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Tablo Takes TPN Award at CES
February 15, 2014

Digital video recorders (DVRs) are commonplace but usually they’re integrated with a cable decoder. Tablo’s offering records OTA (over the air) HD broadcasts that are transmitted from local TV stations, free of charge. Still not excited? The Tablo can

Xi3 Low Power PCs
February 15, 2014

David shows off Xi3‘s latest developments including the X7A modular computer and the Z3RO Pro. If you haven’t seen Xi3′s offerings before, you need to check them out – they’re small cube-like units totally unlike your normal case. The X7A is a

OtterBox Preserver Series of phone cases
February 01, 2014

Don Baine talked with Jordan Vetter at the Otterbox booth at CES 2014 about the new OtterBox Preserver Series of phone cases. The Preserver Series is a waterproof and dustproof case that will keep your iPhone 5S, iPhone 5 or Samsung Galaxy S4 safe and sou

Auro 3D Immersive Sound
February 01, 2014

Don and Todd get a demo of Auro 3D‘s immersive sound experience which until recently was only available in movie theatres. The newly launched consumer version of the Auro 3D audio system adds a height component into the sound mix, giving the equivalent

Switch Lighting LED Lamps
January 31, 2014

LED lamps are undoubtedly one of the most energy efficient ways of producing light, but even then the conversion from household AC to low voltage DC creates extra heat that needs to be dissipated. Switch Lighting Co have developed a technique that not onl

Vivitar Camelio Tablets
January 31, 2014

Jill Larson from Vivitar shows off their family-friendly 7″ Android tablet to Don and Todd, explaining what makes Vivitar’s offering compelling in an otherwise crowded market. The 7″ Android tablet has been a massive success with almost every tech c

iSmartAlarm at CES
January 31, 2014

Don Bain and Todd Cochrane inteviewed Zac Sutton of iSmartAlarm about their home security system, called CubeOne, at the broadcast booth for CES 2014. The iSmartAlarm system plugs into your router and all of the remote sensors communicate with the CubeOne

Brookstone wants to help make your mixed drinks
January 31, 2014

Todd stopped by the Brookstone booth to show off Perfect Drink App-Controlled Smart Bartending, a product he actually uses himself. With that disclaimer out of the way, here’s what it is. Essentially, this is a food scale with a 1/8-inch jack that plug

QisDesign Designer Lighting from BenQ
January 31, 2014

BenQ aren’t really known for their designer lighting but this is what Bob Wudeck brought along to Don and Todd at CES. BenQ has a range of about forty different lights and lamps sold under the QisDesign brand, and on show is a beautiful flexible table

Velodyne Lidar for Driverless Cars (and other things) at CES
January 31, 2014

Todd and Don interviewed David Oroshnik from Velodyne about their lidar systems. The lidar system David demonstrated has 32 infrared beams that can see 360 degrees from the spinning sensor and 10 degrees up and 30 degrees down for a 40 degree field of vie