Happy Holidays 2014
Merry Christmas
The Internet Advisor Crew from our house to yours!
Today’s program has been preempted on WJR Radio Detroit by MSU basketball. However you can still hear our 2 hour show by downloading or listening to our podcast on our homepage beginning Sun. 12/21 around 10PM.
The New Ford Sync 3 Screen
Show Notes
Hour 1
Sync 3: The New Face of Ford In-Car
Paul Eisenstein, publisher of The Detroit Bureau, The Voice of Automotive World, tells the story of Ford’s switch to QNX based Sync 3 as their new in-car communications system. After a long and painful relationship with Microsoft under the name of Ford Sync, there’s a new voice in your Ford in 2015.
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Skype Translator: Simultaneous Translation
Mark King, Cloud Architect at the Microsoft Technology Center shares the story of Skype Translator a remarkable breakthrough in communication. Now your friend in Bogota, Colombia can talk to you in their native language, Spanish, and after a short delay…you HEAR the translation. Then you get to talk back in English…without one day of Berlitz or Rosetta Stone (No se puede creer…Verdad?!) This is just the beginning. (Transcoders, Star Trekkies?!?!)
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Xfinity Hotspots: Wireless Connections Everywhere
Michelle Gilbert, VP PR Comcast Heartland Division, shares the story of the Xfinity Hotspot Network that lets customers connect with free WiFi all over the US. Time for some good information and dispelling some of the myths. With the holidays upon us, what better way to help all those new cell phones, tablets and laptops getting online right out of the wrappings?!
For more information on Xfinity Hotspots Click Here
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MiTechNews Headlines
Mike Brennan, Editor and Host of MiTechNews
On vacation in Key West! Reports resume 12/27/14
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Hour 2
Answering Listener Questions
Ed Rudel, Cal Carson, Foster Braun, Shane Hamelin
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Happy Birthday Shane
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