Trends with Benefits: Does the Yahoo data breach mean Russia knows your Final Four picks?

While all the news surrounding the breach of 500 million Yahoo accounts is about Russian hackers, we want to know if Yahoo Fantasy Sports is secure. Is your bracket safe? How about your Fantasy Football league?

Podcasts         March 17, 2017

Trends with Benefits: The latest Wikileaks revelations and Airbus wants to change your commute

Just how credible are the latest round of CIA hacking allegations coming from Wikileaks? Should you change up how you use technology? Our roundtable of experts has answers.

Podcasts         March 10, 2017

Trends with Benefits: Is the Nintendo Switch worth the hype & how to buy a pizza with your shoe

This week on Trends with Benefits our roundtable of tech experts dives into the new Nintendo Switch, Space X's Moon mission, and Pizza Hut's 'Pietop' shoes.

Podcasts         March 2, 2017

Trends with Benefits: 5G may allow you to cord cut everything & home exoskeletons are becoming a reality

The next evolution of wireless connectivity is starting to take shape. 4G LTE will be a thing of the past when 5G finally arrives, and wireless carriers are starting pre-commercial testing this year. So when will you get to use it?

Podcasts         February 24, 2017

Trends with Benefits: Elon Musk is boring a hole under LA, would you take a pilot-less flying taxi?

Why is Elon Musk digging a tunnel underneath LA? Is The Boring Company really legit? Will either tunneling or flying taxi's be a true solution to congested traffic? We have answers on this week's episode of Trends with Benefits.

Emerging Tech         February 20, 2017

Trends with Benefits: Hyperloop testing at Space X, The Hater dating app

Last weekend Elon Musk hosted a Hyperloop Testing event at the Space X facility in Los Angeles, and Digital Trends got an inside look at how the next revolution in travel is unfolding.

Podcasts         February 3, 2017

Close to the Metal Ep 28: The tricky art of building a gaming laptop

Even the most appealing gaming laptops aren't immune to challenges, and one slip-up could mean the difference between gaming heaven and hell.

Computing         February 1, 2017

Trends with Benefits: Facebook’s latest VR move and the Tostitos breathalyzer

Facebook hired Hugo Barra away from Xiaomi to bolster its VR and AR efforts, so what will this mean for Facebook users? Also, why is Tostitos putting breathalyzers in bags of chips?

Podcasts         January 27, 2017

Trends with Benefits: Tech trends to watch for in 2017

What does 2017 have in store for the tech world? Our experts spent a week at CES 2017 to see that's coming, and now they're here to share that info with you and take your questions live.

Podcasts         January 23, 2017

DT Daily: CES 2017 is all about cars, drones, smart devices, TVs, and drones

Digital Trends' experts share their thoughts about smart home devices, new display technologies, Dolby Atmos Surround Sound, self-driving cars, drones, VR, AR, Alexa, and the mad, mad, walkathon world of CES itself.

Digital Trends Live         January 5, 2017

Trends with Benefits: Should Amazon’s Alexa talk to law enforcement?

Homicide detectives in Arkansas think a homicide was overheard by Amazon's Alexa assistant. Obviously they want Amazon to release any recordings Alexa made, but should Amazon comply?

Podcasts         December 29, 2016

DT Daily: Amazon patents a flying warehouse for drone delivery

Add this to the list of crazy patents awarded to tech companies: Amazon wants to suspend a warehouse and drone delivery center from a blimp. The idea is pretty far fetched, but it may just work.

Digital Trends Live         December 29, 2016

Trends with Benefits: Will 2017 be the year you ride in a driverless car?

Every week this year, news about driverless cars crossed Digital Trends. So will 2017 be the year you actually ride in one?

Podcasts         December 27, 2016

Trends with Benefits: Star Wars meets Columbia & Amazon’s Alexa hits Vegas

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hits theaters the weekend, and you can look like a rebel fighter with Columbia Sportswear's line of Rogue One Rebel clothing. Also, if you're staying at the Wynn in Vegas, you might be rooming with Amazon's Alexa.

Podcasts         December 16, 2016

Trends with Benefits: Netflix lets you watch offline, Apple plans to map with drones

Netflix will finally allow users to download shows to watch offline, but there's a catch. On this week's podcast, we'll be diving into that.

Podcasts         December 2, 2016

Trends with Benefits: The Facebook fake news fallout and what to look for on Black Friday

In the aftermath of last week's election, Facebook is being skewered for allowing fake news to bubble up into user's feeds. In fact, over the last 3 months, more fake news was shared than real news.

Podcasts         November 18, 2016

Amazon’s Black Friday starts early with Alexa ‘voice shopping weekend’

Black Friday deals kick off early this year. With special Alexa only deals, Amazon kicks off the first 'voice shopping weekend' exclusively for owners of Alexa enabled devices.

Digital Trends Live         November 18, 2016

Why you might want to wait until 2017 to buy an Android smartphone

Faster is always better when it comes to smartphones. Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 835 processor is expected to deliver both quicker performance and faster charging to smartphones in 2017.

Digital Trends Live         November 17, 2016

Trends with Benefits: Google Daydream VR challenges Samsung, also Snapchat Sunglasses?

On this week's podcast we compare the top mobile VR headsets, Google Daydream View and Samsung Gear VR. Snapchat also wants a place on your face, they're hoping the convenience of Snapchat Sunglasses will get more users on Snapchat.

Podcasts         November 11, 2016

Trends with Benefits: The Google Project Tango revolution, Uber gets an upgrade

This summer Pokemon Go brought augmented reality to the masses, at least for a couple of months. Now Google's Project Tango aims to take AR to the next level, but are we ready for that? Also, Uber wants you yo Snapchat about your ride.

Podcasts         November 7, 2016

Trends with Benefits: New Apple MacBooks, Microsoft unveils the Surface Studio

Huge announcements from both Apple and Microsoft steal the show this week. The Surface Studio PC is simply stunning and the new MacBook Pro with Touchbar shows Apple is totally practical. But how do they stack up against the competition?

Computing         November 1, 2016

Trends with Benefits: Growing drones, life on Autopilot, robot security guards

On this week's episode of DT's live podcast Trends with Benefits we look into the two recent crashes that are being blamed on Tesla's Autopilot. What does it mean to the future of self driving cars?

Podcasts         August 11, 2016

Trends with Benefits: Pokéspiracies, NES Classic, augmented reality gets real

On this week's episode of Trends with Benefits the Pokemon Go phenomenon takes center stage, from all the strange Pokemon related occurrences, to how this game will shape the future of augmented reality.

Podcasts         August 11, 2016

Trends with Benefits: ‘Pokémon Go’ will make Apple billions, and a suitcase that’s a scooter

Portland's Funniest Person for 2016, Nariko Ott, joins in our discussion of how Pokémon Go is augmenting our reality. We also have hands-on impressions of Sony's game-changing Z series TV, and chat about the world's most absurd suitcase.

Podcasts         August 11, 2016

Trends with Benefits: Around the world on solar, Apple AR, military hoverboards

Pokemon go has Apple interested in AR, a military contractor just bought a hoverboard company, and a plane has successfully flown around the world on nothing but solar power.

Podcasts         August 11, 2016

Trends with Benefits: Rio fever, retro gaming, and that bizarro Chinese bus

The 2016 Rio Olympics are going to fill your DVR to the brim, Facebook has an insane new lab, the next-gen console race is underway, everyone loves old games, and that straddling Chinese bus seems really problematic, but we all want to ride it.

Podcasts         August 11, 2016

Facebook Messenger unveils Secret Conversations and self-destructing messages

Facebook starts the roll out an end-to-end encryption feature for Messenger, but how long will it be until all users have access?

Digital Trends Live         July 8, 2016

Samsung rides Galaxy S7 sales to record profits

Samsung's impressive Q2 profits are another indication that the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are huge successes, but will that record pace hold when Apple unveils the iPhone 7?

Digital Trends Live         July 7, 2016

Trends with Benefits: Raptor robots, VR coasters, Beast Mode loves lemonade

This week's tech roundtable looks at the quickest car in the world, which happens to be electric, plus we recap all the fun had at the 2016 Digital Trends Car Awards with guest judge Marshawn Lynch.

Podcasts         June 24, 2016

Trends with Benefits: NASA propaganda, E3 explained, AI that pretends to care

The spectacle of E3 is truly a sight to behold. Epic game announcements and an exclusive chance to play all the new games before anyone else. Here's what we think you'll be looking forward to this year.

Gaming         June 17, 2016

Google dodges $9 Billion lawsuit, Oracle to appeal

Thursday's Federal Court ruling dealt a huge blow to Oracle and reinforced the "fair use" status of open source API's.

Digital Trends Live         May 27, 2016

Trends with Benefits: Faking diabetes, tech for cats, and more vintage DT tales

We dive deep into the Digital Trends vaults – and invite back a special guest – to reminisce about the site’s early days, from CES debauchery to daily Dawn of War.

Podcasts         May 13, 2016

Trends with Benefits: The hoverboard is not a hoax, and VR gets its first world record

This week's tech roundtable looks at two Guinness Records, both of which have the potential to make your hurl -- the longest flight on a hoverboard, and the longest time spent in VR.

Computing         May 6, 2016

Trends with Benefits: Snacks via drone, Tazer robots, Caleb’s space colony

The DT crew discusses the Hover selfie Drone, delivery drones on the golf course, SpaceX going to Mars, China’s new Tazer bot, and Caleb’s poorly considered name for a space colony.

Emerging Tech         April 29, 2016

Trends with Benefits: Don’t walk and text in NJ, or try to train AI on Twitter

This week on our weekly podcast Trends with Benefits, the DT round-table of experts dissects Apple's March 21 event. Also on the docket: an AI chatbot learns to be a Nazi from trolls, and VR porn.

Mobile         April 26, 2016

Trends with Benefits: Is the Flyboard Air hoverboard legit, or a big hoax?

Is the Flyboard a real life hoverboard, or a hoax? Plus other top tech.

Emerging Tech         April 22, 2016

Trends with Benefits: Celebrating TechfestNW and nano bots, mourning Prince

TechfestNW founder Mark Zusman joins the Trends with Benefits crew to talk about Portland’s premier tech event, plus Prince, augmented reality, synthetic skin and nano bots.

Emerging Tech         April 22, 2016

Trends with Benefits: Nvidia builds AI brains, you can try VR at Gamestop

Episode 77: Each week we gather a round table of tech experts from the DT staff, along with the occasional celebrity guest, to discuss all things tech. Topics range from the big tech stories of the week to predicting the future.

Computing         April 8, 2016