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Liberating Music and Video
“We want to liberate people’s music,” said Keith Valory, CEO of Plex. Keith was referring to the relatively new music features Plex introduced to their popular personal media server software. Like the video and photo aspects of their product, consumers are able to consume music on virtually any device, wherever they are, and they are not…
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Detecting Break-Ins Before They Happen
It’s a given that a connected alarm system can be set up to notify a homeowner when an intruder has broken a window or pried open a door. That’s great, but the window is still broken. Myfox, a European company, which made its U.S. debut at CES 2015 has a better idea; sound an alarm…
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The Digital Coach – AKA, The Internet Connected Basketball
A teacher recently ignited a firestorm of controversy with his essay suggesting the common sense argument that the odds are stacked against any of his students becoming a professional sports star. He pointed out that, in addition to great work ethics and genetics, professional athletes typically had great coaches growing up. As he alludes to most kids don’t have…
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Affordable Vehicle On Demand
“I got frustrated seeing all of this wealth pouring out of this country,” said Paul Elio founder and CEO of Elio Motors. Elio was referring to need he saw in 2008 for a more fuel efficient, affordable vehicle. As reported in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal, unlike Telsa’s Elon Musk, Elio is not a billionaire with deep…
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The Internet of Fishing Things
The Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener begins today and represents the start of the summer tourism season. As its name would suggest, a big part of this event is about Minnesota fishing and opening of fishing season. It is fitting that the above video, about a high-tech way to catch fish, made its debut on the ViodiTV channel…
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More than a Flying Selfie #CES2015
[Note: On November 25th, 2015, the Torquing Group reported on their Kickstarter website that they had “to wind up the project.” The comments from backers range from disappointment to anger]. Imagine the interesting memories that could be recorded if you had someone invisibly filming a family vacation. Now, imagine how great it would be if this person…
