Marketplace Tech for Thursday, January 22, 2015
Jan 22, 2015

Marketplace Tech for Thursday, January 22, 2015

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Airing on Thursday, January 22, 2015: First up on today's show, we'll talk with Forrester analyst Frank Gillett about trying out Microsoft’s HoloLens headset. Plus, we'll talk to Mike Panetta, Partner at the social media strategy firm Beekeper Group, about how the White House is using YouTube to reach out to younger voters. And 2015 marks the year that Back to the Future Part II promised us everything from hover boards to bar code license plates. But which predictions have proven true? What about sleep inducing technology? We talk to Sarah Lisanby, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University, about using technology to induce sleep.

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Airing on Thursday, January 22, 2015: First up on today’s show, we’ll talk with Forrester analyst Frank Gillett about trying out Microsoft’s HoloLens headset. Plus, we’ll talk to Mike Panetta, Partner at the social media strategy firm Beekeper Group, about how the White House is using YouTube to reach out to younger voters. And 2015 marks the year that Back to the Future Part II promised us everything from hover boards to bar code license plates. But which predictions have proven true? What about sleep inducing technology? We talk to Sarah Lisanby, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University, about using technology to induce sleep.

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