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This week, Apple ditches Russia, North Korea drops a bomb on Sony... and we sift through the fallout, and 3D printing goes into space. All this, and much much more on The Drill Down.

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Final Word: 3D Printing

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This week, The Drill Down crew looks back at the year in tech and the web for the year 2014. We’ll discuss our favorite tech events of the past year, and what we can expect in 2015.

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Hot Topic: Top Tech Stories of 2014

Dwayne:

  1. Flappy Bird-- Surprises Everyone
  2. ALS Icebucket Challenge used social and video in an entirely new way.
  3. iPhone 6 & Watch-- Apple’s shown everyone that they can make compelling products even if they clearly follow the trends started by others.
  4. Tesla-- The Gigafactory, the P85D cheap supercar, the Model III announcement
    1. Side note: America’s still got it. (ride share, air bnb, google news, tesla, etc.)
  5. Net Neutrality

Tosin:

  1. Alibaba IPO-- it was hugest tech IPO in history and didn’t have any crazy irregularities. aka there is still public appetite for tech stocks
  2. the convergence of tech and law enforcement: legality of fingerprint unlocking devices, air and water drone usage, cameras on cops?
  3. Netflix Agrees to Pay Comcast to End Web Traffic Jam
  4. HBO Will Have a Standalone Streaming Video Service Next Year
  5. Marvel can’t do anything wrong

Music Break: Pop Danthology 2014 by Daniel Kim

Andrew:

  1. Rise of ridesharing
  2. Apple Pay
  3. New leadership at Microsoft
  4. Sony Pictures hack
  5. Obama urges FCC to classify Internet as utility

Biggest Fails of 2014

  1. Corporate security compromises
  2. Bitcoin hacks/Mt. Gox crash
  3. Uber and
    1. Thailand
    2. Spain
    3. India
    4. France
  4. Government: NSA/FBI/CIA -- All getting caught with their “law enforcement” measures
  5. Gamergate - The Gaming industry’s failure to help women feel safe and accepted across the Internet.

Music Break: United State of Pop 2014 (Do What You Wanna Do) by DJ Earworm

Predictions for 2015

  • The Year of Wearable & fitness (everything has a heart-rate monitor (“HRM”) in it)
    • Fitbit controls 69% of the 2014 market and has new devices coming out.
    • Apple’s watch will make a(n expensive) splash
    • Garmin is renewed with Vivofit
    • Jawbone Up even ties into iFTTT (so does Fitbit)
  • Streaming over-coming broadcast for most users under 30 years of age
  • Government and the clash with technology (a lot of things will need to be regulated and rules on the books will need to change. As well as internet control of ISPs vs distributors, etc)
  • Rise of commercial drones?

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Uber drivers protest against working conditions outside the company's office in Santa MonicaThis week, Apple deletes, AT&T throttles, the NSA hacks, HBO outsources, and Uber, well, what doesn’t Uber do? All this, and much much more.

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Andy: Peter Pan Live!

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Music Break: Drive by The Cars

Hot Topic: Uber

Music Break: Video Games by Ronnie Jones

Final Word: Ralph Baer, 1922-2014

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TDD 353 This week, Black Friday sales are up, body cams for cops, more cellphone spying, Sony gets hacked (again), a monumental change for music charts, and Daleks are alive and well-- and we’re building them. The Force is strong with this week’s show... 

What We're Playing With Andy, Dwayne & Tosin: Black Friday finds

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Music Break: The Princess Appears from Star Wars by John Williams

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Music Break: The Emperor Confronts Luke/The Duel by John Williams

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The holiday season is coming up and The Drill Down would like you to be ready for it. So as we do every year around this time, we’ve prepared a list of what we consider the perfect gifts to give... and get this holiday. So before you stand around for hours this Black Friday, spend some time with us.

Holiday Gift Picks

Dwayne:

  1. GoPro Hero (Entry Level) ($130.00)
  2. Quirky/Wink Smarthome Kit
    1. 20% off your first if you subscribe to their email list.
    2. Norm Thermostat ($80)
    3. $40.00 Window Sensor
    4. $15 connected light bulbs
    5. Smart water sensor (for leaks) ($35)
    6. Smart Garage controller ($100)
  3. Powergen 5200 mAh external battery
  4. AnyGlove
  5. DKnight Magicbox Ultra-Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker

Tosin:

  1. Elgato Game Capture HD PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 Recorder for Mac and PC up to 1080P
  2. OREI HD-102 1x2 1 Port HDMI Powered Splitter Ver 1.3 Certified for Full HD 1080P & 3D
  3. Belkin 12 Outlet Pivot Plug Surge Protector with 8 Foot Cord
  4. Timbuk2 Command Laptop Messenger Bag (Black, Large)
  5. Hitachi DS10DFL 12-Volt Peak Li-Ion 2-Speed Drill/Driver

Andrew:

  1. GoPro Hero 4 (4k @ 30FPS) (1080p 60FPS) (Remote Control) $399
  2. DJI Phantom 2 w/Zenmuse 3-Axis Gimbal
  3. iMac w/5K Retina display
  4. CircuitScribe
  5. Health tracker / fitness band

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This week, darknets go dark, Obama backs Net Neutrality, Internet satellites, To Spotify or not to Spotify, A new game from Blizzard, and much much more.

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Andy, Dwayne & Tosin: Interstellar (Spoiler-free. Full spoiler review at end of show)

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Music Break: We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together by Taylor Swift

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Music Break: Brazilian Star Wars by FAROFF

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  • SPOILERific discussion of Christopher Nolan's Interstellar

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tim-cook1This week, a spaceflight tragedy, police can unlock your phone with your fingerprints, YouTube looks smoother, a new perk for Amazon Prime users, Tim Cook speaks out, and much more...

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Music Break: Proud by Heather Small

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Music Break: Break on Through by The Doors

Final Word: Actors & Tech

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This week, some retailers ban Apple Pay in favor of an upcoming service that’s already been hacked, YouTube to offer ad-free subscriptions?, AT&T misled millions and the feds are taking them to court, Fitbit joins the smartwatch race, Marvel plans out its next five years of superhero movies, and much more.

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Dwayne & Tosin: Inbox

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Music Break: Captain America March by Alan Silvestri

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Music Break: Glenn's Flight by Bill Conti

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This week, Apple’s got new iPads & Macs, Whisper’s not keeping your secrets, Facebook wants to know you’re safe, and the hoverboard comes back...to our future.

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Music Break: Rescue Me by Fontella Bass

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This week, HBO answers cord-cutters prayers, new gadgets from Google & Apple, hackers hit Snapchat & Dropbox, bad news and good for women in tech, and the new Tesla D.

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Tosin: Shadow of Mordor

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Music Break: I'm In Love With My Car by Queen

Hot Topic: Tesla D

Music Break: Can't Hold Us Down by Christina Aguilera ft. Lil' Kim

Final Word: Women In Tech

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This week, HP splits in two, Chase gets hacked, the DEA imitates you on Facebook, Twitter sues the US, and Redbox Instant calls it quits, and the humble blue LED gets its day. 

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Andy: Raspberry Pi frustrations

Dwayne: The Intruders (BBC America)

Tosin: Star Wars: Rebels (Disney XD)

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Corporations Struggling in the Internet Age

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Music Break: Best Imitation of Myself by Ben Folds Five

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Music Break: Paper Planes by M.I.A.

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This week, eBay splits with PayPal, your game console is your new TV, Windows 10 is the new Nine (or Eight)?, say hello to Ello, and Netflix wants to shake up movie distribution.

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Tosin & Dwayne: iPhone 6 / 6 Plus

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Music Break: Quake Theme by Nine Inch Nails

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Music Break: Night Fight from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by Tan Dun

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iphone6-bendThis week, Apple goes mum, gets bent, and drops the beat. What’s in the future for Oracle?, Alibaba says “Open Sesame” to an IPO, and Blizzard puts the freeze on their next MMO.

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Andy: iPhone 6

Tosin: Ghost in the Shell graphic novel

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Music Break: Night Elf from World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

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Music Break: Ark Trek from 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' by John Willams

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microsoft minecraftThis week, Apple’s iPhone 6 breaks preorder records, Microsoft buys Minecraft, Will you soon be able to subscribe to HBOGo without cable? And man returns to space.

What We're Playing With

Andy: PS3 Recovery FAIL

Dwayne: iOS 8 on my iPhone 5S (messages, notifications, medical ID, healthkit, tips app)

Tosin: 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display; Magic Trackpad

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Music Break: Brick By Brick by Arctic Monkeys

Hot Topic: Microsoft buys Minecraft

Music Break: The Right Stuff by Bill Conti

Final Word: NASA resumes manned spaceflight

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Apple unveils new gadgets This week, Apple unveils their new line of iPhones, a new payment system, and the Apple Watch. Plus, the White House gets a new tech officer, and should broadband be considered an utility?

Apple Event 2014

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Music Break: Clocks by Coldplay

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Introducing Apple Watch

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TDD 341 This week, Google’s secret drones, Apple’s upcoming event includes a massive building under wraps, celebs naked selfies get hacked, and the first look at the Apple spaceship.

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Dwayne: Yahoo Fantasy Football - Draft on iOS

Tosin: Pax Prime: Close Castles/Rockets Rockets Rockets/Salt and Sanctuary

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Music Break: Fame (1990 Remix) by David Bowie

Hot Topic: Celebrity Data Breach

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This week, Greg Davies from the Blendover & TARDISBlend podcasts joins Dwayne & Andrew as we discuss: Facebook fights clickbait, the NSA builds a Google to search your records, Amazon buys Twitch, and...is misogyny in games out of control?

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Dwayne: Circle of 6 / White House Council on Women and Girls

Greg: gSyncIt (PC) and Metal (Android)

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Music Break: Video Games by Lana Del Rey

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Final Word: Misogyny in Gaming

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bill-gates-has-the-best-ice-bucket-challenge-by-far This week, Steve Ballmer says goodbye to Microsoft, Tesla puts their money where their cars are, Google gets ready to welcome kids, YouTube plans a subscription service, and the internet gets cold and wet for charity.

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Music Break: The Kids Are Alright by The Who

Hot Topic: Google Watch

Music Break: Cold As Ice by Foreigner

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This week, Edward Snowden tells all, Uber & Lyft play dirty, Buzzfeed gets major VC love, Amazon launches a mobile card reader, Netflix passes HBO, more teens are familiar with PewDiePie than Johnny Depp, and what will you do when a robot has your job?

What We're Playing With Andy, Tosin & Dwayne: Guardians of the Galaxy; Monument Valley

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Music Break: Friend Like Me from "Aladdin"

Hot Topic: Media Watch

Music Break: Mr. Roboto by Styx

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Celebes crested macaque self-portrait, photo by David Slater(?)This week, will cellphones be banned from airlines?, Russians hack over a billion passwords, malware in your USB, a camera that can decipher sound from silent video, the Sprint/T-Mobile merger is dead, and...if a monkey takes a selfie in the jungle, does it own the copyright?

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Andy: My PS3 died this week!, Chromecast

Dwayne: William Shakespeare’s The Empire Striketh Back

Global Headlines

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Music Break: Hooked on a Feeling by B.J. Thomas/Blue Swede

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Music Break: Monkey Man by Toots and the Maytals

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The Visual Microphone: Passive Recovery of Sound from Video

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okcupid-science This week, Microsoft lays off thousands, the FCC hears from a million, Amazon follows the Netflix model, Facebook forces mobile users to switch to chat, OKCupid may have tricked people into falling in love, and does your Apple device hide a backdoor?, and much more...

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Andy: San Diego Comic-Con 2014; Extant

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This week, Greg Davies from the Blendover podcast joins Dwayne & Andrew as we discuss: Chinese hackers break into US gov't employee records, Hulu gets South Park, a shakeup at Microsoft, Apple & IBM join forces, a new vehicle from Tesla, and...Worst. Con. Ever. All this and much more...

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Andy: iTunes Extras on Apple TV; Video Games: The Movie

Greg: Soundscape 8 by photive

Dwayne: Google Drive

Headlines

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Music Break: You'll Never Make a Monkey out of Me from The Simpsons

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Music Break: Tacky by "Weird Al" Yankovic

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AFP Photo / Getty Images / Mario TamaThis week, Google fights on Amazon’s turf, the collateral damage behind NSA target searches, the TSA’s new rule for electronic gadgets, we think we know what the iPhone 6’s screen looks like, and more...

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Dwayne: Knights of Sidonia

Tosin: trip to Japan

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Music Break: End Titles from Blade Runner by Vangelis

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Music Break: Mistaken For Strangers by The National

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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This week, Google buys into music and shuts down their oldest social network, Did T-Mobile swindle customers out of millions of hidden fees?, Facebook’s secret mood manipulation study, and is the NSA’s first transparency report just one big oxymoron?

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Music Break: The Humans Are Dead by Flight of the Conchords

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Music Break: At Least It Was Here by The 88

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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google-cardboardThis week, is your cellphone safe from unwarranted searches?, a new ruling on mobile rebroadcasting of over-the-air video, another major player enters the smart home market, a late-night show on Netflix? and all the best from Google’s I/O developer conference.

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Andy: Apple TV
Dwayne: Two Dots

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Music Break: Paranoid Android by Radiohead

Hot Topic: Google I/O 2014

Music Break: Bring on the Night by The Police

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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amazon-fire-phoneThis week, Amazon unveils the 3D interface Fire Phone and launches Prime Music, Google wants to go to space and keep you healthy, Tesla gives its patents away, and drones that follow your every move.... all this and more...

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Music Break: On the Road Again by Canned Heat

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Music Break: Follow You Follow Me by Genesis

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How Sony's Betamax lost to JVC's VHS Cassette Recorder

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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This week, streaming video will beat blu-rays by 2015, Google boosts their maps while Apple’s maps team sweats, Vodaphone admits its users are being snooped on, a chatbot has fooled humans for the first time ever, and all the latest from this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo.

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Music Break: The Last of Us by Gustavo Santaolalla

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Music Break: Mona da Vinci by Tangerine Dream Final Word

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  • No Man’s Sky

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  • Rise of the Tomb Raider

  • Dead Island 2

  • Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain

  • Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

 

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

 

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WWDC-2014-RecapThis week, Amazon jumps on streaming music, an Oculus Rift for Samsung mobiles? the co-founder of the Pirate Bay is arrested, the NSA collects millions of faces online Google to launch satellites for global broadband ...and all the latest from Apple’s World Wide Developer’s conference...

Hot Topic: Apple WWDC 2014

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Music Break: I've Just Seen a Face by The Beatles

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Music Break: Computer Love by Kraftwerk

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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This week, Greg Davies of the Blendover podcast helps us explore the equally utopian & distopian potential behind this week's cutting-edge news: Apple sings to the tune of Beats, Amazon’s war with publishers hits the consumer, Skype unveils a universal translator, Google designs its own self-driving cars ...and much, much more...

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Music Break: Paperback Writer by The Beatles

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Music Break: Drive My Car by The Beatles

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A First Drive

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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This week, the FCC votes on the fate of Net Neutrality, the US charges China with cyberspying, Microsoft launches the Surface Pro 3, AT&T acquires DirectTV, YouTube gets Twitch, and much more...

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Andy: AMC’s Halt and Catch Fire
Dwayne: Artificial Intelligence board member
Tosin: Maker Faire: PancakeBot

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Music Break: Mexican Flyer by Ken Woodman & His Picadilly Brass

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Music Break: Surrender by k. d. lang

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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Forgotten

This week, the FCC hears your Net Neutrality concerns, Twitter gets less tweety, Dogecoin suffers much hack, so heist, Why Apple may be banking on Beats Electronics,  the Google court ruling that could change the web, and more...

Favorite Tech Story of the Week

Andy: Desperate Microsoft removes Xbox Live Gold paywall for Netflix, Hulu, other web services
Tosin: MIcrosoft says XBox can be sold without Kinect
Dwayne: Alibaba’s IPO largest Tech offering ever. But what is it?

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Music Break: The Next Episode by Dr. Dre

Hot Topic: Apple Beats

Music Break: This Is The Best Burrito I've Ever Eaten by Parry Gripp

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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This week, tech giants take a stand against the FCC, Russia restricts free speech for bloggers, China’s about to launch an IPO that may dwarf Facebook, Who really won Samsung vs. Apple ...and Star Wars the way it was really meant to be seen...

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Andy: May The 4th Be With You!, Harmy’s Despecialized versions
Dwayne: Star Wars Machete order + The Clone Wars (2008) + Clone Wars (Micro-Series) (2003) - Trip for Star Wars/Getting a photo in a xwing?
Tosin: The Clone Wars (Season 2)

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Music Break

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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This week, Google+ may be dead, but Google self-driving cars are...on a roll, Can police search cellphones without a warrant?, Denmark in Minecraft, 3D printed prosthetics, and a long lost legend is unearthed in the desert...all this and more...

What We're Playing With

Dwayne: Eggminder by Quirky and GE
Tosin: Mother’s Clay Bar/Showtime detailer & ScratchX

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Music Break: Chirp by C418  from Minecraft

Hot Topics:

Music Break: Chase by John Williams from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Final Word: Streaming Wars: Netflix on Attack

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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TARDIS Box

This week, Twitter & LinkedIn benefit from a mobile boom, are wearables dead in the water already?, Did the FCC just hammer the final nail in Net Neutrality’s coffin? Netflix raises fees, Amazon goes for HBO-- and smartphones, what happens when a hashtag backfires on you, and much more...

What We're Playing With

Andy: Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea, episode 2
Dwayne: TARDIS proposal
Tosin: Broken Age

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Music Break: Clara? by Murray Gold

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Music Break: Sound of da Police by KRS One

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HBO GO spots show how awkward is it to watch HBO with your parents

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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Well, we weren't about to put up a picture of the vaginas.

This week, Google Glass opens to the public for one day, Did the NSA know about Heartbleed...and exploit it?, Google invests in drones, nature docs come to the Oculus Rift, lab vaginas, space twins and much more...

What We're Playing With

Andy: Goat Simulator
Dwayne: Dyson DC44 Animal
Tosin: PAX East

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Music Break: Time Machine by Robyn

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Music Break: Space Oddity by David Bowie

Final Word: Science Tech

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Game Videos from PAX East

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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This week, the heart of internet security is bleeding, stock traders game the system, a Twitter to destabilize Cuba, Game of Thrones pushes piracy to a new high, & are we at 3D printing’s tipping point? All this and more...

What We're Playing With
Andy: Monument Valley, Silicon Valley

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Music Break: Chan Chanby Buena Vista Social Club

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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This week, Amazon launches the Fire set-top box, OKCupid takes a political stance and blocks Firefox, news from Microsoft's Build conference, DVD/CD ripping is finally legal in the UK, April Fools on the web, and much more...

What We're Playing With
Andy: Disney Movies Everywhere / iTunes Digital copy
Dwayne: WWI Tech: Air Traffic Control

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Music Break: It's a Fireby Portishead

Hot Topics

Music Break: Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who

Final Word: April Fools Day on the Web

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*This week's show title is also the name of a really bad Sandra Bullock film.

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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This week, Greg Davies from the Blendover podcast joins Dwayne & Andrew as we discuss Turkey trying to terminate Twitter, Netflix cries “not fair”, the IRS weighs in on Bitcoin, President Obama backpedals on NSA collection, Apple, Google & dozens more collude in wage-fixing, and will Facebook’s purchase of Oculus create a rift amongst gamers? All this and more...

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Andy: Device 6; Maytag Maxima X washer/dryer

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Music Break: Anna from Device 6 by Jonathan Eng

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Music Break: Fire by Ohio Players

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Fire Rescue Near AIG Campus

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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Category:technology -- posted at: 10:01am EDT

Secret-VC

This week: When exactly did Target know about last year’s security breach?, Amazon raises the price of Prime and ponders a Chromecast-style set-top box, Sony reveals a VR helmet, Google’s smartwatch OS, and Tech’s biggest leaders, both living and dead, have an opinion to share on big issues this week.

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Music Break: Secretby OMD

Hot Topic: Tech Leaders Speak Out

Music Break: Mr. Roboto by Styx

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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think-tank

This week, Top Cow Comics President & CEO Matt Hawkins joins our roundtable think tank as we ponder the true identity of the founder of Bitcoin, the NSA’s plans to infect millions of computers with malware, Neil Young’s high-fidelity MP3 player, the holy grail of wireless, a Netflix for pirated films, The Last of Us on the big screen, and the 25th anniversary of the web.

What We're Playing With
Andy: Think Tank; Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Dwayne: GoPro Hero 3 (Black Edition)
Tosin: Star Wars Machete Order

Hot Topics

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Alphaby Vangelis

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Music Break: Blow Me (One Last Kiss) by P!nk

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We asked twenty strangers to kiss for the first time...

First Handjob

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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Optic-Nerve

This week, the British NSA (GCHQ) snoops on millions of webcams, Apple’s CarPlay, Google’s modular cellphone, Microsoft’s version of Siri, Facebook to launch drones,  the selfie that broke Twitter, and much more.

What We're Playing With
Dwayne: Harmony adapter for PS3

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Music Break: Dog (from Minecraft)by C418

Hot Topics

Music Break: Something in the Air by Thunderclap Newman

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Comcast Doesn't Give a Fuck

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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Mt-Gox

This week, is this the end of Bitcoin? a massive security flaw for Apple, Comcast strongarms Netflix, Google maps everything with a cellphone, Facebook’s WhatsApp gets VOIP,  and the internet is fucked (but is there anything we can do about it?)

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Music Break: For the Love of Moneyby The O'Jays

Hot Topic

Music Break: Maps by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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Say hello to Project Tango!

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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Category:technology -- posted at: 7:30am EDT

314: Moved to Tears

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This week, Samsung’s got its finger on the pulse, Kickstarter’s been hacked, Candy Crush reaches a new level, Facebook adds more pronouns and knows WhatsApp, Bitcoin falls due to a glitch, the biggest game of Pokémon ever, and more...

What We're Playing With

Andy: House of Cards, season 2; Whisper
Dwayne: Secret

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Girls and Boysby Blur

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Music Break: Pokémon Red/Blue theme by Kanto Symphony

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Watch live video from TwitchPlaysPokemon on www.twitch.tv

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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Category:technology -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

313: The Brief Rise and Fall of Flappy Bird

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This week, Sony ditches the PC market, Comcast buys Time Warner Cable, Amazon’s ready to play games, GoPro goes for IPO, Google shows their true colors, ‘Flappy Bird’ gets its wings clipped, and more...

What We're Playing With
Dwayne: Piper smart home/ security (Indigogo)
Tosin: Broken Age

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Music Break: Fly Robin Flyby Silver Convention

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Music Break: Free Fallin' by Tom Petty

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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Category:technology -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

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This week, Microsoft has a new CEO, Facebook turns ten and releases a new app, the NSA plays favorites with Yahoo, and journalists in Sochi are getting insta-hacked.

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Dwayne: Nest

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Music Break: Soviet Connection by Michael Hunter

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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Category:technology -- posted at: 7:30am EDT

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This week, Google sells Motorola and gets one step closer to SkyNet, NetFlix and Nintendo aren’t going to give up that easily, the Macintosh turns 30, and one more reason to be angry at Angry Birds...

What We're Playing With
Andy: ZyXel NSA 320
Tosin: Lightpack, Elgato Game Capture HD

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Music Break: Extraordinary Machine by Fiona Apple (get it?)

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

Direct download: The_Drill_Down_-_Show_311.mp3
Category:technology -- posted at: 7:30am EDT

Google-contact-lens

This week, Apple refunds consumers whose kids clicked on mobile app purchases, President Obama reigns in the NSA, the end of physical film in theaters is near, Google unveils plans for smart contact lenses, and will your next Amazon package arrive before you’ve even ordered it?

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Music Break: In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel

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Music Break: I Know What You Want by Busta Rhymes and Mariah Carey feat. Flipmode Squad

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

Direct download: The_Drill_Down_-_Show_310.mp3
Category:technology -- posted at: 7:30am EDT

chrome-nest

This week, the NSA uses radio waves to spy on offline PCs, credit-card hacking comes to luxury retail, Google buys into home automation, and is Net Neutrality on the chopping block?

What We're Playing With
Andy: Jelly / Questions
Dwayne: PBS on Apple TV. Tesla Model S
Tosin: Box iOS App

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Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Redemption Song by Rihanna

Hot Topic

Music Break: Keep It To Yourself by Sonny Boy Williamson

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

Direct download: The_Drill_Down_-_Show_309.mp3
Category:technology -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

edison

We ring in the New Year with our first new show of 2014! This week we discuss a new Pebble watch, cloud gaming on Sony Playstation, T-Mobile wants to pay you to switch, Facebook is dead to teens, are digital music downloads already obsolete?...the legacy of the Snowden NSA leaks, and a cube that balances on its edge.

What We're Playing With
Andy: Tomb Raider, iMagnet mount, 12 Days of Gifts
Dwayne: Comixology
Tosin: Monaco, iPad mini, Star Wars: Machete Order

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Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: New Friend Request by Gym Class Heroes

Hot Topic: Lessons Learned in 2013

Music Break: The Box by Orbital

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

Direct download: The_Drill_Down_-_Show_308.mp3
Category:technology -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

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