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Are You Worried About Wordle? - DTNS 4203 Feb 01, 2022

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We examine the NY Times motivation to acquire popular word puzzle game Wordle, why Yahoo Japan is shutting down in Europe and Nica Montford is back with this month’s Teching While Black segment.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Nica Montford , Roger Chang, Joe.

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Sony is Destined to purchase Bungie - DTNS 4202 Jan 31, 2022

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After Neil Young and Joni Mitchell pulled their music from Spotify the streaming company has released the rules and policies regarding dangerous, deceptive, sensitive, and illegal content. Sony buys Bungie in possible countermove to news of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision last week.

Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Stroffolino, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Canon Goes Hybrid - DTNS Photography News Monthly for Jan 2022 Jan 31, 2022

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DTNS producers Anthony Lemos and Rich Stroffolino condense the month's photography news in this seven minute audio show.

This episode Canon releases a hybrid mirrorless, the Associated Press dips into NFTs, and Nikon reaches for your wallet.

Hosted by Anthony Lemos

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Live With It - The Remarkable 2 Jan 29, 2022

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Starring Sarah Lane and Jenn Cutter

Sarah Lane gives her thoughts about the Remarkable 2, an e-ink tablet for writing and reading.

$299 (was $399 at time of purchase)

Marker Plus (pencil) - $129

*If you buy with Connect, you get a $150 discount on the hardware and 2 months free service, worth checking out.

Several subscription options

Marker Plus highlights:

An actual highlighter pen option!
Several different types of pens: ballpoint, calligraphy, pencil, mechanical pencil… all have slightly different feels on the tablet
Easy tap to navigate - you can use a finger tablet-style, but the Marker feels more efficient
Erase tool is just cool. The Remarkable is smart enough to know when you haven’t totally erased something and will clean up the rest.

Initial thoughts:

I don’t use a physical pen anymore, in fact I always struggle to find a pen in my house on the rare occasion I need one. But physically writing things down has always helped my memory retention, and the Remarkable 2 taps into that as an extremely polished writing tablet
I’m not much of a drawer/doodler/etc. There are plenty of really good use cases for Remarkable 2 that I won’t take advantage of.
Holy crap, signing documents is so easy!
The amount of document templates is impressive, I don’t know how you’d ever need something not in this library
Navigation takes a little getting used to, but it’s simple once you know what your options are
Syncing with my Google Drive is a game changer. (on supported files, of course)

E-Reader capability:

At first glance the Remarkable 2 isn’t a great e-reader. Despite the nice book size, it doesn’t have any sort of backlight… you really do have to be under a lamp as if it were an actual book. You’re not going to take this tablet camping.
It also doesn’t support DRM-ePUB. You can find non-DRM ebooks online, but not a Kindle type library
You can use Calibre (free ebook organizer software) + a plugin to strip DRM from an ePUB book, then it shows up on the Remarkable 2 just fine. I tried this with a couple library e-books. This process is not very intuitive, but it’s possible. However, it’s also illegal, so there’s that.

Nitpicks:

Last year I was gifted a Kindle Oasis, which has an adjustable backlit screen. It makes the Remarkable 2’s screen seem pretty dim. I wish there were a way to punch up brightness a bit.
The pencil does snap onto the magnetized sides of the Remarkable 2 but not always in the place I think it should be. For such a pricey add-on, I’m always worried it’ll go missing.
There are times I wish I had better internet integration. You can print anything online to PDF and sync from there, but that takes a few steps. I tried to use the Remarkable 2 for DTNS prep and it just didn’t make any sense.

OVERALL:

The Remarkable 2 is powerhouse for anyone annotating documents, sketching, freeform stuff. Although you can sync over WIFI and email documents easily from the tablet, it’s not really “online”

Love the form factor, I don’t think it would work at a smaller size
If you reach for your notepad regularly, you will love this tablet.
Pricing feels high, especially for the subscription options.

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Dr. Susan Leemburg - Scientists In Tech 3 Jan 29, 2022

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Dr. Susan Leemburg, a neuroscientist at Charles University in the Czech Republic, tricks rats into thinking they’ve been teleported to measure their brainwaves to see how these basic brain functions work!

Hosted by Dr. Nicole Ackermans

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That's What An Alien Would Say - GDI 4201 Jan 28, 2022

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Google Actually Listened to Us - DTNS 4201 starts at 14:27

Google revises its policy on forcing free tier Google Workspace to transition to a paid tier. Rob brings the heat on Sonos vs Google decision and a potential Sonos vs Amazon dustup. Apple Q1 financial results are in and we examine the success Apple+.

DTNS 4201 ends at 48:32

That's What An Alien Would Say - GDI 4201

Is Tom moving to Arizona? Brock Wilson really likes Bitcoin. Killing laws with baby bathwater. Sarah is a bit chilly and needs a DTNS beanie. Sarah’s mom rocks and makes some great pies. Have you seen Dead to Me? Is Amos an alien? Too many Dan’s. Who lives in Los Angeles time?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Rob DeMillo, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.

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Google Actually Listened to Us - DTNS 4201 Jan 28, 2022

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Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Rob DeMillo, Roger Chang, Joe.

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What's the HotNet - GDI 4200 Jan 27, 2022

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The Q Commerce Continuum – DTNS 4200 starts at 14:31

Q-commerce is taking off, especially in India, but now that it’s obtained a snappy nickname, it’s worth looking at again. Bloomberg’s sources say “in the coming months” small businesses will be able to use iPhones to accept payments, without requiring extra hardware.” And the United States Office of Management and Budget sent a memo to federal agencies calling for new security strategies including moving to a zero-trust model.

DTNS 4200 ends at 47:36

What's the HotNet - GDI 4200

So what is the HotNet? Cold is a relative term. How is the weather around you? Walking the dog on ice is not an easy trick. Do you want to go shopping with Sarah? Roger is heart adjacent. Does Justin live in a different timeline? How many voices do you listen to each day? Is it twenty twenty too? We might get a Cleveland DTNS episode.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.

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The Q Commerce Continuum – DTNS 4200 Jan 27, 2022

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Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.

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DTNS REWIND - January 2017 Jan 26, 2022

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We look back at the rundowns for DTNS from January 2017. What were the stories of the day then and how do we look at them now. The first announcement of the Nintendo Switch, the first inkling of a foldable from Samsung and more.

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