98: ASH: Artificial Sexual Harassment

This week on Supercharged we’re talking about Amazon’s upcoming additions to the Echo family, sexually harassing a robot, and Android N! Questions/comments? Visit awkward.email or call/text 509-AWKWARD!

This week on Supercharged we’re talking about Amazon’s upcoming additions to the Echo family, sexually harassing a robot, and Android N! Questions/comments? Visit awkward.email or call/text 509-AWKWARD!

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Waze 4.0 Brings a New Interface, Smart Reminders, ETA Panel and More
Waze, one of our favorite mapping apps, released a new version version for Android today. Waze 4.0 comes with a brand new interface, smart reminders based on your calendar events, and a lot more.
Apple Sends Invites for 'Let Us Loop You In' Media Event on March 21
Apple today sent out invites for a media event that will be held on Monday, March 21 at the company's Town Hall auditorium located on its 1 Infinite Loop campus in Cupertino, California, reports BuzzFeed. As with most Apple media events, it will kick off at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time.
Apple Pulls 'FlexBright', Says iOS Apps That Adjust Display Temperature Aren't Allowed
Earlier this week, we shared a blue-light reduction app called FlexBright, which worked similarly to Apple's own Night Shift mode. Apple initially approved the app, which was able to adjust the screen temperature for the entire iPhone, but after it garnered attention following our post, Apple pulled it from the App Store.
Pre-Order Amazon's New Echo Dot Without An Echo or Fire TV
Amazon’s two new Alexa devices look pretty neat, but Amazon has restricted how you can buy the Echo Dot. Here’s how you can get around that restriction.
B&N Is Shutting Down One of Its Top Three Digital Blunders on 15 March
Barnes & Noble announced a slew of of closures on Thursday, including Nook Video, the UK Nook Store, and what had to have been one of B&N's greatest digital mistakes.
AMD wants to standardize the external GPU
AMD hints that it's working on a new external graphics card solution that promises to be "the answer" to "ultrathin" laptop gaming, according to technical marketing head Robert Hallock.
All the New Features Coming in Android N
Google just took the wraps off of the developer preview for “Android N,” the next version of Android. Even better, it’s available now. There are ton of new features, including a huge one we’ve been wanting for a while: multi-window support for phones and tablets. Here are the highlights from today’s announcement.
See That Billboard? It May See You, Too
Pass a billboard while driving in the next few months, and there is a good chance the company that owns it will know you were there and what you did afterward.
Microsoft's Cortana Gets Sexually Harassed, But She Fights Back
You don’t have to show any skin to be sexually harassed — and you don’t even have to be human to be the subject of offensive, suggestive commentary, it seems.
FBI could force us to turn on iPhone cameras and microphones, says Apple
Eddy Cue warns precedent set by San Bernardino case could lead to company being forced to turn users’ smartphones into surveillance devices.

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