GGH 067: tPod

Published: April 13, 2013, 4 a.m.

The sixty-seventh edition of the GeoGearHeads took a little turn from the Geocaching-focus to talk with Rich Harmon about the . The Program Manager at told us about the Smithsonian's "" and his concept. The was funded through a but is available to purchase and ship now. The beta version of the is available now, but Rich shared information about the redesigned version which they hope to bring to a Kickstarter project within 6 weeks and deliver about October 2013. He also talked about their special designed to be charged by the low, variable voltage of the tPod1. He also shared that a single teacandle in the tPod1 only yields about 700mAh – only about half a charge for most common smartphones. also talked about 's (formerly interviewed for "" and now co-hosting "") "" blog post on the . mentioned being honored by the with their 2013 MiGO Silver Geocoin Award (more information is available in his ).The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email: