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The History of Smart TVs
Televisions weren't always smart. You might argue they still aren't. But there's a surprisingly long history behind them and of the effort to bring e…
3 years, 7 months ago
TechStuff Classic: Tech in the Post Apocalyptic World (Part 1)
There's been an Event. What sort of tech can you rely upon after the zombie outbreak? Or solar flares? Or whatever?
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3 years, 7 months ago
Tech News: Mt. Kilimanjaro Gets WiFi
Tanzania has installed high-speed internet on Mt. Kilimanjaro, providing more resources to mountain climbers and influencers alike. Facebook and TikT…
3 years, 7 months ago
VR, the Metaverse, and Barriers to Entry
In this episode, we look at some of the issues with VR that could act as a stumbling block on the journey to the metaverse. How will VR play a part i…
3 years, 7 months ago
Tech News: Hacking a Tractor to Play Doom
Apple reportedly has a new deadline requiring corporate employees to come back to the office. Some Signal users had their phone numbers exposed in a …
3 years, 7 months ago
Affirm and Max Levchin
How does the fintech company Affirm work? And what's the story behind its founder, Max Levchin? From Chernobyl to Peloton, our story takes some prett…
3 years, 7 months ago
TechStuff Classic: TechStuff Takes Manhattan (Project)
What was the Manhattan Project all about? What went on during the Manhattan Project and who were the influential people involved? Ben Bowlin joins th…
3 years, 7 months ago
Tech News: Cisco Gets Hacked
Ransomware hackers got access to some Cisco systems but forgot to actually do the ransom part. Streaming services are grappling with the problem of m…
3 years, 7 months ago
Super Soakers and Rocket Science
How did a nuclear engineer end up inventing the Super Soaker water gun? This is the story of Lonnie Johnson, an inventor and engineer who, among many…
3 years, 7 months ago
Tech News: How do you Google is Google Down when Google is Down?
Google's software update caused a brief but widespread outage of services. The US government stalls on passing an antitrust bill that would have a ma…
3 years, 7 months ago