Minnov8 Gang 270 – An iPad Is Not A Toy, Joe!

A ton of news stories discussed this week but The Gang goes on a bit of a rant over luddite Joe Soucherays’ column involving iPads in St Paul public schools.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins, Phil Wilson and Julio Ojeda-Zapata.
Music: “My Eyes” by Uncle Seth. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota’s Top Stories:

• Aides Rebelled After CEO Tweaked ‘Tar-zhay’ Formula 
• Target further incentivizes customers to shop online
• Joe Soucheray: An iPad for every kid is just an expensive toy for every kid
• St. Paul school board gives student iPads the go-ahead 
• CoCo expands to North Dakota
• SmartThings in Time magazine: This Startup is Trying to Create—and Control—the Internet of Your Home
• SmartThings becomes a lot more visible
• Smart Home? I’ll Keep My Dumb One for Now 
• Apple Said to Be Developing Smart Home Products for HomeKit Integration
• Should We Trust Google With Our Smart Homes?
• Software firm Sport Ngin raises $25 million in venture capital 

Last Week’s Other Big Stories:

• Supreme Court: Police need warrant to search cell phones
  • The scary part of the Supreme Court’s cellphone ruling
• Speaking of cell phones…
  • Do you keep it in your pants? Researchers warn mobile phones in pockets leads to infertility in men 
• Aereo loses copyright fight at Supreme Court
  • Aereo’s likely demise makes me sad 
  • Aereo Alternatives: Tips From a Cord Cutter 
• Google I/O Keynote announcements in a list
  • Android TV hands-on: Google makes a new play for the living room
  • Moto 360 Hands-On: This Smartwatch Will Make You Swoon
  • Google’s Chromecast to get Android mirroring, ‘Backdrop’ slideshows and casting from nearby devices
  • Google’s Redesigned Drive Focuses On Speed, Office Compatibility And Security
  • Google announces Drive for Work with unlimited storage at $10 a month
  • Google launches a new Gmail API as it outgrows IMAP
• When iPhone met world, 7 years ago today (Dan Farber, CNet)

Other Links to Topics Discussed During the Show:

• Rise of robot reporters: when software writes the news

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