Chris and Taylor talk about the Xbox One and PS4 launch, Coin rethinking credit cards, a cheap Windows tablet and LED light bulbs at Ikea.
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Top News
- Microsoft sells 1 million Xbox One units in its first 24 hours via theNextWeb
- Xbox One Teardown via iFixIt
- Xbox One review: More than a game console, less than a living room revolution via ArsTechnica
- Sony sells over 1 million PlayStation 4 consoles in just 24 hours via theVerge
- Inside Coin’s techie vision for the all-in-one credit card via cnet
- Google Wallet adds plastic to its payment repertoire, offers pre-paid debit card via Engadget
Afterburner
- Moto G now available unlocked in the US: 8GB for $179 and 16GB for $199, starts shipping on December 2 via theNextWeb
- Google releases “OK Google” Chrome extension for hands-free voice search on the desktop via 9to5Google
- HBO GO now works with Chromecast via Google
- Acer announces touchscreen Chromebook C720P with 32GB SSD and 2GB RAM, coming in early December for $299.99 via theNextWeb
- After 15 years of llama-whipping, AOL shuts down Winamp for good via ArsTechnica
- Turntable.fm shutting down next month via theVerge
- Dropbox releases major iOS 7 revamp with cleaner design and new features via theVerge
- Siding With Google, Judge Says Book Search Does Not Infringe Copyright via NYT
- FAA officially approves using electronics during all phases of flight via theVerge
- Microsoft exec vows to end Windows Phone app gap by ‘end of 2014′ via BGR
thEndUsr Stories
- Hands-on: Flipboard (finally) lands on Windows 8.1 via TechHive
- Hack of MacRumors forums exposes password data for 860,000 users via Arstechnica
- The Nokia Lumia 2520: My week with the ‘other’ Windows ARM tablet via ZDNet
- Dell’s 8-inch Windows tablet makes a big impression via ZDNet
- How to choose: 13-inch MacBook Air vs. 13-inch retina MacBook Pro
- Grid-Tied Renewables Savings Outweigh Costs via EcoGeek
Tip of the Week: Set OS X Mavericks to Update Software When You Want via Lifehacker
App Pick: OblyTile Creates Fully-Customized Windows 8 Tiles via Lifehacker