Month: September 2012

Tech Tuesday: Make your Smart TV Smarter & 3D printers come to a retail store
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Tech Tuesday: Make your Smart TV Smarter & 3D printers come to a retail store

This week on News 1130 Radio in Vancouver, I talked about these items: Roku Smart Stick: Roku is launching their new Smart Stick next month that will plug into a number of different Smart TVs currently on the market and add a bunch of new content options wirelessly. The Smart Stick looks like a thumb…

Highlights from XOXO Festival 2012
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Highlights from XOXO Festival 2012

This past weekend I spent about five days in Portland to attend the XOXO Festival. This was conference/festival that was funded using a Kickstarter campaign a few months ago. With only 400 tickets available, I hopped on board and bought my ticket inside the 48 hour window before they completely sold out without even knowing…

Tech Tuesday: Interactive Mirrors and 3D printed Lego Mini-Figs
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Tech Tuesday: Interactive Mirrors and 3D printed Lego Mini-Figs

This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I talked about these items: Posh View Interactive Mirror: I recently got to see the Posh View Interactive Mirror in person at the Calgary MakerFaire. This mirror is meant for the home and provides an interactive display built into the glass of the mirror. A user simply…

Tech Tuesday: iPhone 5 rumour roundup and 3d Princesses
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Tech Tuesday: iPhone 5 rumour roundup and 3d Princesses

This week on News1130 radio in Vancouver I talked about these items: iPhone 5 Rumour Roundup: My guesses – same design as 4/4S but bigger screen (4″seems likely), new dock connector (possibly just micro USB rather than new design), LTE, improved camera (no idea what they’ll do here, better sensor?), no NFC (uptake has been…

Tech Tuesday: 3d printers for jewellers & Samsung’s Android camera
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Tech Tuesday: 3d printers for jewellers & Samsung’s Android camera

This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I talked about these items: Jewellers now have a 3d printer for custom castings: 3d printing has begun to affect another industry with the announcement a new 3d printer, the 3Z Studio from Solidscape, which is targeted at jewellers. The desktop printer creates complex wax patterns from…