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Monday, October 31, 2016

103116WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-microsoft-macbook-pro-surface-studio-creative-professionals/

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/31/13476336/microsoft-surface-dial-apps-features

http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/10/29/13466786/google-pixel-photo-better-than-iphone

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/10/guy-spends-five-years-building-a-minecraft-castle/

http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-halloween-snap-story.html

http://mashable.com/2016/10/31/google-doodle-halloween-momo-cat/

https://www.google.com/doodles/halloween-2016


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dmac

Ticket to Ride:

Which apps work with Dial?
Which phone has a better camera than the IPhone?
What did the guy spend 5 years building?
What's the companion holiday to Halloween in Mexico?



Posted by dmacRHS at 8:52 AM 9 comments:

Friday, October 28, 2016

10/28/16WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/apple-tim-cook-no-genius-steve-jobs-article-1.2846228

https://www.wired.com/2016/10/hands-new-macbook-pro-nothing-like-old-laptop/

https://www.wired.com/2016/10/surface-studio-creative-apple/

https://www.wired.com/2016/10/microsoft-dial/

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/28/13451870/poll-macbook-pro-or-surface-studio-pc

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/27/13434250/samsung-note-7-s8-recall-design-rumor

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/27/13443030/google-tango-lenovo-phab-2-pro-ship-date-november-1

https://www.wired.com/2016/10/step-garage-robots-parking/

https://www.wired.com/2016/10/uber-flying-cars-elevate-plan/

Leave a comment!

dmac

Ticket to Ride:

Who's smarter Jobs or Cook?

Which computer did Apple just release?

Which computer did Microsoft just relase?

Which is better?

What's happening in a garage near you>

What does Uber plan to do?











Posted by dmacRHS at 8:47 AM 4 comments:

Thursday, October 27, 2016

102716WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/27/twitter-lays-off-9-of-its-workforce-as-it-posts-a-much-needed-positive-q3/

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/27/13421726/microsoft-windows-10-vr-headset-big-questions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzMLA8YIgG0

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3135050/android/apple-android-upgrade-comparisons.html

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3134878/enterprise-applications/google-is-trying-to-reinvent-the-whiteboard.html

https://www.wired.com/2016/10/not-just-clean-air-electric-cars-can-save-us-billions/

Leave a comment!

dmac


Ticket to Ride:

Who is laying off workers?

What is Microsoft introducing shortly?

Why can't you compare Android to Apple?

What is Google developing?

How much can electric cars save us?







Posted by dmacRHS at 8:51 AM 9 comments:

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

102516WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:


http://www.leftlanenews.com/honda-clarity-fuel-cell-gets-366-mile-epa-range-54-miles-above-mirai-93141.html

https://ssl.toyota.com/mirai/gallery.html

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2475069/skype-no-longer-works-on-85-per-cent-of-windows-phones

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3134927/internet/twitter-said-to-plan-300-more-job-cuts-this-week.html

https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/24/smartwatch-sales-are-tanking/

http://fortune.com/2016/10/25/google-buys-eyefluence-vr-ar/

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/183563/20161024/pok%C3%A9mon-go-soon-gone-winter-is-coming.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An2Dq6FcMjU

Leave a comment!
dmac



Ticket to Ride:

Which 2 cars use a fuel cell?
What no longer works on a Windows Phone?
Who is laying off?
What sales are tanking?
What just lost almost all of it's popularity?







Posted by dmacRHS at 8:33 AM 14 comments:

Monday, October 24, 2016

102416WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

http://www.macworld.com/article/3133995/security/why-the-internet-broke-and-you-couldnt-do-anything-about-it.html

http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/internet-outage-shows-how-sophisticated-attacks-can-target-your-home-n671561

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/new-product/game/nintendo-switch-nx-release-date-price-specs-preview-trailer-uk-3608381/

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2016/10/24/heres-the-one-thing-that-could-make-or-break-the-nintendo-switch/#4d8cf41a314e

http://www.techradar.com/news/dig-this-minecrafts-story-mode-is-now-free-on-windows-10

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/23/13359534/ipod-mini-nano-touch-shuffle-15-years-visual-history-apple

Leave a comment!

dmac



Ticket to Ride:

What happened on Friday that shook up the tech world?

How much is the new Nintendo Switch going to cost?

What could make or break the new console?

What's Microsoft giving away?

How old is the IPod?












Posted by dmacRHS at 8:36 AM 5 comments:

Friday, October 21, 2016

102116WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/welcome-back-nintendo/

http://kotaku.com/heres-your-first-look-at-the-nx-nintendos-upcoming-con-1788004927

https://www.wired.com/2016/10/nintendo-switch-everything-we-know/

https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/21/windows-10-insiders-ink-photo-drawing/

http://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/20/ibm-macs-less-expensive-than-pcs/

http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/10/21/13356678/iphone-one-handed-keyboard-secret

http://fortune.com/2016/10/20/tesla-self-driving-hardware-matters/

Leave a comment!

dmac

Ticket to Ride:

Who made an important announcement yesterday?
Who did they just introduce?
What's it called?
What does Ink do?
What does Iphone have but doesn't let you use?









Posted by dmacRHS at 7:22 AM 7 comments:

Thursday, October 20, 2016

102016WarmUp



Today's GrokIt:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3132961/car-tech/tesla-cars-to-have-full-self-driving-gear-but-feature-disabled-for-now.html

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/20/13343650/first-click-nintendo-nx-return

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3130724/windows/10-beloved-pc-programs-windows-10-renders-obsolete.html

http://bgr.com/2016/10/19/iphone-7-specs-performance-tests/

http://bgr.com/2016/10/19/galaxy-note-8-rumors-cancelled/

http://kotaku.com/the-impossible-problem-of-where-minecraft-goes-next-1787976288

Leave a comment!

dmac

Ticket to Ride:

What is Tesla adding to all it's cars?

Name one program you can't use with Windows 10.

Which Android phone is faster than the IPhone 7?

What's happening with Minecraft?







Posted by dmacRHS at 8:43 AM 11 comments:

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

101816WarmUp



Today's GrokIt:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-17/how-apple-scaled-back-its-titanic-plan-to-take-on-detroit

https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/17/apple-reportedly-doesnt-want-to-build-a-car-anymore-just-its-brain/

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/apple-car-becomes-autonomy-solution/

http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2016-10-18/self-driving-car-hits-truck-in-singapore-no-injuries

https://9to5mac.com/2016/10/17/apple-ai-research-lead-hire/

http://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2016/10/18/galaxy-s8-leaks/#5fe136e75085

http://mashable.com/2016/10/17/iphone-7-home-button-dies/

Leave a comment!

dmac

Ticket to Ride:

What city is Apple abandoning?

What project did Apple just drop?

What is Apple doing to Siri?

What is Apple doing to the home button?










Posted by dmacRHS at 8:28 AM 7 comments:

Monday, October 17, 2016

101716WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:


http://bgr.com/2016/10/17/note-7-battery-testing-explosions-fire/

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/16/13298846/galaxy-note-7-federal-crime-federal-aviation-administration

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37646474

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/10/17/this-robot-sweats-to-keep-cool-as-it-does-press-ups/

https://www.wired.com/2016/10/clean-summer-self-driving-roomba-pool/

https://www.cnet.com/news/how-apples-siri-is-beginning-to-freak-me-out/

Leave a comment!

dmac


Ticket to Ride:

Why are Note 7 batteries blowing up?

What happens if you try to bring a Note 7 on a plane starting today?

What makes this robot unique?

What's the name of the robot for the pool?

How is Siri freaking people out?








Posted by dmacRHS at 8:47 AM 8 comments:

Friday, October 14, 2016

101416WarmUp



Today's GrokIt:


https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/13/playstation-vr-is-easily-the-winner-in-virtual-reality-right-now/

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2016/10/is-facebook-disappearing-oculus-founder-palmer-luckey/

http://www.zdnet.com/article/will-the-spectacular-failure-of-the-samsung-note-7-kill-android-a-data-driven-analysis/
https://www.wired.com/2016/10/note-7-will-happen-recalled-phones/

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/14/13283166/microsoft-windows-phone-nypd-lumia-phones

https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-brings-learning-tools-office-online/

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ritarubin/2016/10/14/study-finds-you-cant-believe-everything-you-see-on-fitbit-or-other-wrist-worn-heart-rate-trackers/#20321b981fc7

https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/14/nintendo-storage-room-famicom-disk-system/

Leave a comment!

dmac




Ticket to Ride:

What did Playstation just release?

Who is now using Windows Phones?

Name one wrist worn tracker









Posted by dmacRHS at 8:44 AM 12 comments:

Thursday, October 13, 2016

101316WarmUp



Today's GrokIt:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/samsung-offers-75-premium-to-stick-with-its-smartphones-1476356876

http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/opinion/google-pixel-phones-are-here-to-fill-the-gap-left-by-the-samsung-galaxy-note-7-1473581

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/181922/20161012/samsung-galaxy-s8-and-galaxy-s8-plus-specs-to-include-4k-display-curved-super-amoled-display.htm

http://www.digitaltrends.com/virtual-reality/why-psvr-will-succeed/

https://www.wired.com/2016/10/playstation-vr-music-games/

https://www.wired.com/2016/10/first-power-rangers-reboot-trailer/

Leave a comment!

dmac

Ticket to Ride:

What is Samsung's new offer?

Who is benefitting from the Note 7 recall?

What is PS-VR's killer app?




Posted by dmacRHS at 8:48 AM 4 comments:

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

101116WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2016/10/11/samsung-ending-production-galaxy-note-7/#5e9bd9de7dcf

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-11/samsung-brand-mystique-at-risk-after-death-of-note-7-smartphone

http://mashable.com/2016/10/10/android-user-reviews-iphone-7/#BGG5WFb_bqq1

http://ifixit.org/blog/8309/iphone-6-plus-gray-flicker-touch-death/

http://www.zdnet.com/article/mitre-will-give-you-50000-for-fingerprinting-rogue-dangerous-iot-devices/

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/10/samsung-introduces-its-own-high-end-cylindrical-desktop-computer/

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/10/13225094/microsoft-paint-windows-10-app-leak-hands-on

Leave a comment!

dmac

Ticket to Ride:

What's going on with Samsung?

What's the problem with the IPhone 6?

What did Samsung introduce?

What is Microsoft about to launch?


Posted by dmacRHS at 8:29 AM 11 comments:

Friday, October 7, 2016

100716WarmUp



Today's GrokIt:

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/6/13193558/oculus-connect-santa-cruz-wireless-inside-out-tracking-prototype

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/7/13196456/sprint-galaxy-note-7-replacement-exchange

http://www.zdnet.com/article/googles-open-source-noto-free-font-covers-800-languages-including-dead-ones/

http://www.zdnet.com/article/updates-one-good-reason-to-skip-buying-a-new-google-pixel-from-verizon/

http://www.zdnet.com/article/death-of-the-internet-gif-at-11/

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/07/linkedin-launches-a-feature-that-lets-you-search-for-a-job-without-your-boss-knowing.html


Leave a comment!

dmac

Ticket to Ride:


What's so great about the new Oculus?

What's sprint saying?

What's noto?

What's LinkedIn?









Posted by dmacRHS at 8:35 AM 9 comments:

Thursday, October 6, 2016

01006WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/06/technology/yahoo-email-tech-companies-government-investigations.html

http://www.businessinsider.com/samsungs-exploding-galaxy-note-7-smartphone-nightmare-is-getting-even-worse-2016-10

http://kotaku.com/minecrafts-latest-update-adds-some-cool-stuff-but-stil-1787441914

http://fortune.com/2016/10/05/iphone-home-button/

https://www.wired.com/2016/10/50-years-making-hydrogen-cars-still-no-one-cares/

https://ssl.toyota.com/mirai/

Leave a comment!

dmac


Ticket to Ride:

What did Yahoo do that was so controversial?

What was added to Minecraft?

What is Apple going to eliminate on the Iphone?

Where does hydrogen come from?



Posted by dmacRHS at 8:29 AM 12 comments:

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

100416WarmUp



Today's GrokIt:

http://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-6-plus-touch-disease-what-is-it-and-what-can-i-do-2016-10

https://blogs.which.co.uk/technology/smartphones/iphone-7-finishes-last-in-battery-life-test/

http://www.zdnet.com/article/pixel-galaxy-iphone-oh-my-why-pay-a-premium-when-every-phone-runs-the-same-apps/

http://www.pcmag.com/news/348372/what-to-expect-at-googles-oct-4-event

https://www.wired.com/2016/10/live-video-watch-google-2016-hardware-event/

http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-hands-out-56m-to-five-executives-in-2016/

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2016/10/03/army-colorado-fuel-cell/91462260/
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/software/google-translate-gets-a-deep-learning-upgrade

Leave a comment!

dmac


Ticket to Ride:

What is Iphone6 touch disease?

What's being announced at the Google event today?

Who is the head of Microsoft today?

How much did he get paid last year?

What's so special about the Chevrolet Colorado ZH2?





Posted by dmacRHS at 8:14 AM 9 comments:

Monday, October 3, 2016

100316WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

http://bgr.com/2016/10/03/google-pixel-specs-pixel-xl-specs-release-date/

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/toyota-kirobo-mini-robot-baby-artificial-intelligence-ai-lonely-happy-release-date-a7342596.html

http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/03/technology/toyota-robot-kirobo-mini/

http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-prius-prime-review-20160928-snap-story.html

http://www.androidheadlines.com/2016/10/life-on-air-officially-announces-demise-of-meerkat.html

http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/30/13123790/iphone-crack-remote-jailbreak-price-bug-bounty

Leave a comment!

dmac

Ticket to Ride:

How much does the Kirobo cost?

How long has the Prius been around?

What does Meerkat do?

How much does an iOS 10 jailbreak cost?







Posted by dmacRHS at 8:31 AM 12 comments:
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