Close to the Metal Ep. 16: WD Blue SSD live review, and how fast should your SSD be?
In this week's episode we discuss Western Digital's first solid state drive, then dive into the surprisingly deep and complex market for solid state drives.
Close to the Metal Ep. 14: GTX 1060 review, and what’s up with video card prices?
We took a close look at a high-end GTX 1060 from Zotac. Though its performance was great, the price was hard to tolerate, given its increase over MSRP.
Trends with Benefits: ‘Pokémon Go’ will make Apple billions, and a suitcase that’s a scooter
Portland's Funniest Person for 2016, Nariko Ott, joins in our discussion of how Pokémon Go is augmenting our reality. We also have hands-on impressions of Sony's game-changing Z series TV, and chat about the world's most absurd suitcase.
Close to the Metal Ep. 3: Is Falcon’s $8,700 Mach V desktop a justifiable expense?
The Falcon Northwest Mach V is one of the most expensive PCs. Is its high price tag worthwhile? What's real difference between it and a mid-range rig?
Close to the Metal Episode 4: Who makes the best video card?
Most PC gamers need a discrete graphics card, and options from AMD and Nvidia have dominated the market for almost two decades. Which has the edge in 2016?
Close to the Metal Episode 5: Windows 10’s free upgrade is almost gone – should you upgrade?
Windows 10's free upgrade is about to go extinct, and many users are stressing over whether switching to the new OS is worthwhile. We have the answer.
Subject of hit podcast Serial will get a second chance in court
Serial season 1 subject Adnan Syed was serving a life sentence in prison, but now he has a shot at freedom. He has been granted a new trial.
With competition on the rise, podcasters are finally getting Apple’s attention
Apple is having a serious conversation with podcast producers to figure out what the future of the industry looks like.
Between The Streams: Nobody knows if Jon Snow is dead, Capt. America, and more
Between the Streams, DT’s newest web show/podcast is your guide to all of the most important, and hottest new developments in streaming and entertainment
Energy Department launches podcast, and chances are you’ll enjoy it, learn something
Move over, NPR, the Energy Department is now creating audio shows on demand, and in all seriousness, this one is pretty good.
Trends with Benefits: The hoverboard is not a hoax, and VR gets its first world record
This week's tech roundtable looks at two Guinness Records, both of which have the potential to make your hurl -- the longest flight on a hoverboard, and the longest time spent in VR.
Trends with Benefits: Snacks via drone, Tazer robots, Caleb’s space colony
The DT crew discusses the Hover selfie Drone, delivery drones on the golf course, SpaceX going to Mars, China’s new Tazer bot, and Caleb’s poorly considered name for a space colony.
Trends with Benefits: Is the Flyboard Air hoverboard legit, or a big hoax?
Is the Flyboard a real life hoverboard, or a hoax? Plus other top tech.
Trends with Benefits: Celebrating TechfestNW and nano bots, mourning Prince
TechfestNW founder Mark Zusman joins the Trends with Benefits crew to talk about Portland’s premier tech event, plus Prince, augmented reality, synthetic skin and nano bots.
You can now play podcasts from within Google search results on Android
Google's updated the Search for Android app to support podcast playback. It comes on the heels of a new Play Music app that features podcast management.
Your favorite podcasts are now streaming on Google Play Music
Google Play Music Podcasts has finally launched, and there's 20 titles sitting in the Top Charts. The update is rolling out on the Web and on Android today.
Trends with Benefits: Nvidia builds AI brains, you can try VR at Gamestop
Episode 77: Each week we gather a round table of tech experts from the DT staff, along with the occasional celebrity guest, to discuss all things tech. Topics range from the big tech stories of the week to predicting the future.
Just for the tech of it: Air pollution pigeons, plastic eating bacteria, and more
On this week's episode of Just For The Tech Of It, Drew gives us the lowdown on three big fights: How scientists are using machine learning to fight terrorism, how pigeons are fighting pollution in London, and how a new strain of bacteria could help us fight plastic pollution
Trends with Benefits: CES in Las Vegas, it’s coming and we’re going
Vegas rule number 1: What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. However, the exception to this rule occurs when hundreds of thousands of technophiles converge on ‘Sin City’ for CES. Our job as media is to see the cool stuff first and tell you about it. Totally goes against rule number 1. This year expect to […]
Trends with Benefits: Wi-Fi Barbie, YouTube cuts ads while cable packs more in
Networks are trimming shows to add more commercials, YouTube is adding a subscription service, Facebook is developing VR apps, we ponder a Wi-Fi-enabled Barbie doll, and more in this edition of Trends with Benefits!
Trends with Benefits: Nintendo nostalgia, forcefields, zapping pain with sound
Nintendo has a new system, but we really just want its game on smartphones, Facebook wants to publish news, but we really just want it to link, and force fields protect from explosions, but we really just want them to protect from Nerf darts.
Trends with Benefits: In the future, we’ll watch Fuller House on a Tesla-powered wall
Google wants to be your mobile carrier and turn your home's walls into screens, Netflix wants to reboot Full House, and Tesla wants to power your home with a battery. Ain't the future grand?
Trends with Benefits: At Super Bowl 50, drones are out and 360-degree cams are in
In a very Super Bowl-centric episode, we discuss why this year's game won't stream in 4K Ultra HD, Microsoft vision of how the HoloLens could change the way we watch in the future, and why drones will not be welcome.
Serial revisits season one for Adnan Syed’s new hearing
Serial is covering season 1 subject Adnan Syed's latest hearing with new short episodes that recap each day's events.
Serial switches up season 2 release schedule to add more material
A new episode release schedule has been announced for hit podcast Serial. Season 2 will air every other week, plus gain at least one episode.
For the first time, WNYC just uploaded a brand new podcast episode to Facebook
On Tuesday morning, for what the New York radio station believes is the first time ever, WNYC uploaded a brand new, full episode of the interview podcast Here’s The Thing to the show’s Facebook page.
Google Play Music brings back Google podcasts
Google Play Music will soon offer podcasts. The streaming service will help people find and listen to podcasts.
Serial inks deal with Pandora, becomes service's first podcast
Serial has inked an exclusive streaming deal with Pandora. Season One will hit Pandora on Nov. 24, 2015, with Season Two still to come.
Trends with Benefits: Microsoft’s hardware gamble, AI takeover, drones galore
It wasn't long ago that Microsoft was just a software company, so it's a bit weird to say that we're excited this week to unpack all of Microsoft's new hardware.
Life after ESPN: Bill Simmons to shake up the podcasting world this fall
A few short months after his falling out with ESPN, Bill Simmons has announced that he’ll be returning to the podcast world on Oct. 1, 2015.
Trends with Benefits: Augmented reality and terraforming the moon
The marketing appears to be towards "professionals," but will the new design be enough to overcome the bad publicity version 1.0 received?
Trends with Benefits: Emojis for your car, Apple Music, copious grape Crush
Listen in as our panel dives into the new Apple Music, among other tech topics. Just be warned that the entire panel is on a sugar high after pounding a bunch of Grape Crush.
President Obama will appear on Marc Maron’s Web podcast “WTF”
Taking place in a crowded garage on Friday morning, the President of the United States will be recording a lengthy interview with comedian Marc Maron for a podcast that's called WTF.
Deezer picks up podcast app Stitcher to bolster its streaming service
Deezer has yet to launch inside the US but continues to expand its streaming service nevertheless — the company has announced that it has acquired popular talk radio and podcast app Stitcher.
Instapaper’s creator aims to slice silence and fix poor audio in podcasts
Instapaper developer Marco Arment launched his latest piece of work Wednesday, a podcast player called Overcast. The iOS app has many of the features you'd expect with such a player, though a couple of stand-out features look set to win it plenty of fans.
Grace Digital’s Encore Wi-Fi sound system offers smartphone-free Internet radio access
With the Encore Stereo Wi-Fi Music System, you can access more than 50,000 free online radio stations and podcasts, without the usual smartphone conduit.
Apple hits one billion podcast subscriptions via iTunes store
Eight years after bringing podcasts to its iTunes store, Apple has reached one billion subscriptions. The company is marking the milestone by highlighting a number of classic podcasts, as well as a selection of current and up-and-coming offerings.
Wake up! A 3 a.m. phone call is your ticket into this nocturnal social network
Dreams usually leave your brain the moment you wake up in the morning. Call in the Night attempts to discuss and record your fantasies as they happen.