Tech Break (Audio)

Scott Wilkinson talks with AVSForum Blu-ray Reviewer Ralph Potts about his picks for Blu-rays with the best immersive audio.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/htg/349

Host: Scott Wilkinson

Guest: Ralph Potts

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Mark Gurman from Bloomberg joins Jason Howell and Megan Morrone to discuss his new show Gadgets with Gurman, as well as share his thoughts on the upcoming release of the Samsung Galaxy S8.

Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/tnt/1746

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Nintendo has stated that they are discontinuing the NES Classic Edition, at least in North America. The nostalgic console that came with 30 retro games apparently wasn't intended to be a long-term product.

Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/twich/410

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Padre shows the code behind the second version of his Arduino-powered Steampunk Goggles.

The code and STL files can be found at the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/51g0mbhsssdodvk/KH302_Steampunk_v2.zip?dl=0

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Gordo explains why it's still valuable to learn morse code even though you don't have to anymore to get your license.

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Burger King just released an ad which directly asks Google Home what a Whopper is. This may not have been the best idea.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twig/400

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Megan Morrone and Jason Howell discuss Burger King's ads that triggered people's Google Home, on purpose. They issued an "OK Google, - what is the whopper burger?" voice command at the end of their ad, at which time someone's Google Home would light up and read the first sentence from the Whopper Burger wikipedia page.

Full episode at twit.tv/tnt/1745

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Microsoft just announced a May 2nd event. Will it feature a new Surface Pro? No. Surface Phone? No. Education-focused laptop to compete with Chromebooks? Maybe...

Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/ww/513

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Jason Howell, Ron Richards, Florence Ion, and Tony Hannides answer a viewer's email about his upcoming breakup with Android after years of reliability issues with the platform.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/aaa/313.

Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guest: Tony Hannides

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"Rensenware" is a new twist on ransomware... Instead of requiring infected users to pay a sum of money to regain access to their locked files, Rensenware requires them to reach a high score of 200 million points in the anime bullet hell shooter known as "TH12 - Undefined Fantastic Object" when played on the "Lunatic" difficulty level.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/sn/607.

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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