LPX

Episodes

1. 10

   LPX Episode 14: Adapted (Kaomi Goetz on Korean international adoptees returning to Korea)

   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 other nations. As those children have become adults, many have struggled with questions of identity and...

   Dec 20, 2016

   33m
2. 9

   LPX Episode 13: Someone is wrong on the internet! (Snopes editor Brooke Binkowski on fake news & real journalism)

   In the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election in the United States, we heard a lot about "fake news" and its proliferation on social media, where millions of people get much of their news... and where many people like, share, or just scan through a sea of made-up headlines and news stories…

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   Nov 21, 2016

   43m
3. 8

   LPX Episode 12: Superbook turns your smartphone into a laptop

   Smartphones are useful for a lot of things. You can read the news, watch videos, play games, keep up on your email, and even write a novel on a smartphone. Oh yeah, you can also make phone calls and send text messages. But sometimes you want a larger screen, a bigger keyboard, or some of the…

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   Sep 8, 2016

   31m
4. 7

   LPX Episode 11: FreeDOS keeps classic computing alive, decades after MS-DOS is retired

   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 are still people playing DOS-based games and even corporations using DOS-based software. Writer George R.R....

   Aug 10, 2016

   36m
5. 6

   LPX Episode 10: BLOCKS modular smartwatch

   Dozens of smartwatches have hit the market in the past few years. Apple has one. Samsung has half a dozen. Pebble has a few. And companies ranging from Motorola to TAG Heuer have gotten in the action. The idea is to put an internet-connected device on your wrist that looks as good as a…

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   Jun 17, 2016

   30m
6. 5

   LPX Episode 9: Funeral for an Atom (processor)

   Intel's Atom processors have been powering low-cost computers since 2008. The first models were used in netbooks, but these days you can find Atom chips in Chromebooks, Windows and Android tablets, tiny desktop computers, and even a handful of smartphones. But Intel never really made much headway...

   May 17, 2016

   48m
7. 4

   LPX Episode 8: Designing the DragonBox Pyra handheld computer

   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 looks more like a cross between a tiny laptop and a Nintendo DS game system. It has a physical keyboard, a bunch of storage and input/output options, dedicated...

   May 6, 2016

   35m
8. 3

   LPX Episode 7: Are chatbots the new apps?

   Are chatbots the new apps? A lot of developers seem to think so. Facebook and Microsoft have both rolled out tools that make it easy for coders to create bots that you can chat with on Facebook Messenger, Skype, and other platforms including plain old SMS text messaging. I wanted to get a better...

   Apr 25, 2016

   28m
9. 2

   LPX Episode 6: Vivaldi is a web browser for power users

   Vivaldi is a new web browser that's aimed squarely at power users. Like to open 25 browser tabs at a time? Vivaldi has tools that makes it easier to manage your tabs and move from one to the next. Want to save notes and screenshots while you surf the web? There's a tool for that. Like to use…

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   Apr 6, 2016

   25m
10. 1

    LPX Episode 5: Building a fair(er) phone

    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 change that... by selling phones made with conflict-free minerals from Africa and by setting up a Worker...

    Mar 16, 2016

    20m
11. LPX Episode 4: Should we unlock the cable box? Or eliminate it?

    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 an "UnblockTheBox" plan that could change that by requiring TV providers to open up the data streams so that you could…

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    Mar 7, 2016

    33m
12. LPX Episode 3: Remix OS turns Android into a desktop operating system

    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 app, but there's a desktop, a taskbar, and support for viewing multiple apps at once in windows that you can resize and reposition on the screen. It...

    Feb 21, 2016

    21m
13. LPX Episode 2: Is that a desktop computer in your pocket?

    Intel's is expanding its line of Compute Stick mini-PCs in 2016, so I decided to accompany my 2nd-gen Intel Compute Stick review with a state-of-the-stick episode of LPX. This episode features interviews with Intel's marketing manager for the lineup and Ian Morrison, an Australian developer who…

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    Feb 17, 2016

    37m
14. LPX Episode 1: A dual OS smartphone and an upgradeable laptop

    For our first episode, we have interviews with 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 also work as a full-fledged Windows desktop computer when attached to a...

    Feb 2, 2016

    42m