Podcasts by LPX

LPX Episode 14: Adapted from 2016-12-20T21:43:36

About 200,000 Korean children have been adopted internationally since the end of the Korean War in 1953. Most were taken in by American families, but some were raised in Europe, Australia, and o...

LPX Episode 13: Someone is wrong on the internet! from 2016-11-21T17:05:20

For the past two decades, Snopes.com has been debunking myths, hoaxes, and other false information:

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LPX Episode 12: Superbook turns your smartphone into a laptop from 2016-09-08T18:30:11

Smartphones are useful for a lot of things. You can read the news, watch videos, play games, keep up on your email, and even Listen

LPX Episode 11: FreeDOS keeps classic computing alive, decades after MS-DOS from 2016-08-10T22:33:21

A generation of computer users grew up using Microsoft DOS in the 80s and 90s, but Microsoft started to phase out the operating system with the launch of Windows 95.

Decades later, there ...

LPX Episode 10: BLOCKS modular smartwatch from 2016-06-17T20:46:31

Smartwatches are internet-connected watches that can let you do everything from viewing messages at a glance to ordering a pizza with a single tap. But not everyone needs a watch with a heart ra...

LPX Episode 9: Funeral for an Atom from 2016-05-17T22:05:03

In the wake of Intel's decision to cancel its next-gen Atom chips for smartphones, tablets, and other low-power devices, mobile tech bloggers Sascha Pallenberg, Nicole Scott, and Steve "Chippy,"...

LPX Episode 8: Designing the DragonBox Pyra handheld computer from 2016-05-06T17:31:56

The DragonBox Pyra has a 5 inch screen and a dual-core ARM-based processor. But it's not a smartphone. In fact, this handheld computer...

LPX Episode 7: Are chatbots the new apps? from 2016-04-25T12:48:43

Are chatbots the new apps? A lot of developers seem to think so. Facebook and Listen

LPX Episode 6: Vivaldi is a web browser for power users from 2016-04-06T06:00

After co-founding Opera Software and working on the company's web browsers for 15 years, Jon von Tetzchner left Opera in 2011. Now he's back with a new company and a new web browser... and it's ...

LPX Episode 5: Building a fair(er) phone from 2016-03-16T22:44:34

Most people probably don't spend a lot of time thinking about the materials used to build their phones, or the workers who put the hardware together. But Amsterdam-based Fairphone is trying to c...

LPX Episode 4: Should we unlock the cable box? Or eliminate it? from 2016-03-07T17:44:53

Most people in the United States who pay for TV have to use a set-top-box rented from their cable provider. In February, the Federal Communications Commission voted to adopt a plan that could ch...

LPX Episode 3: Remix OS makes Android into a desktop operating system from 2016-02-21T03:04:50

Remix OS is a customized version of Android designed to look and feel like a desktop operating system. You can use it to run just about any Android a...

LPX Episode 2: Is that a desktop computer in your pocket? from 2016-02-17T02:46:13

Intel's is expanding its line of Compute Stick mini-PCs in 2016, so I decided to do a state-of-the-s...

LPX Episode 1: A dual OS smartphone and an upgradeable laptop from 2016-02-02T21:19:42

Two people hoping to change the way we use computers.

Nitro Duo: two computers in one tiny case

Shane Lewis wanted a smartphone that could run Android apps... but which could als...