Top Ten Off Switches Special: TM 331 Short Version

Tech's Message Podcast - UK Technology News With Nate Lanxon (Bloomberg, Wired, CNET) by Nate Lanxon

Nov 17, 202439:28Technology

This week is a special episode in which we revisit Ian's 2007 CNET feature, Top Ten Off Switches. Do the selections stand up to modern scrutiny? And how have off switches evolved in a world of Wi-Fi, virtual assistants a...

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