DTNS 2142 – The fungi at CES 2014

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comTom chats with Lamarr Wilson about what’s happening at CES 2014 in las vegas.

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Show Notes

Pebble turning heads at CES:  TNW reports Pebble will launch an app store by the end of January. Developers should submit their apps by Jan. 9. We also got a peek at the new luxury model, Pebble Steel smart watch for $249 shipping Jan. 28 in brushed stainless or Black Matte.

Intel unveils RealSense:  Engadget reports Intel’s making a big deal about RealSense at CES. The first product with the name is a 3D camera that Intekl promises helps devices see depth much like the human eye, and can even read emotions in faces. The RealSense 3D camera will come to tablets, Ultrabooks, notebooks and all-in-ones, from the likes of Acer, ASUS, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo and NEC in the second half of this year.

Has AT&T  sparked a net neutrality war? Ars Technica reports the US carrier confirmed a plan to allow content providers to pay in order to exempt their content from a user’s data cap. As an example, Netflix could pay AT&T and any Netflix video watched on an AT&T phone wouldn’t count against the users cap. To find out more users or businesses can go to att.com/sponsoreddata. Jon Brodkin who wrote the article for Ars Technica will be on the show tomorrow.

News From You: 

BBC reports Zynga is now taking Bitcoin as a payment option.  Zynga has partnered with BitPay to allow the purchase of virtual items in some Zynga games using BitCoins. (Submitted by KAPT_Kipper)

Roku announced Sunday it has partnered with TCL and HiSense to release TV’s with Roku’s software built in starting in the autumn of 2014. (Ars Technica, submitted by WhoEver63)

Engadget has leaked the 12 partners for Valve’s Steam machine. iBuyPOwer and Digital Storm were already known, but Engadget says Alienware, Falcon Northwest, CyberPowerPC, Origin PC, Gigabyte, Materiel.net, Webhallen, Alternate, Next, Zotac and Scan Computer will join the party tonight. (Submitted by Splendor78)

The Verge reports on Vizio’s first consumer grade 4K TV. Called the P Series, models will be will be available between 50 and 70 inches and priced “aggressively”.  (Submitted by Webitube) 

Engadget explores  Corning’s anti-microbial Gorilla Glass that inhibits algae, mold, mildew and fungi as well as bacteria. The glass uses an ionic silver coating for the germ-killing, but claims it’s intrinsic to the surface meaning it will last for the lifetime of the device.  (Submitted by tsluss07).

More CES links from the show: 

First LG Smart TV running WebOS goes public at CES:

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/01/lg-says-webos-makes-smart-tv-easy-gets-exclusive-on-netflix-4k/

Google unveils the Open Automotive Alliance to in collaboration with Audi, GM, Honda, Hynudai and Nvidia:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2429123,00.asp

Wearables at CES include LG’s Lifeband fitness tracker: 

http://venturebeat.com/2014/01/06/lg-launches-lifeband-fitness-gadget-and-heartbeat-detecting-ear-phones/

Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang unveils the 192-core Tegra K1 mobile processor for Android devices at CES: 

http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/5/5278206/nvidia-debuts-tegra-k1-192-core-processor

DTNS 2141 – Reupload: Quanto smash!

DTNS logo by Sam SmithThis is a reupload of Friday’s episode for some users of iTunes having problems with that ep. If you already have 2141 you can delete this. My apologies for the inconvenience – Tom

Darren Kitchen of Hak5 joins me to talk about Quantum Computers and free Harvard coding classes, while Len Peralta illustrates the show and introduces us to Quanto!

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Autopilot S3E11 – TJ Hooker

Join Scott and Tom as they break down this week’s pilot: TJ Hooker!

T. J. Hooker is an American police drama television program starring William Shatner in the title role as a 15-year veteran police sergeant. The series premiered as a mid-season replacement on March 13, 1982, on ABC and ran on the network until May 4, 1985. The show was then picked up for a further single season by CBS

S&L Podcast – #157 – Marie Brennan’s Fantasy Brings the Science to Fiction

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We chat with Marie Brennan about her historical fiction her fictionalized history and all kinds of matters relating to anthropology, ethnography, archaeology and natural history. And dragons. Plus get a peek at how much glee she takes in chopping off hands. That and more insights coming your way in this interview with Marie Brennan.

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Wikipedia article on Marie Brennan

Swan Tower (Marie Brennan’s site)

 

Cordkillers: Ep. Beta 2 – Ear love

Are more people really cutting the Internet than TV? The answer is sort of, if you squint. And find out what game is the most pirated video of 2013 with thrones.

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Cord Killers Beta 2 – Ear love
Recorded: December 29 2013
Guest: Fraser Cain

Intro Video

Primary Target

Secondary Target

Signals Intelligence

Gear Up

Moving Targets

Front Lines

Winter Movie Draft

  1. Justin Robert Young: $503,513,000
  2. Fr. Robert Ballecer: $485,056,000
  3. Casey McKinnon: $445,324,422
  4. Jeff Cannata: $350,016,348
  5. Tom Merritt: $252,303,646
  6. Brian Brushwood: $177,515,619

Under Surveillance

Dispatches from the Front

  • Great start to the new show, thanks for bringing us what we want when want and whatever…

    When Netflix launched profiles back in the summer, they broke parental controls by allowing kids to choose which profile to login with. Since there’s no authentication or PIN for profiles, kids can start watching Human Centipede or whatever they want, when they want etc.

    I emailed you guys about this when profiles launched and you thought it was a niggle that Netflix would sort out. Nearly 6 months in and it hasn’t changed despite other changes to the service and software.

    I’m the parent and it’s my responsibility to protect my kids, but if the tools aren’t there to help me supervise their viewing, then I won’t let them use the service, simple. But that’s not really in Netflix’s interest, surely?

    James

     

  • Never lose the sharpie on cardboard!
    That is all.

    Bill

     

  • Thanks for changing the format of the video in the feed. Was frustrating seeing that I got the beta episode, but wasn’t downloaded. (Course, went to the website to grab it).

    Now, can you offer a smaller sized version of the video? 1.28GB is kinda huge for video file to play on a phone.

    Just asking.
    Thanks,

    Corey

 

Holiday wishes

Thanks to everyone for making 2014 look bright! Best wishes to you and yours.