IEEE, the commonly used abbreviation for the Institute for Electronics and Electrical Engineers, dropped by the TPN booth last month at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to chat a bit about what is going on with the organization right now. IEEE.org looks at all aspects of today's technology, but also helps to set standards for some of it. You may
Polkast thinks that it's better to have your files in your control in your home or office rather than the nebulous cloud. Andy talks to Dave from Polkast on how they do this but still give you access from your smartphone. Polkast consists of two components, a server app that's installed on the PC or Mac where all the documents
Swiss Voice has been making phones for over 100 years since 1893. They are known for their beautiful designs and technology. More and more people especially the younger generation are using their mobile phones as their home phones. Swiss Voice makes a line of beautifully designed phones call ePure which combine the security of a landline along with the mobility of
Jon Wurm of F5 Live: Refreshing Technology talked to Jessica Bell of Eco Alkalines about their Earth-friendly batteries. They tested the Eco Alkaline batteries with national brands and found they matched Duracell and Energizer in life expectancy. The Eco Alkalines are bio-degradable, with no harmful mercury, cadmium or lead getting into the ground. You can just throw them out with
Andy (Head Hard Hat) Smith from Geocaching World talks to Eric Waters of Magellan GPS about their new line of hand-held GPS units made with the Geocaching Hobbyist in mind. The Magellan eXplorist line of GPS units. Instead of having to type in a waypoint, the explorist units have a number of geocaches in the unit already. The Explorist 610
Scott Ertz from F5 talked with Ohad Akiva about the IonRoad app. All you have to do is mount your mobile device to a windshield, and iOnRoad will use augmented reality to tell you how far you are away from other traffic and other hazzards. I have tested this app and it does a great job of keeping you on
These days when we think of Motorola we think of some of the hottest Android phones on the market, but the hardware maker does more that just smartphones. Last month at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas they unveiled the MotoACTV, a new Fitness Tracker and MP3 player. The MotoACTV can be worn on your wrist like a watch