http://www.odeo.com/channels/2100309-GeekBrief-TV-Video-Podcast-iPod no Video Podcast with news about tech tools and toys featuring Cali Lewis. The format is fast, fun, fresh and flirty. Most Briefs are fewer than four minutes. Video Podcast with news about tech tools and toys featuring Cali Lewis. The format is fast, fun, fresh and flirty. Most Briefs are fewer than four minutes. Shiny, Happy Tech News en 40 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:27:04 -0800 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:27:04 -0800 technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 Technology http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25439339-GBTV-659-small-Chrome-Mac-Beta-Project-Natal-Yeti-USB-Xbox-802-11n-Adapter-Rovi-Automotive-Solution-New-York-Meetup Looks like we'll get the beta for Chrome on the Mac by December. If you're using Chrome on a PC, 4.0 was released today. Project Natal from Microsoft looks to be launching late 2010 with a sale price of between $50 and $84, with 14 Natal-ready games. Blue Microphones announced a USB mic that's also the world's first THX Certified Mic called the Yeti USB Microphone. Microsoft has an 802.11n adapter for the Xbox 360. Parking your car in your garage may turn out to be much like docking your iPod one day if car and consumer electronics makers use a new technology called the Rovi Automotive Solution. Details on the New York Meetup is on my blog at www.calilewis.me. It'll be on November 20th. Hope to see you there! You can save 25% on an Angie's List membership by using promo code GEEK at www.angieslist.com/geek. Looks like we'll get the beta for Chrome on the Mac by December. If you're using Chrome on a PC, 4.0 was released today. Project Natal from Microsoft looks to be launching late 2010 with a sale price of between $50 and $84, with 14 Natal-ready games. Blue Microphones announced a USB mic that's also the world's first THX Certified Mic called the Yeti USB Microphone. Microsoft has an 802.11n adapter for the Xbox 360. Parking your car in your garage may turn out to be much like docking your iPod one day if car and consumer electronics makers use a new technology called the Rovi Automotive Solution. Details on the New York Meetup is on my blog at www.calilewis.me. It'll be on November 20th. Hope to see you there! You can save 25% on an Angie's List membership by using promo code GEEK at www.angieslist.com/geek. Looks like we'll get the beta for Chrome on the Mac by December. If you're using Chrome on a PC, 4.0 was released today. Project Natal from Microsoft looks to be launching late 2010 with a sale price of between $50 and $84, with 14 Natal-ready games. Blue Microphones announced a USB mic that's also the world's first THX Certified Mic called the Yeti USB Microphone. Microsoft has an 802.11n adapter for the Xbox 360. Parking your car in your garage may turn out to be much like docking your iPod one day if car and consumer electronics makers use a new technology called the Rovi Automotive Solution. Details on the New York Meetup is on my blog at www.calilewis.me. It'll be on November 20th. Hope to see you there! You can save 25% on an Angie's List membership by using promo code GEEK at www.angieslist.com/geek. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-11,25439339 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:27:04 -0800 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25434067-GBTV-658-small-Google-s-Free-Wi-Fi-Kindle-PC-App-Intel-Reader-Sparkz-N900 Google's getting in the holiday spirit. They want to provide free WiFi for travelers in 47 airports across the country. The only downside is being asked to download Chrome (do it!) and if you want to set Google as your default search engine. Amazon released the Kindle PC App, which uses Whispernet, so you can switch between devices and always pick up where you left off. Intel is developing an eReader for the visually impaired. I has a text scanning camera and a text-to-speech synthesizer. The Sparkz Pico Projector is a dock that will charge your iPhone or iPod and project up to 60 inches. You can see the demo video here. I'll be getting a Nokia N900 for review soon. They're hipping outs to Europe, the Middle East, Russia and North America. This episode was brought to you by Petco, where promo code BRIEF will save you 10% and provide free shipping on orders of $65 or more and promo code BRIEF10 will save you 10% on ANY size order. Google's getting in the holiday spirit. They want to provide free WiFi for travelers in 47 airports across the country. The only downside is being asked to download Chrome (do it!) and if you want to set Google as your default search engine. Amazon released the Kindle PC App, which uses Whispernet, so you can switch between devices and always pick up where you left off. Intel is developing an eReader for the visually impaired. I has a text scanning camera and a text-to-speech synthesizer. The Sparkz Pico Projector is a dock that will charge your iPhone or iPod and project up to 60 inches. You can see the demo video here. I'll be getting a Nokia N900 for review soon. They're hipping outs to Europe, the Middle East, Russia and North America. This episode was brought to you by Petco, where promo code BRIEF will save you 10% and provide free shipping on orders of $65 or more and promo code BRIEF10 will save you 10% on ANY size order. Google's getting in the holiday spirit. They want to provide free WiFi for travelers in 47 airports across the country. The only downside is being asked to download Chrome (do it!) and if you want to set Google as your default search engine. Amazon released the Kindle PC App, which uses Whispernet, so you can switch between devices and always pick up where you left off. Intel is developing an eReader for the visually impaired. I has a text scanning camera and a text-to-speech synthesizer. The Sparkz Pico Projector is a dock that will charge your iPhone or iPod and project up to 60 inches. You can see the demo video here. I'll be getting a Nokia N900 for review soon. They're hipping outs to Europe, the Middle East, Russia and North America. This episode was brought to you by Petco, where promo code BRIEF will save you 10% and provide free shipping on orders of $65 or more and promo code BRIEF10 will save you 10% on ANY size order. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25434067 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:12:57 -0800 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25426936-GBTV-657-small-Motorola-Droid-Review As you know, the hugely anticipated launch of the Motorola Droid was on Friday. I went to a press event held at a Verizon store to get a hands on with the Droid and some footage to share with you guys. Boring, but I'll take what I can get. Surprise, surprise, Verizon was nice enough to let me hang on to a Droid for two weeks so I'm able to give you a more in-depth review. The Droid runs Android 2.0. Android is an open source mobile operating system, originally developed by, and heavily supported by Google. If you use Google apps like Gmail, Calendar, or Google Voice, having Android is a very good thing. It means those apps are going to run smoothly and you'll get more out of them. More on that in a minute. Verizon has put a lot of effort into their network, and the hope here is that you don't get the amount of dropped calls or inconsistent service a lot of people complain about with AT&T. In my experience with iPhones on AT&T, dropped calls are less of an issue than calls I ... As you know, the hugely anticipated launch of the Motorola Droid was on Friday. I went to a press event held at a Verizon store to get a hands on with the Droid and some footage to share with you guys. Boring, but I'll take what I can get. Surprise, surprise, Verizon was nice enough to let me hang on to a Droid for two weeks so I'm able to give you a more in-depth review. The Droid runs Android 2.0. Android is an open source mobile operating system, originally developed by, and heavily supported by Google. If you use Google apps like Gmail, Calendar, or Google Voice, having Android is a very good thing. It means those apps are going to run smoothly and you'll get more out of them. More on that in a minute. Verizon has put a lot of effort into their network, and the hope here is that you don't get the amount of dropped calls or inconsistent service a lot of people complain about with AT&T. In my experience with iPhones on AT&T, dropped calls are less of an issue than calls I have to drop because I can't understand the person on the other end of the call or they can't understand me. The Motorola Droid provides vastly better sounding calls than my iPhones. In a perfect world both phones would be available on both networks so I could tell if it's a hardware issue or a network issue. The Motorola Droid has the best screen on any handheld device I've ever seen. It's a 3.7 inch touchscreen with a resolution of 854x480. That's over 400,000 pixels, and you can definitely tell a difference. We're showing you The Droid playing a movie in HD. The Droid screen is brighter and richer and point 2 inches bigger. The downside? No multitouch in the US. It's capable of multitouch, and the GSM version in Europe has multitouch enabled, but we're not allowed here in the US. Instead, you double tap to zoom or use the plus and minus buttons on the screen to zoom in or out. If you've been using an iPhone, you're going to natually want to pinch the screen. The Droid's method of zooming isn't bad. It has nice animation, but precise pinch and zoom is better. The best part about the 5 megapixel camera isn't the additional pixels. What I liked was the software based zoom. I was taking a picture of some Thai soup when I discovered the feature by accident. Just double tap the screen to get up close and personal. You can snap the photo from the screen, or use the physical button on the side of the phone. Just like on a regular camera, hold the button half way down to focus, then click to take your photo. The Droid has both an onscreen keyboard and physical slider keyboard. iPhone users tend to agree with Apple that physical keyboards are overrated and I'm in that camp. However, there is a large market for whom the iPhone is off the table just because it lacks physical keys. No amount of Apple evangelism is going to convince someone who insists on a keyboard that they really don't need it. I say Motorola was smart to zig where Apple zagged. It's important to point out, though, since the keys are flush, there isn't really any tactile difference between the virtual keyboard and the one with real buttons. The biggest advantage of the slider keyboard, whether you think it's necessary or not, is that you can type and enjoy the full screen at the same time. One of my favorite things about the Droid is that it allows you to run up to six applications at once. This is one of the main complaints from power users about the iPhone. Being able to listen to Pandora while browsing the web or tweeting is HUGE for me. I do it on my laptop, and that desire doesn't change just because I'm using a smaller device. Apple doesn't allow that because having six applications all processing data at the same time puts the phone at risk of a crash. I totally get that! However, I'd rather have the choice to take that risk. I mentioned Google apps before, and I want to get back to that. I don't know how many of you are in the same situation as me. I can't use the Mail app on the iPhone or any mail app on any phone because I use Gmail. That wouldn't be a problem (the iPhone supports Gmail) except I use labels and filters like crazy! Most of my mail is sorted automatically and doesn't even see the inbox, so any time I can't easily see and use my labels on the go, I'm severely crippled. Since Google supports Android, they've made it possible for me to use the Gmail app successfully without having to go into the browser. There are 10,000 apps in the Android store, called Market. There are 100,000 apps in the iPhone store. No surprise there. Apple has a head start. That said, there are plenty of Twitter apps, if nothing else!! With the ability to run apps in the background, you're able to set up Twitter apps, for example, to notify you when something new arrives in your feed or Direct Message inbox. This is a great way to save on SMS costs if you don't have an unlimited plan. One thing I was super excited about was the turn by turn navigation with voice commands. No need to pay for an app - it's already installed when you buy the phone. The voice is very synthetic, but it works AND speaks in complete sentences! One of the coolest possibilities you get with the Motorola Droid requires an additional purchase. It's just $30, though and it's a dock for charging the phone. What's special about it is that it turns the phone's display into a digital photo frame, a widget display and an alarm clock. When you set the phone on the dock and use it as an alarm clock, you can dim the time and set the alarm. Motorola promises 6.5 hours of battery life when used continuously. I'm getting close to 10 or 11 hours of normal use. If you're ready to buy one, let's talk price. It'll be $199 with a 2 year agreement. This is after a mail in rebate, but David Pogue from the NY Times says that if you buy it from Best Buy, you'll get an instant rebate. Voice plans start at $40/month for 350 minutes and data plans start at $30/month. The mainstream media keeps looking for an iPhone killer. That's not me. I want the iPhone to continue to succeed, but I want other alternatives to succeed too. I haven't been looking for an iPhone killer. I've been looking for a smartphone that plays effectively on the same field. The Motorola Droid does that. Will I buy one? I have a couple weeks to decide so I'm going to take advantage of that. My sense so far, though is that moving from iPhone to Droid will not be a downgrade and in a few ways, like call quality and Google Voice integration it will be an upgrade. I'll write more about my experience with the Droid on my blog at www.calilewis.me. This episode was brought to you by SquareSpace.com. The actor and chat show host Kevin Pollak is using Square Space for his site, kevinpollak.tv. It's the easiest way to build a great looking Web site and my promo code GEEK will save you 12%. As you know, the hugely anticipated launch of the Motorola Droid was on Friday. I went to a press event held at a Verizon store to get a hands on with the Droid and some footage to share with you guys. Boring, but I'll take what I can get. Surprise, surprise, Verizon was nice enough to let me hang on to a Droid for two weeks so I'm able to give you a more in-depth review. The Droid runs Android 2.0. Android is an open source mobile operating system, originally developed by, and heavily supported by Google. If you use Google apps like Gmail, Calendar, or Google Voice, having Android is a very good thing. It means those apps are going to run smoothly and you'll get more out of them. More on that in a minute. Verizon has put a lot of effort into their network, and the hope here is that you don't get the amount of dropped calls or inconsistent service a lot of people complain about with AT&T. In my experience with iPhones on AT&T, dropped calls are less of an issue than calls I have to drop because I can't understand the person on the other end of the call or they can't understand me. The Motorola Droid provides vastly better sounding calls than my iPhones. In a perfect world both phones would be available on both networks so I could tell if it's a hardware issue or a network issue. The Motorola Droid has the best screen on any handheld device I've ever seen. It's a 3.7 inch touchscreen with a resolution of 854x480. That's over 400,000 pixels, and you can definitely tell a difference. We're showing you The Droid playing a movie in HD. The Droid screen is brighter and richer and point 2 inches bigger. The downside? No multitouch in the US. It's capable of multitouch, and the GSM version in Europe has multitouch enabled, but we're not allowed here in the US. Instead, you double tap to zoom or use the plus and minus buttons on the screen to zoom in or out. If you've been using an iPhone, you're going to natually want to pinch the screen. The Droid's method of zooming isn't bad. It has nice animation, but precise pinch and zoom is better. The best part about the 5 megapixel camera isn't the additional pixels. What I liked was the software based zoom. I was taking a picture of some Thai soup when I discovered the feature by accident. Just double tap the screen to get up close and personal. You can snap the photo from the screen, or use the physical button on the side of the phone. Just like on a regular camera, hold the button half way down to focus, then click to take your photo. The Droid has both an onscreen keyboard and physical slider keyboard. iPhone users tend to agree with Apple that physical keyboards are overrated and I'm in that camp. However, there is a large market for whom the iPhone is off the table just because it lacks physical keys. No amount of Apple evangelism is going to convince someone who insists on a keyboard that they really don't need it. I say Motorola was smart to zig where Apple zagged. It's important to point out, though, since the keys are flush, there isn't really any tactile difference between the virtual keyboard and the one with real buttons. The biggest advantage of the slider keyboard, whether you think it's necessary or not, is that you can type and enjoy the full screen at the same time. One of my favorite things about the Droid is that it allows you to run up to six applications at once. This is one of the main complaints from power users about the iPhone. Being able to listen to Pandora while browsing the web or tweeting is HUGE for me. I do it on my laptop, and that desire doesn't change just because I'm using a smaller device. Apple doesn't allow that because having six applications all processing data at the same time puts the phone at risk of a crash. I totally get that! However, I'd rather have the choice to take that risk. I mentioned Google apps before, and I want to get back to that. I don't know how many of you are in the same situation as me. I can't use the Mail app on the iPhone or any mail app on any phone because I use Gmail. That wouldn't be a problem (the iPhone supports Gmail) except I use labels and filters like crazy! Most of my mail is sorted automatically and doesn't even see the inbox, so any time I can't easily see and use my labels on the go, I'm severely crippled. Since Google supports Android, they've made it possible for me to use the Gmail app successfully without having to go into the browser. There are 10,000 apps in the Android store, called Market. There are 100,000 apps in the iPhone store. No surprise there. Apple has a head start. That said, there are plenty of Twitter apps, if nothing else!! With the ability to run apps in the background, you're able to set up Twitter apps, for example, to notify you when something new arrives in your feed or Direct Message inbox. This is a great way to save on SMS costs if you don't have an unlimited plan. One thing I was super excited about was the turn by turn navigation with voice commands. No need to pay for an app - it's already installed when you buy the phone. The voice is very synthetic, but it works AND speaks in complete sentences! One of the coolest possibilities you get with the Motorola Droid requires an additional purchase. It's just $30, though and it's a dock for charging the phone. What's special about it is that it turns the phone's display into a digital photo frame, a widget display and an alarm clock. When you set the phone on the dock and use it as an alarm clock, you can dim the time and set the alarm. Motorola promises 6.5 hours of battery life when used continuously. I'm getting close to 10 or 11 hours of normal use. If you're ready to buy one, let's talk price. It'll be $199 with a 2 year agreement. This is after a mail in rebate, but David Pogue from the NY Times says that if you buy it from Best Buy, you'll get an instant rebate. Voice plans start at $40/month for 350 minutes and data plans start at $30/month. The mainstream media keeps looking for an iPhone killer. That's not me. I want the iPhone to continue to succeed, but I want other alternatives to succeed too. I haven't been looking for an iPhone killer. I've been looking for a smartphone that plays effectively on the same field. The Motorola Droid does that. Will I buy one? I have a couple weeks to decide so I'm going to take advantage of that. My sense so far, though is that moving from iPhone to Droid will not be a downgrade and in a few ways, like call quality and Google Voice integration it will be an upgrade. I'll write more about my experience with the Droid on my blog at www.calilewis.me. This episode was brought to you by SquareSpace.com. The actor and chat show host Kevin Pollak is using Square Space for his site, kevinpollak.tv. It's the easiest way to build a great looking Web site and my promo code GEEK will save you 12%. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-09,25426936 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:53:02 -0800 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25409366-GBTV-656-small-USB-Breast-Warmer-Droid-ERIS-Sony-Ericsson-Kurara-E-P2-Micro-Four-Thirds-Camera The USB Breast Warmers may have been created just so engineers could look at women in bras, but I'd like to know if I'm missing something here. We'll be gettting a hands on with the Droid tomorrow. The HTC Droid ERIS is also launching for $99 after a $100 mail in rebate. Sony Ericsson's new phone is called the Kurara. The OS is Symbian S60, it'll have a 3.5" touch screen with an 8.1 megapixel camera capable of 720p video. We're having a meetup in New York on November 20th. Details are being worked out over on my blog, calilewis.me. Many people have been waiting for the E-P2 Micro Four Thirds Camera from Olympus. They finally announced the launch today. One of the reasons we want one of these cameras is that it has Full Manual Control of shutter and aperture when the camera's in Movie Mode. Brief 656 was brought to you by AngiesList.com/geek. As an Angie's List member you get access to fellow member reviews of contractors and healthcare providers. Everything from Wedding planners lik... The USB Breast Warmers may have been created just so engineers could look at women in bras, but I'd like to know if I'm missing something here. We'll be gettting a hands on with the Droid tomorrow. The HTC Droid ERIS is also launching for $99 after a $100 mail in rebate. Sony Ericsson's new phone is called the Kurara. The OS is Symbian S60, it'll have a 3.5" touch screen with an 8.1 megapixel camera capable of 720p video. We're having a meetup in New York on November 20th. Details are being worked out over on my blog, calilewis.me. Many people have been waiting for the E-P2 Micro Four Thirds Camera from Olympus. They finally announced the launch today. One of the reasons we want one of these cameras is that it has Full Manual Control of shutter and aperture when the camera's in Movie Mode. Brief 656 was brought to you by AngiesList.com/geek. As an Angie's List member you get access to fellow member reviews of contractors and healthcare providers. Everything from Wedding planners like my sister Christina to guys who will install a solar vent on your roof. Promo code GEEK will save you 25%. The USB Breast Warmers may have been created just so engineers could look at women in bras, but I'd like to know if I'm missing something here. We'll be gettting a hands on with the Droid tomorrow. The HTC Droid ERIS is also launching for $99 after a $100 mail in rebate. Sony Ericsson's new phone is called the Kurara. The OS is Symbian S60, it'll have a 3.5" touch screen with an 8.1 megapixel camera capable of 720p video. We're having a meetup in New York on November 20th. Details are being worked out over on my blog, calilewis.me. Many people have been waiting for the E-P2 Micro Four Thirds Camera from Olympus. They finally announced the launch today. One of the reasons we want one of these cameras is that it has Full Manual Control of shutter and aperture when the camera's in Movie Mode. Brief 656 was brought to you by AngiesList.com/geek. As an Angie's List member you get access to fellow member reviews of contractors and healthcare providers. Everything from Wedding planners like my sister Christina to guys who will install a solar vent on your roof. Promo code GEEK will save you 25%. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-05,25409366 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:35:03 -0800 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25402945-GBTV-655-small-Robomantic-The-Movie I was really excited when I first learned about the Robovie-PC, the little Robot with a PC built in. Students at Electro-Communication University in Osaka competed in a princess rescue challenge and demonstrated that a robot can be romantic if you're willing to buy-in a little bit. Neal played around with SoundForge to create the soundtrack. Brief 655 was brought to you by SquareSpace.com, the easy way to build an inexpensive, great-looking Web site. Sign up using promo code GEEK and you'll save 12%. I was really excited when I first learned about the Robovie-PC, the little Robot with a PC built in. Students at Electro-Communication University in Osaka competed in a princess rescue challenge and demonstrated that a robot can be romantic if you're willing to buy-in a little bit. Neal played around with SoundForge to create the soundtrack. Brief 655 was brought to you by SquareSpace.com, the easy way to build an inexpensive, great-looking Web site. Sign up using promo code GEEK and you'll save 12%. I was really excited when I first learned about the Robovie-PC, the little Robot with a PC built in. Students at Electro-Communication University in Osaka competed in a princess rescue challenge and demonstrated that a robot can be romantic if you're willing to buy-in a little bit. Neal played around with SoundForge to create the soundtrack. Brief 655 was brought to you by SquareSpace.com, the easy way to build an inexpensive, great-looking Web site. Sign up using promo code GEEK and you'll save 12%. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-04,25402945 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:18:18 -0800 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25387008-GBTV-654-small-TwitterPeek-Atheros-AR6003-Chip-HomeFinder-Remote-Controlled-Tissue-Box We've talked about the Peek before, a device dedicated to email. Now they have the TwitterPeek, completely dedicated to Twitter. The idea sounds great! I'm a Twitter addict, but the only issue is, before purchasing a device, I want to know what the interface is like, and I can't get a good sense of that from the website. The Atheros AR6003 is an 802.11n chip that uses 20% less power than current chips and still delivers 85Mb/s data transfer. If you have people coming to your house for the holidays who've never been there, The HomeFinder Light Control might help. It will flash your front porch light for 20 minutes to let people know where to find you. The Remote Controlled Tissue Boxes seem like it'd make having a cold better. You can get them in white, black or red from GeekStuff4U.com. Join me for a live blog of the premiere of V Tuesday at 7PM Central / 8PM Eastern / 5PM Pacific. Just head on over to calilewis.me. Using promo code GEEK will save you 12% when you sign up at SquareS... We've talked about the Peek before, a device dedicated to email. Now they have the TwitterPeek, completely dedicated to Twitter. The idea sounds great! I'm a Twitter addict, but the only issue is, before purchasing a device, I want to know what the interface is like, and I can't get a good sense of that from the website. The Atheros AR6003 is an 802.11n chip that uses 20% less power than current chips and still delivers 85Mb/s data transfer. If you have people coming to your house for the holidays who've never been there, The HomeFinder Light Control might help. It will flash your front porch light for 20 minutes to let people know where to find you. The Remote Controlled Tissue Boxes seem like it'd make having a cold better. You can get them in white, black or red from GeekStuff4U.com. Join me for a live blog of the premiere of V Tuesday at 7PM Central / 8PM Eastern / 5PM Pacific. Just head on over to calilewis.me. Using promo code GEEK will save you 12% when you sign up at SquareSpace.com, the easy way to build a great looking Web site or blog. We've talked about the Peek before, a device dedicated to email. Now they have the TwitterPeek, completely dedicated to Twitter. The idea sounds great! I'm a Twitter addict, but the only issue is, before purchasing a device, I want to know what the interface is like, and I can't get a good sense of that from the website. The Atheros AR6003 is an 802.11n chip that uses 20% less power than current chips and still delivers 85Mb/s data transfer. If you have people coming to your house for the holidays who've never been there, The HomeFinder Light Control might help. It will flash your front porch light for 20 minutes to let people know where to find you. The Remote Controlled Tissue Boxes seem like it'd make having a cold better. You can get them in white, black or red from GeekStuff4U.com. Join me for a live blog of the premiere of V Tuesday at 7PM Central / 8PM Eastern / 5PM Pacific. Just head on over to calilewis.me. Using promo code GEEK will save you 12% when you sign up at SquareSpace.com, the easy way to build a great looking Web site or blog. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-03,25387008 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:36:25 -0800 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25387009-GBTV-653-small-RED-Epic-X-and-Scarlet-Creative-MediaBook-Droid-s-Lack-of-Multitouch-Ideum-100-Multitouch-Table-iTunes-Subscriptions RED gave us some more details on the Scarlet and Epic X cameras. The Scarlet is expected to be popular with independent film producers and the Epic X is capable of 5K video. Creative announced they're working on an eBook Reader called the MediaBook. They don't just want to give you books and newspapers to read. They also want to be an all in one media device, complete with pictures and video capabilities. Mobile-review.com has a video that shows multi-touch being available on Droids that will be released in the UK, but that functionality won't be available to the US version. Ideum created a 100" multi-touch table, the largest ever developed, and is opening it up to the public on November 7th. If you're in Nashville, here's your chance to see it in action. Apple looks to be creating a subscription TV service. You'd pay $30 a month, but will all content providers be on board to give you a complete viewing experience? JustShootMePhotography.net is powered by SquareSpace. Promo code GEE... RED gave us some more details on the Scarlet and Epic X cameras. The Scarlet is expected to be popular with independent film producers and the Epic X is capable of 5K video. Creative announced they're working on an eBook Reader called the MediaBook. They don't just want to give you books and newspapers to read. They also want to be an all in one media device, complete with pictures and video capabilities. Mobile-review.com has a video that shows multi-touch being available on Droids that will be released in the UK, but that functionality won't be available to the US version. Ideum created a 100" multi-touch table, the largest ever developed, and is opening it up to the public on November 7th. If you're in Nashville, here's your chance to see it in action. Apple looks to be creating a subscription TV service. You'd pay $30 a month, but will all content providers be on board to give you a complete viewing experience? JustShootMePhotography.net is powered by SquareSpace. Promo code GEEK will save you 12% when you're ready to easily build a nice looking Web site using SquareSpace.com. RED gave us some more details on the Scarlet and Epic X cameras. The Scarlet is expected to be popular with independent film producers and the Epic X is capable of 5K video. Creative announced they're working on an eBook Reader called the MediaBook. They don't just want to give you books and newspapers to read. They also want to be an all in one media device, complete with pictures and video capabilities. Mobile-review.com has a video that shows multi-touch being available on Droids that will be released in the UK, but that functionality won't be available to the US version. Ideum created a 100" multi-touch table, the largest ever developed, and is opening it up to the public on November 7th. If you're in Nashville, here's your chance to see it in action. Apple looks to be creating a subscription TV service. You'd pay $30 a month, but will all content providers be on board to give you a complete viewing experience? JustShootMePhotography.net is powered by SquareSpace. Promo code GEEK will save you 12% when you're ready to easily build a nice looking Web site using SquareSpace.com. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-02,25387009 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:50:10 -0800 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25387010-GBTV-652-small-Official-Droid-Details-MSI-Multitouch-PC-Foldable-Kitchen-Scale-SCOTTEVEST The Motorola Droid will be released November 6th, and we have more details! It'll be running Android 2.0, with a large customizable screen. It has a 5 megapixel camera and some camera enhancing features. It also has free Google Maps Navigation with turn-by-turn voice guidance. MSI has a line of Windows 7 Multitouch all in one PCs. There are three of them, ranging from $660 to $900. If you're in the market for a kitchen scale, take a look at the Foldable Kitchen Scale with a tare function. I stopped by SCOTTEVEST on our trip back home. If you don't know about them, it’s a line of clothing optimized for storing electronics. Not only are there more pockets than you think you can fill, but also multiple channels for routing wires throughout the clothing. The Motorola Droid will be released November 6th, and we have more details! It'll be running Android 2.0, with a large customizable screen. It has a 5 megapixel camera and some camera enhancing features. It also has free Google Maps Navigation with turn-by-turn voice guidance. MSI has a line of Windows 7 Multitouch all in one PCs. There are three of them, ranging from $660 to $900. If you're in the market for a kitchen scale, take a look at the Foldable Kitchen Scale with a tare function. I stopped by SCOTTEVEST on our trip back home. If you don't know about them, it’s a line of clothing optimized for storing electronics. Not only are there more pockets than you think you can fill, but also multiple channels for routing wires throughout the clothing. The Motorola Droid will be released November 6th, and we have more details! It'll be running Android 2.0, with a large customizable screen. It has a 5 megapixel camera and some camera enhancing features. It also has free Google Maps Navigation with turn-by-turn voice guidance. MSI has a line of Windows 7 Multitouch all in one PCs. There are three of them, ranging from $660 to $900. If you're in the market for a kitchen scale, take a look at the Foldable Kitchen Scale with a tare function. I stopped by SCOTTEVEST on our trip back home. If you don't know about them, it’s a line of clothing optimized for storing electronics. Not only are there more pockets than you think you can fill, but also multiple channels for routing wires throughout the clothing. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-28,25387010 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:25:07 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25387011-GBTV-651-small-Needle-Slim-HDTV-Vuzix-Wrap-310-Vivitar-DVR-510-Petman-Robot-Legs-Windows-7-for-Netbooks-The-Grammar-Devotional tag:odeo.com,2009-10-27,25387011 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:53:35 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25362084-In-Bed-with-Chad-Vader I ran into Chad Vader on the show floor at Blogworld. For those of you not familiar, he's Darth Vader's younger brother who is a day shift manager at a grocery store called Empire Market. We talk about his goals, his passions, and of course his brother. If you didn't see the Chad Vader promotional video I was a part of for Blogworld, it's embedded below. Chad Vader's Site I ran into Chad Vader on the show floor at Blogworld. For those of you not familiar, he's Darth Vader's younger brother who is a day shift manager at a grocery store called Empire Market. We talk about his goals, his passions, and of course his brother. If you didn't see the Chad Vader promotional video I was a part of for Blogworld, it's embedded below. Chad Vader's Site I ran into Chad Vader on the show floor at Blogworld. For those of you not familiar, he's Darth Vader's younger brother who is a day shift manager at a grocery store called Empire Market. We talk about his goals, his passions, and of course his brother. If you didn't see the Chad Vader promotional video I was a part of for Blogworld, it's embedded below. Chad Vader's Site tag:odeo.com,2009-10-23,25362084 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:02:37 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25345765-In-Bed-with-Victor-Cajiao In Bed with Victor Cajiao Victor Cajiao has been podcasting longer than Neal and I have even known about podcasting, and we started at the beginning, so that means Victor's been around forever! :) We talk about the changes in new media between 2005 and now, and his two shows Typical Mac User and Typical Shutterbug. Typical Mac User Typical Shutterbug Twitter Facebook In Bed with Victor Cajiao Victor Cajiao has been podcasting longer than Neal and I have even known about podcasting, and we started at the beginning, so that means Victor's been around forever! :) We talk about the changes in new media between 2005 and now, and his two shows Typical Mac User and Typical Shutterbug. Typical Mac User Typical Shutterbug Twitter Facebook In Bed with Victor Cajiao Victor Cajiao has been podcasting longer than Neal and I have even known about podcasting, and we started at the beginning, so that means Victor's been around forever! :) We talk about the changes in new media between 2005 and now, and his two shows Typical Mac User and Typical Shutterbug. Typical Mac User Typical Shutterbug Twitter Facebook tag:odeo.com,2009-10-21,25345765 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:03:12 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25321514-GBTV-648-small-Apple-Updates-Magic-Mouse-iMacs-Mac-Mini-MacBook Apple pre-empted the Windows 7 Launch with update announcements of their own. The thing I'm excited about the most is the Magic Mouse. It looks kind of like a Mighty Mouse, but it's multi-touch. It'll be available at the end of October. They updated the iMac. There's a 21.5" and 27" version in true 16:9 aspect ratio. There are two Mac Mini versions. One runs OSX Server, has two 500GB hard drives and no optical drive. The MacBook is going unibody. It'll have an LED backlit display, a glass multi-touch trackpad and a built in battery that will last up to seven hours. You can try SquareSpace.com for free for 14 days and then save 12% when you sign up using promo code GEEK. Apple pre-empted the Windows 7 Launch with update announcements of their own. The thing I'm excited about the most is the Magic Mouse. It looks kind of like a Mighty Mouse, but it's multi-touch. It'll be available at the end of October. They updated the iMac. There's a 21.5" and 27" version in true 16:9 aspect ratio. There are two Mac Mini versions. One runs OSX Server, has two 500GB hard drives and no optical drive. The MacBook is going unibody. It'll have an LED backlit display, a glass multi-touch trackpad and a built in battery that will last up to seven hours. You can try SquareSpace.com for free for 14 days and then save 12% when you sign up using promo code GEEK. Apple pre-empted the Windows 7 Launch with update announcements of their own. The thing I'm excited about the most is the Magic Mouse. It looks kind of like a Mighty Mouse, but it's multi-touch. It'll be available at the end of October. They updated the iMac. There's a 21.5" and 27" version in true 16:9 aspect ratio. There are two Mac Mini versions. One runs OSX Server, has two 500GB hard drives and no optical drive. The MacBook is going unibody. It'll have an LED backlit display, a glass multi-touch trackpad and a built in battery that will last up to seven hours. You can try SquareSpace.com for free for 14 days and then save 12% when you sign up using promo code GEEK. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-20,25321514 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:55:46 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25316844-GBTV-647-small-TruLED-HDTV-Alex-eBook-Reader-inPulse-SmartWatch-Droid Vizio released the TruLED HDTV. It uses LEDs and has a contrast ratio of 2,000,000:1. The Spring Design Dual Screen eBook Reader is called Alex. Like the Barnes & Noble eReader, it's Android based and allows for full Internet browsing. A Blackberry accessory called the inPulse SmartWatch displays incoming calls and RSS headlines from your phone. I'm very much looking forward to the Droid. The Boy Genius Report got his hands on a unit and says it's the most impressive handset since the iPhone. You can save 25% off an AngiesList.com membership with discount code GEEK. Vizio released the TruLED HDTV. It uses LEDs and has a contrast ratio of 2,000,000:1. The Spring Design Dual Screen eBook Reader is called Alex. Like the Barnes & Noble eReader, it's Android based and allows for full Internet browsing. A Blackberry accessory called the inPulse SmartWatch displays incoming calls and RSS headlines from your phone. I'm very much looking forward to the Droid. The Boy Genius Report got his hands on a unit and says it's the most impressive handset since the iPhone. You can save 25% off an AngiesList.com membership with discount code GEEK. Vizio released the TruLED HDTV. It uses LEDs and has a contrast ratio of 2,000,000:1. The Spring Design Dual Screen eBook Reader is called Alex. Like the Barnes & Noble eReader, it's Android based and allows for full Internet browsing. A Blackberry accessory called the inPulse SmartWatch displays incoming calls and RSS headlines from your phone. I'm very much looking forward to the Droid. The Boy Genius Report got his hands on a unit and says it's the most impressive handset since the iPhone. You can save 25% off an AngiesList.com membership with discount code GEEK. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-20,25316844 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:42:04 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25311380-In-Bed-with-Chris-Brogan I grabbed Chris Brogan for a chat. He's very popular, and spends a lot of his time trying to help businesses take advantage of social media and integrate it successfully in their business model. We talk about the dos and don'ts of marketing and how what matters now more than anything is just being real and nice. Chris' Website Twitter Facebook I grabbed Chris Brogan for a chat. He's very popular, and spends a lot of his time trying to help businesses take advantage of social media and integrate it successfully in their business model. We talk about the dos and don'ts of marketing and how what matters now more than anything is just being real and nice. Chris' Website Twitter Facebook I grabbed Chris Brogan for a chat. He's very popular, and spends a lot of his time trying to help businesses take advantage of social media and integrate it successfully in their business model. We talk about the dos and don'ts of marketing and how what matters now more than anything is just being real and nice. Chris' Website Twitter Facebook tag:odeo.com,2009-10-17,25311380 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:42:02 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25298914-In-Bed-with-Don-McAllister-of-Screencasts-Online You guys have spoken! I know a lot of you don't like floor interviews when I'm at expos, so we wanted to do any Blogworld interviews at a little different. One of the things I always try to accomplish is to create a comfortable, casual environment. What better way to do that then get really comfy! Don McAllister is the producer of Screencasts Online, where you can get informative and educational screencasts about Mac software. If there's anything you need to know how to do, check here first! Don is an old school podcaster like us. He can't un-embrace the name "podcasting". That makes him family! Screencasts Online Twitter Facebook You guys have spoken! I know a lot of you don't like floor interviews when I'm at expos, so we wanted to do any Blogworld interviews at a little different. One of the things I always try to accomplish is to create a comfortable, casual environment. What better way to do that then get really comfy! Don McAllister is the producer of Screencasts Online, where you can get informative and educational screencasts about Mac software. If there's anything you need to know how to do, check here first! Don is an old school podcaster like us. He can't un-embrace the name "podcasting". That makes him family! Screencasts Online Twitter Facebook You guys have spoken! I know a lot of you don't like floor interviews when I'm at expos, so we wanted to do any Blogworld interviews at a little different. One of the things I always try to accomplish is to create a comfortable, casual environment. What better way to do that then get really comfy! Don McAllister is the producer of Screencasts Online, where you can get informative and educational screencasts about Mac software. If there's anything you need to know how to do, check here first! Don is an old school podcaster like us. He can't un-embrace the name "podcasting". That makes him family! Screencasts Online Twitter Facebook tag:odeo.com,2009-10-16,25298914 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:26:13 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25287497-GBTV-644-small-B-amp-N-eReader-Dyson-Bladeless-Fan-Wi-Fi-Direct-Nikon-D3S-Video-Monkey Gizmodo has a first peek at the Barnes & Noble eReader. We'll have more info next week, but we can see that it has a multi-touch screen at the bottom, and Gizmodo says it'll be running Android. Dyson showed off their Air Multiplier Fan. It doesn't have blades! There will be a 10" and a 12" version. Wi-Fi Direct is a technology that will make it possible for devices to communicate with each other without a router. Nikon's D3S has a maximum ISO of 102,400 which means it's almost night vision. Take a look at the incredible video. Video Monkey may prove to be a good replacement for Visual Hub for compressing video to upload to the Web. If you've tried it, I'd love to hear your experience! Orange Technology Management used promo code GEEK at SquareSpace to build naples-computer.com. My promo code gives you a 12% discount. Thanks for supporting The Brief! Gizmodo has a first peek at the Barnes & Noble eReader. We'll have more info next week, but we can see that it has a multi-touch screen at the bottom, and Gizmodo says it'll be running Android. Dyson showed off their Air Multiplier Fan. It doesn't have blades! There will be a 10" and a 12" version. Wi-Fi Direct is a technology that will make it possible for devices to communicate with each other without a router. Nikon's D3S has a maximum ISO of 102,400 which means it's almost night vision. Take a look at the incredible video. Video Monkey may prove to be a good replacement for Visual Hub for compressing video to upload to the Web. If you've tried it, I'd love to hear your experience! Orange Technology Management used promo code GEEK at SquareSpace to build naples-computer.com. My promo code gives you a 12% discount. Thanks for supporting The Brief! Gizmodo has a first peek at the Barnes & Noble eReader. We'll have more info next week, but we can see that it has a multi-touch screen at the bottom, and Gizmodo says it'll be running Android. Dyson showed off their Air Multiplier Fan. It doesn't have blades! There will be a 10" and a 12" version. Wi-Fi Direct is a technology that will make it possible for devices to communicate with each other without a router. Nikon's D3S has a maximum ISO of 102,400 which means it's almost night vision. Take a look at the incredible video. Video Monkey may prove to be a good replacement for Visual Hub for compressing video to upload to the Web. If you've tried it, I'd love to hear your experience! Orange Technology Management used promo code GEEK at SquareSpace to build naples-computer.com. My promo code gives you a 12% discount. Thanks for supporting The Brief! tag:odeo.com,2009-10-14,25287497 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:29:21 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25284219-GBTV-643-small-Sidekick-Outage-Nokia-Booklet-3G-Google-Voice-Invites-Xacti-Cameras-Use-iFrame There was an outage on T-Mobile's Sidekick, and they're working hard to restore service and data. If you lost data, T-Mobile is offering you a free month and a $100 gift card, or letting you out of the contract. You can keep up with details at geekbrief.tv/sidekickoutage. Nokia's Booklet 3G will be subsidized by AT&T in the US. You can pick one up for $599, or $299 with a 2 year contract and $60/month data plan. People with Google Voice invites will start to see invites rolling in that you can give out to your friends. If you don't know anyone with invites, you can request one at geekbrief.tv/voiceinvite. Sanyo announced the VPC-HD2000A and the VPC-FH1A, the first two cameras that use the iFrame format, an H.264 format that allows for faster importing, editing and uploading. You can save money by using promo code GEEK when signing up for AngiesList.com. There was an outage on T-Mobile's Sidekick, and they're working hard to restore service and data. If you lost data, T-Mobile is offering you a free month and a $100 gift card, or letting you out of the contract. You can keep up with details at geekbrief.tv/sidekickoutage. Nokia's Booklet 3G will be subsidized by AT&T in the US. You can pick one up for $599, or $299 with a 2 year contract and $60/month data plan. People with Google Voice invites will start to see invites rolling in that you can give out to your friends. If you don't know anyone with invites, you can request one at geekbrief.tv/voiceinvite. Sanyo announced the VPC-HD2000A and the VPC-FH1A, the first two cameras that use the iFrame format, an H.264 format that allows for faster importing, editing and uploading. You can save money by using promo code GEEK when signing up for AngiesList.com. There was an outage on T-Mobile's Sidekick, and they're working hard to restore service and data. If you lost data, T-Mobile is offering you a free month and a $100 gift card, or letting you out of the contract. You can keep up with details at geekbrief.tv/sidekickoutage. Nokia's Booklet 3G will be subsidized by AT&T in the US. You can pick one up for $599, or $299 with a 2 year contract and $60/month data plan. People with Google Voice invites will start to see invites rolling in that you can give out to your friends. If you don't know anyone with invites, you can request one at geekbrief.tv/voiceinvite. Sanyo announced the VPC-HD2000A and the VPC-FH1A, the first two cameras that use the iFrame format, an H.264 format that allows for faster importing, editing and uploading. You can save money by using promo code GEEK when signing up for AngiesList.com. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-14,25284219 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:38:40 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25263427-GBTV-642-small-I-Like-Windows-7-as-Much-as-OS-X Kylie likes it. Mossberg likes it. Maximum PC says, "Windows 7 is unquestionably the best version of Windows ... ever." CNET says, "Windows 7 is stable, smooth, and highly polished." Gizmodo gives permission to, "Upgrade without trepidation, people. With excitement, even!" I second that emotion, Windows 7 is not only a worthy upgrade, I've had as much fun using Windows 7 this past week as I did when I switched from PCs to Mac. I did a clean install on a Gateway One with an Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz processor and 3GB of RAM. Installation took about 45 minutes and was a much smoother, welcoming experience than when I upgraded to XP and installed Vista on our Mac Pro. With XP and Vista, it felt like Microsoft was still trying to sell me the OS after the install. Activation seemed like an obstacle course before. With Windows 7, it was simple and only took a few seconds. One of the things most users hated about Vista was the never ending warnings. With Windows 7, those checks to make sure I ... Kylie likes it. Mossberg likes it. Maximum PC says, "Windows 7 is unquestionably the best version of Windows ... ever." CNET says, "Windows 7 is stable, smooth, and highly polished." Gizmodo gives permission to, "Upgrade without trepidation, people. With excitement, even!" I second that emotion, Windows 7 is not only a worthy upgrade, I've had as much fun using Windows 7 this past week as I did when I switched from PCs to Mac. I did a clean install on a Gateway One with an Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz processor and 3GB of RAM. Installation took about 45 minutes and was a much smoother, welcoming experience than when I upgraded to XP and installed Vista on our Mac Pro. With XP and Vista, it felt like Microsoft was still trying to sell me the OS after the install. Activation seemed like an obstacle course before. With Windows 7, it was simple and only took a few seconds. One of the things most users hated about Vista was the never ending warnings. With Windows 7, those checks to make sure I really want to do what I'm doing don't seem to be happening any more often than they do on a Mac. Things that aren't immediately critical, but that need to be taken care of none-the-less, like installing anti-virus software, await action in the Action Center located in the Task Notification area. The Notification area is also where you can find security settings, maintenance settings, troubleshooting and it's where you can restore your computer to an earlier time. The Taskbar does much of what the Dock does on a Mac, but it does it in a way that seems more sensibly restrained than it's Mac counterpart. If you open an application, it's icon shows up on the task bar just like before, but if it's an application you use all the time, you can permanently "pin" it to the dock, and arrange the order as you like. Hovering over an icon gives you a preview of any or all of its opened Windows. Then, and I LOVE this, if you move your mouse over one of the preview thumbnails, it expands to full size. The full-size view remains on the screen as long as you hover over the thumbnail, and then if you click the thumbnail, that window stays opened. If you right click an item on the taskbar you're given what Microsoft calls a jump list. It's a list of things you can do in that application and it's my understanding that developers decide what they're going to put there, so if I right click on Safari or Firefox my only options are to open the window, pin or unpin the application to the taskbar, or close the application, but if I right click on Chrome, I have more options, like links to my most visited and recently closed sites. Engadget is such an important site I can permanently pin it to my Chrome Jump List. Aero Peek is a little shortcut that makes your windows transparent when you hover over this little rectangular space on the right end of the taskbar. Clicking the box hides all the open windows, and then clicking again brings them back. This is the first thing I wish Microsoft had handled just a little different. What I get between the hover and the click is too similar to be truly useful. I don't see the point of transparent outlines of my windows. What I'd rather see when I hover over the box, is shrunken versions of all my open windows like the Expose feature in OSX. Aero Shake is one of the fun things you can do in Windows 7. You realize you have too many windows open. You need the zen simplicity of a solitary window. Grab that one wanted window at the top, shake it and all the other windows are minimized. Shake it again after your moment of zen and all the clutter returns. I preferred using a Mac for about four years now, but one Windows feature I've always missed when I'm using OSX is the ability to tile windows. I rarely want to tile more than two, but I often want to have a google docs window open on one side of the screen and a browser open on the other. With Windows that's always been easy, but on a Mac, unless I've missed something, you have to manually size the two windows and manually arrange them side by side. Windows 7 still lets you right click and tile from the task bar, but now there's feature called Snap. Grab a window at the top, throw it to the right side of the screen and it snaps to fill exactly the right half of the screen. Take a second window, throw it to the left and then you have two equally balanced windows where you can work side by side. Snap also works when you want to maximize a window so it fills the whole screen. Just drag it to the top to maximize and pull it down when you want to work with multiple windows at the same time. Now lets just put that whole Vista thing behind us. Lets all pretend that never happened. PC users finally have an operating system that's a joy to use. The Apple "I'm a Mac" ads might not make sense anymore. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not giving up OSX for Windows 7. I will continue to use both, but now I can enjoy using both. Brief 642 was brought to you by AngiesList.com/geek. More than one million consumers use Angie's List to find high quality contractors, service companies and doctors they can trust and my promo code will save you 25% when you join the list. Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts Win+Left/Right arrows: Dock the window to each side of the monitor Win+Up arrow: Maximize the active window Win+Down arrow: Minimize the window/Restore the window if it's maximized Win+Space: All windows are made transparent so you can see the desktop Win+Home: Minimize all windows but the current window Windows 7 Reviews Gizmodo: http://gizmodo.com/5330609/windows-7-review-you-can-quit-complaining-now Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review Mossberg: http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20091007/a-windows-to-help-you-forget David Pogue coming soon, I hope! Kylie likes it. Mossberg likes it. Maximum PC says, "Windows 7 is unquestionably the best version of Windows ... ever." CNET says, "Windows 7 is stable, smooth, and highly polished." Gizmodo gives permission to, "Upgrade without trepidation, people. With excitement, even!" I second that emotion, Windows 7 is not only a worthy upgrade, I've had as much fun using Windows 7 this past week as I did when I switched from PCs to Mac. I did a clean install on a Gateway One with an Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz processor and 3GB of RAM. Installation took about 45 minutes and was a much smoother, welcoming experience than when I upgraded to XP and installed Vista on our Mac Pro. With XP and Vista, it felt like Microsoft was still trying to sell me the OS after the install. Activation seemed like an obstacle course before. With Windows 7, it was simple and only took a few seconds. One of the things most users hated about Vista was the never ending warnings. With Windows 7, those checks to make sure I really want to do what I'm doing don't seem to be happening any more often than they do on a Mac. Things that aren't immediately critical, but that need to be taken care of none-the-less, like installing anti-virus software, await action in the Action Center located in the Task Notification area. The Notification area is also where you can find security settings, maintenance settings, troubleshooting and it's where you can restore your computer to an earlier time. The Taskbar does much of what the Dock does on a Mac, but it does it in a way that seems more sensibly restrained than it's Mac counterpart. If you open an application, it's icon shows up on the task bar just like before, but if it's an application you use all the time, you can permanently "pin" it to the dock, and arrange the order as you like. Hovering over an icon gives you a preview of any or all of its opened Windows. Then, and I LOVE this, if you move your mouse over one of the preview thumbnails, it expands to full size. The full-size view remains on the screen as long as you hover over the thumbnail, and then if you click the thumbnail, that window stays opened. If you right click an item on the taskbar you're given what Microsoft calls a jump list. It's a list of things you can do in that application and it's my understanding that developers decide what they're going to put there, so if I right click on Safari or Firefox my only options are to open the window, pin or unpin the application to the taskbar, or close the application, but if I right click on Chrome, I have more options, like links to my most visited and recently closed sites. Engadget is such an important site I can permanently pin it to my Chrome Jump List. Aero Peek is a little shortcut that makes your windows transparent when you hover over this little rectangular space on the right end of the taskbar. Clicking the box hides all the open windows, and then clicking again brings them back. This is the first thing I wish Microsoft had handled just a little different. What I get between the hover and the click is too similar to be truly useful. I don't see the point of transparent outlines of my windows. What I'd rather see when I hover over the box, is shrunken versions of all my open windows like the Expose feature in OSX. Aero Shake is one of the fun things you can do in Windows 7. You realize you have too many windows open. You need the zen simplicity of a solitary window. Grab that one wanted window at the top, shake it and all the other windows are minimized. Shake it again after your moment of zen and all the clutter returns. I preferred using a Mac for about four years now, but one Windows feature I've always missed when I'm using OSX is the ability to tile windows. I rarely want to tile more than two, but I often want to have a google docs window open on one side of the screen and a browser open on the other. With Windows that's always been easy, but on a Mac, unless I've missed something, you have to manually size the two windows and manually arrange them side by side. Windows 7 still lets you right click and tile from the task bar, but now there's feature called Snap. Grab a window at the top, throw it to the right side of the screen and it snaps to fill exactly the right half of the screen. Take a second window, throw it to the left and then you have two equally balanced windows where you can work side by side. Snap also works when you want to maximize a window so it fills the whole screen. Just drag it to the top to maximize and pull it down when you want to work with multiple windows at the same time. Now lets just put that whole Vista thing behind us. Lets all pretend that never happened. PC users finally have an operating system that's a joy to use. The Apple "I'm a Mac" ads might not make sense anymore. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not giving up OSX for Windows 7. I will continue to use both, but now I can enjoy using both. Brief 642 was brought to you by AngiesList.com/geek. More than one million consumers use Angie's List to find high quality contractors, service companies and doctors they can trust and my promo code will save you 25% when you join the list. Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts Win+Left/Right arrows: Dock the window to each side of the monitor Win+Up arrow: Maximize the active window Win+Down arrow: Minimize the window/Restore the window if it's maximized Win+Space: All windows are made transparent so you can see the desktop Win+Home: Minimize all windows but the current window Windows 7 Reviews Gizmodo: http://gizmodo.com/5330609/windows-7-review-you-can-quit-complaining-now Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review Mossberg: http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20091007/a-windows-to-help-you-forget David Pogue coming soon, I hope! tag:odeo.com,2009-10-09,25263427 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:04:03 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25257014-GBTV-641-small-A-Tale-of-Three-Cameras I get asked a LOT about the best cameras to buy for this type of shooting or that type of video. On today's Brief, we're taking a look at three different cameras to show the strengths and weaknesses of each. Panasonic HVX200A Great quality camera Shoots to P2 Cards Expensive JVC GY-HM100 Great size Creates Final Cut ready files Removable XLR inputs Didn't have great results in low light Kodak Zi8 Smallest HD camera with mic input and image stabilization Very inexpensive No zoom or focus Canon Vixia HFS10 Great for $700-$1200 range Use my promo code GEEK to save 12% when you sign up with SquareSpace to easily build a great looking Web site. I get asked a LOT about the best cameras to buy for this type of shooting or that type of video. On today's Brief, we're taking a look at three different cameras to show the strengths and weaknesses of each. Panasonic HVX200A Great quality camera Shoots to P2 Cards Expensive JVC GY-HM100 Great size Creates Final Cut ready files Removable XLR inputs Didn't have great results in low light Kodak Zi8 Smallest HD camera with mic input and image stabilization Very inexpensive No zoom or focus Canon Vixia HFS10 Great for $700-$1200 range Use my promo code GEEK to save 12% when you sign up with SquareSpace to easily build a great looking Web site. I get asked a LOT about the best cameras to buy for this type of shooting or that type of video. On today's Brief, we're taking a look at three different cameras to show the strengths and weaknesses of each. Panasonic HVX200A Great quality camera Shoots to P2 Cards Expensive JVC GY-HM100 Great size Creates Final Cut ready files Removable XLR inputs Didn't have great results in low light Kodak Zi8 Smallest HD camera with mic input and image stabilization Very inexpensive No zoom or focus Canon Vixia HFS10 Great for $700-$1200 range Use my promo code GEEK to save 12% when you sign up with SquareSpace to easily build a great looking Web site. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-08,25257014 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:28:13 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25249681-GBTV-640-small-Kindle-Goes-International-AT-amp-T-Allows-VoIP-Apps-New-Android-Phones-doubleTwist-Adds-Amazon-MP3-Store-Gateway-One-ZX6810 The two complaints I hear most about the Amazon Kindle is the price and that international users can't take advantage of Whispernet. Amazon announced the Internation, GSM version of Kindle is available for pre-order now for $279. The US version has dropped in price to $259. AT&T is allowing VoIP applications on the iPhone to be used on its 3G and 2G networks. Previously, users could only use apps like Skype or Vonage on WiFi. Verizon and Google are teaming up to launch open Android hardware that will run Google Voice. The HTC Hero is confirmed to launch on Verizon in November. doubleTwist made their expected announcement. They launched an Amazon MP3 Store that allows you to load music on almost any device you want. There are new Gateway One models, the ZX6800 and the ZX4800. The ZX6800 is a computer and an HDTV, with a resolution of 1920x1080. A GBTV viewer used my promo code GEEK to save 12% at SquareSpace.com and built one of the most beautifully simple Web sites I've ever see... The two complaints I hear most about the Amazon Kindle is the price and that international users can't take advantage of Whispernet. Amazon announced the Internation, GSM version of Kindle is available for pre-order now for $279. The US version has dropped in price to $259. AT&T is allowing VoIP applications on the iPhone to be used on its 3G and 2G networks. Previously, users could only use apps like Skype or Vonage on WiFi. Verizon and Google are teaming up to launch open Android hardware that will run Google Voice. The HTC Hero is confirmed to launch on Verizon in November. doubleTwist made their expected announcement. They launched an Amazon MP3 Store that allows you to load music on almost any device you want. There are new Gateway One models, the ZX6800 and the ZX4800. The ZX6800 is a computer and an HDTV, with a resolution of 1920x1080. A GBTV viewer used my promo code GEEK to save 12% at SquareSpace.com and built one of the most beautifully simple Web sites I've ever seen, SimpleTree.biz. The two complaints I hear most about the Amazon Kindle is the price and that international users can't take advantage of Whispernet. Amazon announced the Internation, GSM version of Kindle is available for pre-order now for $279. The US version has dropped in price to $259. AT&T is allowing VoIP applications on the iPhone to be used on its 3G and 2G networks. Previously, users could only use apps like Skype or Vonage on WiFi. Verizon and Google are teaming up to launch open Android hardware that will run Google Voice. The HTC Hero is confirmed to launch on Verizon in November. doubleTwist made their expected announcement. They launched an Amazon MP3 Store that allows you to load music on almost any device you want. There are new Gateway One models, the ZX6800 and the ZX4800. The ZX6800 is a computer and an HDTV, with a resolution of 1920x1080. A GBTV viewer used my promo code GEEK to save 12% at SquareSpace.com and built one of the most beautifully simple Web sites I've ever seen, SimpleTree.biz. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-07,25249681 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:55:33 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25240639-GBTV-639-small-Microsoft-s-Mice-Prototypes-Robovie-PC-Toshiba-Cell-Regza-55X1 We might get a multi-touch Mighty Mouse from Apple, but Microsoft has their own ideas. In the video, we take a look at the FTIR Mouse, the Orb Mouse, the Cap Mouse, the Side Mouse, and the Arty Mouse. I'm sad to say I bought the Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch tablet, but had to return it. The cursor didn't move smoothly, even after some time and messing with settings. , br I'm excited about Vstone's Robovie-PC. It's a 15" robot that runs Windows or Linux. It has WiFi, USB, VGA and a camera. Take a look at the video of Robovie in action here. Toshiba's new LCD TV, called the Cell Regza 55X1, integrates a Cell Broadband Engine. It has a 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio, 3TB of storage and can record and display eight channels at the same time. You can save 25% on an Angie's List membership by using discount code GEEK. We might get a multi-touch Mighty Mouse from Apple, but Microsoft has their own ideas. In the video, we take a look at the FTIR Mouse, the Orb Mouse, the Cap Mouse, the Side Mouse, and the Arty Mouse. I'm sad to say I bought the Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch tablet, but had to return it. The cursor didn't move smoothly, even after some time and messing with settings. , br I'm excited about Vstone's Robovie-PC. It's a 15" robot that runs Windows or Linux. It has WiFi, USB, VGA and a camera. Take a look at the video of Robovie in action here. Toshiba's new LCD TV, called the Cell Regza 55X1, integrates a Cell Broadband Engine. It has a 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio, 3TB of storage and can record and display eight channels at the same time. You can save 25% on an Angie's List membership by using discount code GEEK. We might get a multi-touch Mighty Mouse from Apple, but Microsoft has their own ideas. In the video, we take a look at the FTIR Mouse, the Orb Mouse, the Cap Mouse, the Side Mouse, and the Arty Mouse. I'm sad to say I bought the Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch tablet, but had to return it. The cursor didn't move smoothly, even after some time and messing with settings. , br I'm excited about Vstone's Robovie-PC. It's a 15" robot that runs Windows or Linux. It has WiFi, USB, VGA and a camera. Take a look at the video of Robovie in action here. Toshiba's new LCD TV, called the Cell Regza 55X1, integrates a Cell Broadband Engine. It has a 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio, 3TB of storage and can record and display eight channels at the same time. You can save 25% on an Angie's List membership by using discount code GEEK. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-05,25240639 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:52:33 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25219280-GBTV-638-small-Dell-Z600-EyeTV-App-BlackBerry-TiVo-App-FOTOBOX-Fastest-Blu-ray-Burner-Bacon-of-the-Month-Club Dell's Z600 is beautiful and brings some new ideas to the top of your lap. EyeTV released an iPhone app that will let you record and watch your recordings. It's $5. BlackBerry users got an app for TiVo, but you'll only be able to schedule and view recordings, and not watch. It's free. FOTOBOX is an SD card reader that will turn your photos into an animated slideshow, that you can then burn to a DVD. Pioneer released a 12x Blu-ray burner, called the BDR-205 Blu-ray Disc Computer Writer. It'll be $250 and ships later this month. I want to join the Bacon of the Month Club!!! In addition to getting bacon every month, you also get...1) discounts on Grateful Palate bacon products and bacons, 2) a membership card, 3) a monthly comic strip about bacon, 4) a Bacon themed ball-point-pen, 5) a little rubber toy pig, 6) one free bacon tee-shirt, 7) a monthly bacon recipe, 8) additional discounts, and 9) a pig nose. Paul Barron used my promo code GEEK at SquareSpace.com to build socialcoco.com, ... Dell's Z600 is beautiful and brings some new ideas to the top of your lap. EyeTV released an iPhone app that will let you record and watch your recordings. It's $5. BlackBerry users got an app for TiVo, but you'll only be able to schedule and view recordings, and not watch. It's free. FOTOBOX is an SD card reader that will turn your photos into an animated slideshow, that you can then burn to a DVD. Pioneer released a 12x Blu-ray burner, called the BDR-205 Blu-ray Disc Computer Writer. It'll be $250 and ships later this month. I want to join the Bacon of the Month Club!!! In addition to getting bacon every month, you also get...1) discounts on Grateful Palate bacon products and bacons, 2) a membership card, 3) a monthly comic strip about bacon, 4) a Bacon themed ball-point-pen, 5) a little rubber toy pig, 6) one free bacon tee-shirt, 7) a monthly bacon recipe, 8) additional discounts, and 9) a pig nose. Paul Barron used my promo code GEEK at SquareSpace.com to build socialcoco.com, a blog about how folks in the restaurant biz can make the most out of social media. Dell's Z600 is beautiful and brings some new ideas to the top of your lap. EyeTV released an iPhone app that will let you record and watch your recordings. It's $5. BlackBerry users got an app for TiVo, but you'll only be able to schedule and view recordings, and not watch. It's free. FOTOBOX is an SD card reader that will turn your photos into an animated slideshow, that you can then burn to a DVD. Pioneer released a 12x Blu-ray burner, called the BDR-205 Blu-ray Disc Computer Writer. It'll be $250 and ships later this month. I want to join the Bacon of the Month Club!!! In addition to getting bacon every month, you also get...1) discounts on Grateful Palate bacon products and bacons, 2) a membership card, 3) a monthly comic strip about bacon, 4) a Bacon themed ball-point-pen, 5) a little rubber toy pig, 6) one free bacon tee-shirt, 7) a monthly bacon recipe, 8) additional discounts, and 9) a pig nose. Paul Barron used my promo code GEEK at SquareSpace.com to build socialcoco.com, a blog about how folks in the restaurant biz can make the most out of social media. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-01,25219280 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:20:35 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25217788-GBTV-628-small-Dell-Z600-EyeTV-App-BlackBerry-TiVo-App-FOTOBOX-Fastest-Blu-ray-Burner-Bacon-of-the-Month-Club Dell's Z600 is beautiful and brings some new ideas to the top of your lap. EyeTV released an iPhone app that will let you record and watch your recordings. It's $5. BlackBerry users got an app for TiVo, but you'll only be able to schedule and view recordings, and not watch. It's free. FOTOBOX is an SD card reader that will turn your photos into an animated slideshow, that you can then burn to a DVD. Pioneer released a 12x Blu-ray burner, called the BDR-205 Blu-ray Disc Computer Writer. It'll be $250 and ships later this month. I want to join the Bacon of the Month Club!!! In addition to getting bacon every month, you also get...1) discounts on Grateful Palate bacon products and bacons, 2) a membership card, 3) a monthly comic strip about bacon, 4) a Bacon themed ball-point-pen, 5) a little rubber toy pig, 6) one free bacon tee-shirt, 7) a monthly bacon recipe, 8) additional discounts, and 9) a pig nose. Paul Barron used my promo code GEEK at SquareSpace.com to build socialcoco.com, ... Dell's Z600 is beautiful and brings some new ideas to the top of your lap. EyeTV released an iPhone app that will let you record and watch your recordings. It's $5. BlackBerry users got an app for TiVo, but you'll only be able to schedule and view recordings, and not watch. It's free. FOTOBOX is an SD card reader that will turn your photos into an animated slideshow, that you can then burn to a DVD. Pioneer released a 12x Blu-ray burner, called the BDR-205 Blu-ray Disc Computer Writer. It'll be $250 and ships later this month. I want to join the Bacon of the Month Club!!! In addition to getting bacon every month, you also get...1) discounts on Grateful Palate bacon products and bacons, 2) a membership card, 3) a monthly comic strip about bacon, 4) a Bacon themed ball-point-pen, 5) a little rubber toy pig, 6) one free bacon tee-shirt, 7) a monthly bacon recipe, 8) additional discounts, and 9) a pig nose. Paul Barron used my promo code GEEK at SquareSpace.com to build socialcoco.com, a blog about how folks in the restaurant biz can make the most out of social media. Dell's Z600 is beautiful and brings some new ideas to the top of your lap. EyeTV released an iPhone app that will let you record and watch your recordings. It's $5. BlackBerry users got an app for TiVo, but you'll only be able to schedule and view recordings, and not watch. It's free. FOTOBOX is an SD card reader that will turn your photos into an animated slideshow, that you can then burn to a DVD. Pioneer released a 12x Blu-ray burner, called the BDR-205 Blu-ray Disc Computer Writer. It'll be $250 and ships later this month. I want to join the Bacon of the Month Club!!! In addition to getting bacon every month, you also get...1) discounts on Grateful Palate bacon products and bacons, 2) a membership card, 3) a monthly comic strip about bacon, 4) a Bacon themed ball-point-pen, 5) a little rubber toy pig, 6) one free bacon tee-shirt, 7) a monthly bacon recipe, 8) additional discounts, and 9) a pig nose. Paul Barron used my promo code GEEK at SquareSpace.com to build socialcoco.com, a blog about how folks in the restaurant biz can make the most out of social media. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-01,25217788 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:20:35 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25213366-GBTV-637-small-Hanvon-Microsoft-Courier-Update-Sony-CD-DVD-Burner-DoubleTwist-Electrocuting-Pickles We've all been expecting Apple to release a touch screen tablet, but they may not be the first to market. The Hanvon should hit China later this year. We saw a video showing us Microsoft's Courier last week. This week, we have an update and more information about what the device should be. How interested are you guys in the Courier? Sony's DRX-S70U-W is a very small CD/DVD burner for those netbooks that don't include an optical drive. I'm expecting DoubleTwist to start working for iPhones on Macs on October 6th. It gives you the option to manage content on many different devices like iPods, PSPs, and Kindles, all by drag and drop. They released a video parodying Apple's 1984 ad, which you can see here. I love when researches demonstrate how things work in an entertaining way. In this video, MIT Professor Vladimir Bulovic shows us how OLEDs work using an organic light emitting pickle. I'm looking forward to more from MIT Tech TV. SquareSpace.com sponsored this episode of GeekBrief.TV... We've all been expecting Apple to release a touch screen tablet, but they may not be the first to market. The Hanvon should hit China later this year. We saw a video showing us Microsoft's Courier last week. This week, we have an update and more information about what the device should be. How interested are you guys in the Courier? Sony's DRX-S70U-W is a very small CD/DVD burner for those netbooks that don't include an optical drive. I'm expecting DoubleTwist to start working for iPhones on Macs on October 6th. It gives you the option to manage content on many different devices like iPods, PSPs, and Kindles, all by drag and drop. They released a video parodying Apple's 1984 ad, which you can see here. I love when researches demonstrate how things work in an entertaining way. In this video, MIT Professor Vladimir Bulovic shows us how OLEDs work using an organic light emitting pickle. I'm looking forward to more from MIT Tech TV. SquareSpace.com sponsored this episode of GeekBrief.TV. My promo code GEEK will save you 12%. Thomas Flight used the code to build a site highlighting his photography at thomasflight.squarespace.com. We've all been expecting Apple to release a touch screen tablet, but they may not be the first to market. The Hanvon should hit China later this year. We saw a video showing us Microsoft's Courier last week. This week, we have an update and more information about what the device should be. How interested are you guys in the Courier? Sony's DRX-S70U-W is a very small CD/DVD burner for those netbooks that don't include an optical drive. I'm expecting DoubleTwist to start working for iPhones on Macs on October 6th. It gives you the option to manage content on many different devices like iPods, PSPs, and Kindles, all by drag and drop. They released a video parodying Apple's 1984 ad, which you can see here. I love when researches demonstrate how things work in an entertaining way. In this video, MIT Professor Vladimir Bulovic shows us how OLEDs work using an organic light emitting pickle. I'm looking forward to more from MIT Tech TV. SquareSpace.com sponsored this episode of GeekBrief.TV. My promo code GEEK will save you 12%. Thomas Flight used the code to build a site highlighting his photography at thomasflight.squarespace.com. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-30,25213366 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:10:57 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25207177-GBTV-636-small-Vue-Personal-Video-Network You know when I love a product? When it simplifies a process that has historically been complex by just working. The iPhone does that for mobile phones. Drobo does that for redundant storage. The 5D Mark II does that for shooting photos and video without great lighting. The PogoPlug does that for sharing a hard drive, and now the Vue Personal Video Network does that for home surveillance. Believe me. I was nervous when I ordered my Vue kit from Amazon because I've tried other wireless camera systems that were a pain in the butt to set up, worked intermittently or didn't work at all, unless the camera was with in a few feet of the receiver. The kit comes with two wireless cameras. Four ingenious magnetic mounts, four CR123 batteries, a receiver and an ethernet cable. The battery cover opens with the twist of a coin. My guess is they include two extra batteries because they aren't quite as common as double AAs or triple AAAs. I climbed a ladder to get to one of our routers. I plugged ... You know when I love a product? When it simplifies a process that has historically been complex by just working. The iPhone does that for mobile phones. Drobo does that for redundant storage. The 5D Mark II does that for shooting photos and video without great lighting. The PogoPlug does that for sharing a hard drive, and now the Vue Personal Video Network does that for home surveillance. Believe me. I was nervous when I ordered my Vue kit from Amazon because I've tried other wireless camera systems that were a pain in the butt to set up, worked intermittently or didn't work at all, unless the camera was with in a few feet of the receiver. The kit comes with two wireless cameras. Four ingenious magnetic mounts, four CR123 batteries, a receiver and an ethernet cable. The battery cover opens with the twist of a coin. My guess is they include two extra batteries because they aren't quite as common as double AAs or triple AAAs. I climbed a ladder to get to one of our routers. I plugged in an ethernet cable, plugged in the power and within about 10 seconds I got a flashing blue light to indicate the network connection was active. To activate the wireless connection between the two cameras and the receiver I pressed a sync button on the receiver. A camera has to be within 12-inches of the receiver during that activation process. Right after I pressed sync, lights started rapidly blinking on the two cameras and I was done. I created an account on my.vuezone.com. It took less than three minutes to enter my details, create a password and boom! There were my two cameras. I renamed them, dragged them into the view screen. Press play the same way you start a YouTube video and the live stream begins. I can choose to record and my account includes 2000MBs of storage that I can watch later and choose to share online. The share feature is cool because I can add my neighbor as a friend and activate his ability to view the cameras when I'm out of town. If the alarm goes off, he can hop on and see what's happening without putting himself in danger. I like the Vue Personal Video Network because it works as well as they say it does and it couldn't possibly be simpler to set up. Image quality is perfectly acceptable. Of course my eyes are used to HD so I expect that to come in the future. The magnetic mounting system is brilliant. You stick it to a wall and then move the camera around to get the best shot. Wireless range is excellent. I carried a camera throughout my house and all around my yard and never lost the signal. This blew me away. You can add up to 50 cameras!!! Now, that would be expensive because extra cameras are $100 a pop. I won't be adding 50, but I already ordered 3 more cameras for full coverage around the house. This is far and a way one of my favorite products released this year. Brief 636 was brought to you by AngiesList.com/geek. Kind of relevant to this whole surveillance theme, I used angieslist.com to pick our alarm monitoring service. My promo code GEEK will save you 25% when you join AngiesList. You know when I love a product? When it simplifies a process that has historically been complex by just working. The iPhone does that for mobile phones. Drobo does that for redundant storage. The 5D Mark II does that for shooting photos and video without great lighting. The PogoPlug does that for sharing a hard drive, and now the Vue Personal Video Network does that for home surveillance. Believe me. I was nervous when I ordered my Vue kit from Amazon because I've tried other wireless camera systems that were a pain in the butt to set up, worked intermittently or didn't work at all, unless the camera was with in a few feet of the receiver. The kit comes with two wireless cameras. Four ingenious magnetic mounts, four CR123 batteries, a receiver and an ethernet cable. The battery cover opens with the twist of a coin. My guess is they include two extra batteries because they aren't quite as common as double AAs or triple AAAs. I climbed a ladder to get to one of our routers. I plugged in an ethernet cable, plugged in the power and within about 10 seconds I got a flashing blue light to indicate the network connection was active. To activate the wireless connection between the two cameras and the receiver I pressed a sync button on the receiver. A camera has to be within 12-inches of the receiver during that activation process. Right after I pressed sync, lights started rapidly blinking on the two cameras and I was done. I created an account on my.vuezone.com. It took less than three minutes to enter my details, create a password and boom! There were my two cameras. I renamed them, dragged them into the view screen. Press play the same way you start a YouTube video and the live stream begins. I can choose to record and my account includes 2000MBs of storage that I can watch later and choose to share online. The share feature is cool because I can add my neighbor as a friend and activate his ability to view the cameras when I'm out of town. If the alarm goes off, he can hop on and see what's happening without putting himself in danger. I like the Vue Personal Video Network because it works as well as they say it does and it couldn't possibly be simpler to set up. Image quality is perfectly acceptable. Of course my eyes are used to HD so I expect that to come in the future. The magnetic mounting system is brilliant. You stick it to a wall and then move the camera around to get the best shot. Wireless range is excellent. I carried a camera throughout my house and all around my yard and never lost the signal. This blew me away. You can add up to 50 cameras!!! Now, that would be expensive because extra cameras are $100 a pop. I won't be adding 50, but I already ordered 3 more cameras for full coverage around the house. This is far and a way one of my favorite products released this year. Brief 636 was brought to you by AngiesList.com/geek. Kind of relevant to this whole surveillance theme, I used angieslist.com to pick our alarm monitoring service. My promo code GEEK will save you 25% when you join AngiesList. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-29,25207177 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:08:47 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25201971-GBTV-635-small-Spawn-HD-720-Verizon-4G-Livepack-Livebrush Spawn is offering place-shift gaming with the HD-720. While traveling, you can play games from your consoles at home. Verizon wants to rollout their 4G coverage mostly "all at once", in 25-30 markets next year. The Livepack from Livestream gives people the ability to live stream HD video while on the move. I would LOVE to try this on a road trip! I'm loving Livebrush. It's a free Adobe Air drawing app, and great for useful purposes in a presentation, or just to waste some time. eHarmony matches singles based on psychological compatibility, and the results are impressive. There are an average of 236 eHarmony marriages every day. You can get 1 Month Free when you subscribe for 3 Months by using promo code EHGBTV...that's EH for eHarmony, GBTV for GeekBrief.TV...EHGBTV. Spawn is offering place-shift gaming with the HD-720. While traveling, you can play games from your consoles at home. Verizon wants to rollout their 4G coverage mostly "all at once", in 25-30 markets next year. The Livepack from Livestream gives people the ability to live stream HD video while on the move. I would LOVE to try this on a road trip! I'm loving Livebrush. It's a free Adobe Air drawing app, and great for useful purposes in a presentation, or just to waste some time. eHarmony matches singles based on psychological compatibility, and the results are impressive. There are an average of 236 eHarmony marriages every day. You can get 1 Month Free when you subscribe for 3 Months by using promo code EHGBTV...that's EH for eHarmony, GBTV for GeekBrief.TV...EHGBTV. Spawn is offering place-shift gaming with the HD-720. While traveling, you can play games from your consoles at home. Verizon wants to rollout their 4G coverage mostly "all at once", in 25-30 markets next year. The Livepack from Livestream gives people the ability to live stream HD video while on the move. I would LOVE to try this on a road trip! I'm loving Livebrush. It's a free Adobe Air drawing app, and great for useful purposes in a presentation, or just to waste some time. eHarmony matches singles based on psychological compatibility, and the results are impressive. There are an average of 236 eHarmony marriages every day. You can get 1 Month Free when you subscribe for 3 Months by using promo code EHGBTV...that's EH for eHarmony, GBTV for GeekBrief.TV...EHGBTV. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-28,25201971 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:50:38 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25183026-GBTV-634-small-Bamboo-Tablets-MiniDisplay-Port-to-HDMI-with-Audio-Vue-Personal-Video-Network-Bionic-Restoration-of-Vision Wacom announced a series of Bamboo Tablets that brings multitouch and gesture control to any PC or Mac. The collection ranges from $70 to $200. I love Monoprice's MiniDisplay Port to HDMI Adapter. They just released a new version that includes the ability to transfer audio, so it's perfect for adding a Mac Mini to your home theater. I've been anticipating Avaak's Vue Personal Video Network for a while, and it's finally here. I'll let you know if it works as promised next week. AT&T made an announcment on Facebook that they're adding MMS to the iPhone on September 25th. Researchers at MIT are making headway on research to bring vision to blind people. My promocode GEEK will save you 25% when you sign-up for a membership at Angie's List. If you ever need to hire a contractor to do work on your home, angieslist.com/geek is THE place to start. Wacom announced a series of Bamboo Tablets that brings multitouch and gesture control to any PC or Mac. The collection ranges from $70 to $200. I love Monoprice's MiniDisplay Port to HDMI Adapter. They just released a new version that includes the ability to transfer audio, so it's perfect for adding a Mac Mini to your home theater. I've been anticipating Avaak's Vue Personal Video Network for a while, and it's finally here. I'll let you know if it works as promised next week. AT&T made an announcment on Facebook that they're adding MMS to the iPhone on September 25th. Researchers at MIT are making headway on research to bring vision to blind people. My promocode GEEK will save you 25% when you sign-up for a membership at Angie's List. If you ever need to hire a contractor to do work on your home, angieslist.com/geek is THE place to start. Wacom announced a series of Bamboo Tablets that brings multitouch and gesture control to any PC or Mac. The collection ranges from $70 to $200. I love Monoprice's MiniDisplay Port to HDMI Adapter. They just released a new version that includes the ability to transfer audio, so it's perfect for adding a Mac Mini to your home theater. I've been anticipating Avaak's Vue Personal Video Network for a while, and it's finally here. I'll let you know if it works as promised next week. AT&T made an announcment on Facebook that they're adding MMS to the iPhone on September 25th. Researchers at MIT are making headway on research to bring vision to blind people. My promocode GEEK will save you 25% when you sign-up for a membership at Angie's List. If you ever need to hire a contractor to do work on your home, angieslist.com/geek is THE place to start. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-25,25183026 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:38:37 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25175149-GBTV-633-small-G-I-A-Mission-Details-Microsoft-Courier I'm back from my secret G.I.A. mission! If you follow me on Twitter, twitter.com/calilewis, you got a peek into what I was doing. I was on a panel along with Amber MacArthur, Brian Tong, Peter Rojas and Ryan Block at an Alcatel-Lucent event where we spoke candidly to to telecom and cable companies. Gizmodo got an exclusive demo from Microsoft of a tablet Microsoft calls the "Courier". I'm looking forward to this coming to market! Disneyventures.com is another site built by a Geek Brief viewer using SquareSpace.com and they used my code GEEK to save when they signed up. I'm back from my secret G.I.A. mission! If you follow me on Twitter, twitter.com/calilewis, you got a peek into what I was doing. I was on a panel along with Amber MacArthur, Brian Tong, Peter Rojas and Ryan Block at an Alcatel-Lucent event where we spoke candidly to to telecom and cable companies. Gizmodo got an exclusive demo from Microsoft of a tablet Microsoft calls the "Courier". I'm looking forward to this coming to market! Disneyventures.com is another site built by a Geek Brief viewer using SquareSpace.com and they used my code GEEK to save when they signed up. I'm back from my secret G.I.A. mission! If you follow me on Twitter, twitter.com/calilewis, you got a peek into what I was doing. I was on a panel along with Amber MacArthur, Brian Tong, Peter Rojas and Ryan Block at an Alcatel-Lucent event where we spoke candidly to to telecom and cable companies. Gizmodo got an exclusive demo from Microsoft of a tablet Microsoft calls the "Courier". I'm looking forward to this coming to market! Disneyventures.com is another site built by a Geek Brief viewer using SquareSpace.com and they used my code GEEK to save when they signed up. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-23,25175149 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:32:39 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25161605-Quick-Note-From-Cali-Secret-G-I-A-Mission-small I'm on a secret mission. I signed an NDA. I'll tell you what I can on Twitter (www.twitter.com/calilewis) until I get back on Wednesday. I'm on a secret mission. I signed an NDA. I'll tell you what I can on Twitter (www.twitter.com/calilewis) until I get back on Wednesday. I'm on a secret mission. I signed an NDA. I'll tell you what I can on Twitter (www.twitter.com/calilewis) until I get back on Wednesday. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-21,25161605 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:59:55 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25148971-GBTV-632-small-Google-Voice-Update-win741-HP-Dream-Screen-Messless-Charger We have an update on the Google Voice and Apple situation. Google said they do believe Apple rejected the app because of similarities to native features on the iPhone. Apple says it's still under review and hasn't been rejected. Microsoft is giving students the chance to get Windows 7 for $30. It's a limited time offer. Details are at win741.com. HP's Dream Screen digital frame has 802.11g Wi-Fi, 2 Gigs of memory and a remote control. You get access to real-time weather, Snapfish, read-only Facebook, Pandora, and HP Smart Radio. Unfortunately, you don't get a browser or the ability to post on Facebook. The Messless Charger came in for review. I mentioned them on Brief 594. It'll charge up to four devices. It comes with an iPod connector, a Nokia plug, a Sony Ericsson connector, Mini USB and a couple more. You can order additional connectors and switch out based on your needs. NextCreativeMedia.com used my promo code GEEK to save 12% and design a great looking Web site using SquareSp... We have an update on the Google Voice and Apple situation. Google said they do believe Apple rejected the app because of similarities to native features on the iPhone. Apple says it's still under review and hasn't been rejected. Microsoft is giving students the chance to get Windows 7 for $30. It's a limited time offer. Details are at win741.com. HP's Dream Screen digital frame has 802.11g Wi-Fi, 2 Gigs of memory and a remote control. You get access to real-time weather, Snapfish, read-only Facebook, Pandora, and HP Smart Radio. Unfortunately, you don't get a browser or the ability to post on Facebook. The Messless Charger came in for review. I mentioned them on Brief 594. It'll charge up to four devices. It comes with an iPod connector, a Nokia plug, a Sony Ericsson connector, Mini USB and a couple more. You can order additional connectors and switch out based on your needs. NextCreativeMedia.com used my promo code GEEK to save 12% and design a great looking Web site using SquareSpace.com. We have an update on the Google Voice and Apple situation. Google said they do believe Apple rejected the app because of similarities to native features on the iPhone. Apple says it's still under review and hasn't been rejected. Microsoft is giving students the chance to get Windows 7 for $30. It's a limited time offer. Details are at win741.com. HP's Dream Screen digital frame has 802.11g Wi-Fi, 2 Gigs of memory and a remote control. You get access to real-time weather, Snapfish, read-only Facebook, Pandora, and HP Smart Radio. Unfortunately, you don't get a browser or the ability to post on Facebook. The Messless Charger came in for review. I mentioned them on Brief 594. It'll charge up to four devices. It comes with an iPod connector, a Nokia plug, a Sony Ericsson connector, Mini USB and a couple more. You can order additional connectors and switch out based on your needs. NextCreativeMedia.com used my promo code GEEK to save 12% and design a great looking Web site using SquareSpace.com. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-18,25148971 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:44:18 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25142575-GBTV-631-small-Media-Decor-Eclipse-Art-Lift-Kaleidescape-Control4-AIWX-Loudspeakers The Media Decor Eclipse Art Lift covers up displays with a piece of art when it's not in use. The TV is installed in the wall, and you can lower, raise or move the art to one side. You can find different sizes and options at mediadecor.com. If you've been watching GeekBrief.TV for a while, you've heard me talk about Kaleidescape. I finally got to see it in action and I loved what I saw! Control4 is offering a low cost automation system. The UI is displayed on an HDTV. Unfortunately, you still have to go through an installer to get it. I've been skeptical of the AIWX Series of loudspeakers, but I heard them and am impressed. At Petco.com, promo code BRIEF will save you 10% and provide free shipping on orders of $65 or more and promo code BRIEF10 will save you 10% on ANY size order. I’m Cali Lewis. Thanks for watching! The Media Decor Eclipse Art Lift covers up displays with a piece of art when it's not in use. The TV is installed in the wall, and you can lower, raise or move the art to one side. You can find different sizes and options at mediadecor.com. If you've been watching GeekBrief.TV for a while, you've heard me talk about Kaleidescape. I finally got to see it in action and I loved what I saw! Control4 is offering a low cost automation system. The UI is displayed on an HDTV. Unfortunately, you still have to go through an installer to get it. I've been skeptical of the AIWX Series of loudspeakers, but I heard them and am impressed. At Petco.com, promo code BRIEF will save you 10% and provide free shipping on orders of $65 or more and promo code BRIEF10 will save you 10% on ANY size order. I’m Cali Lewis. Thanks for watching! The Media Decor Eclipse Art Lift covers up displays with a piece of art when it's not in use. The TV is installed in the wall, and you can lower, raise or move the art to one side. You can find different sizes and options at mediadecor.com. If you've been watching GeekBrief.TV for a while, you've heard me talk about Kaleidescape. I finally got to see it in action and I loved what I saw! Control4 is offering a low cost automation system. The UI is displayed on an HDTV. Unfortunately, you still have to go through an installer to get it. I've been skeptical of the AIWX Series of loudspeakers, but I heard them and am impressed. At Petco.com, promo code BRIEF will save you 10% and provide free shipping on orders of $65 or more and promo code BRIEF10 will save you 10% on ANY size order. I’m Cali Lewis. Thanks for watching! tag:odeo.com,2009-09-17,25142575 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:36:31 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25131793-GBTV-630-small-Weather-Proof-Speakers-Water-Proof-Shower-TV-S%C3%89URA-TV-Mirrors-CuddleBag Terra was showing off Weather Proof Speakers. They're designed to work in all climates and withstand snow, wind, heat, ice and rain. MB Quart Entertainment has made an entirely water proof TV. It can even be entirely submerged under water, unlike some other waterproof TVs. SÉURA's ONE mirror is perfect for the bathroom. The TV is integrated into a part of the mirror. They also have TVs completely hidden behind mirrors. I didn't mean to go to CEDIA and actually buy anything, but I couldn't help myself when I sat in the Cuddle Bag chair. It completely envelops you. This brief was brought to you by squarespace.com. It's a simple, inexpensive way to build a beautiful Web site and my promo code GEEK will save you 12% off when you sign up. Terra was showing off Weather Proof Speakers. They're designed to work in all climates and withstand snow, wind, heat, ice and rain. MB Quart Entertainment has made an entirely water proof TV. It can even be entirely submerged under water, unlike some other waterproof TVs. SÉURA's ONE mirror is perfect for the bathroom. The TV is integrated into a part of the mirror. They also have TVs completely hidden behind mirrors. I didn't mean to go to CEDIA and actually buy anything, but I couldn't help myself when I sat in the Cuddle Bag chair. It completely envelops you. This brief was brought to you by squarespace.com. It's a simple, inexpensive way to build a beautiful Web site and my promo code GEEK will save you 12% off when you sign up. Terra was showing off Weather Proof Speakers. They're designed to work in all climates and withstand snow, wind, heat, ice and rain. MB Quart Entertainment has made an entirely water proof TV. It can even be entirely submerged under water, unlike some other waterproof TVs. SÉURA's ONE mirror is perfect for the bathroom. The TV is integrated into a part of the mirror. They also have TVs completely hidden behind mirrors. I didn't mean to go to CEDIA and actually buy anything, but I couldn't help myself when I sat in the Cuddle Bag chair. It completely envelops you. This brief was brought to you by squarespace.com. It's a simple, inexpensive way to build a beautiful Web site and my promo code GEEK will save you 12% off when you sign up. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-15,25131793 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:05:41 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25126949-GBTV-629-small-Thiel-CS3-7-HT6000-First-Impressions-Theme-Theaters-JVC-3D-TV We came to CEDIA in Atlanta this year, and began to cover it as we normally do tradeshows, but instead of the normal booth interviews, we wanted to find a way to cover CEDIA without causing viewer fatigue. We decided to do this year a bit differently. Let us know in the comments below what you prefer! Today's Brief is all about the outrageously expensive products! Thiel was showing off their CS3.7 speakers at CEDIA signed by Les Paul. The money from these special editions go to charity. The Grand Cinema HT6000 is a 3-chip 1080p DLP projector with a high brightness dual lamp configuration and it delivers 4000 lumens. Rumor has it it'll be sold at $120,000. If you like home theater rooms, you might like First Impression Theme Theaters. I sat in a chair that made the noise of an engine revving when you lean back. JVC had a 3D TV, as a few others did. I liked JVC's. They didn't hurt my eyes and they worked with simple polarized lenses. When you have to pick a contractor to do work on yo... We came to CEDIA in Atlanta this year, and began to cover it as we normally do tradeshows, but instead of the normal booth interviews, we wanted to find a way to cover CEDIA without causing viewer fatigue. We decided to do this year a bit differently. Let us know in the comments below what you prefer! Today's Brief is all about the outrageously expensive products! Thiel was showing off their CS3.7 speakers at CEDIA signed by Les Paul. The money from these special editions go to charity. The Grand Cinema HT6000 is a 3-chip 1080p DLP projector with a high brightness dual lamp configuration and it delivers 4000 lumens. Rumor has it it'll be sold at $120,000. If you like home theater rooms, you might like First Impression Theme Theaters. I sat in a chair that made the noise of an engine revving when you lean back. JVC had a 3D TV, as a few others did. I liked JVC's. They didn't hurt my eyes and they worked with simple polarized lenses. When you have to pick a contractor to do work on your home and you're an Angieslist member, you can find someone you can trust. Start at angieslist.com/geek and use geek at check out to save 25%. Follow Cali on Twitter We came to CEDIA in Atlanta this year, and began to cover it as we normally do tradeshows, but instead of the normal booth interviews, we wanted to find a way to cover CEDIA without causing viewer fatigue. We decided to do this year a bit differently. Let us know in the comments below what you prefer! Today's Brief is all about the outrageously expensive products! Thiel was showing off their CS3.7 speakers at CEDIA signed by Les Paul. The money from these special editions go to charity. The Grand Cinema HT6000 is a 3-chip 1080p DLP projector with a high brightness dual lamp configuration and it delivers 4000 lumens. Rumor has it it'll be sold at $120,000. If you like home theater rooms, you might like First Impression Theme Theaters. I sat in a chair that made the noise of an engine revving when you lean back. JVC had a 3D TV, as a few others did. I liked JVC's. They didn't hurt my eyes and they worked with simple polarized lenses. When you have to pick a contractor to do work on your home and you're an Angieslist member, you can find someone you can trust. Start at angieslist.com/geek and use geek at check out to save 25%. Follow Cali on Twitter tag:odeo.com,2009-09-14,25126949 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:24:08 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25121034-Pop-Pop-Suck On Friday, we posted our first video from CEDIA. We had to pull down the video because there were two very loud audio spikes. Something happened during compression. It wasn't in the original, exported version. While we're trying to figure it out, we wanted to apologize to those of you who had to deal with the first uploaded video! On Friday, we posted our first video from CEDIA. We had to pull down the video because there were two very loud audio spikes. Something happened during compression. It wasn't in the original, exported version. While we're trying to figure it out, we wanted to apologize to those of you who had to deal with the first uploaded video! On Friday, we posted our first video from CEDIA. We had to pull down the video because there were two very loud audio spikes. Something happened during compression. It wasn't in the original, exported version. While we're trying to figure it out, we wanted to apologize to those of you who had to deal with the first uploaded video! tag:odeo.com,2009-09-13,25121034 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:37:40 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25112120-GBTV-628-small-REPOST-Savant-TrueImage-amp-Protege Amber MacArthur interviewed me recently for her new show on XBox LIVE called Girls Go Geek. She asked me what I would build if I could bring to market one thing. I said that I want a low cost system to automate my entire house. Today, I saw exactly what I was asking for at the Savant booth. If you're looking to do home automation, you'll spend at least $10,000. Savant's system is called Protege. It's a box with a Mac Mini that will control a mid size home for $5,000, and you can control everything from your iPhone or iPod Touch. I also got a look at the TrueImage Control, which is a visual system to control your lights, TV, etc from a touch panel. Amber MacArthur interviewed me recently for her new show on XBox LIVE called Girls Go Geek. She asked me what I would build if I could bring to market one thing. I said that I want a low cost system to automate my entire house. Today, I saw exactly what I was asking for at the Savant booth. If you're looking to do home automation, you'll spend at least $10,000. Savant's system is called Protege. It's a box with a Mac Mini that will control a mid size home for $5,000, and you can control everything from your iPhone or iPod Touch. I also got a look at the TrueImage Control, which is a visual system to control your lights, TV, etc from a touch panel. Amber MacArthur interviewed me recently for her new show on XBox LIVE called Girls Go Geek. She asked me what I would build if I could bring to market one thing. I said that I want a low cost system to automate my entire house. Today, I saw exactly what I was asking for at the Savant booth. If you're looking to do home automation, you'll spend at least $10,000. Savant's system is called Protege. It's a box with a Mac Mini that will control a mid size home for $5,000, and you can control everything from your iPhone or iPod Touch. I also got a look at the TrueImage Control, which is a visual system to control your lights, TV, etc from a touch panel. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-12,25112120 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:55:38 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25108822-GBTV-628-small-Savant-TrueImage-amp-Protege Amber MacArthur interviewed me recently for her new show on XBox LIVE called Girls Go Geek. She asked me what I would build if I could bring to market one thing. I said that I want a low cost system to automate my entire house. Today, I saw exactly what I was asking for at the Savant booth. If you're looking to do home automation, you'll spend at least $10,000. Savant's system is called Protege. It's a box with a Mac Mini that will control a mid size home for $5,000, and you can control everything from your iPhone or iPod Touch. I also got a look at the TrueImage Control, which is a visual system to control your lights, TV, etc from a touch panel. Amber MacArthur interviewed me recently for her new show on XBox LIVE called Girls Go Geek. She asked me what I would build if I could bring to market one thing. I said that I want a low cost system to automate my entire house. Today, I saw exactly what I was asking for at the Savant booth. If you're looking to do home automation, you'll spend at least $10,000. Savant's system is called Protege. It's a box with a Mac Mini that will control a mid size home for $5,000, and you can control everything from your iPhone or iPod Touch. I also got a look at the TrueImage Control, which is a visual system to control your lights, TV, etc from a touch panel. Amber MacArthur interviewed me recently for her new show on XBox LIVE called Girls Go Geek. She asked me what I would build if I could bring to market one thing. I said that I want a low cost system to automate my entire house. Today, I saw exactly what I was asking for at the Savant booth. If you're looking to do home automation, you'll spend at least $10,000. Savant's system is called Protege. It's a box with a Mac Mini that will control a mid size home for $5,000, and you can control everything from your iPhone or iPod Touch. I also got a look at the TrueImage Control, which is a visual system to control your lights, TV, etc from a touch panel. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-11,25108822 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:41:04 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25098621-GBTV-627-What-The-Apple-Event-Wasn-t-in-Mississippi We're on our way to Atlanta for CEDIA and kept up with Apple's "It's only Rock and Roll" event while in the car. Forgive the low quality video. It's the only way to get it uploaded while moving down the road! :) iPhone 3.1 -- Genius will make suggestions for apps you might like based on apps you already have -- 30,000 ringtones will be available for $1.29 each iTunes 9 -- Genius Mixes will pick out and play songs from your music library that it thinks go together -- Improved syncing includes the ability to manage pages and apps from iTunes. You'll also be able to copy songs or movies onto your iPod from other libraries on your network. -- Available now Touch -- Unfortunately we don't get the camera and microphone on the touch as we predicted -- 8GB $199 -- $299 16GB -- $399 64GB iPod Classic -- The 120GB iPod Classic is upgraded to 160GB, but stays at same price of $129 Nano -- The Nano DOES get the camera and microphone addition -- One click sends videos to YouTube -- Adds FM Radio... We're on our way to Atlanta for CEDIA and kept up with Apple's "It's only Rock and Roll" event while in the car. Forgive the low quality video. It's the only way to get it uploaded while moving down the road! :) iPhone 3.1 -- Genius will make suggestions for apps you might like based on apps you already have -- 30,000 ringtones will be available for $1.29 each iTunes 9 -- Genius Mixes will pick out and play songs from your music library that it thinks go together -- Improved syncing includes the ability to manage pages and apps from iTunes. You'll also be able to copy songs or movies onto your iPod from other libraries on your network. -- Available now Touch -- Unfortunately we don't get the camera and microphone on the touch as we predicted -- 8GB $199 -- $299 16GB -- $399 64GB iPod Classic -- The 120GB iPod Classic is upgraded to 160GB, but stays at same price of $129 Nano -- The Nano DOES get the camera and microphone addition -- One click sends videos to YouTube -- Adds FM Radio -- Adds Pedometer -- 8GB $149 -- 16GB $179 -- Available Today We're on our way to Atlanta for CEDIA and kept up with Apple's "It's only Rock and Roll" event while in the car. Forgive the low quality video. It's the only way to get it uploaded while moving down the road! :) iPhone 3.1 -- Genius will make suggestions for apps you might like based on apps you already have -- 30,000 ringtones will be available for $1.29 each iTunes 9 -- Genius Mixes will pick out and play songs from your music library that it thinks go together -- Improved syncing includes the ability to manage pages and apps from iTunes. You'll also be able to copy songs or movies onto your iPod from other libraries on your network. -- Available now Touch -- Unfortunately we don't get the camera and microphone on the touch as we predicted -- 8GB $199 -- $299 16GB -- $399 64GB iPod Classic -- The 120GB iPod Classic is upgraded to 160GB, but stays at same price of $129 Nano -- The Nano DOES get the camera and microphone addition -- One click sends videos to YouTube -- Adds FM Radio -- Adds Pedometer -- 8GB $149 -- 16GB $179 -- Available Today tag:odeo.com,2009-09-09,25098621 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:46:59 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25097067-GBTV-626-small-Nokia-N97-Review About a month ago, my iPhone shattered. I don't know if it was the heat or if the bike repair shop accidentally smashed it. It happened around the time Apple dropped Google Voice apps from the App store, so I wasn't too keen to buy an iPhone replacement as long as Apple was saying no to innovation that matters. It just so happened, I had a Nokia N97 at the P.O. Box! I decided to go without an iPhone for a month and just use the N97. Brief 626 is my review. Nokia N97 You can save 12% when you sign up for a SquareSpace.com account by using discount code GEEK. If you use the code and create a website with SquareSpace, tweet me a link. I'm @calilewis. About a month ago, my iPhone shattered. I don't know if it was the heat or if the bike repair shop accidentally smashed it. It happened around the time Apple dropped Google Voice apps from the App store, so I wasn't too keen to buy an iPhone replacement as long as Apple was saying no to innovation that matters. It just so happened, I had a Nokia N97 at the P.O. Box! I decided to go without an iPhone for a month and just use the N97. Brief 626 is my review. Nokia N97 You can save 12% when you sign up for a SquareSpace.com account by using discount code GEEK. If you use the code and create a website with SquareSpace, tweet me a link. I'm @calilewis. About a month ago, my iPhone shattered. I don't know if it was the heat or if the bike repair shop accidentally smashed it. It happened around the time Apple dropped Google Voice apps from the App store, so I wasn't too keen to buy an iPhone replacement as long as Apple was saying no to innovation that matters. It just so happened, I had a Nokia N97 at the P.O. Box! I decided to go without an iPhone for a month and just use the N97. Brief 626 is my review. Nokia N97 You can save 12% when you sign up for a SquareSpace.com account by using discount code GEEK. If you use the code and create a website with SquareSpace, tweet me a link. I'm @calilewis. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-09,25097067 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:00:00 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25090368-GBTV-625-small-PenCam-HD-Trio-Asus-Reader-Spotify-Monopoloy-City-Streets The PenCam HD Trio from AipTek is a small camera about the size of a sharpie that shoots 720p video. Stills are 5 megapixels and it has a voice recorder. Asus will be showing off their digital reader by the end of the year. Their goal is to make the world's most inexpensive reader, and it does a lot more than hold books. It'll be full color, and have a webcam and mic. Perhaps they should be aiming at the touchpad market instead. Spotify I'm excited to see the online game that Google and Monopoly are launching on Wednesday. It's called Monopoly City Streets and it's like the game of Monopoly but uses Google Maps as the board game. Promo code GEEK will save you 25% off a membership at AngiesList.com/Geek. The PenCam HD Trio from AipTek is a small camera about the size of a sharpie that shoots 720p video. Stills are 5 megapixels and it has a voice recorder. Asus will be showing off their digital reader by the end of the year. Their goal is to make the world's most inexpensive reader, and it does a lot more than hold books. It'll be full color, and have a webcam and mic. Perhaps they should be aiming at the touchpad market instead. Spotify I'm excited to see the online game that Google and Monopoly are launching on Wednesday. It's called Monopoly City Streets and it's like the game of Monopoly but uses Google Maps as the board game. Promo code GEEK will save you 25% off a membership at AngiesList.com/Geek. The PenCam HD Trio from AipTek is a small camera about the size of a sharpie that shoots 720p video. Stills are 5 megapixels and it has a voice recorder. Asus will be showing off their digital reader by the end of the year. Their goal is to make the world's most inexpensive reader, and it does a lot more than hold books. It'll be full color, and have a webcam and mic. Perhaps they should be aiming at the touchpad market instead. Spotify I'm excited to see the online game that Google and Monopoly are launching on Wednesday. It's called Monopoly City Streets and it's like the game of Monopoly but uses Google Maps as the board game. Promo code GEEK will save you 25% off a membership at AngiesList.com/Geek. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-08,25090368 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:49:36 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25074061-GBTV-624-small-Amazon-1984-Update-3-in-1-Battery-for-iPhones-JournE-JVC-GY-HM100U Amazon is still aiming to make up for their mistake with the 1984 debacle. Customers who got their copy of 1984 stripped off their Kindles can choose to get a legally published version of the book redelivered for free or an Amazon gift certificate or check for $30. USBfever.com has an interesting twist to the external battery pack for iPhones. The 3-in-1 External Battery gives you a built in USB cable and the ability to carry around two SIM cards safely. Toshiba's JournE is a 7" tablet running Windows CE 6.0 Pro. It doesn't look to be multi-touch, but it's light and small. I'm very excited to have the JVC GY-HM100U ProHD Solid State Media Camcorder in my hands. It's very small and lightweight but it has Pro features, including XLR inputs. It creates files ready to be dragged and dropped into Final Cut Pro, so you save a lot of time not having to import files. I'll be testing it next week at CEDIA in Atlanta. When you have to pick a contractor to do work on your house, AngiesList.com... Amazon is still aiming to make up for their mistake with the 1984 debacle. Customers who got their copy of 1984 stripped off their Kindles can choose to get a legally published version of the book redelivered for free or an Amazon gift certificate or check for $30. USBfever.com has an interesting twist to the external battery pack for iPhones. The 3-in-1 External Battery gives you a built in USB cable and the ability to carry around two SIM cards safely. Toshiba's JournE is a 7" tablet running Windows CE 6.0 Pro. It doesn't look to be multi-touch, but it's light and small. I'm very excited to have the JVC GY-HM100U ProHD Solid State Media Camcorder in my hands. It's very small and lightweight but it has Pro features, including XLR inputs. It creates files ready to be dragged and dropped into Final Cut Pro, so you save a lot of time not having to import files. I'll be testing it next week at CEDIA in Atlanta. When you have to pick a contractor to do work on your house, AngiesList.com helps you find someone you can trust and my code GEEK saves you 25% off the cost of a membership. Amazon is still aiming to make up for their mistake with the 1984 debacle. Customers who got their copy of 1984 stripped off their Kindles can choose to get a legally published version of the book redelivered for free or an Amazon gift certificate or check for $30. USBfever.com has an interesting twist to the external battery pack for iPhones. The 3-in-1 External Battery gives you a built in USB cable and the ability to carry around two SIM cards safely. Toshiba's JournE is a 7" tablet running Windows CE 6.0 Pro. It doesn't look to be multi-touch, but it's light and small. I'm very excited to have the JVC GY-HM100U ProHD Solid State Media Camcorder in my hands. It's very small and lightweight but it has Pro features, including XLR inputs. It creates files ready to be dragged and dropped into Final Cut Pro, so you save a lot of time not having to import files. I'll be testing it next week at CEDIA in Atlanta. When you have to pick a contractor to do work on your house, AngiesList.com helps you find someone you can trust and my code GEEK saves you 25% off the cost of a membership. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-04,25074061 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:28:05 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25065381-GBTV-623-small-Fart-Detector-DMC-GF1-Snow-Globe-Fram-BookArc-2nd-Gen-Vado-HD Robert Clain and Miguel Salas created the Fart Detector as their Senior Project at Cornell. I'd prefer to stay far away from this one! Panasonic announced the Lumix DMC-GF1. It has 12.1 megapixel stills and artistic presets called My Colors to give you film-like beauty without post work. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a mic input. Gadgets and Gizmos has a frame that has a proximity sensor. You put in a real photo, and when someone gets close, snow will swirl in front of the picture. The BookArc is a great holder for a MacBook, MacBook Air or MacBook Pro when you want to use it in Closed Clamshell Mode. Creative Vado got an update. There's a 4GB version and and 8GB version, plus they'll be releasing Vado Central for OSX that will make it easy to import video into iMovie. Brief 623 was financially powered by a NEW sponsor, eHarmony.com. eHarmony matches singles based on psychological compatibility and this blew my mind ... there are an average of 235 eHarmony member marriages a day! T... Robert Clain and Miguel Salas created the Fart Detector as their Senior Project at Cornell. I'd prefer to stay far away from this one! Panasonic announced the Lumix DMC-GF1. It has 12.1 megapixel stills and artistic presets called My Colors to give you film-like beauty without post work. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a mic input. Gadgets and Gizmos has a frame that has a proximity sensor. You put in a real photo, and when someone gets close, snow will swirl in front of the picture. The BookArc is a great holder for a MacBook, MacBook Air or MacBook Pro when you want to use it in Closed Clamshell Mode. Creative Vado got an update. There's a 4GB version and and 8GB version, plus they'll be releasing Vado Central for OSX that will make it easy to import video into iMovie. Brief 623 was financially powered by a NEW sponsor, eHarmony.com. eHarmony matches singles based on psychological compatibility and this blew my mind ... there are an average of 235 eHarmony member marriages a day! This promo code is trickier than the rest. It's EHGBTV and obviously it stands for E Harmony Geek Brief TV. The code yields you a free month when you subscribe for three. Robert Clain and Miguel Salas created the Fart Detector as their Senior Project at Cornell. I'd prefer to stay far away from this one! Panasonic announced the Lumix DMC-GF1. It has 12.1 megapixel stills and artistic presets called My Colors to give you film-like beauty without post work. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a mic input. Gadgets and Gizmos has a frame that has a proximity sensor. You put in a real photo, and when someone gets close, snow will swirl in front of the picture. The BookArc is a great holder for a MacBook, MacBook Air or MacBook Pro when you want to use it in Closed Clamshell Mode. Creative Vado got an update. There's a 4GB version and and 8GB version, plus they'll be releasing Vado Central for OSX that will make it easy to import video into iMovie. Brief 623 was financially powered by a NEW sponsor, eHarmony.com. eHarmony matches singles based on psychological compatibility and this blew my mind ... there are an average of 235 eHarmony member marriages a day! This promo code is trickier than the rest. It's EHGBTV and obviously it stands for E Harmony Geek Brief TV. The code yields you a free month when you subscribe for three. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-02,25065381 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:35:58 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25058857-GBTV-622-small-Skype-Ownership-Windows-Phones-Canon-7D-Opera-10 Skype was bought by eBay, but eBay hasn't been able to do what they wanted with it. 65% of Skype is now owned by a group of VCs, and eBay will keep a 35% ownership. Microsoft announced Windows Phones will be available October 6th, running Windows Mobile 6.5. The Canon 7D is a great alternative for anyone drooling for the 5D Mark II but not ready to pay that much. Opera 10 was released out of beta today and with it comes Turbo mode, an option that compresses Web pages for faster browsing when you're on a dreadfully slow connection. This brief was brought to you by Petco.com where I have two promo codes. Enter BRIEF at check out to save 10% and get free shipping on orders over $65 or BRIEF10 to get 10% with no minimum order. Skype was bought by eBay, but eBay hasn't been able to do what they wanted with it. 65% of Skype is now owned by a group of VCs, and eBay will keep a 35% ownership. Microsoft announced Windows Phones will be available October 6th, running Windows Mobile 6.5. The Canon 7D is a great alternative for anyone drooling for the 5D Mark II but not ready to pay that much. Opera 10 was released out of beta today and with it comes Turbo mode, an option that compresses Web pages for faster browsing when you're on a dreadfully slow connection. This brief was brought to you by Petco.com where I have two promo codes. Enter BRIEF at check out to save 10% and get free shipping on orders over $65 or BRIEF10 to get 10% with no minimum order. Skype was bought by eBay, but eBay hasn't been able to do what they wanted with it. 65% of Skype is now owned by a group of VCs, and eBay will keep a 35% ownership. Microsoft announced Windows Phones will be available October 6th, running Windows Mobile 6.5. The Canon 7D is a great alternative for anyone drooling for the 5D Mark II but not ready to pay that much. Opera 10 was released out of beta today and with it comes Turbo mode, an option that compresses Web pages for faster browsing when you're on a dreadfully slow connection. This brief was brought to you by Petco.com where I have two promo codes. Enter BRIEF at check out to save 10% and get free shipping on orders over $65 or BRIEF10 to get 10% with no minimum order. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-01,25058857 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:06:37 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25053495-GBTV-621-small-repost-Medion-All-in-One-PC-Mobilzy-App-Daily-Edition-eBook-Reader-Snow-Leopard-LaptopCase-Against-Crime Medion announced their 24" Multi-touch All-in-One PC. It runs Windows 7, has a Core 2 Quad Q9000 processor, 4GB of RAM and a GeForce GT240M graphics card. Mobilzy brings augmented reality to your phone by overlaying turn-by-turn directions when you point your phone's camera at the road. It's still being tested before release. Sony's Daily Edition eBook Reader offers 3G wireless connectivity without a monthly fee, just like the Kindle. Unlike the Kindle, it'll natively read PDFs that you transfer via USB. It'll be available in time for Christmas shopping for $400. I finally got my pre-ordered Snow Leopard in today and have it installed on my MacBook Pro. I'll update you as I have a chance to play with it. You can save 12% on a SquareSpace.com account when you use my promo code GEEK. Medion announced their 24" Multi-touch All-in-One PC. It runs Windows 7, has a Core 2 Quad Q9000 processor, 4GB of RAM and a GeForce GT240M graphics card. Mobilzy brings augmented reality to your phone by overlaying turn-by-turn directions when you point your phone's camera at the road. It's still being tested before release. Sony's Daily Edition eBook Reader offers 3G wireless connectivity without a monthly fee, just like the Kindle. Unlike the Kindle, it'll natively read PDFs that you transfer via USB. It'll be available in time for Christmas shopping for $400. I finally got my pre-ordered Snow Leopard in today and have it installed on my MacBook Pro. I'll update you as I have a chance to play with it. You can save 12% on a SquareSpace.com account when you use my promo code GEEK. Medion announced their 24" Multi-touch All-in-One PC. It runs Windows 7, has a Core 2 Quad Q9000 processor, 4GB of RAM and a GeForce GT240M graphics card. Mobilzy brings augmented reality to your phone by overlaying turn-by-turn directions when you point your phone's camera at the road. It's still being tested before release. Sony's Daily Edition eBook Reader offers 3G wireless connectivity without a monthly fee, just like the Kindle. Unlike the Kindle, it'll natively read PDFs that you transfer via USB. It'll be available in time for Christmas shopping for $400. I finally got my pre-ordered Snow Leopard in today and have it installed on my MacBook Pro. I'll update you as I have a chance to play with it. You can save 12% on a SquareSpace.com account when you use my promo code GEEK. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-31,25053495 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:55:31 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25039342-GBTV-620-small-Nokia-Booklet-XM-SkyDock-Lineout-Mini-USB-Dock-Pretty-Link-Snailmailr I'm back from the staycation and have a lot to cover! Nokia announced their Booklet 3G. It's a beautifully designed netbook with WiFi, built in 3G and GPS, plus an HDMI port. Sirius announced the XM SkyDock, which turns an iPhone or iPod Touch into a Sirius XM Radio tuner. It'll charge your phone and broadcast audio from it, either stored or streaming for $120. The newest PocketDock from SendStation adds line out and a mini USB port to you iPhone or iPod. I'm loving my latest WordPress install called Pretty Link Pro. I would say this is the best plug-in I've ever installed because it allows you to control your brand better throughout the Internet. We've all become accustomed to shortened URLs and using services like bit.ly and tinyurl.com. They're great services, but unfortunately you're giving away those links to another brand other than your own. Pretty Link Pro allows you to create shortened URLs using your own domain name. My normal posts for GeekBrief.TV look something like thi... I'm back from the staycation and have a lot to cover! Nokia announced their Booklet 3G. It's a beautifully designed netbook with WiFi, built in 3G and GPS, plus an HDMI port. Sirius announced the XM SkyDock, which turns an iPhone or iPod Touch into a Sirius XM Radio tuner. It'll charge your phone and broadcast audio from it, either stored or streaming for $120. The newest PocketDock from SendStation adds line out and a mini USB port to you iPhone or iPod. I'm loving my latest WordPress install called Pretty Link Pro. I would say this is the best plug-in I've ever installed because it allows you to control your brand better throughout the Internet. We've all become accustomed to shortened URLs and using services like bit.ly and tinyurl.com. They're great services, but unfortunately you're giving away those links to another brand other than your own. Pretty Link Pro allows you to create shortened URLs using your own domain name. My normal posts for GeekBrief.TV look something like this: www.geekbrief.tv/brief-616-slimmer-ps3-glass-dualview-st225-st220-logitech-mice. I have to shorten that if I want to tweet it, but with Pretty Link Pro I can turn it into www.geekbrief.tv/616 (the episode of that particular Brief). Or, I can turn www.calilewis.me/12-days-of-twitter-wrapped-up into www.calilewis.me/12days. There are tons of features, all of which you can find at www.geekbrief.tv/prettylink. John P. is the one who turned me on to this plugin, and he wrote a full review on his blog, www.onemansblog.com/plp. Snailmailr.com will let you send snail mail with color pictures to the unconnected members in your family just by going to their website and filling in the address, and typing the letter. It's as easy as sending an email. You can sign up at Angieslist.com/geek and save 25% and find service providers you can trust when you use promo code GEEK. I'm back from the staycation and have a lot to cover! Nokia announced their Booklet 3G. It's a beautifully designed netbook with WiFi, built in 3G and GPS, plus an HDMI port. Sirius announced the XM SkyDock, which turns an iPhone or iPod Touch into a Sirius XM Radio tuner. It'll charge your phone and broadcast audio from it, either stored or streaming for $120. The newest PocketDock from SendStation adds line out and a mini USB port to you iPhone or iPod. I'm loving my latest WordPress install called Pretty Link Pro. I would say this is the best plug-in I've ever installed because it allows you to control your brand better throughout the Internet. We've all become accustomed to shortened URLs and using services like bit.ly and tinyurl.com. They're great services, but unfortunately you're giving away those links to another brand other than your own. Pretty Link Pro allows you to create shortened URLs using your own domain name. My normal posts for GeekBrief.TV look something like this: www.geekbrief.tv/brief-616-slimmer-ps3-glass-dualview-st225-st220-logitech-mice. I have to shorten that if I want to tweet it, but with Pretty Link Pro I can turn it into www.geekbrief.tv/616 (the episode of that particular Brief). Or, I can turn www.calilewis.me/12-days-of-twitter-wrapped-up into www.calilewis.me/12days. There are tons of features, all of which you can find at www.geekbrief.tv/prettylink. John P. is the one who turned me on to this plugin, and he wrote a full review on his blog, www.onemansblog.com/plp. Snailmailr.com will let you send snail mail with color pictures to the unconnected members in your family just by going to their website and filling in the address, and typing the letter. It's as easy as sending an email. You can sign up at Angieslist.com/geek and save 25% and find service providers you can trust when you use promo code GEEK. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-28,25039342 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:51:56 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25031168-GBTV-619-small-SixthSense The third and final segment from my Las Vegas speech for Fiserv is another of Pranav Mistry's projects called SixthSense. It's a wearable gesture interface that allows a person to interact with As a public speaker, I talk about the impact of technology we experience today, amazing research that will become the technology we'll use in the future, the importance of social media, and video production tips and tricks. If you're interested in having me speak at your event, please contact me. The third and final segment from my Las Vegas speech for Fiserv is another of Pranav Mistry's projects called SixthSense. It's a wearable gesture interface that allows a person to interact with As a public speaker, I talk about the impact of technology we experience today, amazing research that will become the technology we'll use in the future, the importance of social media, and video production tips and tricks. If you're interested in having me speak at your event, please contact me. The third and final segment from my Las Vegas speech for Fiserv is another of Pranav Mistry's projects called SixthSense. It's a wearable gesture interface that allows a person to interact with As a public speaker, I talk about the impact of technology we experience today, amazing research that will become the technology we'll use in the future, the importance of social media, and video production tips and tricks. If you're interested in having me speak at your event, please contact me. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-27,25031168 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:31:22 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25020830-GBTV-618-small-Yowza Brief 618 is the second segment from my speech in Las Veags for Fiserv. I've covered Yowza on The Brief before but I go into a little more detail about it and show exactly how it works. They're constantly updating the coupons and adding companies. You can get more information at GetYowza.com. As a public speaker, I talk about the impact of technology we experience today, amazing research that will become the technology we'll use in the future, the importance of social media, and video production tips and tricks. If you're interested in having me speak at your event, please contact me. You can save 12% on a SquareSpace.com subscription by using promo code GEEK. Brief 618 is the second segment from my speech in Las Veags for Fiserv. I've covered Yowza on The Brief before but I go into a little more detail about it and show exactly how it works. They're constantly updating the coupons and adding companies. You can get more information at GetYowza.com. As a public speaker, I talk about the impact of technology we experience today, amazing research that will become the technology we'll use in the future, the importance of social media, and video production tips and tricks. If you're interested in having me speak at your event, please contact me. You can save 12% on a SquareSpace.com subscription by using promo code GEEK. Brief 618 is the second segment from my speech in Las Veags for Fiserv. I've covered Yowza on The Brief before but I go into a little more detail about it and show exactly how it works. They're constantly updating the coupons and adding companies. You can get more information at GetYowza.com. As a public speaker, I talk about the impact of technology we experience today, amazing research that will become the technology we'll use in the future, the importance of social media, and video production tips and tricks. If you're interested in having me speak at your event, please contact me. You can save 12% on a SquareSpace.com subscription by using promo code GEEK. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-25,25020830 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:17:39 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25014406-GBTV-617-small-Quickies I'm taking a few days off for a staycation to organize the house, but in the meantime I wanted to share a few clips with you from a recent speech I did in Las Vegas at a private event for Fiserv. In this particular speech, I talked about future technologies that will change the way we interact with computers and present technologies that can save us time and/or money. The first clip is about Pranav Mistry's project at the MIT Media Lab called QUICKIES. QUICKIES are an electronic version of Stickies that have the ability to intelligently interact with us. TECHNICAL NOTE: Our video copy of the speech has overly compressed audio so we put a music bed to cover up some of the pops and compression artifacts. As a public speaker, I talk about the impact of technology we experience today, amazing research that will become the technology we'll use in the future, the importance of social media, and video production tips and tricks. If you're interested in having me speak at your event, please... I'm taking a few days off for a staycation to organize the house, but in the meantime I wanted to share a few clips with you from a recent speech I did in Las Vegas at a private event for Fiserv. In this particular speech, I talked about future technologies that will change the way we interact with computers and present technologies that can save us time and/or money. The first clip is about Pranav Mistry's project at the MIT Media Lab called QUICKIES. QUICKIES are an electronic version of Stickies that have the ability to intelligently interact with us. TECHNICAL NOTE: Our video copy of the speech has overly compressed audio so we put a music bed to cover up some of the pops and compression artifacts. As a public speaker, I talk about the impact of technology we experience today, amazing research that will become the technology we'll use in the future, the importance of social media, and video production tips and tricks. If you're interested in having me speak at your event, please contact me. You can save 25% on an AngiesList.com membership by using promo code GEEK. I'm taking a few days off for a staycation to organize the house, but in the meantime I wanted to share a few clips with you from a recent speech I did in Las Vegas at a private event for Fiserv. In this particular speech, I talked about future technologies that will change the way we interact with computers and present technologies that can save us time and/or money. The first clip is about Pranav Mistry's project at the MIT Media Lab called QUICKIES. QUICKIES are an electronic version of Stickies that have the ability to intelligently interact with us. TECHNICAL NOTE: Our video copy of the speech has overly compressed audio so we put a music bed to cover up some of the pops and compression artifacts. As a public speaker, I talk about the impact of technology we experience today, amazing research that will become the technology we'll use in the future, the importance of social media, and video production tips and tricks. If you're interested in having me speak at your event, please contact me. You can save 25% on an AngiesList.com membership by using promo code GEEK. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-24,25014406 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:26:33 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24996245-GBTV-616-small-Slimmer-PS3-Glass-DualView-ST225-amp-ST220-Logitech-Mice The first week of September, we'll see a new slimmer PS3 with a lower price point at $300. It'll run cooler, use less power and run quieter. Cloud Telecomputers is working on an Android Desktop Smartphone called Glass. It has an eight-inch color touchscreen, with Outlook integration, Bluetooth, speakerphone and an API for adding additional features. Samsung is thinking different with their DualView ST220 and ST225. They added a secondary LCD screen on the front of the point and shoots to give you a better view when shooting yourself and it also will display animated videos so you can attract a baby's attention when you want them to look at the camera. Logitech announced two mice that, using Darkfield Laser Tracking, will work on glass that's only 4mm thick and glossy surfaces. They're the Performance Mouse MX and the Anywhere Mouse MX. SquareSpace automates the design and development of a Web site or blog and through automation, they're able get you up and running on the Web startin... The first week of September, we'll see a new slimmer PS3 with a lower price point at $300. It'll run cooler, use less power and run quieter. Cloud Telecomputers is working on an Android Desktop Smartphone called Glass. It has an eight-inch color touchscreen, with Outlook integration, Bluetooth, speakerphone and an API for adding additional features. Samsung is thinking different with their DualView ST220 and ST225. They added a secondary LCD screen on the front of the point and shoots to give you a better view when shooting yourself and it also will display animated videos so you can attract a baby's attention when you want them to look at the camera. Logitech announced two mice that, using Darkfield Laser Tracking, will work on glass that's only 4mm thick and glossy surfaces. They're the Performance Mouse MX and the Anywhere Mouse MX. SquareSpace automates the design and development of a Web site or blog and through automation, they're able get you up and running on the Web starting at just $8 a month. You can try it free for 14 days and my promocode GEEK will save you 12% when you sign up. The first week of September, we'll see a new slimmer PS3 with a lower price point at $300. It'll run cooler, use less power and run quieter. Cloud Telecomputers is working on an Android Desktop Smartphone called Glass. 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Take a look: Canon VIXIA HF S11 Dual Flash Memory Camcorder Six New Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras Four New Canon Printers Use my promo code GEEK to sign up for an AngiesList.com membership. The short cut is angieslist.com/geek and my code saves you 25% when you sign up, but much more after you're a member, both in terms of money AND headaches. Canon released lots of new cameras and printers today. Take a look: Canon VIXIA HF S11 Dual Flash Memory Camcorder Six New Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras Four New Canon Printers Use my promo code GEEK to sign up for an AngiesList.com membership. The short cut is angieslist.com/geek and my code saves you 25% when you sign up, but much more after you're a member, both in terms of money AND headaches. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-19,24988090 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:47:28 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24982200-GBTV-614-small-LifeCam-Cinema-Spacers-John-Gruber-Post-CRISTAL Microsoft's LIfeCam Cinema Webcam is 720p and shoots at 30 frames per second. It's USB 2.0 and requires a 3GHz dual core processor and 2GB of RAM. Spasers are a new kind of laser that can be concentrated to increase performance speed in our electronics. John Gruber from Daring Fireball is encouraging companies to build an Android phone that is as good or better than an iPhone to encourage competition. CRISTAL stands for Control of Remotely Interfaced Systems using Touch-based Actions in Living spaces. The goal of the project is to make a practical application for multi-touch beyond pinching and zooming. Save 12% on a subscription at SquareSpace.com by using promotion code GEEK. Microsoft's LIfeCam Cinema Webcam is 720p and shoots at 30 frames per second. It's USB 2.0 and requires a 3GHz dual core processor and 2GB of RAM. Spasers are a new kind of laser that can be concentrated to increase performance speed in our electronics. John Gruber from Daring Fireball is encouraging companies to build an Android phone that is as good or better than an iPhone to encourage competition. CRISTAL stands for Control of Remotely Interfaced Systems using Touch-based Actions in Living spaces. The goal of the project is to make a practical application for multi-touch beyond pinching and zooming. Save 12% on a subscription at SquareSpace.com by using promotion code GEEK. Microsoft's LIfeCam Cinema Webcam is 720p and shoots at 30 frames per second. It's USB 2.0 and requires a 3GHz dual core processor and 2GB of RAM. Spasers are a new kind of laser that can be concentrated to increase performance speed in our electronics. John Gruber from Daring Fireball is encouraging companies to build an Android phone that is as good or better than an iPhone to encourage competition. CRISTAL stands for Control of Remotely Interfaced Systems using Touch-based Actions in Living spaces. The goal of the project is to make a practical application for multi-touch beyond pinching and zooming. Save 12% on a subscription at SquareSpace.com by using promotion code GEEK. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-18,24982200 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:06:46 -0700 no GeekBrief.TV | Video Podcast (iPod) podcast technology tech news geekbrief geek brief tv gadgets girl ipod apple mac microsoft windows comedy web 2.0