Tech News Today 709: To The Moon, Rubin!

Shows/ Tech News Today / March 13th, 2013

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Does anyone care if Apple maps is getting better? Dell’s 18-inch tablet, Netflix gets all Facebooky, and more.

Guest: Dan Patterson

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Running time:: 0:50:35

Tech History Today – March 13, 2013

Today in Tech History / March 13th, 2013

In 1781 – English astronomer William Herschel observed what he initially thought was a comet but turned out to be the planet Uranus. It was the first planet to be discovered using a telescope.

In 1882 – At the Royal Institution, Eadweard J. Muybridge demonstrated his zoopraxiscope, an optical apparatus that exhibited photographs of moving animals. It is sometimes considered the first movie projector.

In 1969 – Apollo 9 returned safely to Earth after orbital testing of the first crewed Lunar Module.

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The BIBLIO-MAT is not people!

Shows / March 12th, 2013

Podcast listener Jacob wanted to let us know that there aren’t actually people passing out the books from within the Biblio-Mat in Toronto. It’s actually… automated! With mechanisms!​ And such!

Tech News Today 708: Sugar Daddy for Blackberry

Shows/ Tech News Today / March 12th, 2013

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Cord-cutters rising, Lenovo might buy BlackBerry, app that saves you gas money, and more.

Guest: Jeff Cannata

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Running time:: 0:46:57

TenState: A Comic Book Project by Tom Merritt & Len Peralta

TenState / March 12th, 2013

TenState LogoTenState is a comic book series about a fictional TV reality show called “The Ten” that goes terribly wrong. It will be told in ten separate 10 page black and white installments. We are asking for money to fund the first three issues of the series. If we make the initial goal, we will add stretch goals for five issues and finally, the whole 10 issue season. Len and I have sketched out a basic story arc for season one, but we have ideas for at least four seasons. We are treating this comic as an episodic television series in the vein of Lost, The X-Files and The Walking Dead, but with the bite-sized presentation of a webseries.

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Tech History Today – March 12, 2013

Today in Tech History / March 12th, 2013

In 1790 – John Frederic Daniell was born. He would grow up to invent the Daniell cell, a battery that supplied an even current during continuous operation, thus making battery power practical.

In 1889 – Almon B. Strowger of Kansas City filed his patent for the first automatic telephone exchange.

In 1923 – Inventor Lee De Forest demonstrated The Phonofilm for the press. It was the first motion picture with a sound-on-film track.

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Kushiel’s Legacy, Jacqueline Carey, and More!

Shows / March 11th, 2013

Author of the Kushiel’s Legacy series, Jacqueline Carey, joins us to talk the inspirations behind her immensely popular series, the power of writing in the first person, and Veronica tries not to butcher anyone’s name. Enjoy!

More on our guest, Jacqueline Carey!

On the Web: http://www.jacquelinecarey.com/index.htm
GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/…
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jacquelineca…

More on Jacqueline’s Works:

Kushiel’s Legacy Series:
Phedre’s Trilogy: http://www.goodreads.com/series/54527…
Imriel’s Trilogy: http://www.goodreads.com/series/54529…
Moirin’s Trilogy: http://www.goodreads.com/series/54528…

Santa Olivia series: http://www.goodreads.com/series/50337…
The Sundering series: http://www.goodreads.com/series/44721…
Agent of Hel series: http://www.goodreads.com/series/78846…

“An Unexpected Visitor” by Aaron: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0bIMf…

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Tech News Today 707: Seattle Bar Will Kick Your Glass

Shows/ Tech News Today / March 11th, 2013

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Sneak peek at the Samsung Galaxy S IV, Amazon’s move to dominate domain names, MakerBot’s 3D scanner, and more.

Guest: Andy Ihnatko

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Running time:: 0:50:41