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Shodogg Unleashes Video From Your Smartphone

Shodogg is a brand new content delivery technology that takes content shown on your smartphone and passes it to any web-connected device, such as a smart TV. Launched at CES, Andy talks to David, co-founder of Shodogg, to find out more. Frankly, it's probably easier to watch the video than to try and explain how it works but basically Shodogg

Allure Energy Intelligent Thermostat with Proximity Control

Allure Energy introduced their latest energy management product, EverSense, at CES 2012. Andy learns how to save money on your electricity bill from Kevin, Allure Energy. Allure Energy's EverSense, a thermostat replacement technology, is based around a tablet device that can make intelligent energy decisions on your behalf. The proximity control feature raises or lowers the temperature in your based on

Built To Tylt Designs for Smartphones

At CES's Digital Experience, Andy talks with Built To Tylt about their funky designs for smartphones and other portable gadgets. Check their website as these guys have got some great stuff. The Tylt Band is a smartphone car charger made of a colourful flat silicon rubber cable that is nearly impossible tangle. Micro-USB and Apple connectors are available there's an

inCarBite iPad and Kindle Fire Car Mount

These days, in-car DVD players are old hat - a tablet is where it's at. Andy talks to Linda at inCarBite on how their car mount can keep up with the Joneses. The inCarBite tablet mounting system is available for the Apple iPad 1 & 2 and Amazon's Kindle Fire, which is gaining in popularity as an entertainment device. The tablet

PaySaber Point-of-Sale Terminal for iPhone

Andy chats to Matt from PaySaber at CES's Showstoppers about their iPhone-based point-of-sale (POS) solutions. The PaySaber is a portable handheld POS terminal sled that incorporates a barcode reader, card swipe and thermal printer into the unit. An iPhone or iPod Touch slots into the PaySaber to provide the screen and the wireless communication for the transaction. The flexibility provided by

Pioneer Releases New Line of Car Stereos

Pioneer is probably most famous for A/V receivers and car stereos.  At this year's Consumer Electronics Show they talked primarily about their new line of car audio devices.  It consists of in-dash CD players, DVD players and even navigation systems.  All are what Pioneer refers to as "connected devices".  There are even in-dash devices with capacitive touch-screens. The new devices

Acoustic Research AirPlay Wireless Audio System

Jeremy from Vox International, representing Acoustic Research, dropped by the TPN studio at the Consumer Electronics Show to talk a little bit about the new AirPlay Wireless Audio System that they introduced at the show.  As the name implies, the system is based on iTunes and it allows you to free your iTunes library from you computer or mobile device