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Rick Limpert does his "Wireless Wednesday" tech segment on 92.9 The Game in Atlanta every Wednesday night around 11 p.m. with Mitch Evans on "The Mitch Evans Experience." Tune in and listen and feel free to call or text in a question.

For much of 2012, I did the segment on Dave-FM before they switched over to The Game.  I was on "The Steve Show" with Steve Craig.

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Wednesday
Sep032014

Wireless Wednesday for 9/3/14: Mobile, Alabama and Tech Ripoffs

Rick is in Mobile, AL this week wrapping up 5 trips in about 3 1/2 weeks

Seeing some new high tech attractions in Mobile, AL.

The new GulfQuest opens in 2015 -  First maritime museum to focus on the Gulf of Mexico.


 
Mobile is the birthplace of more MLB Hall of Famers than any other city.

Hank Aaron, Willie McCovey, Satchel Paige, Ozzie Smith and Billy Williams all grew up playing baseball on the fields of Mobile. Willie Mays born in the area, so was Don Sutton.

www.mobilebay.org

Have a listen to both parts:

**Topics**   - Tech Ripoffs

1. AOL still has 2.4 million paying subscribers

For most, AOL is is a distant memory: you might have an Instant Messenger account around somewhere, and your favorite aunt uses it for e-mail. Oh, and you think that they might own some sites you visit sometimes, like Joystiq and TechCrunch. However, even as it works hard at becoming a content company, AOL still earns a lot of money from selling Internet service to people, including dialup.

How much money? According to their most recent quarterly earnings statement, which was released this morning, about a third of the company’s revenue still comes from members who pay a monthly AOL subscription bill. The actual figure is $196.1 million. That number doesn’t include people who retain free accounts so they can keep their AOL e-mail addresses. The company takes in an average of $19.41 per paying customer per month, but they’re losing about 9% of their subscribers every year. Their subscriber total is down from 2.54 million after the second quarter last year.


 

2.  Internal Memory Upgrades on Phones/Tablets


If you install a lot of games on your mobile device or take lots of media files with you, you'll want 32GB or 64GB of storage, rather than the paltry 16GB that often comes preloaded on smartphones. Unfortunately, the cost of going from a 16GB to 32GB phone is $100, and that's if there's even a 32GB option available. It's a $200 to jump up to 64GB. By contrast, it costs manufacturers just 50 cents per GB to put that additional storage in your phone. Such companies as Apple, which charges $399 for its 64GB iPhone and $199 for the 16GB model, are hoping you'll pay $200 extra for Flash memory that's only worth $16.

Fortunately, there's an easy way to get the phone storage you need and avoid getting gouged. Buy a phone that comes with a microSD card slot, and purchase a 64GB card for $30 (a 32GB card goes for just $15). This is available on most Android phones.

3. Paying 4G Connection Fees for Tablets, Laptops

You pay enough for mobile broadband on your phone, so there's no reason to spend extra money getting your tablet, laptop or connected camera online. For example, AT&T and Verizon both charge $10 extra a month for each tablet to share the same bucket of data as your phone, while Sprint and T-Mobile would like you to buy dedicated tablet data plans that start at $10 per month, apiece.  Turn your phone into a hotspot.  Or just make use of free Wi-Fi, which is readily available now.

4. International Roaming

If you think the cost of mobile data plans in the United States is too high, try taking your phone on a trip outside the country. If you don't have an international data plan, on most carriers, you can expect to pay roaming fees as high as $20 for 1MB — the size of just one large Web page. Some carriers offer international data plans, but those aren't a great price either. Verizon, for example, charges $25 per month for 100MB if you're already signed up. T-Mobile provides free, unlimited international data, but at 2G speeds.

If you're traveling abroad, you can usually buy a local SIM card with plenty of data for $10 to $15. Just make sure your phone has a GSM-capable radio and is unlocked for international use. Most carriers will unlock your phone for use abroad, though many phones can take international SIMs right out of the box. You can also rent a Global hotspot with unlimited Internet from Xcom Global for $15 a day.
 

App of the Week:

PackPoint

Free for iOS

PackPoint really is for the lazy. By asking you a number of questions, it determines what you’ll need to take with you on a trip to ensure you don’t forget anything.
PackPoint will build a packing list for you that takes into account:
- Business or Leisure travel
- Activities you plan on doing
- What you need for an international trip
- Warm weather clothes
- Cold weather clothes
- An umbrella if the forecast calls for rain

Wednesday
Aug202014

Wireless Wednesday for 8/20/14: College Football Hall of Fame

 

Rick was at "Media Day" at the new College Football Hall of Fame in Downtown Atlanta today and we will take a look at the new technology being used.


**Topics**  

The new College Football Hall of Fame
 
After nearly two decades in South Bend, Ind., the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta brings today's technology and media together with the past. The National Football Foundation's decision in 2009 to move the Hall of Fame into the deep South symbolizes how the sport has changed demographically and through television.

Located within a five-minute walk from the Georgia Dome and the future Atlanta Falcons stadium, it's high tech in every way.



1.  The Entrance

40-foot-high wall with more than 700 football helmets representing every Division I, Division II, Division III and NAIA program. “People come in here and just stare at this thing for 10 minutes,”

Schutt, the sports-manufacturing company that made the helmets, had contracts with only about 200 schools. So for the remaining teams, helmets got painted with the right color, and a Hall of Fame intern spent six months asking every school for one set of helmet stickers.

Upon entering the lobby (called "The Quad"), you can register with the Hall of Fame to get a personalized experience. Your school's helmet will light up. RFID chips are embedded in the museum ticket telling the Hall who you cheer for so you can receive school-specific content and activities during your visit (and, naturally, collect your information for the Hall).

2. The Playing Field

A 45-yard field spanning 15,000 square feet will feature various activities on a daily basis. You can try to kick a field goal, test your throwing accuracy, and complete an obstacle course.

Above the field is a massive video screen that will show live games and highlights. When the field is not used during normal hours, it can accommodate 900 people for a sit-down meal and up to 1,450 for a reception. The field is one of four areas the Hall will rent out for private events, and it has 35 such contracts so far.

3. Game Day Theater


A 10-minute film narrated by Hall of Famers will play inside a 150-seat theater that uses the new HDTV technology called 4K. It's designed to give viewers the feel of what a game-day experience is like, on some of the latest video technology.

The Hall of Fame's production company spent three years shooting about 23 games in 4K for the high-resolution film, which can be heard in surround sound. New footage could be added each year.



4.  Coke's Game Day Gallery

A more light-hearted area where you can digitally paint your face or compete in electronic games.

You can interactively play tradition trivia, a cheerleader challenge or even design your own marching band routine and see it play out with music. Points are added up by each participant's favorite school -- there's that chip in your ticket again -- to keep a running tally by team.

5.  It's Interactive

Plays drawn out by John Heisman on a lumber company book in 1905 were scanned into a kiosk with his actual handwriting. Heisman's nephew owns the playbook and allowed it to be scanned, not kept or borrowed.

Read recruiting questionnaires that eight players -- Peyton Manning, Orlando Pace, Danny Wuerffel, Tony Gonzalez, Jonathan Ogden, Hines Ward, Eric Crouch and LeBron James -- wrote about themselves in high school. LeBron noted he was a 6-foot-8, 232-pound wide receiver with a 2.8 grade-point average and a 4.6 time in the 40.

Elsewhere, a Hall of Fame coach teaches you a play on video. Learn the pistol from Ault, the wishbone from Barry Switzer, the option from Lou Holtz, the pro set from Terry Donahue, the I-formation from John Robinson, and the air ball from Steve Spurrier. Stay awake during the lesson. They're going to quiz you later.

Be a broadcaster by calling a famius play and even be superimposed onto the ESPN College Gameday set to make a pick with Cosro and Fowler.



App of the Week
Push for Pizza
 Free for iOS and Android

Introducing Push For Pizza, the easiest way to order pizza. EVER.

Push For Pizza uses state of the art technology to make ordering pizza that much easier. Simply enter your address for delivery and credit card information, press the button, and hot pizza shows up at your door, all paid up, even the tip.

For first time users, you have to create a profile (which connects to the app via Delivery.com) and enter your delivery address. Then, you push the big pizza button, and Push for Pizza finds the closest pizzeria using order.in’s API. You’re then directed to checkout, but instead of getting a full menu, you only get the classic: Cheese.  More improvements are on the way, ability to keep you credit card on file, etc.

 

Wednesday
Aug132014

Wireless Wednesday for 8/13/14: Green Bay and Football Tech

Rick is in Green Bay all week at Packers training camp and checking out various things in Green Bay

Rick and Mitch take a look at some of the new technology being tried out in football in 2014

More information at www.greenbay.com

Have a listen:



**Topics**  

New football tech

1.  High School team to test new high tech helmet

Riddell approached North Little Rock High's football team about trying a new helmet sensor that can alert trainers when athletes may have sustained a concussion. It's a brand new technology that only a handful of schools around the country are using.

"There's no high school in the state of Arkansas with this technology right now," said North Little Rock Athletic Director Gary Davis. "Concussions are a major concern for every football program."

Davis was honored when Riddell approached his program about trying its new InSite Impact Sensors. The sensors, put inside a players' helmet, record the strength of every hit and send alerts to a handheld device on the sideline when the impact is strong enough.

"If a kid sustains a big enough impact it will alert the trainer that this happened," said Davis, "which gets us started on the preventative measures and the recuperation of that athlete making sure that we don't put him in any more danger."

The sensors don't just monitor big hits, they record every hit and even send an alert when a individual player sustains multiple lower-level impacts over the course of a week. While Davis would love to put one of these in every football helmet in his school district right now, it's not in the budget.

2.   NFL placing RFID tags in helmets and shoulder pads

“The NFL will use Zebra Technologies’ real-time location system in 17 stadiums during the 2014 season.

The tech will track position, speed, and distance, sending it first to RFID receivers around the arena and then to a database where the NFL is envisioning new uses for the data. Zebra, which is better known for building asset-tracking tech for Fortune 500 companies, will install the receivers in the 15 stadiums that host Thursday Night Football games (Atlanta, Baltimore, Carolina, Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Green Bay, Houston, Jacksonville, Miami, New England, Oakland, San Francisco, St. Louis, Washington) as well as in Detroit and New Orleans. The data will be captured from all 32 teams and presumably will be shared among them.”

3. New technology on the NFL Sidelines (Tablets)

Gone are the days when NFL teams took Polaroid pictures of plays from atop the stadium during games then send them down to the field on a rope.

Technology improved so that an automated camera could deliver the images to a printer on the sideline, creating that familiar sight of a quarterback staring at a sheet of paper to figure out what went wrong on an interception.

Tablets as in Microsoft Surfaces will be allowed for the first time this season and it started with Sunday's Hall of Fame game, though they won't exactly be running the most cutting-edge apps. The devices will replicate the old system of transmitting still photos to the field — but faster, clearer and in color.

No surfing the Web. No selfies or tweets. And more important from a football standpoint: no watching replays of the last snap.

For every game this season there will be 13 tablets on each sideline and 12 in each coaches’ box providing overhead snapshots. Only now they will arrive more quickly and in color.

Two pictures per play — one just before the snap and one after the play is over — are all the league allows.

 
4. New 49ers' Levi Stadium  - high tech stadium

The new $1.2 billion 68,500-seat venue 39 miles south of Candlestick Park in Santa Clara and about 30 feet from the 49ers’ team headquarters -- designed something different, creating a stadium with the most lower-bowl seats in the NFL, stacking all the suites in a hotel-like structure on the west side, fully exposing the entirety of the concourses and integrating the high-tech amenities you’d expect from a stadium that features views of some of the world’s most influential tech company headquarters.
The 49ers were able  to glass-in an oversized team store and magnificent 20,000-square-foot museum with 150 artifacts on the street level. A year-round restaurant and television studio also sit at street level.

Located under the seating bowl at the 50-yard-line, one of the more exclusive locations in the venue, the BNY Mellon club -- one of the five clubs and part of the 9,000 club seats -- will give patrons a college-style experience, with the 49ers players walking through the club on their way to the field. While the majority of the club rests below the seats, patrons will move onto the field and up into the stands to find their seats.

Each of the five clubs was created to offer use year-round for special events and designed in a different local theme and indigenous wood, featuring some of the over 200 pieces of original artwork commissioned for the building or 49ers photos.

A 25-beer tap room on the main concourse will attract visitors and the upper deck end zones each feature club-style party decks directly below the 200 feet by 48 feet scoreboards, one sponsored by Budweiser and the other Pepsi. The Budweiser deck, with a nice view of the roller coasters at next-door California’s Great America amusement park, has a wide offering of beverages planned.

The scoreboards, the highest points of the stadium, rise 188 feet, the tallest allowed by the FAA as Levi’s Stadium sits directly below the San Jose airport’s flight path. Southwest Airlines -- one of the largest carriers to the airport -- will get plenty of free advertising that way.

The stadium’s other high-flying location is the 27,000-square-foot green roof atop the suite tower that includes 16 different species of plants. The roof can open like a club-style venue offering fans the ability to mingle near the stadium lighting, an experience unlike any other in sports.

Expect plenty of sustainable aspects to the roof. Along with helping filter water, the roof holds an 18,000 square foot solar terrace that assists with housing 1,162 photovoltaic panels used in the building and on the three pedestrian bridges. Levi’s Stadium plans to score LEED Gold status, the first new professional football stadium to reach it. On game days, the stadium will achieve net-zero energy with the onsite power generation staying in the internal grid.

A new in-stadium app will give fans not only high-speed connectivity, but also access to information and real-time video.

Within the stadium, 2,000 Bluetooth low-energy beacons will provide access to static maps and stadium information. In-app food ordering will allow for in-seat food delivery for every single seat and the team will have over 1,000 runners to handle the demand. But if you get up, you can find charging stations in the drink rails.

From mobile ticketing to GPS locators telling you where the nearest concession fare, beer or restroom is, the “hero feature” of the app, Guido said, is the ability to offer in-game replays and video content.

“You might not have seen if he got two feet inbounds and we can deliver three to five replays and angles within five seconds,” he said of the in-stadium broadcast featuring 13 stadium cameras.

To keep this all working, Levi’s Stadium will have over 400 miles of data cable, including 70 miles of cable to support WiFi, with an access point under every 100 seats. In all, more than 12,000 physical network ports and 1,000 WiFi access points have been installed, supporting a bandwidth 40 times larger than any known U.S. stadium and plenty of IPTV throughout the 4K facility.

Also 194 charging stations for your gadgets.


 

5. Otterbox offers new NFL-themed Cases
 For fans who want to protect their smartphone and support their favorite team, OtterBox®, the No. 1-most trusted brand for smartphone protection, provides premium coverage with the Defender Series® for Apple® iPhone® 5/5s, Samsung® GALAXY S® 4 and S 5, now available with all 32 NFL team logos.1
Through a relationship with Verizon Wireless® and officially licensed by the NFL, fans can sport their NFL team logos, while still protecting their smartphone from drops, dust and scratches.

"NFL fans are passionate, and cases with team logos are a top request from our consumers," said OtterBox CEO Brian Thomas. "We are elated to team up with our partners at Verizon Wireless to offer officially licensed NFL products. The Defender Series provides our fans trusted OtterBox protection that is tougher than the meanest lineman and shows off their favorite team at the same time."

The iPhone 5s NFL case includes a built-in screen protector and utilizes a full polycarbonate shell and exterior slipcover to help guard smartphones from mishaps.2 A holster-style belt clip is included for hands-free carrying and doubles as a media stand, perfect for streaming games away from home.
NFL-themed Defender Series cases are now available for all 32 NFL teams on otterbox.com and verizonwireless.com for $64.95. For more information, visit otterbox.com.


 
App of the Week

NFL Now  for iOS, Android and Windows

+    Select your favorite teams and players and get non-stop video streaming
+    Access the extensive NFL video library, including NFL Films archives
+    Follow your NFL.com fantasy roster with instant news and stories
+    Watch instant highlights on gamedays



 

Wednesday
Aug062014

Wireless Wednesday for 8/6/14: With Mitch Evans - Hotel Technology

Rick travels for his work and spends a great deal of time in hotels. Technology in hotels has changed a lot in recent years. Let's take a look at some of the latest in hotel tech.

Have a listen:



**Topics**  

Hotel technology

1. Hotel Chain Plans Phone-Based Check-in and Room Access


Forbes reports that Hilton Worldwide, international hotel operator, is rolling out smartphone-based guest tools allowing self-service check-in, access to a virtual floorplan to select a room, and (in 2015) actual door access once checked in. The author states the drive for this technology is the growing influence of the swelling ranks of Millennials, who "[...] have a very strong inclination toward automated and self-service customer service." But are there security risks?

2.   Mobile Bookings are up

Mobile hotel bookings increased by 84% and revenue increased by a staggering 121% over the past year (HeBS Digital). Guests locate hotels, flights, and other traveling accommodations and book them via their tablets or smartphones. In fact, tablets generated 218% more room nights and 311% more revenue than mobile devices (HeBS Digital), because even though people research hotels on mobile phones, they are more likely to turn to tablets to finish their booking. The tablet and mobile phone have become so integral to the hotel booking process; it does not make sense for that mobile technology to end when they reach their destination.


 

3. Hotels using Social Media To enhance the guest experience

Our social media accounts are full of personal information about our jobs, hobbies, friends, special occasions, and even our personalities. The hospitality industry is taking that information and using it to personalize our experiences.  We have learned that a thoughtful digital experience builds brand loyalty; it’s great that the brands we routinely “follow” and “like” are taking advantage of the information at their fingertips – regardless if it’s from our twitter account or the information we offered during our booking or check-in.

Often, a guest will freely offer all the information a business needs to make their experience memorable; all the business needs to do is ask!  The St. Regis in Bora Bora will add all new guests to their VIP list, and send them special forms to fill out that gather information on tastes, food restrictions, special occasion celebrations, etc. This allows them to personalize a guests’ stay with information the guest freely offered. The guest feels as though they received a custom experience, and that creates brand loyalty. For example, The Palomar in Washington, DC catered to a loyal guest’s exercise preferences by providing her a room with a stationary bike situated in front of the room’s secondary TV screen.

If a hotel cannot get the information directly from their guest, they can use clues from their guests’ social media accounts. Half Moon Resort in Jamaica has relatively active social media campaigns on Twitter and Facebook. Although they do not typically monitor the social media accounts of their future guests, social media has been instrumental in adding the element of surprise for future guests who “like” them on Facebook or follow them on Twitter.

“One client who followed us on Twitter tweeted he had a birthday coming up. It coincided with their stay with us. We surprised him with a birthday cake.” – Pre-Arrival Concierge Manager Merricka Dyer


 

4.  Xeros helps hotels save water by using beads

Xeros, a Sheffield, UK-based commercial cleaning company whose water-substitute technology we profiled earlier this year. The company originated when researchers at the Leeds School of Textiles decided to try using polymers for fabric dye to strip laundry stains. The polymer beads, they discovered, worked extremely well as a partial water substitute. It also requires 50% less detergent, and the garment life is extended.

As of this summer, the company has partnered with all five major hotel chains. Jonathan Benjamin, president of Xeros North America, says it's a slow process: “If I ask a General Manager how much water they are using in their laundry, they have no idea. One challenge we have is helping people understand this.”

Using Xeros’s proprietary front-loading machine, the company claims water savings that top 75%, and energy savings of up to 50%. The polymer beads can be reused hundreds of times and are 100% recyclable. The company's Sbeadycare program uses the old polymer to manufacture car dashboards. Best of all, the beads do a better job than the standard water-and-soap combo.

While the technology is exciting, cost is still a problem. Sterling Linen Services, a hospitality laundry in New England, was interested in adopting the Xeros technology, but the initial investment was daunting. The deal was ultimately made possible by Liberty Utilities, a small energy company serving ten states, which offers a rebate program for customers who invest in energy-efficient measures. Liberty commissioned an engineering study comparing Xeros to a commercial washer, finding that water use was cut by 80% and natural gas usage was reduced by 100%. Ultimately, it paid Sterling $28,000 as an incentive to adopt Xeros, based on projected water and energy savings.


 
5. Hotel Chains with the best Wi-Fi

Many people are concerned about which hotel chains have the fastest Wi-Fi.

Of the major hotel chains, Hotel WiFi found that Quality, Ramada, Best Western, and La Quinta tended to have the fastest free Wi-Fi.  (www.hotelwifitest.com)

Also Independent hotel chains are some of the fastest followed by:

Hilton
Wyndham
Marriott
Courtyard By Marriott
Loews
Holiday Inn



 
App of the Week

Website:  Speedspot.org

Check to see what hotel has the best Wi-Fi in the city where you are heading.
Put in the city and it spits out the results

Wednesday
Jul302014

Wireless Wednesday for 7/30/14: With Mitch Evans - Back to School

Rick and Mitch are back with "Wireless Wednesday" and in a little over a week school start in the Metro Atlanta area. So we look at some hot Back to School gadgets.

**Topics**  

Back to School gadgets

1. A trio  of new tablet cases  (we can talk about all of these at once)

a. ZAGG Rugged Folio

A keyboard, the first rugged case for iPad. The Rugged Folio is a durable, wireless Bluetooth keyboard designed for Apple tablets, and is ideal for those wishing to take their iPad into potentially dangerous areas such as construction sites, hiking, camping, or any number of areas that could increase the likelihood of damaging your iPad.

b. Kensington's Throwback Composition Book and Trapper Keeper Cases
Kensington has released some new iPad/tablet cases that look like the old Mead products from the day. - Composition Books and Trapper Keepers
 

c. Tech21

Protective iPad Air cases which refrain from concealing the tablet's original look and feel. Whether you're relaxing at home, working or travelling, rest assured that your tablet is impact protected. Enhance your iPad with a splash of colour, or choose our clear case for optical minimalism.

2.  HP4500 Printer

An all-in-one printer that prints wirelessly via Wi-Fi from your computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone.  All for about $100



3. RCA HDTV Ultra Thin Indoor antenna

RCA, the original pioneer of color television and antenna technologies, as well as the #1 selling brand of antenna on the market, is pleased to announce the availability of their Ultra-Thin HDTV Indoor Antenna. RCA’s new Ultra-Thin HDTV Indoor Antenna receives free local news, sports, weather and popular TV show broadcasts in both UHF and VHF frequencies in up to 1080i.  About $50  at Radio Shack.

“With the new RCA Ultra-Thin HDTV Indoor Antenna, you can enjoy all your favorite local HD and digital broadcasts without a cable or satellite subscription,” said David Geise, president of Voxx Accessories. “You can watch programs from networks like ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, The CW, PBS, ION, Telemundo, Univision and numerous other stations when you have an antenna. In fact, the broadcast HD channels you receive by antenna have the highest quality definition available. Everyone, including pay TV subscribers and streamers, should have this product.”
The RCA Ultra-Thin HDTV Indoor Antenna is designed to receive broadcast signals in both the UHF and VHF frequencies unlike other companies that only offer UHF reception



4. Rebubble.com

A very cool website.

From elementary school to college, every kid knows how important it is to head back to class in style.

Whether you’re looking for dorm room décor or that first day outfit, Redbubble has a range of products for back-to-school.

Redbubble is an online marketplace for artists to sell their original art on a variety of items – from wall art to cell phone cases, throw pillows to apparel.  With more than 11 million unique designs, you’re sure to find a piece of art that represents your individuality on a product you’ll love to show off. And coming soon, Redbubble will be launching duvet covers, the perfect artistic centerpiece for a dorm room.


 
 App of the Week

Trail Tracker GPS

For hikers, bikers, walkers, skiiers etc

Free for both iOS and Android

Trail Tracker GPS is a great app to enhance any trip. Whether you're biking, hiking, skiing, walking, running, or driving, Trail Tracker will track your entire trip and all kinds of statistics that you can use to analyze it when you're done!


Here are just a few of Trail Tracker's features:

• Easy, intuitive tracking for any type of trip
• Live viewing of trail progress and statistics
• Detailed after-action trail information and interactive graphs
• Spark! Your own personal lightning monitoring system
• Fast sending of coordinates and essential location information in case of emergency
• Integrated text-to-speech functionality that allows you to hear your stats and stay motivated!
• Traceable maps that allow you to compete against yourself
• Simple map sharing through email, Facebook, Twitter, and more
• Various export file formats including TTMD, KML, and GPX
• Highly customizable settings for the most refined experience possible
• Terrain maps, floor plans, 3D maps, Street View™
• Easy map comparison to view and compare multiple trails side-by-side
• Waypoint photo cataloguing to save your photos from the trail

- Trail Tracker is compatible with all iOS devices running iOS 7.0 or higher