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We cover the latest breaking updates to the Amazon Echo. " New This Week You can now find out when the next episode of your favorite TV show airs with the new Alexa third-party skill, TV Shows. Ask for any TV show and Alexa will respond with the date, time, and network the show airs on. Simply enable the skill in the Alexa App, then just ask: "Alexa, ask TV Shows what time does  The Walking Dead  start?" "Alexa, ask TV Shows what time is  Family Guy  on?" More to Try Alexa on the all-new  Amazon Fire TV  just got even better. In addition to providing music, news, weather, and sports, you can now also ask Alexa for info on local businesses and restaurants, and control  connected home devices , using the Fire TV Voice Remote—just hold the microphone button and ask: "Find me a nearby Chinese restaurant." "Dim the lights." Looking for another new skill to try? Simply open the Alexa App, select "Skills" from the menu, and ta...

Girls Pursing Science Introduces a Cosmetic Beauty Chemistry Kit to Encourage Young Girls into Science Today, we talk about STEAM - no not the gaming platform. It means S cience T echnology E ngineering A rt & M athematics which promotes the intersection of art and technology. One of the organizations leading the way for young women and girls, especially those in the disadvantaged minority category, is Girls Pursuing Science . We talk with J acquelyn Thomas , founder of Girls Pursuing Science on the Kickstarter campaign - BOS Chemistry Kit . This kit is built to encourage young girls towards science using their lifestyle as a backgrop. Check it out!

CAR ADAPTER The Automatic adapter plugs into the standard diagnostics port hidden under the dash in most cars since 1996. FREE MOBILE APP The Automatic app pairs with the adapter and displays useful information about your car and driving habits. CONNECTED CAR Now your car’s data can power apps from the Automatic App Gallery and connect your car to the rest of your life.

Phuc Ly Offers 5 Ways to Help Entreprenuers Lower Their Tax Stress Holiday coming up quick? Well, note to self, so is tax season. We aim to reduce your tax day stress during this holiday season if you follow some advice. As another feature for Entrepreneur month, the Nerd Stalker Media gang called on Phuc Ly(pronounced Foo-Lee) of Alpha B Group, to give you 5 ways to prepare yourself (the busy entrepreneur) for the next tax season and lower your tax time stress. Check it out!

Wired's Channel on Conde Nast Entertainment's "The Scene" Reports on this Exciting New Sport Welcome to the world of FPV Drone Racing. FPV means First Person View where the pilot and spectator  wear goggles and experience the race from the drone’s attached camera . You can call it a new industry, but the world of drone racing is quickly becoming a popular sport. This year was marked by the US  Drone Racing Nationals held at the California State Fairgrounds and covered by the national media. Poised to make its mainstream debut in 2016, The Drone Racing League is like car racing but features drones flying in mid-air at speeds of 90mph.  Check out WIRED Staff Writer Tim Moynihan  as he explores the world of drone racing in two new videos giving the viewer an overview of the sport and the technology behind it. Both videos just went live on WIRED’s channel on  THE SCENE ,  the premiere digital video storytelling platform from  Condé ...

Startup Blog Writer Taffy Williams Shares Insights into Failure for Entrepreneurs Today is Entrepreneurs' day and we would like to offer encouragement to entrepreneurs who maybe a little down and dealing with failures large and small. We take a deep dive with Taffy Williams , serial entrepreneur, author and writer about his article " 6 Facts entrepreneurs must know about failure ." Taffy shares his years of wisdom with some fun stories about failure and how to deal with it. Check it out!

GE Brings Back Promotional Classic Comic Book Series - Adventures in Science The classic American comic is back. General Electric (GE) and Wattpad  has worked together to choose 6 of the most popular writers on the Wattpad app to write original science fiction stories, inspired by original GE comic book covers from the 1950s and 60s. Toronto-based Wattpad is a free app that lets people discover and share stories about the things they are passionate about and boasts around 40 million users.

WIRED uses Lego to re-create the iconic scenes and structures from the original “Star Wars” trilogy, and then smash them into tiny pieces You nerds like seeing things blown up, right? In  Star Wars Episode III , the TIE starfighter suffered a devastating blow from asteroid impact.  In the latest episode of WIRED’s “Star Wars Lego Destruction” digital video series,  a slo-mo Lego replica of the crushing scene has been made. Check out the Tie Fighter in the video!

Adolfo and Sophia talk all things kid tech, forgive all the "ums" and "like's". Minecraft Crazy Craft Star Stable Just Dance WolfQuest Makies and Makies Fablab Animal Simulators Amazon Echo Zoomer Screen time discussion diverted. Emojis why? Animal Jam

IEEE Senior Member & USC Professor Jeffrey Miller Discusses Hurdles that Autonomous Vehicles Must Overcome With the excitement of autonomous vehicles comes the hurdles that the fledgling industry must make. Recently, the IEEE engaged in a round table discussion and subsequent survey on how the public perceives autonomous vehicles. The survey showed that the public is weary about safety, This week we spoke with Dr. Jeffrey Miller, senior member and professor of engineering at the University of Southern California where he shared his insight both from the round table discussion and the concerns from the survey. The survey results amongst IEEE social media followers showed safety and trust as the major concerns of this technology. As Dr. Miller points out in the interview, the Google car miles only represents 10 minutes in the LA freeway system. Give it a view!