Episode 155: Wear Allbirds, Watching Disney+ with Virtual Friends in Your Grand Cenral Station Mancave!

In this episode:

• Why Allbirds Launched a Proprietary Shopping App
  
• When coffee makers are demanding a ransom, you know IoT is screwed
  
• New Xbox app on iOS will let you stream games from console to iPhone/iPad
  
• This tiny device can scavenge wind energy from the breeze you make when you walk
  
• Google launches Nest Audio speaker, successor to Google Home, available Oct. 5 for $99
  
  • Sonos sues Google for infringing five more wireless audio patents
    
• Walmart’s new store design proves browsing is dead
  

AD BREAK

• Google’s Epic response: Android 12 will make it easier to install app stores
  
• Disney+ now lets you binge watch with friends, even when you're not together
  
• Amazon will now let you pay with your palm in its stores
  
• Cloudflare’s privacy crusade continues with a challenge to one of Google’s big data source
  
• Why Coinbase will struggle to ban politics from the workplace
  
  • Coinbase offers exit package for employees not comfortable with its mission
    
• Facebook’s billions are backing two tech direct listings on Wednesday: Palantir and Asana
  

Weird and Wacky:

• Three railroad workers built a 'man cave' under New York's Grand Central Terminal
  

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Leviton AGTR1-W SmartlockPro Dual Function AFCI/GFCI Receptacle
  

Adam - Lenovo Chromebook C330 2-in-1 Convertible Laptop

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