Hosts: Robert Heron, John C. Dvorak, Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Kenji Kato
Topics: * Leo is reading Ray Kurzweil's The Singularity is Near and finds it fascinating * Will nanotech turn the earth into gray goo? * Alex says we vastly underestimate the human brain * Machines are bad news for Golgafrinchams * Dvorak reveals his "give me your new card trick" * Robert is expecting thin flat 1920x1080p TVs at CES this year * The key to quality is the chip - Robert likes HQV powered by Teranex * Intel is dropping Intel Inside and replacing Pentium with Core * Will Apple use Intel branding? * Bill Gates used to own a big stake in AMD * Silicon laser is going to give Intel a technology lead * The White House and NSA web sites both violate federal guidelines and use tracking cookies * Maybe they should switch to Mint? * Symantec has a security flaw in 63 of their products * Robert uses Spyware Blaster, but no anti-virus * The Windows metafile flaw is very serious and exploits are everywhere * Will Apple run Windows in OS X seamlessly? * And will that discourage porting Windows software to OS X? * Leo whines about Apple's Soundtrack Pro - it's not ready for primetime (although Alex used it to edit this week's edition) * Leo prefers Adobe Audition * Google's Zeitgeist is cracked * But Dvorak loves Yelp * Social Networking at MacWorld with Jambo. * Seagate buys Maxtor * 2005 is one second longer than 2006 - and Steve Martin says it's a left-wing conspiracy * Cinema ticket sales slide again in 2005 * Dvorak recommends Sunday Morning Shootout on AMC * Andy Serkis is King Kong * HD-DVD will be at CES * It was a big year for online retail * Massachusetts CIO resigns * Sony settles a rootkit class action lawsuit * Coldplay's laughable CD insert * Dvorak correctly predicted the Apple Intel switch in March * If you're going to be in San Francisco on Tuesday, January 10, sign up for tickets to our live show at 6:30p at the Zeum, next door to MacWorld Expo. * Next week, CES coverage!
Producer:Leo Laporte Production Company:twit.tv Audio/Visual:sound, color Language:English Keywords:twit; this week in tech; leo laporte Contact Information:http://www.twit.tv
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