Aug 5th 2017
The New Screen Savers 116
Set Phasers to Fun with Starship Horizons
Canon 6D Mark II, ecobee4, ISS-Above, Starship Horizons Bridge Simulator, and more.
Leo Laporte and Jason Howell talk with David Hernly, the founder of Mythric Studios about his multiplayer video game 'Starship Horizons Bridge Simulator' you can play on any device with a browser. Jason and several TWiT folks went on a mission and lived to tell the tale.
- Megan Morrone helped her parents install the ecobee4 smart thermostat in their home and has a review.
- Liam Kennedy stopped by. He built the Raspberry Pi based ISS-Above module which tracks the International Space Station as it passes overhead.
- Barnaby Britton from DPReview.com gave us his review of the Canon 6D Mark 11 DSLR.
- In 'Call for Help,' Leo and Jason gave George some advice on convertible tablets for teachers in the classroom.
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.
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Links
- LastPass announces pricing for ‘Families’ plan; doubles cost of Premium option
- Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
- Microsoft’s new Surface Plus program lets you upgrade devices after 18 months
- Starship Horizons: Advanced Bridge Simulator
- ecobee4 - Smart WiFi Thermostat
- ISS-Above
- Canon EOS 6D Mark II: Digital Photography Review