November 24, 2018

TNSS 184: Fly like Iron Man with Gravity's $400K Jet Suit - The world's fastest jet suit, Facebook Portal, Acer Chromebook 13, and more.

1 hour 25 minutes

On The New Screen Savers recorded on Saturday, November 24, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Florence Ion:

Leo and Florence discuss how shoppers used smartphones to spent $1B on Thanksgiving and how the U.S. government is asking allies to stop using Huawei telecommunications equipment.

Aerospace engineer Dr. Angelo Grubisic takes to the sky with the world's fastest jet suit as the Director of Flight Training for Gravity Industries. He joins to discuss human flight with the 1,050 horsepower Daedalus jet suit invented by Richard Browning.

We continue our Holiday Gift Guides with Flo's Picks for Android phones with the Pixel 3, Galaxy Note9, and OnePlus 6T; and smart displays with the Google Home Hub, Lenovo Smart Display, and JBL Link View.

Leo gives his thoughts on the new Portals by Facebook for hands-free video calling. It features a smart camera that follows you around the room, Alexa built-in, and a large touchscreen display.

Jason Howell reviews the Acer Chromebook 13. This Chrome OS business-class notebook features up to an Intel Core i7 at an affordable price.

Products mentioned:

Google Pixel 3: http://bit.ly/2P0Rbnh

Samsung Galaxy Note9: https://amzn.to/2DQqYGD

OnePlus 6T: https://www.oneplus.com/6t

Google Home Hub: https://bhpho.to/2Jm7I3Q

Lenovo Smart Display: https://bhpho.to/2r0zF98

JBL Link View: https://amzn.to/2DDQCxI

Amazon Echo Show: https://amzn.to/2PGOHPY

Portal Plus from Facebook: https://amzn.to/2Qcw1XM

Acer Chromebook Spin 13: https://amzn.to/2BvfXIw

Philips Hue White Outdoor Smart Bulbs: https://amzn.to/2BvQHle

Philips Hue Lily Outdoor Smart Spot Light: https://amzn.to/2Bv9FbN

Philips Hue Ludere Outdoor Security Light: https://amzn.to/2r58qdk

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Florence Ion

Guests: Dr. Angelo Grubisic and Jason Howell

The New Screen Savers records live every Saturday at 3PM Pacific on twit.tv/live. Episodes are available for download and streaming later that evening at https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers.

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