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No – Say it Isn’t So!

A Big Moment on The Feud!
A Big Moment on The Feud!

I always like to check out what some of the Top Trending Videos are on YouTube so I have an idea of what people might be talking about at the office. For many many years, the idea of “Water Cooler Talk” came from some wacky comment a morning radio DJ made on his morning show. I was one of those Radio DJ’s that constantly hoped to deliver the “Water Cooler Talk”

It seems safe to say that Water Cooler Talk now comes from Social Networking such as Facebook, Tumblr or YouTube. This Water Cooler feature you are about to see is courtesy of The Family Feud.

I am a huge watcher of the show and can only cringe when I see this fast money challenge segment!

 

 

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Are You a DVR Hoarder?

A recent article found on the Verizon Website points at trends in use for consumers with DVR Service and discovered there are battles brewing over DVR Hoarding in households.  Let’s face it, DVR’s can only store so much and even though OnDemand services may offer the same programs you recorded – having a full season of a favorite show stored on the DVR’s Storage drive is almost as nice as your DVD Collection on display for all to see.

It takes some of us back to the days of Video Cassette Recorders and trying to find a tape to record a special event or show, trying to make the decision to record over a program already recorded on the Video Cassette. Now fellow family members have to decide which shows to delete when they receive the DVR Storage message. At least with DVR technology, a Wedding Video isn’t getting erased.

Even though Hard Drives in DVR Boxes have gotten larger, Cable and Satellite providers have been feeding on consumers desire to record a multitude of channels and in HD which can rack up some serious storage. The battles will rage on as more is done to increase storage and delivery methods. Check out this very interesting article on the Verizon Website 

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Guardians of the Galaxy! See the Trailer!

Tune in Tonight (Tuesday 02/18/2014) to Jimmy Kimmel Live, for a sneak peak of the trailer for Marvel film “Guardians of the Galaxy,” set to arrive in theaters August 1st!

Photo of the Guardians of the Galaxy - Courtesy TWDC
Photo of the Guardians of the Galaxy – Courtesy TWDC

If you Miss it Tonight you will be able to catch it on  Jimmy Kimmel Live’s YouTube channel for 24hours! Very Cool cast in this film which stars Chris Pratt,  Zoe Saldana, Benecio Del Toro,  Lee Pace and Jon C Rielly,  Glenn Close as Nova Prime Raeland and one of our favorite bad guys Michael Rooker. Guardians of the Galaxy also stars the Voices of Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel and others

Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy,” first appeared in comic books in Marvel Super-Heroes, Issue #18 (Jan. 1969 )

 

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Jim Barry from the Consumer Electronics Association

Jim Barry, the Digital Answer Man from the Consumer Electronics Association visited with Andy Taylor and Mark Stine on KMSB Fox 11 Daybreak to share some of the latest gadgets and talk about the trends during the show.

We also get a chance to first hand see what some of the awesome new technology we may see this year or coming in the next few years!

We talked about the growth in Technology on our vehicles and some of the announcements focused on this technology inside vehicles!

From the Mobile In Car, we talked about Mobile Wearable Technology. Some of the Products we took a look at in this first segment were:

The Scosche Rhythm  – This wearable technology allows you to wear this pulse monitor to check and manage your pulse rate, calories burned during a workout, the distance of your workout and of course others such as speed, rate or repetition and your pace.  Many people listen to music while working out and The Rhythm allows you to not only monitor your workout pattern but at the same time control your music within the Rhythm interface.  More Info at http://www.scosche.com/rhythm

The FitBit Flex – This Wearable technology not only helps to monitor your activity but can be used to monitor your sleep! The FitBit can monitor how often you wake up, how long you slept and can even gently wake you up with a slight vibration in the wrist unit! The FitBit Flex doesn’t just report, it gives you goals to hit. Pre set your activity levels and as you approach these goals, LED lights will illuminate to show you are working towards your goal! More Info at http://www.fitbit.com/flex

The Tinke from Zensorium – In the Wearable Health category we also took a look at the Zensorium Tinke which plugs directly into your iOS or Android Device and then monitors your Heart and Respiratory Rate as well as a few others checks for keeping you aware of your wellness and fitness.  You can find more info at http://www.zensorium.com/tinke/

During the segment we also talked about Wireless Technology with Wireless Speakers, one that looked like a large coffee mug from iCreation called the Speecup. It’s design makes it not only handy to fit into a coffee cup holder in a car or as Mark Stine put it, In a golf cart – great for the ride on the greens  but also resonates some great sound in this small form. The Speecup also can be used with gesture technology which means not having to fumble to push a button, a gesture of the hand across the top can perform functions such as answering a call with this Bluetooth connected device. For more info check out http://www.icreation.com

Jim is always a blast to have on the show! Part Two will be posted in a few days!