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2016 is a new year full of new technology, new business, new opportunity, and new hype. Will and Herlen share their favorite, hyped up gadgets and technology products from the Consumer Electronics Show. Plus, Will introduces the big technology advancement for 2016, the Bot.

It's the last show of the year and Will and Herlen talk about new technology gadgets and services you can use in your small business.

Coming to you way late thanks to Podomatic's crap. Here's the annual gift guide. Will and Herlen share their favorite and desired tech gifts for 2015.

This week on theSync, Will and Herlen talk about Exponentially Large Organizations like AirBNB and Uber and share stories from listeners who use them.

Will and Herlen kicked off last Sunday night's show with some news about the iPad Pro and the new Apple TV. After geeking out on hot products, the crew shared some last minute marketing ideas small businesses and entrepreneurs can use to increase foot traffic and get more downloads from Christmas shoppers. Tune into this Sunday's show, The 2015 Holiday Gift Guide. 88.9FM @ 8pm

We all have great ideas. Often times, funding is the biggest barrier to getting a product developed. The US government provides small businesses several mechanisms they can use to turn their ideas into reality. In this episode, our guest, Elden Hawkes, of the USDA's NIFA/SBIR program tells our audience how small businesses can apply for an SBIR from USDA and shares what the agency looks for when choosing SBIR applications.

Cheap telecommunications and Internet technology have made it easier to build viable technology businesses. These same technologies can now be put to use for non-technology and non-gadget products to be made. Companies like MakersRow put product design, materials sourcing, and supply chain management in the hands of the average person and would-be product manufacturer. We had the CEO of MakersRow, Matthew Burnett on the show to share how you can build your next materials product.

Easily one of our better shows. We invited Red Stylo Media's Enrica Jang, mBientLab's Laura Kassovic, Maxime Paul, and DrinkMATE's Shaun Masavage to share their experiences with raising capital using Kickstarter. The Rod was out, but Herlen Bess and Will Mapp held it down in the studio.

Google has announced that they will begin favoring mobile web searches over desktop searches on their service. This means if your website isn't mobile ready, your competitors will out rank you. Will and The Rod without Herlen, discuss ways you can make your website mobile friendly.

Google has announced that they will begin favoring mobile web searches over desktop searches on their service. This means if your website isn't mobile ready, your competitors will out rank you. Will and The Rod without Herlen, discuss ways you can make your website mobile friendly.