Mega Drop
By Austen Woods
Mega DropOct 23, 2019
The Mega Drop: Tweets from Spaaaaace!
Today's stories include:
Elon Musk tweets via Starlink, the upcoming Satellite based internet broadband company by SpaceX.
https://spacenews.com/spacex-plans-to-start-offering-starlink-broadband-services-in-2020/
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/10/elon-musk-sends-tweet-via-spacexs-starlink-satellite-broadband/
Spotify offers free Google Home Minis to Spotify Premium members.
https://spotify.com/us/premium
Apple TV+ announced Foundation Series starring Jared Harris (Chernobyl) and Lee Pace (Guardians of the Galaxy)
https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/lee-pace-jared-harris-apple-isaac-asimov-series-foundation-1203378841/
Verizon is giving away one year of Disney+ for Unlimited customers
https://www.verizon.com/about/news/verizon-disney-plus-12-months
NordVPN was hacked
https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/21/nordvpn-confirms-it-was-hacked/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBJZFTy_SAc&t=0s
The Mega Drop: Google continues to have more troubles, Twitch Watch Parties are a thing, Star Wars Episode 9 Trailer!
Google makes a series of oopsies with the Pixel 4 RCS fail, biometric security issues continue and some good news for Twitch for once!
The Mega Drop: Analogue Pocket, Pixel 4 Face Unlock Security Concerns, and Studio Ghibli on HBO Max
In today's tech and gaming news we talked about:
-The Analogue Pocket. A Gameboy Pocket lookalike that uses 2 FPGAs that allows you to play Game Boy, GBC, and GBA games natively without emulation. It also has a digital audio workstation called Nanoloop built in!
- Pixel 4 Face Unlock Security risks. The Pixel 4 face unlock feature works even without your prompting and without you even needing to open your eyes. Yikes! Don't let someone you don't trust around your new Pixel 4.
-Studio Ghibli's entire library is coming to HBO Max. But is it too expensive to even be worth it?
-nVidia Shield TV Pro leaked. Dolby Vision HDR, Dolby Atmos, 3GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, 2xUSB 3.0 ports for storage and more. Launching October 28th for $199.
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Sources:
Pixel 4 Face Unlock: https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/17/20919390/google-pixel-4-face-unlock-eyes-closed-privacy-eye-contact
Google Support Page Pixel 4: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/9517039?hl=en
Analogue Pocket: https://www.analogue.co/pocket/
nVidia Shield TV Pro: https://twitter.com/androidtv_rumor/status/1184847460109312000?s=19)
nVidia Shield TV Pro: https://www.androidcentral.com/nvidias-upcoming-and-unannounced-shield-refresh-goes-live-early-amazon
nVidia Shield TV Pro: https://9to5google.com/2019/10/17/nvidia-shield-tv-pro-amazon/
Studio Ghibli: https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/17/20919325/studio-ghibli-stream-hbo-max-spirited-away-kikis-delivery-service-my-neighbor-totoro
Nintendo Switch Sale: https://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Switch-Neon-Blue-Red-Joy%E2%80%91/dp/B07VGRJDFY/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=nintendo+switch&qid=1571355978&s=videogames&sr=1-3