TWiT 263

TWiT Episode 263

This Week In Tech 263: Done Hoeing

Paul Allen patriot, Apple/Google TV race, continuing death of print, Digg4 tweaks, virtual farming addiction, and more.

Panel

• Leo Laporte (@leolaporte)
  • Leoville.com
• Kevin Rose (@kevinrose)
  • KevinRose.com
• Dwight Silverman (@Dsilverman)
  • blogs.chron.com/techblog
• Robert Scoble (@scobleizer)
  • Scobleizer.com
• Adam Curry (@adamcurry)
  • BigAppShow.com

Topics

• Google chides Allen over suit
• Why Apple's iTV Will Change Everything
• USA Today to Remake Itself to Stress Digital Operations
• New Amazon Kindle announced: $139 WiFi-only version and $189 3G model
• Digg v4: release, iterate, repeat.
• Reddit Open to Chat Over Ben "Cheezburger" Huh's Proposed Acquisition
• Virtual farm games absorb real money, real lives
• Gmail Users Make One Million Calls in 24 Hours
• Too Few Women In Tech? Stop Blaming The Men.
• Emmy Awards go digital with Twitter, Facebook, YouTube

Notable Quotes

• "Notable remark or comment."
  • -- Panelist @ MP3 time code

Significant Products

• Amazon Kindle 3
  • Amazon Kindle 3
  • Brought by Kevin Rose

Sponsors

Audible

• Audible.com/twit2
• Audible Platinum
• ad times: 0:47-1:00 and 33:48-42:04

Picks

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (UNABRIDGED) Narrated by Scott Brick

GoToAssist

• Gotassist.com/twit
• G2AEx #5
• ad times: 1:19-1:35 and 1:31:56-1:35:00

Ford

• Drive One #3 (no URL or code)
• ad times: 1:01-1:18 and 1:05:13-1:08:35

Production Information

• Edited by: Tony
• Notes: Edited Kevin Swearing; Added "fake edit"; Added DragonCon plug

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