Tech Break (Video)

Megan Morrone and Jason Howell discuss how Uber's self-driving Otto trucks delivered 50,000 bottles of beer as part of its maiden voyage, traveling 120 miles in level 4 autonomy.

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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

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Panos Panay of Microsoft demos the Microsoft Surface Studio all-in-one desktop. For the full episode, visit twit.tv/specials309

Host: Leo Laporte

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Megan Saunders of Microsoft demo how to capture the world in 3D with Windows Phone. For the full episode, visit twit.tv/specials309

Host: Leo Laporte

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Megan Morrone and Jason Howell discuss the newest report from the IDC that shows that in the third quarter of 2016, the smartwatch category saw a 51.6% reduction in shipments year over year. With many Apple Watches ending up in top drawers, is this fad over? Will this change with the Apple Watch Series 2? Why has Garmin had so much success? What do you think? Is a smartwatch essential to you?

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/tnt/1626.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

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Steve Gibson details what is known, how he found out the problem and DYN's statement on last week's powerful attack.

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Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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Some images of the OLED touch panel on the new Macbook Pro were leaked in the newest macOS Sierra update 10.12.1, and Megan Morrone and Jason Howell discuss the fate of the "escape" key.

Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/tnt/1627

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

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Florence Ion previews the ZTE Axon 7 Mini, a midrange(MSRP $299.99) 5.2" Android phone.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/aaa/289.

Hosts: Florence Ion, Jason Howell, and Ron Richards

Guest: Aaron Kasten

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Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone walk through some of the new features in tvOS 10.0.1 for the Apple TV. To update to the new version, go to your settings on your Apple TV. New features include dark mode, photo memories, search in the YouTube app, automatically download all the apps you install on your iPhone and iPad, and more. If you're thinking of buying a new 4th Generation Apple TV this holiday, find out what's new and how it compares to Google's Chromecast and Amazon's FireTV.

For the full episode visit twit.tv/ios/317.

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Jason Howell and Megan Morrone discuss Apple's superfecta of updates. MacOS Sierra 10.12.1 improves stability, compatibility, and security. iOS 10.1 offers the much-anticipated Portrait Mode for iPhone 7 plus users (still in beta), which simulates shallow depth of field photos taken by DSLR cameras. You can now play all those laser, balloon, and firework effects with Reduce Motion enabled. WatchOS 3.1 finesses watchOS 3, including a bug that wasn't letting the Series 2 watch charge all the way. And tvOS fixes bugs and improves security, allows you to use Siri to search YouTube, but does not allow for single sign-on to all of your accounts.

Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/tnt/1626

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The annual event in San Francisco showcases the newest smartphones, tablets, laptops, games and gadgets just in time for the holiday season. Megan Morrone will be there on Thursday, October 27th from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM PDT perusing the offerings of over 50 high-end vendors, and we will be streaming it live to TWiT.tv. We will also be editing together a TWiT Live Special highlighting the very best the show has to offer. You don’t want to be left at the last minutes scrambling for gift ideas, so subscribe to TWiT.tv/specials so you don’t miss a thing!

Host: Megan Morrone

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