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Episode 50: Lockstate's total eclipse of the smart
Dan's away again, but on this week's episode Marc and Riley cover a drone film festival in Toronto; a smart lock company that made it dumb with a software update; solar eclipse glasses that Amazon warns will hurt your eyes; a new Tile product (and maybe a new future based on their plans).
Speed round:
-US Senate hearing uses Canadian tech to record testimony
-Facebook launches M in Canada Aug. 15
-HTC is making the Pixel 2 and it's squeezable
-UE Boom and Megaboom are getting Alexa
-Instagram is now sorting comments into threads
-Angry Birds might have an IPO and it might be worth $2 billion
Recommendations
Marc — Phillips OneBlade Hybrid Electric Trimmer and Shaver
Riley — Western Digital My Book 4TB
Links:
- Big Drone Show and film festival landing in Toronto | CanoeTech Blog
- Smart lock vendor accidentally bricks its own locks through firmware update | The Verge
- Amazon warns about counterfeit eclipse glasses | CBC News
- $499 cardboard eclipse glasses | Amazon
- Tile aims to become the Apple of tracking devices with new Pro versions | Mobilesyrup
- Victoria-Made Stenomask Used in US Senate Hearing | Techvibes
- Facebook launches new M digital assistant for Messenger | Mobilesyrup
- Instagram Will Now Organize Comments Into Threads | Techvibes
- The Pixel 2 will do things when you squeeze it, FCC filing confirms | The Verge
- The UE Boom 2 and UE Megaboom Bluetooth speakers now have Alexa built in | The Verge
- Angry Birds set to lay golden egg in possible $2-billion IPO | The Globe and Mail
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Dan's away again, but on this week's episode Marc and Riley cover a drone film festival in Toronto; a smart lock company that made it dumb with a software update; solar eclipse glasses that Amazon warns will hurt your eyes; a new Tile product (and maybe a new future based on their plans).
Speed round:
-US Senate hearing uses Canadian tech to record testimony
-Facebook launches M in Canada Aug. 15
-HTC is making the Pixel 2 and it's squeezable
-UE Boom and Megaboom are getting Alexa
-Instagram is now sorting comments into threads
-Angry Birds might have an IPO and it might be worth $2 billion
Recommendations
Marc — Phillips OneBlade Hybrid Electric Trimmer and Shaver
Riley — Western Digital My Book 4TB
Links:
- Big Drone Show and film festival landing in Toronto | CanoeTech Blog
- Smart lock vendor accidentally bricks its own locks through firmware update | The Verge
- Amazon warns about counterfeit eclipse glasses | CBC News
- $499 cardboard eclipse glasses | Amazon
- Tile aims to become the Apple of tracking devices with new Pro versions | Mobilesyrup
- Victoria-Made Stenomask Used in US Senate Hearing | Techvibes
- Facebook launches new M digital assistant for Messenger | Mobilesyrup
- Instagram Will Now Organize Comments Into Threads | Techvibes
- The Pixel 2 will do things when you squeeze it, FCC filing confirms | The Verge
- The UE Boom 2 and UE Megaboom Bluetooth speakers now have Alexa built in | The Verge
- Angry Birds set to lay golden egg in possible $2-billion IPO | The Globe and Mail