Episode 129: Do snitches get stitches? La Liga's National Narc Network
Wrecked By Tech
English - June 20, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBTech News News Technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this week's episode we talk about former RIM CEO Jim Balsillie's thoughts on data (hint: it's bombastic), the BC government's new e-bike incentive, the La Liga soccer (football?) app's secret spying/snitching technique, Google's legitimate push to RCS in Europe, Samsung's smart TV antivirus tweet, a Tesla truck made by a famous YouTuber, EA's stance on loot boxes, and Facebook's cryptocurrency.
Speed round:
- Miller Lite made a beer can controller for some reason
- Best Buy can repair Apple devices and Dan does not recommend
- Comcast will have eye control for TVs soon
- You can play arcade games in Teslas now
- A news anchor in Egypt read out the "sent from" off the prompter
In this week's episode we talk about former RIM CEO Jim Balsillie's thoughts on data (hint: it's bombastic), the BC government's new e-bike incentive, the La Liga soccer (football?) app's secret spying/snitching technique, Google's legitimate push to RCS in Europe, Samsung's smart TV antivirus tweet, a Tesla truck made by a famous YouTuber, EA's stance on loot boxes, and Facebook's cryptocurrency.
Speed round:
Miller Lite made a beer can controller for some reason
Best Buy can repair Apple devices and Dan does not recommend
Comcast will have eye control for TVs soon
You can play arcade games in Teslas now
A news anchor in Egypt read out the "sent from" off the prompter
Links:
Jim Balsillie : ‘Data is not the new oil – it’s the new plutonium’ | Financial PostB.C. government offers residents $850 to buy an e-bike to reduce vehicle useRayvolt Standard E-Bike Cruzer - Vintage Iron Cycles - Electric Bike ShopLaLiga’s app listened in on fans to catch bars illegally streaming soccer - The VergeGoogle is finally taking charge of the RCS rollout - The VergeSamsung accidentally makes the case for not owning a smart TV - The VergeYouTuber Simone Giertz transformed a Tesla Model 3 into a pickup truck - The VergeEA: They’re not loot boxes, they’re “surprise mechanics,” and they’re “quite ethical” | PCGamesNFacebook announces Libra cryptocurrency: All you need to know – TechCrunchMeet the Miller Lite Cantroller, a Gamepad That's Also a Can of Beer | PCMagAll Best Buy stores can now repair your Apple devices - The VergeComcast Launches Eye-Control For The TelevisionTesla launches new 'Arcade' app, produces funny commercial with racing game - Electrek42 words on page 3: How Morsi died in Egyptian newspapers | MadaMasr