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Episode 68: Strap Your Phone to Your Head... It's Gonna be a Bumpy Ride
In this episode:
- Hulu ups price for live-TV service, cuts basic package price (1:40)
- Google, Amazon, and Facebook spent record amounts lobbying the government (3:38)
- Amazon Starts Testing ‘Scout’ Delivery Robots Near Seattle (5:37)
- Hotel fires half its robot staff for sucking at their jobs (7:13)
- SpaceX’s new test rocket topples over thanks to strong Texas winds (9:58)
- Boeing’s electric autonomous passenger air vehicle just had its first flight (11:02)
- Google Maps now helps you dodge speeding tickets while driving (12:16)
- LEGO - The Toy of Smart Investors (15:17)
- Google Buys Part of Fossil’s Smartwatch Team for $40 Million (16:05)
- This $350 mini-smartphone helped cure my digital distraction (17:19)
- THE Ohio State University now has THE silliest campus amenity yet: THE Pizza ATM (19:56)
Weird and Wacky Tech:
- HOT DOG! Oscar Mayer hiring drivers for the Wienermobile (22:34)
- To Save the Sound of a Stradivarius, a Whole City Must Keep Quiet (23:31)
- We Can’t Correct for Magnetic Pole Shifts Thanks to the Government Shutdown (26:33)
Tech Recommendations (27:57):
Adam - Lyft App
Sanjay - Twitter Sparkle
Shannon - Apple Measure App
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