GeekBeat Live #62

04:34, by Dave Herwig

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04:33, by Dave Herwig

Unboxing Time

First up..

Rob Reids’ Year Zero Novel Gete your copy on Amazon

04:19, by Dave Herwig

All You Can Fly

0 / month
–Can hold two reservations at a time
–works like Netflix
–soon as you fly, can place another reservation
–0/mo. can place 4 reservations
–90/mo. can place 6 reservations
–fleet of 8 private planes
–M exec. aircraft
–Trying to reach frequent flyers who hate TSA garbage
–Called Surf Air
–run by brothers, David and Wade Eyerley
–simplified flying, no lines & don’t even take off your shoes
–San Fran to LA usu. takes 4-5hrs
–only 75 min. with Surf Air

04:16, by Dave Herwig

Samsung Galaxy Tab Integration Comes To The New Kia K9

The two firms plan to provide the special edition of the Galaxy Tab 10.1
–Vehicle released yesterday in Korea, coming to US
–Shares chassis with Hyundai’s Genesis Sedan and Equus
–Engine choices: 3.8-liter V-6 rated at 285 horsepower or 330HP coming soon
–eight-speed automatic transmission
–Shift by wire
–0.27 coefficient of drag
–50/50 weight distribution
–adaptive all-LED headlights
–lane-departure and blind-sport warning systems
– active cruise control
–camera-based around-view monitor.
–12.3-inch central display,
–a head-up display,
–twin 9.2-inch monitors to entertain rear seat occupants
–17-speaker Lexicon (by Harman) sound system.

– ‘VIP’ option: twin heated and ventilated rear seats with a reclining backrest, sliding cushion and lower leg support for the ‘nearside’ seat, together with a front passenger seat that slides forwards when unoccupied.
– below the ,750 starting price of the Hyundai Equus

04:14, by Dave Herwig

Hugvie Robot

huggable, semi-robotic cell phone
–haptic technology
–bringing missing sense of touch into digital communications
–creation of Japanese roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro
–he’s known for making robotic version of himself
–will help you feel like you’re with the person on the phone
–2 vibrators inside produce throbbing heartbeat sound
– on Japanese robot website

04:08, by Dave Herwig

Bionic Eyes

bionic eye prototype will be tested on humans in 2013
–being dev’d by Bionic Vision Australia
–for patients w/ genetic eye conditions
–help them see large objects, like bldgs. and cars
–implanted chip uses 98 separate electrodes
–stimulate retina so patient can “perceive vision”
–camera built into a pair of glasses
–img captured & sent to external device for processing
–external device attached by a wire
–data sent to implant, retina stimulated…
–info. reaches vision processing centers in the brain
–called “wide-view device”

04:07, by Dave Herwig

MIT No Fog Glass

researchers at MIT dev’d new type of glass
–”virtually eliminates” reflections
–water repellant
–less fog & glare
–self-cleaning
–conical nano-textures etched into the layered surface
–used techniques from semi-conductor industry
–solar panels lose efficiency w/ too much build up

04:06, by Dave Herwig

Dissolving Bandaids

starch fibers woven into a bandage
–dissolve on skin & be absorbed by body
–no more OUCH tearing of your bandaid!
–scientists dissolved starch into a fluid
–paste that’s hard to do anything w/ is usu. the result
–solvent added to help starch break down more readily
–spun it into long strands that can be woven into mats
–used electrospinning device to spin material into long strands
–could then be woven into wide range of materials
–bandages, paper, toilet paper, napkins, etc
–bandages: starch fibers degrade into glucose & absorbed into body

04:05, by Dave Herwig

Grandma on Twitter

80yr old Josephine Lambert
–on a quest for “80K followers (or maybe a million) before I die!”
–makes funny vids w/ her grandson
–grandson takes care of her
–followed by celebrities
–and has met quite a few celebrities – thx to Twitter
–up to 74,677 followers right now

04:03, by Dave Herwig

Facebook Organ Donors

share your status as an organ donor
–share where & when you decided to become organ donor
–will link you to state & nat’l organ donor registry
–FB expected to hold its initial public offering this month
–so is this just a nice publicity stunt?
–seems to embrace Zuck’s info. sharing philosophy
–will there be a peer pressure element to it?

04:03, by Dave Herwig

Cat vs. Automatic Feeder

Milo the cat, attacks feeder to get food
–food drops 3x day from the feeder
–Milo attacks it 20-30x/day for extra snacks
–other kitty never does that
–eventually got rid of feeder to keep Milo’s weight in check

04:01, by Dave Herwig

Dog Poo WiFi

–A company in Mexico is rewarding people for doing the right thing when it comes to Poo

03:50, by Dave Herwig

Voicelock USB Drive

requires spoken password from owner to work
–built in voice recognition software
–plug it in, record your voice, no software installation required
–cold, laryngitis, forget password > alternate secure entry method
–PC and Mac compatible
–
–8GB

03:49, by Dave Herwig

Smurks

-started as a social networking app to convey emotion
–first full graphic index of human emotions
–has become powerful tool for kids & adults w/ Autism & other special needs
–way more than just the emoticons you know and use
–gesture-based app is an extension of human emotion
–you can also emotionally check into a location
–neuroscientists using Smurks to map brain’s response to emotional stimulus

03:48, by Dave Herwig

iPavement

hard to be in foreign country w/o internet connection
–Spanish company wants to help confused tourists
–seamless integration of hotspots into tiles
–then seamlessly integrated into the ground
–will be free to use
–not sure if it’s just tourist/local info or access to whole internet
–53lb tiles, slightly larger than normal
–installed at max. of 66ft from each other
–needs temps. from 14 – 113 degrees F
–touristy cloud apps included, like maps, coupons, traffic updates

03:45, by Dave Herwig

App To Report TSA

free mobile app launched by Sikh advocacy group
–allows travelers to complain to gov’t immediately if they feel TSA mistreated them
–FlyRights app
–Homeland Security & TSA notified of app before its launch
–both agencies agreed to let app use their system for submitting complaints
–available for iPhone & Android phones
–conceived in response to complaints from Sikhs in US
–but it is for everyone who feels unfairly treated by TSA
–after screening, click ‘report’ button on the app
–your name, phone #, email automatically filled in
–then it asks you details of your experience
–what airport you’re in, gender, race or other discrimination
–or whatever you experienced
–then it gets sent & you can also share on social media

03:43, by Dave Herwig

Draw Something’s Business Model

instead of (or in addition to) ads on the free app
–launching brand campaigns
–draw Doritos or Nike

03:36, by Dave Herwig

Discovery Buys Revision3

Discovery bought Revision3
–good to be a part of the extended Discovery family

Business as usual so far..

03:34, by Dave Herwig

Hulu Changing Free TV

a move against cable companies
–Hulu might eventually require authentication – proof that you subscribe to cableTV in order to watch
–The move toward authentication is fueled by cable companies and networks looking to protect and profit from their content.
–authentication could slow cord-cutting

03:31, by Dave Herwig

U.S. House approved the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act on April 26

Rep. Jared Polis, (Colorado Democrat) said: CISPA would “waive every single privacy law ever enacted in the name of cybersecurity, Allowing the military and NSA to spy on Americans on American soil goes against every principle this country was founded on.”

What sparked significant privacy worries is the section of CISPA that says: “notwithstanding any other provision of law,” companies may share information “with any other entity, including the federal government.” It doesn’t, however, require them to do so.

“Notwithstanding” would trump wiretap laws, Web companies’ privacy policies, gun laws, educational record laws, census data, medical records, and other statutes that protect information, warns the ACLU’s Richardson: “For cybersecurity purposes, all of those entities can turn over that information to the federal government.”

Could lead to warrantless wiretapping, video surveillance, etc.

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