Wireless Wednesday for 7/30/14: With Mitch Evans - Back to School
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 10:20PM 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
