About this season
The New Screen Savers is a variety show for tech. The show stars Leo Laporte and is co-hosted by Megan Morrone, Jason Howell, Fr. Robert Ballecer, and Bryan Burnett. Viewers get live tech help, interesting guests, insights into the latest innovations, products and trends, plus lots of fun things thrown in, too. There will also be special guest co-host appearances from Patrick Norton, Kate Botello, Kevin Rose, Martin Sargent, and more.
Episodes (34)
1. First Episode Ever
Aired 2 May 2015 • 72 min
Tesla Powerwall, Microsoft Build, Patrick Norton's Raspberry Pi streamer, and catch up with Kate Botello.
2. Kevin Rose
Aired 9 May 2015 • 83 min
Kevin Rose covers Uber valuation worth $50B, get a gold Apple Watch for $10, and catching up with Morgan Webb.
3. BattleBots Return
Aired 16 May 2015 • 79 min
The BattleBots are back, build your own GameBoy with Limor Fried from adafruit.com, a blast from the past with Martin Sargent, and Leo and Padre answer viewer questions.
4. Nine Dollar Computer
Aired 23 May 2015 • 86 min
A $9 computer, build your own automatic cat feeder, a visit from the Giz Wiz, a robot that wants to stab you, and Martin Sargent and Leo answer your tech questions.
5. Trey Ratcliff
Aired 30 May 2015 • 96 min
Mike Elgan takes us through the highlights of Google I/O, Photographer Trey Ratcliff talks about The Arcanum and photography with voice over actor Jim Cutler, plus inside the Kickstarter project called Cubit.
6. Raspberry Pi
Aired 6 June 2015 • 87 min
Leo sets things on fire, virtual reality in a classroom near you, and Raspberry Pi setup.
7. Photoshop Secrets With Bert Monroy
Aired 13 June 2015 • 80 min
WWDC, WiFi tips, and Bert Monroy.
8. E3 with Jeff Gerstmann
Aired 20 June 2015 • 97 min
E3, how to take a portrait, Sony cameras, and cat guts.
9. For the Love of Spock
Aired 27 June 2015 • 99 min
Interview with Adam Nimoy, Skyworks Aerial Systems, and HDR TV.
10. Enabling the Future - Printing 3D Arms for Kids
Aired 11 July 2015 • 80 min
3D printing hands for disabled kids, saving humanity from asteroids, and make music with your pants!
11. Pluto Scientist
Aired 18 July 2015 • 73 min
We are joined by one of the scientists on the New Horizons team and more.
12. Windows 10
Aired 25 July 2015 • 116 min
Predicting the next big 'quake, your Windows 10 top 10, and the photographer to the Rock Stars.
13. Blackhat and Defcon Preview
Aired 1 August 2015 • 94 min
Hacker conventions, drone racing, and Bill Nye Film.
14. Andy Weir "The Martian" Movie
Aired 8 August 2015 • 105 min
Behind the scenes of "The Martian" movie with Andy Weir, Jason Howell is building an arcade cabinet, musician Clay Bell performs live, Steve Gibson talks Defcon and Black Hat, and more.
15. Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit
Aired 15 August 2015 • 82 min
Saving Neil Armstrong's spacesuit, why you can't sing the Happy Birthday song, and straight from Good Morning America, Becky Worley is here!
16. Note 5 vs One Plus Two
Aired 22 August 2015 • 92 min
Note 5 versus the OnePlus Two, Ashley Madison in disarray, and a way to make your GoPro footage look rock solid.
17. Social Media and Politics
Aired 29 August 2015 • 95 min
Social media is changing politics forever, tracking El Niño, and a car battery with super-capacitors.
18. 3D Printed Hearts
Aired 5 September 2015 • 107 min
3D printed hearts, what's so special about Intel's new Skylake CPUs, and Live from IFA.
19. iPad Pro & Kitty Cam
Aired 12 September 2015 • 104 min
Apple's iPad Pro / Apple TV / iPhone 6s event, Kitty Cam, the Dark Web, and the InterDrone Conference
20. Making Ready for World Maker Faire
Aired 19 September 2015 • 87 min
A victory for Dancing Babies everywhere, get ready forr World Maker Faire, and virtual reality in space!
21. iPhone 6s
Aired 26 September 2015 • 89 min
The iPhone 6s, BB-8 robot, and Pomplamoose.
22. Water on Mars
Aired 3 October 2015 • 90 min
The scientist who found water on Mars, rapping science teacher, and turn your smartphone into a doctor's office.
23. The Man Behind Tor
Aired 10 October 2015 • 90 min
Training for Space at the bottom of the sea, the man behind TOR, and why Microsoft fans are so giddy.
24. Back to the Future
Aired 17 October 2015 • 100 min
New Steve Jobs movie, speaker in a jar, and it's time to go back to the present.
25. Magic Wheelchairs
Aired 24 October 2015 • 109 min
Turning kids' wheelchairs into epic costumes, Ben Heck's Halloween hacks, and are the bots taking over?
26. Halloween
Aired 31 October 2015 • 123 min
Gamergate, monster maker, paranormal investigator, and Friday the 13th game.
27. Sub Pop and STEAM Carnival
Aired 7 November 2015 • 73 min
Sub Pop founder Bruce Pavitt, audio guru Anthony Grimani, and the STEAM Carnival comes to town.
28. From Floppy Disks to Machine Learning
Aired 14 November 2015 • 102 min
The tech behind machine learning, the man who still sells floppies, and the new iPad Pro.
29. Photography From 10-Thousand Feet
Aired 21 November 2015 • 75 min
Photos from 10-thousand feet, AirBNB for your pets, and the 17-year-old who's going to save the world from Ebola
30. Cooking for Geeks
Aired 26 November 2015 • 78 min
Cooking for Geeks Author Jeff Potter and F-Secure CRO Mikko Hyponnen
31. Top Video Games for the Holidays
Aired 5 December 2015 • 89 min
Hot video games for the season, kids get their code on, a 3D scanner you 3D print, and which VPN is right for you.
32. Very Maker Christmas
Aired 12 December 2015 • 81 min
Growing teeth from stem cells, a Dyson vacuum teardown, reggae artist Matisyahu talks to us about social media, and have a very Maker Christmas!
33. Star Wars and Santa Tracking
Aired 19 December 2015 • 86 min
Star Wars Despecialized and NORAD Santa Tracking.
34. Best of 2015
Aired 22 December 2015 • 75 min
The return of Captain Jack Ferret, Leo sets things on fire, and 3D printed hearts.