Did Gandalf the Grey abandon reason for madness? Mordor gets a taste of their own dark medicine. And who’s a quitter? The madness continues in this season of FSL Tonight.
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Tech News Today 532: YOU Killed the Start Menu
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar, and Chad Johnson
Apple to overhaul iTunes, Microsoft says YOU killed the start button, Google brings lots of apps to iOS, and more.
Guest: Jonathan Strickland
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Running time: 48:38
Tech History Today – June 29
In 1975 – Steve Wozniak built the first prototype of the Apple I, the first computer to show letters on the screen as you typed them.
In 1995 – The Space Shuttle Atlantis docked with the space station Mir, the first-ever docking of a Shuttle to a Space Station.
In 2007 – The Apple iPhone went on sale for the first time.
Triangulation 59: Pursuit Horizon and Parag Khanna
High tech motorcycles blogging around the US, and exploring the frontier of the information revolution.
Hosts: Leo Laporte and Tom Merritt
Guest: Zach Settewongse and Amanda Pollard from PursuitHorizon.com and, Parag Khanna.
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Running time: 46:40
Tech News Today 531: Falling for Glass
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar, Jason Howell and Chad Johnson
Google I/O involves falling from great heights and Zeppelins, One good Nexus and one questionable Nexus, why T-Mobile’s chief just quit, and more.
Guest: Shannon Morse
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Running time: 44:50
Tech History Today – June 28
In 1928 – Austrian Friedrich Schmiedl launched his first experimental rocket from a balloon 50,000 feet over Graz, Austria,. The rocket was not recovered, but laster tests were successful leading to rocket delivered mail.
In 1965 – Officials in the US and Europe conducted the first commercial telephone conversation over satellite Early Bird I. The satellite also began operation for television transmission “live via satellite” as well.
In 1982 – Microsoft unveiled a new corporate logo with the famous “blibbet” of horizontal lines in the first O. New packaging, and a comprehensive set of retail dealer support materials came along with the blibbet.
Tech News Today 530: Seven Minutes of Terror
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
Zynga gets friendly, what Google will announce tomorrow, Orbitz gouges Apple users, and more.
Guest: Rich DeMuro
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Running time: 53:40
Tech News Today 529: Absolute Bull Waste
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
Facebook changed your email address, Google’s making a tablet, the US wants to ruin a college career over copyright, and more.
Guest: Nate Lanxon
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Running time: 54:35
Tech History Today – June 27
In 1967 – The world’s first ATM was installed at a Barclays Bank branch in Enfield Town, England, United Kingdom.
In 1978 – Seasat, an experimental U.S. ocean surveillance satellite was launched. The satellite was designed to test oceanographic sensors.
In 1995 – Spyglass Inc. went public, the year after it began distributing its Spyglass Mosaic Web browser. The Spyglass browser powered the first version of Internet Explorer and had code in IE all the way up to IE 7.
East Meets West 290 – Anti-metheus
How time flies, and things slow down at the same time. Why we pick where we live. Making new friendships. How self-driving cars reduce psychoses. Stranger danger. Also Prometheus.