WELCOME
WELCOME BACK TO GREAT DAY HOUSTON.
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON. IS THAT THE FUTURE OF ICE
CREAM?
CREAM?
CREAM? IS
CREAM? IS CALLED THE KEURIG OF ICE
CREAM.
CREAM.
CREAM. PLEASE WELCOME THE TECH REPORTER
, DOUG LONEY. BACK IN THE DAY
YOU MADE COFFEE AND HE HAD TO
GRIND IT.
GRIND IT.
GRIND IT. >> NOW WE JUST HAVE THESE PODS
AND KEURIG NOTORIOUS FOR THE
PODS AND WE HEARD THIS YEAR IN
LAS VEGAS AT THE CONSUMER
ELECTRONIC SHOW THEY WERE
SHOWING WHEN THAT BREWED BEER
IN YOUR HOUSE AND NOW THEY HAVE
THIS THING THE SNOW WHITE AND
IT IS A PODS SYSTEM FOR ICE
CREAM.
CREAM.
CREAM. YOU CHOOSE THE BASE FLAVOR AND
YOU COULD CHOOSE WHATEVER
FLAVOR YOU WANT TO MIX INTO IT
AND THEY WERE SHOWING IT OFF AT
SXSW EARLIER THIS WEEK AND
RIGHT NOW IT IS JUST A CONCEPT.
IN FACT AT SXSW THEY WERE NOT
EVEN DEMONSTRATING IT BUT THEY
HAVE THE PODS SET UP THEY ALSO
CAN DO GELATO, SORBETS.
IT WILL BE REALLY INTERESTING.
AND BY THE WAY I WILL SAY THERE
WAS A WRITER, TECHNOLOGY BLOG,
HE SAID IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE
TO HAVE THIS IN AUSTIN TO DEAL
WITH THE TEXAS HEAT AND I
LOOKED AT THE TEMPERATURE AND
IT WAS 75 DEGREES.
PRETTY FUNNY.
PRETTY FUNNY. >> THEY NEED TO STICK AROUND A
WHILE AND SEE WHAT HOT REALLY
IS.
IS.
IS. DRONES, THAT'S NEW.
>>> A THIS IS WINGO-BASED.
IS CONTROLLED USING THE TWO
CHANNEL REMOTE CONTROL.
THIS HAS WINGS AND IT FLIES
AROUND.
AROUND.
AROUND. IS KIND OF CRAZY. YOU WANT TO
SWAT IT WITH THE NEWSPAPER.
BUT THEY SAY IT'S LIGHTER THAN
TRADITIONAL DRONES. IT DOESN'T
HAVE A LOT OF THE PROTECTIONS
THAT A REGULAR DRONE MIGHT HAVE
SO IF YOU RUN IT UNTIL WALLED
NOT A LOT TO PROTECT IT.
IT CAN FLY UP TO 8 MINUTES ON A
12 MINUTE CHARGE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE
LIKE $1000.
LIKE $1000. RIGHT NOW IT'S $89 ON KICK
STARTER.
STARTER.
STARTER. THERE ARE ALWAYS RISKS WITH
KICK STARTER.
KICK STARTER. THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO
DEVELOP AND MAKE IT HAPPEN.
>> I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE IS A
NEWER XBOX COMING OUT.
>> YEARS AGO THEY SAID THEY
WOULD MAKE IT WITHOUT ANY DISCS
AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL BE A
REALITY THE XBOX NUMBER 1
NUMBER 1X.
NUMBER 1X. IT'S NOT CONFIRMED BUT THE
OVERALL IDEA IS COMING
CHRISTMAS AND IT WON'T TAKE
DISCS.
DISCS.
DISCS. IT
DISCS. IT SHOULD BE CHEAPER BECAUSE OF
THAT BECAUSE THEY WON'T HAVE TO
HAVE A BLU-RAY PLAYER BUILT
INTO IT.
INTO IT.
INTO IT. THE SYSTEM ITSELF, ALL THE
GAMES DOWNLOADED AND MICROSOFT
IS TRYING TO PROMOTE THE XBOX
NUMBER 1 PASS A YOU GET ACCESS
TO 100 GAMES AND YOU CAN STILL
BUY THE REGULAR CALL OF DUTY
AND ALL THE GAMES.
THEY ARE VERY LARGE DOWNLOADS
BUT YOU CAN STILL DOWNLOAD THEM
AND IT WILL TAKE GETTING USED
TO WATCHING DISCS SLOWLY DIE
AWAY.
AWAY.
AWAY. >>
AWAY. >> TECHNOLOGY IS GREAT FOR
CONVENIENCE BUT THEY'VE BEEN
VERY SENSITIVE AND USEFUL TO
PEOPLE WHO DEAL WITH
DISABILITIES.
DISABILITIES. >> THIS IS FOR MICROSOFT IT'S
ESSENTIALLY FOR THE BLIND BUT
PEOPLE THAT DO NOT HAVE
DISABILITIES ARE FINDING IT
COOL AS WELL.
YOU TAKE PHOTOS, FREE iPHONE APP
AND IT WORKS ON iPAD AS WELL.
IT WILL IDENTIFY THE OBJECTS IN
THE PHOTO AND EVEN IDENTIFY
PEOPLE AS LONG AS YOU HAVE THE
ALREADY IN YOUR PHOTO ROLL.
AND IT WILL SAY OUT LOUD FOR
THE USER WHAT THE APP IS SEEING
WHICH I THINK IS REALLY COOL.
IT'S FREE FOR IOWA CITY WANT TO
GIVE IT A TRY.
>> AT RODEO HOUSTON I CANNOT
TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE
ASKING HOW MANY STEPS DO YOU
HAVE?
HAVE?
HAVE? >>
HAVE? >> A NEW FITBIT COMING OUT
LATER THIS YEAR.
IN APRIL 2 MODELS TO SPEAK OF
AND IT'S $69 AND $99.
THEY HAVE BOTH BEEN GIVEN
REALLY GOOD REVIEWS AND THEY
LIKE THE FACT THAT THE BANDS
ARE INTERCHANGEABLE. SOME OF
THE PREVIOUS FITBIT MODELS YOU
CANNOT TAKE OFF THE BAND.
AND SOMETIMES THEY GET GROSS
AND NASTY.
AND NASTY. BECAUSE OF THAT THESE MODELS
SHOULD LAST LONGER.
>> YOU COULD HAVE A BLUE WENT
ON TODAY.
ON TODAY.
ON TODAY. THERE YOU GO.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT
YOU HAVE SEEN TODAY VISIT
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GREATDAYHOUSTON.COM. >> IF YOU WANT A PLACE TO WIND
DOWN ON THE RODEO GROUNDS HEAD
OVER TO THE WINE GARDEN.