This week on Supercharged we’re talking about Amazon’s quiet takeover of home automation, YouTube music, and the fear of future technology. Guests: Thorin Klosowski (Lifehacker) and Erica Elson (Awkward Human).
This week on Supercharged we’re talking about Amazon’s quiet takeover of home automation, YouTube music, and the fear of future technology. Guests: Thorin Klosowski (Lifehacker) and Erica Elson (Awkward Human).
This week on Supercharged we’re talking about Amazon’s quiet takeover of home automation, YouTube music, and the fear of future technology. Guests: Thorin Klosowski (Lifehacker) and Erica Elson (Awkward Human).
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Machines and JobsNew York Times article (requires subscription).
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Amazon’s first brick-and-mortar store: One big ad for the Amazon appArs visits flagship Seattle shop, struggles to scan barcodes.
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Apple Launches Magnetic Apple Watch Dock for $79Following a handful of leaked images yesterday, TechCrunch has confirmed that Apple has launched an official Apple Watch magnetic charging dock today for $79.
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Firefox Is Finally Available on iOSiOS: If your browser of choice is Firefox and you also use an iPhone or iPad, you’ve probably been frustrated by Firefox’s absence from iOS. Today, that frustration has ended.
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What's New in Windows 10's Big November UpdateWindows 10 gets its first major update today, with a number of features you’ve asked for—like colored title bars, fixes to the Start menu, and (finally!) a better way to activate your Windows 10 license.
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Amazon Echo is getting way more powerful at controlling your homeAmazon Echo has supported IFTTT, the automation service since June, but this week it made it a bit easier to use some of the more complicated recipes. Users can now choose their own phrase triggers to activate IFTTT recipes. Previously, to use recipes like "find my phone", which called your phone number, users had to say specific Echo phrases like "what's on my to-do list" to trigger the action. Now after setting up a recipe, you can simply say "Alexa, trigger find my phone" and a call will be placed to your device.
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YouTube Music Combines Pandora-Like Discovery with YouTube’s Huge LibraryAndroid/iPhone: Google launched YouTube Music today, an app that taps into the massive collection of music on YouTube to create personalized radio stations.
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