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NHK World TV iPod App

Like millions of others, I’ve been glued to news sources to get as much current information as I can about the ongoing disasters in Japan following the massive earthquake, tsunami and ongoing nuclear plant disasters. This has to be the biggest natural disaster that has occurred in my lifetime. In pre-Internet days, we had to rely on newspapers and television

Innovations

For some time now, when it came to desktop and laptop computer hardware, innovation has seemed to be somewhat stagnate. After all, what more can be done with word processing software? How can spreadsheets possibly be improved? How can the browsing experience be made better? Can email be made more effective or efficient? Form impacts function, but function often defines

GNC-2011-02-17 #648 Special Apple Product Announcement!

For those of you that actually read the show notes and I know 10's of thousands do not the clue on the Apple Product announcement is in the show notes.. You want to talk about a product that the koolaid drinkers will get excited about. Action packed show, of course I had to have a mini soap box time over

Movies & Documentaries On iOS Devices

Since getting the latest version of the 32 gigabyte iPod Touch a couple of months back, one of the uses that has surprised me has been late-night movie-watching after I’ve gone to bed but am not yet drowsy enough to go to sleep. The iPod Touch works extremely well for this task. I am able to pair the iPod to

Control Sphero From Your Smartphone

Scott gets a demo of Orbotix's Sphero from Adam, one of the company's founders. At first glance, Sphero is a robotic ball remotely controlled from a smartphone or tablet. Yes, I was kind of underwhelmed too, but fortunately, it's a bit more than that. To start with, Sphero is as much a game development platform as it is a product

XpanD Universal 3D Glasses

Michael Williams from XpanD takes Andy McCaskey through the benefits of their range of universal 3D glasses. Unbelievably, the 3D glasses provided with active-shutter 3D TVs are not always compatible between brands. It's sometimes possible to make them compatible by wearing the glasses upside down but clearly this is an unsatisfactory solution for long-term viewing. I know, you couldn't make

PetTech First Aid App for Cats and Dogs

Andy chats to Thom Somes, the Pet Safety Guy, about first aid, CPR and care for cats and dogs, and their complementary app for iPhone, iPod Touch and Android. Thom talks about the snout-to-tail approach and identifying potential problems when they are still small amd easily treatable. The app allows pet owners to take pictures of injuries or conditions so