Autopilot time, where we talk about MASH! And we go deep here! Also Tom and Scott are in the same studio today!
Today in Tech History – – September 5, 2018
1977 – NASA launched Voyager 1 after a brief delay. Although it was launched 16 days after Voyager 2, it’s faster flight path would take it past Jupiter first.
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome/voyager.htm
1980 – The last IBM 7030 mainframe computer, AKA STRETCH, was decommissioned at Brigham Young University.
http://www.computerhistory.org/tdih/September/5/
2007 – Apple introduced the iPod Touch, bringing multitouch functionality to its popular iPod line.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/09/05Apple-Unveils-iPod-touch.html
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DTNS 3361 – Scapegoat Valley
The heads of Twitter and Facebook return to Capital Hill for another round of grilling. What was discussed and what will change?
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson.
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BitTorrent Launches uTorrent Web – DTH
Theranos shuts down, Dorsey and Sandberg testify in DC, Vimeo pivots to SaaS.
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Today in Tech History – – September 4, 2018
1888 – George Eastman was issued US. patent No. 388,850 for his roll-film box camera.
http://www.google.com/patents?id=rAlvAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4#v=onepage&q&f=false
1998 – Larry Page and Sergey Brin filed for incorporation of Google, allowing them to cash a $100,000 check Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun, had written to Google Inc.
http://time.com/3250807/google-anniversary/
2013 – Samsung announced a smartwatch called Galaxy Gear that could only be used with its own phones and tablets that ran Android 4.3.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/4/4693692/samsung-galaxy-gear-smartwatch-announcement
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DTNS 3360 – E-olympics: Battle of the Thumbs
The president of the International Olympic Committee has told the AP “We cannot have in the Olympic program a game which is promoting violence or discrimination… They, from our point of view, are contradictory to the Olympic values and cannot therefore be accepted.” Meanwhile eSports tournaments will be held at the 2018 Asian Games. Can eSports find legitimacy among traditional sporting competitions?
Starring Tom Merritt, Jenn Cutter and Roger Chang.
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- Quick Hits
- (01:00) IDC: Wearables grew 5.5% in Q2 2018, Apple leads Xiaomi as Fitbit falls | venturebeat
- (01:35) Samsung is set to unveil a foldable smartphone this year | cnbc
- (01:55) Amazon launches a Hindi site to lure India’s next 100 million online shoppers | the next web
- (02:20) Microsoft Starts Testing New Outlook for Windows Experience | thurrott
- More Top Stories
- (02:40) Google’s new Chrome design launches with rounded tabs, new mobile layout, and updated password manager | the verge
- (05:00) Netflix and Amazon will have to make more European content by law | engadget
- (07:45) US and intelligence allies take aim at tech companies over encryption | cnet
- (09:55) Microsoft is finally going to make the Skype UI good for the things people use | ars technica
- (12:10) Physical Retail Isn’t Dead For Those That Evolve | pymnts
- Discussion Story (16:30)
- Bach: No Olympic future for esports until ‘violence’ removed | associated press
- eSports at the 2018 Asian Games | wikipedia
- Thing of the Day
- Messages of the Day
- (26:10) Kevin – 4K and 8K content production
- Today’s Contributor
Samsung Acknowledges its Foldable Phone – DTH
Samsung says it has been developing a foldable phone, Amazon launches in Hindi, and Xiaomi teases a 5G phone.
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#333 – Getting Timeless with R. A. Salvatore
We talk to author R. A. Salvatore about his new book Timeless, and also how he feels these days about Chewbacca, Dungeons and Dragons and more. Timeless is out September 4. Pick it up in the Salvastore!
Today in Tech History – – September 3, 2018
1930 – An experimental electric engine was put in service by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad between Hoboken and Montclair, NJ. Thomas Edison served as engineer at the throttle.
http://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/steamtown/shs4a.htm
1976 – Viking 2 landed on Mars and began taking high resolution pictures, measuring the atmosphere and surface, and looking for evidence of life.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/viking.html
1993 – Infogear filed an application for a US trademark on “I PHONE” for its “communications terminals. The company would later register “IPhone” as well. Cisco acquired Infogear in 2000 and later worked out a deal with Apple to share the name.
http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=74431935
2013 – Nokia announced it would sell its devices and services unit, the division in charge of making mobile phones, to Microsoft for $7.2 billion.
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Skype: It’s New, It’s Improved, It’s Not Terrible? – DTH
A Statement of Principles on Access to Evidence and Encryption, Skype redesigned again, and Twitter’s new presence.
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