Sometimes a product requires a new look or feature. Sometimes the change is seen as a disruptive innovation and people love it. Sometimes it’s seen as a tone deaf redesign that inspire people to write petitions agains the change. This week we look into the latest changes from Snapchat and talk about it in the context of other changes like the Facebook timeline, Digg v4 and and iOS change. The show notes are below.
Both of which will greatly improve your life, and the life of your dog.
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Like most technology, the really innovate ones tend to test the bounds of your privacy. This week is no different with the revelation that the NSA is watching you thought some slick tech. Don’t be scared, we got your back.
We also talk about Bell Lab’s new camera, the WiSee wi-fi sensor, Whistle for your pet, Feedly’s latest improvements, a Rickroll on Vine, and Google Glass privacy concerns.
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It’s that time of year again… when it ends. So we’re back with a look at how our predictions of 2012 did, and with some new ones for 2013. It was such a long show that we split it into two parts. Look for the second half tomorrow.
This part deals with the past: The big events of 2012 and how our predictions did. The second part will look to the future.
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Episode 45 is a great one this week! The Daily lays off 70 people, Windows 8 Metro kinda gets a new name, NBC sets a new Olympic streaming record. We also talk about making apps irreducible, how Facebook can make more money, Facebook’s bot problem, iPhone secrets, and the future of social gaming. We also mention Twitter’s new $ tag, using a 3D printer to make a gun, the new new Digg, the Protean Echo Ubercard, Wahooly’s new CapLinked partnership, and the curious Mars Landing.
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It’s episode 42 fellow hitchhikers! It turns out that HP’s parts are worth more than the whole, NYC begins upgrading pay phones to wi-fi hotspots, Deron Williams signs his $100 million deal on an iPad, it might only cost Google $152 to make the Nexus 7, and Digg officially gets sold.
We also talk about Microsoft buying Perceptive Pixel, Nokia’s path to bankruptcy, Microsoft’s new chassis design for Surface, Apple’s EPEAT debacle, Steam’s new Greenlight & their summer sale, Amazon’s potential new smartphone, RIM’s amazing Twitter campaign, and finally we pine over a potentially new Office suite.
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It’s episode 33! This week we broadcasted using Google+ Hangouts On Air. Thanks for viewing and all your comments. We’ve embedded the video below for your viewing pleasure. We covered a lot of news this week. Some of the news we talked about was the Oracle/Google trial over Java who are still debating what constitutes “fair use”. We discuss how HP lost its way with all the sordid details. We finish up talking about Mozilla complaining about Microsoft being anti-competitive for only allowing IE as a browser in Windows RT. Is a tablet a computer?
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Episode 32 and there’s lots of news to cover this week. We talk about why Google & Facebook might be gone in 5-8 years. Why Moore’s law will be done in 10 years. The amazing Samsung Galaxy S III, Yahoo’s Disgrace, and AT&T’s biggest regret.
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