MacVoices #20071: CES – AirSelfie Is An Affordable Flying Camera That You Control with Hand Gestures

January 27, 2020

At CES in Las Vegas, Greg Appelhof, President of AirSelfie, showed off their line of flying cameras that not only can be controlled by their app, but also by hand gestures. Mark Ahern, Business Development Specialist, demos those gestures, Greg talks about how they have made entry into their devices even more affordable, and we even find out what happens when the camera doesn’t recognize you. (Hint: nothing bad).

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MacVoices #20070: CES – Favored Tech Can Make Your Devices Waterproof With No Case

January 27, 2020

At CES in Las Vegas, we learned about a process that can make your phone or tablet waterproof. Tom Fisher Solutions Engineering Director for Favored Tech, explained how their coating can be applied by original equipment manufacturers, how it can be varied to improve the degree of water protection, and what cost it adds to the device. Seeing a phone running, connected to power and underwater, makes us wonder why every phone doesn’t get this treatment.

MacVoices #20069: CES – Scosche Introduces Modular Charging Dock and iPhone Car Mounts

January 27, 2020

At CES in Las Vegas, Scosche was showing off a wide variety of new products. Augie Rodriguez, National Trainer for Scosche, talked about their new BaseLynx modular charging doc that can accommodate all of your Apple devices. Augiie also covered their new MagicMount iPhone vent mount for your car that features built-in wireless charging and an automatic gripping mechanism.

MacVoices #20068: CES – PowerVision Introduces a Combination Drone / AI Video Camera

January 27, 2020

At CES in Las Vegas, PowerVision was flying a drone through a shower of water. Chris Leigh, Regional Sales Director, who was flying the drone, explained how it not only can fly during a heavy rain, but can take off and land from the water, and also has multi-function capabilities. It can convert to an AI video cam that has the same tracking capabilities in your had as it does in flight. Chris talks about his experiences with the drone, and how you can record voice-over for the device’s videos, cutting down on post-production time.

MacVoice #20067: CES – Audio-Technica Has New Earphones, Microphones, and Headphones

January 27, 2020

At CES in Las Vegas, Audio-Technica was showing off a long list of new products. Bob Peet, Marketing Manager – Home Audio, took us through just a few, including two sets of True Wireless earphones, new microphones that are perfect for the content creator, and “wood headphones” that look as good as they sound. Bob digs into some of the specifics of each to help you understand the value they represent.