This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I talked about these items: Eddie Bauer Katabatic 2 Solar Tent: Coming next spring, geeks will have a new reason to go camping when Eddie Bauer releases their Katabatic 2 solar tent. It features interior wiring that can work with battery packs to store from 50Wh up…
This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I discussed these topics: Plastic skin lights up on contact, may lead to touchscreens everywhere: Engadget is reporting that researchers at UC Berkley have found a way to make very thin pressure sensitive displays that can used as a touchscreen. By laminating pressure sensors with an organic…
This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I discussed these items: Wearable tech for your dog: Popular devices like the FitBit and Nike Fuelband have been used by people to measure their physical activity levels for a while now. Now you can ensure that your dog is also getting the right amount of exercise…
This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I talked about these items: Port Coquitlam gets Canada’s first Digital Classroom: Last week, Samsung Canada unveiled their pilot program, “Samsung Class”, the first digitally connected classroom in Canada. Using 31 Galaxy Tab 10″ tablets, a 65″ digital e-Board and custom software, the program at Riverside Secondary…
This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I talked about these items: Ubuntu based smartphones are coming: Later this year, a new smartphone platform is expected to debut. Smartphones running on the Linux based Ubuntu operating system will be available. Basically a desktop computer in a handheld form factor, you’ll be able to dock…
This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I discussed these items: DNA Gun will tag felons for weeks: The UK based Selectamark has created a DNA gun that is being used by law enforcement and the military to tag felons using non-lethal pellets that are similar to paintball rounds. These pellets will leave specifically…
This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I discussed these items: Neptune Pine Smart Watch: Smartwatches have been around for awhile now but have always been used as an extention to your smartphone. The Neptune Pine wants to be the watch that replaces your smartphone with it’s integrated Android operating system, wifi, built in…
This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I discussed these items: 3D printed building: Coming in 2014, 3d printing goes to a whole new level as Dutch architect Janjaap Ruijssenaars plans to make the worlds first 3d printed home using the Italian designed DShape printer. This is the same printer that made the Rygo…
This week on News 1130 in Vancouver, I talked about these items: Leap Motion controller: Gathering a huge wave of interest lately is the Leap motion controller which is little bigger than a flashdrive and set to ship early this year. Not unlike the Kinect for your Xbox except the $70 Leap allows you to…
This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I talked about these items: MeterPlug: A simple, tiny, $45 device that you plug into the wall and then plug any appliance or device you’d like to monitor it’s usage for. By using a database of location based electricity prices, the MeterPlug can tell you in real…