Serving it up cold for episode 9, sitting down with Chris talking about the new MacBook, Windows 7, Asus’s Dual Touch Screen Laptop, and politics in the digital age. Find out if Asus’s plans for a their dual touch screen laptop has a mushy underside and if the new Macbook is priced too much on a icy slippery slope. Humming that icy treat tune, the Tech On Edge Weekly crew is serving up a soft scoop of tech, so join us for your serving of tech.
Tech On Edge Weekly 9: Icream Man
Cisco Telepresence
While flipping through channels I see the strangest commercial. It seems as if there is a “portal” that leads between I think it was North Korea and Japan. Anyways, I thought wow this looks awesome. It turns out that it was something called Telepresence by Cisco. This technology can be used for fun like in this youtube video or it can be very practical, like saving money on plane trips for business meetings by simply having telepresence in multiple offices. One of the features that makes this stand-out more than just a simple videoconference with webcams is that this is displayed using 1080p HD screens, making it seem like the person is right there in front of you.
Tech on Edge Weekly 8: Bricked
Using a little mortar to put this episode together, the Tech on Edge Weekly crew examines the masonry of a few new tech items. For starters the new MacBook Brick concepts that Apple looks like is going to have in store for its consumers. Then onward to Amazon’s future plans with its cloud style OS release all before Microsoft’s release of Red Dog. Then finishing up with a visual inspection of Ubuntu eee and Adobe Connect Now and Dim Dim. Join us this week as we build our own foundation of tech, of course, with bricks.
Tech on Edge Weekly 7: Running on Empty
As Tech on Edge Weekly hits episode 7, we pit wiki vs knol against each other and compare/contrast the advantages and disadvantages of these very different encyclopedia based websites. Then introducing this week a new segment centered around the panel’s application pick of the week. Picking into the candy jar called the Internet, the panel came up with some interesting applications ranging from Instant Messaging to modding an Ipod. Join the panel this week as they roll the dice, hoping to get lucky with episode 7.
Tech On Edge Weekly 6: ARR
Sailing in for another episode, the Tech On Edge crew cover the masses with the Hadron Collider and Will Wright’s Spore. The panel tries to understand the waves that are being created with the Large Hadron Collider experiment. Then afterwards tries to chart the Spore galaxy with a general overview of the game and the DRM that’s anchoring it down. So join these land-lovers as they journey to the edge of tech.
Tech On Edge Weekly: Human Microsoft
Getting together for Episode 5, Chris and Michael discuss with Ed the surprising turn Microsoft is taking to appear more as humans and less of the corporate beings they been depicted as for so long by Apple and individuals. Aside from Microsoft’s new ad campaign, the panel talks about the ins and outs of Google’s new creation, Chrome. Join the Tech On Edge crew for another endeavor to the cutting edge.
Remember The Milk
A task list on the go that can be flexibility modified any where there is an internet connection. Remember the Milk brings ease to creating task lists to suit almost any life style out there. Use the default task-lists or create as many personalized task lists as needed. Being able to mark task by due dates, tags, or location makes using task lists on Remember the Milk a breeze to organize. Able to take Remember the Milk a step further, task lists can be shared with anyone on your contact list, allowing events to be coordinated without pain. With Remember the Milk users are not tied down to just updating their task lists with just the standard browser, users have the flexibility to update their task lists via twitter, their blackberry, or their Iphone/touch. To put the cherry on top, Remember the Milk takes forgetfulness out of the picture with the ability to have reminders sent via SMS, IM, E-mail and has the ability to integrate with the Google calendar. Remember the Milk is the ideal free task manager on the web today.
Link: Remember The Milk
Back to School: Tech On Edge Weekly
For episode 4, the Tech on Edge Weekly panel gets their geek on for a “Back to School” in mind podcast. Covering the importance of tech prep programs offered in high school that could get you college credit before even entering college. Also for this week’s podcast, Ed mentions a couple of useful websites for website designers and sheds light on to a website that could brighten someone’s day. So, join the Tech On Edge crew for a back to school podcast.
Tech On Edge Weekly Episode 3
This week Tech On Edge Weekly covers Yahoo plans to bring a widget style of interaction to the TV world and mentioning the 400 overseas phone calls made on the FEMA phone system. Also, the Tech on Edge Weekly panel covers the abuse of grants geared towards technological developments and covering this week’s website design tip of ‘Format.’ Then finishing up with mentioning an exciting website for audio stumbling, so come join Tech on Edge Weekly. [display_podcast]
Tech On Edge Weekly Episode 2
The Tech on Edge Weekly board covers this week the importance of NBC live streaming video coverage of the olympic games in Bejing as a great proof of concept. Then getting some opinions across the board about the expected release of the Blackberry Bold this month. Afterwards, Ed recounts his experience at the New Media Expo that was held in the Las Vegas Convention Center on August 15, 2008. Then introducing for the first the new weekly Website design tip, covering this week the various website editors out there for consumers. Finally wrapping up with around the board discussion of the different types of Instant Messagers out there. So come join Edward, Daniel, Michael, and Aaron as they go over the edge with tech.
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