DTNS 2931 – Apple is naughty and Tesla is nice

Daily Tech News Show / December 23rd, 2016

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comConsumer Reports calls Tesla nice and Apple naughty and we get more of your great picks in before the end of the year.

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Daily Tech Headlines – December 23, 2016

Daily Tech News Show / December 23rd, 2016

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Google promises new watches, Consumer Reports has good news for Tesla and bad news for Apple, Uber heads to Arizona.

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Today in Tech History – December 23, 2016

Today in Tech History/ Writing / December 23rd, 2016

Today in Tech History logo1947 – John Bardeen and Walter Brattain demonstrated their new discovery, the transistor, at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey. William Shockley, who contributed to the invention, missed the presentation.

1968 – Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, Jr., and William A. Anders made the lunar-orbit-insertion maneuver on their way to becoming the first humans to orbit the Moon.

1986 – Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager touched down at Edwards Air Force Base in the experimental airplane Voyager, completing the first non-stop, round- the- world flight without refueling.

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DTNS 2930 – Waymo Cars, Way Less Drivers

Daily Tech News Show / December 22nd, 2016

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comWhy Uber is picking a fight with California and Google hasn’t given up on wearables. Justin Robert Young and Tom Merritt take on those topics and Chinese ride hailing regulations to boot.

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#276 – By Hook or by Rook

Shows/ Sword and Laser / December 22nd, 2016

We discuss whether the central plot device (the hook!) of the Rook is a cliche or clever. Plus, how to find the best stories in SciFi and Fantasy and help authors get exposure at the same time.

Daily Tech Headlines – December 22, 2016

Daily Tech News Show / December 22nd, 2016

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Über halts autonomous car service in San Francisco, Raspberry Pi brings its OS to PC and Mac, Honda talks partnership with Waymo.

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Today in Tech History – December 22, 2016

Today in Tech History/ Writing / December 22nd, 2016

Today in Tech History logo1666 – Seven mathematicians and seven physicists gathered by Jean-Baptiste Colbert met in the king’s library to found the French Academy of Sciences.

1882 – Edward H. Johnson of the Edison Illumination Company strung a single power cord with red white and blue lights on his Christmas tree becoming the first person to use Christmas tree lights.

1885 – A patent for a gravity switchback railway was issued to La Marcus Thompson of Coney Island, New York. You and I might call it a “roller coaster.”

1968 – At 3:01 PM Eastern time, Apollo 8 transmitted the first US. live telecast from a manned spacecraft in outer space.

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DTNS 2929 – Technically Young at Heart

Daily Tech News Show / December 21st, 2016

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comYou’re never too old for tech and Erin Carson shares the wonderful example of her late 97-year-old grandpa with Scott Johnson and Tom Merritt.

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