Tech Break (Video)

John Hodgman returns to the Triangulation podcast with Mikah Sargent to discuss his latest book Medallion Status: True Stories from Secret Rooms and what it's like to realize that you are not nearly as famous as the HGTV Property Brothers.

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Watch the full episode of Triangulation: https://twit.tv/tri/421

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli

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On This Week in Computer Hardware, Sebastian Peak goes over AMD's recent announcement of their 3rd-Gen Ryzen Threadripper processors. ALL THE CORES!

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Host: Sebastian Peak

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Android Central's Daniel Bader spent some time with Amazon's new premium smart speaker, the Echo Studio. He shares his thoughts on the device and the target market and explains why one of the Studio's new features should be turned off by default.

Watch the full episode of Tech News Weekly:
https://twit.tv/tnw/107

Host: Mikah Sargent

Guest: Daniel Bader

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Researcher Kevin Fu has figured out how to activate Voice assistant devices like Amazon Echo and Google Home with lasers instead of sound.

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Hosts: Jason Howell, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

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Microsoft's new hybrid 2.0 strategy includes other clouds.

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Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Paul Thurrott, and Mary Jo Foley

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On All About Android, Caitlin McGarry from Tom's Guide spells out why Wear OS isn't competitive with Apple's watchOS even after news Google is buying Fitbit.

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Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guest: Caitlin McGarry

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Five months after returning a Ford rental car, man still has remote control through his phone.

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https://twit.tv/sn/739

Hosts: Jason Howell and Steve Gibson

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Adobe Photoshop for iPad review: not feature-complete, but still lets you kick geese, which is awesome.

Watch the full episode of MacBreak Weekly:

https://twit.tv/mbw/686

Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Andy Ihnatko, Lory Gil, and Alex Lindsay

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AirPods Pro review - the best earbuds we've ever worn. However, they are pricy, and they're still earbuds, with all the issues that come with that.

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Host: Jason Snell

Guests: Devindra Hardawar, Rene Ritchie, and Dan Moren

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An Oregon appeals court last Wednesday decided that a woman whose judgment was impaired by methamphetamine when she crashed into a tree seriously injuring one adult and five children passengers, can be forced to unlock her iPhone with something she has committed to memory. The appellate court's decision states that, in their opinion, which is their ruling on the matter, it is NOT a violation of her Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination... because the fact that she knows her phone passcode is "A Foregone Conclusion."

Watch the full episode of Security Now:
https://twit.tv/sn/738

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Jason Howell

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