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Bradley Shende Global TV: Video Games & Social Networking 2008-05-06 16:41:03 Video Games
and Social
NetworkingVideo games are making big money and big news – some good – some bad - we’ve all probably seen the media blitz for Grand Theft Auto 4 – Mother’s Against Drunk Drivers wants the game to be reclassified as Adults Only. I’m not much for violent video games – but from a business perspective – the game adds another layer to the social networking aspect – the game itself becomes a selling platform.The game is like a virtual shopping mall – if you like a song you hear on the radio in the game – you can tag it – if you thought stand-up comedian Ricky Gervais ((of Office and Extras fame) who is in the game) is funny, you can tag him – everything you do in the game is recorded - later when you log into the GTA4 Social Club – you’re prese Read more:Bradley
, Global
, Video Games
Baby Tech 2008-04-24 19:07:18 ConnectedLife - Show 33 Baby TechConnectedLife is all about babies. We visit UBC’s Baby Cognitive Lab, look at some popular baby gadgets and learn about a new study that says babies and TV shouldn’t mix. Stop crying - this is ConnectedLife.Baby TechIn 2006, tech-savvy, gadget-crazy North Americans spent $2.9 billion on baby goods with $337 million going towards things like video monitors, digital thermometers and wireless surveillance cameras. Technology is everywhere, even the baby’s room.If emailed photos just won’t do, you can now get video phones to share exciting moments with relatives. In a similar vein, baby monitors - the must-have piece of gadgetry for every parent – are now available with video. Love your iPod? Now so can your baby, the iCrib speaker dock straps to the
ConnectedLife: Modern Living Show 29 2008-04-09 15:48:28 ConnectedLife looks at modern living. We find out how cell phones affect sleep, show you a new way to read your favorite books, and check out Sony’s Full HD. ConnectedLife is living large! while commuting has always been a great way to pass the time. And novel-reading on cell phones gained traction in Japan a few years ago when classic novels became available. In fact, popular, serial short novels written out on cell phones as text messages have recently made the jump from simple time-wasters to best-selling books.The cell phone novel idea still hasn’t really taken hold in North America, but the recent sold-out success of Amazon’s Kindle launch and their purchase of audible.com suggest that E-reading may be coming to North America in a big way. The Kindle, the Sony Reader, the CyBook Read more:Living
, Modern
All About Autos Show 28 2008-04-09 15:11:30 In this episode, Connected Life looks at cars. We check out the advances in the electric car, we look into flex-vehicles, and we find out how India’s new ultra-low cost Nano car may cause more problems than it solves. Start your engines – this is Connected Life!MIT City CarsSmart Cities Group and MIT’s ambitious City Car Design Project envisions two-seater electric vehicles that weigh under 1,200 pounds and collapse and stack together like shopping carts. Drivers would be able to stack from six to eight cars into an average sized parking space. Although the interdisciplinary project is still under development, the project is designed as a system of shared cars with kiosks at locations around a city or small community.Tata MotorsIndian consumers are cheering Tata Motors $2500 Nano, bu Read more:Autos
Freaks, Geeks and Games Show 31 2008-04-09 15:00:08 Freaks, Geeks
and Games
ConnectedLife looks at the latest computer advances as we check out William Gibson, free online games from Electronic Arts, and Sony’s new Vaio computers. Plug in, this is ConnectedLife.Flying RobotHarvard University's Micro-robotics Laboratory claims to have created the first tiny micro-robotic fly able to generate enough thrust to take off. It has a wingspan of 3 cm and only weighs 0.06 grams. They plan to showcase it at New York's Museum of Modern Art in late February, 2008. The project received funding from DARPA, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which hopes to gain access to micro-miniature surveillance technologies.Free Video Games from EAElectronic Arts, the world's largest video games company, is releasing a free ad-supported online versi
Tiny Tech Show 30 2008-04-09 14:59:41 ConnectedLife looks at tiny tech. We find out about UBC’s TRIUMF particle accelerator, learn about new Nano Tech brain surgery, and check out Sony’s new OLED TV. Let’s Get Small! This is ConnectedLife!The Future is NanoNanotechnology refers to the fields of applied science and technology that deal with control of matter on the atomic and molecular level. Nano means "dwarf" in Greek and is shorthand for nanometer, or, one-billionth of a meter. To give you some perspective, a human hair is about 80,000 nanometers wide.Nanotechnology is changing the world we live in because everyday materials often show new and interesting properties when they're cut down into nano-sized pieces of themselves. For instance, aluminum has been shown to explode when it is cut down to around 30 nanometers.Na
Back to the Future Show 26 2008-04-09 14:59:10 ConnectedLife looks Back to the Future
. We talk with Theory of a Deadman about their upcoming album, find out how technology is saving DaVinci’s paintings, and look at tech winners and losers. Get in the DeLorean. This is ConnectedLife! Helps Save Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper"The bad news is that Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper" has not aged well. And, in order to protect it from outside pollutants, only a handful of viewers are allowed to see at one time. The good news is that technology may have come to the rescue; officials have uploaded a 16-billion pixel image of the painting for everyone with internet access to see. The resolution is 1,600 times stronger than an image taken on a standard 10 megapixel camera. The extremely high resolution will give experts a
M20 launches 2008-01-18 13:40:24 Well, it took some fancy wheeling and dealing, but Media 2.0 (M20 for short) is officially in business. With Bradley Shende at the helm - it looks like clear sailing ahead. Welcome aboard:Brian Sword - Director ProducerNigel Williamson - EditorPaul Breau - Writer ProducerJack Kao - Technical ProducerThe latest episode of ConnectedLife is up on msn.sympatico and it looks great. ConnectedLife looks Back to the Future. We talk with Theory of a Deadman about their upcoming album 'Scars and Souvenirs', find out how technology is saving Leonardo DaVinci’s paintings, and look at tech winners and losers. Get in the DeLorean. This is ConnectedLife!Check it out at: can watch previous episodes at: love technology - the good stuff, that makes your life easier and more fun - and each week we explore
Digital Philanthropy 2008-05-12 14:20:26 Technology helps break down borders – and the web acts as a simple tool that makes exchanging information easy. People can now access information and business tools that they previously couldn’t – and sharing information is exactly what the internet was originally created for. Essentially, professors needed a way to share information quickly across great distances. Necessity breeds invention Read more:Digital
The Rise of the Smart Phone 2008-05-20 14:08:05 A recent report shows that 16% of US households use only cell phones. Stats Canada reports that we’re slowly moving in the same direction – we’re currently sitting at 6.4%. Convenience is probably the largest single factor influencing the cell-only trend, but the rise in popularity of 3rd Generation Networks and smart phones will create even more converts.A smart phone is a next-generation, Read more:Smart
Save the Net - Why Net Neutrality is really important 2008-05-26 15:40:10 "One estimate is that 60% of the content on the Internet is produced by people, not corporations. You look at commercial TV - zero, Radio - 5% - talk radio, newspapers - an occassional op-ed maybe, or a letter to the editor. 99% of the content of those three traditional media are from corporations - the internet has turned that on its head."Mark Cooper (from PBS's Bill Moyers on America)"When I i Read more:Neutrality
Recycle, Reuse, and the Rise of FreeGeek 2008-06-16 15:46:39 Summertime is finally here and a lot of people will be cleaning house. But, it's important to always try to reuse and recycle.Over 140,000 tons of computer equipment, phones, televisions and other e-waste (electronic waste) end up in Canadian landfills each year.This is a serious problem because this E-waste often contains toxic materials like lead, mercury, cadmium, and more.So, today I’m going Read more:Recycle
, Reuse
Internet Search Tools 2008-06-16 15:30:33 Now, way back when, the term "computer" actually referred to a real person who performed numerical calculations. So today I’m going to give you some really good tips about how you can achieve better search results.The Internet
is a very big place – so big - it’s virtually impossible to accurately say how big it really is. And search engines like Google and Yahoo are only indexing a small par Read more:Search
, Tools
Steps to Cleaning your Computer 2008-07-07 14:48:02 Steps to cleaning your computer from ()The BasicsStep 1: Back Up Your Hard DriveBack up your computer files before you run any system tools or do any troubleshooting. This is not an over-cautious warning, it's just good computing practice. Some of the steps recommended in this guide can cause pre-existing but hidden problems to surface, which may stop your computer from starting. Backing up your c Read more:Cleaning
, Computer
Point-and-shoots advance to pro levels 2008-07-02 19:35:40 Hey Folks, here's a nice article by Rachel Naud where Bradley is quoted about Point-and-Shoot cameras.Point-and-shoots
advance to pro levels
Rachel Naud , Canwest News ServicePoint-and-shoot cameras have always been notable for their ease of use. But today's best digital models are taking simplicity a step further and doing virtually all the work and thinking that goe
Summertime Fun Gadgets 2008-07-01 13:02:06 Summertime is here and it's really time to get out there and enjoy some time with family and friends. Myself - I love to Bar-b-que. And if you think you have what it takes to win - the Canadian National Barbecue Championship is coming up in Whistler this August. These folks turned a new Playstation 3 into a imitation George Foreman grill! (Youtube Video)Or hey, what about a personalize Branding I Read more:Summertime
Internet Security 2008-07-31 16:53:16 Today, I’d like to talk to you about online security.Online deception, identity theft, dialer rip-off or contaminated websites are real problems. According to a report released by Kingsoft, in the first half of 2008, the company intercepted 1.24 million new computer viruses and trojans.This number increase by 338% compared with the total number in 2007 and it is more than the total virus number Read more:Internet
, Internet Security
Great New Applications 2008-08-25 14:03:45 cuil.comspacetime.comaddons.mozilla.orgcooliris.cometsy.comLet's talk about the Web - first, let's talk about My Favorite Google Web Browser Apps - addons.mozialla.orgTake some time here and look around there are some amazing applications - all of them free.Spacetime. com is also worth a look. There's also another search engine in town. Spelled C-u-i-l - but pronounced "Cool" - is the new search e Read more:Applications
, Great
Back to School - Learning Online 2008-09-02 12:55:05 It's all about back to school today, E-readers - Kindle, Sony Reader, and more. Students - in the very near future you won't have to lug around heavy textbooks - everything will be in one convenient portable location. E-readers have also become extremely popular for avid newspaper readers too. Your E-reader can hold every newspaper you could ever want to read, which is a good thing - because tradi Read more:Learning
, School
Exciting New Mobile Technologies 2008-09-18 13:00:16 The world is getting mapped - for your mobile - and a great Vancouver company called cellmap is helping to lead the charge. map out areas with details of pretty much everything from restaurants, nightclubs, and hotspots to the best views, special event times and bus schedules.They've mapped out Vancouver's Stanley Park, Granville Island, and even Whistler Village. They basically turn your cell pho Read more:Mobile
New Media and the Election 2008-10-06 12:46:16 With the election around the corner - I thought I'd try to find some good places to get information - here is what I came up with - I'm sure there are tons more - but it's a start.Election
Information – start with Wikipedia - you will find annotated links to literally hundreds of sites on the Internet that can help you with your research on Canadian politics and government. Watch - your govern Read more:New Media
Behind the scences at Connected Life 2008-12-02 17:08:42 We’re filming some new episodes today for Connected
Life and since it’s close to the Holidays we’re talking gadgets!
I wandered down to our studio and took a few pics of the guys setting up.
Yeah I had a sneak peak at the gadgets … oh yeah there are cool things to show.
The camera that are coming [...]
Sympatico MSN highlights Connected Life’s security tips 2008-12-02 16:27:24 We all need reminders about computer security
. Even us old hands get duped sometimes. Connected
Life has a short video with some key (basic) security tips and Sympatico MSN thought it was pretty good too, because they highlighted it today!
Yeah I know, but I think we’re allow to brag a bit. If you’d [...]
Connected Life listed and featured on CanadaPodcasts 2008-11-28 12:58:55 Always nice to wake up and see that your show has another touch point to reach viewers. Connected
Life is now listed
on CanadaPodcasts, Of course you can just subscribe via RSS or iTunes as well. Whatever works for you.
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