Tech News Today 644: Use Your iPad During Takeoff?

Shows/ Tech News Today / December 7th, 2012

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

T-Mobile shouts “Death to subsidies”, FCC says yes to iPad during takeoff, Netflix’s naughty Facebook post, and more.

Guest: Darren Kitchen

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Running time:: 0:47:21

S&L December Book Club: ‘The Hobbit’ Kick-Off

Shows / December 7th, 2012

We kick-off a Classic Sword pick, J.R.R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit, find out what THE Cloud Atlas is all about, and reassure Lem that he’s still our favorite dragon.

More about our December pick, The Hobbit:
On GoodReads:http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5907.The_Hobbit
The Hobbit movie: http://www.thehobbit.com/

E-Mails & GoodReads Discussions:
http://www.theawl.com/2012/11/ways-in-which-the-movie-cloud-atlas-has-changed…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeEdIBuanmU
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1090560-who-s-your-favorite-dragon

Bridge of Birds Review by Aaron: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5x2xmrE0-c

Tech News Today 643: Invading From the Bottom Up

Shows/ Tech News Today / December 6th, 2012

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Apple wants to be Made in the USA, Google+ killing it, MS Surface getting killed, and more.

Guest: Ewen Rankin

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Running time:: 0:43:51

Tech News Today 642: Women and Robots First

Shows/ Tech News Today / December 5th, 2012

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Instagram blocks Twitter, Netflix and Disney find their happy place, your phone bill as a video, and more.

Guest: Raj Deut

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Running time:: 0:49:15

The Sword & Laser Anthology

Shows / December 5th, 2012

We’ve been talking about it for years, but now it’s actually going to be a real thing! That’s right, we’re officially announcing the Sword & Laser Anthology!

We’ll be starting open submissions in March, but here’s what you need to know:

1. We’re looking for unpublished, new material.

2. Genres: science fiction, fantasy, and everything in between.

3. Word count preferably between 1500-7500 (though more or less will not disqualify you).

DON’T SEND US ANYTHING YET! We won’t even LOOK at it until we announce the open call. Just start thinking about what you’d like to submit. We wanted to give you some warning, but you’ll have time, we promise!

GOOD LUCK and GOOD WRITING!

Tech News Today 641: It’s Full of Cats

Shows/ Tech News Today / December 4th, 2012

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane and Jason Howell

Facebook assassinates SMS, Volvo eliminates the need to drive, Steam conquers the TV, and more.

Guest: Veronica Belmont

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Running time:: 0:46:54

Autopilot S2E04 – Misfits

AutoPilot/ Shows / December 4th, 2012

Misfits is a British science fiction comedy-drama television show about a group of young offenders sentenced to work in a community service programme, where they obtain supernatural powers after a strange electrical storm. The first series started broadcasting on 12 November 2009 on E4, and was produced by Clerkenwell Films. The show aired in Australia in 2010 on ABC2, and in New Zealand, it screens on FOUR, where its fourth season is currently running. In June 2011, it was made available online in the United States via Hulu,[1] where it became one of the service’s most-watched series.

Tech News Today 640: Assembled in USA

Shows/ Tech News Today / December 3rd, 2012

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane and Jason Howell

Apple Assembles in USA, Google vs. the United Nations, put cash in your phone for free, and more.

Guest: Wil Harris

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Running time:: 0:51:12

S&L Video – “The Dirty Streets of Heaven” Wrap-Up

Shows / November 30th, 2012

Turkey has been gobbled, NaNoWriMo is drawing to a close, and that means its time to wrap-up Tad Williams’ The Dirty Streets of Heaven and check in with the discussions happening over on GoodReads. 

More about our November pick, The Dirty Streets of Heaven: 
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13542846-the-dirty-streets-of-heaven

Discussion Threads: 

Gift Giving in the Digital Age: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1079513-gifting-in-the-digital-age
DRM Free E-Books: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1087195-copyright-free-published-books and https://www.smashwords.com