Tech Break (Video)

Tim Wu is the Author of The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Brains. Tim argues that what you pay attention to defines your life, and you should think hard about how you want to spend your precious attention.

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Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone take a look at the official Disney Star Wars app for iOS.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone

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Father Robert Ballecer, SJ got a sneak peak of the Predator 21X. The laptop is equipped with a 21" curved display which creates one of the most immersive gaming experiences on the market today. It boasts two GeForce GTX 1080 GPUs, 4 speakers, 2 subwoofers, 5 cooling fans and a built-in mechanical keyboard. This type of game power is a must have for serious enthusiasts.

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Father Robert Ballecer, SJ spoke with Adam Najbeg from DJI about a new, affordable gimbal for your smartphone. The OSMO leverages the tech from both the photography side of DJI and the aerial side. It boasts a sensitivity algorithm that eliminates camera shake and allows the user to shoot cinematic quality video on their phone.

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Leo Laporte takes a call about what to do next after 1 billion Yahoo Email accounts had been hacked.

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Host: Leo Laporte

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Leo Laporte and Aaron Newcomb talk about and demo the Snowden-endorsed Qubes OS, a security-focused OS that works to protect you from malware and other security breaches, with its community manager, Andrew Wong.

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Guest: Andrew Wong

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Apple AirPods are delayed. Is there alternatives to it? What should you buy in place of AirPods? For the full episode, visit twit.tv/ttg1349

Host: Leo Laporte

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Jason Howell and Megan Morrone talk to Ben Popper from The Verge about his trip to the Huaqiangbei Market in Shenzhen, the Silicon Valley of China. From selfie sticks to hoverboards the market is the birthplace of iPhone 7 clones and DJI drones.

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The OnePlus 3T has a 5.5" 1920 x 1080 401ppi 16:9 AMOLED screen under Gorilla Glass 4. The phone is available in Gunmetal or Soft Gold and goes for $439.

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Denise Howell and Mike Keyes talk to Jim Killock about a new strategy by UK police involving staging a robbery and stealing a phone out of a suspect's hand while the phone is unlocked to circumvent the phone's encryption.

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