168: What is Ratchet?

The Frequency

Haddie and Dan talk about listening speeds for podcasts, a salmon cannon, Tricera Hi-tops, Paris telling tourists to ditch the "love-locks", adults trying to explain slang words and fail, the hyperlapse video, Tom Hanks released a typewriter app for iPad, Robin Williams' daughter was bullied off Twitter, why famous people are dumping buckets of ice water on their heads, and more!

Links for this episode:

• BBC News - Berlin bans Uber app citing passenger safety
  
• Motorola teases Moto 360 smartwatch, new phones for 9/4 event - CNET
  The company plans the unveiling of its eagerly anticipated smartwatch and possibly new versions of its Moto X and Moto G smartphones.
• The salmon cannon
  
• Aunt Jemima Heirs File $2 Billion Lawsuit Against Pepsi and Quaker Oats - TheWrap
  
• Tricera Hi-Tops [KICKSTARTER OF THE WEEK]
  by Archaix Laboratories LLC
• Backpack Connects You With Travelers So You Can Purchase Items In Other Countries | TechCrunch
  
• Buy Overseas Pay Less | Backpack
  
• Paris Officials Ask Tourists to Ditch the 'Love Locks' and Take a Selfie Instead
  
• Snapchat Could Be Stripped Of Valuable “Tap-And-Hold For Video” Patent | TechCrunch
  
• Where We Came From, State by State - NYTimes.com
  
• First-person Hyperlapse Videos [VIDEO OF THE WEEK]
  
• Adults Explain of Popular Slang Words [VIDEO OF THE WEEK]
  Clueless Adults Try Their Best to Explain Popular Slang Words and Abbreviations Used by Teenagers
• YouTube refreshes television app for set-top boxes, game consoles and smart TVs
  
• Why Humin Could Replace Your iPhone's Phone App
  
• Humin
  
• Tom Hanks just released a typewriter app for iPad | The Verge
  
• Knit [APP OF THE WEEK]
  Knit is an app by Treble that allows users to leave hidden location-based messages for friends to find.
• Samsung Expands Anti-Apple 'Wall Huggers' Advertisement to Airports - Mac Rumors
  Back in early July, Samsung launched a new Galaxy S5 ad calling iPhone users "Wall Huggers" and mocking the iPhone for having a short battery life while touting the battery-saving capabilities of its own newest flagship phone.
• Twitter / Mamta099: "@SciencePorn: IN ZERO GRAVITY, ...
  
• High-Speed Photos of Recipe Ingredients Captured in Mid-Air
  
• Here's why famous people are dumping ice water on their heads | The Verge
  You've probably seen a good number of photos this week of the rich and famous dumping buckets of ice water over their heads. Here's why.WHAT'S GOING ON?Everyone you've seen is participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge.
• A Thousand Tiny Robots Swarming Into Shapes Like Intelligent Insects
  
• Twitter vows to “improve our policies” after Robin Williams’ daughter is bullied off the network - The Washington Post
  Internet trolls bullied Robin Williams' daughter off of Twitter and Instagram just days after her father's death. A handful of Twitter users sent Zelda Williams messages on Twitter that blamed her for Robin Williams' suicide by hanging, as well as pictures of the comedian altered to show bruises around his neck.

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