Batteries Not Included is our weekly, geeky program for WOWO and WOWO.com and we know what you’re thinking, you’re thinking “NERDs!” Well yeah, kind of, everyone is a geek for something on Batteries Not Included… from your favorite Apple device, to those games you play on your iPhone, to new exiting technology like drones. Darrin Wright is keeping an eye on our increasingly connected world every week with new episodes on WOWO and at wowo.com.
Episodes
Batteries Not Included | E3 2018 recap
This week, Darrin lets his inner gamer out for the world to see, as he takes a long look at the highs and lows...
Batteries Not Included | This is how you get Terminators
This week, Darrin looks at a couple of stories about people, and the Pentagon, pushing A.I. closer and closer to knowing what violence is.Which...
Batteries Not Included | Games about tragedies
This week, Darrin takes a look at the controversy surrounding "Active Shooter," a game based on school shootings that was quickly canceled.Also, Nintendo has...
Batteries Not Included | FCC Failures, Foibles and Feats
This week, it's all about the FCC, as Darrin looks at an ongoing scandal, some scathing words from an outgoing commissioner, and some positive...
Batteries Not Included | Net Neutrality is Back, and Gaming for Everyone
This week, Darrin looks at a Senate vote that breathes new life into the Net Neutrality debate, looks at some surprising stats on Facebook's...
Batteries Not Included | Interview: Nicholas Horbaczewski, Drone Racing League
This week, Darrin looks at how Facebook is making things easier for ISIS, interviews the CEO of the Drone Racing League (more details on...
Batteries Not Included | Mergers and “alternative” cell phone plans
This week, Darrin takes a look at cell phone plans by lesser-known carriers to see if you can save some money by not going...
Batteries Not Included | Alexa’s listening, but so is Google
This week, Darrin keeps the "everyone is spying on you" train going, with news of a hack that allows the Amazon Echo to listen...
Batteries Not Included | Protecting your router from Russian Hackers
Yes, you read that right... a new report says Russian hackers have been using unsecured or outdated wireless routers to grab your information and...
Batteries Not Included | MIT is reading your mind, and Facebook is reading your...
On this week's episode, we delve more into Facebook's continued problems, take a look at a device created by MIT that can take "subvocal"...