Allison Sheridan interviews Bernie Thompson, founder of Plugable Technologies, about their new Thunderbolt 3 docking station. Bernie describes how there is confusion with users regarding the capabilities of USB-C vs. Thunderbolt 3 as well as HDMI vs. Display Port. To resolve that ambiguity, Plugable has designed a dock that supports all of these capabilities. The […]
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When Currency Rate Decimals Go Wrong
Problem to be solved My Currency Conversion Web App (work-in-progress) I’m not entirely sure that this subject belongs in the NosillaCast but Bart was quite insistent that I write it up, so here I go. In Programming By Stealth we’ve been working on a little web app that will do currency conversions. Bart gives us […]
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CES 2020: mamaRoo Infant Swing and Sleep Bassinet
Allison interviews Amie Stanton from 4moms about a couple of their products focused on infant entertainment and comfort. Amie first shows Allison the mamaRoo 4, an infant seat and swing that bounces up and down and sways side to side, as parents do. It has five unique motions (car ride, kangaroo, tree swing, rock-a-bye & […]
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CES 2020: Hydrow Live Outdoor Reality Rower
Allison interviews Becca Mortimer from Hydrow about their Live Outdoor Reality Rower. The Hydrow is a state-of-the-art rowing machine that includes a 22” sweat- and dust-resistant touchscreen with front-facing speakers. The display provides guided rowing workouts and an immersive experience in your home. You can even join a crew as one on the water and […]
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Allison interviews Becca Mortimer from Hydrow about their Live Outdoor Reality Rower. The Hydrow is a state-of-the-art rowing machine that includes a 22” sweat- and dust-resistant touchscreen with front-facing speakers. The display provides guided rowing workouts and an immersive experience in your home. You can even join a crew as one on the water and […]
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CES 2020: Celestron StarSense Explorer Telescopes
Allison interviews Corey Lee, CEO of Celestron, about their easy-to-use StarSense Explorer Telescopes. This entry line of telescopes uses your smartphone to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real time. With the night sky displayed on your smartphone and the phone attached to the telescope, you simply point the telescope to the […]
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Security Bits — 9 February 2020
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🧯Intel have released a fix for yet another named bug in performance-enhancing features of their CPUs. This one is named CacheOut because it involves cache evictions. The key takeaway is that like the other […]
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CES 2020: Wi-Charge Wireless Power Delivery
Allison interviews Yuval Boger from Wi-Charge about their devices that deliver power over relatively long ranges without wires. Wi-Charge can deliver enough power to charge mobile phones, smart-home IoT devices, AR/VR goggles, and many other devices over-the-air at room-sized distances without losing power. This approach can eliminate the need for batteries and power cords in […]
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CES 2020: iKuddle Smart Home for Cats
Allison interviews Clementine Yang from iKuddle about their smart home system designed for cats. The iKuddle system includes a smart litter box that automatically scoops cat waste from the clean litter and packs the waste into a small bag. It also has an automated deodorizing system which extracts unpleasant odors using a carbon filter. The […]
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Tesla Tech – Range Anxiety is Real
One of the things people talk about with electric vehicles is the concern you might have about whether you’ve got enough battery charge in your car to make it to your destination. They call this range anxiety. With an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle, you usually have lots of options to stop and get gas, […]
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