Now they can take risks and make crazy investments without answering to the public.
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72: The Slight Edge of Tech
Sudden breakthroughs are the results on small regular actions over time which slowly compound into something amazing. Save $10 per day and you’ll be able to retire a millionaire 40 years later. Start with a phone, improve upon it slowly every day and you’ll have breakthrough smart phones. That’s what we talk about today – the result of those simple actions compounded over time.
Today’s focus is on Google glass and bone vibration, Zillow’s home improvement app, Dell going private, Mailbox for iPhone, iWatch for Apple, Vine for adults, House of Cards on Netflix, EA’s Origin coming to Mac, and Apple’s iPhone India sales.
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- Google Glasses to use bone vibration for sound
- Dell officially a private company
- Microsoft’s 2 billion dollar tether
- Vine officially for NC-17
- Zillow moves into the next most logical market – home improvement
- The future of TV: Netflix and House of Cards
- Thanks EA, Now Mac users get subjected to the horror of Origin too!
- More Hangouts love for different bandwidth environments
- Inbox Unchained: Mailbox just fixed email on the iPhone
- The Apple iWatch
- Steve Job’s ghost returns to India… with the iPhone
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71a: Microsoft’s Surface Pro available storage disappoints
ALMOST as much as the 49ers losing.
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71: You Can’t Win ’em All, Though I Don’t See Why Not
Episode 71 comes after a rough loss for the 49ers. Of all the horrible things to happen in the week, this was the worst. But we pull ourselves together to talk about technology. Here’s what happened.
Elon Musk offers to help Boeing with their battery problem, Microsoft reveals that you’ll only get to use 23gb of the 64gb Surface Pro, Apple introduces a 128gb iPad, RIM changes to Blackberry along with a new mobile OS, researchers figure out how to print 3D moon bases, Newegg defeats Soverain to saves the Internet, driverless cars are closer than you think, and Nintendo announces they’re going to lose money this year.
This year… Sigh… We’ll get them next year… Go 49ers!
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- Newegg beats Soverain over Shopping Cart Patents
- Elon Musk offering Space X Li-Ion batteries to Boeing for use in the grounded 787
- Apple announces 128 Gig iPad
- It’s about moving the goalpost
- Reminding Wall Street that the iPad is more than a consumer toy
- Microsoft’s 64GB Surface Pro will only have 23GB usable storage
- Blackberry Stunned As Alicia Keys Terminates 200 Employee On First Day As Global Creative Director
- RIM changes name to BlackBerry
- The problems with Blackberry 10
- Only 1 in 8 would consider a BB10
- Top 7 tech jobs of 2013
- Nintendo to post unexpected loss as Wii successor falters
- Next gen play station annoucment coming on Feb 20th
- The next frontier for 3D printing: Moon bases?
- What Intersections Would Look Like in a World of Driverless Cars
- Time frame of the Driverless car revolution
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70e: Who’s fault is it for the slow Windows 8 sales?
Definitely NOT Microsoft’s.
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70: A Very Controversial Episode
We attempt to create some controversy in episode 70 because clearly it’s working for Kim Dotcom’s new Mega site. Microsoft also creates some controversy over their poor Windows 8 sales, Twitter creates controversy with Facebook over finding friends in their new Vine app, and Apple’s stock goes down it has too much cash.
On the positive side, Simplenote got bought by Automattic, H.265 got approved, we’re experimenting with storing data with DNA, and the new Moves iPhone app can help track your steps.
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- Now witness the firepower of this fully ARMED and OPERATIONAL MegaUpload!
- Microsoft Surface Pro on sale February 9th in the US and Canada, starts at $899
- THQ will be broken apart and sold to Sega, Ubisoft, and others
- Simplenote supercharged
- Moves: An iPhone app that tells you exactly how lazy you’ve been today
- Twitter officially announces Vine, a ‘new way to share video’ on the iPhone
- Vine hands-on: Twitter’s game-changing take on social video
- Facebook Cuts Off Friend-Finding Access to Vine
- Storing data in DNA
- Some good old fashion drama: Who’s to blame for Windows 8
- Microsoft won’t break Surface sales out from overall Windows 8 sales
- Lenovo a potential BlackBerry buyer
- Apple’s Stock plunge: What the heck happened?
- Apple made a ton of money last quarter
- Suddenly, Apple’s iPhone 4 Is a Major Point of Interest
- Some good old fashion rumor mill: the iPhone Plastic and the IGZO iPad
- Next-Gen Video Format H.265 Is Approved, Paving The Way For High-Quality Video On Low-Bandwidth Networks
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The Annual Prediction Show – Part 2
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 first from yesterday.
This part deals with the future: Our predictions for 2012. The first part looked at the past.
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The Annual Prediction Show – Part 1
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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The Top 2012 Stories
- Yahoo got a new CEO from Paypal: Thompson
- Yahoo got a new CEO from Google: Mayer
- RIM Gets a new CEO from Within: Heins
- Facebook goes public
- Facebook bought Instagram
- Encyclopedia Britannica dies
- Digg Dies… kinda
- Google Wave Dies
- WebOS Dies
- Zune Dies
- The Daily Dies
- Neil Armstrong Dies
- Nintendo Power Dies
- Apple releases iPad gen 3 and gen 4
- Apple releases iPad Mini
- Apple releases iPhone 5
- Microsoft releases the Surface and Windows 8
- Google Teases Project Glass
- Google releases Nexus Tablets
- Google turns on the Fiber
- Amazon releases new HD Kindle Fires, Paperwhte ereader
- SOPA!
- Higgs Boson discovered
- Curiosity Lands On Mars, mostly watched online
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The Future Will Be Awesome… Or Terrifying
Episode 62 is about the future. GE acquires startup Albeo, Saber Engines will go 5x the speed of sound, researchers develop ultralight printed materials, Staples will soon print in 3D, IE makes fun of haters, machines will make moral decisions, Surface Pros is coming in Jan., Microsoft Blue is coming in 2013, researchers figure out how to prolong flash memory life, Apple is talks with Intel to replace Samsung chips, and Facebook enables auto photo upload.
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- GE acquires LED startup Albeo
- Moral Machines
- Microsoft Blue
- The Saber engine will let us go 5 times the speed of sound and make it to space in one gigantic leap
- New IE commercial
- Surface Pro tablet announced Jan 2013
- Staples will allow you to print in every dimension
- How to build ultralight materials that are as strong as steel: Print them
- Apple in talks with Intel to replace Samsung as the manufacturers of the A series processors
- New method for massively prolonging the lifespan of Flash memory
- Facebook Makes A Huge Data Grab By Aggressively Promoting Photo Sync
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I Hope No One Is Listening
Episode 61 – Thanksgiving week! Newegg reports slow Windows 8 sales, Kickstarter got sued, Bizodo launches SignupasaService, Paul Otenlli leaves Intel, Matthew reviews his Android phone, HP’s Autonomy continues the PR nightmare, and we discuss social networking etiquette.
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- Furlo Bros Tech Podcast Special: Ian McLean From Statpedia Interview
- How To Get Startup Ideas
- Why Paul Otenlli got fired: He makes pickup truck engines
- Newegg reports: Windows 8 sales slow
- Kickstarter sued
- Bizodo Launches SignupasaService At AngelHack NYC To Cut Registration Woes Out Of The Design Process
- Oracle’s Ellison Vindicated in Autonomy PR Flap by HP’s $8.8 Billion Writedown
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