This week, we’re once again joined by Greg Davies, host of Blendover and Heavy Metal Historian podcasts (and of course the TARDISBlend podcast hosted here at Geeks of Doom) as we discuss Google updates Nexus and shows off a Surface clone, Tesla launches an SUV, Samsung’s $99 VR rig, the Karma Police see all, and The Truth is Still Out There!... on The Drill Down.
What We're Playing With
Dwayne: Swagway
Greg: TWiT / Dvorak scandal
Andy: Apple Music 3-month trial; The LEGO Movie videogame; Pebble Time Steel (Pebble Time Round)
Headlines
North America is out of IPv4 addresses—for really real this time Samsung's new Gear VR virtual reality headset only costs $99 Watch people try virtual reality porn for the first time GCHQ debuted a program called Karma Police seveon years ago to track the browsing habits and communications of “every visible user on the Internet” GCHQ’s Password Recommendations Edward Snowden just joined Twitter. He's already creating a stirAudible Book of the Week
The Martian by Andy Weir Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDownMusic Break: Karma Police by Radiohead
Hot Topics
Google’s Nexus Event The nine most important things from Google's Nexus event Tesla Model X Tesla's Model X Is Here, and It’s as Awesome As We Hoped Tesla's new Model X has a 'bioweapon defense mode' buttonMusic Break: Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye
Final Word
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Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan.
