Category5 Technology TV (HD Video)

Category5 TV Network

Weekly live digital TV show with Robbie Ferguson focused on topics of interest to tech minds. Ask your questions and get live answers. Recipient of 2014 and 2017 Top 100 Tech Podcasters award. The broadcast-length format aired from 2007-2021 before switch

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522 episodes
Updated Jan 14, 2021

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Nov 7, 2019 · 1 hr 37 min
Headphone Showdown - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 631
Enjoying our music and videos depends a lot on finding the right set of headphones, but it's not always easy to know from an online shop which is going to be best suited for us. The Category5 team compare 5 sets of Bluetooth headphones and discuss th...
Oct 30, 2019 · 1 hr 9 min
Soldering PCB Headers and Powering a Pi from Battery - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 630
Tired of your Raspberry Pi frying SD cards? Want your Pi-based server to keep running in a power outage or when unplugged? We'll look at what is perhaps the ultimate smart UPS for Raspberry Pi to solve these issues. And since we're soldering headers ...
Oct 23, 2019 · 1 hr 23 min
Jeff Thinks He's So Hot, And Proves It - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 629
With a little soldering, we're prototyping a thermal imaging scanner which allows us to visualize thermal data. We'll be using it to see how various cases and coolers affect the thermal footprint of various single board computers, but the options are...
Oct 9, 2019 · 1 hr 31 min
THE ORVILLE Interview with Tom Costantino and Brooke Noska - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 628
This week, Tom Costantino (Co-Producer) and Brooke Noska (VFX Producer / Co-VFX Supervisor) from The Orville chat with us about the tech they use behind the scenes to make their TV magic, and how the evolution of technology has impacted the way sci-f...
Oct 2, 2019 · 1 hr 24 min
Amie DD - The Person Behind The Tesla RFID Implant Hack - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 627
By now, we've all heard of Amie DD's Tesla hack: she implanted her car's RFID chip in her arm. Category5 cuts deeper to find out just what makes Amie DD tick. Discover along with us that she's much more than just green hair and tattoos: Amie's a thou...
Sep 25, 2019 · 1 hr 17 min
Models Who Aren't People - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 626
Imagine stock images of models who aren't really people. We're not judging: we actually mean AI-generated fake people who can be used as stock images! We'll show you how to get your hands on 100,000 such images for your project. We'll also take a loo...
Sep 11, 2019 · 1 hr 20 min
The Hot Little Raspberry Pi 4 - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 625
We've all heard that the Raspberry Pi 4 gets hot, and that when it does, it throttles. While surprisingly we couldn't get it to throttle in our quick test, we were certainly able to get some heat. But we'll add a case from Eleduino that reduces the t...
Sep 4, 2019 · 1 hr 24 min
Goodbye, Slow WiFi - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 624
Sick of stu-stu-stuttering video and slow file transfers on WiFi? Edgewater Wireless CEO, Andrew Skafel joins us to speak on how their revolutionary new WiFi technology is about to shake up the wireless industry. We'll also fire up the flux capacitor...
Aug 28, 2019 · 1 hr 9 min
Reducing Pollution on a Grand Scale and Linux Terminal Weather Forecasting - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 623
Anoosheh Oskouian, CEO of Ship and Shore Environmental Inc., joins us to talk about how her company is making a difference now, and for future generations by greatly reducing the air pollution generated by factories of all sizes. We'll also check out...
Aug 21, 2019 · 1 hr 7 min
External M.2 RAID 1, a USB Power Tester and Reminiscing About Radio Days - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 622
Did you know Robbie and Jeff met when they worked at a radio station, and Jeff later sang on one of Robbie's CDs for his band? Not only will we reminisce about the past, but we'll also plan for the future with a RAID-capable USB 3.1 Rev 2 enclosure f...
Aug 14, 2019 · 1 hr 14 min
Video Capture Without a Computer, Ransomware Tips, Dashcam Followup and Bug Zappers - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 621
Sasha lets us know how things are going with her new $30 dashcam, Robbie gives some solid ransomware advice, we look at a new version of a video capture device that records 1080p video from your game console without the need of a computer, and we kil...
Aug 7, 2019 · 56 min
Mission to the Moon, Smart Sensors and Pocket E-Paper - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 620
Experience the Apollo 11 mission through the very software used to place mankind on the moon -- on a Raspberry Pi or in your web browser! Henry will take us through the basics of liftoff. We'll also look at the Wyze Sense door sensors and motion sens...
Jul 31, 2019 · 1 hr 2 min
7-Inch Pi Screen, YouTube Thumbnails in GIMP, and Chainsaws - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 619
Robbie, Jeff and Henry look at the KKSB 7-Inch case stand for Raspberry Pi, and look at the Grow Selection tool in GIMP, demonstrating how it can be used to create borders of dynamic objects such as people or text. We'll also hear about Robbie's chai...
Jul 24, 2019 · 1 hr 19 min
The Orville Video Game, PINE64 Clusterboard and LED Lights - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 618
Join Robbie, Jeff and Henry as they take a tour of The Orville with the free fan-made video game. We'll also look at some outstanding ideas for the PINE64 Clusterboard and some waterproof LED puck lights ideal.
Jul 17, 2019 · 1 hr 4 min
A Dash Cam for the Frugal Shopper - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 617
We don't want to use the word "cheap" since this dash cam actually packs an impressive list of features for $30. The team will get into the box, install and test this 1080p device, and let you judge for yourself if this is on par with Jeff's $200 das...
Jul 10, 2019 · 1 hr 27 min
SBC in the Enterprise Data Center with Bo Lechnowsky (ameriDroid) - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 616
Bo Lechnowsky, the founder of one of the world's most well-respected Single Board Computer stores, joins the Category5 team to discuss how far SBCs have come, how he and his company are currently using the tiny supercomputers, and how these pocket-si...
Jul 3, 2019 · 1 hr
Powerful "Desktop" Computer... Itty-Bitty Living Space - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 615
Remember when a desktop computer took up a large space under your desk? Now, you can get a reasonable user experience in something that fits in your pocket. This is not a Raspberry Pi 4. This is better! It's the brand new, up-and-coming Khadas VIM3.
Jun 26, 2019 · 54 min
25 Years of FreeDOS and 1 Week of Mario Battle Royale - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 614
Robbie, Sasha and Henry are joined by FreeDOS founder, Jim Hall to discuss the DOS-compatible operating system that celebrated 25 years this week. In keeping with our retro theme, we'll also look at a Mario clone that takes the classic Nintendo game ...
Jun 19, 2019 · 1 hr 13 min
Building a Web Server with an ODROID-N2 - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 613
ARM is revolutionizing the server room, and this week we'll learn to turn a small, sub-$100 single board ARM computer into a fully-capable web server. Whether hosting web sites for the public to access, or just a home server to let your family and fr...
Jun 12, 2019 · 1 hr 3 min
Pinebook $99 Laptop: But Wait, There's More - Category5 Technology TV - Episode 612
We unboxed the 1080p Pinebook on Episode 611. Now, after 1 week of usage, let's talk about our first impressions with the $99 Linux laptop from PINE64. We'll look at the good and bad, and provide context and possible use cases for this innovative SBC...