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Jeffrey interviews Mark Williamson, CEO of Zoodles, which makes software that gives a "kid mode" to devices such as PCs, tablets and smartphones. As I suspect most parents will testify, children are always keen to get their hands on Mommmy's or Daddy's latest toy. The "kid mode" creates a walled-garden (or sand-pit) that includes lots of child-friendly educational games and
Jeffrey talks to Mark of LuckyGoldstar, sorry, LG about their foray into connected devices and smart TVs during 2011. Mark reckons that there are four key principles for smart TVs. first, premium content providers and LG has over 20 including NetFlix, Vudu, Hulu, Amazon, NHL, NBA; second, apps and LG will be launching its online apps store with over 200
Anand Iyer and Chris Bergstrom of Welldoc, Inc. (www.welldocinc.com) present Welldoc Coaching Software for phones that helps patients with chronic medical conditions such as diabetes report their ongoing self-monitoring statistics and other relevant data to their physicians, thus helping the patient remain in compliance to their medical treatment program with an eye towards better patient outcomes. Interview by Jeffrey Powers
Jonathan Conelias of iDevices, Inc. (www.idevicesinc.com) presents the iGrill Bluetooth-enabled wireless temperature probe device that is designed to synch up with an iPod, iPhone or iPad and remotely display temperatures of cooking meats. It is able to monitor two temperatures at once and runs on four "AA" batteries. The iOS application features alarms that can be set to notify the
One of the most useful features/services of today’s smartphones is the ability to take advantage of the integrated GPS chip in combination with an always-on data connection, facilitating location-aware apps. Priced at $1.99, “Allstays Truck & Travel” is an app that is available for Apple iOS and Google Android. It’s part of a larger suite of different types of location-aware
If you got an iPad for Christmas, here's what you did with it over the holidays, according to mobile telco Three. - You had your iPad unwrapped and working by 10am on Christmas Day. - You downloaded Maps, Skype, Angry Birds, ebay, YouTube and Sky Sports News apps. - You visited Google search, iTunes and Facebook the most often, followed
The UK's Guardian newspaper published a very interesting article on Monday about the iPad and media publishing. In short, the iPad is not generating the revenues that it was expected to and subscriptions are slumping. However, many publishers are hopeful for the long-term. The story quotes figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations, which particularly cites Condé Nast's Wired. On