Tech Break (Video)

To stop COVID spread, Japan bans screaming on rollercoasters. This Week in Google hosts Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, and Jeff Jarvis watch a YouTube Clip in which two stoic Japanese amusement park executives demonstrate how to properly ride a rollercoaster in the COVID era.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, and Jeff Jarvis

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Microsoft announced new features for Teams, including a new Auditorium View, support for 1,000 participants and up to 20,000 viewers, and hints toward new Teams-specific displays similar to the Echo Show which will be coming out later this year.

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Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Mary Jo Foley

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Google hosted this virtual smart home IoT conference for developers, their first after canceling Google I/O and other events. TWiT's "Smart Tech Today" hosts Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli provided color commentary. Michele Turner, Director of Product Management for Google Smart Home Ecosystem Devices, gave a quick overview of several updates to Google's smart home offerings:

• New Smart Home Ecosystem Devices and routines
• Gentle Sleep and Wake
• Android 11 will have dedicated IOT controls
• New security controls for IoT devices
• More controls for state reporting
• New Local Home SDK with improved controls, smart home logs, statistics and analytics
• The transition from "Works with Nest" to "Works with Google Assistant"
• More "Home and Away" routines and custom routines for partners
• Project Connected Home Over IP: Google is working with Amazon, Apple, and Zigbee to develop an open standard for IoT based on Internet Protocol

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Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli

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On All About Android, David Imel from Android Authority shares a preview of his upcoming review of the Sony Xperia 1 II smartphone. While the design is top-notch, the camera quality could be better.

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Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guest: David Imel

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The city of Boston just joined the growing number of cities to just say no to law enforcement's use of facial recognition. This makes Boston the second largest city, behind only San Francisco, to decide that the technology's current profound limitations and liabilities far outweigh its benefits.

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Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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Evernote's Phil Libin is back with a Mac app that will make your Zoom calls pop.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Lory Gil, and Rene Ritchie

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On iOS Today, Leo Laporte recommends Darkroom for photo editing on the iPad. It's a free app that can be upgraded for more features.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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On Smart Tech Today, Mikah Sargent shows off the pieces of eufy's Home Alarm Kit, including the keypad and motion sensor. Available at https://amzn.to/3gBQX3U via our affiliate link!

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Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli

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With Lidar, ARKit 4, and AirPods, Apple is putting together the pieces for a future AR headset/glasses.

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Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Shira Lazar, Sam Abuelsamid, and Jason Hiner

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On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Lou Maresca talks about the worst hacks and breaches of 2020's first six months.

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Host: Louis Maresca

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