Tech Break (Video)

Denise Howell, Matt Curtis, and Sean Lynch talk about DJI Goggles and how flying a drone with a VR headset might get you in trouble with the FAA.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twil/384.

Host: Denise Howell

Guests: Matt Curtis and Sean Lynch

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The TWiET crew discuss the official plan for the undoing of the FCC's net neutrality rules. The Federal Communication Commission is currently under Chairman Ajit Pai, who claims the rollback would create jobs and indirectly help protect user privacy.

Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/twiet/237

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In our latest version of Sorry Not Sorry, Wired.com featured a story called "Meet the Brilliant Young Hackers Who'll Soon Shape the World" with a photograph of the young hackers who were a little less than diverse. The story was widely criticized as was the publication as being out of touch with the times. #Tired! Wired Editor Nicholas Thompson responded to the criticism on Facebook, without using the word "sorry," but it sounded to me like he was...kind of. He was also defensive, writing that the author included a scene in the story of a meeting with the woman who runs the college's official hacking group. And quoting the conclusion of the piece about that these guys who "Aren't ambassadors of their generation; they're just seven freshmen on one floor of one dorm of one college in one state in one country on our one and only planet."

Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/tnt/1757

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Megan Morrone and Jason Howell pick apart the release of quarterly earnings reports from three of the top five most valuable tech companies in the world on the same day.

Full episode at twit.tv/tnt/1756

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Patrick Norton and Allyn Malventano discuss Acer's new monitor, which features G-Sync HDR and 4K resolution at a 144Hz rate. It also includes Tobii eye-tracking and supports Ultra Low Motion Blur technology.

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George Thomas shows how to build a power supply for Bob's Pine Board project.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/hn/297.

Hosts: George Thomas and Don Wilbanks

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Jason Howell and Megan Morrone talk to Alex Kantrowitz from Buzzfeed about the hype around artificial intelligence. Now more than ever, its cool to drop the A word. But does the tech measure up to the hype? Probably not, says Alex Kantrowitz from BuzzFeed. Starbucks has AI. Mastercard has AI. Even the Echo Look uses AI to give you fashion advice.

Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/tnt/1755

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Amazon announces the Look, a new version of the Echo with a built-in camera that will take pictures of your clothes and judge your fashion sense. Creepy? Brilliant? A bit of both?

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

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Invoke: Microsoft's awaited answer to the Echo. What's the latest on the Harman-Kardon Invoke speakers? We have some new tidbits.

Full episode at twit.tv/ww/515

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Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and guest Phil Nickinson from Modern Dad discuss how Google might bring its own flavor of ad block to its Chrome browser.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/aaa/315.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Ron Richards

Guest: Phil Nickinson

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