We’re hearing a lot about wearable technologies, but a certain detective is pretty pissed off that he isn’t getting credit for it. We talk about Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC), rumored iWatch for this fall, and much more.
Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson (Graeme Thickins is off this week).
Music: I’d Rather Get Shot Down by Texarillo. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.
The Podcast
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Discussed During the Show
Minnesota’s Top Stories
- Target
- Developer Debuts Free Coupon App For Local Restaurants
- NativeX Unveils Native Ad Exchange For Mobile Games
- Apple, Mayo partner on iOS health monitor
Last Week’s Other Big Stories
- Apple
Other Links to Topics Discussed During the Show
Steve’s Security Tip of the Week
Do you connect up to any Wifi location that’s handy? Do you have auto-connect enabled on your smartphone or tablet? Do you double-check that “Caribou Wifi” is actually Caribou Coffee’s…or is it some black hat hacker’s laptop pretending to be Caribou’s Wifi to which you’ll be connecting?
Steve discusses “The Evil Twin Hack” and will give you tips on how to stay safe. Also mentions VPN Private Internet Access.
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After discovering that three young men under the age of 25 had no idea who M.C. Hammer was (or what ‘hammertime’ was all about) we laughed a bit. Thinking about that more it is interesting how context and the past shape our culture and thinking about many things, including technology. “The Hammerettes” hope to bring that sort of contemplative, deeper thinking to our podcast.
Twitter came out with a 
Several “head scratcher” stories this week, not the least of which is the alleged discovery of the founder of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto (a name linked to the supposed creator, 
We have much to discuss this week but probably the biggest story is the meltdown of 
The biggest story of the past week surrounds Comcast/Xfinity and their merger with Time Warner Cable. Will this place the combined company in a position to wield unprecedented control over the internet pipe in to our homes and businesses?
Don’t panic! Comcast’s Xfinity is setting up home Wifi routers to let the public use your data connection but everything will be OK. In addition, NBC is scaring any-and-all Sochi Olympics attendees to think that, if they even turn on their smartphone or computer and connect to Wifi, they will be instantly hacked. Should you worry?
The Gang discusses the top stories of the past week including the National Security Agency (NSA) having a nearly complete “backdoor” to the iPhone!
