CES 2025 Archives - Page 2 of 5

End view of the Zoox autonomous Robotaxi showing a black rounded-rectangular vehicle with red taillights, wheel fenders highlighted in red, a blackened-out window, and a red light bar at the top of the vehicle. Also visible are radar/camera sensors at the top left and right corners of the vehicle and another sensor on the roof. The company name Zoox is visible in the lower left of the window and also on the license plate. The background is black as well.

CES 2025: Zoox Robotaxi Funded by Amazon

Allison discusses the Zoox Robotaxi, an operational vehicle built for riders, not drivers, and funded by Amazon. Zoox is a full Level-4 autonomous vehicle designed to hold four passengers and pick up, navigate, and drop off passengers in a city environment. The seating positions are symmetrical so each rider gets the same level of comfort […]

Photo of a city map generated by the HERE Maps and Navigation system as it appears on an automotive display. The city map shows a home location designated by a small graphic of a house from which a navigation route throughout the city is displayed as a blue path. The route connects 8 stops across the city starting and ending with the home location.

CES 2025: HERE Automotive Navigation Solutions

Allison interviews Sowmya Gopal from HERE about their unified navigation solutions for electric vehicles, including automated driving, EV routing/charging, and a digital cockpit for driver interface. Sowmya demonstrates the HERE’s Maps and Navigation system on a hyper-SUV, the Lotus Eletre Carbon, and explains how it integrates the navigation experience with range management. The HERE system […]

CES 2025: j5create Matter-Enabled Smart Plugs and Thunderbolt 5 Dock

Allison interviews Brandon Thweatt from j5create about their Matter-enabled Smart Plugs and new Thunderbolt 5 dock. Brandon starts by explaining that Matter allows smart devices made by different companies to interact with various home automation systems using a common standard. So Matter-enabled devices can be controlled through and work seamlessly across Apple, Android, and Alexa […]

CES 2025: Maono Podcasting and Lavelier Microphones

Allison interviews Tobias Helenstein from Maono about their collection of microphones designed for podcasting as well as their wireless lavalier mics. Tobias starts with their podcasting mics including the PD200X and PD400X, both of which are dynamic and have XLR and USB outputs. The more affordable PD100X has colored lights on the rear of the […]

Front view of the Xebec Snap used with a MacBook Pro laptop. The laptop sits on a table with a Zoom call in progress showing on the main display. Two additional displays are attached to the main display, one on the immediate right and the other on the immediate left. The left display is mounted in a portrait orientation while the right display is in landscape. The left display shows a graph and spreadsheet of a Monthly Budget while the right display show a presentation entitled Understanding the Market. Two USB-C cables are attached the left two ports on the laptop with their cables neatly tucked behind the computer. Above the laptop and displays are the words XEBEC SNAP.

CES 2025: XEBEC Portable Snap-On Monitors

Allison interviews Alex Levine, XEBEC CEO & Cofounder, about their portable monitors that snap onto any laptop to expand your display area and optimize your work setup. Alex describes their Xebec Snap which can turn a regular laptop into a modular portable workstation for office productivity on the go. Up to three additional displays can […]

Oblique view of iFixit’s Portable Smart Soldering Iron. It has a rounded rectangular base that holds a built-in rechargeable battery. The base has a small bracket at one end that, when flipped down, makes the base slant upward slightly as it sits on a white surface. The base has a blue on/off button and a nickel adjustment knob on the raised end. It has also a USB-C cable attached to the front between the buttons. At the other end of the cable is a tapered cylindrical soldering iron that is mounted on the side of the base. The base, USB cable, and soldering iron are black with blue highlights.

CES 2025: iFixit Smart Soldering Iron and Electronics Toolkit

Allison interviews Eric Essen, iFixit’s Chief Tool Officer, about their new smart soldering iron and electronics toolkits. Eric describes iFixit’s FixHub Smart Soldering Iron designed to bring soldering to people without experience. It is powered through any powered USB-C port and has an adjustable soldering temperature through a web interface. When connected to a PD […]

View of the Shiftcam ShiftGrip Pro from the side that attaches to the phone. It has an ergonomic handle on the side with a flat extension ending in a 2" circular ring that magnetically attaches to the Qi2 or MagSafe port of the back of the phone. The device is grey in color and has shutter button on the top of the handle. Shown behind the ShiftGrip Pro and slightly out of focus is an iPhone 16 Pro in a desert sand color.

CES 2025: Shiftcam Accessories for Mobile Phones

Allison interviews Benson Chiu from Shiftcam about their wide array of accessories for mobile phones including iPhones, Samsung, and Android. Benson starts with their Planck SSD which attaches to the bottom of mobile phones with a USB-C port. They support 1 or 2TB of storage and can handle data rates over 1 GBps. This product […]

Oblique view of the incase Crosstown Backpack which is medium blue in color with a denim like material. Called out in the photo are an external zippered slip pocket, a padded faux fur laptop compartment for up to 16” devices, a zippered organization pocket, side water bottle pockets, and a travel pass through. One of the two backpacks straps can be seen emerging from the rear.

CES 2025: Incase Laptop Sleeves, Backpacks, & Keyboards

Allison interviews Ashley Holmes from Incase about their laptop sleeves, backpacks, and keyboards. Ashley starts with the Crosstown Vertical Sleeve for 14” and 16” MacBooks. It has the handy feature of allowing access to the laptop from the top of the sleeve when placed in a backpack so the computer can be removed without removing […]

Photo shows the vivoo mobile app and a vivoo test strip. Two views of the mobile phone are shown, each with a different view of the vivoo app. One view includes the data results from a test showing sodium, magnesium, water, pH, vitamin C, oxidative stress, and ketone levels. The other view shows the vivoo Advice page with a recommendation on how to keep your vitamin C levels at a healthy level by eating, for example, bell peppers. Below the two phone screens is a vivoo test strip emerging from its packaging. The strip is black with several small reference color squares at one end which surround slightly larger test squares. The vivoo company name and a QR code is below the color and test squares.

CES 2025: Vivoo At-Home Urinalysis for Health and Wellness

Allison interviews Gözde Büyükacaroğlu, vivoo co-founder and COO, about their at-home urinalysis system. Vivoo includes a single-use test strip and a mobile app that together allow the user to get rapid and accurate urine analysis to assess several categories of health and wellness. To use the system, the user urinates on the test strip which […]

NC #1032 Apple Photos Editing Tutorial, AUKEY Chargers, Plantaform Indoor Gardens, Blip for File Transfers, BioLite Battery Backup, Security Bits

Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, February 16, 2025, and this is show number 1032. Before we get started, I want to tell you there will be NO live show next week. The show […]

1 2 3 4 5

Posts navigation