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The History of MP3 Players Feb 15, 2017

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How did the humble MP3 player get its start? When did the iPod take over as the dominant brand? And what's the MP3 Player business like today?

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The Circuit City Story Part 2 Feb 08, 2017

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Once the Wards Company, Circuit City really established its identity decades after it was founded. How did the company grow and ultimately die, and what comes next?

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The Circuit City Story Part 1 Feb 01, 2017

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Do you remember the electronics superstore called Circuit City? If you shopped in the 80s and 90s, the answer is probably yes. How did it get started?

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How Magnetic Storage Works Jan 25, 2017

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Learn about the amazing world of magnets and how super smart people figured out we could use them to store data. From old wire recordings to magnetic hard drives, we look at the science and tech behind magnetic data storage.

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How MP3 Compression Works Jan 18, 2017

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How does a computer program decide which bits of an audio file to keep and which to ditch during compression? We learn about the mp3 algorithm and Jonathan talks about math a lot.

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TechStuff Visits CES 2017 Jan 11, 2017

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Ben Bowlin joins the show, recorded in Las Vegas, to talk about the big trends in tech at CES 2017. From autonomous cars to smart hubs to virtual reality, we look at what consumer electronics companies hope will become the next big thing.

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TechStuff and Friends Predict 2017 Jan 05, 2017

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Jonathan is joined by a few friends and together they predict what will happen in tech in 2017. Will we sit in our driverless cars playing virtual reality games thanks to net neutrality?

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TechStuff Reviews 2016 Part Two Dec 28, 2016

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We conclude our look back on the big tech stories of 2016, from June to December. Gawker goes bankrupt, Pokemon Go steals the spotlight for a few weeks and more!

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TechStuff Reviews 2016 Part One Dec 21, 2016

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We take a look back at the big stories in tech during 2016, from January through May. We say goodbye to the Goblin King, Twitter shakes up its executive team and VR headsets finally debut.

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2016 Predictions Report Card Dec 14, 2016

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It's a bit early, but Jonathan has Iyaz Akhtar rejoin TechStuff to look at the predictions we made at the beginning of the year. How did we do?

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