PTJ 378: Antitrust Exercises

On this episode of Pop Tech Jam, El Kaiser and J.D. roll on up through the recent tech-world headlines — including a recent court ruling against Alphabet and continuing fallout from last month’s global IT meltdown — and celebrate the joys of streaming video. All this and more on PTJ 378!

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PTJ 377: Tangled Up in Blue

If a few lines of bad computer code from a cybersecurity company can cause an epic global IT meltdown/Blue Screen of Death festival across the Windows systems that run the airlines, healthcare, banking and other major industries, J.D. and El Kaiser ponder: Just how sturdy is the world’s technological infrastructure these days? Along with a … Continue reading PTJ 377: Tangled Up in Blue

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PTJ 376: Retro Fever

El Kaiser and J.D. take a walk down a repaved Memory Lane on this installment of Pop Tech Jam, discussing the growing public interest in old 20th-century analog treasures like film cameras, vinyl records — and “X-Men” cartoons. Later in the show, El Kaiser reviews a pair of sleek wooden headphones, the Meze 99 Noir … Continue reading PTJ 376: Retro Fever

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PTJ 375: AI Heats Up

El Kaiser and J.D. discuss the Humane AI pin’s public release and its flameout with critics and consumers. But there’s no slowing the wave of AI-enhanced products hurtling into the world, so this week’s episode ponders just a few of them — and the impact on life as we know it at the moment. All … Continue reading PTJ 375: AI Heats Up

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PTJ 374: BADGE IN

On this episode of Pop Tech Jam, El Kaiser shares his love for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. J.D. keeps the Trek vibe going with a short news roundup that includes a report on Humane’s new $700 wearable AI pin that brings to mind a Next Generation communicator badge — with a whole lot of … Continue reading PTJ 374: BADGE IN

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PTJ 373: THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF ROBO-WEEBLE

On this week’s extra=chatty episode of Pop Tech Jam, El Kaiser and J.D. discuss the New York Police Department’s new security robot on patrol in Times Square, as well as new artificial voice technology, iOS 17, sassy chatbots, the end of the Netflix DVDs and much more. Order yourself up a pizza and have a … Continue reading PTJ 373: THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF ROBO-WEEBLE

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PTJ 372: Nothin’ But Bluesky Do I See

El Kaiser and J.D. discuss life after the Bird-Themed Microblogging-Service-Turned-24th-Letter-Of-The-Alphabet platform, as well as reviews of the new biography of said platform’s owner. Also in the news: A big cyberattack in Las Vegas, cable spats and a possible preview of interoperability in messaging platforms. All this and more as we prepare for Audio Interface October … Continue reading PTJ 372: Nothin’ But Bluesky Do I See

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PTJ 371: RIDE OF THE VALKYRIES

As August winds down and product announcements are scarce, El Kaiser dives into Season 1 of Only Murders in the Building for a properly depicted New York City apartment-living experience. In the meantime, J.D. reads up on the latest in drones ‘n’ cloud headlines, as well as news of the continuing nostalgia for the Atari … Continue reading PTJ 371: RIDE OF THE VALKYRIES

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PTJ 370: SPACE WARS AND MOON BASES

Which is better — paying big bucks for the in-theater movie experience, or waiting a couple months and watching the flick at home? Are streaming services jacking their monthly prices too high for the average consumer? What’s with all this renewed global interest in the Moon and what’s going on with our Mars missions? And: … Continue reading PTJ 370: SPACE WARS AND MOON BASES

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PTJ 369: Think Pink

On this episode of Pop Tech Jam, El Kaiser shares his love of My Hero Academia and open-backed headphones for audio-mixing. Meanwhile, J.D. goes to a movie theater for the first time since 2019 to observe the fuss over the Barbie movie — a film that seems to be outperforming both Tom Cruise and Harrison … Continue reading PTJ 369: Think Pink

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