In this second episode of the still temporarily named Spoiler
Time we discuss the second episode of Sherlock Series 3 followed by
Season 4 of Archer and even a look ahead at Season 5!
Today in Tech History – Jan. 15, 2014
In 1759 – The British Museum, in Bloomsbury, London, the world’s oldest public national museum, opened to the public. Entry was free and given to ‘all studious and curious Persons’.
In 2001 – Wikipedia, the free Wiki content encyclopedia, went online as a feeder project for Nupedia, an expert-written online encyclopedia.
In 2005 – Thanks to a solar flare, ESA’s SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovered calcium, aluminium, silicon and iron – in Mare Crisium on the moon.
In 2013 – Facebook announced its ‘Graph Search’ improvements to internal search and recommendations.
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S&L Podcast – #159 – Ian Tregillis on Angels, Superpowers, and Deathmatches
We have a chance to chat with the fabulous Ian Tregillis, author of the Milkweed Triptych and Something More Than Night. He alludes to his secret ‘Clakkers” project, explains how to make an angel talk like a shamus, and reveals Gretel’s secret Reagan baby.
Ian Tregillis entry at Wikipedia
DTNS 2148 – Is Net Neutrality Dead?
Allison Sheridan and Jon Brodkin join the show to talk about the doom of Net Neutrality, uncarriers, and more.
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Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the music and Martin Bell for the opening theme!
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Show Notes
US Court of Appeals rules FCC can regulate ISP policies, but…. Reuters reports the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled the FCC does have the authority to regulate ISPs traffic policies, but under the FCC’s own rules it cannot regulate ISP’s as a common carrier. Therefore the court ruled in favor of Verizon regarding two rules that prevented blocking of applications and discriminating against traffic. The Court ruling could be reheard, appealed to the Supreme Court, or the FCC was given a chance by the Court to adjust its policies.
More links:
Net Neutrality is half dead: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/01/net-neutrality-is-half-dead-court-strikes-down-fccs-anti-blocking-rules/
How the FCC screwed up its chance to make ISP blocking illegal: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/01/how-the-fcc-screwed-up-its-chance-to-make-isp-blocking-illegal/
Moto G: Google Play edition: In lighter news, The Next Web points out Google just released a Google Play edition of the Moto G for $179 in 8GB and $199 in 16GB. That’s unsubsidized, unlocked, and unskinned. It’s also Unavailable outside the US. ON the flip side the Moto X will start shipping in Europe in February where it will cost £380 or €399 without a contract.
News From You:
NewEgg wins Supreme Court decision: nzit posted to the subreddit a press release from NewEgg touting their victory in the US Supreme Court over Shopping Cart patents. Soverain Software had claimed NewEgg and others had violated its patents for online shopping carts. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit invalidated as obvious Soverain’s patents. Soverain appealed to the Supreme Court which yesterday denied the appeal letting the previous decision stand.
Charter Communications offers to acquire TimeWarner Cable, TWC declines: clemro submitted this ZDNet story that Charter Communications made an offer valued at US$61.3 billion to acquire the US third largest cable company, Time Warner Cable. TimeWarner Cable’s Board of Directors unanimously rejected the offer. Charter intends to appeal to the shareholders directly.
More links from the show:
CNET reports Facebook has agreed to a deal with Russian search engine Yandex for access to Facebook’s stream of public data:
WinAmp + Shoutcast = done!
AMD unveils Kaveri processor:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/14/amd_unveils_kaveri_hsa_enabled_apu/
Steam virtual reality overlay available in the beta client:
http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/14/steam-vr/
Device support changes for Ubuntu Touch:
http://androidcommunity.com/ubuntu-touch-device-support-dwindles-20140113/
Today in Tech History – Jan. 14, 2014
In 1878 – Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the telephone to Queen Victoria at her Osborne House estate on the Isle of Wight. He reached out and touched her, a faux pas which made him the first commoner in years to lay hands on the royal person.
In 1973 – Elvis Presley’s concert, “Aloha from Hawaii” was broadcast live via satellite, and set a record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
In 2005 – The Huygens space probe landed on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. It was the first landing in the outer solar system, and the furthest from Earth.
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Cordkillers: Ep. 2 – Sony: Dreamweaver or deceiver?
Tom takes Brian and guest Nicole Spagnuolo on a roller coaster ride of emotions as he explains the ins and out of Sony’s online TV announcement. Also can Aereo win at the Supreme Court? If they lose it might affect you more directly than if they win. Find out why.
Cord Killers Episode #2 Sony: Dreamweaver or deceiver?
Recorded: January 13 2014
Guest: Nicole Spagnuolo
Intro Video
Primary Target
- Sony Doesn’t Have the Deals It Needs for Web TV — But That’s Not Its Real Problem
- Sony announces cloud-based TV service with live TV, DVR, and video on demand
- Kaz Hirai on Why Sony’s Pay TV Bid Can Succeed Where Intel and Others Stumbled
Secondary Target
- WWE launching 24/7 subscription network to bring wrestling to your connected device
- Cable Backlash Against WWE Network Begins
Signals Intelligence
- Aereo vs. TV networks case will be heard by the Supreme Court
- Supreme Court Will Soon Decide the Future of Online Broadcast TV
- SCOTUS Blog
- Aereo Apologizes To Customers Affected By Service Outage During Golden Globes
- Aereo CEO: We’ll roll out to five more markets by Q1
Gear Up
- Airtame indiegogo
- Airtame wins at CES
- Tablo starts taking preorders for its DVR for cord cutters, shows off HTML5 app at CES
- Simple.tv shows off cloud DVR at CES, readies expansion to U.K.Channel Master is developing a whole-home DVR solution for cord cutters
- Four great cord-cutter Devices out of CES
Airtame – HDMI Dongle, Win, OS X, Linux, can beam 1 PC to multiple accounts (Still in Indiegogo but met goal – won Best Startuo of CES category award from Engadget)Tablo – Taking pre-orders and hoping to ship in February. record 4 shows OTA stream to mobile.
Simple.TV – Demoing cloud DVR at CES. Finds missed recording on other services (Netflix Hulu) New device made by SiliconDust sells for $250 w/ 2 tuners
Channel Master makers of OTA antennas shipping DVR+ ($250 w/ free guide data, ethernet only) this week. At CES announced forthcoming companion device to make DVR+ into whole home DVR.
Moving targets
- Hulu’s original TV shows for 2014 are a mix of new series, new seasons and foreign transplants
- Game of Thrones Season 4 trailer released
Front Lines
- Netflix snags first Golden Globe win as Robin Wright is crowned Best Actress for House of Cards
- Fox: We’re ditching pilot season
- Watch this: ‘From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series’ trailer expands cult classic for TV
- Digital movie sales climb 47 percent in 2013
- Amazon & CBS Tie Up Again On New Series “Extant,” After Earlier Collaboration Became Prime Instant Video’s Most-Watched Show
- Yahoo Is Working With Samsung On A Plan To Save — Or Kill — Television
Winter Movie Draft
- Fr. Robert Ballecer: $599,679,357
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Justin Robert Young: $526,820,937
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Casey McKinnon: $506,462,602
- Jeff Cannata: $420,370,709
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Tom Merritt: $317,689,929
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Brian Brushwood: $226,142,950
On our radar
- Archer’ Is No Longer About Spies Because the Writers Got ‘Bored’
- Netflix orders up third season of ‘Lilyhammer’
- Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne
Under surveillance
- Brian Brushwood: Finished Archer season 4, Sherlock series 3 episode 2
- Tom Merritt: Her, American Hustle, Downton Abbey, NFL playoffs and Golden Globes OTA
- Nicole Spagnuolo: Season 1 of Justified, Anchorman 2, American Horror Story: Coven
Dispatches from the front
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As fan from the 90s I am not too interested in the current product, but for $9.99, having the pay per view shows and the large library from when I was a religious viewer makes this a viable option and worth the price alone.
I think the more interesting development though is that the WWE ended up here after they had been trying to pitch this network for years through conventional means. By deciding to go this route in the end, they have become the guinea pigs for a full streaming model, including their original content along with the full library and the live shows.
I’m rooting for their success as I would love to see more “”””online networks”””” if the model starts to take off. “””
Carlos
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I am donating to the CordKillers show via Patreon. After you get some money in the coffers do you think there would be a Roku app in the future.
In the meantime, I have a work around viewers can use to watch the shows on on Roku:
Just install the hidden Roku Channel and type: ITPC code to add it. That will give you access to all of the audio and video podcasts in iTunes right on the big screen. Of course it will allow you to listen to DTNS as well.
I wrote a step-by-step “How to” article about it if you’re interested, or want to share it with your fan base.
http://www.groovypost.com/howto/itunes-podcasts-channel-roku/
Hope this helps. And as always, love everything you’re doing!
Brian Burgess
Editor in Chief – groovyPost.com -
Hey guys, loving the show so far. I’ve been trying to cut the cord for a year now, but haven’t been able to fully pull the trigger yet. My only available internet is Verizon FIOS. With their currently price plans, Internet is just about the same price as their Internet and TV bundles, so its hard to justify the jump. I’ve already switched to a TiVo with a CableCard over renting Verizon’s set top box, so I think when everything is all said and done, I’d only save about $10 more.
Any advice to making the jump in this situation?”
Dennis
S&L Video REWIND: “Old Man’s War” Kick-Off
This video is part of our re-release of the first season of Sword and Laser videos as they exit exclusivity. This episode originally posted January 4, 2013.
Download the episode here.
Subscribe to the video encores as a podcast, and in iTunes!
And of course get all the show notes at the original post from last year.
DTNS 2147 – Google Buys a Nest
Iyaz Akhtar joins to chat about products at CES you CAN actually buy, the rise of messaging apps and Google buying Nest Labs.
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Show Notes
As I mentioned on the show today, next Thursday and Friday I’ll be shooting season 2 of Sword and Laser’s video show. So I need YOU to guest host.
Next Thursday and Friday will be special “News From You” shows. I’ll still pop in with a couple late-breaking headlines but I want to hear YOUR news reports. What’s the tech project you think isn’t getting
enough attention? What’s that point about wearables you think nobody else has mentioned? Let your voice be heard!
Here’s what you do
Record your bit as an audio file and email it to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com and use the subject line NEWS FOR YOU or CALL (512) 593-2459 that’s (512) 59-DAILY. If we get it by 3 PM Eastern/11 AM Pacific Thursday morning, we’ll consider it for that day’s show. Same thing for Friday.
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Today in Tech History – Jan. 13, 2014
In 1910 – The first public radio broadcast took place with a live performance of the opera Cavalleria rusticana sung by Enrico Caruso and others was broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. The transmitter had 500 watts of power.
In 1928 – Three television sets were installed by GE in homes in Schenectady, New York, in order to demonstrate the first home television receiver. The picture was 1.5 inches long by 1 inch wide and 24 lines at 16 frames per second.
In 1976 – Raymond Kurzweil and the leaders of the National Federation of the Blind announced the Kurzweil Reading Machine, the first text-to-speech machine. Walter Cronkite used it to deliver his signature sign-off, “And that’s the way it was, January 13, 1976.”
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Today in Tech History – Jan. 12, 2014
In 1908 – Lee de Forest, a French engineer and scientist, broadcast a phonograph record show from the Eiffel Tower for an audience of less than 50 people. The show was also heard over 500 miles from the tower, becoming the first long-distance radio message transmission.
In 1964 – Jeff Bezos was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He would grow up to study computer science at Princeton, and set the standard for online shopping with his company, Amazon.com.
In 2005 – Deep Impact launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta 2 rocket, headed to an impact with comet 9P/Tempel.
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