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Chat Roulette

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Enjoy this piece my dad did on CBS 2 Chicago, regarding Chat Roulette.

I spent a lot of time on my computer at work yesterday, surfing a site that would surely get me fired if it weren’t for the assignment I was given.  Chat Roulette is a site that links your webcam (I borrowed our digital expert Rick Kramer’s) to random web cameras from around the world.  I talked with people in Tunesia, France, China, Finland, Denmark, Norway, London and even New York!  Some of them were fascinating, but a good number of the contacts I didn’t bother staying with were shirtless men who appeared ready to engage in something sexual or were already engaged.  So this fascinating link to the world can also be seedy and x-rated.  Not for the kids!

March 6, 2010 · Tagged with

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Tivit

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Tivit

Tiny Tivit unit picks up Mobile DTV channels. It then sends the signal out on its own WiFi hotspot, where you can get it on your Blackberry, iPhone, laptop. Channel selection is is controlled on the receiving unit. Amazing device unveiled at CES 2010. It’ll cost a little over $100.

January 10, 2010 · Tagged with , ,

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AR.DRONE

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See how the drone is controlled by using the accelerometer! Much fun! From the blogger’s party during CES in Las Vegas.

January 10, 2010 · Tagged with , , ,

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No Geeks!

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Here’s a nice concept. Come out with a line of consumer electronics that are ridiculously simple to install and use. No Geek Required products include a wireless router that simply installs in one minute, and a video to DVD dubbing system that’s ready to go in no time. Instant productivity, no heavy lifting, easier for the store and for you. I guess that’s why you’ll soon see their product line in places like Target and WalMart. For a little company just starting out, that’s a big deal.nogeek

January 8, 2010 · Tagged with , ,

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Is Your Date A Dud?

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The question- is your date a dud? Well, now, there’s an app for that! DateCheck, with the slogan “Lookup before you hookup,” takes the name of your date and a little other info and instantly runs a background check. We gave it a try during CES with a demo from the company behind it. Criminal history? It’ll tell you with its “Sleaze Factor” rating. Taxes he pays on his house? It’ll tell you. Number of bathrooms in his house? It can tell you. Is he already married? Yep, in fact it’ll tell you the name of the other person in the house. A free app, with free info, from the folks at Intelius. They’ve been allowing people to peer into our public records for years. So, of course, if you want to find out even more about your date the app will offer even more in-depth info for a fee. datecheck

January 8, 2010 · Tagged with , , , ,

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Motorola BACKFLIP

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Motorola has a hit with the DROID. At CES they introduced the BACKFLIP. That screen you’re looking at does NOT close like a cover over the keyboard. Instead it flips back. So, when closed, one side of your phone is a keyboard and the other side is a touchscreen with a soft keyboard available. Pretty clever. Also, when opened, the screen is above the keyboard BUT on the back of the screen is a touchpad! Drag your finger behind the screen to make things happen on it. BACKFLIP

January 7, 2010 · Tagged with , , ,

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3D At CES

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3DThis is what you see all over CES. People wearing 3D shutter glasses, like these folks at Panasonic, staring at something on a screen that you just can’t appreciate, until you put on your 3D glasses.

January 7, 2010 · Tagged with , , , ,

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Nexus One At CES

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Nexus One At CES

David Conway, the Senior Product Manager for Android talks about the Nexus One. We caught up with him at one of the ballroom events held during the Consumer Electronics Show

January 7, 2010 · Tagged with , , ,

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Lenovo Hybrid Laptop

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What a great idea! It’s a laptop computer in which the screen portion comes out and becomes a tablet computer. It should be available by May and Lenovo is trying to keep the price of the IdeaPad U1 well below $1,000

January 7, 2010 · Tagged with , , , ,

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OLED See-Thru Display

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OLED See Thru Display

What an amazing example of OLED and how thin it can be. With no back on this computer display, you can look right through. Samsung will be using it. I can see it as a vivid heads-up display.

January 7, 2010 · Tagged with , , ,

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