Technology has the power to transform our lives, to help us work and play better and smarter. But people always ask me, how do you get someone who isn’t a techie into technology? Because of course, tech isn’t just something for the gadget heads out there, everyone can benefit! Behind-the-scenes at the Steve Harvey show, I talk about how you need to find an in, a concrete benefit you have to show someone to get them excited about tech. In the video above, I explain how you can identify someone’s passions or hobbies and leverage that to show them new tech that can improve their lives to get them excited about using the latest and greatest technology!
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Steve Harvey: Are you ever too old to use Facebook?
Is there an age-limit on Facebook and can you ever be too old to use the social network? Behind the scenes at the Steve Harvey show, I did a quick video where I explain that the answer is HECK NO. I got my grandmom to look at Facebook, and she’s in her 80’s. Does she use it every day? No, but that doesn’t mean she can’t still use the social network from time to time. Check out the video above for more insight into whether or not it’s possible to be “too old” for Facebook.
Disaster Tech: The Best Tech to Help You Prepare for Natural Disasters
As we all have witnessed, natural disasters can really wreak havoc on our lives especially when essentials like lighting and power are not available. in 2013 we will see new products helping us be better prepared and safe during natural disasters.
LuminAid – Price $18.95
• Solar-powered, inflatable lantern that packs flat
• Inflates to create lightweight, waterproof light– great for emergency kits or camping
• Recharges in 5 hours of sunlight and provides up to 8 hours of light on a single charge
• Designed by two Dartmouth students after the Haiti earthquake as an emergency aid/relief aid item
• A gift that gives back! Each Give Light, Get Light purchased sends a matching light to UN Peacekeeping and & UNAIDS to distribute in conflict and post-conflict regions.
Keeping reading to learn about even more devices and apps to use during a natural disaster. Read More
Watch Yesterday’s Yahoo Event: Where Flickr is Headed
Last night in NYC, Yahoo ended their big news day (acquiring Tumblr for more than a billion dollars) by showing off a whole new design to Flickr, how they think it’ll be different from Instagram & Facebook and how you can get a terabyte of FREE space to share all your hi-res photos! You can watch the video embedded above to learn all the details.
Everything You Need to know About Google’s Latest Announcements
At Google.io yesterday, the search giant made a ton of new announcements about their products in several of the hottest products, including Maps and Search, as well as some totally new products, like their Spotify and Rdio competitor, Google Play Music All Access. Here’s all the details:
Google Maps:
· The new version of Google Maps, gets rid of any clutter in order to put the user’s individual experience front and center. Each time you click or search, the technology draws you a tailored map that highlights the information you need.
· Real-time personalized maps
· Google will learn the places that the consumer frequents—home, restaurants, office, stores—using the Google services like search and Maps history. Then when you log on it will highlight places that you visit or inquire about.
· If you go on vacation, it will recommend places for you to go based on what other people with similar tastes like in that city—like Sushi restaurants.
· The maps now fill almost the entire screen. Read More
What is 3D Printing? A Quick Guide
What is 3D printing?
· 3D printing is the process of making 3 dimensional solid objects from digital designs.
· It is available and relatively affordable to all consumers.
· The possibilities of what you can make are virtually endless. Everything from prosthetic limbs and clothing to last weeks gun.
· The idea was conceptualized in the 1980’s—it was then called “stereolithography”.
How does 3D printing work? Read More
It’s Not Complicated—Moms are the best. So why not send her an e-card and win her a Facebook Phone?
Site sponsor AT&T has got a great new campaign going for Moms. It all starts with their new Mother’s Day commercial, which you can watch above. And come on, who doesn’t love these AT&T commercials with the goofy little kids. So this year, AT&T is making it simple to send Mom a fun e-card. Simply head over to ATTMothersDay.com and send Mom a personalized version of the commercial. Go on, I’ll wait, your Mom will love it. And then keep reading to find out how to win her a top-of-the-line smartphone! Read More
Strange Science: Clocks Speeding Up in Oregon
This isn’t exactly our usual fare here, but while browsing the web doing research on the latest tech for Mario today I found this weird bit of science on the web today and just had to share. File this under “what the heck!?”
Clocks in Oakridge, Oregon have been speeding up for the past week and scientists with the Army Corp of Engineers have just figured out why. It turns out that if the electricity coming in to your home from the grid is cycling just ever so slightly faster (in this case, 60.2hz vs. the normal 60hz), every electric clock you own will start ticking away too fast! Check it out:
“Last week, my alarm clock was 15 minutes fast,” Oakridge School District Superintendent Don Kordosky said. “I told my wife, ‘Why did you change my alarm?’ ”
Time has speeded up in Oakridge because of a switch in the city’s power source, said Dave Davanzo, spokesman for Lane Electric Cooperative. The rural electric company delivers power to Oakridge from the Lookout Point Dam near Lowell on Highway 58. But Bonneville Power Administration needed to conduct maintenance on the dam, so Lane Electric started distributing power from Hills Creek Dam southeast of Oakridge about a week ago.
The problem is rooted in what are called “digital governors” that control the amount of hydropower units that produce electricity… The digital governors are programmed to run in cycles of 60. The governors at the Hills Creek Dam currently run in cycles of about 60.2, Clemans said, which makes the clocks run faster.
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas that use latest tech and cost less than $100!
Okay, so it’s the last minute but you want to get Mom something great for Mother’s Day. Wouldn’t it be cool if that gift also included some of the latest and greatest tech and didn’t break the bank? Here are five gift ideas for Mom that you can still buy and the best part is they all cost less than $100!
Click And Grow, available at clickandgrow.com – starts at $79.00
Your mom may not have a green thumb, but that shouldn’t keep her from growing fun vegetable and herbs like tomatoes, chili peppers, and basil! The Click and Grow system uses a really cool technology takes a smart flower pot powered by batteries and features a water pump, sensors, and combines it with plant cartridges that contain not only the seeds and nutrients they need to go, but the software to power the system! In just a few weeks, Mom will be growing plants no matter how green her thumb! Read More
Digital Cafe: Meeting and Pitching Face-To-Face at Conferences
Networking online, through social media channels, email, and LinkedIn, is something everyone I know does pretty well. After all, you can take all the time you like to compose your pitches and online networking comes without the stress and anxiety that often accompanies face-to-face interaction. But by no means should online networking be the only kind you do! There are certain things that can only get done when meeting and pitching someone in person.
In this episode of the Digital Cafe, I offer my best 6 tips for pitching at events and conferences. For even more in-depth tips, you should read this post on AT&T’s Networking Exchange about Human Networking. Read More