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.
Episodes
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Jun 4, 2019 • 30min
Brains and Fingers and Robots. Oh My! – DTNS 3545
How can polydactyls (people born with extra digits on their hands or feet) help improve the science of robotic limbs? TWIS host Kiki Sanford is here with the details!Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Kiki Sanford. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 3, 2019 • 34min
MacBeast Pro - DTNS 3544
Apple delivered a number of announcements at this year's WWDC. We breakdown the information and round out the details on all the new products and features.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 31, 2019 • 33min
Star Wars Galaxy’s (Technology) Edge – DTNS 3543
Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland is complete and ready to accept a huge line of fans this summer. We take a look at all the exciting tech being used at the attraction to immerse guests in the Star Wars universe.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Len Peralta, Roger Chang and Chris Mancini. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 30, 2019 • 33min
These Glasses Are NReal - DTNS 3542
Xbox head Phill Spencer plans on making Xbox Game Studios PC games available in different stores and outlets including Steam. The Department Of Justice wants Sprint and T-Mobile to help a 4th wireless carrier build out its network before it approves the merger. And 47 companies including Apple, Google and WhatsUp signed an open letter to the UK's GCHQ urging the security agency to abandon plans for a "ghost protocol." Starring Tom Merritt, Roger Chang and Nicole Lee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 29, 2019 • 31min
Screening New Laptops - DTNS 3541
PCs heavyweights like Intel, HP, Asus and Lenovo showed off new their new dual-screen laptops this week at Computex. Will a 2nd screen become a common feature in upcoming PC laptops?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson and Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 28, 2019 • 34min
TVs Pushing the Edges - DTNS 3540
AMD, Intel, ARM, and Nvidia up the Generation ante, Apple updates the iPod Touch, and donkey-enabled solar powered Community Tablets arrive.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Anthony Lemos, and Robert Heron. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 27, 2019 • 6min
AMD Announces Zen 2 CPUs at Computex - DTH
AMD, Nvidia, and Arm all have big announcements from Computex, Huawei leaves standards bodies, and Microsoft gives more details about xCloud. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 24, 2019 • 31min
Sense and Accessibility - DTNS 3539
Author and Podcaster Shelly Brisbin joins us with an update on state of assistive technology.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta and Shelly Brisbin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 23, 2019 • 31min
Tesla Jerk-face Mode - DTNS 3538
Why do voice assistants default to a woman's voice and in a recent email to employees Tesla's CEO said the company was on track to deliver a record amount of cars in Q2.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Allison Sheridan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 22, 2019 • 28min
Bot Without a Face - DTNS 3537
Research shows that placing googly eyes on robots makes them less threatening and Ford is rolling out an autonomous package-delivery robot called "Digit".Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
