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Getting a look at the Looxcie
91 year ago
There’s no shortage of ways to capture video clips these days: smart phones, Flip cameras, dSLRs… they can all take good quality video that can easily be uploaded to YouTube or Facebook to share with your friends and family. The downside? It’s an active process. You have to concentrate on getting the shot you want, instead of actually enjoying the moment you’re trying to capture.
On this episode of Tech Unexpected, I take a look at the Looxcie Wearable Camcorder. It sits on your ear like a Bluetooth headset (which technically, it is), and you can use your iPhone or Android device as a remote control to record and play the videos, and to trim the clips and send them off into the Internet aether once you’re done.
Is this something you would want to use? What would you use it to capture? I can also see it being very useful to record concerts or sporting events. At $199, is this something you would integrate into your tech collection?
If you do get one, show it off! Just take a video with your Looxcie camera, upload it to YouTube and tweet us the link to @Cruzearati with the hashtag #LooxcieHere.
Oh, and P.S: When I told Devo she could be internet famous “too,” I was referring to her becoming famous like Mr. Littlejeans. He’s extremely famous on the internet.
Your new Tech Cruze-arati!
171 year ago
I’ve had a few new projects pop up recently, but this is one that I’ve really been excited about! Chevrolet has invited me to be a part of the Cruze-arati campaign; they’ve invited experts from many fields (like fashion, sports, travel, music and entertainment) to use the new Chevy Cruze and shoot videos about the topics they love. I’m happy to announce that I’ll be their Tech Cruze-arati, and we’ve already shot some great technology segments during the past few months!
Just to be clear, Chevrolet is paying me to shoot the episodes (full disclosure and whatnot!), but the segments we’ve shot so far are very much in the vein of my other projects: we’ll drive and travel all over the country, meeting awesome people in the tech industry, reviewing some hot new gadgets, and heading to conferences that are highlighting everything cool the tech industry has to offer.
So stay tuned! Check out the Cruze site at Cruze-arati.com and follow all the Cruze-arati on Twitter @cruzearati, plus keep an eye out for my tweets and blog posts announcing the new videos.
If you have any ideas for shoots, let me know in the comments! And take a look at my bio video below to learn more.
Best Job Ever! Plus, an awesome contest.
4I’ll be the host of Season 3 of Best Job Ever from Dice.com and NextNewNetworks, here’s the promo video!
And speaking of the contest, here’s my interview question below! Head over to the Best Job Ever site to enter in your answers in the comments. Good luck! Here’s the rules page too, if you want to check those out.
Meet the Experts for Sony and Howdini
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A few months ago I spent a few days in LA working on a shoot for Sony, un-related to my work on Qore. The end result is a series of videos where myself, Nigel Barker (“noted fashion photographer” for you ANTM fans) and Joe Penna (YouTube sensation MysteryGuitarMan) help you pick the right technology for you, called Meet the Experts!
Some of the topics are well-traveled territory for most of you Tekzilla fans out there, but if you know someone that needs help picking out the right kind of TV, or wants to know how to make their entertainment center wireless, then just send them our way!
The shoot was a blast, and thanks to the entire crew for making the whole thing come together.