Allison interviews Matthew Ungar from Govee about their range of smart lighting products designed for the home. Matthew first shows Govee’s home theater lights which include the DreamView lighting system which reacts to images on the TV and changes the color and intensity of lighting in the room to create a fully immersive experience. All […]
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Steam Deck Brings Back Gaming — by Jill from the Northwoods
Hi, this is Jill from the Northwoods. When I switched to Mac, I lost many of my Windows games. So that was the last piece I couldn’t figure out how to get on my MacBook. Some of the games do play on Mac, like Minecraft or even Civilization, which are two of my favorites. But […]
Continue readingCombat Boredom with Steam’s Tabletop Simulator — by Wing
Wing, also known as “Bart’s better half” brings us this guest review. Social distancing being what it is has meant that everyone, particularly those of us in the vulnerable categories, has had to find alternatives for our social needs. Thankfully we live in an age of unprecedented connectivity and the internet provides us a plethora […]
Continue readingCES 2020: Tanvas Touchscreens with Haptic Feedback
Allison interviews Greg Topel from Tanvas about their touchscreens that provide haptic feedback. Tanvas is developing a multi-touch capacitive touchscreen that allows the user to tactically interact with vision-based controls. Tanvas uses electrostatics to control friction and create a virtual touch experience. The many applications include creating the feel of edges of keys, the snap […]
Continue readingCES 2019: IOGEAR Video and Gaming Devices
Allison interviews Mike Volpe from IOGEAR about several of their new products shown at CES. Mike starts with IOGEAR’s Wireless 4K UHD Video Extender that wirelessly transmits UHD video from an HDMI source to a TV or projector at ranges up to 60 ft line-of-sight without compression. Next, he describes their 4-port 4K HDMI switch […]
Continue readingNC #670 Paintcode, Apple Watch Health Tracking, Stretch Timer, We.Stream, Bellus 3D, Cyber Essentials, Rings
Allister Jenks stands in for a vacationing Allison Sheridan. We have a review of Paintcode, a story of using the Apple Watch to track health in ways other than the Activity app, Allister’s own health app Stretch Timer, two interviews from CES with We.Stream and Bellus3D, some security tips with Cyber Essentials, and a fun […]
Continue readingCES 2018: Bellus3D Face Scanning
Allison interviews Helen Tahn from Bellus3D about their new 3D face scanning technology. The Bellus3D Face Camera Pro is an easy-to-use, high-quality, and affordable 3D camera designed for self-scanning using selected Android and Windows OS 10 devices. To capture your face, you attach the Face Camera Pro to a smartphone or tablet, turn your head […]
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