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Monthly Archives: November 2010

tekzilla

Tekzilla – James Cameron From Blu-con! USB 3.0 Kicks Ass. Android Beats iPhone

by Jon Cole in Tech447 days ago

After geeking out over Logitech’s new Solar-charged keyboard, Patrick and Veronica dive into a viewer question asking about USB 3.0 and its significance in the current market. They get into some actual motherboards and PCI cards with 3.0 plugs, as well as some supported hard drive enclosures and such that take advantage of the transfer speed. As per usual, the Tekzilla crew shares a website “they just can’t get enough of”, this time highlighting a unique search tool called Blekko. Patrick joins HD Nation co-host Robert Heron...

The Oddcast

The Oddcast – 11/05/2010

by Alex Martin in Games447 days ago

After stories about annoying baristas and free Nerf ammo, the Oddcast crew discuss 1UP’slatest cover story of how gaming history could have been different. Before the oft-delayed Gran Turismo 5 has even made it to retail, Polyphony are talking about Gran Turismo 6. They’re puzzled at the lack of Pokémon on Amazon Japan’s list of best-selling games of the last decade. Talk of a Shadow Complex sequel is a bit of a non-story. And Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood will feature a cameo from Metal Gear Solid’s Raiden. Next,...

Rebel FM

Rebel FM Episode 83 – 11/05/10

by Alex Martin in Games447 days ago

Scott Bromley is back. Now that’s out of the way, the remaining listeners can hear Matt’s account of the video his Area 5 team are making for the Entertainment Consumers Association. They’re raising awareness of the issues behind Arnold Schwarzenegger’s case against violent video games. Apart from the Supreme Court case, Kinect is the biggest games topic this week. Rebel FM’s discussion focuses on Kinect Sports, which works surprisingly well. Unlike Wii Sports, wide movements and hard smashes will actually help your...

tested

This is Only a Test – Episode 35 – The Podcast on the Edge of Tomorrow – 11/4/2010

by Alex Martin in Tech448 days ago

Ana’s back with Will and Norm to talk about and eat candy. Will still doesn’t like Google TV, but Was impressed by the zBoost SOHO Cell Booster that makes his phone usable at home. They talk about the MacBook Air, which they plan to put through its paces with StarCraft 2. Norm’s game has improved since he’s been using the RAT 7 mouse. They’ve been testing media-streaming boxes from Roku and Western Digital while Ana has been fermenting Coke. It’s been a slow news week, but they talk a little about Kinect, a chatbot...

Gamers with Jobs

GWJ Conference Call Episode 212

by Jon Cole in Games449 days ago

Gamers with Jobs is decked out with guests this week, welcoming Russ Pitts and Justin McElroy to the show. Rock Band 3 is likely one of the biggest releases of the past weeks and earns some discussion at the beginning of the show. The guys are clearly quite smitten with the game, sharing their thoughts on the keyboard implementation, user experience, points of entry, and so on with few complaints. They go on to say that this is clearly the best way to get into the music game space if you somehow haven’t thus far. RPGs cover much of the rest...

Giant Bombcast

Giant Bombcast 11-02-2010

by Ross Adams in Games450 days ago

After something about sports it’s onto real talk, video games! Starting with Fable 3, which Vinny has been playing this week. The guys have alot of issues with Fable 3 but the fact it’s still a really good Fable game seems to supersede the problems. After a brief comment about Costume Quest Jeff let’s everyone know the achievement tracking aspect of GiantBomb.com is very close to being fixed. Vinny’s confession to using console commands to play Fallout: New Vegas apparently caused some outrage on various forums, Ryan, Brad...

The Oddcast

The Oddcast – 11/02/2010

by Alex Martin in Games451 days ago

One billion hours are spent on Xbox Live every month. That’s the news that kicks off the Oddcast, once the baseball chat is out of the way. Take Two and Capcom both had some high-profile departures this week — CEO Ben Feder left the GTA publisher to “travel in Asia with his family”, while Keiji Inafune departed the publisher of his Onimusha and Dead Rising creations to make games elsewhere. News of increased PlayStation 3 sales coincides with the return of a certain über-troll to 1UP’s boards. The latest bad-parent-also-plays-games...

CastMedium Podcast

CastMedium Podcast 058 – 11.02.10

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Tech, TV452 days ago

This week’s episode starts with some more 1UP podcast news and then it is on to Erik’s take on the new Hot Pursuit demo. The Xbox 360 Kinect launch is mere days away and at least 1 of us is excited. The 360 also received a dashboard update in preparation for Kinect, but it fails to excite. Barnes & Nobel announced their follow-up to their Nook E-reader which is almost more of a tablet than an E-reader, but the $249 price point puts it in a good place. Rounding out the tech talk is more info on the android powered PSP phone. Jon and...

Mobcast

Mobcast 77: Kinect Special

by Alex Martin in Games452 days ago

It’s a Kinect special this week on the Mobcast. Shoe’s interview with Kinect Creative Director Kudo Tsunoda is spliced into Shoe’s, Demian’s, and Brett’s conversation. Uninterested by launch lineup, Brett is wondering if the traditional controller will survive. Shoe sees it as a casual vs. hardcore distincion — if it’s cheaper to develop a simple motion controlled game for a mainstream audience, why compete with Gears of War? Kudo tries to reassure them that it’ll only add choice and expand the audience. Even...

engadgetpodcast

Engadget Podcast 217 – 10.30.2010

by Jon Cole in Games, Tech452 days ago

Engadget picks their rumors very carefully and has cranked out a very high success rate as a result. Their latest hot scoop is the PSP Phone, which apparently has a motherload of confirmation behind it through pictures and multiple sources within Sony/Sony Ericsson. The guys talk about how the phone looks, the possible conflicts between games on the Android Marketplace and Sony’s offerings, and how this device might compare to the current PSP. Apple recently hosted a “Back To Mac” conference and predictably announced Mac OS X 10.7...

Filmspotting

Filmspotting #323: Hereafter / Top 5 Double Features

by Jon Cole in Movies452 days ago

Movies dealing with death are tough to pull off without seeming too hokey or heavyhanded, which is evidenced with the terrible performance of The Lovely Bones earlier this year. Fortunately, Matty thinks that Hereafter is a better executed in this way through the strong script by Peter Morgan. Adam isn’t nearly as sold on the film, mostly because of the clunky approach to actually explaining the concept of afterlife. The guys can both agree that Clint Eastwood doesn’t take any risks with the camera and doesn’t do a great job making...

tekzilla

Tekzilla – Bluetooth is Dead! Google TV Revue(d), HDR Video: Soviet Montage Interview

by Jon Cole in Tech452 days ago

This week’s Tekzilla starts off with the interesting news that certification for a new Wi-fi standard will essentially put Bluetooth into the ground because of direct connections from device to device. After dishing out some information about replacing a failing hard drive, Patrick joins HD Nation cohost Robert Heron to give the lowdown on the Google TV-laden Logitech Revue. While Robert praises some of the interface choices of the software and hardware, the poor codec (audio specifically) support and questionable ways to search for content...

playeronepodcast

Player One Podcast – Episode 210 (11/01/10) – Now With Keyboards

by Ross Adams in Games452 days ago

Down one Greg Sewart but the show must go on, the episode kicks off with a brief discussion of the news that Keiji Inafune is leaving Capcom. The guys are intrigued as to what he will do next but aren’t sure how big of an impact it will have on Capcom. There’s a little more Super Meat Boy talk, as Greg Ford shares some of his thoughts. He and CJ really appreciate how the challenge builds up as you play. Ford played the demo for The Force Unleashed 2 and wasn’t especially impressed, this leads Phil to talk about the full game. While...

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    Episode 092 - PTW ahoy!
    Games, tech, and the usual, for the last time. Hello Podcast Thing Weekly.

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