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Tue. 08/25 – Fitbit’s Sense Smartwatch and Versa 3

Tech Brew Ride Home

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🗓️ 25 August 2020

⏱️ 19 minutes

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A whole bunch of new hardware gadgetry today. New Fitbits. New smart locks. New Roomba capabilities. Also, rumors of a new Nintendo Switch console with serious spec upgrades. A judge hands a lifeline to the Unreal Engine. 3nm Silicon is coming fast. And Bill Gurley gives us a timely background on SPACs. Sponsors: ExtraHop.com/techmeme TinyCapital.com Links: Fitbit unveils Sense and Versa 3 smartwatches with Google Assistant (VentureBeat) Level’s latest smart lock can be unlocked with a touch (The Verge) Nintendo Plans Upgraded Switch Console and Major Games for 2021 (Bloomberg) Nintendo reportedly releasing upgraded Switch next year (The Verge) Epic judge will protect Unreal Engine — but not Fortnite (The Verge) iRobot is giving its vacuum cleaners a new AI-powered brain (The Verge) TSMC Details 3nm Process Technology: Full Node Scaling for 2H22 Volume Production (AnandTech) Going Public Circa 2020; Door #3: The SPAC (Above The Crowd/Bill Gurley) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Tech Meme ride home for Tuesday, August 25th, 2020.

0:07.3

I'm Brian McCullough. Today, a whole bunch of new hardware gadgetry.

0:11.2

New Fitbits, new SmartL, new Rumba capabilities, also rumors of a new

0:16.6

Nintendo switch console with serious spec upgrades. A judge hands a lifeline

0:21.5

to the Unreal Engine,

0:23.3

3 nanometer silicon is coming fast,

0:25.8

and Bill Gurley gives us a timely backgrounder on Spex.

0:29.7

Here's what you miss today in the world of tech. You know what I feel like we've been

0:37.0

covering the same three controversies for the last several weeks in a row so

0:41.4

before we get to the usual Michigan

0:42.8

let's cover some product launches and some product rumors

0:46.7

shall we just for a little change of pace I know I could use it

0:51.2

first up remember wearables Fitbit has unveiled three new

0:54.8

wearables today. The first is the 330-dollar sense smart watch with ECG

1:00.3

and a sensor for detecting stress. The second is the $230

1:04.0

versa three with GPS and Google Assistant built in and the third is the

1:08.2

Fitbit Inspire 2 for a hundred bucks. All are available for pre-order today and all will be shipping in late September.

1:15.7

Quoting Venture Beat. Fitbit Sents replaces Fitbit Ionic to become the company's most advanced health

1:21.1

smart watch with an electrodermal activity

1:23.7

sensor or EDA for managing stress heart rate tracking a new ECG app an on-risk

1:30.1

skin temperature sensor and Google Assistant.

1:33.3

Fitbit also introduced Fitbit Versa 3 with GPS and Google

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