Minnov8 Gang 208 – A Galaxy Too Far?

Julio Ojeda-Zapata rejoins the Gang to talk about this week’s big news including the announcement of the Samsung Galaxy S4, Imation’s TDK-branded Bluetooth speaker/wireless charger, the death of Google Reader and more.

Hosts: Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins, Phil Wilson and Julio Ojeda-Zapata (Steve Borsch is off this week).
Music: Thanks For Nothing by Kito Peters. From the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

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Discussed during the show…

• Imation in the spotlight with TDK audio line, wireless charging
  • TDK brand lives on, and could save Imation
  • With Qi, wireless device charging may be getting traction

• St. Paul duo launching a social network for home DYIers

• Samsung Galaxy S4 Announcement:
  • Samsung Galaxy S 4 Beats The Best With 5-inch, 1080p Display, 1.9GHz Processor, Gesture Controls And A Q2 2013 Release
  • I Think Even Samsung Knows That the Galaxy S4 is a Let-Down
  • Samsung GS4 launch: Tone-deaf and shockingly sexist

• Adiós, Google Reader:
  • Powering Down Google Reader
  • The demise of Google Reader was like a punch in the gut
  • Feedly planning a “seamless” transition from Google Reader to its own Google App Engine back end codenamed Normandy.
  • Digg announces plan to build an RSS reader with ‘the best of Google Reader’s features,’ including its API
  • Google Reader is dead, so we rebuilt it for you in Zite (in six hours)
  • Why Did Google Reader Die?

• Overnight Website Challenge People’s Choice Awards

• Basis watch

• Sessions so far for MinneBar 8

Upcoming Events…

• Weekly: TechMasters – a Tech Toastmasters chapter
• Wednesday, March 20th: Minnesota Entrepreneur Kick-Off
• Thursday, March 21st: Mobile March 2013 – SOLD OUT! (but tickets might be available closer to the event)
• Thursday, March 21st: TechFuse
• Saturday, April 6th: Minnebar Best Buy HQ
• Tuesday, April 30th: MHTA’s Spring Conference
• Wed-Sat, June 5-8: EyeO Festival, Walker Art Center