Cranking Up The Retro – DTNS 3606

Wednesday, Nicole Lee posted shares her thoughts on the $149 handheld game system, Playdate. A quirky homage to old school handheld gaming consoles.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Nicole Lee, Roger Chang.

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#363 – Extremely Unbalanced

The Hugos have come and gone, and they were awesome. Audible’s in trouble for speech-to-text. But they’re right, it’s an accessibility issue. Also, the publishers are right, it’s a copyright issue! Tell it to the judge, both of you! Plus, we kick off our September pick, Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse.

Huawei Mate 30 to Launch Without Google Apps – DTH

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Huawei announces its September launch but Google says it can’t let Huawei use Google apps and services. Plus Apple starts supporting inie repair shops and Microsoft will start shipping Hololens 2 in September.

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Siri-ous Changes at Apple – DTNS 3605

Apple looks to address complaints around how it tests and improves the voice recognition abilities of Siri by letting users opt-in. Does this go far enough and is it something other companies will want to replicate?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang.

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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 281 – The Righteous Gemstones (101), Extras (203), Preacher (404-405)

Justin Robert Young is in studio and we give the first episode of the new Danny McBride HBO series, “The Righteous Gemstones,” a shot. Plus, Daniel Radcliffe on Extras and two episodes of Preacher. With special guest Justin Robert Young.

Next week, we are taking a week off from Cordkillers and It’s Spoilerin’ Time due to Labor Day in the US. See you in two weeks!
In two weeks: The Righteous Gemstones (102-103), Preacher (406-407), Extras (204)

00:34 – Summer Movie Draft update
06:14 – The Righteous Gemstones (101)
14:14 – Extras (203)
21:29 – Preacher (404-405)

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Fitbit Announces the Versa 2 – DTH

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Fitbit unveils the Versa 2, Canon debuts cameras based on a new 32.5MP sensor, and Facebook implements new rules for political advertisers.

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Self-Yelp – DTNS 3604

Voice assistants have been criticized for gender and racial bias due to the fact that they’re predominantly developed white males in western-based tech companies. Mozilla wants to solve this and created “Common Voice” in 2017, a tool that crowdsources voices as a dataset to diversify AI and represent the global population.

Starring Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang, Amos

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Lenovo Announces X1 and L13 ThinkPads – DTH

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Yelp rolls out new personalized results, Netflix announces “The Irishman” hits US theaters November 1, Nest Hello doorbell now tracks box delivery.

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Cordkillers 281 – I Guess I’m Signing Up For Disney+ (w/ Justin Robert Young)

A tidal wave of news from D23. Plus, trailer for the Breaking Bad sequel film, The Matrix is coming back, and a price for AppleTV+? All this and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Justin Robert Young.

Next week, we are taking a week off from Cordkillers and It’s Spoilerin’ Time due to Labor Day in the US. See you in two weeks!
This week on Spoilerin’ Time: The Righteous Gemstones (101), Extras (203), Preacher (404-405)
In two weeks: The Righteous Gemstones (102-103), Preacher (406-407), Extras (204)

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Tax Wars: A New Hope – DTNS 3603

CNET’s Patrick Holland posted an impassioned plea Sunday titled “Apple needs to fix the iPhone 11’s buttons so accidental screenshots go away. What other changes would folks like to see Apple fix on the iPhone 11.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang

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