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Top view of the Jackery XBC curved solar roof tile. It has the same curved shape of a Spanish-style roof tile and is terracotta in color. Barely visible are small black lines running along the tile surface which serve to conduct electrical power generated by collected solar energy. The tile has three hills/valleys and a ridge along the back side to help connect and underlay it with the next tile above it. Two black electrical connectors (input and output) are shown protruding from the back side of the tile.

CES 2025: Jackery Home Backup Power Solutions

Allison interviews Rachel Stotts from Jackery about their home backup power solutions. Rachel shows Jackery’s Explorer 5000 Plus system which provides 5,040 kWh of stored energy to your home from the base unit. This home backup power source can be used on a standalone basis – it has wheels so it can be moved to […]

A shot straight up into the night sky that looks like it is raining stars in streaks

Astrophotography by Stealth Part One — by Brian Hoffman

Astrophotography by Stealth, from looking up at the night sky, to hanging a picture on the wall which takes your breath away. This is part one. Hello and welcome, I’m Brian Hoffman, some of you may remember me from the chaotic interview Allison and I shared about solar energy a while back. Well, today I […]

HUOTO Apple Watch charger with glowing green ring and watch showing charging

HUOTO Portable Wireless Charger for Apple Watch

When listener and friend Sandy Foster was going on an extensive trip a year or so ago, she and I got chatting about how to easily charge an Apple Watch while on the go. Slapping an Apple Watch onto a magnetic puck on a table is pretty simple, but if you’re on an International flight, […]

CES 2025: Aurzen ZIP Trifold Portable Projector

Allison interviews Tiffany Fang from Aurzen about their trifold portable projector called ZIP. This powerful yet tiny projector measures just 3.3” x 3.1” x 1” when folded and weighs 9.9 ounces. To use ZIP, you simply unfold it to its Z shape, set it on a flat surface, connect it to your video source with […]

Oblique view of the TopJob Napa ergonomic chair. The fabric on the seat, back, and headrest is vegan leather while the frame, armrest, and footrest supports are white. The retractable footrests are folded under the seat in their stowaway position. Black seat height and tilt adjusters are visible under the seat. The chair is supported by five radial legs that each end in a black wheel.

CES 2025: TopJob Ergonomic Chairs

Allison interviews Violet Chen, founder and CEO of TopJob, about two of their ergonomic chairs: the Napa and the BOBA. The Napa is an elegant chair that is available in multiple colors and two fabrics: vegan leather and bouclé. It has ergonomically designed armrests, footrests, and a headrest. The footrest is sturdy, retractable, and repositionable […]

Open Source Audacity — My Latest Video Tutorial for ScreenCastsONLINE

March 30, 2025
by podfeet

I’ve used the free and open source Audacity for audio recording and editing for as long as I can remember. I did my first podcast recordings using Audacity nearly 20 years ago. What I never did before though, was to actually learn how to use it well. I’d push record, do some minor edits, maybe […]

Security Bits — 30 March 2025 (Bart Solo)

March 30, 2025
by podfeet

Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Thankfully Microsoft have not learned the wrong lesson from their recent over-zealous response to possible malware in the VS Code Marketplace: VSCode Marketplace Removes Two Extensions Deploying Early-Stage Ransomware — thehackernews.com/… Attackers are continuing […]

Front view of the TEWKE Tap intelligent smart switch display. It is a rounded square with four color readouts in the four corners of the display: temperature in green (optimal), humidity in red (high), air quality in orange (moderate), and CO2 levels in green (optimal). In the center of the display is an overall assessment of home health in orange (moderate). Each measurement has both a numerical and bar chart readout.

CES 2025: TEWKE Intelligent Light Switch

Allison interviews TEWKE’s Dreamer, Piers Daniell, about their intelligent smart switch called Tap that helps automatically control energy consumption in the home. TEWKE’s goal is to save the homeowner money, reduce energy demands on the grid, and support a smart grid if available. Tap consists of a small, high-resolution OLED touchscreen measuring 3 inches by […]

DJI Osmo Pocket 3 in Steve's hand with display on and camera pointing away in outdoor setting

Replacing a Big-Boy Camcorder with a DJI Osmo Pocket 3 & Mic2

Steve’s Camcorder Setup for Interviews If you’ve enjoyed watching Steve’s videos of our interviews at CES and CSUN’s Assistive Technology Conference over the years, the quality of the video you’ve been watching is due to his Panasonic HC-WXF991 4K camcorder. Its large 1/2.3″ CMOS gathers a fair amount of light but struggles under really low […]

CES 2025: PLAUD AI Voice Recorder

March 26, 2025
by Steve Sheridan

Allison interviews Elina Tsao from PLAUD AI about their new AI note-taking devices: the PLAUD Note and the PLAUD NotePin. The PLAUD Note voice recorder is a credit-card-sized device that is used to record calls, meetings, interviews, lectures, and voice memos. It is MagSafe compatible and is small enough to magnetically attach to the back […]

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