Oct 20th 2018
The New Screen Savers 179
Pixel 3 XL Hands-On
Hosted by
Leo Laporte,
Iain Thomson
Pixel 3 XL, Purism Librem Key, Netgear Orbi Voice, and more.
Although the show is no longer in production, you can enjoy episodes from the TWiT Archives.
On The New Screen Savers recorded on Saturday, October 20, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Iain Thomson:
- Leo and Iain discuss Apple's upcoming October event and what could be announced, Apple CEO Tim Cook calling for the retraction of Bloomberg's Chinese spy chip story, and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's passing.
- Leo gives his hands-on review of Google's new flagship Android phone, the Pixel 3 XL, putting the camera to the test on the streets of San Francisco.
- Purism, the maker of privacy, security, and freedom-focused devices, just launched the Librem Key, a USB security token that also can detect if someone tampered with your computer. Purism's Chief Security Officer Kyle Rankin joins to show how it all works.
- NETGEAR Orbi, Wirecutter's pick for best Wi-Fi mesh-networking kit, is adding a new product in its lineup. The Orbi Voice combines a mesh Wi-Fi extender with Harman Kardon speakers and Amazon Alexa smarts. Megan Morrone gives her review.
The New Screen Savers records live every Saturday at 3PM Pacific on twit.tv/live.
Episodes are available for download and streaming later that evening at https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers.
Links
- Apple is holding its iPad and Mac event on October 30th
- Check out these custom logos Apple made for its October 30th event
- Apple CEO Tim Cook Is Calling For Bloomberg To Retract Its Chinese Spy Chip Story
- Microsoft mourns the passing of co-founder Paul Allen
- Google Pixel 3
- Pixel Stand
- Purism Librem Key
- Purism Librem 15
- Purism Librem 5
- NETGEAR Orbi Mesh WiFi System with Orbi Voice
- Hardening macOS
- Let's Encrypt