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Minnov8 Gang 148 – Gadgets 4 Geeks

December 9, 2011 By Steve Borsch

The Gang has on our frequent guest host, Julio Ojeda-Zapata, to talk holiday gadgets and those for geeks.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins, Phil Wilson and Julio Ojeda-Zapata.
Music: The Dead Rocks & their song “Boogie Splash Crash” from the podsafe Music Alley.

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Discussed during the show:

  • SAP Target SuccessFactors To Buy Jobs2web For $110M
  • Amazon Will Pay Shoppers $5 to Walk Out of Stores Empty-Handed and Rumor: Amazon Retail Stores Coming & Predatory Pricing Channel Destruction
  • New version of Twitter launched; does anyone care? answer is Yes, 7 billion people; Twitter relaunches with Facebook-style makeover; Twitter Joins Facebook, Google, Launches ‘Brand Pages’ for Marketers
  • Google Currents is hot off the press
  • Julio’s top gadgets for this holiday: Macbook Air 13”; iHome iW1; Logitech mini boom box; Apparel like Scottevest Puffer; Dell 14Z; Julio’s post Slick Dell XPS 14z and 15z laptops worth a look for holidays
  • Jawbone suspends production of Up wristband, offers refund even if you keep it
  • 8th Bridge 
  • Graeme returns his Kindle Fire 
  • Shoppers say Target hits the mark with its social marketing
  • Graphene at Wikipedia and Is graphene a miracle material?
  • The Onion: Interim Apple Chief Under Fire After Unveiling Grotesque New MacBook
  • Graeme’s surfing’ buddy: January Surfing on Lake Superior with the new GoPro video cam

Gang Geek Gadgets: Graeme: “Not a Kindle Fire”; Steve: Gulfstream 650 jet but really the Blue Yeti microphone; Phil: Independent Wealth…or a MacBook Air; Tim: an iPad

Upcoming Events:

  • Gadgets and Gifts for Geeks & Grandmas – today at CoCo Minneapolis 11:30 to 1pm
  • December 10-13: TIES 2011 EduTech Conference
  • December 21st: How to Leverage Digital Media to Build your Business and Raise Capital

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