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Kano's mission is to encourage people, particularly children, to see computers not as unchangeable appliances but as tools to be made, shaped, coded and shared. Their kits plug together bits, boards, buttons and cables to make individual and personalised computers. Joanna gets to the heart of the matter with Todd and the Pixel Kit. Kano's approach is to challenge each
Fingerprint readers are well established in all but the lowest cost smartphones - look at the Moto G-series for phones priced around US$200 - and it's a trusted solution. So it's not surprising that fingerprint readers are now appearing in other devices such as padlocks and bike locks. BIO-key are fingerprint specialists and have a range of locks and readers
True wireless earphones have been around for about eighteen months and products are beginning to innovate away from making the earphones technically better and physically smaller. As an example, Lizn's "hearpieces" are wireless earphones but also have some properties of a hearing aid. Todd listens to Michael to find out more. The clue to Lizn's USP is in the name
Kano's mission is to encourage people, particularly children, to see computers not as unchangeable appliances but as tools to be made, shaped, coded and shared. Their kits plug together bits, boards, buttons and cables to make individual and personalised computers. Bruno gives Todd a hand to develop a selfie camera from their new Camera Kit. Kano's approach is to challenge
Playing games using bare hands for controllers goes back as far as the Eye Toy for the Sony PlayStation 2 but it was really Microsoft's Kinect that brought gesture recognition mainstream. Fantastic as these cameras were, players only received visual feedback, e.g. the in-game character moved in the desired direction. But what if there is no TV screen to show
When I hear "hydroponics" I always think of scifi and long missions to deep space. Fortunately, hydroponics is much more rooted in reality than the genre suggests, and this brings us neatly to Opcom Farm and their indoor hydroponics systems. Todd digs with Ray from Opcom and discovers how to garden in your garage. Opcom offers everything needed to setup a
Mobile data charges abroad can be prohibitively expensive and tethering for wifi burns through the phone's battery. The new Fonebud W wireless hotspot solves this problem for over 80 countries worldwide. Don chats with Dixon about the features of this new device. Using your home SIM while in a foreign land typically ends with a large bill when you get
Well, big changes here in the studio and it may have been Intel's fault. You should watch today's video for the first 15 minutes or so as I take you on a tour of the studio, unlike anything you have ever seen here. Plus lots of great listener feedback from previous shows. My New Personal YouTube Channel Geek News Central
At CES 2017, PicoBrew showed off their personal beer brewing machine and this year, they're back with a little something to take home alcohol production to the next level. Todd finds out more from George. For existing PicoBrewers, the PicoStill brings an opportunity to "up their game" and start distilling small batches of spirits safely and more precisely. 500 ml
I talk quite a bit today about the failure of Beme and someone I admire Casey Neistat and my disappointment on what I heard today and the hard truths about running a business. Plus an absolutely shocking story that has me nearly speechless. I'm serious you are going to be outraged, shocked and in disbelief of what some companies allowed a
Google has decided to give people greater control with new features in their ad settings. A new feature that is being rolled out allows people to mute reminder ads. This solves the annoying problem of being shown an ad from a website that you browsed and/or already made a purchase from. You visit Snow Boot Co.'s website, add a pair
Nintendo announced that Miitomo will no longer be available as of May 9, 2018. Nintendo is preparing some special events that will take place between now and the end date. There is now a Daily Login Bonus. Users can log into Miitomo to receive daily bonuses until the very end. Those items include: Miitomo coins x 2,000 and Game Tickets
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