Naked Tech Podcast
It’s the best of 2015 episode as we reflect on a massive year for technology, the internet, movies and pop culture. We go through the year’s best stories, surprises, apps and biggest disappointments.
Thanks for the support throughout the year and see you back in 2016!
Malcolm Turnbull announces his grand ‘innovation’ plan to bring Australia into the 21st century, Dropbox kills Mailbox and Carousel apps, and we discuss our favourite films and TV shows for the year – as we start to reflect on a massive 2015 in the world of technology and pop culture.
That’s right. In this news bulletin, we quickly go through what we know so far. One of the creators of Bitcoin is allegedly Australian businessman, Craig Wright. Gizmodo and Wired were the first to break the story.
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We tackle the big issues this week with the trends emerging in online sales during Thanksgiving/Black Friday and take a deep dive into the politics of transhumanism. What does it mean to be human? What happens when we no longer need our biological bodies? How will we be ready? On the news front, Alibaba dominates the headlines, while Zuckerberg announces that he’s giving his wealth away. Amazon refuses to let up on their drone delivery proposal and Yahoo refuses to die. Bless.
Trying to work out which tablet slash laptop to get in time for Christmas? We’ve got you covered as we examine the good, the bad and ugly of all the new Apple and Microsoft devices and their accessories. We also tear down the differences between the Xbox One and PS4 for all your gaming needs this summer. There’s also news on Yahoo, Uber, Samsung.. and is Netflix working on a Lost In Space reboot? Find out on episode 40 of The Lazy Couch!
..and we’re back. This week, we cover Google’s Nexus program and Geoff tells us about his experience with going Android. Apple Pay has arrived in Australia and we chat about the potential future of paying for goods and services with your smartphone. There’s also news on Tinder, Google search results showing you apps that you don’t have installed, and we say goodbye to Rdio. This and much more on episode 39.5 of The Lazy Couch podcast.
In this week’s episode, we say hello to Optus, Candy Crush and Google and GM getting into bed together. However, we say goodbye to Grantland and Sunrise, that amazing calendar app. We also feature JJ Abrams answering questions from the godfather himself George Lucas and much much more.
This week, we break down YouTube’s new ad-free subscription model with YouTube Red and tear down the final Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer. There’s also news on IBM, Google and Facebook, as well as a preview of Marvel’s ‘Jessica Jones’ series soon to drop on Netflix. Episode 37 starts now.
Happy Back to the Future Day couchers! This week, we celebrate this momentous occasion with a very special BTTF episode, as we reflect back on the history and pageantry of one of most-loved trilogies of all time. Which actor almost got the part of Marty McFly before Michael J. Fox stepped in? What does 9/11 have to do with BTTF?? Find out on episode 36 of The Lazy Couch.
Dell buys EMC in the biggest tech acquisition of all time! While Foxtel, Medium and Uber announce new business models to get more of yo’ money. We break down Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of a scary future and warn you about Australia’s mandatory metadata collection that officially began during the week. There’s also coverage of the ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ special at GRAPHIC 2015 in Sydney and so much more on episode 35 of The Lazy Couch.