

Tech Talk Y'all
Edgewise Media
Tech Talk Y'all is a weekly technology news show covering what has happened this week in tech, with hosts Sanjay Parekh and Adam Walker. Sanjay and Adam talk about technology, weird and wacky tech news, and make weekly tech recommendations (a fan favorite). Depending on your level of humor, episodes may or may not be funny (but they definitely are).
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Sep 5, 2017 • 39min
Episode 16: 16
In this episode we talk about:
How the Docx Games are ruining the youth of the world
Initial Coin Offerings
burger King (Russia) gets into the crypto-currency craze
Sonos cares more about their revenue than your privacy
The DOJ backs down from their demands for data
Pacemakers that can be hacked to make them (literally) kill
Palm (as in Palm Pilot) is making a comeback
Internet security problems visualized and exposed
A body cam for everyone
Two fantastic tech recommendations!Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:The Docx games: three days at the Microsoft Office World Championship - The VergeVR Startup Decentraland Raised $25 Million on ICO in 10 SecondsWhoppercoin: Burger King Russia’s Cryptocurrency — WhoppercoinSonos: Accept Our New Privacy Policy Or We May Brick Your Device - ExtremeTechDOJ Backs Down From Overbroad J20 Warrant. But Problems Still RemainFDA recalls close to half-a-million pacemakers over hacking fearsReport: Palm is making a comeback next yearThe Internet Of Things’ Massive Security Problem, VisualizedShonin Streamcam Wearable Camera by Shonin Inc. — KickstarterNest’s Thermostat E has a new design, a cheaper price, and almost all the same features
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Aug 21, 2017 • 41min
Episode 15: Bus Parents Rock Bitcoin Users Recharging Audio Bot Movies
In this episode we talk about:
A sleep pod bus for long distance travel
How new babies can have three parents instead of two
A robotic "crib" that keeps you from getting out of bed
Bitcoin's meteoric rise in value
Dreamhost fighting back against a DOJ subpoena
Quick recharging of car batteries
Android malware that records what you're saying all the time
AI that can go from awful to incredible in two weeks
A way to watch movies at the theater every day and only paying $10/month
Two fantastic tech recommendations!Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Could A Bus With Sleep Pods Replace Airplanes? : NPRA New Way to ReproduceA robotic crib rocked my baby to sleep for monthsBitcoin just passed $4,000We Fight for the Users'Instantly rechargeable' battery could change the future of electric and hybrid automobilesNew Android Malware Secretly Records AudioIt knew what you were going to do next’: AI learns from pro gamers — then crushes themHow The Facebook Chatbots Story Got Overblown: 5 Key Lessons For MarketersNetflix cofounder's MoviePass will now let you see one movie per day in theaters
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Aug 7, 2017 • 37min
Episode 14: Kabbage Robots Paint Fork Pineapple Podcast Shame Treasure Planets
In this episode we talk about:
Softbank pours $250m into Atlanta startup Kabbage
iRobot's plans to not sell your house data to others
Microsoft is killing off and then not killing off Paint
Bitcoin is not forking and then did fork - what the heck does that mean?
A guy walks around with 20 wifi scanners and a car battery to see what he could find out
Tubes are now shooting around at 192MPH via Hyperloop
An incubator for podcasts opens up
China takes to shaming debtors
Amazon's Treasure Truck hooks you up with deeply discounted products
Sanjay & Adam are both vying to be the new Planetary Protection Officer for Planet Earth
Three fantastic tech recommendations (Adam cheated and gives two instead of one)! Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:SoftBank Invests $250 Million in Online Lending Startup KabbageRoomba Home Mapping iRobot Statement Sell DataMicrosoft Paint to be killed off after 32 yearsMicrosoft Paint isn’t dead yet, will live in the Windows Store for freeWhat's Next for Bitcoin After Digital Currency Split Is Averted - BloombergBitcoin Splits, Rallies as Community Fails to Solve Cryptocurrency's WoesThis guy hunted Wi-Fi hackers using a giant backpack made out of radios

Jul 24, 2017 • 31min
Episode 13: Space Terror Drones Fake Drowning Umbrella Startup Cops
Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Google Street View now lets you venture inside the International Space Station [Video] | 9to5GoogleAnti-drone radio wave startup SkySafe secures $11.5M from AndreessenWatch This Video Of Obama–It’s The Future Of Fake NewsA security robot just drowned itself, so score one for humansA Chinese umbrella-sharing startup just lost nearly all of its 300,000 umbrellasTrump administration officially delays ‘startup visa’ rulePolice body cams will soon use AI to find missing peoplePortaPow Fast Charge + Data Block USB Adaptor with SmartCharge ChipMorning Routine : Daily Habit Timer and Tracker on the App Store
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Jul 10, 2017 • 28min
Episode 12: Uber Tipping Drones Fight Bluetooth Fidget Spinners While Google Buys AI
In this episode we talk about:
Uber Driver Tipping
This startup helps Uber drivers make extra cash by selling random stuff in their cars
Drone fight club pits two quadcopters against one another for aerial supremacy
Now there's a Bluetooth fidget spinner so you can keep track of all your sick combos
Google's AI investment fund. It's betting on an app store for algorithms
Google To Stop Scanning Inboxes
Not a minimalist? Startups will gladly store, manage and deliver your items
Two fantastic App recommendations!Special Guest: Kashi Sehgal.Links:Google Will Stop Reading Your Email to Target AdsYou can now tip your Uber driver in the app - The VergeThis startup helps Uber drivers make extra cash by selling random stuff in their carsDrone fight club pits two quadcopters against one another for aerial supremacyNow there's a Bluetooth fidget spinner so you can keep track of all your sick combos - The VergeGoogle Unveils an AI Investment Fund. It's Betting on an App Store for Algorithms. | WIREDCrunch Report | Google To Stop Scanning Inboxes | TechCrunchNot a minimalist? Startups will gladly store, manage and deliver your items | TechCrunchTrim: An Assistant That Saves You MoneyGoogle Trips
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Jun 26, 2017 • 47min
Episode 11: Bitcoin Fusion Robots use Firefox for Typing Fired Letters to Facebook
In this episode we talk about:
China trying out crypto-currency in mock transactions
NASA funding experimental fusion rocket technology
A robot that is going to try to "guard" the Georgia Aquarium
Firefox now does real multi-threading - which is a great thing
Microsoft releases a new keyboard which looks a lot like their other keyboards - mostly
Uber is now CEO-less
MailChimp gets going on breaking out of the online inbox and into the real-world mailbox
Facebook tries to go telepathic as they pursue their new mission of bringing the world closer together
And three (!) app recommendations.Special Guest: Kashi Sehgal.Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:China’s Central Bank Has Begun Cautiously Testing a Digital CurrencyNASA-Funded Startup to Build Fusion-Powered RocketsRobot security guard: first Atlanta job is at Georgia AquariumFirefox 54 Finally Supports Multithreading, May Beat Chrome on RAMMicrosoft’s new Modern Keyboard has a hidden fingerprint readerUber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O.More than 1,000 Uber employees ask for Travis Kalanick to return - AxiosMailChimp Wants To Solve Every Small-Biz Marketing Challenge (Even Snail Mail)How Facebook's Telepathic Texting Is Supposed to Work

Jun 12, 2017 • 33min
Episode 10: Camera Card Phones See Driving Spying Furniture Zombies
In this episode we talk about:
AI that makes your camera do all the things you can't make it do
A dynamic card to rule all your credit cards, etc.
A phone that is only a phone
A phone that is the next generation of phone
Warby Parker lays out the facts on Adam
Apple moves to make you safer while driving
Your color printer is talking about you
Blood is flying through the sky
And two app recommendations.
A big thanks to Lee Al-Taquan for the new intro and outro music. Find out more about him at al-taquan.com.Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Arsenal, the intelligent camera assistant by Ryan Stout — KickstarterFuze Card, all-in-one smart cardThe Light PhoneAndroid creator Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone looks stunning and will cost $699 | TechCrunchiOS 11 adds 'Do Not Disturb while driving' to mute notifications on the goThis Secret Printer Code Could Have ID-ed Reality WinnerI would spend $10K to furnish my apartment with MIT’s robot furnitureBlood from the Sky: Zipline’s Ambitious Medical Drone Delivery in AfricaFree Small Business Software - Invoicing Accounting Software from Wave plus Credit Card Processing and Payroll

May 29, 2017 • 31min
Episode 9: Omni Vault Secret Lottery Retirement Eyes Parking Productivity
In this episode we talk about:
Tires that make parking a joy
Doomsday vaults that fail before doomsday events
Senators can now Signal it up
Save money and play a lottery for free, kind of
Diversify your retirement investments with Bitcoins - not for the faint of heart
Check your eyesight at home with Warby Parker
Reserve a parking spot for yourself with Park Mobile
And a discussion of productivity apps that you should try.Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Fear not, these omnidirectional tires will parallel park for youNorway's 'Doomsday' Seed Vault Flooded by Melting PermafrostIn encryption push, Senate staff can now use Signal for secure messagingLong Game raises $6.6 million for a savings account that doubles as a lottery ticket | TechCrunchIs bitcoin a good idea for retirement savings accounts like an IRA or 401(k)? — QuartzWarby Parker has an app that checks your eyes at homeWith Reservations Rollout, Parkmobile Looks Toward Parking Domination - HypepotamusTo do list and task manager. Free, easy, online and mobile: TodoistBasecamp: Project Management & Team Communication SoftwareTeamwork.com - Project Management, Help Desk & Chat SoftwareUse Asana to track your team’s work & manage projects · AsanaBoards | TrelloLearn how IFTTT works - IFTTT

May 15, 2017 • 38min
Episode 8: Cannibals Compromise Privacy Investments in Blue Bashing Lanterns
Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Atlanta I-85 bridge: Freeway set to reopen by May 15Soylent Closes $50 Million round of fundingSoylent Green (1973)Major Intel Security Flaw Is More Serious Than First ThoughtHow Privacy Became a Commodity for the Rich and PowerfulAmazon invested millions in the startup Nucleus — then cloned its product for the new EchoBash on Windows 10 goes beyond Ubuntu and gets support for Fedora and SuSE, tooThis Scientist Discovered A New Blue–And Now Crayola Is Making It Into A CrayonLighthouse tells you what happens in your home when you’re not there | TechCrunchCanary - A complete security system in a single device.Anki - powerful, intelligent flashcardsRainMachine - Forecast Smart WiFi Irrigation Controllers
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May 1, 2017 • 31min
Episode 7: Drinking Bags of Juice with Square Engineers in Apple's Self Driving Lexus
In this episode we talk about:
Delta offering a lot of money for you to give up your seat
Disney's room filling power that auto charges phones
Samsung Galaxy S8
Square getting Yik Yaks engineers
Apple's self-driving cars
Plastc got $9 million and vanished
Edible water blob
A $400 wifi enables juicer that squeezes bags of juice
Special Guest: Jeff Hilimire.Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Airline overbookings: Delta can now offer up to $9,950 to volunteersDisney reveals room-filling, wireless-charging breakthroughSamsung Galaxy S8 review: The best phone ever made, only smaller | PCWorldGalaxy S8+ review: The future of Android is now | GreenbotSquare reportedly paid less than $3 million for Yik Yak's engineers | VentureBeat | Commerce | by Ken YeungCoca-Cola to cut 1,200 jobs as sales slump - Apr. 25, 2017Plastc swiped $9 million from backers and just completely vanished - The VergeCheck Out the Lexus That Apple's Using to Test Self-Driving Car Technology - BloombergI Just Love This Juicero Story So MuchThis Blob Is An Edible Water Bottle, And It Could Change EverythingAI personal assistant who schedules meetings for you | x.ai