Episode 84: (Season 4) A New Season... Because We Can
Tech Talk Y'all · Edgewise Media
May 20, 201942m 17s
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Show Notes
In this Episode:
- “Alexa Guard” Can Protect Your Home (2:43)
- All Chromebooks will also be Linux laptops going forward (5:44)
- GPS tracker leaks real-time locations and can remotely activate its microphone (7:07)
- LED light can damage eyes, health authority warns (10:00)
- SanDisk’s 1TB microSD card is now available (14:43)
- Google’s new travel portal will improve the way you plan your trips online (17:24)
- Facebook defends itself against op-ed calling for its breakup (21:18)
- After burning through $1 billion, xJawbone’s Hosain Rahman has raised $65 million more (24:42)
- Japan is running out of phone numbers, so it’s making longer ones (28:27)
Weird and Wacky Tech:
- People are loving the new gender-swapping Snapchat filter, and it's now being used to catfish unsuspecting men on Tinder (31:37)
Tech Recs (35:00):
- Sanjay - Hopper
- Adam - Mail Chimp (with new CRM)
- Shannon - NYT Crossword App
Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes
Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit
Links:
- How Your Echo’s “Alexa Guard” Can Protect Your Home
- All Chromebooks will also be Linux laptops going forward | ZDNet
- Flaws in a popular GPS tracker leak real-time locations and can remotely activate its microphone – TechCrunch
- LED light can damage eyes, health authority warns
- SanDisk’s 1TB microSD card is now available
- Google’s new travel portal will improve the way you plan your trips online
- Facebook defends itself against op-ed calling for its breakup
- After burning through $1 billion, Jawbone’s Hosain Rahman has raised $65 million more
- Japan is running out of phone numbers, so it’s making longer ones