On the new “MacVoices” (http://www.macvoices.com), Melissa Davis, aka “The Mac Mommy,” and co-host of “Moms Gone Geek,” talks about her tech background, including time served in the educational technology space, and why she does and doesn’t consider herself a “mommy blogger.”
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FileMaker, Inc. (http://www.filemaker.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Apple, has announced version 1.1 of FileMaker Go for iPhone and FileMaker Go for iPad, the apps that let users work with FileMaker Pro databases on iPhone or iPad.
Read MoreDo you think ultraviolent video games should be sold to minors? I don’t, and apparently most adults agree with me.
Common Sense Media, a national non-profit organization “dedicated to helping kids and families thrive in a world of media and technology,” has released the results of a nationwide parent poll that revealed nearly three-quarters of adults would support a law that prohibits minors from purchasing ultraviolent or sexually violent video games without parental consent.
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GEAR4’s US$349.99 SoundOrb Aurora docking station (http://www.GEAR4.com) is a cool looking and decent sounding speaker system. But is it worth the manufacturer’s suggested retail price of US$349.99?
The company claims the polar white SoundOrb is the first “made-for-iPod and works-with-iPhone” speaker system to feature a separate wireless sub-woofer, and I can’t dispute that. It incorporates DSP (Digital Signal Processing) technology that has two psychoacoustic sound algorithms, allowing you to listen to your music and movies in Virtual Wide Stereo or Virtual Surround Sound modes.
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Quirky has released the US$130 Trek Support (http://www.quirky.com/products?utm_medium=release&utm_campaign=treksupport), a community-developed, checkpoint-friendly backpack that powers and protects your laptop and gadgets when you’re on the go. It features a removable battery-powered USB gadget dock, which can charge up to three electronic items at a time.
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