Episode Summary

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0:00 – Intro – new theme music by Rob at the Failed Musicians Podcast.

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0:30 – Word of the week – Kryan!

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2:00 – News and Rumors 

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• Bigger discounts on Surface Pro 3 that fuels the rumour that the Surface Pro 4 is coming

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• Lenovo Miix 700 is a Surface clone 12″ screen with kickstand, detachable keyboard (included), 2 USB ports, LTE, and Hello compatible camera

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• Acer announces a Windows 10 phone with Continuum, 21 MP camera and the unique name of Jade Primo.

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• Dell is partnering with Microsoft to sell the Surface Pro

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• We will be meeting with Northern Micro to tour their provisioning facility where they prepare computers (including the Surface) for their customers, the largest of which is the Government of Canada. 

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17:00 – Review of Urban Armour Gear Scout for Surface Pro 3.  We give it a very high rating of 4.7 out of 5.0.

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34:00 – Kyran Mountain gives us a review of the Logitech Bluetooth K480 Keyboard supports up to 3 separate devices.

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36:00 Growing Surface Nation – As always please contact us with your ideas, and even segments like Kyran does!

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38:00 –  Outro – Call for your help with the podcast, please… 

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1. Follow and Re-tweet @SurfaceSmiths

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2. Listen www.SurfaceSmiths.com

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3. Email Podcast@SurfaceSmitsh.com

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4. Purchase Amazon A Store

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42:00 – Whiskey of the Week is Alberta Springs Rye Whiskey.

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UAG Scout Review Summary

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First Impressions

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5

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Portability

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4

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Build Quality

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5

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Expected Reliability

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5

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Ease of Use

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5

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Value

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5

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Gets Surface Ethos

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4

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Overall Score

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4.7

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