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tnt - 10-27

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1. [00:00] currentC - apple pay alternative - w/renee ritchie
1. ] walmart led retail consortium of retailers(33)
2. ] app , reads qr code for transaction,
3. ] not beneficial , link bank account directly to retailer, ] app gathers info about you (ranging from interesting to startling)
4. ] why not apple pay ? extra fees
5. ] exclusivity period , 3 years
6. ] huge slap in the face to customers
7. ] loyalty style information w/out any benefit for customers
8. ] ben thompson daily update
9. ] many retailers(33) get in bed with currentC before apple pay was out
10. ] boycott of retailers who dont support apple pay
11. ] apple users are a valuable demographic,
12. ] walmart, cvs customers are not in the iphone demographic (generally speaking) 
2. [00:00] fitbit fitness tracker w/scott stein (AD citrix gotoassist)
1. ] 3 new product models, charge, charge hr, surge
2. ] charge replaces force, which caused a rash,
3. ] charge hr with a heart rate monitor,
4. ] charge available in fall for , 2015 for the other 2
5. ] not a smartwatch, 
6. ] basis peak (coming soon) does 24 hour tracking
3. [00:00] protest in hungary against internet usage tax with w/Jennifer @theRegister
1. ] approx. $0.60 per GB tax for data consumption
2. ] protest or riot - not a peaceful
3. ] ISP's against the tax, will bring us back to the 90's
4. [00:00] amazon rolls out fire tv stick $39
1. ] chromecast competitor - content from your mobile device to your TV
2. ] works differently, streams directly, serving up amazon content, missing hbo, voice search capablitilies, works with game controllers
3. ] average consumer confusion - instant access to amazon content on TV
4. ] works with game controllers
5. ] use on hotel TV's to get your amazon content on the hotels TV,
6. ] "amazon feeds off off google"
7. ] low cost entry for people who have cut the cord, remote access to TV
5. [00:00] amazon kindle scout - crowdsourced discover of new authors
1. ] authors will get funding from am
2. ] the "slush" - unsolicited manuscript
3. ] once upon a time the publishing agent existed to discover talent - now they are about platforms, if your not famous, your not gettting published
4. ] PRB avante guard writer, something new
5. ] something evaluated by the masse
6. ] PRB being gamed by those that are famous -
6. [00:00] EM dropbox pro for 99 year for 1TB
1. ] why pay when others give for free, VS google drive and msft onedrive
2. ] dropbox more easy to use, it is more xplatform, offers the big 4 + linux, blackberry, kindlefire
3. ] users of mailbox app require dropbox for full functionality
4. ] ? security is superior
7. [00:00] FOLLOWUP - Whisper accused of violing privacy
1. ] CEO hayward denied everything
2. ] some employees have been suspended, including editor
8. [00:00] FOLLOWUP - twitpic shutting down, not, now taken over by twitter for archive
1. ] samsung new stove uses blue LED to create fake flames
2. ] looks cool, do we need it? like adding noise to

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NAME: tnt-10-27

DESCRIPTION: [30:00] VIDEO-SUMMARY-show-1122 - ] currentC - apple pay alternative ] fitbit announces new trackers ] hungary protests new internet tax ] amazon launches fire TV stick ] amazon kindle scout - crowdsource publishing ] EM dropbox ] FOLLOWUPS

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