Apple gets 10-year contract for all Major League Soccer matches, Adobe makes Photoshop free on the web and Meta now offers a setting to garble the voices of strangers in Horizon Worlds.
Tires Are Like Potato Chips - GDI 4296 Starts at 32:52
You don't have to smog check an EV! How of...
2022-06-14 22:56:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Apple gets 10-year contract for all Major League Soccer matches, Adobe makes Photoshop free on the web and Meta now offers a setting to garble the voices of strangers in Horizon Worlds.
Tires Are Like Potato Chips - GDI 4296 Starts at 32:52
You don't have to smog check an EV! How of...
2022-06-14 21:15:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Did Google fire a person for defending a sentient AI. Not really but we'll explain why you might have heard that. Plus a car powered with solar panels and do we want free ad-supported books from Spotify? If they're read by a non-sentient AI?
Your Sentiments On Sentients - GDI 4295 starts at 31:28 2022-06-13 21:49:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Did Google fire a person for defending a sentient AI. Not really but we'll explain why you might have heard that. Plus a car powered with solar panels and do we want free ad-supported books from Spotify? If they're read by a non-sentient AI?
Your Sentiments On Sentients - GDI 4295 starts at 31:28 2022-06-13 21:17:24 +0000 UTC View Post
WWDC wasn’t the only big tech conference this week. David Spark shares insights from this year’s RSA IT security conference. Plus researchers find a security flaw in Apple’s M1 chip and we clear the mystery regarding what’s happening to the Insteon servers after Smartlabs shut them down.
Show Us Your Cha...
2022-06-10 21:44:04 +0000 UTC View Post
WWDC wasn’t the only big tech conference this week. David Spark shares insights from this year’s RSA IT security conference. Plus researchers find a security flaw in Apple’s M1 chip and we clear the mystery regarding what’s happening to the Insteon servers after Smartlabs shut them down.
Show Us Your Cha...
2022-06-10 21:19:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Meta has plans to pivot Portal away from the consumer market and to the enterprise space. Apple reveals more details about the Apple Pay Later loan service it teased at the beginning of WWDC. And Microsoft announces it will move away from building a dedicated game streaming stick to developing apps on multiple platforms.
<... 2022-06-09 21:48:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Meta has plans to pivot Portal away from the consumer market and to the enterprise space. Apple reveals more details about the Apple Pay Later loan service it teased at the beginning of WWDC. And Microsoft announces it will move away from building a dedicated game streaming stick to developing apps on multiple platforms.
<... 2022-06-09 21:22:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Diablo is possibly one of the most addictive video games ever created. Its simple one-click game mechanics and loot enhanced leveling system established it as the grandfather of top-down action RPGs. Its sequels, Diablo II and Diablo III, still garner a rabid fanbase. While Blizzard is busy working on an updated version of Di...
2022-06-09 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Tom shares the history of the USB standard and the real benefits and limitations of USB4.
Starring Tom Merritt.
Link to episode transcript here.
2022-06-09 12:58:02 +0000 UTC View Post
E3 plans on in-person attendance in 2023 but has that ship already sailed for E3? Plus Microsoft is restructuring its Mixed Reality Group as the landscape for mixed reality glasses continues to shift, and Apple's Passkeys points to a passwordless future.
A Train Wreck Or A Triumph! - GDI 4292 starts at ...
2022-06-08 23:23:00 +0000 UTC View Post
E3 plans on in-person attendance in 2023 but has that ship already sailed for E3? Plus Microsoft is restructuring its Mixed Reality Group as the landscape for mixed reality glasses continues to shift, and Apple's Passkeys points to a passwordless future.
A Train Wreck Or A Triumph! - GDI 4292 starts at ...
2022-06-08 21:37:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Europe makes USB-C the law, Uber Eats takes on Goldbelly for shipping food across the continent, and Dr. Niki Ackermans tells us about the tech needed to slice up muskox brains for science!
The Frozen Goat Head Story - GDI 4291 starts at 30:43
Niki shares a story about testing brains and Home Depo...
2022-06-07 22:45:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Europe makes USB-C the law, Uber Eats takes on Goldbelly for shipping food across the continent, and Dr. Niki Ackermans tells us about the tech needed to slice up muskox brains for science!
The Frozen Goat Head Story - GDI 4291 starts at 30:43
Niki shares a story about testing brains and Home Depo...
2022-06-07 21:32:48 +0000 UTC View Post
WWDCC 2022 kicks off today and Apple kicks it off with a slew of product announcements including the M2 processor, new OS and iPhone updates.
Can I Mention My Favorite Feature? No - GDI 4290 starts at 41:37
The group continued their thoughts on WWDC. Is a new super villain being born? We got an u...
WWDCC 2022 kicks off today and Apple kicks it off with a slew of product announcements including the M2 processor, new OS and iPhone updates.
Can I Mention My Favorite Feature? No - GDI 4290 starts at 41:33
The group continued their thoughts on WWDC. Is a new super villain being born? We got an u...
Solar panels are a popular upgrade for many homeowners. But what are the costs and considerations that someone needs to consider before they take the plunge? We ask our panel to share their experience and expertise with installing solar panels and how much of a difference it's actually made.
Starring Tom Merritt, ...
2022-06-06 18:09:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Solar panels are a popular upgrade for many homeowners. But what are the costs and considerations that someone needs to consider before they take the plunge? We ask our panel to share their experience and expertise with installing solar panels and how much of a difference it's actually made.
Starring Tom Merritt, ...
2022-06-06 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostMONTHLY DTNS UPDATE
Hey folks!
Welcome to summer! We have some really fun stuff coming up. We recorded a solar technology round table with an industry insider, a homeowner who recently installed them and an airline pilot who's DIY-ing solar on his Texas farm. That's hitting the feeds June 11th (or possibly a littl...
2022-06-05 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Moving to a new place can be a fun experience but moving your 60″ plus TV to that new place is not so much fun. Patrick is here with tips on how to move your TV without breaking it. Plus union elections are coming to Apple stores in Maryland and NYC, and we examine the tech behind over-the-counter molecular Covid tests that...
2022-06-03 21:58:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Moving to a new place can be a fun experience but moving your 60″ plus TV to that new place is not so much fun. Patrick is here with tips on how to move your TV without breaking it. Plus union elections are coming to Apple stores in Maryland and NYC, and we examine the tech behind over-the-counter molecular Covid tests that...
2022-06-03 21:22:28 +0000 UTC View Post
How have economic sanctions imposed by the West on Russia for the invasion of Ukraine affected its tech sector? Will Amazon’s new process for buying hard-to-find game consoles really work? And we bring you up to speed on Meta’s new COO.
I Don't Hate Them, But I Want Them To Lose! - GDI 4288 starts at 31:25 2022-06-02 21:41:54 +0000 UTC View Post
How have economic sanctions imposed by the West on Russia for the invasion of Ukraine affected its tech sector? Will Amazon’s new process for buying hard-to-find game consoles really work? And we bring you up to speed on Meta’s new COO.
I Don't Hate Them, But I Want Them To Lose! - GDI 4288 starts at 31:25 2022-06-02 21:22:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Tom explains what Safe Harbor is and isn’t and what Section 230 does and does not protect.
Featuring Tom Merritt.
Full episode transcript here.
2022-06-02 08:32:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Tweetdeck’s fate is sealed, Android has spawned a whole new OS, and could notifications use a bi-directional “away” mode?
Fizzy Water and Fuzzy Teeth - GDI 4287 starts at 30:13
Is Kevin the new hot club? When was the last time you made a name cloud? Is your fridge a poet? Any Nick can write...
Tweetdeck’s fate is sealed, Android has spawned a whole new OS, and could notifications use a bi-directional “away” mode?
Fizzy Water and Fuzzy Teeth - GDI 4287 starts at 30:13
Is Kevin the new hot club? When was the last time you made a name cloud? Is your fridge a poet? Any Nick can write...
Theatremonkey put together this GDI monthly highlight reel for May 2022.
Computer vision comes for baseball umpires, what Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion can do for island power, and Microsoft brings blue checkmarks to everyone.
Shift + CMD + T - GDI 4286 starts at 32:34
Sarah felt like a hero. How many tabs do you have open, on a daily basis? Have you used shift comma...
2022-05-31 21:49:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Computer vision comes for baseball umpires, what Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion can do for island power, and Microsoft brings blue checkmarks to everyone.
Shift + CMD + T - GDI 4286 starts at 32:34
Sarah felt like a hero. How many tabs do you have open, on a daily basis? Have you used shift c...
2022-05-31 21:22:25 +0000 UTC View PostSamsung reportedly reducing smartphone production by 10%, Google adds a tablet to the Universal Stylus Initiative Certified Products list, and Mark Gurman reports iOS 16 will add future support for an always-on lock screen.
Get the show notes 2022-05-30 15:22:26 +0000 UTC View Post
