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Jefferson Graham shows the many options for finding audio podcasts to listen to, from apps to connected speakers, TV and the car, on #TalkingTech. In July, we've covered everything from how to get the beat deals on Amazon Prime Day to tips on creating and publishing an e-book and we previewed the new website with Netflix's Phil Rosenthall on Talking Tech, USA TODAY's daily, seven-days-a-week podcast. You can listen to Talking Tech on Stitcher, Apple or Google Podcasts or wherever you enjoy online audio. Talking Tech offers the latest tech news updates, gadget reviews, opinion on tech trends and interviews with insiders. Here are the July Talking Tech episodes.
Newsflash! Robots can't live without us
Flippy, the burger flipping robot only lasted two days before the plug was pulled, temporarily, suggesting that the future we dream about is going to take a whole lot longer to arrive. But it hit with a thud as reality quickly sunk in. The growing robotic list goes way beyond factory production lines to include self-driving cars, delivery drones and especially the one we encountered this past week, the burger-flipper. On its surface, the idea sounds like a no-brainer: Replace young men and women who can't take the heat and monotony of standing over a hot griddle -- and end up quitting in weeks, if not months -- with a robot. A $100,000 robot can grill hamburgers to perfection all day long.
Who wants to get 'chipped'?
Jefferson Graham talks to consumers about potential uses for having a microchip embedded in your body on #TalkingTech. Charlene Li wants to be chipped. "I am so ready," says the long-time author and principal analyst for the Altimeter Group. She's referring to having a microchip embedded in her body, one that would do many of the things her smartphone could do now. This week science fiction came to the heartland when a small Wisconsin company announced that it would begin implanting microchips into employees hands.
We may have seen the future of TV news this week, and we like it
USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham asks people about getting their news on Snapchat. We've been watching the NBC News Stay Tuned newscast, which is tailored for the young people who use Snapchat, and it's quite different from the NBC Nightly News we've been watching on network TV for years. This is a good thing. Savannah Sellers is the co-host of NBC's new Stay Tuned news show for Snapchat (Photo: Snapchat) If we want to get the next generation watching news, this could be the way to do it. Hire two young hosts, put them in hip attire, use language that assumes you know very little ("O.J. Simpson became famous for pushing yards on a football field") have fast-moving graphics, quick cuts and split screens, eliminate lengthy sound bites and tell young folks the essence of the story.
Silly Siri Tricks - thanks Queen
Jefferson Graham demonstrates that Apple's Siri actually does have a sense of humor. Watch what happens when he says, "Hey Siri, I'm a little silhouette of a man," on TalkingTech. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Jefferson Graham demonstrates that Apple's Siri actually does have a sense of humor.
Hey Siri - where are the apps?
Apple in 2016 opened up Siri to bring the personal assistant to apps, but few developers have signed on. Jefferson Graham explains why, on #TalkingTech. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Apple in 2016 opened up Siri to bring the personal assistant to apps, but few developers have signed on.
Ring's video doorbell scares away burglars
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff tells Jefferson Graham how his video doorbell and companion products spook burglars and help curb crime, on #TalkingTech. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Ring founder Jamie Siminoff tells Jefferson Graham how his video doorbell and companion products spook burglars and help curb crime, on #TalkingTech.