Tech Break (Video)

Megan Morrone and Lauren Hockenson discuss Star Wars Land, the newly unveiled Disney creation that is set to open in Disney Land and Disney World in 2019. At this week's Disney D23 expo, the company showed off a model of the 14 acre future park which will allow fans to control the Millennium Falcon, eat at a restaurant that will resemble Mos Eisley Cantina, take part in a battle between the first order and the resistance, and wait in soul-crushingly long lines.

Full episode at twit.tv/twiet/1810

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Scott Wilkinson talks about Samsung's new HDR10+ capabilities, which leads to a discussion with video specialist Joe Kane about whether or not we should be using the PQ curve for HDR content.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/htg/362

Host: Scott Wilkinson

Guest: Joe Kane

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Megan Morrone talks to Mikah Sargent of Mobile Nations and iMore about the latest iPhone rumors that the newest phones will contain lasers. Sources tell Fast Company that Apple is working on a rear-facing 3D laser for AR and Autofocus, to be attached to the back of one of the three iPhones that Apple will announce this Fall. Fast Company says Apple engineers are working on the new laser system as fast as they can, but it might not be ready until the 2018 phones. When it is available it will be used for the 3D selfie effects that make Snapchat so popular as well as facial recognition to unlock your phone.

Full episode at twit.tv/twich/1809

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Ryan Shrout and Patrick Norton discuss AMD's announcement of the aggressively-named Ryzen Threadripper 1950X, priced at $999, and the 1920X, priced at $799. The former has 16 cores while the latter has 12 cores.

Full episode at twit.tv/twich/423

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Some changes in MS partner strategy/program after last week's layoff of 'several thousand' -- new channel manager role, focus on 6 key verticals and 4 'solution' buckets.

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In early 2017, Tague Griffith joined Redis Labs and is responsible for the developer advocacy and evangelism program providing support for both OSS Redis and Redis Enterprise.

Full episode at twit.tv/floss/441

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Elliot Harmon from the Electronic Frontier Foundation discusses why tech companies are changing their sites to raise awareness of the potential demise of Net Neutrality rules.

Full episode at twit.tv/tnt/1808

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Today, July, 12th, is the Net Neutrality Day of Action. Go to BattleForTheNet.com for more details and instructions on how to write your Congressperson!

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twig/413

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

Guest: Danny Sullivan

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Ron Richards, Florence Ion, and Jason Howell take a look at Android Police's render of the 2017 Pixel XL that is set to include a squeezable frame according to sources.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/aaa/325

Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

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Jason Howell and Megan Morrone talk to Doree Shafrir from Buzzfeed about her research into what it's like for women working in Virtual Reality right now. Shafrir talks about the accusations against men who work at UploadVR and what the future holds.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/tnt/1807

Hosts: Jason Howell and Megan Morrone

Guest: Doree Shafrir

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