DGiT Daily Podcast

Samsung Chief DJ Koh met behind closed doors with several telecom partners at CES showing them the upcoming Galaxy S20, S20 Plus, and the S20 Ultra. Seriously. Ultra. Also, Koh showed off the Galaxy Bloom, the folding clamshell device which will marketed toward 20-something women. Our Roundup features stories about the LG V60, weird tech of CES 2020, Mark Zuckerberg’s decade challenge, Gizmodo’s guide to 2020 movies, and how air filters help test scores.

Android Authority awarded its best of CES 2020 awards, to impressive products from Lenovo, Withings, Insta360, Samsung, and Oneplus. It’s was a very impressive show this year, and these awards are well deserved. Our Roundup features stories about accidental charges from Apple Pay on NYC’s MTA, Quibi at CES, Ring employees fired for watching video, College Humor layoffs, and the sharpest decline in cancer deaths on record. 

Sonos is suing Google for infringing on a few patents including multi-room music playing. Sonos had to decide whether to sue Amazon or Google and went with Google. We break it all down for you. Our Roundup features stories about OnePlus's disappearing camera, updates to Google Assistant, Facebook's memo to not hinder Donald Trump, Facebook’s ban of DeepFakes, and new entries in the air taxi race.

Gallium Nitride is an emerging technology that will change how you charge your devices in the not-too-distant future. Navitas Semiconductors develops much of the tech that will be seen in consumer products. We explain why GaN tech is awesome and when you might start to see it. Our Roundup features stories about foldable laptops, the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook, an Alienware Nintendo Switch clone, TCL’s trio of new smartphones, Nreal’s MR glasses, and SpaceX/Starlink’s historic launch.

Samsung simultaneously dropped two new phones - the Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note 10 Lite, and its unpacked invitation, just over a month from now. That combination has us scratching our heads. Our Roundup features stories about Samsung’s bezelless 8K TV, AI-powered job interviews, how much it would take to give up Facebook, smart toothbrushes, Samsung's Wall TV, and Charmin's crazy bathroom tech concepts.

OnePlus’s new concept phone uses electrochromic glass to turn the glass over the rear cameras black, essentially hiding them from view. Neat? Sure. Useful? The jury is out. It’s a concept, so it’s not close, but it’s something we might see in the not too distant future. Our Roundup features stories about a major Xiaomi wifi camera bug, Google’s former head of International Relations on why he left, LG’s upcoming 8K TVs, and why you can’t move to a first class empty seat on an airplane. 

The RIAA released numbers showing the proliferation of streaming versus digital downloads and physical media. If you’re a fan of the latter two, we have bad news for you. Streaming accounts for 80% of music listening these days and it’s changing everything about the industry. Our Roundup features stories about a look at video streaming, Google history from 2010, drones appearing in the night sky in Colorado, multiple rovers on Mars, and just who is this David guy anyway? 

The greatest innovations of the 2020s might already be here. In the 2010s, most of the big tech got its start the previous decade. So it’s possible we’ve already seen what’s going to be huge in the 2020s. Our Roundup features stories about privacy from your phone and TV, Samsung’s QD-OLED tech, Google’s year in search, worst devices of the 2010s, the best smartphone of 2019, Google’s change of leadership, the Snapdragon 865, and the Escobar Fold 1.

Android Authority’s Best of Android Awards are in and the winner is the Realme X2 Pro. It’s ok if you’ve never heard of it. But we look at why this phone won the award, what the runner up, and the Editor’s Pick. Our Roundup features stories about how to take astrophotography photos with your Pixel, autonomous delivery vehicles in California, Boeing’s starliner flight, Facebook removing fake accounts, an update to the movie Cats, and Star Wars opening weekend. 

December 20, 2019 - You are being tracked right now

Images surfaced of Samsung’s vertically folding phone, similar to Motorola’s RAZR. Meanwhile, Motherboard took a deep dive into Ring doorbell’s security and it didn’t like what it found. Sponsored by MNML case. Use the promo code TisTheSeaon19 to get 30% off your order until Sunday, 12/22.  Our Roundup features stories about Star Wars reviews with and without spoilers, the new Cats movie, YouTube’s AI series, a free online course about AI, and a profile of an OG hacker. 

The three worst devices from the 2010s starts with the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Next was the Amazon Fire phone minus the Google. Finally, Apple’s butterfly keyboard rounds out our top three.  Sponsored by MNML case. Use promo code TisTheSeaon19 to get 30% off your order until Dec 22.  Our Roundup features stories about a killer sale on the Moto G7, Apple’s lack of blockbusters, yellow light vs. blue light, lightbulb evolution, the man behind Amazon logistics, and Gary Larson’s official website.

OnePlus dropped a video teasing a Concept Phone for CES 2020. Also, JBL started up crowd funding for solar-powered Reflect Eternal headphones which probably won’t work because: physics.  Sponsored by MNML case. Use the promo code TisTheSeaon19 to get 30% off your order until Sunday, 12/22.  Our Roundup features stories about the Note 10 Star Wars edition, the Vivo X30 5G Pro, YouTube moderators, 2019's best illusions, Mercedes self-driving philosophy, and a toilet designed to get you back to work.

TV prices are dropping - by over 30% over the last two years. This is because TV manufacturers are listening to what you watch and sending you ads that you can’t remove. Is it worth the cost? Our Roundup features stories about a OnePlus tease for CES 2020, Samsung Galaxy Fold sales, a plea to end the hate between Apple and Android, ransomware attacking New Orleans, the dark, ironic, terrible world of online murder-for-hire, a Fortnite/Star Wars event, and Glitterbomb 2.0

We got a look at next holiday season’s Xbox X Series of consoles. It’s a rectangular box with a fan on top for cooling, a custom designed CPU and GPU, 8K support and 120 FPS.  Our Roundup features stories about why a 12 megapixel camera sensor is enough, Galaxy Fold sales numbers, the FTC blocking a Facebook, Whatsapp, and Instagram merge, 988 - the new suicide prevention hotline number, Lyft’s car rental service, Oculus data used for advertising, and Samuel L. Jackson’s voice coming to the Echo