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January 10, 2012

Episode 2-14: Apps for skiers and snowboarders

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Ready to hit the slopes this winter? Here are three apps to help skiers and snowboarders get the most out of the slopes.
REI Snow Report
(Android, iOS – free)
Should you find yourself stuck in the middle …

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January 10, 2012

Episode 2-14 Buttoned Books & Monitored Rooms

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Oh the inescapable allure of a control panel. The promise of buttons, levers, knobs, and switches. Even at a young age we know they hold the keys to a world of machinery offering power, speed, …

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December 20, 2011

Episode 2-13 – Doggy Diplomas & Brainwave Duels

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A swift tap on the nose or a spank on the butt means very little to a dog, but grabbing it by the scruff of the neck for a shake the way a mother dog …

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December 20, 2011

Episode 13 – The Hubbub with QR Codes!

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We see these virtually everywhere, from storefront windows, to billboards, straight to many business cards!  They’re called QR codes, or Quick Response codes, and they’re designed to help people navigate to a website, a Twitter, …

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December 20, 2011

Episode 2-12: Apps to find parking, avoid speeding tickets

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Take me To My Car (iOS), Car Matey (Android)
So you’ve just finished a busy day of shopping at Yorkdale, time to pack up the trunk and head home. But…where did you park that car, hours …

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December 18, 2011

Episode 2-12 Pinball Machines & Monster Trucks

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As a gamer my first love was the silver ball. I used to stand tippy-toe on milk crates, just six years-old, struggling to pull back the plunger, but rewarded by my kid reflexes as I …

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December 6, 2011

Episode 2-11 Jamie’s Recipes & Sony’s 3D Viewer

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A cooking app should make following a recipe so easy, so clear to understand, that the process should seem obvious. There should be full, step-by-step instructions and large, fullscreen photos that make it clear what …

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December 6, 2011

More thoughts on the Contour GPS and ConnectView

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While I think the Fisher Price Apptivity case needs no explanations, I have some more to say on the Contour.

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November 29, 2011

Episode 2-10 Mobile Minecraft & Pet Cameras

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Imagine building your own structures out of life-sized LEGO blocks and you’re close to understanding Mincecraft, a worldwide phenomenon and video game that has, thankfully, arrived on both Android and iOS devices. It’s a first-person …

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November 23, 2011

Night Vision Scams & Reptile Kisses In The Dark

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All Night Vision apps are phony. They add visual effects to your camera that look like the Night Vision scenes from the movies. They do NOT let you see in the dark. That would require …

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