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Welcome to episode 5 of Tech Roundup Weekly! In this episode, we welcome our first ever guest Tomas Henry, K6THM. Kickstarter Projects Paul featured the ReLaunch, a USB powered variable power supply that can deliver small amounts of DV power to small devices and circuit boards. - http://goo.gl/q7FS5 Roger featured The Lumi Process, a printing process that allows you to create your own shirts using the sunlight. - http://goo.gl/uBBk0 Microsoft Worried About Online Bullying - http://goo.gl/Hbhf9 Microsoft did a survey regarding online bullying, and the survey results concern them Blabbermouth - http://goo.gl/5ECt8 A new website called Blabbermouth posts mugshots of people along with all information when they are arrested, and charges them a fee to remove it which costs $113.99. Paul, Roger, and Tomas discuss whether this is right or not Twitter Transparency Report - http://goo.gl/2dzor Twitter has released their first ever transparency report. You can view it along with a blog post here Microsoft Pricing Change - http://goo.gl/Ij9De Microsoft has decided to offer Windows 8 Professional for $40 as an upgrade to those who already have an older version of Windows running, as far back as XP Twitter Working on Monetization - http://goo.gl/EEdoQ Twitter is still working on exactly how to make their service more profitable, and many wonder what will happen to the service. Sunglasses That Let You See Emotions - http://goo.gl/i1kmv 2A1 Labs has developed a pair of sunglasses that lets you tell the emotions of someone bases on color spectrum. Paul, Roger, and Tomas discuss whether this is practical in real-world use. Games Are Getting Easier: 5 Reasons That's a Bad Thing - http://goo.gl/oxjjq Roger shows us some reasons why games getting easier could be a bad thing Texting While Driving - http://goo.gl/ZCu5b Roger talks with us about an infographic with stats on the dangers of texting while driving, and thoughts on it Tablet Wars - http://goo.gl/rxuqn Tomas shares with us a comparison of some of the many tablet forms out there For more information, please visit http://paulshireytech.com/