Minnov8 Gang 305 – Tim’s Lead Underwear

One of the things we talk about on this week’s show is the danger of RF radiation with connected, wearable devices in contact, or close to, your body. Though I joke on the show about wearing lead underwear (like Tim’s), maybe this is something we should be worried about with our current devices and future wearables? Listen and decide for yourself.

Hosts: Steve Borsch,Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Epic Tension by Matti Paalanen under a Creative Commons License.

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Past Week’s Biggest MN Stories

• IoT Fuse (mentions: TweetSkirt & Steve’s video)
• Piranha Pool, the Twin Cities twist on ‘Shark Tank,’ returns
• Target News:
  • Target poised to settle breach for $10 million
  • Target CEO keeps high-flying jet perk that other companies prohibit
  • Target Snags $1.6B Tax Break For Canadian Exit
  • Target Corp. cuts 40 HR workers who helped implement layoffs
• Buyout firm may be next owner of Pioneer Press’ parent
  • What the impending sale of the Pioneer Press’ parent company could mean for the paper
• The Nerdery is cutting 23 jobs, or 5 percent of its workforce
• North Shore founder of Betty’s Pies dies at 90
  • About Betty’s Pies

Other Top Stories

• Apple News
  • Apple Plans Web TV Service in Fall
  • Apple TV revamp coming in June with Siri and App Store
  • Tim Cook On Apple’s Future: Everything Can Change Except Values
• Microsoft News:
  • Windows 10 to launch this summer in 190 countries
  • Microsoft tackles China piracy with free upgrade to Windows 10
  • Sorry, Microsoft is Not Giving Free Windows 10 to Pirates
  • Microsoft’s new scheme could become Google’s worst Android nightmare
• The Health Concerns in Wearable Tech
  • Ubicomp
  • ‘Smart’ Spoon Allows Parkinson’s Sufferers to Feed Themselves
  • The HAPIfork
• Streaming TV Services Seek to Sidestep Web Congestion

Cool Thing of the Week

• Tim: The Micro Bit
• Graeme: Padgram (Instagram optimized for the iPad!)
  
• Steve: GW1 Dash Cam (and it’s $51 at Amazon)

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