Join Teach Parents Tech – Because someone had to do it
I know first hand the pitfalls of trying to teach my parents how to do stuff on the computer. I also know firsthand how frustrating it can be. I won’t even go into how most of this private instruction takes place at 10 pm, over the phone… “Yes Dad, the button IS there, in the upper right hand corner, you’re just not seeing it.”
Well, Google steps in to save the day, or my sanity, whichever. Continue reading » www.teachparentstech.org is a service launched only a few weeks ago with the sole purpose of teaching your *ahem* less tech-savvy parents, family or friends how to handle such death defying tasks as cutting and pasting, or *gasp* changing your screensaver. Teach Parents Tech – Because someone had to do it
Help Me Obi-Wan! Star Wars Finally coming to Blu-ray
Star Wars on Blu-ray? We got a GREAT feeling about this!
Long long ago, at Celebration far far away, George Lucas hinted that Star Wars may be coming to blu-ray soon. Well, that time is now as Lucasfilm, Fox and Panasonic joined a rebel alliance today to announce that the entire Star Wars saga will come to Blu-ray in the fall.
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Skype to bring Video chat to Android
Skype Video Chat for Android ... coming soon to a Droid near you.
Fresh off releasing video chat capability for the iPhone, Skype isn’t wasting time resting on their laurels, as they plan to bring it to Android sooner than you think.
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Skype to buy Qik
Skype and Qik, two halfs of a familiar apple, are going to become one. Skyqik?
Two companies that really turned the mobile world upside down over the last few years are merging. And it’s HUGE news. No, we’re not talking Google and Apple. That would be World War III. We’re talking about Skype announcing at CES that they’re buying QIK. And considering they use similar color schemes, why not?
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Kodak Adds two more HD cameras to its pocket line
Kodak's new ultraslim Playful HD Pocket Camcorder
I love CES. So many new announcements for new toys. And this one is great for those loving to capture the moment with a pocket video camera. Kodak is adding two new HD cameras to it’s line of great pocket camcorders.
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EyeFi Mobile getting cooler and cooler with apps and direct transfer
First came wifi capable SD cards. Then they added GPS. Now, Eye-Fi is turning it up to 11 once again with a cool bevy of iPhone and iPad apps, and a direct transfer capability for easy backup.
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Vizio expands to the mobile gadget market
HDTV giant Vizio sets it's sites on mobile gadgets ...
Known for it’s low cost, but value added HDTVs, budget electronics manufacturer Vizio is setting it’s sites on the mobile gadget market with Android based smartphones and tablets that can interface with their TVs. Now that’s a huge broadside …
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Cool NASA Gadgets and other artifacts go up for auction
A piece of NASA's historic technology goes up for sale ...
If you’re like me, growing up, you never got the space program out of your blood. I remember watching Neil Armstrong take that one small step on a grainy black and white TV and thinking I’d graduate college on Mars. Alas, my martian education wasn’t meant to be, but if I could afford it, I’d definitely be springing for some of the coolest NASA gadgets that are currently up for auction …
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