02:02, by Gord McLeod
And that’s it! Thanks for watching live, guys, and if you watched the recording, hope you enjoyed that too. Check back next time on February 3rd at our usual time!
01:57, by Gord McLeod
Unboxing: Innergie universal charger.
01:54, by Gord McLeod
Unboxing: Spark in-Ear Headphones from id America
01:51, by Gord McLeod
Unboxing: My Little Geek ABCs kid’s book.
01:48, by Gord McLeod
Cali lies about her age. We all know you’re actually 22, Cali.
01:46, by Gord McLeod
A pill that mimics exercise? Sign me up!
Scientists discovered hormone that mimics some of the results of a workout by facilitating the transformation of white fat into brown fat.
Irisin occurs naturally both in humans and in mice, and its levels surge with physical exercise.
Mice have to spend three weeks running on a wheel for the hormone to accumulate in their blood.
For humans, the same happens after ten weeks of systematic exercising.
Could explain why exercising takes so long to show results???
Pill is several years away if we EVER get it.
I’m not holding my breath.
01:44, by Gord McLeod
Star Trek Tricorder Nearing Reality!
"You have a creature living inside you."
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore, and Imperial College London made T-rays (Terahertz -THz) into stronger directional beams than was previously thought possible at room-temperature conditions.
T waves can detect increased blood flow around tumors.
In use in security scanners, medical devices and in spectroscopy systems.
T-rays can sense molecules in living DNA.
Every molecule has its unique signature in the THz range.
01:41, by Gord McLeod
The VW Autostadt
Two 200 ft tall glass silos used as storage for new Volkswagens.
Connected to the VW factory by a 700 metre underground tunnel.
When cars arrive at the towers they are carried up at a speed of 1.5 metres per second.
When purchasing a car from VW, client can travel to Autostadt to pick it up.
Autostadt supplies free entrance, meals and a variety of events.
Automatic elevator picks up car and transports it to the customer with odometer still on “0″.
01:39, by Gord McLeod
Virgin names a plane after Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
01:37, by Gord McLeod
Tesla Model S
300 miles on a charge.
Seven passengers.
0 to 60 in 5.6 seconds.
97% aluminum body construction.
,400.
01:35, by Gord McLeod
Let’s look at dancing hexapods instead. These ones are pretty awesome.
01:34, by Gord McLeod
I think we can all agree THIS one is super creepy.
Rise of the Terminator Babies!
01:33, by Gord McLeod
It’s robot pumpkin time!
Yes, robot pumpkin.
A robot named pumpkin, apparently.
Pumpkin uses Kinect to give him tactile sensitivity. He has really smooth, fluid human motion.
Over time, parts of Pumpkin will be replaced, such as his skin. They have an artificial skin that has real hot water circulation to make it feel more “normal,” and an anatomically correct model of a human skull with skin stretched over it.
01:28, by Gord McLeod
Check out this fan-made uncut version of Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope! Over many years, fans submitted 15 second segment videos and now the whole movie has been assembled in one giant piece of awesomeness.
01:26, by Gord McLeod
A classical violinist was performing in a synagogue in Solvakia when he was interupted by a ringtone. Just watch his reaction!
01:25, by Gord McLeod
DubStep Dancer is almost as good as John is at dubstep dancing.
01:21, by Gord McLeod
President Obama is doing a Google+ Hangout on January 30th to answer questions from the American public.
If you have questions you’d like to be considered for an answer, submit them over at http://www.youtube.com/whitehouse!
01:17, by Gord McLeod
And this should be where the Ed Begley Jr. interview goes in the recorded episode.
01:16, by Gord McLeod
Fujitsu Lifebook 2013 from designer Prashant Chandra
Will come with slots for smartphone, digital camera, tablet
Used separately or attaches to combine functionality of devices.
Tablet slot becomes a virtual keyboard.
Eliminates repeated stored data and duplicated features (example: songs on music player also using same amount of storage on my laptop.)
01:13, by Gord McLeod
Self Healing Paint
No more need to worry about scratching your car up with this paint, it’ll heal itself!
01:10, by Gord McLeod
DoD developing and NYPD testing drive-by police scans.
They use a reverse infrared mapping tool by reading energy people emit, then pinpointing where that energy is “blocked.”
No physical search, but they can scan from within 16 feet.
01:07, by Gord McLeod
It’s Gadget time!
Cali has a couple of apps that’s more fun than Siri, which John agrees with since he doesn’t like Siri.
Girl Facts and Guy Facts will help you understand the opposite sex.
Check them out in the iTunes app store!
01:02, by Gord McLeod
Post your opposite sex questions as a Famespot at http://www.youtoo.com/youtootv/geekbeat!
01:00, by Gord McLeod
A judge on Monday ordered a Colorado woman to decrypt her laptop computer so prosecutors can use the files against her in a criminal case.
The defendant, accused of bank fraud, had unsuccessfully argued that being forced to do so violates the Fifth Amendment’s protection against compelled self-incrimination.
“I conclude that the Fifth Amendment is not implicated by requiring production of the unencrypted contents of the Toshiba Satellite M305 laptop computer,” Colorado U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn ruled Monday.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Patricia Davies said in a court filing (.pdf) that if Judge Blackburn did not rule against the woman, that would amount to “a concession to her and potential criminals (be it in child exploitation, national security, terrorism, financial crimes or drug trafficking cases) that encrypting all inculpatory digital evidence will serve to defeat the efforts of law enforcement officers to obtain such evidence through judicially authorized search warrants, and thus make their prosecution impossible.”
12:58, by Gord McLeod
Apple is expected to start providing support for Gigabit Wi-Fi 802.11ac in 2012.
- 802.11ac uses up to four times the frequency bandwidth (up to 160 MHz),
- More antennas (up to eight; existing Macs use up to three.)
- Speeds above 1 Gbps + improved reliability, power efficiency, and range.”
12:55, by Gord McLeod
Google+ is now allowing nicknames and pseudonyms!
Use of alternate, “non-standard” names has been a big issue on Google+ and they’ve started rolling out the ability to use nicknames now. But you can only change your name once every 3 months. Is that a good interval for you? Let us know!
You should also note that when you change it in Google+, you’re changing it across ALL Google services.
12:53, by Gord McLeod
Twitter Used to Attack NFL Player After Game Loss
“Why do people act like this in public online?”
Kyle Williams of the San Francisco 49ers made two costly mistakes in Sunday’s NFC Championship game.
He let a punt bounce off of his knee in the fourth quarter, then fumbled a punt in overtime.
“@KyleWilliams_10. I hope you, youre wife, kids and family die, you deserve it” -JAVIER PASQUEL (@javpasquel)
Pasquel posted that his “account got hacked” and he “would never say or think anything like that.”
12:46, by Gord McLeod
Sorry live viewers, looks like Ed Begley, Jr. interview is going to happen tomorrow. If you watch the recorded version though, it’ll be stitched in, so you won’t know the difference!
12:45, by Gord McLeod
How well do YOU know the opposite sex? Leave us a Famespot about it!
12:44, by Gord McLeod
The live blog this week is by Gord McLeod (that would be me!)
Hate scrolling of new MacOS.
Apple’s all about forcing change on users. Do you think we’ll all be switching to the new system decided upon by Apple in spite of the fact that Linux and Windows still work the way we’re all used to? Can Apple instigate change on that scale?
12:41, by Gord McLeod
Today on GeekBeat Live:
- Google lets you be anyone you want to be.
- Paint that heals itself!
- We talk to Ed Begley, Jr.
- Dancing robots!
- And how well do YOU know the opposite sex?
Ed Begley, Jr.
12:24, by Gord McLeod
Welcome to GeekBeat Live Episode #49!
The guys are running slightly behind, but Cali’s a little under the weather so I hope you’ll cut them some slack.
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