Tech Break (Video)

Netflix released a new feature on its Android app called Smart Download that supports binge watching behavior. Cameron Summerson from How-To Geek questions whether binge-watching is healthy to begin with.

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David's Netgear N600 needs a firmware upgrade, but he is also contemplating getting a new router entirely. Leo recommends a new Netgear, ASUS, or Eero (TWiT sponsor) product.

Check out The Wirecutter's suggestions at https://wrctr.co/2o26y6w

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Celebrity impersonators are turning into a problem on social media.

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Is $100 too much for a ball? On The New Screen Savers, Leo Laporte and Alex Lindsay tryout the Play Impossible Gameball to see if it is worth the steep price.

Buy the Play Impossible Gameball: https://amzn.to/2NvNAxL

For the full episode, go to https://twit.tv/nss/164

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Alex Lindsay

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"Johnny Jetlag" talks to Leo Laporte about Timeshifter, an app for iOS and Android that "promises to eliminate jet lag."

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Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Johnny Jet

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Brian Chee, Lou Maresca, and Curt Franklin discuss Rich Communications Services (RCS) and its potential to replace SMS. The protocol can be used for richer messaging, but adoption in the enterprise may raise bothersome compatibility issues.

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Virginia Eubanks is the author of Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor. She talks with Megan Morrone about the ways technology is used to track people on government assistance.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/tri/354

Host: Megan Morrone

Guest: Virginia Eubanks

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Patrick Norton and Josh Walrath talk about RGB lighting, unicorn vomit, and the colorful new Delta SSDs from Team Group. The products cost around $80 and come with a 3-year warranty.

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Megan Morrone shows off her somewhat smart smart home, which includes a HomeKit-enabled Schlage smart lock, a HomePod, an Echo Show, an Echo Plus, a Neato robotic vacuum, a Yunmai smart scale, a Behmor coffee maker, the Noon Lighting Collection, and more.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/kh/389

Host: Megan Morrone

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Megan Morrone talks to Ian Sherr, Executive Editor at CNET News about the biggest stories in technology so far this year. Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, Net Neutrality, Trade and ZTE, Elon Musk and more. Plus, Ian tells Megan why stories like Yanny vs. Laurel teach us about the human condition.

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Host: Megan Morrone

Guest: Ian Sherr

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