Guest: Dr. Richard Marks – SONY Research and Development Manager of Special Projects- Sony Playstation Move
Guest: Steve Schaffer – Founder, Offers.com – Black Friday/Cyber Monday Deals
Digital Deal: target.com/sonystyle.com– sony EX400 hdtv 46in. $699
Website of the day: Squaretrade.com
Website: none
Digital Deal: none
Alice Coffey, Butterball Turkey Talk-Line expert
Genevieve Shaw Brown, Travelocity Senior Editor
Website : mozy.com
Digital Deal: target.com, $298 32 in. plasma tv
Website of the day: None
Digital Deal: None
Just found out about a company called MashedPixel.com and learned that they are working on a product called Surc. Essentially, it turns your iPhone into a universal remote control! They explain on the site that you can customize the remote (I mean your iPhone) in many ways. You can customize the design of your remote, including the content and placement of buttons. Use gestures to control common functions like channels and volume, and personalize the remote specifically for you.
I’m curious to know —- would you buy this? Tell us in the comments!
Elance.com offers Health Benefits to Freelancers
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Digital Deal: None
Website – Bestbuy.com
Digital Deal – Gazelle.com
President Obama announced a National STEM contest to promote learning through game design and inspire careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math).
What is your perspective on video games being used in education? Is it a waste of time? Have you ever been inspired to learn by video games? Anyone interested in kickstarting a youth challenge or after school program using games to inspire youth in Baltimore?
air date: October 19, 2010
Given the success of Apple’s iPad, we all knew that competition was inevitable. Now, the floodgates are starting to open.
Research in Motion Ltd., maker of the business-popular BlackBerry, says that its PlayBook tablet will be available for purchase in North America in the first quarter of next year. The new tablet will sport a price tag under $500, which makes it serious price competitor to the iPad (the least expensive new iPad currently costs $499).
The PlayBook’s 7-inch screen is smaller than the iPad’s screen, but is the same size as the new Android-powered Galaxy from Samsung. In addition to its more hand-friendly size, the PlayBook has some features that the iPad lacks. The most notable feature difference is the ability to pair the device with a BlackBerry handset; after pairing the two devices, the phone’s content can be seen on the tablet’s larger screen.
The PlayBook features two cameras, placed similarly to the iPhone 4’s cameras. The one that faces the user can also be used for video chatting, similar to Apple’s Facetime feature. PlayBook also has a HDMI port, which allows video streaming from the device to a high-definition television. Finally, the tablet has built in flash support, a feature notably absent from iPad.
RIM did not design the PlayBook as an “iPad clone”. Rather, they plan to market the device to large businesses, particularly those in which the IT staff controls buying for large groups of employees . Although we all know that iPad can be useful for business, it has been marketed as a consumer device, leaving RIM a niche to fill in the business world.
RIM has announced that they plan to eventually release 3G versions of the PlayBook. However, they have not yet announced agreements with any phone carriers, nor have they given a time frame for this release.