Category: Technology

Road Warriors bare all for TSA – Millimeter Wave X-Ray

CNN.com posted a GREAT article about the TSA’s plan to roll out millimeter X-Ray to more and more airports. I hope someone releases the scans of our top politicians. The option of walking through a whole-body scanner or taking a pat-down shouldn’t be the final answer, said Chris Calabrese, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union. […]

From the Big Brother Files – Wisconsin Police can use GPS tracking without warrant.

Another scary story to followup my Patriot Act story from last week. Chicago Sun Times reports…. As the law currently stands, the court said police can mount GPS on cars to track people without violating their constitutional rights — even if the drivers aren’t suspects. Officers do not need to get warrants beforehand because GPS […]

Interview: San Antonio Current – Election Coverage

Tonight the San Antonio Current LINK HERE used TriCaster to stream over 5 hours of election coverage! I had the honor of being interviewed for the webcast about how TriCaster is changing the face of live web programming. Check out my interview below. My section starts at about 5min..

Saturday May 9th, 2009 in Entertainment, Interview, NewTek, Technology | No Comments »

Follow me on TWITTER

I would like to get my Twitter count up! Follow me at: www.twitter.com/PhilipNelson

US Bomber Crashes into Empire State Building

Did you know that on July 28, 1945, a B-25 Bomber crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 people? Read the story HERE On the foggy morning of Saturday, July 28, 1945, Lt. Colonel William Smith was piloting a U.S. Army B-25 bomber through New York City. He was on […]

Tuesday May 5th, 2009 in Technology, World Gone Wild | 1 Comment »

Check out my 9mm

NewTek Hardware engineering guru, Kevin Rouviere has tested his skill at gun smithing and made true 9mm weapon using the NewTek laser.

Monday May 4th, 2009 in Family Safety, NewTek, Technology | 1 Comment »

Interview: Xeni Jardin – Boing Boing

During a recent trip to LA, I had the honor of visiting Xeni Jardin and Boing Boing at their secret beach side lair in Venice. What a cool bunch! Shoutout to Richard Metzger for making the intoduction to Xeni! Read the article HERE

Thursday April 30th, 2009 in Entertainment, Interview, NewTek, Technology | 1 Comment »

3Play wins TV Technology Star Award

Yesterday, NewTek got some exciting news! Our hot new HD instant replay box, 3Play was awarded the TV Technology STAR Award at NAB 2009. You can checkout the 3play in action Friday April 24, 2009 during the NBA Development League Finals coverage at http://www.nba.com/dleague/ More info on 3Play HERE

Thursday April 23rd, 2009 in NewTek, Technology | No Comments »

Interview: Live from NAB TVWorldwide.com

I was invited to do an interview with Dave Gardy of TV Worldwide during his salute to the troops live webcast NAB 2009. Just for fun, the TriCaster operator threw in some random graphics and effects during the interview.. Enjoy..

Thursday April 23rd, 2009 in Interview, NewTek, Technology | No Comments »

Interview: Sports Video Group – NEWTEK HD/SD TRICASTER PUTS HD TRUCK IN A BACKPACK

NEWTEK HD/SD TRICASTER PUTS HD TRUCK IN A BACKPACK While some flounder with the proliferation and fragmentation of media, others have flourished using enabling technologies like NewTek’s “studio in a box” TriCaster. At NAB 2009, the company unveiled the forthcoming TriCaster XD300, an SD/HD upgrade with a wealth of new features and functionalities opening the […]

Tuesday April 21st, 2009 in Interview, NewTek, Technology | No Comments »