Digital Burrito Technology Podcast

Virtual reality sex, Snowden on Twitter, Samsung Gear VR and Lyft and Uber fleeing SF office space for cheaper pastures. A veritable tech smorgasbord of topics were discussed in this weeks Digital Burrito Tech podcast. Listen for all of the insights now!

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The eJaculator Is A VR-Based Pleasure Machine For The Lads

http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/30/the-ejaculator-is-a-vr-based-pleasure-machine-for-the-lads/ - leads into VR

An inflection point for VR: Oculus’ New $99 Samsung Gear VR Makes Serious Virtual Reality Affordable

http://on.tcrn.ch/l/6Zlb  

Sources: Jack Dorsey Expected to Be Named Permanent Twitter CEO

http://recode.net/2015/09/30/sources-jack-dorsey-to-be-named-permanent-twitter-ceo/

This can become a tale of two companies discussion between Medium and Twitter. 

Snowden on Twitter

http://www.wired.com/2015/09/snowden-now-twitter/

Man allegedly bought the Google.com domain name for $12

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/11905369/Man-allegedly-bought-the-Google.com-domain-name-for-12.html

While he owned it for a full minute, he apparently had access to registration tools and Webmaster info.

SF exodus: Lyft heads to Seattle and Nashville, Uber goes to Oakland

http://on.recode.net/1juPOh4  via @carmeldea

San Francisco Newcomer Dodges Escalating Rents by Moving Into Sailboat | NBC Bay Area http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/San-Francisco-Newcomer-Dodges-Escalating-Rents-in-Sailboat-330006231.html 

Inside San Francisco’s Newest Rentals, Bunk Beds For $1,800 A Month

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/09/09/san-francisco-mission-district-rentals-bunkbeds-vinyasa-homes-project/

Song Credit:

San Francisco Blues, Lowell Fulson - Get the song here.

After a hiatus, this week’s Digital Burrito tech podcast is about Uber and recent court rulings and whether we are living in the midst of a tech bubble -- or not. The implications for tech, the sharing economy and Silicon Valley just got realer than real. Listen to this exciting podcast discussion for all the latest developments.

This weeks Digital Burrito tech podcast is about Snapchat, the ephemeral social networking juggernaut founded in 2011 andamp; with an estimated value of $20 billion. In this episode, we also discuss Snapchat Discover, Snapchat original content and their Stories feature -- and compare this service to its competitors such as Instagram and Facebook.

This week we tackle a range of topics, from Bitcoin, The Silk Road to all of those nasty glitter bombs that have been plaguing humanity since prehistory -- or at least in the past few years.

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Fresh off the heels of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), we take a deep dive into some of our favorite wearable tech that is out or under development. In this episode, we talk about the Bragi earbuds, Airlegs, the FitBark, Intels Curie and much more. Come for the bluetooth-enabled activity sensors, stay for the droll commentary!

Join us for this podcast where we discuss the coming net neutrality vote, Facebooks questionable Year in Review feature and The Interview.

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This week we discuss the Sony Hack -- how a giant corporation was brought to its knees by hackers, with far-reaching implications for all of us. We also talk about the amazing advancements in the world of 3D printing.

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Is Sony setting a dangerous precedent by pulling The Interview? http://t.co/4Bqq0BMMiR pic.twitter.com/NWSzin4RBo

— CBC News (@CBCNews) December 18, 2014

 

Pulling #TheInterview is the End of Free Speech in Hollywood: http://t.co/O96QyqF9oF pic.twitter.com/SfQXsGkbh0 — L.A. Weekly (@LAWeekly) December 18, 2014

Robots, part II -- are they our helpers, overlords or are they us? This week we go in-depth again to talk about the ever-changing world of AI and robots -- and cite specific examples of robots becoming a part of everyday lives. As Steven Hawking warns, are robots going to eventually wipe out human life? How about Amazon adding 15,000 robots to their workforce? Listen for this lively discussion!

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You are just in time for another installment of The Digital Burrito. This weeks topics: Search engine mayhem, the role of social media in Ferguson, robots and the state of indie music.

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In this episode of Digital Burrito: A lively, candid and dare we say humorous discussion around all things related to the Oculus Rift, online dating services, the Tinder Wars and, of course, Uber in the news.

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