Archive for January, 2009

Why is Jackie of Griffin Technology holding a Block of Lucite? Well, she’s here to show off the Aircurve – an acoustic amp that will bring up the sound by 10 decibels. Andy McCaskey conducts this interview on how a small block can make something like an iPhone 10db louder.Best part – there is no extra plugs or batteries to be needed. It just works off of natural scientific principals.

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Five years ago, I was an experienced Windows user, conversant in all flavors of Windows for home use and in Windows NT/2000/2003 networking, and pretty good with Windows domain networking.Today, I am a raving Linux fanboy, as Jeffrey can attest. What happened?

I learned about Linux.

Someone I know theorized the other day that the mere fact that Windows 7 is being talked about as the Linux killer, when, five years ago, only the geekier among us had ever heard of Linux, means that Linux Has Arrived. I don’t know if Linux Has Arrived, but I thought it would be interesting to discuss some commonly held myths about Linux and consider how much truth each one contains.

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First of all, I wanted to focus on the product; not anything else. So if the camera looks like it’s wandering, that is not the case.

LeashTec was showing off their latest items for the Wii, camera and other items. The CamLeash is a lanyard for your camera, while the GameLeash is a strap for your PSP, iPod or other item. That way when you are throwing around your device, you won’t completely loose it.

The other item is a case to protect your iPhone. The TecCase is a fully covered case so your iPhone is safe. The best part is the screen protector does not inhibit your multi-touch experience.

Tom Hanks probably wished he would have had this with Wilson. With ACR Electronics, the rescue beacon is a government funded project which will broadcast your location so a rescue can be performed quick.

Andy McCaskey talks with ACR on these beacons. They come with and without GPS – for GPS is not needed in all situations.

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I want to start by thanking Jeffrey for giving me the opportunity to contribute to Geekazine.

I am an avid consumer of podcasts, both new media (such as the Geekazine Podcast) and old media (such as radio shows). I get to listen to all the stuff I like when I have time to do so.

This morning, I listened to a fascinating interview exploring the recording industry and how it got that way. You can go here and search for January 28, 2008 or listen to the Podcast here (MP3).

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Think of a wireless world. Not only your phone or your earphones, but your blender? Andy McCaskey interviews Brett Lewis of Fulton Innovation talks about the ecoupled Wireless power technologies.

ecoupled also works with tactile feedback – it tries to recognize the device so it doesn’t charge the wrong item or sends a charge to something like a metal pot. Energizer, Bostch tools are partners ecoupled is working with.

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I have an HTC phone and I love it. I do want a newer version of the phone, though. So when I ran into the HTC booth, I was like a kid at christmas.

In this Primary channel video, I interview Keith on the newest phones, including the HTC fuze. It runs Windows Mobile 6.1 with Touchflow 3D. It is on the AT&T contract for $299. The picture below shows the old HTC with the new.

The video also includes a small flub on my part (thanks, Todd .

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So Monster.com got hacked again. Although there was no credit card info captured, they did get enough info to call or email you and make it sound pretty darn legitimate. Of course, you are encouraged to log in, change your password (don’t make it the same as your email btw) and check to make sure your information is correct.

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This week’s Bitstrips is about the hack. If you notice, Monster had moved on from the Monster “Monster”. Maybe he’s become a disgruntled Monster? Maybe this Monster will take retaliation? HMMM….

Looking for the newest in Video Graphics? Want a new PC that doesn’t take up any more space than a box of kleenex? Well, nVidia has a great ION platform PC – An ATOM processor with the nVidia 9400 GPU. Connect a ton of items with that and you have a theater box in a small form factor.

Andy McCaskey talks with the nVidia group as they also showed off the 3-d vision for Gforce. It is a system that lets you play 3-D games. The backchannel has video of people playing Guitar Hero.

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For those who have a green thumb or want a green thumb, then easybloom will help you learn which plants work in the area you are planting. The USB port will connect with a server to tell you what needs to change.

Andy McCaskey talks with CEO Matthew Glen about how this product works.

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Would you like to help your Mom fix her computer without having to drive to the computer? Well Citrix Online now can help with Gotoassist Express. Todd Cochrane talks with this group to see how this new online PC VNC software works. Their plans range from 1 time plans to yearly – so it’s a quick way to gain access to fix a machine.

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