Minnov8 Gang 311 – Talk to me Mickey!

While Phil and Steve await their Apple Watches, Graeme already has his and loves his Mickey Mouse face. Um wait…did Disney get a new Mickey?

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Swing the Future by The Fearless Band under a Creative Commons License.

The Podcast

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Story Links

Past Week’s Biggest MN Stories

• SPS Commerce “In:fluence” recap conference  (Graeme’s Minnov8 post)
  • Company: SPS Commerce
• LeadPages open house recap
• Best Buy
  • Best Buy embracing Apple Pay for online, in-store payments (TwinCities.com)
  • Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly made nearly $8 million (StarTribune)
• Target CEO’s 2014 Pay Package Totals $28.2 Million (Wall Street Journal)
• Starkey Hearing Technologies’ Halo Wins 2015 Edison Award

Other Top Stories

• Apple
  • Apple Watch costs mere 24 percent of the retail price: IHS report
  • Gold Plate Your Apple Watch for $399
  • Apple Watch rollout slowed by a faulty component
  • Discover The Technology Behind The Apple Watch’s Digital Crown
  • With Elder-Support Service, Apple Moves Deeper Into The Health Care Space
  • China iPhone sales boosts Apple; shares up modestly
• Microsoft
  • Microsoft Build 2015: Windows 10, HoloLens, and more
  • Microsoft aims for 1 billion devices running Windows 10
  • Windows 10 Makes It Ridiculously Easy to Port Apple, Android Apps
  • Microsoft brings Windows 10 to Makers
  • Microsoft shows off Office Graph API’s cross-platform integrations for Office 2016
• Quantum computing breakthrough announced
  • 7 awesome ways quantum computers will change the world
  • Reducing big data using ideas from quantum theory makes it easier to interpret
• Irate Congressman gives cops easy rule: “just follow the damn Constitution”
  • Washington Post: Congressman with computer science degree: Encryption back-doors are ‘technologically stupid’ Julio checks in with Apple Watch users

Steve’s Security Tip of the Week

• TIP: Use a “script blocker” in your browser.
  • Firefox: NoScript
    • NoScript website
  • Chrome: ScriptBlock
  • Internet Explorer: None

Cool Thing of the Week

• Phil: Tesla Powerwall
  • TerraPower
  • Movie: Pandora’s Promise

• Tim: UDOO Neo = Raspberry Pi + Arduino + Wi-Fi + BT 4.0 + Sensors

• Graeme: Hilarious random startup website generator is pretty damn realistic

• Steve: Varidesk Pro Plus 48
  • ‘Get Up!’ or lose hours of your life every day

Upcoming Events

• Appapalooza, May 3rd, Mpls Conv Ctr
• The Nerdery Overnight Website Challenge, May 2nd-3rd
• Whole View: A Framework for Overcoming Innovation Myopia, May 5th
• MedTech Investing Conference, Loews Minneapolis Hotel, May 6th
  • Non-profits announced
  • The Teams
• MHTA Spring Conference, May 7th, Guthrie Theater
• Beta.MN 2.0, May 14, Surly Brewing
• The Geekettes’ All-Women Hackathon, May 16-17
• Arthur Ventures’ annual Cultivate.you event, May 20, Fargo
• Midwest Mobile Summit, May 20-21, Fargo