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<li><strong>[00:00]&nbsp;currentC - apple pay alternative - w/renee ritchie</strong></li>
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<li>] walmart led retail consortium of retailers(33)</li>
<li>] app , reads qr code for transaction,</li>
<li>] not beneficial , link bank account directly to retailer, ] app gathers info about you (ranging from interesting to startling)</li>
<li>] why not apple pay ? extra fees</li>
<li>] exclusivity period , 3 years</li>
<li>] huge slap in the face to customers</li>
<li>] loyalty style information w/out any benefit for customers</li>
<li>] ben thompson daily update</li>
<li>] many retailers(33) get in bed with currentC before apple pay was out</li>
<li>] boycott of retailers who dont support apple pay</li>
<li>] apple users are a valuable demographic,</li>
<li>] walmart, cvs customers are not in the iphone demographic (generally speaking)&nbsp;</li>
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<li><strong>[00:00] fitbit fitness tracker w/scott stein (AD citrix gotoassist)</strong></li>
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<li>] 3 new product models, charge, charge hr, surge</li>
<li>] charge replaces force, which caused a rash,</li>
<li>] charge hr with a heart rate monitor,</li>
<li>] charge available in fall for , 2015 for the other 2</li>
<li>] not a smartwatch,&nbsp;</li>
<li>] basis peak (coming soon) does 24 hour tracking</li>
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<li><strong>[00:00] protest in hungary against internet usage tax with w/Jennifer @theRegister</strong></li>
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<li>] approx. $0.60 per GB tax for data consumption</li>
<li>] protest or riot - not a peaceful</li>
<li>] ISP's against the tax, will bring us back to the 90's</li>
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<li><strong>[00:00] amazon rolls out fire tv stick $39 </strong></li>
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<li>] chromecast competitor - content from your mobile device to your TV</li>
<li>] works differently, streams directly, serving up amazon content, missing hbo, voice search capablitilies, works with game controllers</li>
<li>] average consumer confusion - instant access to amazon content on TV</li>
<li>] works with game controllers</li>
<li>] use on hotel TV's to get your amazon content on the hotels TV,</li>
<li>] "amazon feeds off off google"</li>
<li>] low cost entry for people who have cut the cord, remote access to TV</li>
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<li><strong>[00:00] amazon kindle scout - crowdsourced discover of new authors</strong></li>
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<li>] authors will get funding from am</li>
<li>] the "slush" - unsolicited manuscript</li>
<li>] once upon a time the publishing agent existed to discover talent - now they are about platforms, if your not famous, your not gettting published</li>
<li>] PRB avante guard writer, something new</li>
<li>] something evaluated by the masse</li>
<li>] PRB being gamed by those that are famous -</li>
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<li><strong>[00:00] EM dropbox pro for 99 year for 1TB</strong></li>
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<li>] why pay when others give for free, VS google drive and msft onedrive</li>
<li>] dropbox more easy to use, it is more xplatform, offers the big 4 + linux, blackberry, kindlefire</li>
<li>] users of mailbox app require dropbox for full functionality</li>
<li>] ? security is superior</li>
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<li><strong>[00:00] FOLLOWUP - Whisper accused of violing privacy </strong></li>
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<li>] CEO hayward denied everything</li>
<li>] some employees have been suspended, including editor</li>
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<li><strong>[00:00] FOLLOWUP - twitpic shutting down, not, now taken over by twitter for archive</strong></li>
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<li>] samsung new stove uses blue LED to create fake flames</li>
<li>] looks cool, do we need it? like adding noise to</li>
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<h2>[people]</h2>
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<li><strong>] twit.tv - tnt show</strong></li>
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<li>] host -&nbsp;<a href="/view/person?id=202" target="_blank">Mike Elgan</a></li>
<li>] producer -&nbsp;<a href="/view/person?id=234" target="_blank">Jason Howell</a></li>
<li>] guest host&nbsp;- Lindsey Turrentine @cnet.com</li>
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<h2>[events]</h2>
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<li><strong>] twit.tv - tnt show</strong></li>
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<li>]&nbsp;<a href="http://twit.tv/show/tech-news-today/1076" target="_blank">show url</a>&nbsp;- shows home page with video of show and links</li>
<li>]&nbsp;show notes&nbsp;- detailed show notes, transpcript, links to resources&nbsp;</li>
<li>]&nbsp;<a href="http://twit.tv/content/top-news-august-21-2014" target="_blank">show notes summary</a>&nbsp;-</li>
<li>]&nbsp;<a href="http://irc.twit.tv/" target="_blank">twit chat room</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;</li>
<li>] <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/technewstoday/" target="_blank">subreddit</a> -&nbsp;News item submissions for TWIT's Tech News Today</li>
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