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I’m not sure where I first heard about the Arduino micro-controller (it was probably in the pages of Make Magazine), but I’ve been hooked on this little piece of open source electronics ever since. It’s also been a great tool for instruction. Beginning this week, I am using the board to demonstrate micro-controller programming to [...]

In our second video blog post at GUOM, we give you a chance to observe the first 7 minutes of a Pleo’s life.

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We’ve been able to get our hands on the new Pleo Dinosaur and have prepared an unboxing video. We hope to follow up with some further videos describing Pleo’s capabilities and features. But for now, sit back and watch us unpack our new friend.

The Pleo we’re unboxing actually belongs to Ivy Tech Community College of [...]

Steven shows off his new TomTom Go 510 GPS to Sarah Brownlee. The TomTom Go 510 is a portable navigational GPS system designed to assist drivers from getting to point A to point B using both visual (maps and arrows) and audio (narrated directions) cues. The TomTom Go 510 is the perfect addition to any [...]

Steven Combs and Sean McHose take a quick look at the new iPhone from Apple. Sean has since left Fox 7 and this was Steven’s last appearance with him. As you can tell from the video though, Sean was very excited about the iPhone. He had actually been talking about it for months in advance. [...]

In a previous post we mentioned that our shiny new Apple TV arrived via FedEx on the 23rd of March 2007. Soon after it arrived, we posted some pictures of the unwrapping process to whet your appetites. Well, we’ve finally had a chance to completely unwrap, setup, load content and make it a part of [...]

Steven Combs shares with Sarah Brownlee one of the best deals available in a pocket sized digital camera, the FujiFilm Finepix V10. At less than $150, this 5MP camera is a wonderful addition to your shirt pocket or purse on your next outing or trip. Steven recommended this camera to a co-worker, who works as [...]

Steven Combs demonstrates to Sean McHose the Digital Blue QX5 USB Computer Microscope. They take a closer look at the microscopic world and even learn the distance between Lincoln’s knees on the back of a penny. This spot originally aired on February 19th, 2007. Not a very popular spot with the YouTube folks. Very few [...]

Steven Combs describes the features of Apple’s Airport Express to host Sarah Brownlee. Not only a gadget used to offer portable 802.11g WiFi connectivity, but this white box will also extend the range of an existing network and stream iTunes music to your home stereo receiver for the ultimate sound quality. If you have multiple [...]

Sarah Brownlee learns how to take control of that complicated home theater setup using the Logitech Harmony 880 universal remote. This handy remote is programmable and makes setup a breeze through its web interface. Steven Combs also demonstrates a little know feature of the remote, the on screen slideshow. This video originally aired on January [...]