Tech Break (Audio)

On The New Screen Savers, Leo Laporte and Robert Heron talk with Dr. Andrew Cross, the president and CTO of NewTek (the folks behind the TriCaster). He is the chief architect of the video over IP system: NDI (Network Device Interface). He also shows us their brand new NDI native pan, tilt, zoom camera and And, the Connect Spark box which converts SDI or HDMI signals to WiFi.

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Guest: Andrew Cross

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Terry wants to create a smart interactive table screen to play Dungeons & Dragons in person and online.

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Host: Leo Laporte

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Brian Chee and Louis Maresca discuss the eventful week in Net Neutrality website changes as well as Ajit Pai's views.

Full episode at twit.tv/twiet/248

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Megan Morrone and Lauren Hockenson discuss Star Wars Land, the newly unveiled Disney creation that is set to open in Disney Land and Disney World in 2019. At this week's Disney D23 expo, the company showed off a model of the 14 acre future park which will allow fans to control the Millennium Falcon, eat at a restaurant that will resemble Mos Eisley Cantina, take part in a battle between the first order and the resistance, and wait in soul-crushingly long lines.

Full episode at twit.tv/twiet/1810

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PETA is asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review the federal judge's decision that Naruto the macaque does not have rights to the photo.

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Hosts: Denise Howell, J. Michael Keyes, and Matt Curtis

Guest: Gabriella Ziccarelli

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Scott Wilkinson talks about Samsung's new HDR10+ capabilities, which leads to a discussion with video specialist Joe Kane about whether or not we should be using the PQ curve for HDR content.

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Host: Scott Wilkinson

Guest: Joe Kane

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Megan Morrone talks to Mikah Sargent of Mobile Nations and iMore about the latest iPhone rumors that the newest phones will contain lasers. Sources tell Fast Company that Apple is working on a rear-facing 3D laser for AR and Autofocus, to be attached to the back of one of the three iPhones that Apple will announce this Fall. Fast Company says Apple engineers are working on the new laser system as fast as they can, but it might not be ready until the 2018 phones. When it is available it will be used for the 3D selfie effects that make Snapchat so popular as well as facial recognition to unlock your phone.

Full episode at twit.tv/twich/1809

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Ryan Shrout and Patrick Norton discuss AMD's announcement of the aggressively-named Ryzen Threadripper 1950X, priced at $999, and the 1920X, priced at $799. The former has 16 cores while the latter has 12 cores.

Full episode at twit.tv/twich/423

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Some changes in MS partner strategy/program after last week's layoff of 'several thousand' -- new channel manager role, focus on 6 key verticals and 4 'solution' buckets.

Full episode at twit.tv/ww/526

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In early 2017, Tague Griffith joined Redis Labs and is responsible for the developer advocacy and evangelism program providing support for both OSS Redis and Redis Enterprise.

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