393: Apple September Event 2015
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09/11/15 • 148 min
This week, Apple’s massive September event, e-book sales fall after Amazon contracts, Comcast wants you to pay to remove data caps, the hottest toy this holiday season ... and much more in this super-sized episode!
What We're Playing With
Andy: Steve Jobs: The Man In The Machine; Sorkin’s Jobs biopic receives high praise from critics, Wozniak likes it too
Dwayne: Sony Alpha a6000
Tosin: Fitbit HR; Belkin Conserve Valet; Luna
Music Break: TV is the Thing This Year by Dinah Washington
Audible Book of the Week
- The Bite in the Apple: A Memoir of My Life with Steve Jobs by Chrisann Brennan
- Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown
Apple September 9th Event
- Apple Watch
- iPad Pro
- Apple TV
- iPhone
Music Break: Ridin' by Chamillionaire (ft. Krayzie Bone)
Headlines
- E-Book Sales Fall After New Amazon Contracts
- New Comcast innovation: A $30 charge to eliminate your data cap
- Amazon’s Fire Phone Is Off The Market
- Google’s New Street View App Lets You Browse 360-Degree Imagery, Share Your Own Panoramic Photos
- Syrian refugee: "Without Google Maps we'd be lost"
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Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan.
This week, Apple’s massive September event, e-book sales fall after Amazon contracts, Comcast wants you to pay to remove data caps, the hottest toy this holiday season ... and much more in this super-sized episode!
What We're Playing With
Andy: Steve Jobs: The Man In The Machine; Sorkin’s Jobs biopic receives high praise from critics, Wozniak likes it too
Dwayne: Sony Alpha a6000
Tosin: Fitbit HR; Belkin Conserve Valet; Luna
Music Break: TV is the Thing This Year by Dinah Washington
Audible Book of the Week
- The Bite in the Apple: A Memoir of My Life with Steve Jobs by Chrisann Brennan
- Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown
Apple September 9th Event
- Apple Watch
- iPad Pro
- Apple TV
- iPhone
Music Break: Ridin' by Chamillionaire (ft. Krayzie Bone)
Headlines
- E-Book Sales Fall After New Amazon Contracts
- New Comcast innovation: A $30 charge to eliminate your data cap
- Amazon’s Fire Phone Is Off The Market
- Google’s New Street View App Lets You Browse 360-Degree Imagery, Share Your Own Panoramic Photos
- Syrian refugee: "Without Google Maps we'd be lost"
The Drill Down Video of the Week
Subscribe!
The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!)
Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan.
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392: ...With Thunderous Applause
This week we’re once more joined by Greg Davies, host of Blendover & Heavy Metal Historian podcasts (and of course the TARDISBlend podcast hosted here at Geeks of Doom) as we discuss the biggest sausage party online, Google’s new logo, 1/7th of humanity on Facebook, the legality of teen self-sexting, Android Wear comes to iOS, a sneak peek at Apple’s future, Tesla breaks the perfection scale ... and much much more.
What We're Playing With
Andy: I Dream of Wires
Dwayne: Sony Alpha a6000
Headlines
- Almost None of the Women in the Ashley Madison Database Ever Used the Site
- NC Law: Teens who take nude selfie photos face adult sex charges
- 1 in 7 People ON EARTH Used Facebook on Monday
Audible Book of the Week
- Really Professional Internet Person by Jenn McAllister
- Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown
Music Break: Silver Apples of the Moon (Part A) [excerpt] by Morton Subotnick
Hot Topics
- Google’s New Logo Is Its Biggest Update In 16 Years
- Microsoft slips user-tracking tools into Windows 7, 8 amidst Windows 10 privacy storm
- Android Wear smartwatches come to the iPhone
- Apple TV 4: Gaming and Siri will be major focuses, expect Bluetooth game controllers + enhanced wireless
- Apple Exploring Original Programming Move, Could Compete with Netflix
Music Break: Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor" (from Well-Tempered Clavier) by J.S. Bach (Performed by Wendy Carlos)
Final Word
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Outro: Themogene (I Dream of Wires theme) by Solvent
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394: PAX Prime 2015 Review
This week, Tosin is back from PAX Prime, and he’s got the whole rundown, plus Android Pay, the first human head transplant, repairing our own gadgets... and much more!
What We're Playing With
Dwayne: Moen Arbor faucet with Motionsense One-Handle High Arc Pulldown
Headlines
- Google's Android Pay debuts in the U.S.
- Microsoft is downloading Windows 10 to your machine 'just in case'
- Nintendo Taps 65-Year-Old Human Resources Head as Next President
- First Head Transplant Patient Schedules Surgery for 2017
Audible Book of the Week
- Death by Video Game: Tales of Obsession from the Virtual Frontline by Simon Parkin
- Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown
Music Break: Don't Lose Your Head by Queen
Hot Topic: PAX Prime 2015
- Just Shapes and Beats
- Tinertia
- Tinertia is currently available on Steam for PC, Linux, and Mac, and will be available early next year on PS4 and Xbox One.
- Mekazoo
- PAX Prime 2015 Interview: ‘Mekazoo’ Producer James Hoag
- Mekazoo will be available in Q1 of 2016 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and Wii U.
- Elite Dangerous
- PAX Prime 2015: Elite Dangerous Horizons & CQC
- Elite Dangerous is currently available for PC, Mac, and will be releasing on Xbox One this Fall.
- Gigantic
- Free to play shooter MOBA (Windows 10, Xbox One) - Holiday 2015
- Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
- PAX Prime 2015 Interview: ‘Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime’ Jamie Tucker of Asteroid Base
- Game is now available on Steam for PC, Mac, and Linux, and on Xbox One
- CastAR - Augmented Reality (Updates at CES 2016)
- Armello
- Available on Steam, Windows, Mac, Linux, PS3, and PS4
- Xing: The Land Beyond
- PC and Oculus
- Screen Cheat
Music Break: Fixing a Hole by The Beatles
Final Word
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