Welcome to the month of March – Anyone else feel that the year is whizzing by? The third FrequencyCast of the year is just out, and it’s a bit of a mix!
There’s the chance to get your name sent into space, as well as to win tickets for Gadget Show Live 2014 in Birmingham – There’s lots of other stuff covered, including two of the projects that we’ve covered appearing on Dragon’s Den. We also look at a few smart domestic products, and play a piece of well-known music on a dot matrix printer.
Here’s what we cover in this show:
- News: Virgin speed, get your name sent into space, and a Fitbit recall
- First look: The Lytro focus-free camera
- Coming soon: Gadget Show Live – and we have some free tickets for you!
- Discussed: Slouchmat and Energy Egg as featured on Dragon’s Den
- Feature: Smart doorbells & light switches
- Discussed: Amazon Prime Instant Video
- Hands-on: OCR and body scanning smartphone apps
- Feedback: Life blogging, Powerline and selecting with version of Windows 7
How To Get The Show:
You can download Show 97 to your smartphone, computer or MP3 player, or you can listen to the show online at https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/latest.html , where you will also find instructions on how to subscribe (for free, of course).
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Want free tickets to Gadget Show Live?
We have five pairs of tickets to give away to lucky FrequencyCast listeners. The show is at the NEC in Birmingham, and Gadget Show Live is a great place to check out cutting-edge tech, gadgets and games. Tickets are valid on the 9th, 10th or 11th of April 2014 only. Drop us a text message if you want a chance to win some tickets. The number is 07882 043 521, and it’s not a premium rate number.
Show Links:
- Show notes and transcription: https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/cast97.html
- Bennu Space Probe: http://www.planetary.org/get-involved/messages/bennu
- Eye of the Tiger: http://youtu.be/otmase5twFM
- Kelly Radio Rally: http://youtu.be/-uCzL6ggE4M
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Please add a comment about this month’s show in the comments section below.
Hav you any other information re Airbourne virus tech notes, contact phone no, available from ?? Thanks Eric Durkin
It was created by the University of Liverpool. Their press release is here: https://news.liv.ac.uk/2014/02/25/wifi-virus-latest-threat-to-future-it-security/
Hi guys!
I just hear the 97th show and I heard about an iOS app that convert a photo to text, I just want to know the app name it’s something like Doc Scann or something, thanks a lot
The one I use is DocScanner, for the iPhone, but there are a few around