We lost the Hugos and it was AWESOME! Plus we have great news about a new novel coming from Rivers Solomon, and a new ebookstore from Wal-Mart. Plus we kick off Slan by A. E. van Vogt and our final thoughts on Jade City.
Apple Acquires Akonia Holographics – DTH
Apple announces September 12 event, Google’s Titan Security Key now available to public, Uber building its own scooter?
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Today in Tech History – – August 29, 2018
1831 – Michael Faraday discovered electromagnetic induction, which is used in power generation and power transmission by generators, transformers, induction motors, electric motors, synchronous motors, and solenoids.
https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200108/history.cfm
1965 – Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, orbiting 100 miles above the Earth in Gemini 5 talked with aquanaut M. Scott Carpenter in Sealab II, 205 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. It happened to be Cooper’s wedding anniversary.
http://history.nasa.gov/40thmerc7/cooper.htm
1990 – The British Computer Misuse Act went into effect. The Act resulted from a long debate in the 1980s over failed prosecutions of hackers.
http://usir.salford.ac.uk/15815/7/MacEwan_Crim_LR.pdf
1997 – Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings founded Kibble Inc. The service initially let you rent individual DVDs by mail without late fees. There was no subscription service and no streaming. And the service was later renamed Netflix.
http://money.cnn.com/quote/profile/profile.html?symb=NFLX
2003 – Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis started Skype service, the Voice over Internet Provider that would go on to dominate the space.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/09/skypes-secrets/
2005 – Music service Pandora left preview and became open for all to use.
http://blog.pandora.com/2005/08/29/pandora_for_eve/
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DTNS 3357 – Smart Watches, It’s Not About Time!
Watches dominate IFA, Sonos wants to simplify your home audio, and Acer announces a Throne.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, and Anthony Lemos.
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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 234 – Better Call Saul (403), Preacher (310), Deadwood (310)
Are we seeing a new face of Jimmy on Better Call Saul or an old one? Preacher’s season finale feels like three. Plus, Deadwood’s almost wrapped up!
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00:38 – Summer Movie Draft update
01:58 – Better Call Saul (403)
14:01 – Preacher (310)
21:36 – Deadwood (310)
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Hot New Products from IFA – DTH
Dell has a high-quality Chromebook, Acer claims the world’s thinnest laptop and Skagen has a gorgeous new smartwatch.
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Current Geek 183: Mars Dictator School
NASA wants you to watch your mouth. GRRM says some die in the show that live on in the book. We all want Elephant genes. Lego goes plant based bricks. MIT predicted our demise by 2040. And so much more!
Today in Tech History – – August 28, 2018
1845 – Scientific American began publication with the issue for this day. It would become the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States.
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=sciam
1991 – The crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis sent an electronic mail message using AppleLink. The message read: “Hello Earth! Greetings from the STS-43 Crew. This is the first Applelink from space. Having a GREAT time, wish you were here!”
2009 – Apple released Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard featuring many minor improvements and integration with Microsoft Exchange.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/08/24Apple-to-Ship-Mac-OS-X-Snow-Leopard-on-August-28.html
2017 – Amazon acquired the Whole Foods grocery store chain and immediately set about cutting prices.
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DTNS 3356 – Verify Everyone!
Intel announces new chips, Bose enters the smart speaker market, and Google helps US Veterans transition to civilian life.
With Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Anthony Lemos, and Justin Robert Young.
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Toyota Invests $500M In Uber – DTH
Trump accuses Google of rigging search results against him, Vespa’s e-scooter gets European release date, Google Go app now reads out loud in 28 languages.
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