Chris and Ian discuss Porn, Drones, Dark Web and Google Glass
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Chris and Ian vent at David Cameron, lament Google Glass and plot who they can send glitter to.
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Picks
Ian
Manual
– £1.49
– Full independent control of Shutter, ISO, White Balance, Focus and Exposure Compensation
– Cool Things® – Live monitor automatic exposure values, Histogram, Focus Zoom, Photos save directly to Camera Roll, Fill Flash (Flashlight) Mode, Light and Dark Themes, EXIF Viewer, Rule of Thirds Grid
– Fun launch video too
DigitalOutbox Episode 214
DigitalOutbox Episode 214 – Facebook experiments and Google forgets
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1:06 – Facebook tinkered with users feeds for a massive psychology experiment
9:29 – ‘Adult Content’ Filters Block 1 Out Of 5 Of The UK’s Most Popular Websites
14:27 – EU’s right to be forgotten: Guardian articles have been hidden by Google
18:24 – Apple To Cease Development Of Aperture And Transition Users To Photos For OS X
22:34 – Google Glass banned by UK cinemas over piracy concerns
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Ian
Smarty Pins
– Web
– Free
– Geographical trivia game using Google maps
– Nicely constructed and a nice way to waste 10 mins
DigitalOutbox Episode 187
DigitalOutbox Episode 187 – Googlefest
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1:09 – Passengers will be able to use gadgets for entire US flights
2:51 – Samsung is pulling another Amazon on Android, but this is even bigger
8:18 – Google upgrades Glass hardware, offering one-time swap for existing users
11:27 – Google launches build-your-own-phone project Ara
13:46 – Google+ Updates
18:36 – Nexus 5
22:14 – Android 4.4 KitKat: Google’s simpler, integrated operating system designed for every phone
28:12 – Reports that NSA taps into Google and Yahoo data hubs infuriate tech giants
31:54 – Adobe Breach Impacted At Least 38 Million Users
33:37 – Pirate cull: UK court orders ISPs to block 21 file-sharing sites
35:44 – Dell users: Latitude 6430u laptops ‘smell of cat urine’
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Ian
Fantastical 2 for iPhone
– Updated for iOS 7
– See calendar and reminders in one place
– Natural language input
– Great design – £1.99 for launch period
Evernote Partners with UK Mobile Carrier O2
– Free 12 months of Evernote Premium for O2 users
– I applied it and it extended my current premium subscription
DigitalOutbox Episode 160
DigitalOutbox Episode 160 – Twitter music, Google Glass and 5 Picks. 5!!!!
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1:48 – Twitter Music
6:16 – Google Glass No advertising allowed, developers told
12:27 – Leap Motion Controller Tech To Be Embedded In, And Bundled With, Future HP Devices
15:43 – O2 Refresh
19:43 – WordPress website targeted by hackers
22:39 – Guardian launches platform for user-generated content
27:07 – Ev Williams acquires long-form journalism project Matter
30:26 – LinkedIn buys Pulse
33:26 – Gov.uk wins Design of the Year award
Picks
Chris
PointerPointer
– Just try it
Google Remote Desktop
– Why have I not heard about this yet!!
– Brilliant in browser VNC type solution for any computer you set up through Chrome App Store and your Google ID.
Ian
Instashare
– Airdrop for iOS
– Run client on Mac, run app on iOS device
– Easily share files – it just works
– Free, IAP for £0.69p to remove adverts
Macheist
– Macheist Bundle
– 8 apps for $10
– xScope, Clarify, Path Finder, Fantastical + Totals, iStopMotion, Clean My Mac, Little Inferno
– Bargain
Yahoo Weather
– iOS
– Free
– A really slick free weather client, which integrates with Flickr
– Finally making use of Flickr elsewhere in Yahoo software
– App animations are sweet too