Tech Break (Video)

Tiki Brand Products responded to the use of its products at the events in Charlottesville by posting on social media that "TIKI Brand is not associated in any way with the events that took place in Charlottesville and are deeply saddened and disappointed."

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Hosts: Denise Howell, Matt Curtis, and J. Michael Keyes

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Scott Wilkinson talks with audio engineer Bob Schulein about how to capture immersive, binaural audio.

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Host: Scott Wilkinson

Guest: Bob Schulein

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Kerry Davis from Engadget reveals a number of ways that artificial intelligence and robotics are combining to change how crops are farmed.

Full episode at twit.tv/tnt/1834

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Fr. Robert Ballecer and Megan Morrone look at Anker's most versatile portable charger to quickly charge all of your devices, just in time for back to school!

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Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Megan Morrone

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Allyn Malventano and Patrick Norton discuss Samsung's Portable SSD T5, which is a bit smaller than the T3. The packaging comes with Type-C to A and C to C cables, and the warranty lasts 3 years.

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LibreOffice includes several applications that make it a powerful Free and Open Source office suite on the market. Development is open to new talent and new ideas, and their software is tested and used daily by a large user community.

Full episode at twit.tv/floss/446

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On Ham Nation, Bob Heil, Don Wilbanks, and George Thomas talk to Marty Sullaway, KC1CWF. Marty is this year's Young Ham of the Year on the late Bill Pasternak's Amateur Radio Newsline and will receive the award at the Huntsville Hamfest. Marty is a 15-year-old that loves serious contesting, working DX and mentoring other young hams.

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Guest: Marty Sullaway

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Rolling out now - the ability to call any phone number in the US and Canada with your Google Home.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Stacey Higginbotham

Guest: Mike Elgan

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Jason Howell and Megan Morrone talk to tech pundit Rafe Needleman about bots pretending to be humans to be bots. Have you ever been chatting or tweeting with someone about something, and asked yourself "wait... is this an actual person, or is this a bot, cause it could TOTALLY be a bot right now."? Needleman, Content Strategist at Cisco and Editor of Callers Call Back, talks about how bots have a responsibility to identify as such when interacting with us puny humans.

Full episode at twit.tv/tnt/1833

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What did Microsoft know about problems with its Surface devices and when did officials know it? PT has seen a leaked memo and has the scoop - And some follow-up context. Even if Consumer Reports' methodology is questionable and MS has turned the corner, can Microsoft recover from being dinged?

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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott

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