Andy McCaskey visits SplashTop and chats to Sergei about their SplashTop Remote app that allows you to see and use your PC desktop on your iOS or Android device. Why would you want to do this? Perhaps you want to edit some Ms Office documents on your tablet while sitting in the living room. Or perhaps you want to play
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
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
I’ve been experimenting for some time with connecting computers to televisions, along with a variety of other set-top boxes. I’m now at a point where I’ve begun to draw a few conclusions. Are we there yet? The short answer is no. We’ve still got a long way to go. After living a while with Apps on an Android smartphone, along