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: Samsung Galaxy S4: Samsung is set to unveil the latest version of their wildly popular Galaxy smartphone, the S4 on May 3rd. Smaller and lighter than the previous model, with a beautiful, larger screen thanks to a smaller bezel, the S4 is…
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: Turn Your iPhone Into A Satellite Phone: A new product from Thuraya called the SatSleeve allows you to turn your iPhone 4/4S/5 into a global satellite phone. You simply slide your iPhone into the sleeve and it connects to the Thuraya network…
This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I discussed these items: Graphene super capacitors: Researchers at UCLA, while working on an unrelated project with Graphene, they discovered that their process essentially made a super capacitor out of carbon. This is like a battery except that it charges and discharges a hundred to a thousand…
I was on the radio for another fun App Wednesday with Steve Dotto, David Hathaway and Art Factora and was hoping that my pick would take the crown for best app and it appears that it did. The video and photo above were showing Cycloramic in action. I found the app a few weeks ago…
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…