

Daily Tech News Show
Tom Merritt
Tom Merritt and the team help you stay up to date with an independent, authoritative and trustworthy tech news briefing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 5, 2020 • 33min
Make Music for Peace - DTNS 3880
We start off Creator Week with Mark Johnson, Grammy award-winning music producer/engineer and co-founder of playingforchange.com. He explains the process and gear of recording and producing ensemble music with musicians from all parts of the globe. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Mark Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 2, 2020 • 31min
Tidy Bowl - DTNS 3879
Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC, will use a pair of drones to disinfect fan seating and other areas after upcoming events. The drones will use electrostatic spraying nozzles to distribute the nontoxic disinfecting chemicals.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 1, 2020 • 33min
Oh What A Feeling, A Robot On The Ceiling - DTNS 3878
Google plans to spend more than $1 billion over the next three years to create something called Google news Showcase. What's Google's plan and how will news outlets benefit?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 30, 2020 • 32min
What's Old is Google TV Again - DTNS 3877
Google announced new products including 5G Pixels, Google TV and Chromecast, and Nest Audio. We dissect and examine the products.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 29, 2020 • 30min
Amazon Sees a Palm Reader in your Future - DTNS 3876
We compare and contrast Amazon's upcoming streaming videogame service, Luna, against the competition from Google's Stadia, Microsoft's Game Pass Ultimate, Nvidia's GeForce Now and others.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 28, 2020 • 31min
Farmville gone in a Flash - DTNS 3875
Roku announced the Streambar, a 14-inch soundbar that runs Roku's OS, capable of streaming 4K and HDR content. A compact speaker combined with a set-top streaming device. Who is this for and will it be successful in the marketplace? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 25, 2020 • 31min
Ethernet. It's like WiFi, but with Wires - DTNS 3874
With all the friction between Apple and Epic over payments in the App Store how will Amazon's streaming game service, Luna, tackle the same issue? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Lamarr Wilson, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 24, 2020 • 32min
Amazon's Luna Landing - DTNS 3873
Amazon made a number of new hardware announcements at its Fall hardware event. We go through their list and share our thoughts.Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Stroffolino, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 23, 2020 • 32min
Pinning is Winning!! - DTNS 3872
Blizzard CEO and co-founder Mike Morhaime left the company in 2018. He has now unveiled his new company DreamHaven, a game developer and publisher. What is he up to and what can we expect from his new company?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 22, 2020 • 33min
Azure. In SPACE! - DTNS 3871
Microsoft's Ignite kicks off today. We take a gander at the developments coming out of the conference.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja,Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


