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CCATP #803 – Adam Engst on Invasive Location Tracking and Tips On How to Manage

In this episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond, Adam Engst and I discussed his October 24th article entitled Exposé Reveals Ongoing Smartphone Location Tracking Threats. He explained how much easier it is now for your precise location to be determined because of your online activity, in spite of the safeguards Apple has instituted in […]

CSUN 2024: Sony OTC Hearing Aids

Allison interviews Lauren Reynolds from Sony about their new self-fitting, over-the-counter hearing aids. Since these hearing aids do not require an evaluation and fitting from an audiologist, they are much less expensive and are easier to purchase than traditional hearing aids. Sony’s hearing aids come in a couple form factors. The CRE-C10 self-fitting hearing aids […]

Front view of 6 YubiKeys ranging from the largest (about the size of a thumb drive) to the smallest (about the size of a micro-SD card). They have various form factors including USB-A, USB-C, and Lightning connectors.

CES 2024: YubiKey Online Hardware Security Keys

Allison interviews Karin Muskopf from YubiCo about their range of hardware authentication solutions for online security. Yubico offers many secure key formats more secure than SMS messaging or an authenticator app for second or multi-factor authentication. YubiKeys provide strong authentication with support for multiple protocols, including existing Smart Card/PIV, and FIDO2/WebAuthn, the new standard that […]

Front view of Pawport pet door with a black exterior and a blue illuminated border at the bottom. The pet door is split down the middle in two halves and both halves are closed. The name “pawport" is printed in blue at the top of the doors.

CES 2024: Pawport Smart Secure Pet Door

Allison interviews Martin Diamond, CEO of Pawport, about their new smart and secure pet door. Pawport features a patented design that slides onto existing pet doors using the grove on the existing pet door frame. A simple screw locks Pawport into place and cannot be removed from the outside. Pawport opens and closes on demand […]

Cato device is a small (1.5"x1.5") black rounded rectangle and about 1" thick. It has two small black rectangular protrusions top and bottom on the face and the word "cato" printed in gold lower-case print. A small rounded rectangular opening is located on one side of the device.

CSUN 2024: Cato Motion-Based Wearable Alternative to Eye Gaze Control

Allison interviews Auli Co-Founder, Spero Koulouras, about their alternative to eye gaze to control applications and devices. Auli’s Cato device empowers people with motor disabilities by providing familiar customizable control of electronic devices. Cato is a motion-based wearable device that controls Windows, macOS, and Chromebook computers by emulating mouse and keyboard input. It also operates […]

How to Enable Emergency Bypass on iOS — and Why

Last November, Jill from the Northwoods joined me in a discussion of how she uses Apple’s Focus Modes for emergencies. The conversation starts just around 15 minutes into NosillaCast #966. We set this up more as a “problem to be solved” conversation rather than a tutorial. She described how the elderly parents of a friend […]

CES 2024: Whispp Real-Time Assistive Voice Technology

Allison interviews Joris Castermans, Founder and CEO of Whispp. His company has developed an app that uses assistive voice technology to convert impaired speech to a clear and natural voice in real time. Whispp works for all kinds of voice disabilities ranging from soft whispers to rough esophageal speech to stuttering. By providing recordings to […]

Withings BeamO device is about the size of a candy bar and is held here with a hand at each end to operate it.

CES 2024: Withings BeamO At-Home Health Checkup Device

Allison interviews Paul Buckley from Withings about their new BeamO handheld device that lets you quickly and easily check your health status. BeamO is portable, smaller than a smartphone, and you can use it on the go to take vital measurements for you and your family members. The device can be used by up to […]

Object-Aware Image Fixing with TouchRetouch

Back in 2018, I told you about a tool called TouchRetouch for iOS from ADVA Soft. The problem to be solved is that you’ve taken a great photo, but there are things in the photo you’d like to remove. In the last five years, it’s come a very long way. Late last year I created […]

A three-view of iPhone screen captures, showing a medium-sized Contacts widget at the top of the home screen, the top section of the opened widget, and the bottom section of the opened widget. The contents of these are described in the text.

The iOS Contacts Widget

Home Screen widgets on iOS are a tradeoff between instant access to many applications and instant access to useful information. Even the small widget size displaces four potential spots for app icons. Because of this tradeoff, I have had an on again, off again relationship with widgets. I’ll try out new ones offered by third-party […]

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