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On today's show, we explain why Google is growing human skin in a lab, watch an adorable robot ski in the name of science and cheer on NASA as it starts collecting data from its SMAP satellite.

Host: Leo Laporte Danae Ringelmann is the co-founder of the crowdfunding platform Indiegogo. Guest: Danae Ringelmann Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tri. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 1:10:36

The quirky teen-centric messaging app launched its first video series, Vine makes an app just for kids, and Google Now adds card alerts for Android apps.

Lead Anchor: Mike Elgan and Co-Anchor: Lindsey Turrentine It's official - Apple Stores are becoming jewelry stores, Microsoft is prepping a high end phone to compete with Samsung and Apple, Amazon is opening two brick-and-mortar bookstores, and more... Guests: Mark Gurman and Lester Haines Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Submit and vote on story coverage at technewstoday.reddit.com. Check out the full show notes for today's episode. We invite you to read, add to, and amend the wiki entry for this episode at wiki.twit.tv. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 26:59

Airing on Monday, February 2, 2015: First up on today's show, we'll talk to Alex White, CEO of next big sound, about the state of streaming music companies and competition among Beats Music, Spotify, and Jay-Z’s “Project Panther”. Plus, Glenn Derene, the electronics editor at Consumer Reports, talks about sharing subscription service passwords among friends. We'll also talk to Karen North, Director of the Annenberg Program on Online Communities at USC Annenberg, about policing YouTube’s violent videos.

 1964 – The first G.I.Joe was released to the toy market. Toy company Hasbro released the 12 inch soldier to the public. Avoiding the word “Doll” to keep the stigma away that boys played with dolls. Action Soldier (Army), Action Sailor (Navy), Action Pilot (Air Force), Action Marine (Marines) and later on, the Action Nurse. Wikazine – Full show notes for February 2 [dithcarbon] Sun begins shipping the SunPCi Google Earth v5.0 and Google Ocean are released Apple fires Michael Spindler and replaces with Gil Amelio AOL Buys Compuserve

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Nick Bilton, and Baratunde Thurston Silk Road trial, tech-neck, micro-celebrity, dead web, and more. Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/twit. For additional show notes, visit twit.tv/twit/495. Bandwidth for This Week in Tech is provided by Cachefly. Running time: 2:01:06

The Tech Guy for Sunday 1 February 2015 - Show 1158 Host: Leo Laporte. Apple sells record number of iPhones, network attached storage solutions, how to backup iPhone photos to the cloud to save space, using Femtocell's for better wireless reception at home, how to take ownership of files in Windows, and more of your calls. Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/ttg. For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com. Bandwidth for the Tech Guy podcast is provided by Cachefly.

 2012 – Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg announced the company will be filing for Public IPO. The company will be looking for 5 billion dollars for the social network. Zuckerberg wrote in a letter to potential investors: We think it’s important that everyone who invests in Facebook understands what this mission means to us, how we make decisions and why we do the things we do. I will try to outline our approach in this letter. Trading began on May 18, 2012 at $38 and whereas the company was expecting a higher price, the stock closed at $38.23. The following day the...

Wouldn't it be great if Yelp told you what the health inspectors thought of the neighborhood restaurant? Well, it's coming soon. On this week's GeekWire radio show, we explore the intersection of big data and government " as new apps and online services make restaurant inspections, traffic trends, real estate patterns and much more available to the public in new ways. Our guest, Socrata CEO Kevin Merritt, takes us inside this world. We also get an update on the Seattle startup, which recently landed a new $30 million investment.

 1984 – Apple announced they would split up the Cupertino based company into three divisions – Apple II (handling all Apple III computers as well), the Apple 32 division (Lisa, and new Macintosh line of computers) and Accessory Products (Printers, keyboards, etc). Delbert Yocam led the Apple II group which Steve Jobs would take care of Apple 32. Michael Muller would lead the accessories. Apple did a lot of reorganizing, including Michael Spindler to VP of the European group and William Campbell to VP of sales in the US. Wikazine – Full show notes for January 31 [dithcarbon] Related articles Mistrial in...

The Tech Guy for Saturday 31 January 2015 - Show 1157 Host: Leo Laporte. Guests: Scott Wilkinson and Dick DeBartolo Is Microsoft HoloLens a game changer? Safeguarding internet browsing at home for kids, changing email providers and more of your calls. Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/ttg. For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com. Bandwidth for the Tech Guy podcast is provided by Cachefly.

Anchor: Megan Morrone Security Updates for your Car, Google Now now knows everything, Google will pay you to find bugs in advance, SnapChat has a new disappearing web series, the easiest way to teach your robot to cook, and more... Guest: Roberto Baldwin Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tn2. For detailed show notes, visit twit.tv/tn2/265. Bandwidth for Tech News 2Night is provided by Cachefly. Running time: 15:57

Hosts: Denise Howell Are Let's Play videos transformative? The right of publicity, eSports contracts, and more! Guests: Ryan Morrison, Ross Hersemann, and Lauren Hanley-Brady Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/twil. Public list of discussion points TWiL on Friendfeed TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may submit a self-study form to their local CLE board seeking MCLE credit approval. Please check the rules and requirements for your specific jurisdiction before submitting any forms. Special thanks to Nigel Clutterbuck for the TWiL theme music. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 1:39:25

This week we discuss what it does (and especially what it  doesn't mean) for Microsoft to have invested in Cyanogen, more folks have gotten Android 5.0 Lollipop on the HTC One M8, we've got new pictures of what the upcoming M9 might look like, we've got a Samsung Tizen phone in house, we wrap up our Nest series and launch into Android antivirus stuff — and we answer more of your questions live, without a net.