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Dotto Tech | Tech that matters to you.
#31 / 2012-12-27 08:00:00 / 5:35 min.
Today on Dotto Demos, Steve gives you a brief tutorial on how to add fun and functionality to your Gmail account.
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#335 / 2011-03-10 17:00:00 / 12:50 min.
The Neo-Fighters reach an uncharacteristic accord on the MoGo Talk XD, an iPhone case with a super thin and light weight Bluetooth headset in the back. Next, the pair take a look at some spiffy wireless keyboards. One a standard keyboard / mouse combo, one an Apple-style Bluetooth keyboard and finally, a mini keyboard with trackball perfect for home theater applications.
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#334 / 2011-02-24 17:00:00 / 14:09 min.
Ben and Heather take a look at a neo shredder; the Black & Decker iShred, the first ever vertical shredder to discover it's not just a gimmick. They also check out the smaller and inexplicably much louder Black & Decker Studio shredder. Following that paper pushing, the pair shapes up with the BodyMedia Fit system.
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#333 / 2011-02-17 17:00:00 / 13:14 min.
Why buy a netbook for $300 when for $500 (starting price) plus a couple hundred bucks in accessories... you can get essentially the same thing by purchasing an iPad and a Bluetooth keyboard? In fairness, the ZAGGmate is among the best Bluetooth keyboard plus case combos for the iPad that we've seen. Also, the pair look at a couple of Built totes for your laptop.
Lab Rats
#257 / 2011-01-17 17:00:00 / 17:01 min.
Andy and Sean run down their favorite weird gadgets and gear of CES 2011. Every year, in among the new, the shiny, the innovative and the interesting there's a slew of stuff that can only fairly be called strange. From a Shake Weight style power generator to an inflatable kart for your living room. A friendly robot bear and some interesting OLED applications.
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#417 / 2011-01-15 10:20:47 / 2:21 min.
Like many iDevices, the latest iPod nano has inspired a laundry list of accessories trying to cash in on the little player's form factor. With the iPod nano, the most popular by far seems to be the watch band. Sean finds an iPod nano watch band with a bit of a difference while roaming the CES 2011 show floor.
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#327 / 2010-12-23 17:00:00 / 15:40 min.
Ben and Shannon show off some head mounted flashlights perfect for the camping and night-time hiking set and a card reader with a bit of a difference.
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#326 / 2010-12-16 17:00:00 / 30:01 min.
The only tech you really need to enjoy a fine cigar is fire. However, tech can make the experience more enjoyable. As anyone who smokes cigars will tell you, it's all about the ritual of lighting up. Ben takes a look at a few cigar cutters and some high-end lighters perfect for browning and lighting the business end of a cigar... or two.
On Deck
#85 / 2010-12-03 17:00:00 / 4:46 min.
Matt chats with Andrew Moore-Crispin about all that's hitting the butterscotch site leading up to the holiday season. From a Fujifilm 3D camera to stocking stuffer RC pets, the Gadget TV and Lab Rats gift guides help holiday shoppers find the best gadgets and gear. Returning from the Everything To Do With Sex Show, Matt highlights some of the Sexy Tech interviews coming soon to butterscotch.com.
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#324 / 2010-12-02 17:00:00 / 13:49 min.
The Neo-Fight.tv team take a look at GelaSkins, personalized protective skins that dress up an otherwise drab device and at the Apple iPad Keyboard Dock. If you're tired of hunting and pecking with the iPad's on-screen keyboard, this is the saving grace.
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#322 / 2010-11-18 17:00:00 / 12:34 min.
Ben and Pyuong look at the iMain Go 2 portable speaker system for iPod or just about any MP3 player you can fit into this zippered case and the Apple Magic Trackpad. Mixed feelings abound this episode... Will it come to blows? (Short answer: no)
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#320 / 2010-11-04 17:00:00 / 17:00 min.
Brenda returns to the Neo-Fight stage to show off a few more cool kitchen gadgets. A milk frother for those trying to kick the Starbucks habit, a garlic mincer, a battery operated pepper mill and a strawberry huller.
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#318 / 2010-10-21 17:00:00 / 13:45 min.
The Neo-fight crew takes a look at a gadget that'll CO2 inject your favorite bevvy and a handheld blender that test the theory that oil and water (or more accurately, vinegar) don't mix.
Miss Download
#94 / 2010-08-17 17:00:00 / 4:00 min.
Widgets are the apps of the PC world. Miss Download finds a great way to get widgets right on your desktop with Yahoo! Widgets. From picture frames to countdown clocks and desktop pets to news and weather feeds, Yahoo! Widgets' developer community has you covered.
The Sweet Stuff: Software
#42 / 2010-05-06 12:00:00 / 3:16 min.
In Windows Vista, Microsoft introduced the "sidebar." It's a handy place to put things that make your life a little easier. With the release of Windows 7, there are even more "gadgets" to put in your Windows Sidebar. Doc has picked 10 of his favorite gadgets. We looked at five last week and today, we cover off the remaining five.
The Sweet Stuff: Software
#41 / 2010-04-29 12:00:00 / 3:16 min.
In
Windows Vista, Microsoft
introduced the "sidebar". It's a handy place to put things that make your life a little easier. With the release of Windows 7, there are even more "gadgets" to put in yourWindows Sidebar
. I've picked 10 of my favorite gadgets. We'll look at five this week and the remaining five next week. So, let's get to it!Pimp my PC
#24 / 2010-03-24 17:00:00 / 5:25 min.
Lucas shows off some
awesome Star Wars USB gadgets and gear
. If you're a cubicle monkey (we're not judging; we're rocking the cubicle styles too) you probably grow tired of staring at the same grey walls, the same grey desk, shuffling around on the same piece of grey carpet and breathing the same recycled air day in, day out. Sometimes you just want to say forget this, hop a plane to Fiji or some other far-flung destination and be done with it. Liquidate your bank accounts, get a backpack and some of those fisherman pants that all the hip backpackers seem to wear and get on the road. Travel, expand horizons, meet new people, see sights you'd never see from your cubicle window or, if you're a little further down the ladder, the windows closest to your cubicle... Where were we? Right.Star Wars USB gadgets
to make your cubicle slightly less cubist. Lucas has got 'em.Pimp my PC
#20 / 2010-02-25 17:00:00 / 6:07 min.
Gadgets
were a must-have inWindows Vista
... and not in a good way; you had gadgets in your sidebar and unless you went to the effort of getting rid of them, you were stuck with them. Now that gadgets are optional in Windows 7, they're much more appealing. Lucas runs down a few of his faves in one of his easiest pimps yet.Pimp my PC
#14 / 2010-01-14 17:00:00 / 6:31 min.
Clearly not adhering to the love 'em and leave 'em pimp mantra, Lucas follows up with John from the HiTech Tattoos to ask the burning questions that were left simmering after his last visit to the laser etching studio.
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#157 / 2010-01-08 13:00:00 / 3:01 min.
Andy Walker takes a look at a variety of new products for the iPod and iPhone from The Sharper Image.
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Lab Rats
#199 / 2009-12-07 17:00:00 / 20:45 min.
Andy and Sean take a look at their top gift-giving picks for the holiday season, including robot vacuums, a USB turntable and many, many flying things.
Lab Rats
#198 / 2009-11-23 17:00:00 / 16:03 min.
You've been thinking of buying a Kindle or a Sony eBook reader with an e-Ink screen but you're wondering: why not just read eBooks on your laptop or large-screen smartphone's LCD screen? The reasons are many but the biggest one is how each of these display technologies push pixels. Andy and Sean explain how e-Ink works using eggs, salt and shoe polish.
Web Watch
#16 / 2009-09-15 12:00:00 / 4:29 min.
Google Gadgets
are little applications you can easily embed into your iGoogle personalized home page or offer to visitors of your web site or blog. Stacy Reed runs down some of her favoriteGoogle Gadgets
in this episode of The Sweet Stuff: Web Watch.Earth Week: Green computing solutions
#5 / 2009-04-24 09:00:00 / 2:54 min.
You may not be quite ready to install solar panels and wind turbine power generators on your roof, but at least you can get your personal devices and pocket-sized gadgets off the grid. In this last episode in our Earth Week 2009 series, Stacy Reed looks at solar chargers, energy usage monitors and more.
On Deck
#24 / 2009-04-10 17:00:00 / 3:28 min.
Matt Harris chats with Andrew Moore-Crispin in the butterscotch.com studio about the latest butterscotch developments. Launching soon: the newest addition to our tutorial series, hands-on video tutorials with the latest gadgets. Andrew also shows off his newest creation, a USB key inserted into a squishy cow's posterior... complete with armchair docking station.
Beginner's Guide to Blogging with Blogger
#3 / 2009-03-18 09:00:00 / 2:38 min.
Gadgets are extra features that you can add to your Blogger blog. A gadget can be a photo-stream from Flickr, polls that your readers can participate in and even something as simple as a welcome message that your visitors will see every time they visit your site. Gadgets can be easily added and removed from your blog with just a couple of mouse clicks and they help you add even more of your own personality to share with your readers.
Miss Download
#19 / 2009-03-03 17:00:00 / 4:00 min.
What do you do when you want to know what the weather is like but you don't want to venture outside to find out? You look it up on your PC, of course! WeatherEye PC is a great desktop weather watcher that Miss Download came across in her online travels and just had to share.
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#57 / 2009-01-15 12:30:00 / 3:58 min.
Using both the sun and the wind to charge your gadgets, miniWIZ has a great solution for portable power generation without generating waste.
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#5 / 2009-01-07 16:30:00 / 3:05 min.
Sean is back from the show floor at CES Unveiled with a solution for anyone suffering from power cable overload. Rather than keeping a messy drawer filled with the various charging doodads for all your gadgetry, the Powermat system allows you to charge and sync your phone, iPod, PSP and more wirelessly without ever reaching for a power cord.
Finding your way with Google Maps
#8 / 2008-12-24 09:00:00 / 1:58 min.
There's more to Google Maps than meets the eye. In addition to getting turn-by-turn driving directions and local search listings, you can create and share your own maps, perfect for highlighting and sharing events, activities and your favorite hiking trails.
Tutorials
#52 / 2008-11-19 09:43:34 / 1:10 min.
Windows Vista includes a bunch of interesting or superfluous (depending on your perspective) features. One of those is the Windows Vista Sidebar. The Sidebar displays a few gadgets by default. They may not be the gadgets you want though. Today we'll show you how to remove gadgets from the Vista Sidebar or, if you subscribe to the superfluous school of thought as outlined above, how to remove it entirely.
Lab Rats
#105 / 2008-01-21 17:00:00 / 24:25 min.
Andy and Sean wrap up their coverage of CES in Las Vegas. Iincludes interviews with Linksys, Green Plug, Microsoft (check out Andy’s naughty Zune interview!), Samsung, and LG. And product previews from Crucial, Art Lebedev Studios, WowWee, Yujin, Roboware, Hagisonic, Hanulkid, iRobot, Kyodo America, Meccano, and Robotis.
Lab Rats
#104 / 2008-01-07 17:00:00 / 20:29 min.
Andy and Sean are live in Las Vegas at CES. Be sure to watch all four episodes of CES 2008 coverage!
Lab Rats
#84 / 2007-08-06 17:00:00 / 26:14 min.
Andy and Sean weigh in on Apple's new smart phone, with special guest Ben Freedman.
Lab Rats
#58 / 2007-01-29 17:00:00 / 15:57 min.
Andy and Sean show off bonus footage from CES 2007 including lots of robot footage.
Lab Rats
#39 / 2006-08-28 17:00:00 / 14:22 min.
Andy and Sean look at hot new audio and video gadgets from Creative.
Lab Rats
#24 / 2006-05-01 17:00:00 / 13:40 min.
Andy and Sean give you the scoop on voice over IP using gadgets and a few flying eggs.
Lab Rats
#10 / 2006-01-06 17:00:00 / 15:10 min.
We are taking you to Las Vegas to bring the frontlines of CES to your doorstep including interviews with companies designing today's cutting edge gadgets.
Lab Rats
#3 / 2005-11-07 17:00:00 / 14:56 min.
It's camcorder time! But not just any old camcorder. Sean and Andy talk about new camcorder features using cheese and crackers. And, well, the usual mayhem ensues as you would expect with anything that includes cheese. Includes coverage of image stabilization (how it works and which type is better), tape vs. solid state memory cards and CCD (is 1 chip really better than 3?).
Dotto Tech | Tech that matters to you.
Steve Dotto is one of Canada's most respected geeks. For over 15 years, as host and executive producer of Dotto Tech, Steve has entertained and educated millions on all aspects of technology. His videos have one purpose, to help us get the most out of our technology.
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Gadgets and gear get the spotlight as Ben Freedman and Heather Driscoll go head-to-head discussing pros and cons on this, "The Technology Show for the Not-So-Geeky." Digital cameras, gadget protectors, bags, audio players, computers, laptops and many more bits of kit get the Neo-Fight treatment.
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