The Gang discusses the top stories of the past week including the revelation that the Target credit card breach is now a total of 110 million and the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) just happened and several Minnesota companies showcased their offerings there.
Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Toast and Jam Artist: Bill Zerbe. Brought to us by Music Alley.
The Podcast
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Discussed During the Show
Minnesota Stories
- Target
- St. Paul Tech Startup Lands $4M In Funding
- Local toy-drone maker gets plug from U.S. Sen. Rand Paul
CES and Minnesota Companies at the Event
- “WOW! CES!” (post-show news release from CE.org w/show stats & wrap-up)
- The Verge Awards: The Best of CES 2014
- Engadget’s Best of CES
- Twin Cities companies showcase wares at Vegas Consumer Electronics Show
- MakerBot Replicator $2,899
- Canopy
- SmartThings
- Sen.se Mother
- Pebble Steel declassified: Raising the smartwatch design bar without breaking the mold
Other Stories
- Gartner: 2013 Was The ‘Worst Decline In PC Market History’
- CES 2014: Desperately seeking life after the PC http://www.infoworld.com/t/consumer-electronics/ces-2014-desperately-seeking-life-after-the-pc-233899
- Google+ comes up with a new way to infiltrate the Gmail inbox
- Phantom 2 Vision: Your Flying (drone) Camera
- Elio Car: An American auto entrepreneur’s vision comes to life
- A BitCoin ATM
- AirHDTV … up to 186 channels (press release)
- Former AOL executive launches Snapchat-like app for professionals
- Steve’s Hot Pick: Paupress: A CRM for WordPress
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