The Canon Vixia camcorders have been popular with consumers and Canon have upgraded the range with six new models. Jeffrey Powers has been a Vixia owner for some time and chats to Ben Thomas from Canon to learn more. Some of the new models have built-in wi-fi allowing live streaming from the camera to iOS devices such as the iPad
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
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
I've seen multi-effect processors for iPad before. We did a CES interview on a stompbox. Positive Grid (positivegrid.com) is another company offering effects pedal for iOS. Today, they announced JamUp, a new multi-effect guitar app and guitar interface for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. JamUp gives guitarists access to many tones. They also have the iTunes Jam Player and the very
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