CNET Live: Episode 97
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Teresa from Irvine (we call her RogueTess) asked about live-streaming video on an iPhone and how to record audio on the iPhone. Jailbroken iPhones can do a lot of live streaming. Qik has announced support for the iPhone. Its official app is not yet available in the iTunes store. Brian Tong recommends HT Professional recorder as a voice recorder for the iPhone. Express Scribe is transcription software for turning audio into text.
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Solving Vista sleep problems usually involves updating drivers, often for more than one component. See this blog as an example of one story.
There are a few ways to take a portion of your screen and display just that part on another monitor. Windows users can use magnifier. Hardware solutions exist, like the $5,000 Folsom Image Pro HD which we use on CNET Live. More reasonably priced at around $300 is the TwinPact100. These hardware solutions take your video out and then allow you to zoom, pan, and resize the output. You could also try using CamTwist to send video to another computer.
The iPod Touch 2G supports headphones with a mic, just like the iPhone does, but the original iPod Touch does not. For the original iPod Touch, Brian Tong recommends Macally iVoice III. Brian Cooley pointed out you could use something like the Alesis ProTrack, too.
If you have your computer hooked up to your TV, is there a way to get keyboard and mouse functionality in a one-handed device? It's possible to mod the Wii remote to be an input device for a PC, although our caller said he tried that and couldn't make it work. Logitech makes a keyboard mouse wireless combo unit, but it's not one-handed. Then there's the AirMouse that allows you to use gestures to control the pointer on a computer. There are a lot of onscreen keyboard apps out there, though. Look in places that deal in software for tablet PCs. One open-source version that seems fairly popular is the Java Virtual Keyboard.
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The best device for browsing the web and controlling computer functions is the adesso mini keyboard with optical trackball. It is wonderful. I recommend the mini version (model wkb-3000ub) . The link below
http://www.adesso.com/products.asp?categoryid=7&subcatid=57
It is at the bottom of the page. Just copy the address above and paste it into your address bar then enter.
Second option is from a company called Gyration. You can just use the mouse but it is better to use the mouse plus keyboard. It is just more efficient. With this option you can use gestures to control how your systems acts. You can program the hand held mouse/remote to do almost anything you can think of. I have added the link below. It is called the Air Mouse Go Plus or Air Mouse Go Pro Plus depending on how far away you need to be. The Air Mouse Go Plus is 30ft. The Pro version is 100ft.
http://www.gyration.com/?l=en#productOverview/miceKeyboards
Just copy and paste the link above in your address bar.
The first option (Adesso keyboard w/mouse) is the best for controlling the mouse and entering text. It just works amazing. The second option is cool but it's a little difficult to use and not efficient like the Adesso option. But if making gestures to control the operating system is something you would like to do Gyration is exactly what you want. I have had both and I highly recommend the Adesso mini keyboard with trackball with RF technology. It's the perfect way to control your system from across the room
Which iPods can I use with ProTrack?
You can use iPod 5G, 6G, and 7G Classics; iPod nano 2G, 3G, and 4G (nano-chromatic), and iPod Touch 2G.
Macally iVoice III does not even have iPod Touch listed on their website:
Supports iPod 5G, iPod nano 2G and iPod classic
Recommended for: iPod Nano 2nd, 3rd and 4th Gen , iPod 5th Gen(video), iPod classic, iPod touch 2nd Gen
- by a-donnelly April 17, 2009 5:42 AM PDT
- Quick suggestion for Nick, who called from New York: You can use Mikogo, which is a cross-platform freeware tool, for sharing your screen between PCs and Macs.
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(7 Comments)Something that be of interest for Nick's use is Mikogo's application selection and remote keyboard/mouse control. Application selection allows you to share some open applications while hiding others. Or you can share every application. Remote control allows you to take keyboard/mouse control of the other screen, regardless of whether the computers are Macs or PCs.
The app is free to use and we have more info on the website if you're interested in checking it out: http://www.mikogo.com
Cheers, Andrew (@ the Mikogo Team)