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GNC-2012-01-30 #738 The Voice

Posted by geeknews at 12:47 AM on January 31, 2012

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Zuckerberg Roommate Mistake.
Carrier IQ prevention and disclosure Bill.
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DeLorme inReach Two-Way Satellite Communicator

Posted by Andrew at 12:23 PM on January 29, 2012

Andy talks to Jim from DeLorme about the new inReach two-way satellite communicator, perfect for those really out of the way places.

The DeLorme inReach is a tracking and communication device that uses a satellite radio link to transmit text and GPS location data, rather than the mobile phone network. Owners can communicate via text message from anywhere on the planet, not just those areas with mobile phone coverage, and it’s ideal for hikers and extreme sports enthusiasts who might have an emergency far from a phone signal (or simply want to reassure family that they’re ok.)

The inReach has two modes of operation, one where you use the control unit directly, the other where an Android smartphone app talks to the control unit via Bluetooth. The app is needed for two-way text messaging, mainly as the control unit doesn’t have a keyboard, but there is a dedicated SOS button on the control unit for emergencies. Other smartphones may be supported later.

The inReach costs $250 and a monthly subscription is required for service priced at $9.95 per month. The units are available now.

The inReach is impact-resistant, waterproof, floats and weighs 8oz. Battery life is 60 hours on a pair of lithium AAs. Overall, it’s an ideal emergency backup device but please note, gadgets like this are not a substitute for proper planning, preparation and equipment. Always tell someone your plan and expected return time.

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GNC-2012-01-02 #734 Happy New Year

Posted by geeknews at 12:12 AM on January 3, 2012

Happy New Years everyone. I am really pumped up for an exciting 2012. Have you made your New Year Resolution? I made a few now the goal is to try and keep them. Several real nice support staff donations came in, thank you for your support. Lot’s of tech tonight.

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CES App for Android.
PostSecret Pulls App.
Spanish SOPA Worse.
No Surfing in Belarus.
Apple Media Event.
An Apple TV Jailbroke running iOS Apps.
European Super Volcano?
Lyn Mac Photo Manager.
WordPress plugin makes your site Torrent Tracker.
InSync.
Ohio Fracking Halted.
Nuclear Option.
Second Moons of Earths.
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Chrome @ 20%.
Verizon backs down.
Sir Jonathan Ive.
Commodore 64 @ 30.
ASUS under Pressure.
Course Kit gets 5 Million.
Google Election Site.
Your Kidding.
Change for a million please.
Verizon Unlimited Data.
Steve Jobs Action Figure (Weird).
New Years Ball.
Kindle Free option not Good.
Nest Real World Review.
LG TV Details.
Stanford Apple Archives.
WP7 Phone Unlocker Pulled.
Two in Orbit around Moon.
LightSquared gets Reprieve.
iDevices in 2012.
12 Smartgrid Startups.
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GNC-2011-12-12 #728 Biggest Goof of the Year!

Posted by geeknews at 1:27 AM on December 13, 2011

All good intentions have a serious consequence when executed incorrectly. You will get a nice chuckle out of my goof up this weekend.. This show has some interesting topics that should make us all sit back and say hmmm..

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Moon Rocks MIA?
Panic Button Pushed at Campus.
No Deci-Bull!
Kindle Touch Jailbreak.
Google to Park Jets for a Trade.
Skype Monitoring!
47 Year Old Television Signal?
Dish & T-Mobile?

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Wikipedia Total Blackout?
Verizon says Take Shelter?
Amazon to update Kindle Fire.
Windows Phone Unlocked Toolz.
Apple using Patent Troll!
Dissecting OPEN!
Apple gets Crafty!
Apple TV 32% of Market?
22 Android Apps Removed!
Gadget Fatigue?
Gracenote Second Screen!
Rare Steve Jobs Video.
Europa We GO?
AT&T Spectrum Buy Under Review.
BIY Robot.
Domain Censorship Investigation.
Due Process out the Window.
Speak Out get Arrested?
The Battle for Public Domain.
Predator used in Domestic Police Actions.
Verizon + Netflix = Whats Next?
AdBlock to give Weird Option.
FOIA from FBI rejected for CarrierIQ?
$99.00 HP Touchpads sell in 10 minutes.
Smallest Steam Engine!
Angry Birds Update.
Sheen Fail.
1 Billion Rev Shortfall?
57 Million I think Not!
Amazon Cloud Tops.
LightSquared ready to go to war.
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Curiosity Is On It’s Way To Mars

Posted by Alan Buckingham at 11:43 AM on November 27, 2011

The big one we have all been waiting for is on it’s way. The Mars Science Laboratory, better known as the Curiosity rover, lifted off yesterday from Florida and began it’s 8 and half month journey to the red planet. Curiosity carries with it the hopes and dreams of, not just a lot of scientists and NASA engineers, but also a lot of average Americans who can only dream of this trip and what can be discovered there.

Carried into space on an Atlas 5 rocket, Curiosity, a rover the size of a car, will touch down in the Gale Crater and begin it’s systematic experiments in search of the building blocks of life on Mars. Gale Crater is described by Universe Today as “one of the most scientifically interesting locations on the Red Planet because it exhibits exposures of clay minerals that formed in the presence of neutral liquid water that could be conducive to the genesis of life.”

The launch yesterday went off without a hitch and the rover is now on it’s way to the red planet. Before you get too excited, Curiosity won’t discover life (if any), but only find if the necessary conditions are present. Finding actual life will have to wait for the next mission. As with all things this complicated, expensive, and time-consuming the scale of time is much greater than we all would like it to be.

You can watch a video of yesterday’s launch below.

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GNC-2011-11-10 #720 No Aliens?

Posted by geeknews at 7:29 PM on November 10, 2011

Well no video tonight, I failed to hit record Enjoy the Audio Lots of great tech content, I am wrapping up a great week here in the Nations Capitol. Headed back to Honolulu which is hosting APEC so that should be fun.. Thanks for listening.

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Viacom Losing Argument.
Warner Brothers To Good to Check.
Comcast IPV6.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Review.
Chinese Launch Telecomm in US?
Net Neutrality Saved!
Japanese / English App.
Boxee TV Tuner.
Amazon App Store Update 2.0
Belgian ISP Extortion.
Spotify coming to Roku.
Adobe Flash RIP?
Native Google Hangout for Chrome.
Bullet Proof Clipboard.
Nook vs Kindle Fire.
Rover ready to Launch.
Russian Mars Probe in Trouble.
Boeing 787.
HTC to Sync to iTunes.
Infrared Sensor on iPhone 4s.
Healthcare Startup Time?
Zynga gets slapped hard.
Google supports Startup-Weekend.
Big Bang Gas Cloud.
Google + Student + Camera = Prize.

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GNC-2011-10-24 #716 Back to Basics

Posted by geeknews at 1:23 AM on October 25, 2011

Back to basics on this show and, I tighten up the timeline. Lots of tech as always and a huge number of comments have come in pre-show… Today I try pulling unique articles from Google+. Hope you like the new sources.

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Google eyes Europe Fiber.
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Happy B’day iPod.
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Android Tablets 27%.
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GNC-2011-10-17 #714 All the News

Posted by geeknews at 1:38 AM on October 18, 2011

You will love the rack overheat alarm going off in the middle of the show. Adds for some comedy and bewilderment by me as I have never heard that alarm coming out of the rack. Lots of great tech news and the show goes way long tonight. Will get that back in check as I do not have to report on “All the News”

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Playbook Plea?
Traffic Stats during RIM Blackout.
Battle for Public Domain.
Warner Brothers Clueless.
ICANN says bring it on.
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QR Code Test.
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Chime.in Launch.
Apple to show us the Money.
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Jobs Memorial.
Ceglia Tells Lawyer to Tell Judge NO!
T-Mobile 4g Unlimited.
Green Macbooks?
Amazon cleaning House.
500px App Rocks.
Did we get lucky?
Find My Friends = 1st Divorce.
Caffeine Express.
Magnet Madness (MUST WATCH).
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Mark Cuban on OWS.
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Our Last Transit of Venus!
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Virgin Atlantic Signs NASA Contract.
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100 Year Space Mission?
Fake Voice.
Vdio can it Deliver?
Android Fragmentation.
iCloud or Google??
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Black Friday PS3 Package.
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GNC-2011-09-29 #709 Kindle Fire

Posted by geeknews at 1:18 AM on September 30, 2011

I want to thank all of our Sponsors this month for helping me keep the lights on, it is greatly appreciated and of course all of you that purchased product from GoDaddy or did a GotoMeeting trial.. I have an action packed show for you with lots of tech news and information. It comes fast and furious, so strap in. If you had trouble downloading the last show please send me an email with your ISP and the area you live in.

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Xbox Dashboard Refresh.
Xbox gets TV.
a la carte TV Pipe Dream!
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President to sign ACTA without Congress?
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Phone Companies and what they keep about You!
Righthaven Bloody Nose.
SpaceX Green Concept.
Mars Moisture.
Chinese Space Lab?
Man to Walk on Asteroid?
Mercury Re-Written.
Out With Laptop in with Mobile Phone?
Online Reviews Cheap and Fake.
ISP Ads in UK Tighter Restrictions.
Samsung Pays Microsoft for Android!
Windows Phone App Spam.
HP CEO $1.00 Salary.
Twitter Ad Revenue Projections.
Zune Pass ReVamped.
Repairs in D.C.
Chrome to be #2?
Business card Designs.
P2P Site Owner Outed by Payment Processor.
OnLive UK Fail.
RIP iPod, iPod Shuffle?
Bing Airport Maps.
Adobe Flash EOL?
Craigslist Search Engine.
Android Ice Cream Sandwich.
Android Tips.
Delicious Review.
Flickr Android App Review.
Skype 2.5
T-Mobile to help Samsung.
iPhone5 HSPA?
Psystar Who?
India Caps Text.
New Car Alcohol Detector.

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GNC #706 Netflix Debacle

Posted by geeknews at 1:09 AM on September 20, 2011

No hiccups during tonight’s show, this one went off without a hitch. Plenty of tech content tonight and of course I have to talk about the big mess over at netflix. What an absolute mess they have made over these past couple of months and it is not going to get any better.

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