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So you want to be a podcaster? First you'll need a microphone, but which one to buy? Jefferson Graham takes a look at 3 of them on #TalkingTech - the IK Multimedia iRig HD, Blue Microphones' Raspberry and Shure's Motiv Mv51. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ready to quit your day job and try to make a go of it online? The Patreon service offers tools to get online tips from fans, and will pay out $150 million in 2017 to creators. Intrigued? Jefferson Graham reports on the #TalkingTech podcast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Mike Farley, the co-founder of the Bluetooth dongle Tile talks about what people lose more than anything else, and why we lose them, on #TalkingTech with Jefferson Graham. Tile is the digital device to help us find lost stuff. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Joel Comm is recognized as one of the top social media influencers. How'd he get there--and more importantly, how can you do it? The author/speaker/internet entrepreneur tells Jefferson Graham on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
ICYMI - Jefferson Graham runs down the week's top tech headlines on #TalkingTech, topped by the news that your fingers are set to get a major rest. You better get used to it--voice computing is the wave of the future. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Google's Assistant is now on the iPhone, where it greatly outshines Apple's Siri. Listen in as Jefferson Graham demonstrates. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Hate making photo albums? Google Photos has the solution, with easy new tools. Jefferson Graham reports. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Little known Taiwanese tech firm HTC has a new twist for navigating a smartphone - bend it. Jefferson Graham reports about the HTC U11 on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
A year after it was first introduced, Jefferson Graham checks out to see if the Google Home personal digital assistant has caught up to Amazon's Alexa yet. Tune in to #TalkingTech to hear the verdict. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The new app Validated helps pay down your parking and transportation fees. CEO Tov Arnerson tells Jefferson Graham all about it on #TalkingTech See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
ICYMI, the week's top tech headlines, led by Amazon bringing video to Alexa, Snap's disappearing profits from its first earnings report, the Microsoft Build conference and more on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Would you trust a robot to make your heartwarming Mother's Day video? That's what Google has asked us to do, via it's Google Photos app, where the computer randomly selects photos meant to bring a tear to Mom. How well does the robot do? Jefferson Graham reports on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
There's talk of banning laptops and tablets for in-bound flights headed to the United States from Europe--"say it ain't so," says Jefferson Graham, who wonders how we'll live with ourselves up there. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
After years of trying, Jefferson Graham reports that he finally cracked the Selfie code--how to get the best selfie where you don't look awful? Tune in to #TalkingTech to find out. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jefferson Graham's 2017 edition on how to interview Mom for Mother's Day on a smartphone, on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
How many annoying things can you come up with that people do on Instagram? Teddy Steinkellner, the host of the New Rankings with Teddy podcast, reveals his list on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jefferson Graham runs down the top tech highlights from the week, including Twitter's new video push, Hulu's attempt to wean you from cable and that big Google Docs breach. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jefferson Graham describes how anyone can host their own social media talk show on Facebook via the websites Smiletime and Belive.TV. Your guests are your Facebook friends. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Will the next iPhone be delayed for 2018, as some analysts are speculating? Jefferson Graham offers his take, on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The recent Google Doc security breach points to poor sharing features in the free Microsoft Word alternative. Jefferson Graham has a better way--as he explains on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Hulu with Live TV is the latest "cutting the cord" offering, and sounds almost perfect--unless you're a fan of the Walking Dead. Jefferson Graham reports on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Amazon wants the Alexa personal digital assistant to really talk to you. In this #TalkingTech interview, Amazon's Rohit Prasad explains how the company looks to get there. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Dan Miller tells why he thought dry cleaning needed to be brought into the 21st century, with a full service app and a new way of thinking store design, on this live edition of the #TalkingTech podcast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
What's hot on Facebook and YouTube? Ask Allison Stern. The co-founder of Tubular Labs, she monitors the most popular videos and compiles reports about what's hot and what's not. She reveals her findings in a TalkingTech interview with Jefferson Graham. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
A flying boat. A camera in the closet. Goggles that cover your eyes completely while you fly a drone? Jefferson Graham contends this was the craziest week ever in tech--but chances are, we won't really see all these products. Listen in to see which ones Jeff believes will actually become real. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In part 2 of Jefferson Graham's reports on how to deal with passwords and keep them away from hackers, an extended interview with Emmanuel Schalit, the founder of Dashlane, a password manager. Schalit talks about the best kind of passwords to have, why he believes texting is the unsafest platform of all, and how often we should all change our passwords. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In part 1 of a series on password hell, Jefferson Graham looks at suggestions made by Dashlane founder Emmanuel Schalit about how often we should change our passwords, and wonders what's truly feasible. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The flying car market is heating up--and self-driving cars aren't even on the streets yet. Jefferson Graham reports, on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Your phone is tracking you all day long--but what does it know about you after you've parted ways? Jefferson Graham digs in deep, on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jefferson Graham tries to make some sense of all the augmented reality and virtual reality hype that's currently sweeping the tech world, on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
