Craig Peterson - Secure Your Business, Your Privacy, and Save Your Sanity

Craig discusses the new virtual headset from Samsung, and the end of Advertising

Craig opens the show with his review and comment on Tech that made news. This week he discusses how to free yourself from the wireless Bluetooth headsets, what works best with the wear and tear of your cables, and more.

www.blubed.com David Hurwitz is the Founder, President and CEO of Innervoice Innovations, Inc. He has served in this position since July 2013. Prior to this he served as the Senior Vice President, Worldwide Marketing beginning in February 2010. From August 2005 until January 2010, Mr. Hurwitz served in a variety of senior marketing roles at CA, Inc., an information technology management software company, most recently as Vice President of Corporate Messaging and Solutions Marketing.

Craig shares more on car dongles, and taxes.

www.ventev.comScott Franklin, director of mobile marketing at Ventev Mobile, joined Ventev's parent, TESSCO Technologies, in 2006, and was named to his present post in 2010. He is responsible for the marketing of Ventev's line of mobile device accessories including power products and cases and protection. Scott, a former professional skateboarder, is a graduate of Lynchburg College.

Craig talks more about car accessories, insurance liabilities, and Amazon's Fire phone.

Just when you were about to save just enough for your next family vacation, but when your home is not working with you, you end up with more home expenses than savings. Having additional home systems can be very costly, and not always economical.1.Vision for Connected Home and Energy Services (value-add - retailers and carries/cable bundles)
2. How IoT is changing how consumers communicate with utilities
3. Home energy management trend (e.g. Nest, etc.)4. Consumer engagement in Connected Home and Home Energy Management (adoption, interest)
5. Challenges in Connected Home services
6. Drivers for Connected Home and Home Energy Management services Know more about Matt on TechTalkWithCraigPeterson.com

In the new generation of technology, having a home that works not just with you, but for you, will definitely be a breeze. With quality time for your family as your top priority, how will the new innovation turn your home into a smart one? The question is, "Is it possible?"1. The Smart Outlet plugs into any standard North American electrical outlet, and enables users to automate their home easily by setting up rules, notifications and schedules.
2.ConnectSense Smart Outlet features two Internet-connected electrical sockets that enable users to control devices plugged into them using an iPhone app or by voice command via Siri.
3. Easy Wi-Fi setup and simple programming of if/then rules and notifications.
4. Users can control all their smart devices regardless ofmanufacturer and make them work together, including smart locks, smart lights, smart garage door openers and other best-in-class home automation devices.
5. Smart Outlet allows for control over groups of devices, such as all lights, all-off capabilities and the ability to check the status of items in your home (for example, (Did I leave my iron on?)6. Using Siri or a smart device you can start your washer (or any other electrical appliance plugged into the Smart Outlet) and monitor energy usage remotely7. USB charging port supports rapid charging for the new iPhones and iPads, while freeing up an outlet and eliminating the need for users to purchase multiple chargers. Learn more about Adam on TechTalkWithCraigPeterson.com

What better way to have a sense of security than a new home innovation? Wouldn't you want to have a simple yet efficient system that does all the worrying for you, so you could live your life and spend more time with your family?1) SNUPI Technologies has an interesting background in that its underlying technology was developed by Professors Shwetak Patel and Matt Reynolds at the University of Washington2) SNUPI is an acronym for how the technology works - Sensor Network Utilizing Powerline Infrastructure - in a nutshell it is an ultra low power, general purpose wireless sensing platform that is easily used and maintained by leveraging the existing electrical wiring as a whole homeantenna!3) The company's flagship product is WallyHome -- (hence the fact that the wiring in the home is built into the walls - that's where the product “wally” get its name - and yes it is meant to be a bit tongue in cheek!)4) This is what makes WallyHome so clever and easy to use -- it's already levering the copper wiring in a user's home5) The product was specifically designed to be easy to use for a consumer demographic - literally plug the hub into your router and then place the 6 sensors throughout the home -- they are not meant to be used in the walls per se, but common areas where leaks occur - under the kitchen sink,bathroom, near water heater. On average set up takes only 15 minutes -- it's that consumer friendly6) Also a new added “feature” if you will - WallyHome is now part of the “Works with Nest” developer program. This means that our smart sensors will soon work with the hugely popular Nest Thermostat.7) The integration with the Nest Thermostat is particularly cool and exciting for the user because customers will be able to select specific sensors at specific times to manage whole home (temperature) comfort. This will be done via a dedicated Nest scheduler in the Wally Dashboard8) How this works: The WallyHome Nest Scheduler automatically adjusts the temperature in the baby's room, the living room or even the kitchen based on user preference.9) Overall, the team at SNUPI Technologies is very excited for more developments in 2015 related to the connected home, Internet of Things and how smart sensor technology will have a large role in future developments Know more about Aanand by visiting TechTalkWithCraigPeterson.com

There are a lot of wearable fitness activity trackers available in the market today. They can measure your fitness activity, keep track of your heartbeat, calories burned, and sleep. But many health trackers are simple reporting tools. Enter the Stonecrysus. The Stonecrysus is an intelligent health and fitness smartphone app and wearable activity tracker. You tell Stonecrysus what your health goal is, and it learns how foods, activities, sleep, and metabolism affect your unique physiology.They talk about the six main problems of health trackers of today:A basic health tracker enables you to improve or understand your health in some meaningful way.Data AccuracyIsolated SolutionsMisplaced Burden of AnalysisAssumed Monolithic User BaseIndustry Going the Wrong WayKnow more about Matt on TechTalkWithCraigPeterson.com