What will Trump's presidency mean for technology?
UPDATE: Nov. 11, 2016, 3:39 p.m. EST We've learned from listeners that there's some skipping on this week's podcast that omits chunks of audio. After taking a look at the original recording, it looks like an equipment failure caused some audio to not be recorded. We're working on correcting this issue for next week's podcast.
Against long odds, Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton to become the president-elect of the United States of America.
And now people all over the world are legitimately worried about what his presidency will mean for technology.
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Joining me on MashTalk this week to discuss the topic is Mashable chief correspondent Lance Ulanoff and business reporter Kerry Flynn.
Let's not beat around the bush: Trump hasn't really revealed much on where he stands on technology. That's not surprising since it's widely known that he doesn't really know much about it.
He didn't own a computer until at least 2007 and he doesn't "do the email thing," according to The New York Times.
We know Trump goes on tweet tirades using a Samsung Galaxy phone. But just because he managed to become a power Twitter user during his campaign doesn't mean he actually gets the tech behind it.
As Lance said before the election, Hillary was the only candidate who actually had a technology policy. A detailed one at that.
With so much uncertainty, we tried to make some sense of it all.
We closed out the episode on a high note: Spectacles, Snapchat's camera glasses that were just released...via a vending machine.
The $130 glasses are surprisingly chic and comfy, as our own Saba Hamedy said in her hands-on. And they're nowhere near as dorky as Google Glass.
Based on the long lines of people waiting to get a pair, there've generated a lot of excitement.
I'm pretty upbeat on Spectacles, mainly because they're reasonably priced and look fashionable. Is this the future of Snapchat? Maybe, maybe not. We'll have to wait and see.
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Topics Donald Trump Elections
Raymond Wong is Mashable's Senior Tech Correspondent. He reviews gadgets and tech toys and analyzes the tech industry. Raymond's also a bit of a camera geek, gamer, and fine chocolate lover. Before arriving at Mashable, he was the Deputy Editor of NBC Universal's tech publication DVICE. His writing has appeared on G4TV, BGR, Yahoo and Ubergizmo, to name a few. You can follow Raymond on Twitter @raywongy or Instagram @sourlemons.
