TWiT Throwback (Audio)

Patrick and Ryan discuss the announcement of the GearVR headset's November launch, DX12 performance testing with the free-to-play Fable Legends, ThinkPad diversity, GeForce GTX 980 for notebooks, an October open beta for Star Wars Battlefront, and more...

Hosts: Patrick Norton and Ryan Shrout

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Oculus Connect 2 Announcement: Minecraft for Oculus Rift, new Gear VR for all Samsung phones for $99, Bullet Train.

Hosts: Mike Elgan and Leo Laporte

Guests: Ben Lang and Jeffrey Grubb

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How to build a beer lifting quad, and Interdrone 2015.

The Beerlifter

Parts List

Total: $276.56

Practical Design Considerations

1. ESCs

We've got 8 x RTFQ 2208 2300KV motors that max out at 295 watts

So we need 20 Amps ESCs (with sustainable bursting to 30 amp, for good measure)

2. Batteries

Again: 8 x RTFQ 2208 2300KV motors that max out at 295 watts

This means that we can't provide enough power with that single battery to max out our motors.

We COULD go with a larger capacity battery, or a higher discharge rated battery

But I decided to double up on the 4s 2200 60C packs. That gives us 3,907.2 Watts

Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Bryan Burnett

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Voxelus gives you the power to create VR content quickly and easily, Pebble launches a thin and round watch, Facebook puts YOU into the Star Wars movie, AmpMe lets you harness and synchronize a huge number of smartphones to play really loud music, and more...

Host: Mike Elgan

Co-Host: Kashmir Hill

Guests: Daniel Terdiman, Thomas Lee, Scott Stein, and Sean Captain

Producer: Jason C. Cleanthes

Technical Director: Jason C. Cleanthes

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Antennas in the attic, 2015 DATV QSO Party, Hams on the scene for the California wildfires and more!

Hosts: Bob Heil, Don Wilbanks, George Thomas, Gordon West, Dale Puckett, and Amanda Alden

Producer: Bryan Burnett

Technical Director: Bryan Burnett

Editor: Victor Bognot

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Hands-on reviews of Google Translate, Semper: Learn Effortlessly, Duolingo, and Khan Academy.

Host: Jason Howell

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Uber in Oakland, XCodeGhost gets scarier, Medium's Steven Levy is here to talk Pebble Watches and VR, and more...

Host: Megan Morrone

Guest: Steven Levy

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Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis

Guests: Mike Elgan and Mathew Ingram

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Megan Morrone goes over improvements in the recent iOS 9 update including search, photos, battery life, updates to watchOS 2, and Snapchat updates!

Host: Megan Morrone

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Office 2016 arrives: what's new and what's coming later, post-RTM build of Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile at Dreamforce 2015, first peek at Windows 10 on Xbox One, Microsoft Band next gen render, and more.

Hosts: Paul Thurrott, Mary Jo Foley, and Leo Laporte

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