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The Great Internet Migratory Box Of Electronics Junk

The "Pay it Foreword" of electronics junkies. Just sign up to receive a box, take what you want, add the junk what you don't want anymore, and ship it off to the next junkie. http://tgimboej.org/

infoComm 09

I know i said I would mention it, so I am. It was a bust, nothing groundbreaking. Not worth going into anymore detail. Even the Extron party was bad. I mean, maybe it is because I'm fresh out of college, but who serves only hotdogs and soft pretzels at the "big" party of the year. It was lame.

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Sorry about that last post....totally did not look that horrible in the preview.

coolTECH Writeup

I said I would get around to talking more about coolTech and I believe that time has finally come. As mentioned in my previous post on the topic, the mini conference had a lot of cool things to show, but for me was to business centric. Which is what the TBTF was trying to do, so I guess their goal was accomplished. But it focused on networking the attendees (and therefore the companies they come from) with the companies that were showcased at the conference, and provided little to no direct opportunity for the attendees to network with each other. This coupled with the fact that the showcased companies were just looking for people to buy into their products and services made the conference an overall fail in my opinion. Though their keynote speakers did make up somewhat for the rest of the show. They were both very dynamic speakers from interesting industries, there speeches were not quite TED worthy, but still worth the trip. I think an event that is all encompassing, with business-2-business, peer-2-peer and even student-2-company networking possibilities would appeal to a much broader spectrum of individuals and make the overall conference a much greater success.

Now enough ranting, time for some cool pics.

The silent generator

A solar powered generator. The person from the company said that after a wedding, the generator actually left with MORE power in the batteries than it had when they dropped it off. That's pretty sweet.

Artificial body parts

This company makes artificial muscles and bones. I believe the gentleman even mentioned a whole artificial cadaver int he making. These are great for learning anatomy, and even surgical practice. And from what I hear, they are way cheaper than real cadavers, with the added bonus of not having to wait for anybody to die.

Tricked out Car

I'm not quite sure what it does, but this car has more electrics than my living room and computer area combined. And believe me, if you ask anyone that knows me, that is hard to do.

Google Voice

Everything below is quoted from Google's web page here.

With Google Voice, you get all your calls through a single number. Just add your other numbers to Google Voice and then make your own rules for how your phones ring. Click the Settings link on the right side of the page and click the Phones tab to change your phone settings and add the numbers you want to foward your calls to.

You can access and make calls from the phone and the Web, block annoying callers at will, and record custom greetings for different callers or groups of callers.

With Google Voice, you'll get all your voicemails in one place, saved for as long as you want. If you don't answer a call to your Google number, your callers will be sent to your Google voicemail. You can check messages by calling your Google number, by signing in to Google Voice, or by opting in to receive notifications.

You'll also get more handy features that work across all your phones:

* ListenIn as callers leave you a message
* Record calls on the fly so you never have to fumble for a pen again
* Switch phones mid-call without your caller knowing
* And more...


Sounds pretty fricking sweet to me.

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