TechFan #194 – The Case

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The Case Show! Well, kinda. In answer to Neil’s question last week, FaceBook and Twitter weigh in on the case question for smart phones. Also, is Apple’s software getting worse? Apple also stopped the Single of the Week promotion, and Tim, David, and Owen discuss this and many other topics.

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Google 60
Unread
Photo Problems on iPhone

TechFan #193 – CES and Lasers

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Tim and David discuss CES, the new Micro-Computers, lasers, and EL Wires. Listener Neil Worton asks what you do with your smart phone: to case or not to case? And do iOS developers who don’t advertise or market their apps have any case to complain about low sales?

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TechFan #192 – Twenty

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Tim talks about the iPhone 6 Plus, driving with the GPS, 2014 and looking ahead to 2015, the 20th anniversary of MyMac.com, a Samsung Wireless Printer, SimCity BuildIt, and audio feedback from Mike Breed on technology in education.

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Simcity BuildIt
Facebook
Tim on Twitter

TechFan #190 – iPhone Hack Live!

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Owen joins Tim this week after his vacation. Owen is having some major Apple software problems, Tim reviews the $79 Kindle and the new Kindle Fire HD 7, and we take control of listeners iPhones! The first over-the-air iPhone Hack happens on this episode!

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Kindle
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HDMI Male to Female Gold Plated Connector, Mini Size

TechFan #189 – NES Wood ChromeBook

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With Owen still being miserable in Hawaii, Tim and David have an extra long show! The Sony email hack – leak is having far reaching effects. Tim thinks it’s time for Apple to embrace color again. David talks about the benefits of OneNote after Sam N. writes in about Evernote. Tim reviews the ToastMade iPhone 6 Plus case, the 14-inch HP ChromeBook, and the NES Bluetooth Controller.

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HP ChromeBook
NES30 GamePad
Toast Wood Cases
Sony / Marvel Spider-Man Information

TechFan 188 – Are You Blue

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David and Tim talk about a few different BlueTooth audio products, including the LuguLake Portable Wireless Speaker, the Genius headset, and more. Tim talks more about his iPhone 6 Plus, and David took the plunge on a iPhone 6 and iPad Air 2. And Owen is flying to Hawaii, so we hate him now.

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Genius HS-920BT Bluetooth Headset – Review
LuguLake Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker – Review
Nemo’s 2014 Hardware Accessory Roundup, Part 4
8Bitdo Bluetooth Wireless Classic NES Controller
Shure SRH145 Portable Collapsible Headphones

TechFan #185 – RansomNote

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This week’s show came together in an unexpected manner as David managed to track Tim down in LA when he had his mic plugged in to his computer; just in time for him to vent his spleen about holding data to ransom. Also, we get to enjoy listener Tim Clark’s review of the Amazon Fire TV.

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TechFan #184 – Who’s Watching Me

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Tim, David, and Owen discuss the brouhaha over Apple Pay. David finally gets his iPhone 6, Owen tells us about Verizon’s tracking of users, and Tim buys a couple cheap TVs and an iPad Air 2

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Somebody’s Already Using Verizon’s ID to Track Users

TechFan #183 – Nothing Lasts Forever

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This week, Tim is out grafting for the Man, so Dvid and Owen are in the TechFan chair. Topics randomly turning up include Ebola, electric cars and the fickle longevity of the technology giants.

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Every death in the Star Wars trilogy (WARNING – Sweary lyrics in the soundtrack) 

TechFan #178 – Self-Flushing Podcast

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Tim and David discuss iOS 8, the lines of people waiting to buy an iPhone, and the craziness surrounding Apple pushing the new U2 album out to every iTunes user. Microsoft shuts down their Silicon Valley research lab, Tim does a mini review of the Braven 705, and we have feedback from Andre, Peter, and Mike.

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TechFan #177 – iPhone 6 and Apple Watch

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The Apple Event has come and gone, and Tim and David discuss the what’s what. Also, Amazon drops the Fire Phone in price, Samsung gets no press love for the Galaxy Note 4, and Tim discuss the Clash of Clans type of games on the App Store.

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TechFan #176 – Overuse of Tech

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Tim Robertson and David Cohen return for a talk about VMWorld, which David is attending in San Francisco this week, as well as the overuse of technology, the SteelSeries Stratus iOS game controller, Tim’s new MAME cabinet, and more. Plus, Guardians of the Galaxy, Xbox Gold, and robot printers!

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Robot printer comes to your desk
VMWorld
‘Guardians of the Galaxy’s’ Success Raises a New Danger for Marvel | Variety
Xbox Games With Gold September 2014 Preview
Stratus Steel Series Controller 

The picture David sent to Tim of the free-to-play arcade machines at VMWorld
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