Trends with Benefits: Tesla’s black boxes, undersea hipsters, show ‘n tell

Apple's annual developers conference kicks off on Monday. Here's what you can expect to see unveiled at WWDC 2016.

Greg Nibler     June 18, 2018

Trends with benefits: Don’t swear in front of your mom’s friends on Facebook

In our latest episode of Trends with Benefits, we dive into VR cinema, are joined by comedian Gabe Dinger, and discuss the good and bad of Facebook's new AI for offensive content.

Greg Nibler     June 15, 2018

Between the Streams: Comedian Eliza Skinner, Rogue One scare, lady wrestling

In town for the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, comedian Eliza Skinner joins us. We'll also talk Rogue One reshoots, Netflix's lady wrestling show, and more.

R. Waniata     June 10, 2016

Trends with Benefits: Are esports competitors actually athletes, or not?

We talk about everything this week, from the Hyperloop to SpaceX, and even get into a debate on if esports gamers are actual athletes or not. Join the DT crew as we discuss some of the hottest tech stories of the week.

Greg Nibler     June 15, 2018

Trends with Benefits: Tidal in trouble, boombox luggage, dirty VR daydreams

Tidal is in trouble, VR porn could kill old-school porn, smart contact lenses are going to freak everyone out, and Google has way too many chat apps. Guests include Ezra Cimino-Hurt and Chris Regis.

Greg Nibler     June 15, 2018

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.

Greg Nibler     May 13, 2016

Energy Department launches podcast, and chances are you’ll enjoy it, learn something

Move over, NPR, the Energy Department is now creating audio shows on demand, and in all seriousness, this one is pretty good.

Lulu Chang     May 11, 2016

Between the Streams: Capt. America verdict, internet TV boondoggle, young Han Solo

This week: Captain America civil war, the boondoggle that is live internet TV, the new (probable choice) for young Han Solo, and more.

R. Waniata     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.

Greg Nibler     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.

Greg Nibler     April 29, 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.

Greg Nibler     April 22, 2016

Between the Streams: Dr. Strange, Capt America love-fest, young Han Solo and more

Between the Streams, DT’s entertainment show/podcast, is your guide to all of the latest (and dumbest) developments in TV and movies. This week: Dr. Strange gets an epic first trailer, Capt America: Civil War love-fest, texting in theaters, and more.

Ryan Waniata     April 19, 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.

Greg Nibler     April 22, 2016

Between the Streams podcast: Rogue One, Hardcore Henry, Charlize Theron, and more

Between the Streams, DT’s entertainment show/podcast, is your guide to all of the latest (and dumbest) developments in TV and movies.

R. Waniata     April 19, 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.

Greg Nibler     April 8, 2016

Trends with Benefits: Indiegogo scams, Microsoft’s AI takeover, $50 for a movie?

The Trends with Benefits round-table of experts dives into Microsoft's latest announcements coming from Build 2016.

Greg Nibler     April 1, 2016

Between the Streams: Batman v Superman sucks, Tonya Harding returns, and more

Between the Streams, DT’s newest Web show/podcast talks Batman v Superman, Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding, Batman in Lego form, and more.

R. Waniata     April 19, 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.

Greg Nibler     April 26, 2016

Trends with Benefits: We’re freaking out about VR, and you should be too

This week on Trends with Benefits, the DT crew discuss their favorite cereals, the merits of the HTC Vive circulating the office, and go in-depth on Apple's upcoming March 21st event.

Greg Nibler     March 18, 2016

Between the Streams talks X-Men: Apocalypse, Daredevil, Sausage Parties and more

Between the Streams, DT’s newest Web show/podcast is your guide to all of the most important, and hottest new developments in streaming and entertainment.

R. Waniata     April 19, 2016

Between The Streams: Nobody knows if Jon Snow is dead, Capt. America, and more

Between the Streams, DT’s newest web show/podcast is your guide to all of the most important, and hottest new developments in streaming and entertainment

Ryan Waniata     May 20, 2016

Trends with Benefits: Watching sports in VR, civilian space travel, real-life cyborgs

You can finally watch sports in VR (but you might feel like a peeper), Blue Origin plans to start sending people into space as soon as 2017, and DARPA wants to make cyborgs a reality.

Greg Nibler     March 15, 2016

Trends with Benefits: VR roller coasters, Amazon’s new Echo, Nickelodeon nostalgia

Amazon has a new, smaller Echo that connects to your stereo, a Six Flags roller coaster is getting a dose of VR, and Legends of the Hidden Temple is getting made into a TV movie. No, seriously.

Greg Nibler     March 15, 2016

Trends with Benefits: Robot abuse, Star Wars drone wars, best of MWC 2016

Apple and the FBI are still locking horns, measures are being set up to prevent drones from spying on Star Wars filming, the Oscars are almost here, and the best tech from Mobile World Congress 2016.

Greg Nibler     March 15, 2016

Trends with Benefits: Apple vs. FBI, space archaeology, the ultimate hard drive

Controversy is raging over Apple's refusal to crack a terrorist's iPhone, an indestructible glass disk can store 360TB, and space archaeology is coming soon to your desktop! Ain't the future grand?

Greg Nibler     March 15, 2016

Trends with Benefits: Ride your hoverboard to the VR arcade, drinking a 40

Would you hop in a driverless car with no wheel to grab in an emergency? They're coming, along with VR arcades, drones that can follow hiking trails to find lost hikers, and hopefully the first real hoverboard.

Greg Nibler     March 15, 2016

Trends with Benefits: At Super Bowl 50, drones are out and 360-degree cams are in

In a very Super Bowl-centric episode, we discuss why this year's game won't stream in 4K Ultra HD, Microsoft vision of how the HoloLens could change the way we watch in the future, and why drones will not be welcome.

Greg Nibler     March 15, 2016

Trends with Benefits: Detroit-style pizza, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, robot back rubs

KBIS brings us bear-proof glass, glow-in-the-dark toilet seats, and pizza ovens, Caleb's eagerly anticipating 4K Ultra HD Blu-rays, Google build a drone to take deliveries from other drones, and Softbank's Pepper robot will sell you a phone but won't give you a back rub.

Greg Nibler     March 15, 2016

Trends with Benefits: Sassy robots, NASA’s planetary defense force, and Netflix

The Digital Trends crew chats about Netflix, robots, NASA's new planetary defense plan, and the next industrial revolution.

Greg Nibler     June 15, 2018

Trends with Benefits: Behind the scenes at CES, VR porn, Comcast’s covert ads

We're back from CES 2016 and eager to talk about our Top Tech of CES 2016 award winner, the Chevy Bolt, along with VR porn, Vegas people watching, Comcast's latest idiotic move, and The CW striking out with a standalone app.

Greg Nibler     March 15, 2016

Trends with Benefits CES Edition: Rollable OLED TVs, elderly exoskeletons, and more

The technology world poured out all its latest innovations this week at CES 2016 in Las Vegas, and Digital Trends was there live to soak it all in and report back. Hear about all of our favorite tech, and all the amusing anecdotes that inevitably pop up in Vegas.

Greg Nibler     January 9, 2016

Trends with Benefits: CES 2016 behind-the-scenes preview and the best products of 2015

Listen in as the DT experts back up their picks for the top tech of 2015. Our list of winners is ranges from a VR headset, to a talking Bluetooth speaker.

Greg Nibler     December 31, 2015

Trends with Benefits: Autonomous taxis, X-ray vision, and the VR gold rush

Star Wars just keeps raking it in, VR is the next gold rush, Google wants taxis to drive themselves, and X-ray vision is on the way, for better or worse.

Greg Nibler     December 23, 2015

Trends with Benefits: NASA wants you, VR climbing, and no Star Wars spoilers!

NASA is now taking applications from the public. Seriously, anyone can apply! Does the Trends with Benefits crew have the right stuff? Probably not, but we also discuss VR, HoloLens, and avoid ruining Star Wars for you. You're welcome.

DT Staff     December 18, 2015