Category Archives: CES 2014

Velodyne Lidar for Driverless Cars (and other things) at CES

January 31, 2014Auto, CES 2014Todd Cochrane

Todd and Don interviewed David Oroshnik from Velodyne about their lidar systems.

The lidar system David demonstrated has 32 infrared beams that can see 360 degrees from the spinning sensor and 10 degrees up and 30 degrees down for a 40 degree field of view. These sensors are used in self-driving cars and mapping applications.

Velodyne Lidar sensors are not available to the public and, as David said, would cost as much as the car does right now. Look for Velodyne Lidar sensors to become part of future consumer products.

For more information see VelodyneLidar.com

Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central for the TechPodcast Network and Don Baine, the Gadget Professor.

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Singing Machine Bluetooth Speaker and Karaoke Machine

January 31, 2014CES 2014, Entertainment, HomeTodd Cochrane

Todd interviewed Kristen from The Singing Machine Company about their new Bluetooth Speaker and Karaoke Machine at Digital Experience during CES 2014.

The Singing Machine turns your Laptop, iOS device and TV into a Karaoke system that has Access to over 8000 HD Karaoke videos that can be streamed to your TV on demand. It also acts as a standard bluetooth speaker for times you just want to listen to music. The wireless remote also acts as the microphone.

The singing machine is available now at Costco.com, Walmart.com and for $299. For more information see: https://home.singingmachine.com/

Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central for the TechPodcast Network.

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YourKarma Wifi Hotspot at CES

January 31, 2014Accessories, Auto, CES 2014, Mobile, WirelessTodd Cochrane

Todd interviewed Robert from YourKarma about their Karma Wifi hotspot device at CES. The Karma device is a pay as you go wifi device that lets you buy and use your data as you need it. It costs $14 per 1 gb of data with no other fees. Use it when you want and it never expires. You can even earn more data when a new person uses your Karma Wifi. Earn 100mb of free data for sharing each time.

This device would be real handy for someone that only uses it once in a while and doesn’t want a monthly fee. It is also priced so that the heavy user can use it and not blow the budget.

The Karma Wifi hotspot is available for $99 at yourkarma.com

Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central for the TechPodcast Network.

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Tablo Takes TPN Award at CES

January 31, 2014CES 2014, TVs, Videoaward, CES, DVR, interview, tabloTodd Cochrane

Digital video recorders (DVRs) are commonplace but usually they’re integrated with a cable decoder. Tablo’s offering records OTA (over the air) HD broadcasts that are transmitted from local TV stations, free of charge. Still not excited? The Tablo can stream both live and record programmes to any connected device including Android and Apple devices, and set-top boxes like the Roku or AppleTV. Now that’s cool.

The Tablo contains two tuners (with a four tuner option), so can record two broadcasts at once. There’s no built-in storage but there are 2 USB ports for external HDD units to provide whatever space is needed. It’s perfect for cord-cutters. I’d love to see this come to the UK too.

The Tablo is on pre-order for US$219 and will be available in February 2014.

Interview by Daniel J Lewis of The Audacity To Podcast and Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central for the TechPodcast Network.

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Gibson Takes TPN Award at CES

January 31, 2014CES 2014, Gadgetsaward, CES, gibson, guitar, interviewTodd Cochrane

Celebrating 120 years of Gibson, Aljon Go shows Jeffrey and Todd the superb Anniversary Edition of the Les Paul Standard. It’s stunning both in the Ocean Water Perimeter finish, the level of detail and the technology built-in. The sound of the guitar can be changed to mimic the tone of your rock’n’roll hero and Min-ETune will tune the guitar automatically. Amazing – watch the video to see the guitar adjust the keys by itself.

There’s no doubt that this is a premium product – the price for the guitar on show is $2999 – but it’s hand-crafted in the US, taking 30 days produce. Every one is a collector’s item. Sweet.

(Is it not a little bit worrying that Jeffrey’s Google Glasses match the Les Paul finish?)

Interview by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine and Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central for the TechPodcast Network.

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QuardioArm, QuardioCore Measures Blood Pressure, ECG

January 31, 2014CES 2014, Healthblood pressure, live stream, mike peluso, quardio, quardioarm, quardiocore, rechargeable batteryJeffrey Powers

Marco Peluso of Quardio joins us on the TPN CES live stream. Quardio introduced QuardioArm and QuardioCore products to capture more information about your heart. The QuardioArm is a blood pressure monitor while the core is a piece you set on your chest. It acts similar to a ECG monitor.

Using secure cloud storage, your health data is stored and can be seen by you, friends, family, or a health care professional.

Quardio is HIPPA compliant. The core has a rechargeable battery you plug in for a few hours a day.

QuardioCore will be available in June for $449. The QuardioArm is $99 and available for pre-sale

To find out more, check out getQuardio.com

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Interview by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine and Don Baine of The Gadget Professor with help of Chris Montera of Health Tech Weekly

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Brinno TLC-200 Pro Time-Lapse Cameras

January 30, 2014CES 2014, Photographybrinno, camera, motion activated, time-lapseJeffrey Powers

Chris Adams from Brinno joined us on the TPN CES live broadcast. Brinno is an HDR time-lapse camera that can record at multiple fps rates. If you want to watch a sunrise or sunset, conference time-lapse, Skate park, or whatever you decide, the Brinno can record it.

Brinno works on an SD card and 2 double-A batteries. The battery life is really good for the device – lasting a full day (depending on the frame rate). You can also attach different lenses to the camera to get the right shot.

TLC-200 is only one of a few products including peep hole viewer, motion activated security camera, and more.

Brinno starts at $139 at Amazon. For more information, check out Brinno.com

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Interview by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine and Don Baine of The Gadget Professor

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Pelican Pro Gear Introduces iPad Vault Hard Cases

January 30, 2014Accessories, CES 2014enclosed ipad case, ipad air, ipad mini, military drop test, mobile cases, pelican, protective casesJeffrey Powers

Michael Garcen of Pelican joins us on the TPN CES live broadcast. Pelican has announced at CES they are getting into the mobility with iPad Air and mini cases.

Pelican has a fully enclosed iPad case. The case comes with a built-in screen protector (not a separate item). This will protect from 6 foot falls, using military drop test procedures.

With iPads becoming a part of police, fire, medical, industrial, and other professions with hard-use, a good protective case will keep the devices safe. These cases also bring water and dust-resistant, shock resistant protection to your mobile device.

Currently for iPads and iPhones, with Samsung Galaxy 5 coming soon. Get Pelican Vault Now via Amazon or visit Pelican.com

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Interview by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine and Daniel J. Lewis of The Audacity to Podcast

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Okidokeys Can Open A Door using Any Phone

January 30, 2014CES 2014, Homeces live broadcast, okidokeys, open locks, todd herion, wifi routerJeffrey Powers

Todd Herion of Okidokeys joins us for the TPN CES live broadcast. Okidokeys is a smart lock and door solution. They want to take the flat key and connect with the other wifi devices.

Okidokeys lock uses a smartphone app to not only open locks for yourself, but also give access to friends and others. The web portal allows to share keys. Perfect for a vaction rental, time share or home rental.

This is a proximity range opener — no Wifi router needed. The lock has a motor which opens the door without needing the key. For an extra charge, you can set up a wifi solution so you can unlock a door while you are away.

The audio key will even work with non-smartphones. They call the number, set a pin code and a pitch will sound to unlock the door.

Prices start at $179. For more information, check out Okidokeys.com

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Interview by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine and Daniel J. Lewis of The Audacity to Podcast

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