I’ve always loved the little devices that Belkin makes, especially for frugal geeks like myself.

In an earlier podcast with the Frag Dolls, we covered Belkin’s new game controller, and this time, Belkin’s Robert Naugle shows some of the other gadgets they’re releasing; like the

Understanding is Only Human: Discover how the Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs Human Factors team is helping to deliver a superior user experience

Alcatel-Lucent is committed to helping operators deliver a superior user experience. One of the ways to help is to gain an intimate understanding of end-user behavior and the Bell Labs Human Factors team is one of the many groups within Alcatel-Lucent doing just that. The team is made up of Ph.D.s with an average of 15+ years professional usability experience working to:

At their recent launch in New York City, HP Total Care took the spotlight, announcing a program designed to ease IT challenges for the full lifecycle of an HP purchase. HP Total Care’s aim is to provide before, during and after- purchase support, making it easier for companies ...

The second-best selling car in Europe (only behind the VW Golf), the Opel Astra, is coming to America under the Saturn brand. The vehicle is expected to arrive on American shores in early 2008, and get this, for around $15k! Fully loaded, you can expect it to ...

It’s Day 11, and Roz Savage is dealing with 40 knot Pacific winds on her rowing journey across the Pacific, singing the theme song to Hawaii Five-O. More videos from the Roz Savage Voyage:
- Roz’s launch party
- Naturally Powered by Roz: Roz gives Stanford Professor, Margot ...

It’s been called an unfunded mandate and a train wreck, but Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (a.k.a. HSPD-12), which makes it the policy of the U.S. government to conduct background checks on all employees and issue a common access smart card for both physical and network access, is likely to foster one of the most significant improvements in security in the last decade.

California’s Title 24 presents implications for those engaged in new and retrofit home construction. While there are many different ways to look at power conservation and consumption, Paul Nagel, Control4’s VP of engineering, talks about how home automation systems create a “greener” home. Not only does a ...

Do remember what you were doing at 17? For high school seniors JinJu Yi and Vijay Jain they’ll look back at the integrated smart chip they developed for the early diagnosis of cancer. In this podcast they spoke with PodTech’s Jason Lopez at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair ...

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency is relying on technology to balance the needs of homeland security with the needs of legitimate trade and business. To do this, the agency is increasingly turning to information technology as a means of verifying the identity of the 1.1 million travellers who ...

When these homeowners wanted to add smart home functionality to an existing home, they turned to an integrator. The integrator presented Control4 as both a feature rich and affordable solution. Now this family has a single-remote experience to manage all the different systems in their home, including integrated ...

Alternatives can help create a sustainable energy future. The most promising long-term alternative energy sources are wind and solar: there is plenty of it, greenhouse gas emissions are low, and the required surface area is relatively small — especially when compared to biomass. In this talk, SmartEnergy’s Margot Gerritsen says ...

Smart lighting makes that “old” light switch cool again. It also saves you money as you conserve power.

Ed Ryan and Scott Moulton at Control4 talk about how little, everyday tasks can become conveniences with Smart Lighting. With Control4 “scenes,” you can wake up to lights that come up ...

Mobile technology isn’t just cool; it’s essential for today’s small business. Our experts separate the hype from the hard truth when it comes to getting business done securely on the road. Join Anita Campbell, founder of Small Business Trends and small business thought-leader; Jeff Zbar, “The Chief Home Officer” and nationally-recognized expert in living the home-office lifestyle; and Pamela Baker, technology guru for Success Magazine, as they share their insights into making mobile technology pay off for you.

This podcast was commissioned by Success Magazine.

Taking a break from the bustle of RSA 2007, some of the best-known security bloggers got together at the Foreign Cinema, a French bistro and movie house in San Francisco, hosted by network security podcaster Martin McKeay. Check out the guest list, as we roam the crowd ...

The Internet is a great way for seniors to stay connected, informed, and involved. The following tips will help you to keep your information safe while you are online.

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Editor - PodTech
Hello and welcome to another Home and Home Office Podcast, brought to you by Symantec. ...

The Boston Nature Center is home to the city’s first green public building. Smack dab in the middle of a nature sanctuary, The George Robert White Environmental Conservation Center serves as a prime example of how to design a green building. Light, air, energy and recyclable materials ...

Zooomr is a photo sharing site that’s hot around the world. We sit down with Founder and CTO Kristopher Tate and CEO Thomas Hawk to talk about Zooomr’s humble beginnings, user-contributed localization efforts, portals and smart sets. They also share some of the features we should look ...

For a highly reliable and secure automated home, networking devices and systems is a core requirement. Eric Smith, a co-founder and CTO at Control4, talks with 3Com Founder Bob Metcalfe. Metcalfe has a well-established reputation as a gifted technologist, as “Mr. Ethernet” (here’s why), as a ...

Frank Buytendijk is vice president for corporate strategy at Hyperion. In this second podcast in the series examining the changing demands on the CIO, Frank discusses the dilemma of controlling cost and maintaining an organization’s ability to grow. Although a dilemma like this can seem intractable, Frank says ...

Video montage of the Vloggies party in San Francisco. Includes intro by PodTech CEO, John Furrier and interviews with Jerry Zucker - Director/Producer, Airplane!, Naked Gun, Ghost; Kevin Rose - founder, Digg.com, Revision3; Tom Foremski - founder, Silicon Valley Watcher; Dina Kaplan - winner,

The Vloggies first annual videoblog awards night made its debut in San Franscisco. The net paparazzi were out in force. PodTech, along with other videobloggers, has extensive coverage of the night. We will release that content shortly, but here is a short video showing the highlights.

Meanwhile, ...

Our top story is from Mumbai where Web18 Software Services Ltd, which is part of the TV18 Group in India received $10 million in funding from Tracer Capital. We have an exclusive interview with Surya Mantha, who recently joined Web18 as its new CEO.

LOS ANGELES, September 26, (PodTech News) — Santa Clara, Calif.-based Mercora, Inc. Monday released ‘M’ the first wireless, over-the-air mobile media software application for smart phones. The technology enables the user to access their computer’s digital music library from any location via their phone and listen to audiostreams from thousands of Internet radio channels. Avikk Ghose is Mercora’s director of business development. He spoke with PodTech’s Matt Kelly about the company’s plans, which include allowing users to stream songs from up to five other users. Telephia mobile content analyst Levi Shapiro also spoke with PodTech about the news.

Another PodTech Exclusive Podcast Announcement. Network Appliance Podcast Announcement: Network Appliance Exclusive InfoTalk on their “Uncompromised Security Initiative”. I sat down with Kevin Brown, Vice President of Marketing, of Decru, a NetApp company. Kevin talks about this new initiative and the new ...