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Episode 277: Holiday Tech Gadgets – Dec 4, 2013

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Justin Kong and Dr. Monique Chyba from the UH Math Dept to tell us about the upcoming Be a Scientist Night. Finally, it’s time for our annual tech shopping show, where a couple of our favorite gadget geeks Paul Lawler and Todd Ogasawara share their take on the latest tech tools and toys and answer your questions about what to buy for that special geek in your life.

Some cool gadgets talked about on the show and on the Geek Beat onÂ Hawaii New Now:

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Episode 276: Exoplanetpalooza – Nov 27, 2013

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Osa Tui and Bernard Kung from McKinley High School to tell us about the upcoming VEX Robotics Final. Finally, we talk to planet hunters Andrew Howard and Erik Petigura and find out about some new revelations about exoplanets outside of our solar system in our ongoing series called Exoplanetpalooza.

Stories mentioned:

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Episode 275: WordPress – Nov 20, 2013

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Omar Sultan from Sultan Ventures to tell us about the upcoming Startup Paradise VC Summit. Finally, we’ve invited a couple of WordPress gurus, John Leblanc and Justin Hedani, to talk about setting up a WordPress site and give you some tips and suggestions on creating a great blog.

Sites mentioned:

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Episode 274: Doppler on Wheels – Nov 13, 2013

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Cindy Matsuki from HTDC and Jon Shear from ReadyZoneHQ to tell us about CoFounders Lab and the upcoming Wetware Wednesday event. Finally, we talk with Michael Bell from the SOEST HERO project and Wen-Chau Lee from the National Center for Atmospheric Research to find out about the National Science Foundation’s storm chasing vehicle called Doppler on Wheels and what it’s doing and learning in Hawaii.

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Episode 273: Open Source Software – Nov 6, 2013

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Karl Fooks from the Hawaii Strategic Development Corp. to tell us about an informational briefing onÂ Proof of Concept Centers. Finally, we talk with Paul McKimmy from UH’s College of Education and Ken Agcaoili, Vice Principal at Kaimuki High School about open source software and applications in the schools.

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Episode 272: Learn to Program – October 30, 2013

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Genesis Leong to tell us about the upcoming TEDxHonolulu event. Finally, we talk to Russel Cheng from DevLeague and Kyle Oba from Pas De Chocolat and Organization for the Understanding of Dynamic Languages about resources for the programmers and coders who want to write the next killer app.

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Episode 269: Flu Immunization – Oct 9, 2013

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Georja Skinner from DBEDT and Michael Palmieri from HIFF to tell us about the upcoming Creative Lab @ HIFF. Finally, we find out from Joe Elm from the Dept of Health and Dr. Bill Atkinson from the Immunization Action Coalition what to expect from this flu season and what goes into developing flu vaccines.

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Episode 268: OIMT Update – Oct 2, 2013

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Lisa Gibson from Hawaii Economic Association to tell us about the upcoming Economics of Innovation event. Finally, we talk to Randy Baldemor Deputy Director, to find out how the State’s Office of Information Management and Technology (OIMT) is meeting their objectives.

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Episode 267: Sea Level Rise – Sept 25, 2013

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Ross Rasmussen and Joe Kissell from HMAUS to tell us about the upcoming Pacific New Media iPad Essentials workshop. Finally, we find out from Chip Fletcher, Dean of SOEST and Brad Romine from Sea Grant College, how climate change is affecting the rates of coastal erosion around the Hawaiian islands.

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Episode 266: Kickstarter Tips – Sept 18, 2013

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Bryan Butteling to tell us about the upcoming Startup Weekend Roundup. Finally, we’ll get some tips on how to run a successful Kickstarter campaign. We’ve invited a couple of Kickstarter veterans, Laurens Laudowicz from Juicies+ and Mike Bond from Ti2Design to find out what worked and what didn’t.

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