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Daily Tech Headlines – January 11, 2018

Daily Tech News Show / January 11th, 2018

Google acquires company that puts speaker in phone screens, Opera launches news app in Africa, Korean controversy over bitcoin.

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Today in Tech History – January 11, 2018

Today in Tech History/ Writing / January 11th, 2018

1954 – BBC TV broadcast their first ‘in-vision’ weather forecast. George Cowling of the Meteorological Office presented from the BBC’s Lime Grove studios with two hand-drawn weather charts pinned to an easel.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/01_january/06/weather_50th.shtml

2001 – AOL and Time Warner completed their merger. At the time it was seen as a signal of the victory of the Internet over old media. Time Warner would eventually come out on top and spin AOL back out as separate company.

http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-250781.html

2001 – Dave Winer revealed “Payloads for RSS” which allowed among other things, enclosures. One example was an RSS feed which would deliver a different Grateful Dead song each day. It was the proto-podcast.

http://scripting.com/davenet/2001/01/11/payloadsForRss.html

2005 – Apple introduced the first iPod Shuffle, a music player with no screen and flash memory.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2005/01/11Apple-Introduces-iPod-shuffle.html

2013 – RSS 1.0 and Reddit Developer Aaron Swartz was found dead after committing suicide.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/12/aaron-swartz-suicide_n_2462819.html

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DTNS LABS INTERVIEW – Richard Kowalski, CEA

Daily Tech News Show / January 10th, 2018

We talk with Richard Kowalski from the Consumer Electronics Association about what it takes to make CES happen

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DTNS 3196 – Vive Las Vegas

Daily Tech News Show / January 10th, 2018

CES Blackout! Shannon Morse and Bill Detwiler joins us to share there picks from this year’s CES.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Shannon Morse, Bill Detwiler, and Roger Chang

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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 202 – The Shape of Water, Deadwood (w/ Roberto Villegas)

Cordkillers / January 10th, 2018

We’re back in the spoilerin’ rhythm! With special guest Roberto Villegas ( http://cosmicradio.tv ). Coming up next week: some of the new Black Mirror season 4.

00:53 – Winter Movie Draft
06:49 – The Shape of Water
14:45 – Deadwood (104)

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Today in Tech History – January 10, 2018

Today in Tech History/ Writing / January 10th, 2018

1899 – A US patent was issued for an “Electric Device,” invented by David Misell, which used D size batteries laid end to end in a paper tube with a light bulb and a brass reflector at the end. The batteries only lasted long enough for a “flash” of light, hence the name Flashlight.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Patent_617,592.png

1946 – The Signal Corps Engineering Laboratories in New Jersey received the first echoes off the Moon of an experiment to send the first radio transmissions through outer space.

https://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/edn-moments/4404759/Project-Diana-bounces-radio-waves-off-moon–January-10–1946

1949 – In response to Columbia’s new 33-RPM long playing record, RCA kicked off a platter war introducing the seven-inch diameter 45 rpm “single” in the US.

http://www.wired.com/2012/01/new-format/

1962 – NASA announced plans to build the C-5, a three-stage rocket launch vehicle. It became better known as the Saturn V, which launched every Apollo Moon mission.

http://history.msfc.nasa.gov/saturn_apollo/display.html

2008 – Sony BMG became the last major label to agree to sell DRM-free MP3s.
http://web.archive.org/web/20080118185346/http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205602334&subSection=All+Stories

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Daily Tech Headlines – January 10, 2018

Daily Tech News Show / January 10th, 2018

Microsoft advises on Spectre patch performance, Wi-Fi Alliance works on WPA3, and Vivo scans fingerprints under the screen.

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DTNS 3195 – CES 2018: How do You Say Sit in Japanese?

Daily Tech News Show / January 9th, 2018

It’s Tuesday at CES 2018. We analyze the keynotes from Ford, Samsung and Intel, and comb through a blizzard of product announcements for the most interesting of the lot.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Allison Sheridan, and Patrick Norton.

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Quick Hits
- (01:05) Microsoft reveals how Spectre updates can slow your PC down | the verge
- (01:30) Microsoft halts AMD Meltdown and Spectre patches after reports of unbootable PCs | the verge
- (01:30) Facebook’s rumored Echo Show competitor will be called Portal and cost $499 | the verge
- (01:50) Oculus Go is built by Xiaomi and has a Snapdragon 821 processor | the verge
- (02:10) Oculus Go is built by Xiaomi and has a Snapdragon 821 processor | the verge
- (02:25) “Political pressure” reportedly kills Huawei/AT&T smartphone deal | ars technica
- (02:40) Dell’s XPS 15 gets the 2-in-1 treatment, plus Radeon RX Vega graphics | ars technica
  - Dell’s new XPS 15 2-in-1 has a ‘maglev’ keyboard | the verge
  - Dell’s new PCs will display incoming phone calls and text messages from iOS and Android | the verge
- (03:15) I tried the first phone with an in-display fingerprint sensor | the verge
- (03:40) WPA3 is coming this year to enhance Wi-Fi router security
More Top Stories
- (04:25) Google launches smart displays with JBL, Lenovo, LG and Sony | tech crunch
  - Google brings its Assistant to Android Auto | tech crunch
  - Google launches a new directory to help you discover Assistant actions | tech crunch
- (06:25) Toyota and Lexus vehicles will add Amazon Alexa this year | the verge
- (07:45) Razer’s Project Linda imagines a laptop dock for the Razer Phone | the verge
  - Razer moves into wireless power, debuts HyperFlux mouse and pad | tech crunch
- (10:40) Google and Lenovo’s standalone VR headset will ship by mid-2018 | the verge
  - Lenovo’s Mirage Camera streams 180-degree VR video to YouTube | the verge
- (13:40) Sony’s new Aibo robot just melted the hearts of a room full of jaded tech bloggers | tech crunch
  - Sony’s 2018 4K TVs keep the focus on OLED, HDR and Android | engadget
  - Sony launches a bunch of new headphones and adds Google Assistant functionality to the line | tech crunch
Discussion Story
- (16:05) Intel
  - Intel announces ‘major breakthrough’ in quantum computing chip | zd net
  - Intel CEO: Meltdown and Spectre patches will come to 90%+ of chips in the next week | tech crunch
  - Intel launches motion capture studio in LA to bring cinematic VR to Hollywood studios | tech crunch
  - Intel is making a big bet on autonomous driving in 2018 | engadget
  - Intel’s Mobileye will have 2 million cars on roads building HD maps in 2018 | tech crunch
- (21:10) Samsung
  - Samsung’s CES 2018 press conference in 12 minutes | engadget
  - Samsung profit guidance disappoints, memory outlook cloudy | reuters
  - The 4 biggest announcements from Samsung’s CES 2018 keynote | bgr
  - Samsung Electronics unveils driverless car parts, infotainment platform | reuters
  - Samsung gets into digital whiteboards with the $2700 Flip | tech crunch
  - Samsung goes all in with IoT via SmartThings, including Gear smartwatches | zd net
- (25:00) Ford
  - Ford taps Postmates for edge in self-driving delivery race | reuters
  - Ford taps Qualcomm to ensure cars can talk to everything else | tech crunch
  - Ford and Autonomic are building a smart city cloud platform | tech crunch
  - Ford will begin testing self-driving cars in a new city in 2018 | tech crunch
  - Ford plans to develop a connected car open-source platform | the verge
- Elsewhere at CES
  - (29:05) EARGO MAX
Message of the Day
- (32:45) Chris – Modular video walls
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- Allison Sheridan
- Patrick Norton
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Daily Tech Headlines – January 9, 2018

Daily Tech News Show / January 9th, 2018

Telegram to launch a cryptocurrency, AT&T backs out of a deal with Huawei, and crowdsourced PDAs.

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Cordkillers 202 – B.E.S. – Brushwood Electronics Shenanigans

Cordkillers / January 9th, 2018

The circuses of internet and terrestrial content. C.E.S. product announcements. Animaniacs, David Letterman, Runaways, and Game of Thrones will all return! With special guest Roberto Villegas ( http://cosmicradio.tv )

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