Tech Break (Video)

Megan Morrone and Nathan Olivarez-Giles discuss new virtual reality versions of titles known for longer gameplay. For the most part, VR games so far have been short. So much so that most games feel like demos. Bethesda is working to change that. The studio will have two new blockbuster console games coming to VR soon in Fallout 4 VR and Doom VFR. Fallout will be exclusive to the HTC Vive, so far. And Doom VFR will be available on both the HTC Vive and PlayStation VR. The reason this matters is Fallout is the sort of game that you can easily put 100 or so hours into. Doom would take about 40 or so hours to beat. These aren't lightweight experiences. So, are VR headsets and our faces ready for such games? We'll find out soon.

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Steve Henn is a Co-Founder of 60db, a personalized radio app focused on short-form stories. Steve talks with Nathan Olivarez-Giles about the advantages podcasters get by being on 60db.

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At WWDC 2017, Apple announced ARKit, a developer tool that will help developers create augmented reality apps without having to do all the hard math that goes into AR.

Host: Jason Snell

Guests: Mikah Sargent, Harry McCracken, and Lisa Schmeiser

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On 'The New Screen Savers,' Nathan Olivarez-Giles takes on Fr. Robert Ballecer in Nintendo's new fighting game on the Switch, ARMS, and gives us his thoughts.

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Kyle in Columbus, OH wants to know if Google Fi is a better deal for him than an unlimited data plan on a traditional mobile carrier.

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Host: Leo Laporte

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FLIR uses a custom piece of silicon for infrared vision in their product. The FLIR ONE & FLIR ONE Pro attach to smartphones and can help monitor electronic equipment that may be getting too hot.

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Jason Howell and Megan Morrone talk to Ellen Huet from Bloomberg about some of the stories she covered this week. It's not new that many tech executives first met each other at Harvard where they go not just for the education, but for the connections. But sometimes those connections can get complicated when one of them ends up marrying the President's daughter. Huet talks about the Kushners and tech investments. Plus, we discuss why Pinterest might not be able to compete with Instagram and what SoftBank might do with its newly purchased collection of Boston Dynamics robots.

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Denise Howell, Matt Curtis, and Natalie Nicol discuss Rob Reid's biography, which was written by an AI bot in a hilariously bold style. The writeup was born at ArticleBio.com

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Grammy-nominated surround-sound engineer and musician David Miles Huber talks with Scott Wilkinson about the importance of using stereo microphones when micing instruments and vocals for his chill music.

Host: Scott Wilkinson

Guest: David Miles Huber

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Kyle Wiens from iFixit joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to open up the new iMac to see what's inside and find out how repairable it is.

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