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Tom and Todd get texting with Globaltel Media's free SMS chat platform, Cherple. Robert Sanchez, President & CEO, takes them through it. Cherple is a free web-based SMS texting client, which in itself is not unusual - there a plenty of sites which can send SMS messages. But what makes this a little bit different is that the recipient can
GadgetTrak is a piece of software that you install on your mobile phone or laptop. The software will periodically check in and let you know the physical location of the device. If a camera is present, for example on a laptop, it can even take a photo of the thief and email it back to the owner. The software cannot
Targeted at independent living for older people, Moneual's Silver Care Robot is an air purifier that moves around the home to clean the air and improve the air quality, much like a Roomba does for dirt. But the robot also monitors the vital signs of an owner who is wearing wristwatch-type monitor. In the event of emergency, the robot can
Todd casts his eye over Toshiba's upcoming Windows 7 tablet, with a larger than usual screen at 11.6", Atom processor and dual cameras. Being very early to the booth, there was no one readily available to talk to, but as you can see from the video, the Toshiba tablet appears to be a prototype. The jury's still out on the oversize screen on this
Todd covers Samsung's Galaxy 7 convertible tablet running Windows 7. The Galaxy 7 has a slide-out and hinged keyboard, converting it from a tablet to a netbook in seconds - you have to see it in action so check the video. The screen is capable of 16 point multi-touch (how many fingers do these guys have?) weighs in at 1kg
David Politis of Xi3 Microcomputers ) presents the Xi3 Modular Computer. It is an extremely small form factor and operates on only 20 watts of power, yet contains a dual-core AMD Athlon x86 processor operating at 2 gigahertz. The standard model ships with 2 gigabytes of DDR 2 RAM and 8 gigabytes of solid SSD solid state drive memory. The
Mario Cisneros talks about Igugu TV (www.igugu.com), a hardware and software combination that turns your existing Windows-based computer into a TV set top box enabling you to easily get over-the-top television content from your computer to your flat panel television. Igugu has three kit offerings, including $99 dollars for the remote control unit and software, $129 for the remote control