Episode 1088

New technology allows organic brain cells to control robots leading us to conclude that eventually we'll all be brains in a data center. Also Apple announces a bunch of updates to their computer line as well as a new magic mouse. And the PS3 is now the King of the console hill. Who saw that coming?

Stories CoveredEdit

Apple redesigns iMac and 13-inch MacBook, revamps Mac Mini

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10378884-1.html

http://www.apple.com/macbook/

http://www.apple.com/magicmouse/

http://www.apple.com/imac/

http://www.apple.com/macmini/

Barnes & Noble ‘Nook’ e-reader with color touchscreen out Thursday for $259

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/barnes-and-noble-nook-color-e-reader-out-tuesday-for-259-says/

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/barnes-and-noble-officially-launches-nook-e-reader-259-pre-orde/

Google actually getting into the phone business?

http://www.thestreet.com/story/10614007/1/exclusive-google-plans-its-own-android-phone.html

PS3 finally wins a month

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10378392-52.html

Xbox 360 Update Will Lock Out Unauthorized Storage

http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/10/19/1959249/Xbox-360-Update-Will-Lock-Out-Unauthorized-Storage

CIA branch invests in tech firm that monitors blogs, Twitter, social media.

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/10/19/cia-branch-invests-i.html

Car Glass Rules Could Impair Cell, GPS and Radio Signals In CA

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/10/19/1844258/Car-Glass-Rules-Could-Impair-Cell-GPS-and-Radio-Signals-In-CA

Internet Archive’s BookServer could ‘dominate’ Amazon

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10378573-52.html

Quick test’ for airport liquids

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8314419.stm

Robot Controlled By Human Brain Cells

http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/10/20/1236208/Robot-Controlled-By-Human-Brain-Cells

VoicemailEdit

Daniel about Verizon

Paul FROM Verizon

EmailsEdit

Hey buzz crew,

Before this app came out (wolfram) there was a mobile iPhone formatted wolfram alpha site that was amazing! I saved it to my home screen but when I clicked on it today, it led me to a add for the app. **sigh** :(

Yours truly,

Cameron Tora

Love the show, but you should clarify the Google Voicemail story. Users choose to 'share' those messages – users shared them. Google is now protecting people from their own stupidity which is cool, but please blame stupid people not Google!

thanks,

Natron from Madison, WI

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