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- Find your Zodiac Constellation with Vaionis TelescopesVaionis CEO, Cyril Dupuy with Marlo Anderson at CES 2022
Marlo: One of the problems I always have, I love looking at the stars, but using a telescope can be kind of a challenge, you know, looking through the eyepiece, trying to find the location of stars, Cyril of Vaionis has actually come up with a very, very interesting telescope. So tell us about it.
Cyril: So, we created a new generation of instruments and there is an embedded sensor, so much more sensitive than your eyes and you can use an app to control the telescopes, you just have to choose an object, for example: a galaxy, a a nebula, the moon, you click on it, and the telescope will automatically points the objects, and you will observe in live on your screen the wonderful object on the universe.
Marlo: That’s absolutely amazing. So I love looking at comets, right? Will it actually track a comet for you?
Cyril: Yes, we can. We can see the comets and all the things around really.
Marlo: That’s pretty cool. So what’s the magnification level of this?
Cyril: It depends on the product, but it’s around 50 times. To give you an idea, you can take your pictures of two times the size of the moon on the sensor and you can take pictures of galaxies at 100 million light years, so very, very far…
Marlo: Wow. Wow. Okay, very cool. Can you speak to your device to find the constellation that you’re looking for? Is there something you type in— how does that work?
Cyril: I will show you! So, here we have Stellina, our smallest product, we have three products. This is the first one at $1,500. You just have to use an iPad or an iPhone, there is a dedicated app called singularity and when you are in the singularity, you have many objects. So you can choose by category for example, galaxies, and you will have onwards and onwards of galaxies with recommendations depending on your geolocation. You just have to click on it and click on observe. After a few seconds, it will move and after something like 30 seconds you will see the first pictures here. And the beautiful thing is the fact that minutes after minutes using the life stacking system, you will see the quality of the pictures getting better and better.
Marlo: Wow. And where can we find more information about your product?
Cyril: www.vaionis.com
Marlo: Alright, very good. I appreciate you being on the program today. This is Marlo Anderson your “Guru of Geek” at CES 2022.
CEO, Cyril Dupuy delivers the stars closer to our “Guru of Geek” Marlo Anderson with Stellina an outstanding telescope that lets you navigate the galaxies at a much more easier way.
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3 min - Play Games Hands Free With This New Smart Device!CTO and Co-founder, Aryeh Katz with Marlo Anderson at CES 2022
Marlo: I am standing next to Aryeh, the happy pirate! Arrr! I love that. So, Six Degrees! They got some exciting innovations helping with disabilities. So, tell us a little bit about it.
Aryeh: So, we created Six Degrees, it’s a learning algorithm that tries to adapt and understand what a person is doing. Once you put it on wherever you have motion, it starts recording itself, five minutes of onboarding . It creates kind of an understanding of what you can do and what you can’t do— and from there it builds an algorithm that controls any cell phone, tablet, computer with no touch communication. You just turn on the Bluetooth, you don’t have to download an app and you’re connected.
Aryeh: We created this for people with disabilities so for anyone that lost their fine motor skill, the idea is that they don’t have to use their fingers anymore to use the touchpad or a mouse, you put it on wherever you can you move around and now it becomes the finger and touch screen— it becomes your mouse, becomes your keyboard and just takes over everything the same motion that you would use on your tablet, the same motion you need for your computer, for an Oculus– anything you want, that’s where we’re at.
Marlo: This must be pretty emotional for people. The ability to actually start interacting.
Aryeh: The responses, that’s the reason why we gotta keep going you might say. In the hard times, every single time we were struggling we would go to somebody and see how they’re reacting, it changed everything. The moment you see someone that is in a wheelchair and has CP— can’t use any of the devices in the market right now start playing a game I mean most of the day he’s in the wheelchair he’s trying to communicate— just that simple thing of playing a game, the joy we had to fight to get the device back
Marlo: I mean, it’s pretty amazing!
Aryeh: We did this because of some of the disabled veterans from Israel— I have a lot of family like my father-in-law served in Vietnam War, my family in the U.S. all of them in the military. It’s one of the biggest things we want to do. It comes from there, we want to help veterans so it’s a big thing for us to start working with the VA to work with any disabled veteran pretty much.
Marlo: You’re helping people, obviously we want to help you too. So, how do we help you, how do we get the word out, how do people find you
Aryeh: 6degrees.tech, you can also find us on LinkedIn and Facebook.Marlo: Aryeh, It’s been a pleasure. Take care. This is the “Guru of Geek” Marlo Anderson at CES 2022
CTO and Co-founder, Aryeh Katz moves forward with our “Guru of Geek” Marlo Anderson with a new way to help people with disabilities.3 min - Pepper Spray that is Smart? Personal Safety Products that help you stay, well, safe.Dave Nance, Ashley Fieldler and Marlo Anderson at CES 2022Marlo Anderson 0:06Do you have safety concerns? Well, my friend Dave, might be able to help you a little bit. So welcome to the show, Dave.Dave Nance 0:13Thank you, Marlo. appreciate being here. Thanks for having me.Marlo Anderson 0:16Why are you at CES 2022.Dave Nance 0:18So we do have some connected products, say a smart pepper spray that, Oh, that’s interesting, alert your loved ones immediately when you’re in a situation where you know, we want to let them know or vice versa. If you have someone that you care about who’s in a dangerous situation, you want to you want to know about it immediately. So we have that product available, too.Marlo Anderson 0:36So how does that work? Exactly. I mean, if I were if you were coming out me and I use pepper spray on you, then that would want to alert the family that this just happenedDave Nance 0:43exactly. So we favor smart pepper spray, Bluetooth connects to your smartphone. And then that sends out a notification to your selected contacts immediately of your location that you’re in danger. And then it will follow you until you hit all safe. It also has a availability for professional monitoring as well. So the police can get there and help you out if need be, too. That’s really clever.Marlo Anderson 1:05And now through the power of video editing, Ashley has joined us. And actually, now you’re not actually allowed to bring this into the show are you which is why you have pictures.Ashley Fieldler 1:16That’s correct. So you have these cards to make it safe. Okay, because we’re a safety brand. Right?Marlo Anderson 1:21Right Thing. So this is actually the pepper spray that is connected.Ashley Fieldler 1:28So no, this is our newest pepper spray. And this is actually called the mighty discrete. So what this is, is a benefit when you’re going out and you want to have something that’s a little bit more compact, and something that you can hide, and it’s not as obvious on you. And it also gives you 16 Verse and it goes a little bit further than our traditional sprays, even though it’s smaller, so you still get a big bang for your buck. Okay, so this is a personal alarm. So different from a pepper spray, this sounds a loud alarm to draw attention to you. In addition to the alarm, it also has a motion detector. So if you were on the go, if you were traveling, if you were in a hotel room, you could set this up. And if someone were to walk in, it would actually wake you up. And because it’s a personal arm, this can be trout, you can travel anywhere with this any country, any state, you don’t have to worry aboutDave Nance 2:13it. And so a lot of people think well, when I stay in the hotel, there’s that latch on the door, I don’t need that, right, a lot of people are staying in these Airbnb type places where they never even meet the owner and they have access to that place. So another thing you can do is this door security alarm, you shove that underneath the bedroom door, it blocks them from entering, and it sounds an alarm to scare them off and wake you or interesting, even smaller is the door handle alarm. So when they touch that door handle on the outside of the room, it sounds the alarm as well.Ashley Fieldler 2:42And the benefit of our products is it actually works on both sides, which most do not. So any door in any window, it’s versatile across the board. So it’s a really nice item and then talking about preventing the intruder from getting in.4 min
- 3D Printing is Amazing Again! CES 2022 UpdateJeff Boehm representing Formlabs with “Guru of Geek” Marlo AndersonMarlo Anderson (00:04)3D printing. It’s amazing what has gone on in this industry in the last couple of years. A lot of people call it adaptive printing. I have Jeff Boehm with Formlabs next to me here. Jeff, thanks for being with us today.Jeff Boehm (00:15)Thank you. Pleasure to be here.Marlo Anderson (00:17)Tell me about some of the advances you’ve seen in the last couple of years in 3D printing.Jeff Boehm (00:24)We actually had three new things that we announced yesterday. That’s what we do here at CES.Marlo Anderson (00:28)That’s what we do.Jeff Boehm (00:29)So we have a new version of our desktop, our standard printer called the form three plus, that is much faster and also has so when you print with SLA, you get little support marks where sometimes there may be supports that are holding the part up. And with the new version of our printer, they are tear away supports that do not leave any surface Mark. And so it’s much easier. There is a new post processing thing called our build platform, too, that once this part is done, you actually just squeeze the handles and the parts just fall right off of the build platform, making it much easier to get these parts. And then the third thing we introduced was an ESD safe resin, electrostatic discharge. So electrostatic can cause a lot of problems if you’re in electronics manufacturing. And so this allows you to create parts that dissipate electrostatic charges so that they are safe for electronics enclosures or chips or things like that. Formlabs uses a type of 3D printing called Stereolithography that uses a laser to cure a photopolymer resin that creates an incredible array of products out of it.Marlo Anderson (01:37)Now you brought some samples, and I think these are interesting. So just go ahead and talk about each of these.Speaker 2 (01:42)Yeah, I did. This is the most typical sort of use case for 3D printing, where Oxo, they use us for rapid prototyping. So if you take that that’s actually two different materials and that they can rapidly prototype and iterate and sort of test out. Okay. Do I like this design? Does it feel good? Does it work? That’s amazing. I’ll give two more examples.(02:01)Okay.Jeff Boehm (02:02)One that I have in my hand and one that you haven’t realized yet, one that I have in my hand is this is actually electroplated. So this is printed in one of our standard materials, but it is then uses a process called electroplating just like that.4 min
- USA Government to Mandate Anti-Drunk Driving Technology.While the initiative is worthwhile, is it even possible to make this happen within 5 years? Maybe the bigger question is that everyone who drives will have to be treated like a criminal until proven otherwise.Since this is now the norm at airports where everyone is scanned before flying, the public will be ok with conforming to this. This mandate could hasten the development of true self-driving or autonomous vehicles.Listen and then let us know what you think in the comments area below.10 min
- From the prospective of a 7th Grader7th Grader Logan DutenhaferWe hear on the news all the time how the pandemic is impacting education. Instead of just talking about it, I thought it would be interesting to chat with an actual student who experienced it first hand. Logan talks about how the education model changed after pandemic protocols went into place. He also is candid about how it impacted his and his classmates education.We also decided to play app wars. Logan shares some of the apps he uses as well as some of the newer apps I have on my phone.After the interview, we went out for waffles.Living With Technology is hosted by the “Guru of Geek”, Marlo Anderson May 8, 2021 | Episode 8-0231 min
- The Rant, Driverless Taxis and my First CryptoThe RantI am so tired of reading about infrastructure studies that state we need more roads, bridges, etc., to a handle traffic snarls. The one question I have, do the people writing these studies pay attention to emerging technology? Listen is as you will hear what I have to think about this. It all boils down to 2 words, HORSE MANURE!Speaking of roads, are you ready to ride in a self-driving taxi? Waymo, a Google company, already has a fleet serving residents in a few select cities in the USA.Do you enjoy Tiktok? I find myself watching more of it than ever, but not for what you think.Also have some great apps that you might need and hear about my first cryptocurrency purchase and what to watch out for.Thanks for listening to Living With Technology with the “Guru of Geek” Marlo Anderson.Marlo Anderson with with mischievous personalities from the old west. No horse manure in sight!April 18, 2021 Episode 80138 min
- Old Cell Phone Recycling SolutionsPhoto by ready made from PexelsIn this episode of The Tech Ranch, The Guru of Geek, Marlo Anderson, and Jim Walsh discuss the importance of recycling an old cell phone. Properly disposing of outdated electronic equipment is important because they can contain toxic chemicals that leach into groundwater. According to EPA.gov, recycling them also helps to recover valuable resources. “For every million cell phones we recycle, 35 thousand pounds of copper, 772 pounds of silver, 75 pounds of gold and 33 pounds of palladium can be recovered.” Check local listings for electronic recycling options near you.Later, they explore several creative alternatives to make use of an old cell phone:* Turn it into a Nintendo Gameboy* Universal remote* Google home device (w/ a bluetooth speaker)* Home security camera Visit https://www.securityinfo.com/.* Baby monitor* Remote mouse* Music player* Emergency phone* Alarm clock* Vehicle tracking system* Connect to a scientific research networkAlternatively, an old cell phone that is still in good working order can also be donated to Cell Phones for Soldiers. Since 2004, they have recycled more than 20 million phones. Not only does this help out America’s soldiers, it also reduces the impact on landfills. Check out their website for more information or to find a drop-off location near you.Episode Recorded Aug 12, 201948 min
- AI, Identity Theft, Solar Farms, and RecyclingGuest Host Rockin’ Dave Blair and Producer Extraordinaire Jim Walsh take you on a winding road. The conversation starts with Dave and Jim chatting about Artificial Intelligence.Next up is Paul Ferron with LibertyID. He joins in to discuss how to survive being a victim of identity theft. Identity theft restoration is a process you go through to gain your identity back.Ideas then start to flow on how we can clean the air and recycle our waste. Seth calls in and has some opinions of his own.The final segment features George Bailey (not from A Wonderful Life) to discuss solar farms and electric storage for backup power. Additionally, renewables are touted as the way of the futureGenerating electricity from the sun.46 min
- MORE THAN THE MOONThe “Guru of Geek” Marlo Anderson is back in the studio with “Tech Geezer” Jim Walsh. After weeks of buildup towards the 50th anniversary of the moon landing it’s finally here. When people hear NASA, they are quick to think of trips to space and space shuttles, but many do not know about the plethora of ways NASA has made life better for the average joe. Tune in to learn what everyday objects were advanced by NASA.How Has NASA Helped You?Since NASA was created in 1958, the organization has accomplished a great deal when it comes to exploring space. In this time, billions have been spent and hundreds of thousands of hours devoted. The vast amount of time and money was not wasted when you look at the many ways it has helped people. From things as simple as rumble strips to complex heart pumps, NASA’s research has helped to develop products that make life better and even save lives. Find out all the things NASA helped to develop on this episode of The Tech Ranch!If you would like the “Guru of Geek” to do a product review and have it featured on The Tech Ranch, let us know! Leave us a comment on this episode or call 701-204-6674 for more information.Join the “Guru of Geek” Marlo Anderson and “Tech Geezer” Jim Walsh every week for a new episode of the Tech Ranch.Episode 373 – Aired July 15, 201944 min
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