MacVoices

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MacVoices #20049: ShowStoppers - Celestron Introduces An Affordable Smartphone-Powered Telescope Jan 21, 2020

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At ShowStoppers at CES in Las Vegas, we were blown away by the value delivered by Celestron in their new telescope model that utilizes your smart phone to locate deep sky objects easily. Ben Hauck, Senior Vice President of North American Sales, explains how it works, what you get as part of the package, and why it is a great way to get started in back yard astronomy.

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Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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MacVoices #20048: ShowStoppers - YubiKey Offers Better Two-Factor Authentication Jan 21, 2020

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At ShowStoppers at CES in Las Vegas, Yubico Director of Global Communications Ashton Miller explains why their product, YubiKey, offers a superior form of two-factor authentication. With multiple models, including to address Mac, iPhone, and iPad security, one new model that will address biometric recognition, and another that will feature NFC, this is a security measure you should consider.

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MacVoices #20047: CES - IOGEAR Delivers Docks, Video Switchers, Keyboards, and More Jan 21, 2020

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At CES in Las Vegas, the IOGEAR new products were so numerous that it took two representatives to cover even a few of them. Marco Ordaz, Associate Product Manager, and Derek Hamilton, Product Manger, took us through an array of gear that included docs, KVM switches, a video streaming switcher, gaming keyboards, and more.

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Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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MacVoices #20046: CES - Clario Introduces New Security Service Options Jan 20, 2020

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At CES in Las Vegas, Guy Williams, Business Development Director for Clario, discusses their security software and service that not only protects you from threats, but also gives you consultants to call if something should happen or if you clicked on the wrong link.

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MacVoices #20045: CES - GoDonut Delivers a Versatile iPhone and iPad Stand Jan 20, 2020

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At CES in Las Vegas, we got a look at the GoDonut, an iPhone and iPad stand that is small, offers multiple angles for each device, and can be used with cases on. Marketing Manager Faith Escobedo talks about its construction, finishes and colors.

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Macvoices #20044: CES - CamTouch Offers An Affordable, Easy-To-Use Alternatives to Smart White Boards Jan 20, 2020

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At CES in Las Vegas, CamTouch CMO Anastasiia Liubiashcheva explains how their product provides a simple to set-up, simple to use alternative to smart boards and white boards, for both the education and business markets. Anastasiia talks about the successes they are seeing as schools see the potential, why this type of interactive interface is so important in today's education, and how their company won a competition to get to CES.

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Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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MacVoices #20043: CES - MOFT Offers A Variety of Unusual, Useful Mac, iPad and iPhone Stands Jan 20, 2020

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At CES in Las Vegas, the multiple Mac, iPad, and iPhone stands offered by MOFT (Mobile Office For Traveler) caught our eye as being unique among the many other products in the same category. Content Director Samuel Pan demonstrated several of their stands, most of which offer multiple options for angling and even height through an origami-like design. Samuel talked about the materials used and their upcoming Kickstarter for the latest model.

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Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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MacVoices #20042: CES - R3M3MB3R Transcribes Your Phone Calls In Stereo For Better Accuracy Jan 20, 2020

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At CES in Las Vegas, R3M3MB3R CEO Mark Russell explains how their service captures your phone calls and delivers a superior transcript by recording in stereo to cut down on noise and distracting sounds. Mark reviews the pricing, use cases, and logistics of taking advantage of their service.

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Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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MacVoices #20041: CES - StayTouch Lets You Trade Contact Info By Touching Your Phones Jan 20, 2020

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In Eureka Part at CES in Las Vegas, StayTouch was demonstrating how you can share your contact information with others by just touching phones. Brand Director Yulia Sedova discussed the process, security, and automatic updating of information.

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MacVoices #20040: CES - subVo Improves Audio Performance Using Sensors On The Speaker Jan 20, 2020

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From CES in Las Vegas, we learned about the technology from subVo that can be included by manufacturers to improve audio and reduce distortion. CEO Joe Harris showed some samples of how the sensors is mounted, and explained how they track the movement of the diaphragm, and then adjust the sound accordingly.