This is my last day filling in for Todd while he is away down in Las Vegas covering CES 2019. Todd will be joined with the TPN.tv team and will be live streaming CES 2019 coverage from Sands Expo starting tomorrow at 10 am PST/1 pm EST. The link is below. There was a lot of tech news today from all of the announcements from CES on this episode! Todd will be on the road for the remaining of January and he’ll back with the next episode (audio only) on January 14th.

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Show Notes:

* ADT unveils revamped smart security system (https://www.cnet.com/news/adt-unveils-revamped-smart-security-system-at-ces-2019/#ftag=CAD590a51e)

* GNC at CES 2019 (https://geeknewscentral.com/2019/01/06/ces-2019-live/)

* Whirlpool has a smart front load washer and dryer (https://www.cnet.com/news/whirlpool-has-a-smart-front-load-washer-and-dryer-at-ces-2019/#ftag=CAD590a51e)

* Kitchenaid brings its own smart oven (https://www.cnet.com/news/kitchenaid-brings-its-own-smart-oven-to-ces-2019/#ftag=CAD590a51e)

* Japan’s billionaire’s “free cash” tweet (https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/07/japan-billionaire-yusaku-maezawa-twitter-retweet-record/)

* See all of the latest Alexa gear from CES 2019 (https://www.cnet.com/pictures/see-all-the-latest-alexa-gear-from-ces-2019/#ftag=CAD590a51e)

* Sprint and Samsung plan to release a 5G phone this summer (https://www.cnet.com/news/sprint-and-samsung-plan-to-release-a-5g-phone-this-summer/#ftag=CAD590a51e)

* Instant Pot and Google Assistant get together (https://www.cnet.com/news/instant-pot-and-google-assistant-get-together-at-ces-2019/#ftag=CAD590a51e)

* How to delete your online accounts but keep your data (https://lifehacker.com/how-to-delete-your-online-accounts-but-keep-your-data-1831498965)

* Forgot your Android passcode? (https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/forgot-android-passcode/)

* TCL offers “youth headphones” (https://www.cnet.com/news/tv-manufacturer-tcl-now-does-headphones-at-ces-2019/#ftag=CAD590a51e)

* T-Mobile hits 5G milestone (https://www.cnet.com/news/t-mobile-hits-5g-milestone-using-600-mhz-spectrum/#ftag=CAD590a51e)

* GE’s Kitchen Hub (https://www.cnet.com/news/ges-smart-kitchen-hub-is-back-and-pricier-than-ever/#ftag=CAD590a51e)

* Amazon Key for Garage  (https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/7/18167425/amazon-key-garage-business-home-deliveries-prime-ces-2019)

* Maximus Answer Dual Cam (https://geeknewscentral.com/2019/01/06/maximus-answer-dualcam-video-doorbell-at-ces-2019/)

* Akervall Technologies  (https://geeknewscentral.

Bell Labs Complex Computer

1940 – a full-scale relay calculator designed by Bell Labs engineer Dr. George Stibitz, becomes operational. The machine was first designed in February 1938, and construction began in April, 1939. Although the device was ready by October, 1939, it didn’t go into operation until this day.

The Complex Computer used 400-450 binary relays and initially could only run complex multiplication and division. The machine had to be modified to do addition and subtraction. In September, the device was connected to phone lines, sending information to a teletype unit.

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* the DOJ drops the IBM anti-trust case

* Night Trap will get re-released when the video game industry puts out the new rating system.

* Netgear is founded

* Palm Pre is announced

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Nikola Tesla

Born in 1856, Nikola Tesla was the inventor of alternating current. Tesla even worked for Edison from 1882 to 1886. He then started the Tesla Electric Light & Manufacturing company in where he worked more on AC electricity.

This started the “War of Currents”, which we talked about on January 3rd when Edison electrocuted Topsy, the Elephant.

Tesla was also known for many patents and inventions, including the Tesla coil, Electro-magnetic motor, incandescent electric light, electric railway system and many more. He was known for X-Rays, radio, the remote control and wireless communications.

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* Ivan Sutherland introduces the Sketchpad

* Apple announces Rhapsody

* Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com) goes down for 8 hours

Welcome to the first episode of 2019! We get back at it this week catching up on the latest build released for Windows Insiders, a closer look at Windows Sandbox in Windows 10 19H1, and Cortana being quieter during the OOBE. Then we run down a laundry list of app and service related updates, a few more end of year reflections from Microsoft, Windows 10 finally surpassing Windows 7 in market share at the end of 2018, and the countdown for the end of Lifecycle Support for Windows 7 in January 2020.

Todd Cochrane and Rob Greenlee discuss Todd’s CES plan and what it takes to put on a show, along with reacting to the job announcement by Spotify. We also spend a long time discussing other leaders in the space predictions for 2019.

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XBox

2001– It was CES where Microsoft unveiled the XBox video game system. The system had a 733 MHz processor, hard drive and 250MHz graphics processor. The console didn’t release until November 15, 2001.

XBox was the first American gaming system since the Atari Jaguar, which folded in 1996.

XBox live was added to the unit in 2002, but it was the ability to mod the XBox so people could turn their consoles into a XMBC (XBox Media Center).

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* Jack Tramiel steps down as president of Commodore

* Apple introduces the Lisa and Apple IIe

* Liskula Cohen sues Google over Blogger remarks

Richard Stallman

1984 – Richard Stallman quit his job at MIT to begin the writing of GNU software. GNU – a recursive acronym for “Not Unix” and reference to the song “the Gnu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gnu)” – is an operating system that is compatible with Unix software. Stallman wanted to bring a free software operating system for the masses to use as they needed. The open source community would then be able to grow the OS with their own code additions.

Even though no real stable version of GNU yet exists, Linux is based on the GNU kernel.

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* v 2.0 of Perl is released

* Steve Jobs accepts CEO position at Apple

* Steve Jobs announces he has a “Hormonal Imbalance”

Topsy the Elephant on Forepaugh & Sells Brothers Circus

1904– To show the effects of how dangerous Nikolai Tesla’s Alternating current was, Thomas Alva Edison filmed the electrocution of the elephant, Topsy. This was falsely advertised as the first Elephant to be born in America by the Forepaugh Circus. Topsy was named after a slave girl in the book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”.

Topsy was sold to Cony Island’s Sea Lion park. Her handler, William Whitey Alt, used Topsy to try and go after police. He also was involved in an incident where he used the elephant as an intimidation factor to the local police. Alt was fired and the owners of Luna Park were ready to get rid of her but no one wanted Topsy.

The owners planned to euthanize her by hanging, but the American Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals stepped in and said hanging was a needlessly cruel means to killing. After debate, it was finally arranged that the Edison Electric Illuminating company of Brooklyn would perform the electrocution.

The electrocution was witnessed by 1,500 who payed for their seats at Coney Island, along with 100 media personnel.

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* The Dancing Baby Debuts

* Business Software Alliance offers amnesty to pirates

* Spam King Stanford Wallace and FTC agreement

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* 7 Android apps that create fun movies from your pictures (https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/android-apps-create-fun-movies/)

* 15 essential Android TV apps you need to install (https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/essential-android-tv-apps/)

* This Qi power bank for $22.00 (https://www.cnet.com/news/new-phone-charge-it-wirelessly-with-this-qi-power-bank-for-22/#ftag=CAD590a51e)

* Best cheap headphones (https://www.androidcentral.com/best-cheap-headphones)

* This $23.00 Smart Strip (https://www.androidcentral.com/thrifter-deal-teckin-smart-power-strip)

* How much would you pay to quit Facebook for a year? (https://lifehacker.com/how-much-would-we-have-to-pay-you-to-quit-facebook-for-1831440890)

* Apple App Store breaks records  (https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-app-store-breaks-records-customers-spent-1-22b-in-one-week/#ftag=CAD590a51e)

* Create a personal balance sheet (https://twocents.lifehacker.com/create-a-personal-finance-balance-sheet-to-see-where-yo-1831463386)

* Microsoft test feature to give people control over their personal data (https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/03/microsoft-project-bali-personal-data-control-feature/)

* Earthquake early warning app (https://lifehacker.com/there-is-now-an-earthquake-early-warning-app-for-los-an-1831464861)

* Apple slashes revenue forecast (https://www.extremetech.com/mobile/283086-apple-slashes-revenue-forecast-admits-iphone-sales-weakness)

* The lies that Comcast allegedly told customers  (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/01/the-lies-comcast-allegedly-told-customers-to-hide-full-cost-of-service/)

* Apple set Christmas Day records for iPhones in U.S and Canada  (https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/3/18166775/apple-iphone-christmas-day-activations-record-tim-cook-us-canada)

* Netflix warns against Bird Box challenge (https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/3/18166594/bird-box-challenge-netflix-tweet-instagram-tiktok-youtube-morgan-adams)

* FCC Chairman Ajit Pai cancels CES appearance (https://www.engadget.