Bytemarks Cafe

Episode 80: Hawaii Animation Studios (Feb. 24, 2010)

Ryan — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:11:44 +0000

After the headlines, we talk about an upcoming grassroots tech event called Unconferenz 2010. Finally, Jeff Bell and Chris Lee join us to talk about the Hawaii Animation Studios.

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Episode 72: Gadget Update (Dec. 30, 2009)

admin — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:21:36 +0000

After the headlines Natalie McKinney from the Kokua Hawaii Foundation tell us about how they teamed up with Kanu Hawaii to Simplify the Holidays. Later, Todd Ogasawara and Emil Reyes from Oceanit will join us to wrap up the year with their latest mobile devices and tech gadgets.

In the news:

Gadgets Discussed:

Roku and Boxee (Set Top Boxes)
Motorola Droid and Android OS/Apps (Google Streetview, Google Goggles)
T-Mobile Touch Pro2
Readers or Tablets? (Barnes & Noble Nook v. Kindle, Joojoo)
Touch Devices (Asus Eee PC T91MT, Windows 7)
Bluetooth Devices (Blue Nio Security Tag)
Clear/RoadRunner/Sprint WiMax 4G
Dell Micro Projector
Nexus One (Google Phone)
Apple tablet (Jan. 26 announcement) iSlate (Pure speculation!)

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Episode 71: Native Farmlands (Dec. 23, 2009)

admin — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:10:31 +0000

After the headlines, Dan Leuck from Tech Hui join us with an update on the online community, and a new “Meta Contest.” Then Sam Gon from the Nature Conservancy will talk about using new technology to discover ancient farmlands in Hawaii.

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Episode 68: Virtual Reality Treatment (Dec. 2, 2009)

Ryan — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:51:26 +0000

After the headlines, Song Choi from the UH College of Engineering and Elvis Grande from Farrington High School will tell us about the upcoming VEX Robotics competition. Then, Aaron Kaplan and Sherry Miyasato from the Virtual Reality Treatment Center will join us to talk about how VR Technologies are used to treat a variety of anxieties.

In the News:

Oceans absorbing carbon dioxide more slowly, scientist finds – The world’s oceans are absorbing less carbon dioxide, or CO2, a Yale geophysicist has found, after pooling data collected over the past 50 years. With the oceans currently absorbing over 40 percent of the CO2 emitted by human activity, this could quicken the pace of climate change, according to a study that appeared in last week’s issue of Geophysical Research Letters.
Wide heads give hammerheads exceptional stereo view – Hammerhead sharks are among the ocean’s most distinctive predators, but scientists have long debated why their heads are shaped the way they are. A new study published Friday concludes that their head shape greatly enhances the shark’s vision.
National Science Foundation grant to fund new telescope instrumentation – The University of Hawaii at Hilo’s Hoku Kea Telescope atop Mauna Kea has received a National Science Foundation grant to fund major research instrumentation, the university announced last week. Over $141,000 will be arriving courtesy the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act over a 3-year period, effective this past September.
University of Hawaii announces Hawaii IPv6 Task Force – The Internet has grown far larger and much faster than its creators ever imagined. As a result, the number of available addresses used by the global computer network is dwindling.

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Bytemarks Cafe – Episode 18 – Dec. 3, 2008

Ryan — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:25:47 +0000

This week we’re joined by Miraz Jordan, who tells us about her upcoming WordPress workshops. Then, Jerry Chun from Humdinger joins us to talk about wind power and the revolutionary new Wind Belt.

This week in the News:

Astronomers have successfully combined three telescopes located on Mauna Kea to create the largest “virtual telescope” for short wavelengths. The Extended SubMillimeter Array (eSMA) connects the signals of eight 6-meter dishes with those from the 15-meter James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) and the 10-meter Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO).
The Hawaii Department of Agriculture is taking a bold step in its battle against an invasive species… with another foreign species. Over the past few years, Hawaii’s endangered wiliwili trees have been under attack by “gall wasps.” Now, state scientists have released a different kind of wasp from Africa in the hopes of stopping the “gall wasp” infestation.
By using existing electric car technologies, coupled with an Internet-connected web of tens of thousands of recharging stations, Better Place L.L.C. of Palo Alto, Calif. believes it will make all-electric vehicles feasible.
The Big Island is the best place to base America’s future space projects, especially plans to settle the Moon and Mars. That’s the bold objective of the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems, or PISCES. And Director Frank Schowengerdt says PISCES has already been instrumental in bringing key NASA projects to Hawaii.

The song pick of the week is Porter Block with “Second Wind.”

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