Allison describes the Z-Wave Consortium and collection of compatible home automation products. The Z-Wave protocol is an interoperable, wireless, RF-based communications technology designed specifically for control, monitoring and status reading applications in residential and light commercial environments. The setting is the CES 2015 show room floor. Learn more at http://http://z-wavealliance.org Using a Screen Reader? click […]
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Lowes Innovation Labs Brings Us Helpful Robots and Virtual Reality Bathrooms
Allison interviews Amanda Manna from Lowes Innovation Labs about two new services being developed for use in Lowes and Orchard Supply Hardware stores. The first is their OSHbot: an autonomous retail service robot that simplifies the shopping experience for customers and employees. The second is the Lowe’s Holoroom: a home improvement simulator which applies augmented […]
Continue readingFinally Mophie Juice Packs for the iPhone 6/6+
Allison interviews Jerry Underhill from Mophie about their new Juice Pack battery cases for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus and their new Power Stations with integrated cables. Mophie announced their recharging solutions at CES. You can find out more at http://mophie.com. Using a Screen Reader? click here
Continue readingLet Your iPhone Tell You the Value of a Resistor with ResistorVision
Kirschen Seah interviews John Brewer from Jera Design about their new ResistorVision software for the iPhone. ResistorVision allows the user to image a discrete resistor, decode the resistor’s color bands and automatically determine the resistor’s value. The setting is the Macworld 2014 show room floor. Learn more at http://jera.com. Check out the Kirschen’s activities at […]
Continue readingDiscover New iOS Apps with TAPPD
Allison interviews David Duncan from TAPPD about their new discovery software for iOS applications. TAPPD allows the user to search for apps through social networking and feedback from friends who have similar interests. Users and developers can rate and make comments on the applications with TAPPD. The setting is the Macworld 2014 show room floor. […]
Continue readingScanner Pro & Documents 5 from Readdle at Macworld
Allison interviews Denys Zhadanov from Readdle about their Scanner Pro and Documents 5 iOS applications. Scanner Pro converts your iPhone into a scanner, eliminating the need to align the document with your phone when you take the photo. Documents 5 is a file manager for you all of your data on your iOS device and […]
Continue readingGet Rid of Duplicate Files with Tidy Up from Hyperbolic Software at Macworld
Allison interviews Andrea Giunto from Hyberbolic Software about their Tidy Up duplicate Finder software for the Mac. Tidy Up finds duplicate files on the user’s internal and external hard drives as well as in the iTunes, Aperture, iPhoto, and Mail libraries. Duplicate files are identified not just by name but bite by bite. Once identified, […]
Continue reading#467 Shooting the Blood Moon, Transporter Sync Rant, HIDER 2, TidyUp, Scanner Pro, Documents 5, Fitness Apps for the iPhone
I got to be on The Pocket Show on the British Tech Network along with Chris Ashley from the SMR Podcast. Chris asks me to prove my source when I told Leon that iOS devices automatically attach to wifi and stop using cellular, learn how I get an official answer to that directly from Apple. […]
Continue readingHIDER 2 from MacPaw Hides Your Files from Prying Eyes at Macworld
Allison interviews Phillip Struchkov from MacPaw about their HIDER2 file security application for the Mac. HIDER 2 allows the user to selectively and securely hide files and folders from anyone who does not have the HIDER 2 password, including in the Finder, Spotlight and even Terminal. The setting is the Macworld / iWorld 2014 show […]
Continue readingCloak 2 VPN Service at Macworld
Allison interviews Peter Sagerson from Cloak about their new Cloak 2 VPN software. When installed on a Mac or iOS device, Cloak 2 allows the user to safely use public WiFi. Cloak 2 automatically connects to trusted networks, reducing the set up time for the user. You can subscribe to Cloak 2 on a monthly […]
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