Allison interviews Michael Shabun from Insta360 about their new modular action camera. The ONE R is the world’s first modular action camera with three interchangeable lens/sensor options. The ONE R has a bottom-mounted battery, a control module with a reversible touch screen, and a lens/sensor module, all of which can be easily plugged together and […]
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CES 2020: ioTrapster Connected Fishing Trap
Allison interviews Nicolas Boittin, CEO of ioTrapster, about their novel fishing trap. ioTrapster is a connected fishing trap that allows you to locate and see your catch via an app and a Bluetooth connection. The ioTrapster is fitted with a camera, a GPS tracker, a connected buoy and a Bluetooth connection that sends data to […]
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CES 2020: Cubo AI-Based Baby Monitor
Allison interviews Brian Lin from Cubo about their novel baby monitor. Cubo AI’s face detection technology alerts you if it recognizes your baby’s mouth and nose may be covered. Cubo’s danger zone alert protects your baby beyond the crib and warns you if your little one is entering somewhere they shouldn’t be. Alerts are provided […]
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Carbon Copy Cloner Foundation Tutorial on ScreenCastsOnline
I only switched over to Carbon Copy Cloner from SuperDuper! a few months ago, but I’m a total convert. I wanted to learn more about it, and the best way to learn is to teach so I decided to do a video tutorial for ScreenCastsOnline. Before I started making my mind map (using my beloved […]
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Gordon Ramsay on Cooking Hello fellow castaways. Terry Austin here. I’ve GOT to tell you all about the best Christmas present ever that I sort of gave myself. My sweetheart got me $100 in iTunes gift cards from Costco at about 80% of value. Her mother got me another $50 in iTunes cards. So I’m […]
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Thinner, Lighter and Cheaper – Gallium Nitride (GaN) Chargers are Here!
As you’ve heard/seen from our interview with Navitas at CES with my “cousin” Eugene Sheridan (he’s not really my cousin), Gallium Nitride semiconductor technology is allowing the miniaturization of the chargers we use every day for our phones, tablets, and computers. But you know things at CES are basically vaporware, right? Everyone knows that all […]
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Microsoft Office 365 Support Rocks
You know I’ve been a big fan of Excel for ages, but I often disparage Office 365’s version of Excel. On my previous Mac, every single time I opened a spreadsheet (even an empty one), after 2 or 3 minutes I would get a spinning pizza wheel for 10 seconds. I don’t think it happens […]
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CES 2020: Sense Electricity Usage Monitor
Allison interviews Scott Taylor, VP of Business Development, about their Sense electricity monitor for home use. Sense tracks the energy consumed by all devices in your home by detecting the unique electronic signature of each device as it is used. Using the Sense mobile app, you can set goals and monitor your progress through the […]
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CES 2020: Aquark Miniaturized Quantum Technologies
Steve interviews Dr. Andrei Dragomir, founder of Aquark Technologies, about their novel and compact quantum devices. Aquark Technologies is a spinout from the University of Southampton that is dramatically reducing the size of a core component of quantum technology. The device can accomplish all of the tasks of a conventional system with a small fraction […]
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CES 2020: Navitas GaNFast Charger Technology
Allison interviews Eugene Sheridan (no relation), CEO of Navitas, about their Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductors for incorporation into chargers. Navitas semiconductor technology, known as GaNFast, provides much higher efficiencies than traditional silicon-based chargers. This is made possible by the very high clock speed that can be used in GaN-based switching power supplies. With GaNFast-based chargers, […]
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