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This week we’ll be looking back at the year in tech, 2015. We’ll discuss our favorite tech events of the past year, and what we expect in the year ahead.

Top Tech Stories of 2015

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Top Tech Stories of 2015 (cont'd)

Honorable Mention Favorites

Honorable Mention Fails

Predictions for 2016

The Drill Down Videos of the Week

Music featured in this week's episode

DJ Earworm - United State of Pop 2015

Daniel Kim - Pop Danthology Pts. 1 & 2

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TDD 405 This week, Samsung vs. Apple-- the final round?, Britain responds to terror on social media, has the real genius behind bitcoin finally been discovered?, and what happened to Apple design?!...All this and more ... on The Drill Down.

What We're Playing With

Dwayne: Exploding Kittens and TP-LINK AC750 Dual Band Wi-Fi Range Extender with Gigabit Ethernet Port (RE210)

Tosin: Xbox One

Andy: Jessica Jones/Master of None/The Man in the High Castle/”Peak TV

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Panic by The Smiths

Hot Topics

Music Break: I Am the Doctor by Murray Gold

Final Word: Apple Design in Decline

The Drill Down Video of the Week

Peter Jackson Found the Geekiest Way Possible to Announce That He’ll Be Directing a *Doctor Who* Episode

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This week, we recover from Black Friday, the NSA ends mass-surveillance, the private information of 200,00+ kids get hacked, a $5 computer, and the largest cloning factory in the world ...All this and more ... on The Drill Down.

What We're Playing With

Andy: Steam Link; Steam Controller; The Message podcast

Dwayne: Automatic

Tosin: Apple Watch, iPad Pro Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Give It Away by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Hot Topic

Music Break: I Think I'm a Clone Now by "Weird Al" Yankovic

Final Word

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TDD 403

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.

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Holiday Gift Picks

Dwayne:

  1. Comixology - $50 Gift Card
  2. Pebble Time Steel/ Pebble Time Round
  3. Anker Astro E1 5200mAh Ultra Compact Portable Charger
  4. Streaming Media Players - Amazon Fire TV, Roku 4, Apple TV, Chromecast, Chromecast Audio
  5. Pyro Mini- Fireballs from your wrists!!

Tosin:

  1. Indie Darlings: Tales from the Borderlands, Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, Rocket League
  2. Amazon Echo
  3. Philips Hue Lighting System
  4. Audio-Technica ATH-M50x Professional Studio Monitor Headphones
  5. Card Games: Exploding Kittens (by Matthew Inman) - You can get a box that meows, Codenames

Andrew:

  1. Apple TV (4) $149, Apple Store
  2. Automatic $99.95
  3. Sphero BB-8 $149.99
  4. Anova Culinary Wifi Precision Cooker $199
  5. The Wire (Blu-Ray box set) $199.99 MSRP

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TDD-402

This week, TAG Heuer’s smartwatch, will fantasy sport betting soon be illegal?, Are data caps really because of network congestion?, Google makes machine learning open source, What streaming video player is right for you? ...all this and more ... on The Drill Down.

What We're Playing With

Dwayne: a second Amazon Echo! (Thanks Inga C Earle)

Tosin: Tales from Borderlands, Automatic

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Surrender (Tomorrow Never Dies) by k.d. lang

Hot Topic

Music Break: Crawl Out Through the Fallout by Sheldon Allman

Final Word

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TDD 401

This week, the Tesla gets downgraded, Amazon sells books... from a building, privacy concerns rise in the US & UK, and we’re boldly going back where no one has gone before...All this and more!

What We're Playing With

Dwayne: Dark Matter

Tosin: Dell U2415 Black 24.1" 6ms(GTG) Dual HDMI Widescreen

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Too Late to Apologize by One Republic

Hot Topic: US & UK Privacy Issues

Music Break: Main Theme (from 'Star Trek Into Darkness') by Michael Giacchino

Final Word: Rebooted Sci-Fi

The Drill Down Videos of the Week

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TDD 400

This week, YouTube’s new subscription service, tech execs flee Yahoo in droves, Gamergate at SXSW, some idiot Tesla drivers, and does filming the police contribute to crime? All this and more! 

What We're Playing With

Andy: Steve Jobs (What Went Wrong)

Tosin: Nexus 5X Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Space Oddity by David Bowie

Hot Topic

Music Break: Sound of da Police by KRS-One

Final Word: Apple

The Drill Down Video of the Week

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TDD_399 This week, an Edward Snowden clone leaks drone docs, Chrome stops eavesdropping on you, why you should uninstall Flash right now, Facebook protects you from government intrusion, and we go Back to the Future-- but the future is now! ... on The Drill Down. Podcast [display_podcast]

What We're Playing With Andy, Tosin & Dwayne: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ trailer; Star Wars: The Force Awakens is obliterating all the movie pre-sale records Headlines

'Back to the Future Day' videos Toyota Mirai 'Fueled by the Future' The Future is Now! Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Back in Time by Huey Lewis and the News Hot Topics

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National Lab Week

This week, Amazon goes after Etsy, how posting on social media might lower your credit score, Tesla goes autopilot, how lab-grown meat is made, and the biggest tech acquisition ever, and much much more.

What We're Playing With

Dwayne: DIY Drip Irrigation

Andy: The Beginner’s Guide; Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

Tosin: Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, Star Wars Battlefront

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Drive My Car by The Beatles

Hot Topics

Music Break: I Eat Cannibals by Toto Coelo

Final Word

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surface-book This week, Twitter launches Moments, Hackers hit Patreon, Amazon shall have no other media players before it, Microsoft rolls out a slew of new products, Porsche swerves away from Google, and much much more...

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What We're Playing With

Dwayne: Chromecast Audio

Tosin: Tesla factory tour

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Final Boss by MC Frontalot

Hot Topic: Windows 10 Event


Music Break: Hey Porsche by Nelly

Final Word

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This week, we’re once again joined by Greg Davies, host of Blendover and Heavy Metal Historian podcasts (and of course the TARDISBlend podcast hosted here at Geeks of Doom) as we discuss Google updates Nexus and shows off a Surface clone, Tesla launches an SUV, Samsung’s $99 VR rig, the Karma Police see all, and The Truth is Still Out There!... on The Drill Down.

What We're Playing With

Dwayne: Swagway

Greg: TWiT / Dvorak scandal

Andy: Apple Music 3-month trial; The LEGO Movie videogame; Pebble Time Steel (Pebble Time Round)

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Karma Police by Radiohead

Hot Topics

Music Break: Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

Final Word

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TDD 395

This week, we’re 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 a victory for fair use, are cars next for Apple?; Volkswagen's shady emissions code, the future of science in the classroom, 4Chan changes hands, and when is tinkering a crime? All this and much, much more! Podcast [display_podcast]

What We're Playing With

Andy, Dwayne & Tosin: Apple iOS 9

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Clocks by Coldplay

Hot Topic: Texas Student's DIY Clock

Music Break: You Dropped a Bomb On Me by The Gap Band

Final Word

The Drill Down Video of the Week

‘Steve Jobs’ Trailer: “The Plan Will Reveal Itself To You”

First Trailer For ‘The Angry Birds Movie’ Is Here

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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

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Don't Lose Your Head by Queen

Hot Topic: PAX Prime 2015

Music Break: Fixing a Hole by The Beatles

Final Word

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TDD 393 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

Apple September 9th Event

  • Apple Watch
  • iPad Pro
  • Apple TV
  • iPhone

Music Break: Ridin' by Chamillionaire (ft. Krayzie Bone)

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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

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Silver Apples of the Moon (Part A) [excerpt] by Morton Subotnick

Hot Topics

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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TDD_391 This week we’re 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 escalating developments in the Ashley Madison hack, Twitter cuts off deleted political tweets, Facebook launches its own virtual assistant, YouTube takes on Twitch, ILM’s experimental lab... and much much more. Podcast [display_podcast]

What We're Playing With Greg: social media aspects of the VA shooting Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Dirty Little Secret by The All-American Rejects More Headlines

Music Break: Please Ask For Help by Telekinesis Final Word

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TDD 390 This week, Gigaom columnist Tom Cheredar is our guest as we discuss hackers posting personal data from infidelity site Ashley Madison, the NSA’s best friend is AT&T, Does Amazon overwork its employees, selections from POTUS’s playlist, giant robots!... and much much more.

What We're Playing With

Andy: The Last of Us

Tom: Jawbone Up

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Good Day by Nappy Roots

Hot Topics

Music Break: My Favorite Things by John Coltrane

Final Word

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Intro/Outro: Live It Up by The Isley Brothers

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TDD 389

This week, a whistleblower gets blown off on 4Chan, Tinder and Vanity Fair are not a match, Tesla charges itself, Google teaches us a new Alphabet ... and much much more!

What We're Playing With

Andy: Humans on AMC

Dwayne: GoPro Hero 4 Black

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: ABC by The Jackson 5

Hot Topic

Music Break: Electric Feel by MGMT

Final Word

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TDD 388

This week, Windows 10 is blowing up, a killer Mac exploit, Yahoo is attacked, What does an engineer look like?, the end of Hitchbot, and the hoverboard is back, yes, again...but this time it really works (kinda)... and much much more

What We're Playing With

Andy: Windows 10 Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Hitchin' A Ride by Green Day

More Headlines

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The Lexus Hoverboard: It's here

The Lexus Hoverboard: The Story

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TDD 387

This week, we’re joined by Engadget senior editor Devindra Hardawar for his epic review of newly released Windows 10, Universal leaks its own film to pirates, a nightmare for one Apple Music user, Twitter drops stolen tweets, tech leaders speak out against warfare AI, the Amiga turns 30, ... and much much more

What We're Playing With

Andy: Spotify Discover Weekly

Dwayne: Drinkwell Platinum Pet Fountain

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Robot Rock by Daft Punk

More Headlines

Music Break: The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan

Final Word

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  • The Making of Harmy's Despecialized versions

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This week, Reddit lays down the law, drones hinder rescue efforts, a cheating site gets hacked, an exploit to hijack a car remotely, Prof. Stephen Hawking joins the search for ET ... and much much more

What We're Playing With

Andy: Amazon Prime Day

Dwayne: Ubuntu

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: It Wasn't Me by Shaggy (ft. Rik Rok)

Hot Topics

Music Break: Rapture by Blondie

Final Words

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Drill Bits

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This week, the Internet comes to low-income housing, Reddit’s woes are far from over, is it finally time to kill Adobe Flash? We say farewell to a gaming legend ... and much much more...

What We're Playing With

Tosin: Lightpack / Philips Hue mod

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: The Last Starfighter by Craig Safan

Hot Topics:

Music Break: Smiles and Tears from "Earthbound (Mother2)"

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This week we’re joined by Greg Davies, host of Blendover & Heavy Metal Historian podcasts, and of course, Geeks of Doom's own TARDISBlend podcast. Our topics: Uber is driven away from France, Hacking Team gets...well, hacked, Microsoft hangs up the phone, Reddit users downvote their CEO, Han Solo gets his own anthology movie... and much much more.

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: One Piece At A Time by Johnny Cash

Hot Topics

Music Break: Welcome To My Nightmare by Alice Cooper

Final Word

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TDD 383

This week, we're joined by tech journalist (and former The Drill Down co-host) Tom Cheredar, as we discuss: Taylor Swift tells Apple Music ‘we ARE getting back together’, French cab drivers are revolting, Netflix is about to be bigger than networks, A.I. sasses back, a real GIANT ROBOT DUEL!! ... and much much more. 

What We're Playing With

Andy: Humans on AMC; Apple Music (Mashable review)

Tom: Sling, The Cord Cutter's Guide

Dwayne: Sling, Coin

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: 1999 by Prince

More Headlines

Music Break: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

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This week, Taylor Swift has ‘bad blood’ with Apple Music, what may be coming in the new Apple Watch 2, Nest's new camera, Twitter’s secret project, Lexus teases a real hoverboard ... and much much more on The Drill Down.

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Andy: Fitbit Charge HR

Tosin: Echo, Wemo, Nest, Hue lights

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This week, we're joined by Engadget senior editor Devindra Hardawar as we break down all the latest gaming news from the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Later, Twitter’s CEO steps down, LastPass is hacked, a new ruling for Uber drivers ... and much much more.

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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.

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This week, how Apple Music stands up to competitors, warrantless surveillance expands, new hardware from Valve & Xbox, DIY lethal weapons, and a selfie that killed-- literally ... all that and much more

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Music Break: #SELFIE by The Chainsmokers

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In this brief episode we’ll be discussing the highlights of Apple’s 2015 Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, including updates to OS X, iOS, Apple Watch OS, and the newly announced Apple Music.

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote took place Monday at San Francisco’s Moscone West Convention Center in front of a sold-out crowd of 6000 developers and simultaneously worldwide via Apple.com. We’ve seen it and we’re going to give you our thoughts...

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This week, Oculus Rift and Windows 10 get launch date & prices, free Amazon shipping for everyone, highlights from Google’s developer conference, MIT’s robot cheetah takes a big leap into the future, and much, much more...

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Andy: AI fiction: Chappie, Äkta människor (Real Humans), Humans, The Matrix, The Animatrix

Tosin: DJI Phantom drones / Apple Watch w/ Milanese loop band

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Music Break: Bunsen Burner from "Ex Machina" by Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury

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This week, Charter buys Time Warner Cable, the secret plan to hijack our smartphones, the NSA ends bulk collection of phone records, the IRS is hacked, and Pac-Man turns 35 ... and much much more.

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Dwayne: Home Networking

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Music Break: Taxman by The Beatles

Hot Topic: Security & Privacy

Music Break: Pac-Man Fever by Buckner & Garcia

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This week, POTUS tweets, an Apple television is officially dead, hacking a planes controls from a passenger seat, amazing timelapses from still photos ... and much much more

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Andy: The Sailor's Dream; Time Lapse / Project Almanac

Tosin: Maker Faire: Hovership, InMoov

Dwayne: Wink Spotter by Quirky

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Music Break: Learn to Fly by Foo Fighters

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This week, AOL bought Time/Warner and now Verizon buys AOL, a $9 computer, no coffee DRM for Keurig, a new state of matter, Google’s autonomous cars are better drivers than you, and the tenth anniversary of Leeeeeeeeeeerooooy Jenkinnnnns!... and much, much more.

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Andy, Dwayne, Tosin: Avengers: Age Of Ultron; Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, “Scars”

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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.

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This week, Grooveshark & Secret shut down, the Oculus Rift has a ship date, Tesla revolutionizes home energy, and a hostage situation defused by a pizza ... and much much more.

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Andy, Dwayne, Tosin: Ready Player One

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Music Break: The Power by SNAP!

Hot Topic: Tesla Energy

Music Break: Electric Feel by MGMT

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This week, Russian hackers read Obama’s emails, the internet responds to the Nepal quakes, Comcast loses Time Warner Cable, gamers are steamed about paying for mods, ... and much much more...

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Andy: Next Car Game: Wreckfest

Dwayne: Apple Watch impressions/Tattoogate

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Music Break: Nephop Ko Bato by Laure

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Music Break: Dragonborn by Eric Calderone

Final Word: Skyrim Mods

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Obama’s Anger Translator Goes GEEK at the White House Correspondence Dinner

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This week, we celebrate all that is Star Wars, TIDAL is a wash-out, Netflix is bigger than CBS, Google becomes a mobile carrier, and is Nokia coming back from the dead? ...and much much more.

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Tosin: Star Wars Celebration 2015

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Music Break: Asteroid Field from "The Empire Strikes Back" by John Williams

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Music Break: Lando's Palace from "The Empire Strikes Back" by John Williams

Final Word: BB-8

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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Teaser Trailer #2

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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 Apple Watch sells out, Europe slaps Google with antitrust charges, LinkedIn gets instructional, podcasting wins a major victory, and...Dwayne’s not the only one who’s violently against drones ... and much much more.

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Andy: Marvel’s Daredevil; HBO’s Silicon Valley

Dwayne: Fat Tire bike

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Music Break: Dead Man's Party by Oingo Boingo

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Music Break: Shock the Monkey by Peter Gabriel

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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 Apple Watch has arrived, so has HBO Now, a divorce over Facebook, the Russians invade the White House, Star Wars arrives on digital, and can the NSA see your dick pics?... and much much more...

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Andy: Alien: Isolation

Dwayne: Lexus RC 350 FSport

Tosin: initial thoughts on Ready Player One

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Music Break: Papers by Usher

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Mad Men of Silicon Valley This week, Greg Davies (from TARDISBlend, Blendover, and Heavy Metal Historian podcasts) joins us as we discuss: Jay Z brings major talent into streaming music, Twitter gets into livestreaming, Gender discrimination in tech, an executive order against cyber threats, and the Doctor (as we now know him) turns ten ... and much much more.

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Andy: Super Mario 64 HD

Greg: Dell Optiplex 9030 All-In-One

Dwayne: Outlook for iOS

Everyone: Best April Fools’ Day Pranks On The Internet 2015

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Music Break: A Beautiful Mine by RJD2

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Music Break: Doctor Who / I Am The Doctor by Eric Calderone

Final Word: Doctor Who (Reboot) 10th Anniversary

The Drill Down Videos of the Week: April Fools Day 2015

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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, Windows pirates don’t get a free ride after all, Google & Intel jump into the luxury smartwatch game, YouTube wants a cut of the esports market, is the Mars One mission a scam? and the truth is STILL out there! ... and much much more.

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Music Break: Life on Mars? by David Bowie

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TDD 368 This week, Netflix & Apple are taking over TV, Facebook changes the rules, Windows will be free-- even to pirates, and Nintendo’s coming to Apple ... and much much more.

What We're Playing With

Andy: Cards Against Originality; The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt; Community on Yahoo! Screen

Dwayne: Google Feud, Monopoly Deal

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Music Break: Legend of Zelda theme by Koji Kondo

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Music Break: Super Mario Brothers theme by Koji Kondo

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This week, Tosin and Andy are once more joined by Greg Davies (from TARDISBlend, Blendover, and Heavy Metal Historian podcasts) as we discuss: Gigaom says goodbye, Wikimedia stands up against the NSA, Apple’s big Spring event, Marvel's Daredevil comes to Netflix... You know who ya gonna call!!

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Andy: MOGG Files, Raspberry Pi 2 (BerryBoot, RetroPie)

Tosin: ATH-M50x Headphones, Automation in Japan Greg: Daylight Savings Time Headlines

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Music Break: Big Time by Peter Gabriel

Hot Topic: Apple's 'Spring Forward' 2015 Event

Music Break: Ghostbusters by Ray Parker, Jr.

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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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In this special edition of The Drill Down, Andrew Sorcini & Dwayne DeFreitas discuss Apple's 2015 "Spring Forward" event, covering the release of the Apple Watch, new MacBooks, HBO Now on Apple TV, and more.

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This week, Dwayne and Andy are again joined by Greg Davies (from TARDISBlend, Blendover, and Heavy Metal Historian podcasts) as we discuss: Valve’s VR headset is unveiled, the most funded project on Kickstarter, the FCC defends Net Neutrality, Blade Runner 2, and we say goodbye to a sci-fi legend...

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Andy: Modern Family: “Connection Lost”, House of Cards, Season 3

Dwayne & Greg: ‘Star Trek’ Legend Leonard Nimoy Dies At 83;

President Obama Releases Statement On Leonard Nimoy's Passing

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Music Break: If I Had A Hammer by Leonard Nimoy

Hot Topic: NSA Watch

Music Break: Blade Runner by Eric Calderone

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TDD_364 This week, Dwayne and Andy are joined by Greg Davies (from TARDISBlend, Blendover, and Heavy Metal Historian podcasts) as we discuss: Edward Snowden answers almost anything, Reddit want you to keep your clothes on, how to keep drones out of your backyard, a new Pebble watch... and much much more. 

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Andy: The Innovators; Raspberry Pi 2

Dwayne: Homeworld Remastered Collection

Greg: Something a little different to discuss, seeing as I’ve quit smoking

- Aspire BDC with Ego CTwist

- QuitNow! app by FewLaps

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Music Break: Love in the Sky by The Weeknd

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Music Break: Power Rangers by Eric Calderone

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This week, former The Drill Down co-host (and current co-host of TARDISBlend) Tom Cheredar joins Dwayne and Andy to discuss how hackers pulled off one of the largest heists in history, a toy from the 50s is updated for the 21st century, the FAA grounds Amazon’s drone plans, and...is Apple building a self-driving car?

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Take the Money and Run by The Steve Miller Band

Hot Topic: Cybersecurity

Music Break: Duel of the Fates from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace by John Williams

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TDD 362 This week, is Big Brother listening to you through your TV? Swatch takes on Apple Watch, Coca-Cola gets griefed, and Netflix comes to Cuba and finds Link & Zelda.

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Andy: An Evening with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Dwayne: Met Neil Gaiman during his Trigger Warning signing

Tosin: Elite: Dangerous

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Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: The Dark of the Matinee by Coco Freeman (feat. Franz Ferdinand)

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Music Break: The Legend of Zelda (Main Theme) by Orchestra Nova San Diego

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This week, Amazon may rise from the ashes of old Radio Shack brick & mortars, Apple’s plans to resurrect Beats, FCC wants to give citizens faster broadband & net neutrality, Is Google getting into ride-sharing, Uber gets into driverless cars, how women are rising above Silicon Valley "bro-culture", and The Pirate Bay rises again. All this and much much more on The Drill Down.

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Andy: Raspberry Pi 2 on sale; Super Bowl Ads

Dwayne: Luna mattress cover

Tosin: Super Slam Dunk Touchdown (by Tipping Goat), Speed Runners, Boss Monster

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Music Break: Deeper Understanding by Kate Bush

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Music Break: Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) by Kelly Clarkson

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InsaneModeThis week, Apple sets record profits, cable nixes FCC broadband guidelines, is YouTube screwing indie musicians?, 3D printing that saves lives... and much much more.

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Andy: Parks And Recreation: "Gryzzlbox"

Dwayne: DLD Conference Video - Four Horsemen

Tosin: Intel RealSense, Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2

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Music Break: Tetrishead by Zoë Keating

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Music Break: Optimist by Zoë Keating

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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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Joe Belfiore, Alex Kipman, Terry Myerson This week, Google Glass is dead, Police can see inside your homes by remote, Virgin & Google want to send satellites into space, Microsoft unveils Windows 10 and holograms!!

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Andy: Jawbone Up24

Dwayne: Piper NV

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Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: She's Not There by The Zombies

Hot Topics

Music Break: Private Eyes by Hall & Oates

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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, broadband gets a new definition, Edward Snowden on Cyber Warfare, ISIS may have hacked US Central Command’s Twitter, Experts call for tighter AI safeguards, and those shoes from Back to the Future are finally going to happen. All this, and much much more...

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Andy: Saints Row IV; ‘Transparent’ Wins Golden Globes

Dwayne: Pet Cube

Tosin: Waze

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Audible Book of the Week

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

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Music Break: Back to the Future by Alan Silvestri

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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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Sling TVThis week, the FBI stands firm on the Sony hack, a top VC’s predictions for 2015, Apple unlocks the iPhone, DISH wants you to cut cable, thousands of free games, and drones on demand. All this, and much much more...

What We're Playing With

Dwayne: Amazon Echo, International CES

Headlines: Sony Hack Update

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: The Future's So Bright by Timbuk 3

Hot Topics

Music Break: Eye in the Sky by The Alan Parsons Project

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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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