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The live team talks with PressReader about their Netflix-style newspaper aggregator. For $30 per month, you get access to replicas of over 2300 newspapers from around the world.

The newspaper industry has had trouble keeping up with the changing technology landscape. Online versions of print papers have failed to gain traction and profitability, while sales of the print version have slumped. The tablet form-factor and WiFi availability as made the digitizing of print papers finally a success.

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Video by Andy McCaskey of SDRNews and Jamie Davis, the Podmedic, of Health Tech Weekly.

The live team talks with Monoprice about their contribution to the podcasting space. Monoprice has become the go-to site for purchasing low cost adaptors, cables and hardware for people in audio or video production, from DJs to podcasters.

Recently added is a Professional Audio department, which will be popular among top podcasters and other new media producers.

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Video by Andy McCaskey of SDRNews and Jamie Davis, the Podmedic, of Health Tech Weekly.

One of the most interesting and unique technologies we saw at Eureka Park at CES came from Displair. This company is the inventor of the first interactive airborne display, by the same name, complete with multi-touch support. This is perfect for anybody doing advertising, promotional campaigns or anything else that needs the "cool" factor. The best thing about Displair is that the image stays totally penetrable for physical objects. For example, we got to see a demo of Fruit Ninja and were able to slash those fruits into oblivion by slicing through the screen. This is a really great product that you've just got to see to get it.

Interview by Nakia Mann of F5 Live: Refreshing Technology.

Jhoombox is the first streaming box that makes you sing. Running off of Android, think of it like a mix between a Roku and a karaoke machine, where you're connected to the Internet and you don't need any special cables to get the party started. Plus, just like any other TV enhancer, it's got movies, TV shows, music, games, social apps and a web browser. We personally like the fact that you can live search thousands of available songs, record your song, publish it and then share it across almost any social network, including quick YouTube uploading. The console itself looks like a little keyboard and you get a really nice air mouse controller with it as well. Jhoombox still has some time before it hits shelves, but at that point the company looks to have millions of songs in its library to sing to.

Interview by Nakia Mann of F5 Live: Refreshing Technology.

Action cameras have been one of the latest crazes at CES. From GoPro to one of our favorites, Liquid Image's Apex HD, the cameras have gotten better, have added Wi-Fi and can really take a beating. But something is lacking from those gadgets once you capture that stunt or trick - the data. Not the video itself, but the science behind the video, like the acceleration rate or G-force the rider got from that last jump. Well, R360UND (pronounced "rebound") looks to give you all of that with a sensor device that captures anything you'd ever want to know about that successful (or not so successful) backflip you just pulled off. It can read altitude, location, acceleration, G-force and more. You can then take that data and lay it over the video itself or, if it was a failed trick, look at the data to see where exactly the problem lied. So before you jump onto the ski lift and hit Devil's Curve in Aspen, be sure to check out this video.

Interview by Nicholas DiMeo of F5 Live: Refreshing Technology.

One of the biggest problems with screen protectors is that they are plastic and easily scratched. Bodyguardz has created a new screen protector that is made from a special tempered glass that is impressive enough to have earned them a CEA Innovations Award.

ScreenGuardz Pure Premium Glass protectors provide a smudge-resistant surface that is highly capacitive, allowing for better touch sensitivity. The adhesive process is even improved, allowing you to prevent bubbles between the screen and protector.

These protectors are available now.

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Video by Andy McCaskey of SDRNews and Jamie Davis, the Podmedic, of Health Tech Weekly.

The live team talks with Wi-Ex about their zBoost LTE range extenders. The devices are capable of extending the range of both 3G and 4G LTE reception within a home, office or warehouse and can accommodate multiple phones at once.

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Video by Andy McCaskey of SDRNews and Don Baine, the Gadget Professor, for Geek News Central.

The live team talks with VTech about the upgrades to their line of phones for older people living on their own. Communication is essential for many seniors living alone to provide a psychological connection to the outside world, providing peace of mind for both their family and themselves.

This new line is fully hearing aid compatible and provide volume and clarity boost options. The LCD screens are high contract with large font, allowing them be seen easily. There is also a DECT 6.0 pendant available, which, when pressed, can call any pre-programmed number.

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Video by Andy McCaskey of SDRNews and Don Baine, the Gadget Professor, for Geek News Central.

The live team talks with Gary Stern, founder of Stern Pinball. If you have been following our coverage, you will recognize the name, as Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine spoke with them at Digital Experience and Chris Montera, special correspondent for Health Tech Weekly spoke with them on the show floor. Stern joins us to explain why the idea of owning your own pinball machine is no longer out of the financial grasp of average consumers.

With themed machines from AC/DC, Avatar, Avengers and X-Men, there is a machine for just about everyone. If you have ever wanted to own your own pinball machine, there has never been a better time.

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Video by Andy McCaskey of SDRNews and Don Baine, the Gadget Professor, for Geek News Central.

The live team talks with RokForm about their single-block machined iPhone rugged mounts for vehicle and bike. Since their original machined base for charging, combined with their history of motorcycle parts, this company knows rugged.

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Video by Andy McCaskey of SDRNews and Don Baine, the Gadget Professor, for Geek News Central.