This week we’re talking about Apple’s September event, Playstation Pro, and modular synthesizers! Questions/comments/tips? Visit awkward.email or call/text 509-AWKWARD.

Guests: sleepers.co.uk/">Andrew “Os” Ostler and Liam Broza

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• BitScoop Live SignupCheck out BitScoop Live and sign up with this link.
• New to Office 365 in August—the continued evolution of inking and moreAugust has been another busy month with updates for inking, mobile app security, Outlook and more. We’re also announcing an additional level for the Office Insider program.
• deduplication-flow-when.html" class="link">Improving the deduplication flow when uploading to Google DriveA common use case for Google Drive users is to download a file from their Drive to modify it locally, and then to re-upload the new version. In the past, this would result in duplicate files (the original and the new one), and users would have trouble finding the latest version. That’s why we’re introducing a change in Drive to deduplicate files which were uploaded in this way.
• Amazon announces new Fire HD 8 tablet with Alexa integrationAmazon is filling in the gaps in its Fire tablet lineup, small though they are. Starting today, you can order the Fire HD 8. As the name implies, this is an 8-inch Fire tablet with an HD screen; one inch larger than the regular Fire. However, it does offer something new for Amazon's tablets—the Alexa voice assistant.
• PlayStation Meeting 2016: Introducing PS4 Pro and the Slimmer, Lighter PS4Sony's official announcement on their blog.
• Samsung Recalls Galaxy Note 7 Devices, Will Replace All Units With a New OneToday, Samsung announced it will recall its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone due to fire-prone batteries. Sales of new units are currently halted as well.
• Everything Apple Announced Today At Their iPhone 7 Event That Actually MattersToday, Apple hit the stage to announce the new iPhone 7, which features a fancy new camera and a water resistant inclosure. They also made a bunch of other announcements, from a new Apple Watch to the death of the headphone jack. If you didn’t feel like wasting hours watching their press conference, here’s everything you need to know.
• Apple's Dual-Lens Camera May Serve as the Foundation for Their Future VR and AR TechApple announced their new iPhones today, and the 7 Plus features two camera lenses on its backside. That could push smartphone photography ahead in a major way. It may also serve as the basis for their foray into virtual, augmented, and mixed reality.
• Modular GridModular Synth kit building tool that Os recommends.
• Learning ModularA place to learn about modular synthesizers!
• Darren's Dedication to HarambeBetter late than never!
• iTunes Automatically Uses AirPlay Speakers As Default SpeakersI'm currently experiencing a bug where iTunes automatically chooses my Apple TV as my speakers and screen (over AirPlay) instead of my computer. So whenever I play a movie/TV show, I have to manually choose 'Computer' from the dropdown box to get it to show on my iMac and stop it from playing on my Apple TV downstairs. What's worse is that it resets to my Apple TV after every video, meaning I have to reselect my speakers every time I pick a new track. I've tried reinstalling, restarting and updating (both Apple TV and iTunes), I can't think of any other way to stop it short of turning off 'Look for remote speakers connected with AirPlay' in preferences and losing a great feature...
• iPhone auto sets airplay to car source after connecting to car bluetoothEvery time my iPhone connects to my car's bluetooth, the phone changes the AirPlay setting to output all sound to the bluetooth connection. This requires me to manually switch AirPlay back to "iPhone", every time I get in the car if I want to hear notifications.
• DarkroomOs' band's web site. Go check out his music!
• VR Roller Coasters No.2 Dan's/DanKelly's/Faniel's experience with VR roller coasters.
• Our Virtual and Mixed Reality Facebook Live DemoCheck out two people very new to this technology experience the HTC Vive and Microsoft HoloLens for the first time. It's a great way to see why this stuff is amazing, even if it still has a good amount of room to grow.

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