Category Archives: Mobile

Android Application Store BloomWorlds Brings Child Safe Content

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Bloomworlds

Application stores are popping up left and right. But do we have any that are Child-safe? Bloomworlds is just that – for the Android Environment.

Parents can find applications on BloomWorlds that are appropriate for their child’s Android device. This site is still being worked on, but the idea is parents review applications, then write testimonials to let other parents know how safe it is.

For developers, Bloomworlds will offer several revenue options, just like the 70/30 option the Apple Store offers.

Interview by Tom Newman of Fogview Podcast, Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine

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Zinio: The Digital Newstand

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ZinioTodd Cochrane interviewed Jeanniey Mullen from Zinio which is the oldest digital publishing company. It has over 3500 digital magazines available through its catalog. Zinio has been around for over 10 years now. it first started out on the PC. It has seen an explosive growth in interest with the introduction of the iPhone and especially the iPad. Zinio allows you to read on or off-line. A person can buy a single issue or a subscription. It is up to the publisher whether you can buy digital only or if it comes bundled with the paper version.

As Jeanniey showed the big difference between digital and paper magazines is the ability to add video and audio to them and make them interactive. Also connecting a magazine to other things such as catalogs, or an online music store. Allowing the consumer to see something in a magazine and buy it right then and there. Digital magazines are still in their infancy it will be interesting to see where they go over the next couple of years.

Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central.

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Cellcontrol: Safe Driving

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One of the biggest problems today is the use of cellphones by people driving. Todd Cochrane spoke to Chuck Cox CEO of Cellcontrol about their solution to this problem at CES 2011. It is a three part solution. The first part of the solution is to integrate the program directly into the vehicle. When the vehicle moves the program is activated. It then sends a message through bluetooth to the cellphones in the car.

The program is supported by a most major cellphones and other devices. The program and policies are easy to setup and manage. The policies are also very customizable depending on what is the safety policy of the company or individual is. Cellcontrol is targeting companies with large fleets first, before moving into the direct consumer market. Businesses not only have to worry about accidents causing higher insurance and law suits, but also about the company reputation.

According to Mr. Cox twenty eight percent of all accidents involve someone using a cellphone, Driving and texting is 4x more likely to cause a accident then driving while drunk. People are going to use cellphones in their car, the question is how do we make it safer.

Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central.

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PayWizard Product Review

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Paywizard iconTodd Cochrane spoke to Stephen Petheram, Marketing Director of PayWizard, which is part of MGTpic, about PayWizard. PayWizard allows anyone to take a payment at anytime. It permits the merchant to set up multiple payment options including daily, monthly, yearly, subscription and micro. It enable one click purchase. If there is not enough money in the PayWizard account then the money will automatically be withdrawn from the card that is connected to the account on the sites that the consumer list as their favorites. The transaction data will belong to and be visible to the merchant at all times.

As the consumer you can set a limit on the amount that can be withdrawn a day without having to enter a pin number. PayWizard works cross platforms so that payments that are made on a mobile platform will also show up on systems that take payment from online platforms.

The system is available on multiple devices including the iPhone, iPad, Android, online and connected TV, just to name a few. Right now PayWizard is only available in Europe, but they are working hard to open up the US market.

Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central.

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Globaltel Media’s Cherple for SMS and Texting Chat

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Tom and Todd get texting with Globaltel Media‘s free SMS chat platform, Cherple. Robert Sanchez, President & CEO, takes them through it.

Cherple is a free web-based SMS texting client, which in itself is not unusual – there a plenty of sites which can send SMS messages. But what makes this a little bit different is that the recipient can text the sender back again, even though the sender is at a computer. A whole text chat can then follow, back and forth.

It’s web-based, so can be used from any web browser, but Windows and Mac downloads are on offer, too.

Cherple currently only works for texts to US-based cellphones, but Globaltel are expecting to setup local Cherple sites in ten countries in the coming months.

Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central and Tom Newman of The Fogview Podcast.

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Smyle Social Collaboration App

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James Sim and Ilya Braude discuss the debut of a new social collaboration app for Android and the web called Smyle, enabling users to form collaborative groups. Features include chat, location sharing, white boarding and image exchange.

Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central and Tom Newman of The Fogview Podcast.

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ArtRage: Paint on Tablets Using Paintbrushes

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ArtRage

It’s weird to say – use a paint brush to make some masterpieces on a iPad or Galaxy Tab. But it’s true. We saw it with our own eyes. That is what ArtRage is about

They had a series of tables on easels that had the software installed. You can create a watercolor picture, a canvas painting or more right on the device. Use the stylus pen to draw a lines or select the menu options. Or just use your fingers. Many different types of brushes.

Prices start at $20 through the website (http://www.artrage.com) or through the Apple store.

Interview by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine

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Corning Gorilla Glass Survives Brutal Abuse!

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If you’ve got a mobile phone from htc or a Samsung Galaxy Tab, then there’s a good chance you’re looking at the display through Corning glass. Todd talks to James Hollis, Director of Corning Display Technologies, to find out what Corning brings to the electronics market.

Well…Gorilla Glass is probably their most well known and flagship product. Developed in 2007, it’s an aluminosilicate glass that is optically pure and has excellent scratch resistance and strength properties. James describes how this glass is manufactured and the chemical structure that gives the glass its hardness. Gorilla Glass is 3-to-5 times harder than standard glass (well, I think that’s what he means when he talks about “soda lime glass”).

Todd has a lot of fun scratching and breaking samples of glass…or not breaking in the case of the Gorilla Glass. It’s a great demonstration of what you are buying when you buy a gadget with Gorilla Glass, so watch the video to understand the value.

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iMovee Pioneers Mobile Media “TeleFusion” in ATSC-MH Mobile App

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Combine broadcast TV, Streaming TV/IPTV/VOD and Social Media Networks and you have a potent commercial product mix for any consumer interested in video entertainment. Package this into the $150 MSRP terminal Mobeo device that generate a wifi cloud that almost any mobile device can access – smartphone, iPad or Tablet. Ios, Android, or Windows 7.

Now stir in active chat with other viewers, Twitter and Facebook and move the entire environment down the road at freeway speeds, with range dictated by the antenna coverage pattern of a local over the air digital television broadcaster, hundreds of square miles.

You’ll quickly get the idea that iMovee was one of the most mind-blowing Over the Top video products that we found at CES2011 !  In some markets, up to 20 channels are available as a service by local broadcasters.  This will be a major exhibit at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) in April. 2011.

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Free Mobile Digital TV with a USB Adapter – At Interstate Speeds

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If you thought that the WinTV adapters from Hauppauge were only a convenience when traveling once your reached the hotel room, or a way to keep up with the game from a coffee shop where there aren’t TV’s tuned to a local station, you need to take a fresh look (as a passenger, of course) at Mobile Digital TV. In motion.

For less than $70, you can get a USB plug in adapter that converts your Windows laptop into a Digital TV that can receive broadcasts in a moving vehicle while in traffic, on a trip or on the open road.

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