The New Screen Savers
The New Screen Savers is a variety show for tech. The show stars Leo Laporte and is co-hosted by Megan Morrone, Jason Howell, Fr. Robert Ballecer, and Bryan Burnett. Viewers get live tech help, interesting guests, insights into the latest innovations, products and trends, plus lots of fun things thrown in, too. There will also be special guest co-host appearances from Patrick Norton, Kate Botello, Kevin Rose, Martin Sargent, and more.
Seasons
1. First Episode Ever
Air Date: 2015-05-02
Tesla Powerwall, Microsoft Build, Patrick Norton's Raspberry Pi streamer, and catch up with Kate Botello.
2. Kevin Rose
Air Date: 2015-05-09
Kevin Rose covers Uber valuation worth $50B, get a gold Apple Watch for $10, and catching up with Morgan Webb.
3. BattleBots Return
Air Date: 2015-05-16
The BattleBots are back, build your own GameBoy with Limor Fried from adafruit.com, a blast from the past with Martin Sargent, and Leo and Padre answer viewer questions.
4. Nine Dollar Computer
Air Date: 2015-05-23
A $9 computer, build your own automatic cat feeder, a visit from the Giz Wiz, a robot that wants to stab you, and Martin Sargent and Leo answer your tech questions.
5. Trey Ratcliff
Air Date: 2015-05-30
Mike Elgan takes us through the highlights of Google I/O, Photographer Trey Ratcliff talks about The Arcanum and photography with voice over actor Jim Cutler, plus inside the Kickstarter project called Cubit.
14. Andy Weir "The Martian" Movie
Air Date: 2015-08-08
Behind the scenes of "The Martian" movie with Andy Weir, Jason Howell is building an arcade cabinet, musician Clay Bell performs live, Steve Gibson talks Defcon and Black Hat, and more.
1. CES 2016
Air Date: 2016-01-09
The best of CES with Robert Ballecer and Dick DeBartolo and Sam Abuelsamid talks the latest in car tech, Noah Diffenbaugh Stanford Earth System Science Professor talks with us about the tech that tracks El Nino, we learn the best way to send money electronically, Chris Marquardt shared his experience at the 32nd Chaos Communications Congress in Germany and we plan building the Ultimate VR Gaming Machine.
33. Movin' to the Eastside
Air Date: 2016-08-20
Leo Laporte gives you a tour of the Eastside Studio and offices. We'll visit the home kitchen of Chef J .Keni López-Alt, the Managing Culinary Director of Serious Eats, and see how he cooks using technology. Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ has a recap of this year's Intel Developer Forum. See a tear-down of all six Nintendo controllers from the folks at Fictiv. In our Call for Help, Alex Lindsay and Leo will help Eduardo from Perú set up Bootcamp on an external drive. We'll take a visit to an amazing Star Wars collection right here in Sonoma County; the world famous Rancho Obi-Wan.
48. Microsoft Surface Studio
Air Date: 2016-12-03
Leo Laporte and Rene Ritchie review the Microsoft Surface Studio while an award-winning author and illustrator put it through the paces. Turn your bike into a light show with Monkey Lights. Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ has some gadgets that will make traveling with kids this holiday season a lot easier. Megan Morrone reviews mobile payments apps that make money transfers easier. What is the best way to run Windows on a Mac between Boot Camp, CrossOver Mac, VirtualBox, Parallels Desktop, or VMware Fusion?
1. CES 2017
Air Date: 2017-01-07
Alex Wilhelm co-hosts the show as Leo Laporte gives you his review of the Apple AirPods. Kyle Wiens from iFixit joins us to talk about all the tech and glue packed into these little buds. We sent Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ to CES 2017 to find out what technology is trending. We'll talk to Dr. Zhong Lin Wang, a Georgia Tech Professor who developed a fabric that makes electricity. In our 'Call for Help' segment, we help a kid level-up his video production game. Megan Morrone reviews the Starry Station - a wifi router with a built-in touchscreen that gives you an easy way to manage your network. Find out what tech our staff is looking forward to in the new year.
1. iMac Pro is Here!
Air Date: 2018-01-06
The new iMac Pro is here, and what better show for Leo and Jason to give reviews. They put the machine through its paces and run multiple programs at the same time. Have you heard of Biohacking? Josiah Zayner is known for hacking his body. The former NASA scientist has a Ph.D. in molecular biology and biophysics and is the first person to modify his own genome. He edits DNA using CRISPR and injects it into his body, all in his DIY home lab. Steve Gibson joins us to discuss the big story this week- the Meltdown and Spectre CPU flaws. Jason Howell has a few apps to help you complete your New Year's resolutions. Megan Morrone shows us an app to get our Yoga on. Plus, iguanas are 'freezing' in Florida.
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Rating
0.0/10
Release Date
2015-05-02
Episodes
9 (4 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
