zynga games, but who do not have a Facebook account, are now able to play them. You can create an account at Zynga.com with your email address. Facebook is no longer required. This update which was announced in March, has now taken effect.

GoNote unveils 7-inch Android netbook

Netbooks are essentially dead, but GoNote apparently has other ideas. At this week's Gadget Show Live in Birmingham, U.K. the company unveiled a netbook with a different look and purpose. The company is billing the tiny device as "your child's first computer". The 7-inch computer also does not run Windows -- not even the basic starter edition that many past devices

FTC Announces Winners of Robocall Challenge

Nobody likes robocallers, including the Federal Trade Commission. Last year, in October, the FTC launched the Robocall Challenge. The purpose was to have innovators create solutions that would block illegal robocalls. The winners have now been announced. Nomorobo won for “Best Overall Solution”. Say the name Nomorobo out loud, and it sounds a lot like “no more robo”. It was

How do you recharge your phone’s battery when on the move?

Just a quick question for all of the GNC audience out there, because I want a true geek opinion on this and we have a web site full of them here. You see, I was thinking of ways to charge my smartphone while on the go -- hiking and camping and the like. I am looking for the best solution

Google’s Chrome browser gets Now…sort of

There have been hints and rumors circulating for several weeks that Google would bring its popular Now feature over from Android and into the Chrome web browser. Now, pun-intended, it seems is that time, but only a little bit. The latest build of Canary, the development channel version of Chrome, has been updated to version 28 and with it comes

GNC-2013-04-01 #848 Murphy Strikes Hard

When it rains it pours and systems where failing left and right on Saturday.. All the details. Triage in work and the folks at Newtek are gonna check my machine in the morning.. Needless to say I had a long weekend. More on the show.. Subscribe Today: Audio | Video (HD) | Mobile Video | iTunes | Zune Download the

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