TechStuff
TechStuff is a show about technology. And it’s not just how technology works. Join host Jonathan Strickland as he explores the people behind the tech, the companies that market it and how technology affects our lives and culture.
- Website
- https://www.howstuffworks.com
- Description
- TechStuff is a show about technology. And it’s not just how technology works. Join host Jonathan Strickland as he explores the people behind the tech, the companies that market it and how technology affects our lives and culture.
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2024-11-20 21:24
- last episode published
- 2024-11-20 19:57
- publication frequency
- 2.48 days
- Contributors
- HowStuffWorks
- Owner Author
- applepodcast@howstuffworks.com (HowStuffWorks)
- Managing editor
- Explicit
- false
- Number of Episodes
- 2427
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- Categories
- Technology Gadgets News
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Episodes
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| 2024-11-20 | After 16 and a half years, I will be stepping down from being the host of TechStuff. We'll talk more about the future of the show soon, but today's episode is all about the history and evolution of the little podcast that tried to demystify technology,... |
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| 2024-11-18 | We look at the history of auto-tune, how it works, and how it impacted music and culture in general. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
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| 2024-11-15 | While the streaming media landscape is crowded, it could be worse. In this episode, we look at some streaming services that didn't stand the test of time. From platforms that were a bad idea from the start to ones that were victims of corporate mergers... |
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| 2024-11-13 | What's the difference between a capacitive and a resistive touchscreen? Which came first? And are there other types of touchscreen technologies?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
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| 2024-11-11 |
TechStuff's Top Holiday Gift for 2024 - The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x laptop A little more than a decade ago, mobile computing revolutionized how we access software and the internet. It's about to happen again, and my pick for the top holiday gift wish list item is an AI augmented laptop computer from Lenovo.See omnystudio.com/... |
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| 2024-11-08 | Microsoft jumped into the mp3 player space a little late. Apple had been producing iPods for five years when the first Zune hit shelves. But that was just the beginning of a series of problems Microsoft encountered. We explore the sad (and short) story... |
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| 2024-11-06 | When developing the mp3 compression algorithm, engineer Karlheinz Brandenburg used a specific song to tweak settings and get them just right. What was that song? And why does Jonathan not like it?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
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| 2024-11-04 | In 2009, Microsoft announced a new search engine called Bing. What was Microsoft's strategy, how is Bing different from the dominant search engine Google, and what's next? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
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| 2024-11-01 | We knew that the 2024 election season in the US would include some tough stories involving tech and potential election interference. In this episode, we look at a few headlines of how tech may have already played a role in misinforming voters either on... |
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| 2024-10-30 | What does an REM Pod do? How does it work? And why is Jonathan such a darn party pooper when it comes to ghost hunting? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
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