Tech Break (Video)

On The New Screen Savers, Leo Laporte and Iain Thomson talk with Nathan Seidle, the founder of SparkFun Electronics about the autonomous safe-cracking robot he created and how it works. Nathan's robot was one of the most popular events at DEF CON 2017.

For the full episode, go to Leo Laporte and Iain Thomson

Guest: Nathan Seidle

Bandwidth for TWiT Bits is provided by CacheFly.

John from Santa Monica wants to only allow calls from his contact list to ring on his phone while blocking other calls.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/ttg/1412

Host: Leo Laporte

Bandwidth for TWiT Bits is provided by CacheFly.

Denise Howell, Matt Curtis and Emory Roane discuss Google's decision to fire a software engineer over a controversial internal memo.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twil/395

Hosts: Denise Howell, Matt Curtis, and Emory Roane

Bandwidth for TWiT Bits is provided by CacheFly.

Brian Chee and Lou Maresca discuss DirectDefense's discovery of Carbon Black's supposed leak of terabytes of confidential data. Users need to reflect on their trust in error-prone firms going forward.

Full episode at twit.tv/twiet/252

Bandwidth for TWiT Bits is provided by CacheFly.

Megan Morrone, Georgia Dow, and Mikah Sargent from iMore discuss the new anonymous social media app, Sarahah. It is designed for to offer constructive criticism to co-workers, but is it just another AskFM for teens?

Full episode at twit.tv/tnt/1830

Bandwidth for TWiT Bits is provided by CacheFly.

Jason Howell and Megan Morrone talk to Dr. Michael Bishop, founder of Summerland Camps, the first adventure-based camp focused on screen time overuse issues in the United States. With camps based on college campuses, Bishop (a retired psychologist) and his crew help kids manage their time and get ready for college. He offers advice on how families can work together to curb the habit of too much technology.

Full episode at twit.tv/tnt/1829

Bandwidth for TWiT Bits is provided by CacheFly.

Audio legend Bob Carver explains how his Amazing Line Source speaker works.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/htg/366

Host: Scott Wilkinson

Guest: Bob Carver

Bandwidth for TWiT Bits is provided by CacheFly.

Patrick Norton and Ryan Shrout discuss T-Mobile's new phone, which costs $125 and features a 5.5" HD display, a 13MP camera, a 5MP front-facing camera, a 3000 mAh Battery, 32GB Internal Memory, and Android 7.0 Nougat.

Full episode at twit.tv/twich/427

Bandwidth for TWiT Bits is provided by CacheFly.

All Things Open 2017 will take place October 23 - 24 at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, NC. Todd Lewis is the creator/founder of All Things Open, now the largest open source/tech/web event on the east coast of the U.S.

Full episode at twit.tv/floss/445

Bandwidth for TWiT Bits is provided by CacheFly.

Not only is the Perseid Meteor shower happening, but also the solar eclipse!

Bandwidth for TWiT Bits is provided by CacheFly.