Ryan Shrout and Patrick Norton review the DCS LIVA Mini PC and Steiger Dynamics Maven Core HTPC with GTX 980 and CableCARD. Sony PS4 and Xbox One already hitting performance walls, the Intel Broadwell-E is expected for Q1 of 2016, AMD Radeon R9 290X is now selling for $299 (after MIR), people are experiencing GTX 970 coil whines, The Alienware 13 comes with an optional external graphics amplifier, and the MSI GT80 Titan laptop with a mechanical keyboard coming soon.

Hosts: Patrick Norton and Ryan Shrout

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Magnifier headband glasses, a watch that wakes you up if you start to fall asleep, HyperX Cloud Gaming Headset, a UV blacklight flashlight, and more.

Hosts: Dick DeBartolo and Chad Johnson

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Brian Vessa, Executive Director of Audio at Sony Pictures Entertainment, discusses the SMPTE report on cinema sound. Scott and Brian talk about potential sources of audio issues observed in the report and possibilities for the future of cinema sound.

Host: Scott Wilkinson

Guest: Brian Vessa

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Tim Cook says he is "Proud to Be Gay", Microsoft announces their health platform, Instagram video ads are live, China's Xiaomi is now the third largest smartphone maker, the Lenovo Motorola purchase is official, Mark Zuckerberg to host Q & A on Facebook, and Seth Rogen to play Wozniak in Steve Jobs film.

Host: Sarah Lane

Guest: Mark Milian

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Project Loon 2.0, Quad Motors & Props

Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Bryan Burnett

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On this "wildcard" episode of Coding 101, we speak with Mark "Smitty" Smith, DEFCON HHV regular and embedded computing enthusiast.

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Guest: Mark Smith

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HDR Photography, blogging and why giving it away for free pays off with creative commons.

Host: Tonya Hall

Guest: Trey Ratcliff

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Smartphone leader Samsung reports another miserable quarter, Microsoft comes out with its hotly anticipated fitness band, Flipboard comes out with a new topic-centered approach to content, Apple CEO Tim Cook comes out as gay, and more.

Host: Mike Elgan

Co-Host: Elise Hu

Guests: Phil Goldstein, Shara Tibken, Lisa Fleisher, and Harry McCracken

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