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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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Audible Book of the Week

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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Audible Book of the Week

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

Hot Topics:

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

Health Tracker talk

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Media Picks

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  • Go Pro Hero: Overview

  • Go Pro: To Climb an Iceberg in 4k

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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.

What We're Playing With

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

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

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

Hot Topics

Music Break: Brazilian Star Wars by FAROFF

Final Word:

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Drill Bits: After The Show

  • SPOILERific discussion of Christopher Nolan's Interstellar

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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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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...

What We're Playing With Andy, Dwayne & Tosin: Google Inbox

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Proud by Heather Small

Hot Topics:

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.

What We're Playing With

Dwayne & Tosin: Inbox

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Captain America March by Alan Silvestri

Hot Topics

Music Break: Glenn's Flight by Bill Conti

Final Word

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Antares Rocket Explosion

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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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Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Rescue Me by Fontella Bass

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Music Break: Float On by Modest Mouse

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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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What We're Playing With

Tosin: Shadow of Mordor

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

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. 

What We're Playing With

Andy: Raspberry Pi frustrations

Dwayne: The Intruders (BBC America)

Tosin: Star Wars: Rebels (Disney XD)

Headlines

Corporations Struggling in the Internet Age

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Best Imitation of Myself by Ben Folds Five

Hot Topic

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

Final Word

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Direct download: The_Drill_Down_-_Show_346.mp3
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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.

What We're Playing With

Tosin & Dwayne: iPhone 6 / 6 Plus

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Quake Theme by Nine Inch Nails

Hot Topics

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

Final Word: Netflix / IMAX Day & Date Release

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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_345.mp3
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