Mobile+Show+and+Tell

Dave's Mobile Show and Tell - Well, its 1030 and we still haven't staarted yet - technical problems - but us tech geeks know that always happens when you have a room full of people waiting for you! Integrated Solutions for the Mobile Information Worker - title for corporate CEO's Dave's Gadget Funhouse is the title for us regular people

12 Gadgets to share - but he says that only 9 are working Pocket Hot Spot (Apple) - carry with you - plug ethernet cable in and create your own hot spot - allows all your friends can connect -

Couldn't show us several of the demos because of Hershey's password protected internet connection, could not create a hot spot. T-Mobile Hop Spot @ home - Someone in the audiance has something that will let Dave connect (but didn't understand what this guy had) Dave is impressed with the teachers of PA! Solving the technological problems of the world.
 * VOIP** - voice over internet, cheap and can take anywhere


 * GrandCentral.com** - when someone calls you, all your phone numbers ring (work, home, cell) so you never miss a call -- lets you record seperate message for each person in your phonebook - you can also transfer one call to another phone (home phone to cell phone) -- Free -- recently bought by Google!


 * Cell phone - Skype phone - wi-fi phone** = lets you call any place that has a wi-fi spot --

[|**http://popularitydialer.com/**] - plug in date/time and phone number - it will call you when you tell it to - "get you out of a meeting" - you can even have it say something -


 * Wi-Fi camera** - need a special card- Eye fi-card -- take picture and automatically uploads it to Flickr, email or a number of other picture sites


 * Sling Box** - connects to TiVo or home entertainment center - free - pay for actual box - has on-screen remote - connects to all the shows on your TiVO -

Despite all the technical difficulties - it was a good presentation! Wikied by Cathy DiPiano - cathy.dipiano@dallastown.net
 * Netflix "Watch Now" -** create play list - send one movie back get the next one on your list -- But now you can stream it immediately over the Internet - no downloading - actual streaming live - need good Internet connection - (the Internet connection in this room is horrible and he couldn't actually show us the movie, but he takes these problems with stride and cracks jokes all the way through it) - Depending on which Netflix plan you are on determines the amount of free minutes you can "watch now" - you can jump around the movie or watch parts of several different movies
 * Speech recognition** - use to use Dragon Naturally Speaking - Mac Speech Dictation, but can't correct like you can in Dragon - he said Dragon is 99% accurate, but personally at work, we haven't been that successful with it. He recommends it - but I'm not sold - my principal started using it and ran into all kinds of problems with the accuracy of it. We just installed it for a Spec Ed student last week, so I will find out how it works with students.