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Tech Informist – Episode 153 – Black Friday and Thanksgiving 2016

        As the calendar reaches Thanksgiving as it continues its march toward New Years Eve we thought it would be a great time to share some things we are thankful for along with what we think of...

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Tech Informist – Episode 154 – Mobile content consumption

      As the world recovers from Black Friday and the Thanksgiving holidays, we thought it was a good time to discuss some of the ways that we use mobile devices such as tablets. Do we use them as...

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Tech Informist – Episode 178 – Thoughts on VR roller coasters at Six Flags

      This week, Kevin and Brad discuss Kevin’s recent experience at Six Flags St. Louis trying out the new VR roller coaster experience powered by the Samsung Gear VR headset and Galaxy S7 smartphones...

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Tech Informist – Episode 179 – Is the Essential Phone really essential?

      This week a new Android smartphone challenger entered the ring. Sam Ventimiglia joins us to talk about the Essential Phone and is it really “essential” for the market. We also discuss a recent...

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Tech Informist – Episode 180 – WWDC and OnePlus 7 Plus

      This week while Brad is enjoying his well deserved break down in Orlando, follow him on Instagram at @holy_shadows to see what he has been up to, Sam Ventimiglia joins Kevin to talk about the...

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Tech Informist – Episode 182 – What’s old is new again with Google Glass and...

      It seems that what is old is new again what with Google updating their Google Glass devices for the first time in roughly three years and Sega unveiling their Sega Forever program which looks to...

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Tech Informist – Episode 184 – Tesla Model 3 production ramping up

      With the past week being a holiday shortened week for the United States where we are based, it was a bit of a light news cycle this time around. Tesla kicked off production of its “affordable”...

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Tech Informist – Episode 185 – Verizon Wireless has self inflicted data breach

      Sometimes things in the world work out in ways that leaves you scratching your head. What we mean by this is that Verizon requested a lower price during their negotiations with Yahoo after...

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Tech Informist – Episode 186 – Retro consoles are all the rage

      After the success of last years NES Classic from Nintendo, it is no surprise that more companies are either jumping on the nostalgia bandwagon or just simply stepping up their game compared to...

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Tech Informist – Episode 187 – Adobe Flash given 2 years to live

      It was a week filled with the pending end of many products and services we have all used at some point in our lives, whether we realized it at the time or not. But Adobe has announced they have...

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Tech Informist – Episode 190 – Elon Musk wants to send you anywhere on Earth...

      How would you like to travel from Los Angeles to Toronto in less than 30 minutes? Or how would you like to travel to nearly anywhere in the world in under an hour? Elon Musk is at it again...

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Tech Informist – Episode 191 – Google Pixel Event 2017

      This week Brad and Kevin discuss what Google showed off at their 2017 Pixel event including their new Pixel smartphones, Google Home speaker lineup additions and even their new Pixel Book...

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Tech Informist – Episode 192 – Is this thing on?

      With more and more virtual personal assistants entering our homes via smartphones and other “smart” devices, obvious privacy concerns are sure to rise. This week a prime example of why the...

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Tech Informist – Episode 193 – Patch the Krack

      Another day, another security vulnerability in the tech industry. This time the problem lies inside of the security that was designed to protect your wireless network yet affects much more than...

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Tech Informist – Episode 194 – Amazon holds the key

      Would you want Amazon to be able to unlock your front door so their own delivery team can place your packages right inside your front door? Well Amazon is launching a new service they call Amazon...

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Tech Informist – Episode 195 – Blacklisted phones

      It is impossible to know many things unless you personally experience something. On this episode Brad and Kevin discuss what can happen when you try to sell a phone that has been reported lost or...

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Tech Informist – Episode 196 – Xbox One X launch

      As pretty much every gamer on the planet knows, Microsoft launched the most powerful gaming console in the world this past week with the Xbox One X. Brad shares his experience with the launch of...

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Tech Informist – Episode 197 – Tesla Semi Event

      Tesla is at it again with their recent event in which they showed off their upcoming Tesla Semi as well as the surprising unveiling of their upcoming updated Tesla Roadster sports car. As Tesla...

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Tech Informist Podcast – Episode 198 – Net Neutrality and Bitcoin talk

      Net Neutrality is under attack again with a vote to potentially repeal the 2015 decision the FCC put in place scheduled for December 14. We talk about this along with the Bitcoin value explosion...

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Tech Informist – Episode 199 – Snapdragon 845 and a helium hard drive

      Qualcomm has shown off their Snapdragon 845 mobile CPU which you will see in pretty much every good Android smartphone that will be coming out in 2018 and Toshiba unveils their 14TB helium filled...

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