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If you want to hang or support some piece of technology from a wall or ceiling, then Omnimount ought to be on your review list as they have a portfolio of mounts and brackets that will do the job for flat screen TVs, speakers and projectors. Todd and Don chat with Kevin Paulson, who has the latest ceiling mount, the
Todd and Don have some fun with Tobias Schoeler from French wireless specialists, BeeWi, and on show at CES are Bluetooth battle robots. Controlled from a smartphone app, the robots can fight against themselves or other BeeWi remote controlled toys including helicopters. Very cool and lots of fun. The robots will be available in the first half of 2014 priced
Flir appeared at Showstoppers, a pre-CES show that helps to kick off the Las Vegas electronics show, and we caught up with them to see what was new. It turns out, the company now has a case for your iPhone that can work a bit of optical magic, transforming the handset into a thermal imaging device. The product goes a
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Todd and Don interviewed Gene Wang, from PeoplePower, at CES about their iOS app called Presence 2.0. Presence turns your spare iPhone or iPad into a free remote camera to monitor your home or office from anywhere in the world (Wi-Fi or cellular). Select Presence Motion Detection to receive free Presence Video Alerts and see what happened just moments ago. Or select
Todd and Don interview Nortek's Rob Halligan about the new wireless speaker system called Korus, which instead of using wifi or Bluetooth, uses SKAA, a wireless hi-fi audio standard that won CES Innovation awards in 2010 and 2011. The benefit of SKAA is low latency and greater range, but the downside is that it's not built-in to any smartphone, tablet or media
Todd and Don interview Eric Stalker from HAL.tv about the new Remote Set Top box for controlling your TV with hand gesture or voice control. Once the box is setup, it allows you all kinds features like Hand control of your TV, Phone Calls, Reminders and a "mirror" mode. HAL is also coming out with a smart watch and smart
Eyetech, is company that focuses on the natural user interface, specializing in eye-tracking technology. This isn't a type of technology that is new -- you may have used it in such devices as the Kinect, which utilizes both voice and gestures to control your Xbox. The new hardware can be imbedded into other devices -- it's essentially a large chip. It
There's no doubt that wearables are where it's at right now, but devices such as Google Glass or Recon goggles are very much luxury toys. XOEye Technologies have taken a more practical approach, developing safety glasses with built-in video cameras and microphones for use in business, typically manufacturing, construction and field service industry. Don and Todd talk to Aaron Salow,
Todd and Don chat to Bradley Whitchurch from Seal Shield about their latest products aimed at both the healthcare market and technology users with active lifestyles. With expertise in waterproof and anti-microbial technologies, their core products are washable keyboards, mice and TV remote controls. In the video, Bradley demonstrates the Seal Shield's washable True Type keyboard by submersing it in
Livio, a company recently acquired by Ford, produces apps designed to work in cars -- a technology that Ford obviously has a great deal of interest in. If you aren't familiar with the company, it produces a library and developers can use this within their apps, which can then interact with the software, also produced by Livio, that is installed in the
Don Baine and Todd Cochrane interviewed Peter form Acton Global about their new M electric scooter. The little scooter folds up so you can take it with you on an Airplane, Bus or train. Once it's folded out, you can go 15 mile per hour for up to 15 miles. The Acton M scooter will be very useful for
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