Allison interviews OWC CEO Larry O’Connor about several products currently available at OWC. He starts with the Clingon, a small plastic device that helps to secure and protect your USB-C connector when it’s plugged into a USB-C port. Larry then describes OWC’s Thunderblade v4 drive (Gen 2) with up to 8TB of flash storage and […]
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CES 2019: Sandman Alarm Clocks
Allison interviews Alex Tramiel from Palo Alto Innovation about their Sandman alarm clocks. The Sandman is a modern hybrid of the charging station and alarm clock. The integrated USB ports and cable management allow the user to charge up to four devices at once while hiding the clutter. The Sandman features larger than usual 1.8” […]
Continue readingCES 2019: Danby Parcel Guard Smart Mailbox
Allison interviews Cory Weirmier from Danby about Parcel Guard, the first smart mailbox that will be certified by the USPS. Parcel Guard’s anti-theft drop slot will fit 95% of all standard delivery box sizes with the option of unlocking the bottom door for larger parcels. Equipped with an IP camera, Parcel Guard is made of […]
Continue readingCES 2019: Royole Flexible Smartphone Display
Allison interviews William Strand from Royole about their new FlexPai smartphone/tablet. FlexPai is the world’s first commercial foldable smartphone with a flexible display. FlexPai can be used either folded or unfolded, giving it the portability of a smartphone plus the screen size of a tablet. The device was first launched in October 2018 in Beijing […]
Continue readingCES 2019: APH Devices for Blind Readers
Allison interviews Craig Meador and Dave Wilkinson from the American Printing House about two new devices being developed to assist blind readers. The first is the Canute from Bristol Braille Technology. The Canute features nine lines of forty characters of Braille. It supports all six-dot Braille codes and tactile graphics. The second is the Graphiti […]
Continue readingCES 2019: MaxDrive Storage for Wyze Cam Video
Allison interviews Max Stoneking from Wyze about MaxDrive, their new private cloud storage device for Wyze Cam video. MaxDrive serves as a local or remote backup for video footage from the Wyze Cam’s SD card. The drive continuously and automatically stores videos generated by all Wyze Cams that you designate on a given network. It […]
Continue readingCSUN Assistive Tech Conference 2018: Second Sight
Allison interviews Duane Tsutsui from Second Sight about their implants that help some blind people “see”. The first device, called Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System, provides electrical stimulation to a retinal implant to induce visual perception to blind individuals with severe to profound Retinitis Pigmentosa. The Argus II System is comprised of a miniature video […]
Continue readingCES 2018: Wonder Workshop Educational Robots for Kids
Allison interviews Bryan Miller from Wonder Workshop about their robots and apps that help kids learn. Bryan describes the educational robots Dash and Cue. Dash teaches children from kindergarten up to 5 to 6 years old how to code to control a small robot using block programming. Wonder Workshop’s latest robot, Cue, takes kids from […]
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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