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Not Just StuffIt! At Smith Micro

Smith Micro is best known for its Mac software and StuffIt! in particular but the company's portfolio is much wider than that. Andy and Don chat to Carla of Smith Micro Software to find out what else the company does. Smith Micro has a portfolio of products in the mobile wireless space, delivering solutions for telcos and cable operators. As Carla

UPnP Forum and How Your Gadgets Stream Music

If you've ever wondered how your gadgets talk amongst themselves to successfully play music from your PC through a media streamer, you'll be interested in this interview with Dr Alan Messer, President of the UPnP Forum. Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is the standard by which IP networked gadgets advertise their services and intercommunicate. Formed in 1999, nearly all the

GNC-2012-01-27 #737 Shame on Hawaii Legislature!

Going to be implementing some Studio upgrades in the next couple of weeks should be fun. I go after a couple of my state legislatures pretty hard tonight on two idiotic bills that they introduced. Also hope I was not to punchy on the last show notes. I am feeling much better by the way and although the voice is

Biscotti TV Phone with Google Video Chat

Biscotti's TV phone is a small camera unit that sits on top of your big screen TV, connecting to the TV via HDMI and to the network via WiFi. Once connected up, owners can make high-definition video calls to other Biscotti owners and Google Video Chat users.  And you will not believe how small the camera unit is. Todd chats to Matthew Shoemake

Sony Connects Up At CES

Sony's CES focus this year is on electronics, content and network services combining to deliver high quality entertainment anytime and anywhere. Supported by a slew of product announcements, new connected devices range from TVs, Blu-ray players and A/V receivers through to tablets, smartphones and PCs and on to camcorders and mobile music players. Sony is combining these with online services

Withings Internet Connected Baby Scale

At CES in Las Vegas, Withings has announced its wireless Internet-connected baby and toddle scale, winner of a 2012 CES Innovations Award. Developed by the French company, the Smart Baby Scale incorporates WiFi, Bluetooth and the low power Bluetooth Smart connectivity and allows parents to accurately record their child's weight from birth. Using the Smart Baby Scale, parents can view the

Ford and Gogo Add to Inflight Entertainment

Travelling by air can be pretty dull - you're jammed into a metal tube with nowhere to go even if you could get out of your seat. Inflight entertainment has evolved from one or two screens for the whole cabin to multichannel personal media players in seat headrests, which certainly helps to alleviate the boredom. More recently and largely responding