Daily Tech News Show Tech Gifts Past, Present, and Future - DTNS 5172
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Dec 24, 2025 Gary, a Senior Geek and avid tech enthusiast, shares his nostalgic tech memories alongside the crew. They dive into favorite holiday tech gifts from gaming monitors to classic home video cameras. Each guest recounts how gifts like the TI-30 calculator or a Sega Genesis sparked their passion for technology. The group also reminisces about early video culture and the fun of testing gadgets like the Yamaha keyboard. Prepare for a heartwarming blend of stories and laughter as they celebrate the joy of technology through the years.
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Displays Still Push Experimental Frontiers
- Samsung plans glasses-free 3D and ultra-high refresh monitors ahead of CES, showing display R&D continues aggressively.
- Hardware makers still push novel panels like 6K glasses-free and a 1,040Hz dual-mode refresh panel.
Fail‑Safe Checks Can Become A System Bottleneck
- Waymo's fleet halted during a San Francisco outage because many cars asked for human confirmation simultaneously.
- Waymo updated software to let cars handle widespread outages more decisively and reduce overload from confirmation checks.
Early Camcorder Sparked A Career
- Sarah Lane received a Sony Handycam Hi8 camcorder for Christmas 1992 and used it obsessively for years.
- Her dad framed it as a family camera but Sarah became the primary user and it fueled her lifelong interest in recording.