Tech Break (Audio)

Leo Laporte and Florence Ion are joined by Youtuber Marques Brownlee to share his top tech picks for the holidays. Marques recommends OnePlus 3T, Google Pixel, Google Daydream VR, Sennheiser HD 598, and the Tesla Model S.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Florence Ion and Marques Brownlee

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Christina Warren from Gizmodo joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to discuss what makes Spectacles so hot that consumers will wait in line for hours to get one.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/tnt/1655.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guest: Christina Warren

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Dave Hamilton, from The Mac Observer and Mac Geek Gab, joins Leo Laporte and Florence Ion to talk about WiFi mesh systems and how the eero, Orbi, AmpliFi, and Google WiFi compare.

For the full episode, go to twit.tv/nss/83

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Florence Ion

Guest: Dave Hamilton

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Tom is looking for the best way to stay secure online while banking, is Linux the best operating system for that?

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/ttg/1347.

Host: Leo Laporte

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Jason Howell and Megan Morrone talk to Dave Gershgorn of Quartz about a secret meeting that Apple held to discuss artificial and machine learning research. Apple is typically secretive about most of what goes on behind closed Cupertino doors, but now that Russ Salakhutdinov (formerly of Carnegie Mellon) is the head of machine learning at Apple, this could change. Gershgorn looked at slides from the meeting and talked to unnamed sources.

Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/tnt/1658

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Denise Howell and Mike Keyes talk to Joe Bennett and Derek Khanna about the state of copyright in the music industry.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twil/369.

Hosts: Denise Howell and J. Michael Keyes

Guests: Derek Khanna and Joe Bennett

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Retail analytics helps you find what your customers are looking at and for how long, and is a goldmine of information to help you tailor your displays to what your customers are truly interested in.

Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/twiet/218

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Jason Howell and Megan Morrone talk about Amazon's new brick and mortar convenience store. With their patented new "just walk out technology," the online giant says they've used machine learning, computer vision, and AI so you never have to wait in line at the grocery store again. Scan your phone on the way into the store then choose what you want off the shelves and walk out. Amazon Go is made with sensor fusion to track the products and charge your account. The future stores will sell ready-to-eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack options as well as staples like bread and milk and even artisan cheeses and locally made chocolates. All this without any of the muss and fuss of real people.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/tnt/1654.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

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Product Hunt was just acquired by AngelList, a company dedicated to helping startups with fundraising and recruiting. Both Product Hunt and AngelList are Silicon Valley favorites and Kurt Wagner at Re/Code says the deal was worth around 20 million dollars. Product Hunt will continue to operate as its own brand under the AngelList umbrella. It seems like a likely combo since Product Hunt founder and general nice guy, Ryan Hoover, has proven to be a gifted mentor and promoter of young startups.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/tnt/1652.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

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Scott Wilkinson talks with Smart Home Editor Grant Clauser from The Wirecutter about controlling your home theater sysem by voice using Amazon Echo.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/htg/332

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Grant Clauser

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