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DTNS 2941 – FTC Gives a D-link In Security

Daily Tech News Show / January 6th, 2017

The US FTC is using the carrot and the stick to make Internet of Things devices more secure.

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Daily Tech Headlines – January 6, 2017

Daily Tech News Show / January 6th, 2017

Samsung makes bank, Dell makes a big touchscreen monitor, and Norway makes people switch off FM radio.

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Today in Tech History – January 6, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / January 6th, 2017

1838 – Samuel Morse, with his partner, Alfred Vail, gave the first public demonstration of their new electric telegraphic system at the Speedwell Iron Works in Morristown, NJ. They used Morse’s specially designed code to send the message “A patient waiter is no loser.”

1851 – Leon Foucault proved the rotation of the Earth experimentally. He wrote in his journal that he made the discovery at 2:00 AM working with his famous pendulum in the cellar of his house.

2004 – Apple debuted the iPod Mini, a diminutive 4GB version of the iPod available in five colors at $249.

2016 – Oculus began taking orders for the Oculus Rift VR headset. It cost $599 and came with a remote, Xbox One controller and external sensor on a stand for $599. It was also bundled with the game Lucky’s Tale and access to Eve: Valkyrie.

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#277 – January No-Beer Problem

Shows/ Sword and Laser / January 6th, 2017

We commend Terry Brooks’ foresight, possibly convince Veronica to watch the Man in the High Castle some more, and give you important information to get the most of The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu.

DTNS 2940a – Voice Wars: A New Trope

Daily Tech News Show / January 5th, 2017

Nvidia wants you to think of it as more than a graphics chip makers, plus more robots, 4K and IoT from CES and even a little non-CES news starts to creep back in.

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DTNS 2940 – Voice Wars: A New Trope

Daily Tech News Show / January 5th, 2017

Nvidia wants you to think of it as more than a graphics chip makers, plus more robots, 4K and IoT from CES and even a little non-CES news starts to creep back in.

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Daily Tech Headlines – January 5, 2017

Daily Tech News Show / January 5th, 2017

Sony joins the OLED party, Apple removed the New York Times app in China, and Medium makes staffing cuts.

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Today in Tech History – January 5, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / January 5th, 2017

1948 – Warner Brothers showed the very first color newsreel, featuring the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl football game.

1972 – President Richard M. Nixon announced that NASA would develop a space shuttle system, emphasizing its reliability, reusability and low cost.

1984 – Richard Stallman began working on the GNU Operating system, a free UNIX-like OS. GNU/Linux is seen as the most successful outgrowth of that project.

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DTNS 2939 – CES Kicks off

Daily Tech News Show / January 4th, 2017

We get you up to speed on the big announcements from CES.

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Daily Tech Headlines – January 4, 2017

Daily Tech News Show / January 4th, 2017

Faraday Future debuts a prototype, Tesla misses sales target, and Intel’s Kaby Lake comes to all the computers.

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