Wireless Wednesday for 10/22/14: Halloween Gadgets

Rick is in Macon for 8 days as he is the media coordinator of the women's prfessional tennis tournament down there..  The Tennis Classic of Macon being held at Stratford Academy. The tournament features 3 of the top-100 players in the world and about a dozen of the top-150 players in the world.

Halloween is right around the corner, and Rick and Mitch take a look at some new Halloween tech.

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1.   Screaming Doormat

Want to give a good-natured holiday scare to both trick-or-treaters and the UPS guy? Check out the battery-operated Screaming Doormat. You hide the small, pressure-activated device under your own favorite Halloween doormat. When guests arrive, they’ll be greeted with the sound of thunder and screams – plus a mysterious voice that beckons to “Enter at your own risk!” and “Welcome to the Haunted House!” Two AA batteries are included.

The Screaming Doormat Halloween decoration can be found on Amazon.com for $21.50.
Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Pressure-Sensitive-SCREAMING-Halloween-Decoration/dp/B0098P7T0W/?tag=techlicious-20

2. Epson Home Cinema 500 projector and AtmosFEARfx

Awaken a host of digital spirits this Halloween and turn your home into the ultimate haunted house with the Epson Home Cinema 500 projector and AtmosFEARfx. Whether you want creepy and bone-chilling or fun and family-oriented, digital decorations make it easy to stun the neighborhood with spooky scenes projected onto windows, doors or walls.

Setup is as easy as three straightforward steps. Choose an AtmosFEARfx scene, focus the projector on a surface and watch it come to life. It makes for an unforgettable Halloween.

 


3.   Flashing light-up body parts

These are illuminated severed limbs made from plastic, but look like the real limbs of all the people you murdered at the nearby nuclear power plant? Would be great to decorate your house or scare a friend or family member, also effective on trick-or-treaters. $19.99
www.nerdapproved.com

 

4.  Do-it-Yourself Spirit Radio

The Spirit Radio. This updated version is basically a crystal radio circuit connected to a computer that can detect  bizarre sounds from various electromagnetic sources, ghosts, spirits, etc.

Materials cost about $30 - learn how to do it at www.instructables.com

 

5. Webcaster spiderweb creator

No haunted house (or costume) is complete without a few cobwebs. Cast your own with this handy gun. Comes with (6) sticks — additional sticks in different colors available. $64.99 in store, $49.99 online, halloweenadventure.com
 


* App of the week:

A Major Update to the Starbucks App

For those of you who just can't wait to spend $4 for your Venti latte, Starbucks is about to allow customers to pre-order and prepay for their daily caffeine hit using a mobile app.

The service, aimed at attracting customers who are put off by the lines during the morning rush, will debut in the Portland market later this year and be rolled out to stores nationally in 2015, the company announced Thursday.
 Starbucks said it will also enhance its loyalty program and rewards for customers using the app.

There is growing demand for online payment options by consumers. Mobile payments are likely to reach $3.5 billion this year, according to research firm eMarketer, and is forecast to soar to $118 billion annually within four years.
 
 

Wireless Wednesday for 10/5/14: Websites Where You Can Order Food

Rick and Mitch look at some websites where you can order food as gifts or for yourself...

Ordering food items online has never been more popular. Thanks to the internet you can order your favorite meats, desserts, sauces and entrees from all over the world.

Have a listen to both parts:

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1.   ShopFreshSeafood.com

With four generations and almost 60 years of fresh fish experience, Shopfreshseafood.com is a family run business and a proud fixture of the historic Fulton Fish Market.  Now located in a new state-of-the-art facility in the Hunt’s Point section of the Bronx, the New Fulton Fish Market is still a thriving part of New York City’s history, of which the Grippa family is proud to be a part of.  Their products are shipped within 24 hours and arrive in packages built especially for shipping these products. Once you receive your product, remove from the shipping container and place in a refrigerator. ShopFresh ships anywhere within the Continental U.S.  From crab, to lobsters, to oysters.

2.   O&H Danish Bakery

http://www.ohdanishbakery.com/

Perfected by O & H Danish Bakery, which was founded by a Danish immigrant in the 1900’s, the family tradition of baking excellence still continues today, with the fourth generation of children and talented bakers now kringlin’ out all varieties of delicious pastries in flavors like almond, cherry, and even Red Velvet.

O&H has won numerous "Kringle" Championships and has been featured on the Food Network.

 

3.  3 Taxi Guys BBQ Sauce and Rub

www.3taxiguys.com

Great tasting BBQ suaces and rubs.

3 Taxi guys’ sauces and rubs are the favorite for BBQ and grilling. Regardless if you’re a backyard enthusiast (which is where we made all this stuff) or a restaurant chef all your BBQ will taste better with 3 taxi guys, it’s Cabilicious that’s right Cabilicious.

Created by three guys who own taxi companies from Pittsburgh, Atlanta and San Francisco that’s how we came up with Cabilicious! Try the sauces and rubs on chicken, fish, lamb, beef and of course on pork.

Currently offered are four of our favorites, Sweet and Sassy, the perfect sweet sauce for everyday use, Budda Bing Wing Sauce, great for spicing chicken, Tijuana Taxi Sauce, that’s right BB-Q with a Hispanic twist, and Mustum Ardens Sauce, a mustard BBQ sauce inspired by Julius Caesar.

 
4.  Carnegie Deli Cheesecake

www.carnegiedeli.com

 From the actual Carnegie Deli. Their world famous cheesecake. All orders are drop shipped. Processing your online orders can take up to 24 hours prior to shipping, so order ahead if possible. We will attempt to ship your order same day if recieved by 12 Noon E.S.T.
 Order a Plain or Chocolate Cheesecake:   6 inch, 2.25 pound.  8 inch, 4.5 pound.  12 inch, 11.50 pound. All cakes are 3" high,  hand made and shipped directly from our plant.

Another option,  Six Pack of Plain, 4 inch x 2.5 inch high cheesecakes, 3/4 Lb each. A wonderful gift and party idea or take along and share for lunch. Note; All cakes can be refrozen upon delivery.
 


5.  Kansas City Steak Company

http://www.kansascitysteaks.com/

Great burgers, steaks and roasts - along with sides and desserts

At the Kansas City Steak Company™ an outstanding, top-of-the-line cut is the standard. Once you've tried a meal with a flavorful, Super TrimmedTM filet mignon,  you'll want to come back again and again.

Our company is based firmly on family values - that's why we've been in business for over 75 years. Those standards of integrity, quality and hard work have made us a company you can trust.
The Kansas City Steak Company has online internet specials and supplies for your next tailgate.
 


* App of the week:

 Halloween Pumpkin Carver

Free Android app

Great for the kids and family! Use your fingers to carve your very own pumpkin and save it to your photo gallery. No mess, no fuss, just loads of fun!

You can also use the "Lights" button to turn the lights on or off and get a better view of your pumpkin. Be sure to share your pumpkin with your friends!

Wireless Wednesday for 10/8/14: Atlantic City and the Best Golf Course Apps

Rick and Mitch look at some of the best apps dedicated to Golf Courses and what they offer

Rick and his wife Lindsay have been out on the left coast for the last week on the Monterrey Peninsula and at the First Tee Open, Champions Tour event at Pebble Beach and Rick played the newly renovated Poppy Hills course in Carmel.

He's in Atlantic City this week.

Have a listen:

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1.  Poppy Hills iOS and Android app

Rick played the legendary Poppy Hills Course last week and used the app while playing.

The Poppy Hills App includes a GPS enabled yardage guide, 3D flyovers, live scoring and much more!
Soak in the symphony of nature playing all around you. There's the quiet roar of the ocean, the distant crash of waves, the occasional bark of a sea lion. There's the chirping of birds, the crunching of wildlife scurrying across the forest floor, the pattering of deer dashing across the fairway. Throw in a little percussion — the solid knock of a golf ball against a stately Monterey Pine. Welcome to Poppy Hills, the closest experience in golf to a round in a national park. The peaceful and serene backdrop sets the scene for a tranquil trip through the grand Del Monte Forest in Pebble Beach.
 


2. The Dunes (Myrtle Beach)

http://thedunesclub.net/Golf/Misc-Information-14.html

Available for both iOS and Android devices, The Dunes app gives you a tour of one of the best courses in Myrtle Beach and so much more.

The Dunes Golf & Beach Club was formed in 1947 by Myrtle Beach area businessmen. Designed by famed architect Robert Trent Jones, The Dunes is thought to be his finest work, incorporating many of his favorite design features into one course.

The Dunes app allows you to book tee times, includes a GPS yardage guide, and includes a course scorecard. If you are going to play The Dunes, why not have the official app downloaded and ready to go on your smartphone?


3.  Augusta Golf HD  -  Free for your iPad

A great overview of Augusta National along with Masters info

 
4. Bandon Golf  - for Bandon Dunes (The golf Mecca in Oregon)

Free for iOS

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bandon-golf/id726285282?mt=8
This Bandon Golf App features free, unlimited, reliable and accurate GPS, Scoring and Stats for the local courses, including all five at the renowned Bandon Dunes Resort.

Courses Mapped for GPS, Scoring & Stats:
Bandon Dunes
Pacific Dunes
Old MacDonald
Bandon Trails
Bandon Preserve
Bandon Crossings
Bandon Face Rock

5. Seaview Golf App

Rick was just in Atlantic City and tried out the free Seaview app

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/seaview-golf-resort/id519822472?mt=8

The OFFICIAL Seaview Golf Resort app gives golfers a free, easy to use, interactive combination of comprehensive course information, GPS positioning, digital scorecard, augmented reality range finder, and various other useful club-specific features.

GPS CADDIE
- Instantly view distances to the tee, front, back, and middle of the green, as well as par for each hole
- Interactive shot positioning: simply touch the shot target to move it and get instantly updated distances from your current position
- Full aerial satellite zoom capability
- Pro Tips: take a tip from the pros on how to play the hole with our built-in Pro Tip feature

SCORECARD
- Easy to use scorecard for up to four players
- Add players manually or from your device's address book
- Auto-populates par for each hole and allows you to simply add or subtract from par
- Includes auto-calculating cards for both Skins and Gross
- Email your full scorecard at the end of a round to yourself or to a friend to show off your skills

RANGE FINDER
- View distances to the front, back, and middle of the green in state-of-the-art augmented reality

OTHER APP FEATURES INCLUDE
- Book tee times right from the app!
- Exclusive relevant Special Offers from local and national companies
- Real-time weather forecast

 
6. St. Andrews Links - The Home of Golf app

Free

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/st-andrews-links-home-golf/id623979848?mt=8

Welcome to the official iPhone app for St Andrews Links Trust.

Bringing you closer than ever to the beauty, history and heritage of the Home of Golf. The official iPhone app of St Andrews Links Trust provides the most comprehensive digital coverage available.

The official St Andrews Links Trust app features:

• The Links In-depth – Details of all 7 Links courses at your fingertips with hole guides, interactive scorecards and hints to help you shoot your best score.
• An interactive planner to organise every step of your trip from tee times to flights.
• “Prepare to Visit” by Allianz, providing a wealth of useful information to help you before and during your visit to the Links.
• The latest news from the Links, from course updates to the latest tournament information and competitions across the Links,
• Keep up to date with latest weather by viewing the current conditions powered by Allianz WeatherSafe.
• Stunning photography of the Links and the town.

 

App of the Week:

3-D Sun and Moon for iPad - A high tech compass app

$2.99 but often it is Free

3D Sun and Moon Virtualization app on iPad!
This is a virtual 3D compass sphere which shows the position of Sun and Moon in the sky with perfect application of virtual reality technology! Full utilization of the build-in digital compass and accelerometer drive the best user experience.
With the cutting edge signal processing technique and applying the raw data directly from the build-in digital compass chip instead of the existing degree provided by Core Location API, this app has fast reaction and high accruacy, which is as fast as the gyro app Jobs shows on the WWDC ;)

Features:
- The 3D compass in a fantastic crystal ball will always point to the True North, no matter you rotate or position the phone in which direction.
- You could see the current position of the Sun and Moon simultaneously on the 3D compass ball, and the 24-hour orbit of the Sun and Moon will be displayed as a circle surround the ball.
- Display the time of Sun rise/set and moon rise/set.
- Time and date can be adjusted smoothly, the position of Sun and Moon will move simultaneously with the changing of the date or time.
- User can choose current location from a world map by trigger the top left location button, this is mainly designed for iPad WIFI version which may not get the location from

Wireless Wednesday for 9/24/14: Tech Topics are Discussed

Rick and Mitch will look at some of the current tech news topics

****  Apple Inc. pulled an update for the iPhone operating system after the new software caused some people to lose cellular service.

After rolling out the latest version of its iOS 8 mobile software on Wednesday, the Cupertino, California-based company withdrew the update when scores of customers experienced dropped cellular service so they couldn’t make calls. The fingerprint reading Touch ID feature also wasn’t working.

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1.  1.2 Billion Smartphones Will be Shipped in 2014

Leading mobile analyst firm Juniper Research estimates that the number of smartphone shipments will approach 1.2bn this year, an increase of 19% from 985m in 2013. The market is expected to be driven by growth in emerging markets, due to a continued surge in sales and adoption of low-cost Economy ($75-$150) and Ultra-Economy (sub-$75) smartphones.
See: www.juniperresearch.com
 



2.  The word "Google" is trademarked, but only as a noun

Even though "googling" and "Google it" are now common phrases, a federal court ruled that the "Google" trademark is still a valid trademark instead of a generic term (unlike former trademarks such as escalator, aspirin or yo-yo). The court distinguished between consumers using Google as a verb (such as "google it"), which didn't automatically make the term generic, and consumers using Google to describe one player in the market, which 90%+ of consumers still do.

3.   Men are much more likely than women to lose their smartphone

New data reveals something many women have suspected all along: men can be much more irresponsible than women when it comes to losing their electronic devices.

In fact, nearly half of employed men (46%) admit to being likely to lose the electronic device they use for work and all the important company files on it, compared to only 27% of employed women. Young employed men are the most likely to lose their electronic device, with a whopping 60% of men ages 18-34-years-old owning up to, compared to 30% of women in the same age group, according to a new study released by TeamViewer, which examined the behavior and attitudes of American office workers and how they affect on-the-job data loss.

Nearly half of employed men (46%) admit to being likely to lose the electronic device they use for work and all the important company files on it, compared to only 27% of employed women. Young employed men are the most likely to lose their electronic device, with a whopping 60% of men ages 18-34-years-old owning up to, compared to 30% of women in the same age group.

Executives in many organizations may frown upon the news that more than one-third (37%) of employed Americans in all say they are likely to lose the electronic device (smartphone, tablet or laptop) they use for work. The most common places to lose devices include:

⦁    A car (15%)
⦁    A restaurant (13%)
⦁    A hotel (13%)
⦁    On a train or bus (11%)
⦁    A plane (10%)

 

4. Microsoft Paid NFL $400 Million To Use Surface, But Announcers Call Them iPads

Those tablets NFL teams are using on the sidelines are the Microsoft Surface.  
Microsoft and the league ran into a problem during weeks one and two of the season when at least two television announcers mistakenly referred to the tablets as iPads, giving a huge rival some unexpected exposure. The announcers were John Lynch and Trent Dilfer.

App of the Week:

 Simplyhealth Back Care app

Free iOS app
Mitch's back prob may be more serious than this app can help with, but many people have ongoing and recurring back problems
The Simplyhealth Back Care app offers information and advice to help you manage and prevent back pain. There are graphics and videos of exercises for you to follow and you can input the area and strength of your pain to find those suitable for you. You can also search for practitioners near you from thousands of physiotherapists, chiropractors, osteopaths and acupuncturists.
All information and exercises are supplied by the UK charity BackCare.
With this app you'll be able to:

- Record where and how severe your own back pain is in the ‘Me and My Back’ diary
- Watch and follow exercise videos and animated illustrations of common back pain relief and prevention exercises
- Search for qualified practitioners near you

Find information on preventing back pain:

- At home
- In the office
- When driving
- When cycling

Wireless Wednesday for 9/17/14: Tech So You Don't Become "That Guy"

Nobody wants to be "That Guy."  The loud obnioxus jerk that we all just shake out heads at.

He wears his sunglasses inside, calls Atlanta "Hot-Lanta" and has a closet full of Tommy Bahama shirts.

So Rick has come up with a list of gadgets you can use knowing you won't be "That Guy" or be voted

"Tool of Year" when it comes to technology.  We all know one of these "guys."

Have a listen to Rick and Mitch:

listen to ‘Wireless Wednesday for 9/17/14 on 92.9 The Game’ on Audioboo

 

1.  Motorola Hint

We all know that loud guy with the big Bluetooth earpiece hanging out of his ear.  And he wants to make sure everyone sees he has that Bluetooth earpiece.

You may need an earpiece for your job etc, but you don't want it to obvious.

The Moto Hint is a discreet wireless earbud designed to look good and feel great. It gives you complete control of your phone and allows you to access everything you need by just using your voice.

Available through AT&T - $149.99
 

2. Wicked EVAC Headphones

www.wickedaudio.com

You know all of those people walking around with Beats by Dr. Dre headphones and even Bose headphones?

They spend a lot of money just to show you they have an expensive pair of headphones.

Truth is you can spend $20-$30 and get a paid ofheadphones that are adequate for most people.

Wicked Audio makes the EVAC headphones and they work great.
 With its against the grain attitude and its no limits sound quality, Wicked Evac will be the last thing you see before you lose touch with reality and get lost in your music.
 

3.  Logitech 915 Ultimate TV Remote Control

Been over to "That Guys" house and he's always happy to show off his gigantic TV remote control.  You know it's so big it takes two hands to pick up. He claims it controls everything in the house and he can also control things on the International Space Station. He takes pride in how big it is.

Well how about going small and pawerful. The Logitech 915 is a small TV remote that controls everything the big ones do.

    Controls your entire home entertainment system
    Powerful remote control customization
    Intuitive color touch screen
    Ultimate convenience features
    Future-proof control of up to 15 devices
A little pricy at $299.00  but deals on it can be found and look for sales come the holiday season.

4. Greg Norman Sunglasses  $50-$75
https://www.gregnormaneyewear.com/

Why spend $300 or more on Oakley's or other "high end" brands of sunglasses, when you can get much of the same technology and protection for your eyes with Greg Norman Eyewear as a fraction of the price.
    All lenses in the Greg Norman Performance Collection include:
    Enhanced features for golf, watercraft, fishing and outdoor activities
    Full UVA and UVB protection
    Oleophobic lens coatings that resist water, moisture and oils for increased clarity
    Flash mirror coating for a visually appealing experience
    Conforms to all U.S., European and Australian lens standards
 
 

App of the Week:
The eBay iOS app gets a refresh

Free

For anyone that used to try and use the ebay app for iPhone years ago, they know that it was clunky.
That is not the case anymore.
• Find the perfect item faster with larger photos, product reviews and improved search results
• Stay on top of your eBay buying and selling with in-app notifications
• Take advantage of bonus offers from eBay sellers
• Donate a percentage of your sales to your favorite charity
• Check a buyer's location when reviewing a Best Offer
• Ability to send a payment reminder