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HOUR ONE: It's rumored that an arcade game from 1980 might lead to the real death of its players. We'll look at the death curse of Berzerk. (The Berzerker Death Curse, And The Polybius Urban Legend) *** And another arcade game in the early 80s was surrounded by controversy – because the game never existed, despite so many saying it did. Or did it exist? We'll look at the urban legend of Polybius. (The Urban Legend of Polybius)==========HOUR TWO: Was Stanley Stiers the real-life inspiration for Michael Myers in 1978's John Carpenter film, “Halloween?” (The Real Michael Myers) *** The last known words of Peter Rugg were “Let the storm increase! I will see home tonight in spite of the last tempest, or I may never see home!" Over two-hundred years later and he has yet to make it home – but that hasn't stopped his tempest! (The Eternal Ride of Peter Rugg) *** Imagine attending college for several years, only to find out that the whole time you've been studying on top of the corpses of thousands of mental patients. That's exactly what happened in 2013 when The University of Mississippi made plans to expand parking for their students and staff. (The Corpses Under The University of Mississippi) *** Dealing with a ghost or two is awful enough – but what if you're attacked by a whole gang of ghouls? It was reported as real news in 1889's Chicago Tribune! (A Whole Gang O' Ghosts) *** People With Super Powers!==========SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME: Michael Bryson disappeared on August 5th, 2020 from Hobo Campground at Umpqua National Forest. He has yet to be found. (The Disappearance of Michael Bryson) *** When it comes to cryptids, you have many to choose from – Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, the chupacabra, the list goes on and on. But I'm willing to bet nowhere on the list of your favorite cryptids, or even the cryptids you've ever heard of, do you have an entry for “The Belled Buzzard” of Texas. (The Belled Buzzard Legend) *** When the Black Plague arrived at Eyam's doorstep in the 17th century, its villagers were forced to choose between life or certain doom. It's the tragic tale of England's Plague Village. (The Black Plague Comes to Eyam)==========SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT'S SHOW:“People with Super Powers” from Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.com/magazine“The Berzerk Death Curse” by Cat DeSpira: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckk96tv“The Polybius Conspiracy” by Ryan Houlihan for InputMag.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8h6v8z“The Real Michael Myers” from Casper McFadden at TheMorbidLibrary.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yvj6ueze, and from TheScareChamber.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/vmew9uvb; “Halloween” theme piano solo by Noud van Harskamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T9m-fj8K9c, “Halloween Kills | Epic Orchestral Theme” by Mike Chibante: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E82MEfQiffk“The Disappearance of Michael Bryson” posted at Strange Outdoors: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mwvb3am8 (If you know anything that could help solve Michael Bryson's disappearance, or if you were at the Hobo Campground around August 3rd, 4th, or 5th of 2020, please reach out to the sheriff's office at (541) 682-4150, option 1, and reference case No. 20-5286.)“The Eternal Ride of Peter Rugg” posted at SlightlyOddFitchburg.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3z7pdtzn“The Corpses Under The University of Mississippi” by Erin Wisti for Ranker.com's “Graveyard Shift”:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8tdu6k“A Whole Gang O' Ghosts” posted from Strange Company: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p9ynpev“The Belled Buzzard Legend” from Texas Cryptid Hunter: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p875fxv“The Black Plague Comes to Eyam” by Stephanie Almazan for TheLineUp.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/1aptirxk==========(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for material I use whenever possible. If I have overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it immediately. Some links may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)=========="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46==========WeirdDarkness®, WeirdDarkness© 2025==========To become a Weird Darkness Radio Show affiliate, contact Radio America at affiliates@radioamerica.com, or call 800-807-4703 (press 2 or dial ext 250).

Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3m8zbmjdIN THIS EPISODE: It's rumored that an arcade game from 1980 named Berzerk might lead to the real death of its players. Meanwhile, another arcade game from the early 80s, Polybius, was surrounded by controversy as well – causing its players amnesia, heart attacks, and paranoia. Some say the game never existed, others say it most certainly did.CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Title Story Preview and Show Open00:03:03.727 = The Polybius Conspiracy, Part 100:11:51.350 = The Polybius Conspiracy, Part 200:25:25.963 = The Berzerk Death Curse, Part 100:41:17.579 = The Berzerk Death Curse, Part 200:49:03.837 = Show CloseSOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…“The Berzerk Death Curse” by Cat DeSpira: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckk96tv“The Polybius Conspiracy” by Ryan Houlihan for InputMag.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8h6v8zWeird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library= = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.= = = = =Originally aired: February 04, 2022CUSTOM LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/videogames

HOUR ONE: Was Stanley Stiers the real-life inspiration for Michael Myers in 1978's John Carpenter film, “Halloween?” (The Real Michael Myers) *** The last known words of Peter Rugg were “Let the storm increase! I will see home tonight in spite of the last tempest, or I may never see home!" Over two-hundred years later and he has yet to make it home – but that hasn't stopped his tempest! (The Eternal Ride of Peter Rugg) *** Imagine attending college for several years, only to find out that the whole time you've been studying on top of the corpses of thousands of mental patients. That's exactly what happened in 2013 when The University of Mississippi made plans to expand parking for their students and staff. (The Corpses Under The University of Mississippi) *** Dealing with a ghost or two is awful enough – but what if you're attacked by a whole gang of ghouls? It was reported as real news in 1889's Chicago Tribune! (A Whole Gang O' Ghosts) *** People With Super Powers!==========HOUR TWO: It's rumored that an arcade game from 1980 might lead to the real death of its players. We'll look at the death curse of Berzerk. (The Berzerker Death Curse, And The Polybius Urban Legend) *** And another arcade game in the early 80s was surrounded by controversy – because the game never existed, despite so many saying it did. Or did it exist? We'll look at the urban legend of Polybius. (The Urban Legend of Polybius)==========SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME: Michael Bryson disappeared on August 5th, 2020 from Hobo Campground at Umpqua National Forest. He has yet to be found. (The Disappearance of Michael Bryson) *** When it comes to cryptids, you have many to choose from – Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, the chupacabra, the list goes on and on. But I'm willing to bet nowhere on the list of your favorite cryptids, or even the cryptids you've ever heard of, do you have an entry for “The Belled Buzzard” of Texas. (The Belled Buzzard Legend) *** When the Black Plague arrived at Eyam's doorstep in the 17th century, its villagers were forced to choose between life or certain doom. It's the tragic tale of England's Plague Village. (The Black Plague Comes to Eyam)==========SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT'S SHOW:“People with Super Powers” from Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.com/magazine“The Berzerk Death Curse” by Cat DeSpira: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckk96tv“The Polybius Conspiracy” by Ryan Houlihan for InputMag.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8h6v8z“The Real Michael Myers” from Casper McFadden at TheMorbidLibrary.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yvj6ueze, and from TheScareChamber.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/vmew9uvb; “Halloween” theme piano solo by Noud van Harskamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T9m-fj8K9c, “Halloween Kills | Epic Orchestral Theme” by Mike Chibante: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E82MEfQiffk“The Disappearance of Michael Bryson” posted at Strange Outdoors: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mwvb3am8 (If you know anything that could help solve Michael Bryson's disappearance, or if you were at the Hobo Campground around August 3rd, 4th, or 5th of 2020, please reach out to the sheriff's office at (541) 682-4150, option 1, and reference case No. 20-5286.)“The Eternal Ride of Peter Rugg” posted at SlightlyOddFitchburg.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3z7pdtzn“The Corpses Under The University of Mississippi” by Erin Wisti for Ranker.com's “Graveyard Shift”:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8tdu6k“A Whole Gang O' Ghosts” posted from Strange Company: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p9ynpev“The Belled Buzzard Legend” from Texas Cryptid Hunter: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p875fxv“The Black Plague Comes to Eyam” by Stephanie Almazan for TheLineUp.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/1aptirxk==========(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for material I use whenever possible. If I have overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it immediately. Some links may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)=========="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46==========WeirdDarkness®, WeirdDarkness© 2024==========To become a Weird Darkness Radio Show affiliate, contact Radio America at affiliates@radioamerica.com, or call 800-807-4703 (press 2 or dial ext 250).==========

PLEASE SHARE THIS EPISODE in your social media so others who love strange and macabre stories can listen too! https://weirddarkness.com/listen==========HOUR ONE: It's rumored that an arcade game from 1980 might lead to the real death of its players. We'll look at the death curse of Berzerk. (The Berzerker Death Curse, And The Polybius Urban Legend) *** And another arcade game in the early 80s was surrounded by controversy – because the game never existed, despite so many saying it did. Or did it exist? We'll look at the urban legend of Polybius. (The Urban Legend of Polybius)==========HOUR TWO: Was Stanley Stiers the real-life inspiration for Michael Myers in 1978's John Carpenter film, “Halloween?” (The Real Michael Myers) *** The last known words of Peter Rugg were “Let the storm increase! I will see home tonight in spite of the last tempest, or I may never see home!" Over two-hundred years later and he has yet to make it home – but that hasn't stopped his tempest! (The Eternal Ride of Peter Rugg) *** Imagine attending college for several years, only to find out that the whole time you've been studying on top of the corpses of thousands of mental patients. That's exactly what happened in 2013 when The University of Mississippi made plans to expand parking for their students and staff. (The Corpses Under The University of Mississippi) *** Dealing with a ghost or two is awful enough – but what if you're attacked by a whole gang of ghouls? It was reported as real news in 1889's Chicago Tribune! (A Whole Gang O' Ghosts) *** People With Super Powers!==========SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME: Michael Bryson disappeared on August 5th, 2020 from Hobo Campground at Umpqua National Forest. He has yet to be found. (The Disappearance of Michael Bryson) *** When it comes to cryptids, you have many to choose from – Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, the chupacabra, the list goes on and on. But I'm willing to bet nowhere on the list of your favorite cryptids, or even the cryptids you've ever heard of, do you have an entry for “The Belled Buzzard” of Texas. (The Belled Buzzard Legend) *** When the Black Plague arrived at Eyam's doorstep in the 17th century, its villagers were forced to choose between life or certain doom. It's the tragic tale of England's Plague Village. (The Black Plague Comes to Eyam)==========SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT'S SHOW:“People with Super Powers” from Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.com/magazine“The Berzerk Death Curse” by Cat DeSpira: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckk96tv“The Polybius Conspiracy” by Ryan Houlihan for InputMag.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8h6v8z“The Real Michael Myers” from Casper McFadden at TheMorbidLibrary.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yvj6ueze, and from TheScareChamber.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/vmew9uvb; “Halloween” theme piano solo by Noud van Harskamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T9m-fj8K9c, “Halloween Kills | Epic Orchestral Theme” by Mike Chibante: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E82MEfQiffk“The Disappearance of Michael Bryson” posted at Strange Outdoors: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mwvb3am8 (If you know anything that could help solve Michael Bryson's disappearance, or if you were at the Hobo Campground around August 3rd, 4th, or 5th of 2020, please reach out to the sheriff's office at (541) 682-4150, option 1, and reference case No. 20-5286.)“The Eternal Ride of Peter Rugg” posted at SlightlyOddFitchburg.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3z7pdtzn“The Corpses Under The University of Mississippi” by Erin Wisti for Ranker.com's “Graveyard Shift”:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8tdu6k“A Whole Gang O' Ghosts” posted from Strange Company: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p9ynpev“The Belled Buzzard Legend” from Texas Cryptid Hunter: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p875fxv“The Black Plague Comes to Eyam” by Stephanie Almazan for TheLineUp.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/1aptirxk==========(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for material I use whenever possible. If I have overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it immediately. Some links may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)=========="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46==========WeirdDarkness®, WeirdDarkness© 2024==========To become a Weird Darkness Radio Show affiliate, contact Radio America at affiliates@radioamerica.com, or call 800-807-4703 (press 2 or dial ext 250).==========https://weirddarkness.com/weirddarknessradio-weekend-of-may-04-05-2024/

Help spread the darkness! VOTE FOR THIS EPISODE at https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mvjsnkbz – you can vote up to 3X per day! Find Weird Darkness in your favorite podcast app at https://weirddarkness.com/listen. PLEASE SHARE WEIRD DARKNESS® in your social media and with others who loves paranormal stories, true crime, monsters, or unsolved mysteries like you do!Click here for this episode's CROSSWORD puzzle: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mrxw6anu Click here for this episode's WORD SEARCH puzzle: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8kveu8 IN THIS EPISODE: It's rumored that an arcade game from 1980 named Berzerk might lead to the real death of its players. Meanwhile, another arcade game from the early 80s, Polybius, was surrounded by controversy as well – causing its players amnesia, heart attacks, and paranoia. Some say the game never existed, others say it most certainly did.SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…“The Berzerk Death Curse” by Cat DeSpira: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckk96tv “The Polybius Conspiracy” by Ryan Houlihan for InputMag.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8h6v8z= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. Background music provided by Alibi Music Library, EpidemicSound and/or StoryBlocks with paid license. Music from Shadows Symphony (https://tinyurl.com/yyrv987t), Midnight Syndicate (http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ) Kevin MacLeod (https://tinyurl.com/y2v7fgbu), Tony Longworth (https://tinyurl.com/y2nhnbt7), and Nicolas Gasparini (https://tinyurl.com/lnqpfs8) is used with permission of the artists.= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46WeirdDarkness™ - is a production and trademark of Marlar House Productions. © 2023, Weird Darkness.= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/15313

Stai ascoltando un estratto gratuito di Ninja PRO, la selezione quotidiana di notizie per i professionisti del digital business. Con Ninja PRO puoi avere ogni giorno marketing insight, social media update, tech news, business events e una selezione di articoli di approfondimento dagli esperti della Redazione Ninja. Vai su www.ninja.it/ninjapro per abbonarti al servizio.Meta lancia un negozio per avatar. Gli utenti di Facebook, Instagram e Messenger potranno acquistare abiti digitali per i loro personaggi virtuali. Il negozio presenterà marchi come Prada, Balenciaga e Thom Browne. Non ci sono ancora indiscrezioni sui prezzi degli articoli presenti nello store, ma il lancio è previsto "a breve", secondo il post su uno dei canali Twitter della società.Bitcoin sotto la lente di ingrandimento. Un nuovo studio condotto da un consorzio di università texane avrebbe scoperto che Bitcoin non è così decentralizzato o anonimo come si pensa. Lo studio, citato da InputMag, avrebbe determinato, con il 99% di precisione, l'identità di ogni investitore in Bitcoin dal 2009. La maggior parte del mining tra il lancio e il momento in cui il prezzo ha raggiunto 1 dollaro sarebbe stato effettuato da soli 64 individui.I lavoratori Apple votano per l'adesione al sindacato. Si tratta di una prima volta per il gigante tecnologico negli Stati Uniti. I dipendenti degli Apple Store del Maryland sono così diventati i primi ad aderire a un movimento di forza lavoro all'interno della Big Tech. Il voto è arrivato in un momento di generale fermento nel Paese, con iniziative di sindacalizzazione che nei mesi scorsi hanno coinvolto anche Amazon e Starbucks.

Stai ascoltando un estratto gratuito di Ninja PRO, la selezione quotidiana di notizie per i professionisti del digital business. Con Ninja PRO puoi avere ogni giorno marketing insight, social media update, tech news, business events e una selezione di articoli di approfondimento dagli esperti della Redazione Ninja. Vai su www.ninja.it/ninjapro per abbonarti al servizio.I media occidentali aggirano la sorveglianza russa. Il New York Times, BBC News, Twitter e Facebook hanno tutti istituito servizi che permettono ai cittadini in Russia di superare la censura di internet del Cremlino per accedere ai loro siti. Intanto, in Russia, la domanda di VPN (ossia “rete privata virtuale”, un servizio che protegge la connessione internet e la privacy online) è aumentata del 1.092% il giorno dopo che il governo ha bloccato Facebook. In Ucraina, la richiesta dello stesso tipo di servizio è salita del 609% dopo l'inizio dell'invasione. Il presidente sudcoreano vince grazie al deepfake. Yoon Suk-yeol, ha conquistato il voto dei giovani creando un avatar di se stesso basato su AI che ha utilizzato nella sua campagna per fare video. Il risultato: un politico che è apparso più affascinante della realtà. La vittoria di Yoon dimostra che la tecnologia funziona e che i legislatori devono cominciare a preoccuparsi di regolamentare anche nuovi aspetti della par condicio. Architetti del metaverso. Il prezzo medio per un appezzamento di terreno nelle quattro principali piattaforme virtuali del momento (The Sandbox, Decentraland, Cryptovoxels e Somnium Space) è raddoppiato tra giugno e dicembre 2021, con una media di 12.000 dollari. Contemporaneamente cresce la domanda da parte dei brand di professionisti in grado di costruire questi mondi. Questa tendenza di mercato sembra destinata a svilupparsi ancora e Inputmag porta alcuni esempi di business.

It's rumored that an arcade game from 1980 might lead to the real death of its players. We'll look at the death curse of Berzerk. And another arcade game in the early 80s was surrounded by controversy – because the game never existed, despite so many saying it did. Or did it exist? We'll look at the urban legend of Polybius.Subscribe to the podcast by searching for Weird Darkness wherever you listen to podcasts – or use this RSS feed link: https://www.spreaker.com/show/3655291/episodes/feed. Look for @WeirdDarkness on Facebook and Twitter! Please SHARE Weird Darkness with others and leave a review and comment in the podcast app you listen from! Doing so helps the show to keep growing!SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…“The Berzerk Death Curse” by Cat DeSpira: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckk96tv “The Polybius Conspiracy” by Ryan Houlihan for InputMag.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8h6v8z Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. Background music provided by Alibi Music, EpidemicSound and/or AudioBlocks with paid license. Music from Shadows Symphony (https://tinyurl.com/yyrv987t), Midnight Syndicate (http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ), Kevin MacLeod (https://tinyurl.com/y2v7fgbu), Tony Longworth (https://tinyurl.com/y2nhnbt7), and/or Nicolas Gasparini/Myuu (https://tinyurl.com/lnqpfs8) is used with permission. 

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Ficha técnica Hosts: Leticia Dáquer e Thiago Corrêa Edição: Leticia Dáquer Capa: Leticia Dáquer Data da gravação: 27/06/2021 Data da publicação: 01/07/2021   Bom Leticia Para afastar vespas, abelhas são vistas usando ferramenta pela primeira vez (Galileu, 10/02/2020) Fungos que computam podem ser seres mais inteligentes da Terra, diz cientista (Inovação Tecnológica, 07/06/2021) Thiago Fecal transplant turns cancer immunotherapy non-responders into responders (EurekAlert, 04/02/2021) Some Male Birds Fly Under False Colors to Attract Mates, Study Suggests (New York Times, 21/04/2021)   Mau Thiago New ‘Elite Dangerous' players are getting tricked into a forced labor camp (InputMag, 02/06/2021) Stranded sailor allowed to leave abandoned ship after four years (22/06/2021) Feio Leticia Soldier with a swastika tattooed on his testicle is jailed for 19 months for breaching Austria's Nazi glorification laws (Daily Mail, 10/06/2021) Wife Arrested After Allegedly Agreeing to Have Husband Killed on Installment Plan of $100 Per Week for 40 Weeks (Law and Crime, 11/06/2021) Chinese man survives 25 years unknowingly cracking nuts with hand grenade (RT, 22/12/2016) Brinquedo sexual é confundido com 'granada' da 2º Guerra na Alemanha (O Globo, 07/06/2021) Thiago Court orders man to donate sperm to estranged wife, who says no time for 2nd marriage (The Print, 27/06/2019) Man lies about murder in hopes cops would clear snow-covered road to reach his house (New Straits Times, 16/02/2021) Saudi camel beauty festival: 12 entrants disqualified for Botox use (The National, 23/01/2021) Wikifeet Parceria com Veste Esquerda: Agora tem camiseta do Pistolando direto no site da Veste Esquerda! Mas o código de desconto PISTOLA10 dá 10% de desconto na sua compra da nossa e de outras camisetas maneiríssimas esquerdopatas!   Parceria com Editora Boitempo: compre livros por esse link aqui pra gente ganhar uns trocados de comissão :)   Esse podcast é produzido pelo Estopim Podcasts. Precisa de ajuda pra fazer o seu podcast? Chega mais, que a gente te ajuda.   #MULHERESPODCASTERS Mulheres Podcasters é uma ação de iniciativa do Programa Ponto G, desenvolvida para divulgar o trabalho de mulheres na mídia podcast e mostrar para todo ouvinte que sempre existiram mulheres na comunidade de podcasts Brasil. O Pistolando apoia essa iniciativa.  Apoie você também: compartilhe este programa com a hashtag #mulherespodcasters e nos ajude a promover a igualdade de gênero dentro da podosfera.   Links do Pistolando www.pistolando.com contato@pistolando.com Twitter: @PistolandoPod Instagram: @PistolandoPod   Apóie o Pistolando no Catarse, no Patreon e agora também no PicPay   Descrição da capa: Fotografia da cara de dois camelos, de perfil, virados para a direita. O camelo da frente tem um bico que parece que está fazendo duckface. No alto, à esquerda, a logo do Pistolando. Logo embaixo, número do episódio e o título BMF. Embaixo, à direita, logo do Estopim, também em preto.

AND introducing WE POD ECONO: an Our Band Could Be Your Life miniseries! We are taking a journey through Michael Azerrad’s chronicle of the 1980’s American underground rock scene, continuing today with Chapter Twelve: MUDHONEY! For the last leg of our trip, we turn to the Pacific northwest to cover Mudhoney, Sub Pop records, the origins of “Grunge”, a little subset of a subset of post-hardcore that probably won’t amount to much anyway. To do so we’re joined by Mark Yarm (not Marc Arm!), the author of “Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge.” Check out Mark’s work at InputMag: https://www.inputmag.com/profile/mark-yarm-19450961 Including his work on this new piece on the king of Pokemon card collectors: https://www.inputmag.com/features/king-pokemon-cards-charizards-gary-haase-profile Songs: Mr. Epp and the Calculations - Mohawk Man The Thrown Ups - Eat My Dump The Thrown Ups - Bucking Retards Mudhoney - Touch Me I’m Sick Mudhoney - You Got It (Keep It Out of My Face) Mudhoney - Mudride Everett True feat. Kurt Cobain - Do Nuts Mudhoney - Here Comes the Sickness Mudhoney - Good Enough Mudhoney - Kill Yourself Live

Show #1093. Today’s big EV stories:·       Chevy Bolt EV Sales Jump 54 Percent During Q1 2021·       Tesla is reportedly testing Luminar’s laser sensors·       Tesla has over 1 million Cybertruck reservations·       VW Could Move To Online Car Sales·       Ofgem invests £300m into EV charge points·       PEUGEOT e-Boxer priced from £49,335 in the UK·       Largest Order Of Electric School Buses In North America·       Jeep Wrangler 4xe PHEV Cheaper To Lease Than Gas-Only Model·       Hybrid-electric motorcycle uses a supercapacitor to boost its range·       F-150 Pro Extended Range Price If you get any value from this podcast please consider supporting my work on Patreon here. Plus all Patreon supporters get their own unique ad-free podcast feed. Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Tuesday 25th May. It’s Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story so you don't have to. Thank you to MYEV.com for helping make this show, they’ve built the first marketplace specifically for Electric Vehicles. It’s a totally free marketplace that simplifies the buying and selling process, and help you learn about EVs along the way too. CHEVY BOLT EV SALES JUMP 54 PERCENT DURING Q1 2021"Chevy Bolt EV sales increased in the United States, Canada, and Mexico while decreasing in South Korea and Brazil during the first quarter of 2021. In the United States, Chevrolet Bolt EV deliveries totaled 9,025 units in Q1 2021, an increase of about 54 percent compared to 5,873 units sold in Q1 2020." reports GM Authority: "Low Chevy Bolt EV sales volume has typically been an area of concern given GM’s EV-focused strategy, which calls for launching 30 electric vehicles by the year 2025. As a result, the vehicle’s overly positive sales performance during Q1 2021 represents a glimmer of hope that sales will continue to rise not just for the Bolt, but for EVs as a whole.  The Bolt EV will receive a thorough refresh that will launch mid-2021 as a 2022 model year vehicle. Updates to the model include new front and rear fascias, along with various improvements to the interior.  At the same time, it be joined by a new sibling model called Bolt EUV." https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/05/chevrolet-bolt-ev-sales-numbers-figures-results-first-quarter-2021-q1/ TESLA IS REPORTEDLY TESTING LUMINAR’S LASER SENSORS"A Tesla Model Y was photographed in Florida sporting rooftop lidar sensors made by buzzy sensor manufacturer Luminar. The sighting caused a bit of a stir among Tesla watchers, given Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s well-established disdain for the laser sensors commonly used by autonomous vehicle companies to create 3D maps of their environment." says The Verge: "Tesla has reportedly entered a partnership with Luminar to use lidar for “testing and developing,” according to Bloomberg. What exactly this partnership entails we don’t know for sure — neither company is commenting. But it could point to some shortcomings in the technology Tesla is using to power its “Full Self-Driving” driver assist feature.  the Model Y was sporting a manufacturer’s license plate that is registered to Tesla in California. The same plate has been spotted on other Tesla vehicles, including a prototype of the Cybertruck." Or...it could be for validation of their vision-based system? https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/24/22451404/tesla-luminar-lidar-elon-musk-autonomous-vehicles TESLA HAS OVER 1 MILLION CYBERTRUCK RESERVATIONS"Tesla has already accumulated over 1 million Cybertruck reservations, according to the latest tally. The tally also keeps track of the different trims, and the mix has stayed consistent with 48% for the Dual Motor, 44.5% for the Tri Motor, and only 7.5% of reservation holders are ordering the base single-motor version." according to a crowdsourced tracker of VIN numbers says electrek:" Musk also warned that delays are possible as Tesla is still working on building Gigafactory Texas, where the Cybertruck is going to be produced, and the company would face challenges since the electric pickup truck is designed with an exoskeleton." https://electrek.co/2021/05/25/tesla-cybertruck-reservations-1-million-electric-pickup-trucks/ VW COULD MOVE TO ONLINE CAR SALES"VW Group boss Alex Smith has written to car dealers to tell them an agency sales model is being considered. Affecting dealers across the group’s brands – which include Volkswagen, Audi, Seat and Skoda – the letter says the group is planning to introduce an agency sales model for electric vehicles. This is thought to be a precursor to a wider roll out of agency sales across the VW Group on its other models." says Car Dealer MAgazine: "Agency models see car dealers paid a handling fee for dealing with new car sales.  The manufacturer sells the cars directly to consumers via its main website. In a leaked letter marked ‘highly confidential’, the manufacturer told its ‘investors’ that a retail agency model for battery electric vehicles (BEV) is being planned. It says the model will be introduced for VW, Skoda, Cupra, Seat VW Commercial and Audi." https://cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/leaked-letter-reveals-vw-group-is-considering-an-agency-sales-model-across-its-brands/223770 OFGEM INVESTS £300M INTO EV CHARGE POINTS"The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, also known as Ofgem, has invested £300m into expanding the UK’s electric vehicle (EV) charging network today, to push the pedal on the country’s low carbon future." according to CityAM: " 1,800 new charge points across motorway service areas and key trunk road spots. The investment will triple the current network, Ofgem said. Meanwhile, a further 1,750 charge points will be backed in towns and cities. Delivered by Britain’s electricity networks, the network investment marks a firm bid in the UK’s climate commitments ahead of hosting the UN’s flagship climate conference, COP26." https://www.cityam.com/ofgem-invests-300m-into-ev-charge-points-with-40bn-more-to-come/ PEUGEOT E-BOXER PRICED FROM £49,335 IN THE UKPEUGEOT has opened reservations for the new e-Boxer van, the brand’s largest full electric Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV). Available to order now, the PEUGEOT e-Boxer is available with two battery options and comes in three lengths to suit a variety of needs for both business and private users. Prices for the new PEUGEOT e-Boxer start from £49,335 (excluding VAT, after PiVG).The L2 length comes with a 37kWh unit, while L3 and L4 versions feature a larger, 70kWh battery. Both lithium-ion batteries are connected to a 90kW electric motor.73 miles or 139 miles. LARGEST ORDER OF ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES IN NORTH AMERICA"The largest student transportation provider in North America, First Student, recently placed the largest order of electric school buses with Lion Electric Company. " says Clean Technica: "Lion manufactures both all-electric medium- and heavy-duty urban vehicles, and together the two companies announced the order. First Student is ordering 260 all-electric LionC school buses. This is a huge win for fleet electrification and especially for the local kids since these new buses will not pollute the air students breathe as they board, deboard, and ride the buses like fossil fuel buses do." https://cleantechnica.com/2021/05/23/largest-order-of-electric-school-buses-in-north-america-placed-by-first-student/ JEEP WRANGLER 4XE PHEV CHEAPER TO LEASE THAN GAS-ONLY MODEL"Lease deals can be tricky and misleading. You have to read the fine print carefully. However, in the case of Jeep's current leasing incentive on the all-new Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid, it seems the deal is real, and it works out to be a much better value than the traditional gas-only Wrangler." writes InsideEVs: "Jeep is leasing the 2021 Wrangler Unlimited Sahara 4xe for just $249 per month for 36 months with $3,999 due at signing. This rate is for California, but the deal is similar in other areas. For comparison, the gas-only Wrangler starts at less than $30,000. However, the cheapest lease deal on a Wrangler without a plug comes in at over $300 per month with about $4,000 down. This is for a Wrangler with an MSRP that's $11,000 less than the 4xe." https://insideevs.com/features/509263/jeep-wrangler-4xe-cheap-lease/ HYBRID-ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE USES A SUPERCAPACITOR TO BOOST ITS RANGE"French company Nawa plans to manufacture a prototype of its Racer hybrid motorcycle that uses a supercapacitor to bolster its range. The company says using a 9 kWh lithium battery could provide about 110 miles of range, but adding a proposed 0.1 kWh ultracapacitor would increase that to 180 miles as well as boost peak power output" says Inputmag.com: "Supercapacitors are batteries with high voltage limits that can fill and drain electricity quickly, faster than lithium-ion batteries found in electric vehicles. They’re large and expensive though.  Supercapacitors could act as a cushion, capturing more regenerative energy and also reducing stress on the main battery when the driver hits on the throttle." https://www.inputmag.com/tech/audi-is-testing-ev-charging-stations-that-store-energy-in-batteries-charged-overnight F-150 PRO EXTENDED RANGE PRICEArsTechnica picked up something I missed which was the price jump from 230 miles to 300 miles for the fleet-based F-150 Pro: "What we didn't know was how much of a premium Ford would charge for the extended-range version. This model is capable of about 300 miles on a single charge and will be supplied with a 240 V, 80 A charger (called the Charge Station Pro) that can fill the battery to 100 percent in eight hours. As it turns out, the electric pickup with the bigger battery will go on sale at $49,974 before incentives and tax credits." https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/05/ford-reveals-pricing-for-the-f-150-lightning-pro-work-truck/ QUESTION OF THE WEEK WITH EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM Do you have an opinion on hydrogen power for personal transport? Yes or No, both good answers, and if yes then what do you think? Email me your thoughts and I’ll read them out on Sunday – hello@evnewsdaily.com   It would mean a lot if you could take 2mins to leave a quick review on whichever platform you download the podcast. And  if you have an Amazon Echo, download our Alexa Skill, search for EV News Daily and add it as a flash briefing. Come and say hi on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter just search EV News Daily, have a wonderful day, I’ll catch you tomorrow and remember…there’s no such thing as a self-charging hybrid. PREMIUM PARTNERSPHIL ROBERTS / ELECTRIC FUTURE BRAD CROSBYPORSCHE OF THE VILLAGE CINCINNATIAUDI CINCINNATI EASTVOLVO CARS CINCINNATI EAST NATIONALCARCHARGING.COM and ALOHACHARGE.COM DEREK REILLY FROM THE EV REVIEW IRELAND YOUTUBE CHANNELRICHARD AT RSEV.CO.UK – FOR BUYING AND SELLING EVS IN THE UKEMOBILITYNORWAY.COM/

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Matthew and Mikah talk about a bunch of new updates coming to the Google Assistant, IFTTT's new Pro subscription offering, and the two take on your smart tech questions. On this episode of Smart Tech Today with Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli: Android's new Sound Notifications will alert you to 'critical sounds' around you | CNET: https://cnet.co/3jTYtcu Google Assistant gives you more voice control over third-party apps | BGR: https://bit.ly/3dnKcSQ Google's Assistant wants to help you take self-care breaks | InputMag: https://bit.ly/2SP6iEs Google's Nest announces new smart thermostat with simpler design, lower price | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3djDYU6 Wyze continues its smart home onslaught with a $50 smart thermostat | Digital Trends: https://bit.ly/2GY5Yk6 6 Apple Watch settings you should change right away | CNET: https://cnet.co/33Sf0bj pushcut.io | Twitter: https://bit.ly/3nGubfH Making painless guest wifi with QR codes | A Whole Lotta Nothing: https://bit.ly/2Ip1Z0P IFTTT introduces Pro subscriptions, limits free version to three applets | The Verge: https://bit.ly/33O4F0a ecobee SmartThermostat Review: Still the one | iMore: https://bit.ly/3jXtbBC Set up your HomePod, Apple TV, or iPad as a home hub | Apple: https://apple.co/311R03L PICKS OF THE WEEK Matthew: Oculus Quest 2 | Oculus: https://ocul.us/3nQWl83 Mikah: Base Station Pro | Nomad Goods: https://bit.ly/3iP3iTj Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/49 Sponsors: casper.com/stt promo code STT mintmobile.com/stt MySudo.com/twit

Matthew and Mikah talk about a bunch of new updates coming to the Google Assistant, IFTTT's new Pro subscription offering, and the two take on your smart tech questions. On this episode of Smart Tech Today with Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli: Android's new Sound Notifications will alert you to 'critical sounds' around you | CNET: https://cnet.co/3jTYtcu Google Assistant gives you more voice control over third-party apps | BGR: https://bit.ly/3dnKcSQ Google's Assistant wants to help you take self-care breaks | InputMag: https://bit.ly/2SP6iEs Google's Nest announces new smart thermostat with simpler design, lower price | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3djDYU6 Wyze continues its smart home onslaught with a $50 smart thermostat | Digital Trends: https://bit.ly/2GY5Yk6 6 Apple Watch settings you should change right away | CNET: https://cnet.co/33Sf0bj pushcut.io | Twitter: https://bit.ly/3nGubfH Making painless guest wifi with QR codes | A Whole Lotta Nothing: https://bit.ly/2Ip1Z0P IFTTT introduces Pro subscriptions, limits free version to three applets | The Verge: https://bit.ly/33O4F0a ecobee SmartThermostat Review: Still the one | iMore: https://bit.ly/3jXtbBC Set up your HomePod, Apple TV, or iPad as a home hub | Apple: https://apple.co/311R03L PICKS OF THE WEEK Matthew: Oculus Quest 2 | Oculus: https://ocul.us/3nQWl83 Mikah: Base Station Pro | Nomad Goods: https://bit.ly/3iP3iTj Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/49 Sponsors: casper.com/stt promo code STT mintmobile.com/stt MySudo.com/twit

Matthew and Mikah talk about a bunch of new updates coming to the Google Assistant, IFTTT's new Pro subscription offering, and the two take on your smart tech questions. On this episode of Smart Tech Today with Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli: Android's new Sound Notifications will alert you to 'critical sounds' around you | CNET: https://cnet.co/3jTYtcu Google Assistant gives you more voice control over third-party apps | BGR: https://bit.ly/3dnKcSQ Google's Assistant wants to help you take self-care breaks | InputMag: https://bit.ly/2SP6iEs Google's Nest announces new smart thermostat with simpler design, lower price | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3djDYU6 Wyze continues its smart home onslaught with a $50 smart thermostat | Digital Trends: https://bit.ly/2GY5Yk6 6 Apple Watch settings you should change right away | CNET: https://cnet.co/33Sf0bj pushcut.io | Twitter: https://bit.ly/3nGubfH Making painless guest wifi with QR codes | A Whole Lotta Nothing: https://bit.ly/2Ip1Z0P IFTTT introduces Pro subscriptions, limits free version to three applets | The Verge: https://bit.ly/33O4F0a ecobee SmartThermostat Review: Still the one | iMore: https://bit.ly/3jXtbBC Set up your HomePod, Apple TV, or iPad as a home hub | Apple: https://apple.co/311R03L PICKS OF THE WEEK Matthew: Oculus Quest 2 | Oculus: https://ocul.us/3nQWl83 Mikah: Base Station Pro | Nomad Goods: https://bit.ly/3iP3iTj Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/49 Sponsors: casper.com/stt promo code STT mintmobile.com/stt MySudo.com/twit

Matthew and Mikah talk about a bunch of new updates coming to the Google Assistant, IFTTT's new Pro subscription offering, and the two take on your smart tech questions. On this episode of Smart Tech Today with Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli: Android's new Sound Notifications will alert you to 'critical sounds' around you | CNET: https://cnet.co/3jTYtcu Google Assistant gives you more voice control over third-party apps | BGR: https://bit.ly/3dnKcSQ Google's Assistant wants to help you take self-care breaks | InputMag: https://bit.ly/2SP6iEs Google's Nest announces new smart thermostat with simpler design, lower price | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3djDYU6 Wyze continues its smart home onslaught with a $50 smart thermostat | Digital Trends: https://bit.ly/2GY5Yk6 6 Apple Watch settings you should change right away | CNET: https://cnet.co/33Sf0bj pushcut.io | Twitter: https://bit.ly/3nGubfH Making painless guest wifi with QR codes | A Whole Lotta Nothing: https://bit.ly/2Ip1Z0P IFTTT introduces Pro subscriptions, limits free version to three applets | The Verge: https://bit.ly/33O4F0a ecobee SmartThermostat Review: Still the one | iMore: https://bit.ly/3jXtbBC Set up your HomePod, Apple TV, or iPad as a home hub | Apple: https://apple.co/311R03L PICKS OF THE WEEK Matthew: Oculus Quest 2 | Oculus: https://ocul.us/3nQWl83 Mikah: Base Station Pro | Nomad Goods: https://bit.ly/3iP3iTj Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/49 Sponsors: casper.com/stt promo code STT mintmobile.com/stt MySudo.com/twit

Matthew and Mikah talk about a bunch of new updates coming to the Google Assistant, IFTTT's new Pro subscription offering, and the two take on your smart tech questions. On this episode of Smart Tech Today with Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli: Android's new Sound Notifications will alert you to 'critical sounds' around you | CNET: https://cnet.co/3jTYtcu Google Assistant gives you more voice control over third-party apps | BGR: https://bit.ly/3dnKcSQ Google's Assistant wants to help you take self-care breaks | InputMag: https://bit.ly/2SP6iEs Google's Nest announces new smart thermostat with simpler design, lower price | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3djDYU6 Wyze continues its smart home onslaught with a $50 smart thermostat | Digital Trends: https://bit.ly/2GY5Yk6 6 Apple Watch settings you should change right away | CNET: https://cnet.co/33Sf0bj pushcut.io | Twitter: https://bit.ly/3nGubfH Making painless guest wifi with QR codes | A Whole Lotta Nothing: https://bit.ly/2Ip1Z0P IFTTT introduces Pro subscriptions, limits free version to three applets | The Verge: https://bit.ly/33O4F0a ecobee SmartThermostat Review: Still the one | iMore: https://bit.ly/3jXtbBC Set up your HomePod, Apple TV, or iPad as a home hub | Apple: https://apple.co/311R03L PICKS OF THE WEEK Matthew: Oculus Quest 2 | Oculus: https://ocul.us/3nQWl83 Mikah: Base Station Pro | Nomad Goods: https://bit.ly/3iP3iTj Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/49 Sponsors: casper.com/stt promo code STT mintmobile.com/stt MySudo.com/twit

Matthew and Mikah talk about Amazon's new voice-based printer integration, Wink's recent outage (after the launch of its subscription service), and Apple's new designed-by-Apple face covering. SMART TECHUS Customs seize 'counterfeit AirPods' that, er, weren't | 9to5Mac: https://bit.ly/3klzyOLWelcome to Smart Home Week | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/35zoiu27 Easy Smart Home Essentials for Renters | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/35CqaSWWink's smart home platform faces a days-long outage | Engadget: https://engt.co/32ucLucIKEA Sonos Symfonisk speakers get colorful new covers | Engadget: https://engt.co/3mkRIlADo You Really Need an AI-Powered Smart Range? | Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/2GQvaZJAMAZONAmazon Alexa can now pay for gas at Exxon and Mobil | Slashgear: https://bit.ly/2E0oYxnAmazon Alexa Print lets you easily print out your shopping list | Slashgear: https://bit.ly/3hxqNQ1GOOGLEGoogle Assistant works with more than 50,000 smart home devices | 9to5Google: https://bit.ly/2FrLbF6APPLEThis is Apple's COVID-19 face mask | Inputmag: https://bit.ly/3kdJ5YnApple and Google's contact tracing system gets deeper integration into iOS, Android | CNN: https://cnn.it/2FtzOwvHow I Used Shortcuts to Make Siri Finally Understand Me | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/32tDPcSEufy Pan & Tilt HomeKit Camera Available For $40 Today | The Apple Byte: https://bit.ly/3kaNHOOPhilips Hue Announces New HomeKit-Compatible Gradient Lightstrip and Iris Lamp | iPhone in Canada: https://bit.ly/32sDXJK PICKS OF THE WEEKMikah & Matthew: Poolside.FM Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available here: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/45 Sponsors: MySudo.com/twit expressvpn.com/stt

Matthew and Mikah talk about Amazon's new voice-based printer integration, Wink's recent outage (after the launch of its subscription service), and Apple's new designed-by-Apple face covering. SMART TECHUS Customs seize 'counterfeit AirPods' that, er, weren't | 9to5Mac: https://bit.ly/3klzyOLWelcome to Smart Home Week | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/35zoiu27 Easy Smart Home Essentials for Renters | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/35CqaSWWink's smart home platform faces a days-long outage | Engadget: https://engt.co/32ucLucIKEA Sonos Symfonisk speakers get colorful new covers | Engadget: https://engt.co/3mkRIlADo You Really Need an AI-Powered Smart Range? | Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/2GQvaZJAMAZONAmazon Alexa can now pay for gas at Exxon and Mobil | Slashgear: https://bit.ly/2E0oYxnAmazon Alexa Print lets you easily print out your shopping list | Slashgear: https://bit.ly/3hxqNQ1GOOGLEGoogle Assistant works with more than 50,000 smart home devices | 9to5Google: https://bit.ly/2FrLbF6APPLEThis is Apple's COVID-19 face mask | Inputmag: https://bit.ly/3kdJ5YnApple and Google's contact tracing system gets deeper integration into iOS, Android | CNN: https://cnn.it/2FtzOwvHow I Used Shortcuts to Make Siri Finally Understand Me | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/32tDPcSEufy Pan & Tilt HomeKit Camera Available For $40 Today | The Apple Byte: https://bit.ly/3kaNHOOPhilips Hue Announces New HomeKit-Compatible Gradient Lightstrip and Iris Lamp | iPhone in Canada: https://bit.ly/32sDXJK PICKS OF THE WEEKMikah & Matthew: Poolside.FM Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/45 Sponsors: MySudo.com/twit expressvpn.com/stt

Matthew and Mikah talk about Amazon's new voice-based printer integration, Wink's recent outage (after the launch of its subscription service), and Apple's new designed-by-Apple face covering. SMART TECHUS Customs seize 'counterfeit AirPods' that, er, weren't | 9to5Mac: https://bit.ly/3klzyOLWelcome to Smart Home Week | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/35zoiu27 Easy Smart Home Essentials for Renters | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/35CqaSWWink's smart home platform faces a days-long outage | Engadget: https://engt.co/32ucLucIKEA Sonos Symfonisk speakers get colorful new covers | Engadget: https://engt.co/3mkRIlADo You Really Need an AI-Powered Smart Range? | Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/2GQvaZJAMAZONAmazon Alexa can now pay for gas at Exxon and Mobil | Slashgear: https://bit.ly/2E0oYxnAmazon Alexa Print lets you easily print out your shopping list | Slashgear: https://bit.ly/3hxqNQ1GOOGLEGoogle Assistant works with more than 50,000 smart home devices | 9to5Google: https://bit.ly/2FrLbF6APPLEThis is Apple's COVID-19 face mask | Inputmag: https://bit.ly/3kdJ5YnApple and Google's contact tracing system gets deeper integration into iOS, Android | CNN: https://cnn.it/2FtzOwvHow I Used Shortcuts to Make Siri Finally Understand Me | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/32tDPcSEufy Pan & Tilt HomeKit Camera Available For $40 Today | The Apple Byte: https://bit.ly/3kaNHOOPhilips Hue Announces New HomeKit-Compatible Gradient Lightstrip and Iris Lamp | iPhone in Canada: https://bit.ly/32sDXJK PICKS OF THE WEEKMikah & Matthew: Poolside.FM Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available here: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/45 Sponsors: MySudo.com/twit expressvpn.com/stt

Matthew and Mikah talk about Amazon's new voice-based printer integration, Wink's recent outage (after the launch of its subscription service), and Apple's new designed-by-Apple face covering. SMART TECHUS Customs seize 'counterfeit AirPods' that, er, weren't | 9to5Mac: https://bit.ly/3klzyOLWelcome to Smart Home Week | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/35zoiu27 Easy Smart Home Essentials for Renters | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/35CqaSWWink's smart home platform faces a days-long outage | Engadget: https://engt.co/32ucLucIKEA Sonos Symfonisk speakers get colorful new covers | Engadget: https://engt.co/3mkRIlADo You Really Need an AI-Powered Smart Range? | Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/2GQvaZJAMAZONAmazon Alexa can now pay for gas at Exxon and Mobil | Slashgear: https://bit.ly/2E0oYxnAmazon Alexa Print lets you easily print out your shopping list | Slashgear: https://bit.ly/3hxqNQ1GOOGLEGoogle Assistant works with more than 50,000 smart home devices | 9to5Google: https://bit.ly/2FrLbF6APPLEThis is Apple's COVID-19 face mask | Inputmag: https://bit.ly/3kdJ5YnApple and Google's contact tracing system gets deeper integration into iOS, Android | CNN: https://cnn.it/2FtzOwvHow I Used Shortcuts to Make Siri Finally Understand Me | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/32tDPcSEufy Pan & Tilt HomeKit Camera Available For $40 Today | The Apple Byte: https://bit.ly/3kaNHOOPhilips Hue Announces New HomeKit-Compatible Gradient Lightstrip and Iris Lamp | iPhone in Canada: https://bit.ly/32sDXJK PICKS OF THE WEEKMikah & Matthew: Poolside.FM Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available here: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/45 Sponsors: MySudo.com/twit expressvpn.com/stt

Matthew and Mikah talk about Amazon's new voice-based printer integration, Wink's recent outage (after the launch of its subscription service), and Apple's new designed-by-Apple face covering. SMART TECHUS Customs seize 'counterfeit AirPods' that, er, weren't | 9to5Mac: https://bit.ly/3klzyOLWelcome to Smart Home Week | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/35zoiu27 Easy Smart Home Essentials for Renters | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/35CqaSWWink's smart home platform faces a days-long outage | Engadget: https://engt.co/32ucLucIKEA Sonos Symfonisk speakers get colorful new covers | Engadget: https://engt.co/3mkRIlADo You Really Need an AI-Powered Smart Range? | Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/2GQvaZJAMAZONAmazon Alexa can now pay for gas at Exxon and Mobil | Slashgear: https://bit.ly/2E0oYxnAmazon Alexa Print lets you easily print out your shopping list | Slashgear: https://bit.ly/3hxqNQ1GOOGLEGoogle Assistant works with more than 50,000 smart home devices | 9to5Google: https://bit.ly/2FrLbF6APPLEThis is Apple's COVID-19 face mask | Inputmag: https://bit.ly/3kdJ5YnApple and Google's contact tracing system gets deeper integration into iOS, Android | CNN: https://cnn.it/2FtzOwvHow I Used Shortcuts to Make Siri Finally Understand Me | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/32tDPcSEufy Pan & Tilt HomeKit Camera Available For $40 Today | The Apple Byte: https://bit.ly/3kaNHOOPhilips Hue Announces New HomeKit-Compatible Gradient Lightstrip and Iris Lamp | iPhone in Canada: https://bit.ly/32sDXJK PICKS OF THE WEEKMikah & Matthew: Poolside.FM Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available here: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/45 Sponsors: MySudo.com/twit expressvpn.com/stt

Matthew and Mikah talk about Amazon's new voice-based printer integration, Wink's recent outage (after the launch of its subscription service), and Apple's new designed-by-Apple face covering. SMART TECHUS Customs seize 'counterfeit AirPods' that, er, weren't | 9to5Mac: https://bit.ly/3klzyOLWelcome to Smart Home Week | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/35zoiu27 Easy Smart Home Essentials for Renters | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/35CqaSWWink's smart home platform faces a days-long outage | Engadget: https://engt.co/32ucLucIKEA Sonos Symfonisk speakers get colorful new covers | Engadget: https://engt.co/3mkRIlADo You Really Need an AI-Powered Smart Range? | Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/2GQvaZJAMAZONAmazon Alexa can now pay for gas at Exxon and Mobil | Slashgear: https://bit.ly/2E0oYxnAmazon Alexa Print lets you easily print out your shopping list | Slashgear: https://bit.ly/3hxqNQ1GOOGLEGoogle Assistant works with more than 50,000 smart home devices | 9to5Google: https://bit.ly/2FrLbF6APPLEThis is Apple's COVID-19 face mask | Inputmag: https://bit.ly/3kdJ5YnApple and Google's contact tracing system gets deeper integration into iOS, Android | CNN: https://cnn.it/2FtzOwvHow I Used Shortcuts to Make Siri Finally Understand Me | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/32tDPcSEufy Pan & Tilt HomeKit Camera Available For $40 Today | The Apple Byte: https://bit.ly/3kaNHOOPhilips Hue Announces New HomeKit-Compatible Gradient Lightstrip and Iris Lamp | iPhone in Canada: https://bit.ly/32sDXJK PICKS OF THE WEEKMikah & Matthew: Poolside.FM Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available here: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/45 Sponsors: MySudo.com/twit expressvpn.com/stt

Matthew and Mikah talk about Amazon's new voice-based printer integration, Wink's recent outage (after the launch of its subscription service), and Apple's new designed-by-Apple face covering. SMART TECHUS Customs seize 'counterfeit AirPods' that, er, weren't | 9to5Mac: https://bit.ly/3klzyOLWelcome to Smart Home Week | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/35zoiu27 Easy Smart Home Essentials for Renters | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/35CqaSWWink's smart home platform faces a days-long outage | Engadget: https://engt.co/32ucLucIKEA Sonos Symfonisk speakers get colorful new covers | Engadget: https://engt.co/3mkRIlADo You Really Need an AI-Powered Smart Range? | Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/2GQvaZJAMAZONAmazon Alexa can now pay for gas at Exxon and Mobil | Slashgear: https://bit.ly/2E0oYxnAmazon Alexa Print lets you easily print out your shopping list | Slashgear: https://bit.ly/3hxqNQ1GOOGLEGoogle Assistant works with more than 50,000 smart home devices | 9to5Google: https://bit.ly/2FrLbF6APPLEThis is Apple's COVID-19 face mask | Inputmag: https://bit.ly/3kdJ5YnApple and Google's contact tracing system gets deeper integration into iOS, Android | CNN: https://cnn.it/2FtzOwvHow I Used Shortcuts to Make Siri Finally Understand Me | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/32tDPcSEufy Pan & Tilt HomeKit Camera Available For $40 Today | The Apple Byte: https://bit.ly/3kaNHOOPhilips Hue Announces New HomeKit-Compatible Gradient Lightstrip and Iris Lamp | iPhone in Canada: https://bit.ly/32sDXJK PICKS OF THE WEEKMikah & Matthew: Poolside.FM Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/45 Sponsors: MySudo.com/twit expressvpn.com/stt

Matthew and Mikah talk about Amazon's new voice-based printer integration, Wink's recent outage (after the launch of its subscription service), and Apple's new designed-by-Apple face covering. SMART TECHUS Customs seize 'counterfeit AirPods' that, er, weren't | 9to5Mac: https://bit.ly/3klzyOLWelcome to Smart Home Week | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/35zoiu27 Easy Smart Home Essentials for Renters | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/35CqaSWWink's smart home platform faces a days-long outage | Engadget: https://engt.co/32ucLucIKEA Sonos Symfonisk speakers get colorful new covers | Engadget: https://engt.co/3mkRIlADo You Really Need an AI-Powered Smart Range? | Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/2GQvaZJAMAZONAmazon Alexa can now pay for gas at Exxon and Mobil | Slashgear: https://bit.ly/2E0oYxnAmazon Alexa Print lets you easily print out your shopping list | Slashgear: https://bit.ly/3hxqNQ1GOOGLEGoogle Assistant works with more than 50,000 smart home devices | 9to5Google: https://bit.ly/2FrLbF6APPLEThis is Apple's COVID-19 face mask | Inputmag: https://bit.ly/3kdJ5YnApple and Google's contact tracing system gets deeper integration into iOS, Android | CNN: https://cnn.it/2FtzOwvHow I Used Shortcuts to Make Siri Finally Understand Me | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/32tDPcSEufy Pan & Tilt HomeKit Camera Available For $40 Today | The Apple Byte: https://bit.ly/3kaNHOOPhilips Hue Announces New HomeKit-Compatible Gradient Lightstrip and Iris Lamp | iPhone in Canada: https://bit.ly/32sDXJK PICKS OF THE WEEKMikah & Matthew: Poolside.FM Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/45 Sponsors: MySudo.com/twit expressvpn.com/stt

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZmV88Rk0Pg&w=560&h=315] Sex Tech CEO Lora Dicarlo joins us to talk about what COVID-19 has changed in society and sex, and why the last thing you want is your Internet-connected dildo hacked by the Chinese.   QR Codes, Video Conferences and Sex: Covid-19 Really Did Change Everything by Amber Healy  Think back on the state of the world in January. Filled with the optimism of a new year, all bright and shiny with possibility, we went about our lives, maskless, taking for granted things like going out for dinner or drinks, watercooler chats with coworkers and maybe even the giddy anticipation of first dates.  We were all unaware suckers.  With the type of fury saved for mothers whose children have hung up on them angrily, or the historic trope of the “woman scorned,” COVID-19 giggled at our innocence and optimism and smacked us all around.  We’ve changed since then. We’re weary and cautious, knowing germs are everywhere and anywhere. We spent a good portion of the year inside. When was the last time you shook someone’s hand? If the answer isn’t “Um...March, I think?” you’re doing it wrong.  But not all is lost! There are some ways in which COVID might have a positive influence on our world, at least from a technological standpoint.  QR Codes: Those weird little boxes now tell you what’s for dinner  QR -- or quick response -- codes have been around since 1994, believe it or don’t. Invented by Denso Wave, a Japanese company, QR codes were designed to be a faster kind of barcode for products, parts and other items. Among the first adopters were auto manufacturers to make shipping and production more efficient. Eventually that grew from internal corporate uses, including food safety tracing following an outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, aka mad cow disease, QR codes were slowly introduced to consumers in the early 21st Century  But no one knew what to do with them. You’d have to download a special app to read them. Sometimes they worked, most often they didn’t. After a while, they were just boxes that looked odd and were ignored.  When COVID-19 hit, throwing everything into a tailspin, some retailers got smart. If customers are supposed to stay socially distant, and if controlling and limiting the spread of germs is of the utmost importance, could QR codes be used to point and shop instead?  QR codes are perfect for a pandemic-stricken world. Bars and restaurants have embraced with joy using QR codes taped or otherwise affixed to tables, doors, windows and other surfaces to allow patrons to read their menus without having to print out and sanitize them daily. Some are making it possible to incorporate online ordering via QR code-enabled functions, with patrons receiving a text when their order is ready. This not only limits interactions between customers and waitstaff -- angels and brave souls who do NOT get paid enough to risk their health in these times, by the way -- but it also allows establishments to have fewer staff on hand at any given time. This saves financial resources at a time when every dollar counts.  It’s an elegant solution, really, and one that’s likely to survive into the future. Not having to print menus saves money and time. It’s more sanitary. It’s easier to update an app or website linked to a QR code, and so much faster, than having to create new tangible menus when seasons change.  Some customers had grown a little more comfortable with QR codes, pre-COVID, as retailers like Starbucks, Macy’s, Whole Foods and some drug stores began using them as contact-free payment methods or linked with their loyalty rewards programs.  It also helps that it’s gotten easier to use QR codes -- no longer is a special app needed to make them work! Most newer smartphones have QR code readers integrated into their camera. Just open your camera, point it at the code and voila, there you have it.  Businesses were starting to feel optimistic about broader adoption of QR codes before the pandemic. A 2018 study from Juniper Research anticipated 5,3 billion QR-based transactions by 2022, a 400% increase over the 1.3 billion transactions in 2017. But COVID is likely going to help shatter that expectation now that North American and Western markets are buying in big time.  Video Calls: Why wear pants to talk business?  People love crediting The Simpsons with “predicting” the future, but let’s talk about the Jetsons. The show began in 1962 and anticipated treadmills, nutrition supplements to take the place of food, flying cars (ok, they weren’t perfect) and video calls. The concept, and the technology, didn’t appear in a real, useful way until 2003 when Skype was rolled out. But most people who downloaded the program used it as a way to make free phone calls to other users, or to keep in touch with international friends before limitless texting or social media was as widespread and easy as it is now.  Skype was one of the first voice-over-internet protocol communication systems, retrofitting your computer to act as your phone instead of the other way around. By 2011, it was the cornerstone of Facebook’s video chat service.  Facetime was introduced with the iPhone 4 in 2010, but only really benefited other iPhone users.  But for non-iPhone users, for workplaces and for people who want to see their far-flung friends and relatives, COVID made it easier, and far more popular, to adopt video calling capabilities.  When offices were forced to close in early 2020, there was an immediate need for people to communicate and try and mimic the daily meetings and office check-ins they were used to in their places of employment. Very few places went to Skype for assistance. Instead, products like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Cisco Webex, even Slack became the glue that held corporate life together.  Zoom, and similar apps like HouseParty, also brought friends together for socially distant gatherings and celebrations -- I had a series of video calls around my birthday at the end of April with family and friends -- while video call capabilities were integrated into Twitter and Instagram to make being face-to-face while socially distant even easier.  Zoominfo.com, a totally unrelated publication, found that video conferencing has grown an astonishing (but not really) 87% in the first part of 2020 alone. While other apps and companies also saw a bump, Zoom itself saw a 418% growth in adoption in just two months.  The casual user can sign up for a Zoom account and make unlimited 40-minute calls for free. Business clients can make longer calls for a subscription. And at this point, we’ve all had a chance to play around with the various stock and customizable backgrounds built into the platform to fancy up those boring conference calls. A video game developer also said, very simply, the call quality is just better in Zoom than other apps, including Google Hangouts.  Smartly, Zoom also announced early on in lockdown that it was making its technology available for free for school districts as a way to try and help kids and teachers stay connected and finish the year from their homes.  The bottom line: there’s a reason retailers are now offering “video conferencing style” sections in their clothing ads. As workplaces find a way forward in the era of social distancing, video conferencing is an effective tool to keep workers connected, allow managers to check up on employees, and it’s not likely to fade away when a vaccine allows everyone to return to the brick-and-mortar office. Assuming that happens. Someday.  Sex, coronavirus and technology: Bedfellows with benefits How, in the world of a highly contagious and possibly fatal disease, are people having sex with their partners? Is the risk an adrenaline junkie’s aphrodisiac? Are there some who find masks irresistible? Does the pandemic make a naughty nurse fantasy even more enticing?  Early on in the lockdown, the New York City Department of Health released some guidance to help people stay safe while getting their rocks off. In advice that spread as quickly as the virus itself, the city reminded people that “you are your safest sex partner” while also providing some, uh, tips for those who wanted to share the experience.  The department also encouraged holding off on threesomes or other group sex romps, to wear face coverings (in addition to condoms, of course) and avoid kissing, and to consider taking a break from in-person hookups. “Video dates, sexting, subscription-based fan platforms, sexy ‘Zoom parties’ or chat rooms may be options for you,” the advice continues.  In what might be a first, NYC also encouraged people to incorporate kink: “Be creative with sexual positions and physical barriers, like walls, that allow sexual contact while preventing close face-to-face contact.” It also urged people to explore mutual masturbation -- each partner taking care of themselves while close to the other, but with physical distancing and face coverings to reduce the risk of transmission.  Sex workers were given similar advice by the government of British Columbia, acknowledging the “considerable support” these men and women were providing each other in this difficult time - emotionally and financially. It also encourages the use of sexting, video calls and other communication tools, along with “less is more” methods of arousal like erotic massage, stripteases and positions that don’t involve face-to-face contact.  But let’s be honest: We want to know how sex will be transformed by technology as a result of COVID.  “Sex tech is more than sex toys or objects used for sexual stimulation,” starts an article in The Conversation. “It is a billion-dollar industry that builds a wide range of products for interactive, immersive and connected erotic experiences. This includes but is not limited to: virtual, augmented and mixed reality, ‘teledildonics,’ dating applications and platforms, online erotic games and artificial erotic agents (or erobots) such as sex robots, virtual partners or erotic chatbots.”  The sale of sex toys and dolls has exploded in the past few months, as has the market for sex-tech startups. A study on erobotics from the University of Montreal found that the “private sector is racing to develop new erotic products, to occupy an untapped sextech market that is estimated to be worth $30-$120 billion.”  Teledildonics, or smart sex toys connected to the internet and, therefore, partners in other locations, have been on the fringe for a while, but according to Cams.com, there’s been a 20% increase in people logging into websites and interacting with sex workers and model’s toys since the onset of COVID. The models’ income also increased by about 20% at the same time. InputMag did a deep dive into smart sex techology and found any and all kinds of connected technology have seen profound increases in interest and usage since lockdowns started in March.  At the same time, familiar partners and players, like Pornhub and other erotic sites, saw a spike in traffic almost immediately -- Pornhub alone saw a 13.7% spike in traffic in March alone -- while apps designed around sex have also received more attention. Spain-based Emjoy, “an erotic audio guide app,” had a 45% increase in downloads since early March, along with a 160% increase in usage; Beducated, based in Munich, had 185% more activity, mostly from binge-watching sexual education courses.  When it comes to toys and accessories, especially of the higher-tech variety, the market has mostly been dominated by products designed by men with their needs and interests in mind. Lora DiCarlo, a woman-led company, is changing that. If the name sounds familiar, it should-- in 2019, the company was awarded a highly coveted recognition from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas for its Ose’ product for women, only to have the award taken away and deemed inappropriate, despite dozens of other male-oriented devices not only recognized but openly displayed on the convention floor. CES later thought better of it and re-awarded Ose its Innovative Robotics Award after facing considerable backlash for being straight-up sexist.  “When women and femmes show up in the technology industry, consumers get their hands on incredible devices designed specifically for clitorial and G-spot stimulation, achieving incredible partner or solo blended orgasms,” the company states on its blog. “Female-founded companies promote both pleasure and equity through high-tech microrobotics.” The company offers not only toys for women, but access to certified sexual wellness coaches -- sex isn’t just about getting off, it’s a key component in overall health, and let’s face it, our physical and mental health is pretty taxed right now. Moving beyond toys for solo or partner use, there’s also the possibility that people will embrace virtual or augmented reality to simulate sex with digital partners in virtual worlds, or go beyond that and take up extended reality (XR), a technology just starting to be used by doctors to train their colleagues around the world in a shared virtual environment.  Just be safe out there, friends. And be like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman: No kissing on the mouth. 

Matthew and Mikah share their complicated feelings regarding Amazon's new Halo fitness wearable, praise Level's new smart lock that blends in with a user's existing setup, and discuss Fitbit's new Google-Assistant-supporting smartwatches.SMART TECHSunu Band – The Smart Wearable Helping Blind People Maintain Social Distance | Forbes: https://bit.ly/3hRXAjWiRobot's Cheapest Roombas Might Finally Be Worth Buying | Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/3gGZXo1The Level Touch is a stealthy smart lock with hidden capacitive touch | Inputmag: https://bit.ly/2EIw0XUSmart blinds are an expensive upgrade to your smart home | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2Gjhq9TAMAZONAmazon's Alexa has learned hundreds of regional British words and phrases | The Sun: https://bit.ly/2ERQtt7Amazon announces Halo, a fitness band and app that scans your body and voice | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2YRBFSkGOOGLEGoogle launches Nest Hub for hotels to close the gap with Amazon | Venturebeat: https://bit.ly/32OCyMOFitbit unveils Sense and Versa 3 smartwatches with Google Assistant | Venturebeat: https://bit.ly/32G6ASBLenovo unveils new Google Assistant-powered smart clock | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3bpYP7zGoogle Assistant's daily snapshot feature gets birthday reminders and recipe recommendations | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3hLni9JSIRIInteract with Siri and apps at the same time in iPadOS 14 | 9to5Mac: https://bit.ly/2YQXD7Y Broadlink RM4 Mini Universal IR Remote Control | Amazon: https://amzn.to/3hNh9cP PICKS OF THE WEEKMikah: Deliveries: a package tracker | App Store: https://apple.co/3lua4jIMatthew: Restore by Hatch | Hatch: https://www.hatch.co/restore Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available here: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/44 Sponsor: eero.com/twit code TWIT

Matthew and Mikah share their complicated feelings regarding Amazon's new Halo fitness wearable, praise Level's new smart lock that blends in with a user's existing setup, and discuss Fitbit's new Google-Assistant-supporting smartwatches.SMART TECHSunu Band – The Smart Wearable Helping Blind People Maintain Social Distance | Forbes: https://bit.ly/3hRXAjWiRobot's Cheapest Roombas Might Finally Be Worth Buying | Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/3gGZXo1The Level Touch is a stealthy smart lock with hidden capacitive touch | Inputmag: https://bit.ly/2EIw0XUSmart blinds are an expensive upgrade to your smart home | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2Gjhq9TAMAZONAmazon's Alexa has learned hundreds of regional British words and phrases | The Sun: https://bit.ly/2ERQtt7Amazon announces Halo, a fitness band and app that scans your body and voice | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2YRBFSkGOOGLEGoogle launches Nest Hub for hotels to close the gap with Amazon | Venturebeat: https://bit.ly/32OCyMOFitbit unveils Sense and Versa 3 smartwatches with Google Assistant | Venturebeat: https://bit.ly/32G6ASBLenovo unveils new Google Assistant-powered smart clock | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3bpYP7zGoogle Assistant's daily snapshot feature gets birthday reminders and recipe recommendations | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3hLni9JSIRIInteract with Siri and apps at the same time in iPadOS 14 | 9to5Mac: https://bit.ly/2YQXD7Y Broadlink RM4 Mini Universal IR Remote Control | Amazon: https://amzn.to/3hNh9cP PICKS OF THE WEEKMikah: Deliveries: a package tracker | App Store: https://apple.co/3lua4jIMatthew: Restore by Hatch | Hatch: https://www.hatch.co/restore Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available here: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/44 Sponsor: eero.com/twit code TWIT

Matthew and Mikah share their complicated feelings regarding Amazon's new Halo fitness wearable, praise Level's new smart lock that blends in with a user's existing setup, and discuss Fitbit's new Google-Assistant-supporting smartwatches.SMART TECHSunu Band – The Smart Wearable Helping Blind People Maintain Social Distance | Forbes: https://bit.ly/3hRXAjWiRobot's Cheapest Roombas Might Finally Be Worth Buying | Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/3gGZXo1The Level Touch is a stealthy smart lock with hidden capacitive touch | Inputmag: https://bit.ly/2EIw0XUSmart blinds are an expensive upgrade to your smart home | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2Gjhq9TAMAZONAmazon's Alexa has learned hundreds of regional British words and phrases | The Sun: https://bit.ly/2ERQtt7Amazon announces Halo, a fitness band and app that scans your body and voice | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2YRBFSkGOOGLEGoogle launches Nest Hub for hotels to close the gap with Amazon | Venturebeat: https://bit.ly/32OCyMOFitbit unveils Sense and Versa 3 smartwatches with Google Assistant | Venturebeat: https://bit.ly/32G6ASBLenovo unveils new Google Assistant-powered smart clock | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3bpYP7zGoogle Assistant's daily snapshot feature gets birthday reminders and recipe recommendations | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3hLni9JSIRIInteract with Siri and apps at the same time in iPadOS 14 | 9to5Mac: https://bit.ly/2YQXD7Y Broadlink RM4 Mini Universal IR Remote Control | Amazon: https://amzn.to/3hNh9cP PICKS OF THE WEEKMikah: Deliveries: a package tracker | App Store: https://apple.co/3lua4jIMatthew: Restore by Hatch | Hatch: https://www.hatch.co/restore Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available here: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/44 Sponsor: eero.com/twit code TWIT

Matthew and Mikah share their complicated feelings regarding Amazon's new Halo fitness wearable, praise Level's new smart lock that blends in with a user's existing setup, and discuss Fitbit's new Google-Assistant-supporting smartwatches.SMART TECHSunu Band – The Smart Wearable Helping Blind People Maintain Social Distance | Forbes: https://bit.ly/3hRXAjWiRobot's Cheapest Roombas Might Finally Be Worth Buying | Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/3gGZXo1The Level Touch is a stealthy smart lock with hidden capacitive touch | Inputmag: https://bit.ly/2EIw0XUSmart blinds are an expensive upgrade to your smart home | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2Gjhq9TAMAZONAmazon's Alexa has learned hundreds of regional British words and phrases | The Sun: https://bit.ly/2ERQtt7Amazon announces Halo, a fitness band and app that scans your body and voice | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2YRBFSkGOOGLEGoogle launches Nest Hub for hotels to close the gap with Amazon | Venturebeat: https://bit.ly/32OCyMOFitbit unveils Sense and Versa 3 smartwatches with Google Assistant | Venturebeat: https://bit.ly/32G6ASBLenovo unveils new Google Assistant-powered smart clock | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3bpYP7zGoogle Assistant's daily snapshot feature gets birthday reminders and recipe recommendations | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3hLni9JSIRIInteract with Siri and apps at the same time in iPadOS 14 | 9to5Mac: https://bit.ly/2YQXD7Y Broadlink RM4 Mini Universal IR Remote Control | Amazon: https://amzn.to/3hNh9cP PICKS OF THE WEEKMikah: Deliveries: a package tracker | App Store: https://apple.co/3lua4jIMatthew: Restore by Hatch | Hatch: https://www.hatch.co/restore Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available here: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/44 Sponsor: eero.com/twit code TWIT

Matthew and Mikah share their complicated feelings regarding Amazon's new Halo fitness wearable, praise Level's new smart lock that blends in with a user's existing setup, and discuss Fitbit's new Google-Assistant-supporting smartwatches.SMART TECHSunu Band – The Smart Wearable Helping Blind People Maintain Social Distance | Forbes: https://bit.ly/3hRXAjWiRobot's Cheapest Roombas Might Finally Be Worth Buying | Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/3gGZXo1The Level Touch is a stealthy smart lock with hidden capacitive touch | Inputmag: https://bit.ly/2EIw0XUSmart blinds are an expensive upgrade to your smart home | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2Gjhq9TAMAZONAmazon's Alexa has learned hundreds of regional British words and phrases | The Sun: https://bit.ly/2ERQtt7Amazon announces Halo, a fitness band and app that scans your body and voice | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2YRBFSkGOOGLEGoogle launches Nest Hub for hotels to close the gap with Amazon | Venturebeat: https://bit.ly/32OCyMOFitbit unveils Sense and Versa 3 smartwatches with Google Assistant | Venturebeat: https://bit.ly/32G6ASBLenovo unveils new Google Assistant-powered smart clock | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3bpYP7zGoogle Assistant's daily snapshot feature gets birthday reminders and recipe recommendations | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3hLni9JSIRIInteract with Siri and apps at the same time in iPadOS 14 | 9to5Mac: https://bit.ly/2YQXD7Y Broadlink RM4 Mini Universal IR Remote Control | Amazon: https://amzn.to/3hNh9cP PICKS OF THE WEEKMikah: Deliveries: a package tracker | App Store: https://apple.co/3lua4jIMatthew: Restore by Hatch | Hatch: https://www.hatch.co/restore Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available here: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/44 Sponsor: eero.com/twit code TWIT

Matthew and Mikah share their complicated feelings regarding Amazon's new Halo fitness wearable, praise Level's new smart lock that blends in with a user's existing setup, and discuss Fitbit's new Google-Assistant-supporting smartwatches.SMART TECHSunu Band – The Smart Wearable Helping Blind People Maintain Social Distance | Forbes: https://bit.ly/3hRXAjWiRobot's Cheapest Roombas Might Finally Be Worth Buying | Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/3gGZXo1The Level Touch is a stealthy smart lock with hidden capacitive touch | Inputmag: https://bit.ly/2EIw0XUSmart blinds are an expensive upgrade to your smart home | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2Gjhq9TAMAZONAmazon's Alexa has learned hundreds of regional British words and phrases | The Sun: https://bit.ly/2ERQtt7Amazon announces Halo, a fitness band and app that scans your body and voice | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2YRBFSkGOOGLEGoogle launches Nest Hub for hotels to close the gap with Amazon | Venturebeat: https://bit.ly/32OCyMOFitbit unveils Sense and Versa 3 smartwatches with Google Assistant | Venturebeat: https://bit.ly/32G6ASBLenovo unveils new Google Assistant-powered smart clock | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3bpYP7zGoogle Assistant's daily snapshot feature gets birthday reminders and recipe recommendations | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3hLni9JSIRIInteract with Siri and apps at the same time in iPadOS 14 | 9to5Mac: https://bit.ly/2YQXD7Y Broadlink RM4 Mini Universal IR Remote Control | Amazon: https://amzn.to/3hNh9cP PICKS OF THE WEEKMikah: Deliveries: a package tracker | App Store: https://apple.co/3lua4jIMatthew: Restore by Hatch | Hatch: https://www.hatch.co/restore Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available here: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/44 Sponsor: eero.com/twit code TWIT

Matthew and Mikah share their complicated feelings regarding Amazon's new Halo fitness wearable, praise Level's new smart lock that blends in with a user's existing setup, and discuss Fitbit's new Google-Assistant-supporting smartwatches.SMART TECHSunu Band – The Smart Wearable Helping Blind People Maintain Social Distance | Forbes: https://bit.ly/3hRXAjWiRobot's Cheapest Roombas Might Finally Be Worth Buying | Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/3gGZXo1The Level Touch is a stealthy smart lock with hidden capacitive touch | Inputmag: https://bit.ly/2EIw0XUSmart blinds are an expensive upgrade to your smart home | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2Gjhq9TAMAZONAmazon's Alexa has learned hundreds of regional British words and phrases | The Sun: https://bit.ly/2ERQtt7Amazon announces Halo, a fitness band and app that scans your body and voice | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2YRBFSkGOOGLEGoogle launches Nest Hub for hotels to close the gap with Amazon | Venturebeat: https://bit.ly/32OCyMOFitbit unveils Sense and Versa 3 smartwatches with Google Assistant | Venturebeat: https://bit.ly/32G6ASBLenovo unveils new Google Assistant-powered smart clock | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3bpYP7zGoogle Assistant's daily snapshot feature gets birthday reminders and recipe recommendations | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3hLni9JSIRIInteract with Siri and apps at the same time in iPadOS 14 | 9to5Mac: https://bit.ly/2YQXD7Y Broadlink RM4 Mini Universal IR Remote Control | Amazon: https://amzn.to/3hNh9cP PICKS OF THE WEEKMikah: Deliveries: a package tracker | App Store: https://apple.co/3lua4jIMatthew: Restore by Hatch | Hatch: https://www.hatch.co/restore Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available here: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/44 Sponsor: eero.com/twit code TWIT

Matthew and Mikah share their complicated feelings regarding Amazon's new Halo fitness wearable, praise Level's new smart lock that blends in with a user's existing setup, and discuss Fitbit's new Google-Assistant-supporting smartwatches.SMART TECHSunu Band – The Smart Wearable Helping Blind People Maintain Social Distance | Forbes: https://bit.ly/3hRXAjWiRobot's Cheapest Roombas Might Finally Be Worth Buying | Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/3gGZXo1The Level Touch is a stealthy smart lock with hidden capacitive touch | Inputmag: https://bit.ly/2EIw0XUSmart blinds are an expensive upgrade to your smart home | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2Gjhq9TAMAZONAmazon's Alexa has learned hundreds of regional British words and phrases | The Sun: https://bit.ly/2ERQtt7Amazon announces Halo, a fitness band and app that scans your body and voice | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2YRBFSkGOOGLEGoogle launches Nest Hub for hotels to close the gap with Amazon | Venturebeat: https://bit.ly/32OCyMOFitbit unveils Sense and Versa 3 smartwatches with Google Assistant | Venturebeat: https://bit.ly/32G6ASBLenovo unveils new Google Assistant-powered smart clock | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3bpYP7zGoogle Assistant's daily snapshot feature gets birthday reminders and recipe recommendations | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3hLni9JSIRIInteract with Siri and apps at the same time in iPadOS 14 | 9to5Mac: https://bit.ly/2YQXD7Y Broadlink RM4 Mini Universal IR Remote Control | Amazon: https://amzn.to/3hNh9cP PICKS OF THE WEEKMikah: Deliveries: a package tracker | App Store: https://apple.co/3lua4jIMatthew: Restore by Hatch | Hatch: https://www.hatch.co/restore Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available here: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/44 Sponsor: eero.com/twit code TWIT

Mikah describes the installation of his smart thermostat (including the frustrations that abounded therein). Amazon's Alexa voice service included a bug that could cough up a user's voice history to hackers. Google rolls out its Bedtime Mode to all Android devices via the Google Clock app. ALEXAAn Alexa bug could have exposed your voice history to hackers | Ars Technica: https://bit.ly/3h1fzUtExclusive: Amazon Accessibility Boss Peter Korn Talks Text Banner's Fire TV Debut And Assistive Technologies At Amazon | Forbes: https://bit.ly/320lOSjWoman fools gift card scammer by pretending to be Alexa and a senior citizen ... at the same time | Newsweek: https://bit.ly/3ayMrBp GOOGLE5 Google Assistant features you should turn off today | CNET: https://cnet.co/2E1Fw8aSolve Complex Equations By Scanning Them With These Google Apps | Lifehacker: https://bit.ly/3iO9b3qGoogle to invest $450M in smart home security solutions provider ADT | TechCrunch: https://tcrn.ch/323zRq2Compact Google Assistant on Android sees wider beta rollout - 9to5Google | 9to5Google: https://bit.ly/3kSADPp SLEEP TRACKINGAll Androids can now use Google Clock's Bedtime Mode - 9to5Google | 9to5Google: https://bit.ly/3aAiXDpThe Sleep app for watchOS 7 is a superb way to get into a bedtime routine | iMore: https://bit.ly/2YrwsR9 WEARABLESGoogle's Planned Updates for Wear OS Are Underwhelming | Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/3kRD9oZGoogle remembers Wear OS exists, announces update with handwashing timer | InputMag: https://bit.ly/3139rFKSamsung Galaxy Watch 3 review: time for a change | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2FzBVP6 ecobee Smart Thermostat | Amazon: https://amzn.to/3aApGgp PICKS OF THE WEEKMikah: Wayre Black High Tech Washable Mask | Wayre: https://bit.ly/2Q2VfpWMatthew: Planta | App Store: https://apple.co/3241Dmb Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available here: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/42 Sponsors: mintmobile.com/stt expressvpn.com/stt

Mikah describes the installation of his smart thermostat (including the frustrations that abounded therein). Amazon's Alexa voice service included a bug that could cough up a user's voice history to hackers. Google rolls out its Bedtime Mode to all Android devices via the Google Clock app. ALEXAAn Alexa bug could have exposed your voice history to hackers | Ars Technica: https://bit.ly/3h1fzUtExclusive: Amazon Accessibility Boss Peter Korn Talks Text Banner's Fire TV Debut And Assistive Technologies At Amazon | Forbes: https://bit.ly/320lOSjWoman fools gift card scammer by pretending to be Alexa and a senior citizen ... at the same time | Newsweek: https://bit.ly/3ayMrBp GOOGLE5 Google Assistant features you should turn off today | CNET: https://cnet.co/2E1Fw8aSolve Complex Equations By Scanning Them With These Google Apps | Lifehacker: https://bit.ly/3iO9b3qGoogle to invest $450M in smart home security solutions provider ADT | TechCrunch: https://tcrn.ch/323zRq2Compact Google Assistant on Android sees wider beta rollout - 9to5Google | 9to5Google: https://bit.ly/3kSADPp SLEEP TRACKINGAll Androids can now use Google Clock's Bedtime Mode - 9to5Google | 9to5Google: https://bit.ly/3aAiXDpThe Sleep app for watchOS 7 is a superb way to get into a bedtime routine | iMore: https://bit.ly/2YrwsR9 WEARABLESGoogle's Planned Updates for Wear OS Are Underwhelming | Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/3kRD9oZGoogle remembers Wear OS exists, announces update with handwashing timer | InputMag: https://bit.ly/3139rFKSamsung Galaxy Watch 3 review: time for a change | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2FzBVP6 ecobee Smart Thermostat | Amazon: https://amzn.to/3aApGgp PICKS OF THE WEEKMikah: Wayre Black High Tech Washable Mask | Wayre: https://bit.ly/2Q2VfpWMatthew: Planta | App Store: https://apple.co/3241Dmb Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available here: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/42 Sponsors: mintmobile.com/stt expressvpn.com/stt

Mikah describes the installation of his smart thermostat (including the frustrations that abounded therein). Amazon's Alexa voice service included a bug that could cough up a user's voice history to hackers. Google rolls out its Bedtime Mode to all Android devices via the Google Clock app. ALEXAAn Alexa bug could have exposed your voice history to hackers | Ars Technica: https://bit.ly/3h1fzUtExclusive: Amazon Accessibility Boss Peter Korn Talks Text Banner's Fire TV Debut And Assistive Technologies At Amazon | Forbes: https://bit.ly/320lOSjWoman fools gift card scammer by pretending to be Alexa and a senior citizen ... at the same time | Newsweek: https://bit.ly/3ayMrBp GOOGLE5 Google Assistant features you should turn off today | CNET: https://cnet.co/2E1Fw8aSolve Complex Equations By Scanning Them With These Google Apps | Lifehacker: https://bit.ly/3iO9b3qGoogle to invest $450M in smart home security solutions provider ADT | TechCrunch: https://tcrn.ch/323zRq2Compact Google Assistant on Android sees wider beta rollout - 9to5Google | 9to5Google: https://bit.ly/3kSADPp SLEEP TRACKINGAll Androids can now use Google Clock's Bedtime Mode - 9to5Google | 9to5Google: https://bit.ly/3aAiXDpThe Sleep app for watchOS 7 is a superb way to get into a bedtime routine | iMore: https://bit.ly/2YrwsR9 WEARABLESGoogle's Planned Updates for Wear OS Are Underwhelming | Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/3kRD9oZGoogle remembers Wear OS exists, announces update with handwashing timer | InputMag: https://bit.ly/3139rFKSamsung Galaxy Watch 3 review: time for a change | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2FzBVP6 ecobee Smart Thermostat | Amazon: https://amzn.to/3aApGgp PICKS OF THE WEEKMikah: Wayre Black High Tech Washable Mask | Wayre: https://bit.ly/2Q2VfpWMatthew: Planta | App Store: https://apple.co/3241Dmb Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available here: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/42 Sponsors: mintmobile.com/stt expressvpn.com/stt

Mikah describes the installation of his smart thermostat (including the frustrations that abounded therein). Amazon's Alexa voice service included a bug that could cough up a user's voice history to hackers. Google rolls out its Bedtime Mode to all Android devices via the Google Clock app. ALEXAAn Alexa bug could have exposed your voice history to hackers | Ars Technica: https://bit.ly/3h1fzUtExclusive: Amazon Accessibility Boss Peter Korn Talks Text Banner's Fire TV Debut And Assistive Technologies At Amazon | Forbes: https://bit.ly/320lOSjWoman fools gift card scammer by pretending to be Alexa and a senior citizen ... at the same time | Newsweek: https://bit.ly/3ayMrBp GOOGLE5 Google Assistant features you should turn off today | CNET: https://cnet.co/2E1Fw8aSolve Complex Equations By Scanning Them With These Google Apps | Lifehacker: https://bit.ly/3iO9b3qGoogle to invest $450M in smart home security solutions provider ADT | TechCrunch: https://tcrn.ch/323zRq2Compact Google Assistant on Android sees wider beta rollout - 9to5Google | 9to5Google: https://bit.ly/3kSADPp SLEEP TRACKINGAll Androids can now use Google Clock's Bedtime Mode - 9to5Google | 9to5Google: https://bit.ly/3aAiXDpThe Sleep app for watchOS 7 is a superb way to get into a bedtime routine | iMore: https://bit.ly/2YrwsR9 WEARABLESGoogle's Planned Updates for Wear OS Are Underwhelming | Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/3kRD9oZGoogle remembers Wear OS exists, announces update with handwashing timer | InputMag: https://bit.ly/3139rFKSamsung Galaxy Watch 3 review: time for a change | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2FzBVP6 ecobee Smart Thermostat | Amazon: https://amzn.to/3aApGgp PICKS OF THE WEEKMikah: Wayre Black High Tech Washable Mask | Wayre: https://bit.ly/2Q2VfpWMatthew: Planta | App Store: https://apple.co/3241Dmb Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available here: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/42 Sponsors: mintmobile.com/stt expressvpn.com/stt

Mikah describes the installation of his smart thermostat (including the frustrations that abounded therein). Amazon's Alexa voice service included a bug that could cough up a user's voice history to hackers. Google rolls out its Bedtime Mode to all Android devices via the Google Clock app. ALEXAAn Alexa bug could have exposed your voice history to hackers | Ars Technica: https://bit.ly/3h1fzUtExclusive: Amazon Accessibility Boss Peter Korn Talks Text Banner's Fire TV Debut And Assistive Technologies At Amazon | Forbes: https://bit.ly/320lOSjWoman fools gift card scammer by pretending to be Alexa and a senior citizen ... at the same time | Newsweek: https://bit.ly/3ayMrBp GOOGLE5 Google Assistant features you should turn off today | CNET: https://cnet.co/2E1Fw8aSolve Complex Equations By Scanning Them With These Google Apps | Lifehacker: https://bit.ly/3iO9b3qGoogle to invest $450M in smart home security solutions provider ADT | TechCrunch: https://tcrn.ch/323zRq2Compact Google Assistant on Android sees wider beta rollout - 9to5Google | 9to5Google: https://bit.ly/3kSADPp SLEEP TRACKINGAll Androids can now use Google Clock's Bedtime Mode - 9to5Google | 9to5Google: https://bit.ly/3aAiXDpThe Sleep app for watchOS 7 is a superb way to get into a bedtime routine | iMore: https://bit.ly/2YrwsR9 WEARABLESGoogle's Planned Updates for Wear OS Are Underwhelming | Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/3kRD9oZGoogle remembers Wear OS exists, announces update with handwashing timer | InputMag: https://bit.ly/3139rFKSamsung Galaxy Watch 3 review: time for a change | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2FzBVP6 ecobee Smart Thermostat | Amazon: https://amzn.to/3aApGgp PICKS OF THE WEEKMikah: Wayre Black High Tech Washable Mask | Wayre: https://bit.ly/2Q2VfpWMatthew: Planta | App Store: https://apple.co/3241Dmb Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today Show notes and links for this episode are available here: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/42 Sponsors: mintmobile.com/stt expressvpn.com/stt