Welcome to the Best of 2018 for The New Screen Savers for Saturday, December 29, 2018. From sipping Mai Tais from the TikiTron drinkbot, trying the VR omnidirectional treadmill featured in Ready Player One , to escaping Reason's high-tech escape rooms, here are some of our fan and staff favorite moments. Host: Leo Laporte All episodes of The New Screen Savers are available for download at https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers . Sponsor: audible.com/twit or text twit to 500-500...
Dec 29, 2018•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 189
On The New Screen Savers recorded on Saturday, December 22, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Patrick Norton: Leo and Patrick discuss Facebook's ongoing user data privacy problems, Elon Musk's Boring Company and their first completed tunnel, and how UK's second largest airport was shut down due to drones. PhaseSpace 's Robert Jaeger Slaughter shows off their unique motion tracking system that can be used for location-based VR entertainment and more. Leo and the TWiT crew try out one of Reason's sci-fi ...
Dec 23, 2018•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 188
On The New Screen Savers recorded on Saturday, December 15, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Scott Bourne: Leo and Scott discuss the continuing Chinese espionage story, Facebook's new data breach of their user's photos, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai's appearance before the House Judiciary Committee. Helm wants you to take back control of your email with a personal server for your home. Co-founder and CEO Giri Sreenivas joins us to show how the Helm works, its simple setup process, and how it keeps your...
Dec 16, 2018•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 187
On The New Screen Savers recorded on Saturday, December 8, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Jason Howell: Leo and Jason discuss Canada's arrest of a Huawei exec, Australia's anti-encryption law, Google shutting down Allo, and Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 855 SOC. Jason reviews the Google Pixel Slate. This premium Chrome OS tablet features a 12.3" Molecular Display and starts at $599. We continue our Holiday Gift Guides with Jason's picks for high-end headphones from Monolith by Monoprice and HIFIMAN; and...
Dec 09, 2018•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 186
On The New Screen Savers recorded on Saturday, December 1, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Iain Thomson: Leo and Iain discuss Marriott's massive breach of 500 million customer's data, CRISPR-edited babies, and NASA's InSight lander on Mars. Danny Isserles from temi shows off their personal robot that can autonomously follow you around your home or office as your digital assistant or telepresence robot. We continue our Holiday Gift Guides with Iain's picks, including phone cases, gadget toolkits, powe...
Dec 02, 2018•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 185
On The New Screen Savers recorded on Saturday, November 24, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Florence Ion: Leo and Florence discuss how shoppers used smartphones to spent $1B on Thanksgiving and how the U.S. government is asking allies to stop using Huawei telecommunications equipment. Aerospace engineer Dr. Angelo Grubisic takes to the sky with the world's fastest jet suit as the Director of Flight Training for Gravity Industries. He joins to discuss human flight with the 1,050 horsepower Daedalus je...
Nov 25, 2018•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 184
On The New Screen Savers for November 17, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Alex Lindsay: With the holidays just right around the corner, we'll feature gift ideas from our co-hosts. On today's show, Alex recommends the Hestan Cue smart cooking system, Leatherman Tread Bracelet, BaoFeng BF-888S Two Way Radio, Arduino Kits, and something every geek should have, a label maker. Leo and Alex discuss Elon Musk's plan to launch thousands of internet satellites into orbit, and they remember Bill Godbout and St...
Nov 18, 2018•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 183
On The New Screen Savers recorded on Saturday, November 10, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Jason Snell: Leo and Jason discuss Samsung's unveiling of its first foldable phone and other hot topics. We have all the new products Apple announced last week starting with the completely redesigned iPad Pro which features an edge-to-edge Liquid Retina display, FaceID, the A12X Bionic chip that rivals the power of most PCs, a USB-C port, the new Apple Pencil, and more. Leo and Jason also give their take on th...
Nov 11, 2018•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 182
On The New Screen Savers recorded on Saturday, November 3, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Patrick Norton: Leo and Patrick discuss how passcodes are protected under the Fifth Amendment; and the new iPad Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac mini that was announced at Apple's October event. Apparently, iPhones can be rendered useless by helium so Leo tries to drown his iPhone XR with a balloon while talking to iFixit co-founder Kyle Wiens, who has done tests of their own and explains what causes it to happen. Pat...
Nov 04, 2018•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 181
On The New Screen Savers recorded on Saturday, October 27, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Aaron Newcomb: Leo and Aaron discuss the new copyright ruling that protects the right to repair for some gadgets, whether China could spy on President Trump's iPhone, and a piece of art made by AI that sold for $432,500. Leo gives his hands-on first look at iPhone XR and lets you know why it might be the one to pick over the more pricey iPhone XS and XS Max. Aaron and Leo answer some of your questions about Mak...
Oct 28, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 180
On The New Screen Savers recorded on Saturday, October 20, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Iain Thomson: Leo and Iain discuss Apple's upcoming October event and what could be announced, Apple CEO Tim Cook calling for the retraction of Bloomberg's Chinese spy chip story, and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's passing. Leo gives his hands-on review of Google's new flagship Android phone, the Pixel 3 XL, putting the camera to the test on the streets of San Francisco. Purism, the maker of privacy, securit...
Oct 21, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 179
On 'The New Screen Savers' recorded on Saturday, October 13, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone: Leo and Megan discuss the week's new product announcements from Facebook and Google, including Portal from Facebook and Google's Home Hub, Pixel Slate, and Pixel 3. DPReview Science Editor Rishi gives a behind-the-sense look at the tech driving the Pixel 3's camera for its new features like Super Res Zoom and Night Sight. Leo tries out the Magic Leap One Creator Edition AR headset with XEODesig...
Oct 14, 2018•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 178
On 'The New Screen Savers' recorded on Saturday, October 6, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Scott Wilkinson: Leo and Scott discuss Bloomberg's bombshell story claiming that China had spy chips embedded in data centers of Apple and Amazon, which the companies deny taking place. Oura Ring is wearable that tracks your sleep and activity levels. Oura CEO Harpreet Singh Rai joins to tell us how it works and why tracking sleep is so important in helping one to better understand their body. Hisense launched...
Oct 07, 2018•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 177
On 'The New Screen Savers' recorded on Saturday, September 29, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ: Leo and Robert discuss Facebook's user data breach, Elon Musk resigning as Tesla's board chairman, and Oculus' new Quest wireless VR headset. Apple's macOS Mojave was released this week, adding new features like Dark Mode and iOS apps. Andrew Cunningham of Ars Technica explains why he thinks this is one of the Mac's best update in years. Jason Howell jumps into a vertical wind tunne...
Sep 30, 2018•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 176
On 'The New Screen Savers' recorded on Saturday, September 22, 2018, with Jason Howell and Rich DeMuro: Jason and Rich discuss Amazon's surprise Echo event where they announced 70 new products including new Echo speakers, an in-car Echo device, and a microwave. Jason tours the Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment in Oakland, California. The MADE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of video game history where you can play anything from the Atari 2600 to the Wii U and lear...
Sep 23, 2018•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 175
On 'The New Screen Savers' recorded on Saturday, September 15, 2018, with Megan Morrone and Rich DeMuro: Apple unveiled the new iPhone XS, XS Max, iPhone XR, and Apple Watch 4. Rich was at the special event at Apple headquarters in Cupertino and gives his initial thoughts. Canon joins the full-frame mirrorless bandwagon with the Canon EOS R. Richard Butler of DPReview.com gives his hands-on impressions and how it compares to the recently introduced Nikon Z-Series. RoBhat Labs co-founders Ash Bha...
Sep 15, 2018•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 174
On 'The New Screen Savers' recorded on Saturday, September 8, 2018, with Megan Morrone and Alex Lindsay: FCC chairman Ajit Pai is suggesting "new transparency obligations" for web giants like Google, Facebook, and Twitter. Ars Technica Senior IT Reporter Jon Brodkin joins Megan and Alex to discuss. Jason Howell takes the Skydio R1, a drone that flies and shoots 4K video all on its own using AI and computer vision, out for a spin with CEO Adam Bry. Alex shows some of his geeky cooking gadgets tha...
Sep 09, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 173
On The New Screen Savers recorded on Saturday, September 1, 2018, with Jason Howell and Patrick Norton: Jason and Patrick discuss Google's 'rigged' search, California passing a strong net neutrality bill, and 8K TVs at IFA 2018. Jason has put the Samsung Galaxy Note9 flagship Android phone through its paces and gives his full review. Patrick has been testing the Andrew Jones-designed ELAC Debut 2.0 B6.2 bookshelf speakers. He'll let you how it stacks up to the original Debut series and dives int...
Sep 02, 2018•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 172
On The New Screen Savers recorded on Saturday, August 25, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Jason Howell: Nikon officially entered the mirrorless camera arena with the unveiling of the Z7 and Z6. DPReview Science Editor Rishi Sanyal joins to give his hands-on impressions. Jillian Ogle, Founder and CEO of Let's Robot, joins to show off her live streaming platform where anyone can take control of other people's homebrewed robots over the internet. Jason gives his take on two phones: a first look at the S...
Aug 26, 2018•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 171
On The New Screen Savers recorded on Saturday, August 18, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Alex Lindsay: RealWear co-founder and CEO Andy Lowery show us their rugged, hands-free, and head-mounted Android computers, the HMT-1 and HMT-1Z1, that are designed for heavy industry. Autonomous security robot Knightscope K5 patrols TWiT Studio as we speak to co-founder and Chief Client Officer Stacy Dean Stephens about how they're eyeing to cut America's trillion-dollar crime problem in half. Fortnite is now o...
Aug 18, 2018•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 170
On The New Screen Savers recorded on Saturday, August 11, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Robert Heron: Engadget reviews editor Cherlynn Low gives her hands-on impressions of the newly announced Samsung Galaxy Note9. We cleared up some wall space and had the folks from Hisense mount their 100" 4K Ultra HD Smart Laser TV. This short throw laser projector and ambient light rejecting screen come with a monster price tag of $9K. Robert gives us his professional take on the picture and sound quality from ...
Aug 12, 2018•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 169
On The New Screen Savers show recorded on Saturday, August 4, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone: Leo just got Microsoft's Surface Go and gives his initial impressions of the 10" tablet, its keyboard, pen, and mouse. Megan shows off the new Lenovo Smart Display with Google Assistant, goes through its features and sees how it stacks up against the Echo Show. Last week, Jason Howell and Leo had some fun with robots making cocktails, but not all robots are fantastic. This week, Jason shows yo...
Aug 05, 2018•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 168
On The New Screen Savers with Leo Laporte and Jason Howell recorded on Saturday, July 28, 2018: eyecandylab develops tech to bring AR experiences to TV programming. Co-Founder Robin Sho Moser joins via Skype to talk about their platform augment.tv and its US debut on Nickelodeon. Do you like robots? How about a well-crafted drink? Well, throw that in a Venn diagram and you end up with drinkbots. We show you a bit of DNA Lounge's fifth annual Cocktail Robotics Grand Challenge here in SF, and we m...
Jul 29, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 167
On The New Screen Savers, with Leo Laporte and Patrick Norton recorded on Saturday, July 21, 2018: The MacBook Pro (2018) is here. Leo and Patrick push its new i9 Intel chip to see if we get the full benefits of the 4.8GHz processor and attach the external Blackmagic eGPU to see if this changes the thermals of the laptop. Also, Mike Wuerthele from AppleInsider tells what they've found in their own tests. Samantha Lionheart from iFixit shows us the changes to the MacBook Pro's third-gen keyboard ...
Jul 22, 2018•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 166
On The New Screen Savers with Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone recorded on Saturday, July 14, 2018: Megan and Leo discuss the new $399 Surface Go by Microsoft and the MacBook Pro 2018 refresh. TakeThis.org Co-Founder Russ Pitts tells us how they're working to advocate and educate about mental wellness. Plus, see how they've partnered with indie game developers, Devolver Digital and Mega Cat Studios, on a retro SNES cartridge game called "Fork Parker's Crunch-Out" to help in their mission. Leo revie...
Jul 15, 2018•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 165
On The New Screen Savers with Leo Laporte and Alex Lindsay recorded on Saturday, July 7, 2018: 3D scanning, it used to take super-sophisticated gear, now Alex shows us how you can do it with the iPhone X app Bellus 3D. We also take a look inside the Pixelgun Studio scanning studio RV with a 146 DSLR camera array. Apple is selling a ball! We see if the Play Impossible Gameball is worth the $100 price tag. Megan Morrone shows us some of her favorite smart devices in her IoT crib. If you're hitting...
Jul 08, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 164
On The New Screen Savers with Leo Laporte and Iain Thomson recorded on July 30, 2018: Leo reviews the tiny computer Ockel Sirius A PC with an onboard touchscreen. Our audio guy, Jason Howell reviews four Bluetooth earphones in four different price-points. Take a first look at the first tablet to run Chrome OS, the Acer Chromebook Tab 10. Plus, why this tablet might be hard to get. In Call for Help, we'll answer a question about our favorite email clients. Megan Morrone takes us inside Instagram'...
Jul 01, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 163
On The New Screen Savers recorded on June 23, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Florence Ion: SyncThink has eye-tracking technology that can help doctors diagnose concussions in under 60 seconds with their modified VR headset. CEO Laura Yecies joins us to show how the EYE-SYNC works and discuss how this technology can be used outside of evaluating brain injuries. The new Amazon Fire TV Cube is out. Is the dream of a hands-free home theater finally here or is this just an Echo duct taped to a Fire TV? F...
Jun 24, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 162
On The New Screen Savers recorded on June 16, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Jason Howell: We talk about Fornite on the Nintendo Switch, Cyberpunk 2077, the next-gen Xbox, and more of the biggest video game news from E3 2018 with Engadget's Jessica Conditt. DreamWorld just launched their $400 2.5K AR headset DreamGlass that tethers to your Android phone or PC. CEO Kevin Zhong joins Leo and Jason to show how they are working to make augmented reality more accessible to the mass market. Jason reviews ...
Jun 17, 2018•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 161
On The New Screen Savers recorded on June 9, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Jason Snell: Leo and Jason discuss how macOS Mojave is bringing iOS apps to the Mac and other big Apple announcements from WWDC 2018. Forget the BlackBerry Key2, Planet Computers is bringing the PDA back into the 21st century with the Android-based Gemini. Leo has his review. NASA's Curiosity rover has found 3 billion-year-old organic matter on Mars. NASA Goddard Astrobiologist Jennifer Eigenbrode joins us to talk about thei...
Jun 10, 2018•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 160
