Tech Talk

Victor Yap from PC Mag SEA highlights the biggest tech news of the month and also reviews the Dell XPS 13 2017 edition in #GadgetInFocus (GIF Review).

0:27 - Sony Launches Sony 4K OLED

2:13 - Microsoft EDU Goes Official: The Simplified Windows That Is Designed For Education

6:22 - Samsung Launches Samsung Galaxy S8

9:44 - Microsoft Build Highlights (Build 2017)

9:57 - Build 2017: Microsoft Partners With HP and Intel To Develop More Cortana Devices

10:32 - Build 2017: Microsoft Unveils Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

12:02 - Build 2017: Windows Mixed Reality Motion Controller Goes Official

13:17 - Build 2017: Acer Windows Mixed Reality Headset

14:20 - Wannacry Ransomware Accidental Hero

18:15 - Sony Square Project in Tokyo

23:41 - Acer Predator 21 X Gaming Notebook Priced At RM40,000!

26:26 - Google I/O Conference 2017

31:15 - Sony CEO, Kaz Hirai Turned Around Sony In 5 Years And Sees Highest Profit Since 1998 

34:42 - GIF Of The Month: Dell XPS 13 (2017 Edition)

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The geeks talk about the strange world of patents, Apple patenting a pizza box, the complexity and implications of microbes, what former NSA employee, Edward Snowden, is saying on the Wannacry epidemic, Facebook’s promise to combat the spread of fake news, the potential death of the MP3, and Matt’s King of the Crowd features Knops, which are noise cancelling headphones that can tune out unwanted noise around you!

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What better way to start Fun Friday than to fill everyone’s heads with worms? Millions of tiny electric worms have been boring into the brain of Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage, turning it from a nice Emmental-like consistency into a binary cottage cheese. All it will take to repair it is a pocketful of Bitcoin.

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The geeks talk about a faster Facebook prototype translator, how Snapchat moves a step closing to Instagram, Foodpanda, Waze’s ultimate customisation to allow users to record their voice, augmented reality surgery, touch sensitive surface using conductive spray paint and Matt’s King of the crowd is Zero Breeze, a portable air conditioner that is the size of a pet carrier!

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Data is like the oil flowing down the fuel pipe, it is a resource and a currency of the future. With the data companies on the rise, our personal information is being seen, heard and monitored. The data companies were able to analyse and predict our behaviour. This week, Matt Armitage talks about the energy of tomorrow, data and how we are actually on a higher ground.

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Believe it or not, the PayWave technology has been in Malaysia for the last decade. However, there has been a number of viral news about how your 16 digit credit/debit number and expiry date can be lifted through the PayWave technology. KB Ng, Country Manager for Visa Malaysia is busting the misconceptions and shares his vision on the future of payment gateway.

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The Geeks talk about the ‘exercise pill’, Facebook adds moderators, Echo Look, the AI fashion police and King of the Crowd is about Swarovski momenzzGLOBE.

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You wore that forensic suit. You shaved your body hair. You taped plastic sheeting over every inch of your killing ground and melted everything down with acid. You might think you’ve committed the perfect crime, but, as Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage has found, microbes could still land you in jail.

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The word digital means many different things to almost every sector. For some, it’s about real-time data, access, platforms, business models, automation and so forth. As for the design and manufacturing industry, it brings all of that with an additional value to the end consumer. Kajin Teoh, Technical Business Consultant at IME Group of Companies urges manufacturers to keep up with the world of smart factories.

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Last week Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage was predicting the impending loss of our digital heritage to obsolete formats and forced upgrades. This week he wants to balance the scale with some of the formats that are fighting against their own obsolescence.

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