27: Shockhammer: Part I

This week is the Supercharged and Awkward crossover episode! We'll be talking about awkward technology stories and problems, plus a lot more. To listen to the second part of this episode, get it from the Awkward podcast on Tuesday at http://5by5.tv/awkward.

This week is the Supercharged and Awkward crossover episode! We'll be talking about awkward technology stories and problems, plus a lot more. To listen to the second part of this episode, get it from the Awkward podcast on Tuesday at http://5by5.tv/awkward.

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Hands on with Sprout, HP's keyboard-and-mouse killer
Will this $1,899 PC change how we interact with computers? (No.)
Gazelle starts selling iDevices
What were they doing with them before?
Apple CEO Tim Cook Publicly Comes Out as Gay in Letter Declaring Support for Equality
In a letter written for Bloomberg Businessweek, Apple CEO Tim Cook has publicly come out as gay while declaring his support for equality.
Grumpy Cat's new movie shows she should have stayed a meme
Sometimes the internet takes things too far.
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Has Crashed, One Pilot Confirmed Dead
Virgin Galactic has confirmed that SpaceshipTwo has crashed and the California Highway Patrol has confirmed that there is one fatality and one major injury.
How to Jailbreak Your iPhone: The Always Up-to-Date Guide [iOS 8.1]
Jailbreaking is a process that changes little by little with each iOS upgrade. Rather than always publishing new guides, we're simply going to keep this one up to date. If you want to jailbreak your iOS device, you've come to the right page.

IKEA Sit/Stand Desk Review: I Can't Believe How Much I Like This
Standing desks are not cheap. Or at least, the extremely handy motorized ones aren't. That's why everyone—including this desk-agnostic blogger—freaked out when IKEA announced that it would sell a sit/stand desk powered by electricity for less than $500. Finally, a healthy desk option for the masses. Finally!
Spain's New "Google Tax" Could Be Bad for Everyone
The Spanish government has just approved a horrible law that will force news aggregation services, such as Google News, to pay news sites for each link they include with their content. You read that right: On top of sending sites a ton of traffic, Google (other aggregators like Yahoo News, and maybe even Facebook or Twitter) will be forced to pay for each link they publish.
Retailers are disabling NFC readers to shut out Apple Pay
Some merchants hope to launch their own mobile payments system next year.
Apple Pay Competitor CurrentC Detailed as Convoluted System With Minimal Consumer Benefit
With recent moves by pharmacy chains CVS and Rite Aid to disable Apple Pay or even NFC payments entirely at their stores, a separate mobile payments initiative backed by these and other major retailers is gaining significant attention. This consortium of merchants, which includes Best Buy, Walmart, Lowe's, and many more, is known as Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) and is developing a mobile payments solution known as CurrentC.
Mikey's Magnet Problem
Any ideas why my iPhone6 does this to my macbook? Ever seen it before??

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