Chris and Taylor are back to talk about the week in technology. We’re talking about the Microsoft Band, the Amazon Echo, a suggestion to the FCC, the HP Sprout, a new HP 3D printer, a lander on a comet and much more!
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Top News
- Microsoft Band review via theVerge
- Amazon Echo Is A $199 Connected Speaker Packing An Always-On Siri-Style Assistant via TechCrunch
Afterburner
- Android 5.0 Lollipop begins rolling out OTA to Nexus devices via 9to5Google
- AT&T Pre-Orders for the Nexus 6 Open Tomorrow, November 12 for $249 via Droid Life
- HTC’s Desire Eye is a killer mid-range smartphone via theVerge
- Withings Activité Pre-Order Puts A New Price On The Undercover Activity Tracker: $450 via TechCrunch
- Garmin Vivosmart review: where fitness band meets smartwatch via Engadget
- Asus To Begin Selling Android Wear-Powered ZenWatch In The U.S. Nov. 9 via TechCrunch
- Fitbit Charge, Charge HR and Surge unveiled: Hands-on with Fitbit’s new wearables via cnet
- Microsoft’s first Lumia defines Windows Phone’s future via theVerge
- Netflix now plays in 1080p on your iPhone 6 Plus via Engadget
- New Apple support page will deactivate iMessage for your phone number via ArsTechnica
thEndUsr Stories
- Obama: Treat broadband—including mobile—as a utility via ArsTechnica
- HP Sprout is a physical-to-virtual PC. Translation: It’s a weird new future via Mashable
- HP Just Launched Its Own Super-Fast 3D Printer via Gizmodo
- 12 of the best new features in Android Lollipop via theVerge
Tip of the Week:How to send text messages and make phone calls with OS X Yosemite via Digital Trends
App Pick: Office for iPad and iPhone go free-to-use via ArsTechnica
Kicker:Touchdown! Rosetta’s Philae Probe Lands On Comet via ESA
List of landings on extraterrestrial bodies via Wikipedia
Great episode, as usual, guys! Just one quick correction. When I was talking about the guy with the Microsoft Band, I said the he charged it while he was showering/getting ready in the morning. For most dudes, that’s probably about 30-60 minutes of charging per day. And for this guy, he said with that routine it never dropped below 50% charge.