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CastMedium Podcast 092 – PTW ahoy!

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Tech197 days ago

Okay people, this is it, for real. This is the last episode of the CastMedium Podcast. Not too much explanation needed other than we are taking this show into new territory. Game Thing Daily, and the recently launch Tech Thing Daily, are where we are doing our thing now, so it only makes sense to do this thing, there. We will still be doing a weekly podcast, and it will still be Jon, Erik and myself — just a little different. The CastMedium Podcast is transmogrifying into Podcast Thing Weekly (credit goes to Jon for this bit of genius). We...

CastMedium Podcast 091 – Media Consumption Corner #6

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc, Movies, Tech, TV211 days ago

It’s time for another Media Consumption corner, and guess what, here’s a fat list of topics: Games Uncharted 3 Beta (Jon & Erik) Team Fortress 2 (Jon) Dungeon Raid (Jon) Alpha Protocol (Erik) Frozen Synapse (Jonathan) Movies Dear Zachary (Erik) Splice (Jonathan) Television Star Trek: The Next Generation (Jon) Deadwood (Erik) Treme (Jonathan) BSG (Jonathan) Curb (Jonathan) Music Destroyer – Kaputt (Erik) AV Club – Summer Break covers (Erik) Whatever Else Game of Thrones book dropped on July 12th Erik and I talked...

CastMedium Podcast 090 – Google+ talk

by Jonathan Downin in Tech218 days ago

Google launched their Facebook competitor last week in Google+. Jon and I managed to force or way into the early roll-out and we have a LOT to say about our experience. Erik, in his typical curmudgeony fashion, is not in on G+, and he finds it difficult to muster any enthusiasm about a new social network. Since we record on Tuesday nights, we missed Facebook’s announcement on Wednesday. Luckily for you, Jon and I did an extra 10 minutes on Facebook’s new addition of video chat and tacked it onto the end of this one. You’re welcome. Note:...

CastMedium Podcast 082 – Google I/O talk

by Jonathan Downin in Tech274 days ago

Google annual I/O conference is taking place this week and there have been some big announcements. We have all of the day 1 stuff covered here, including Google Music Beta, YouTube movie rentals, Ice Cream Sandwich and Google TV. Google Music Beta is the most interesting of this bunch and it is pretty comparable to Amazon’s Cloud storage music offering. YouTube movie rentals is also an interesting development, but it doesn’t seem to offer much over many of the other rental services that are already out there. Follow us: @castmedium Jonathan...

CastMedium Podcast 081 – PSN and Project Cafe talk

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Tech, TV281 days ago

Get ready for a romp of a show this week because we are hitting 2 huge stories. First up is the PSN debacle and all that is surrounding this situation. We get through the details quick and focus on the fallout that may follow in relation to not only PSN users, but also the development community. The “Welcome Back Package” also garners a few harsh words. Then it is on to the Wii 2, purported code named Project Cafe. I am overly excited at the rumors, so Jon and Erik bring the more pragmatic responses. Erik closes the show with some...

CastMedium Podcast 077 – Back to the news

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Tech309 days ago

We missed hitting the news like we used to so it is back to it this week. Here are the topics we hit: Games Battlefield Play4Free Skyrim screens Updated Xbox disc format Mass Effect 2 Arrival DLC Xbox Live Rewards “Gamer IQ” Sweepstakes - http://rewards.xbox.com/gamer-iq/ Tech New York Times paywall Jon’s Android experience Amazon App Store for Android Follow us: @castmedium Jonathan Downin - @jonathandownin - Game Thing Daily Jon Cole - @jonathanacole Ross Adams - @randomlyrossy Alex Martin - @ADewiM Runtime - 40:07 Links...

CastMedium Podcast 074 – Media Consumption Corner #2

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Movies, Tech330 days ago

We are back this week with another Media Consumption Corner episode. We hit the Engadget departures and then get on to the consumables. Here’s a fat list of the stuff we have been consuming: Games: Dead Space 2 Pokemon Black Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes Dragon Age (1 & 2) Tech: Death of the Zune iPad 2 (Real Racing 2 HD) Movies: OldBoy King’s Speech True Grit Yes Man Also, I put up a video showing some games on iPad vs. iPad 2 over at Game Thing Daily, so check that out if you want a quick look at how the two iPads handle...

CastMedium Podcast 073 – Macbook Pro/iPad 2 talk

by Jonathan Downin in Tech344 days ago

We have been pretty tech-heavy recently, and that trend continues this week. Apple took it upon themselves to dominate the post-CES tech space with a sizable update to their MacBook Pro line and a move to outclass the forthcoming tablet competition. It was high time that I upgrade my machine so I picked up a 2.2 quad core i7 15″ with 1680×1050 (yeah, we messed up the resolution in the podcast) screen upgrade. It’s a fine machine and we touch on the upgrades in the recent Sandy Bridge iteration. The big news is the iPad 2. It seems...

Engadget Podcast 231 – 02.05.2011

by Jon Cole in Tech366 days ago

Chris Ziegler joins the show this week to start off the conversation with his experience with the new Android Market, which allows you to buy apps via the web on your PC and push the purchases onto your phone over the air. While that’s certainly a welcome change, the guys talk about problems with app discovery that could have been better addressed with this service. Google also showed off the Motorola Xoom in a little more detail than at CES, highlighting apps that were designed specifically for Honeycomb in particular. The Motorola Atrix...

Tekzilla 188 – Intel SandyBridge Recall!

by Jon Cole in Tech367 days ago

The latest episode of Tekzilla starts off with a veritable smorgasbord of topics, ranging from MacWorld gadgets, iPod warranties, and the situation in Egypt. The biggest piece of news by far is the recall of Intel’s new Sandy Bridge chipset, which is caused primarily by rogue SATA 3.0 ports. PC Perspective’s Ryan Shrout joins the show to fill us in on the details, which revolves around the fact that the problem is on the motherboards and that mobo manufacturers will be responsible for contact with consumers. Veronica got a chance to...

This is Only a Test – Episode 51 – Meet the Controversacast – 2/3/2011

by Alex Martin in Tech369 days ago

This week, Gary appears as his alter-ego, Ana, so they can pump out an information-packed podcast. They start with Google’s Honeycomb event, where Google detailed the forthcoming version of their Android operating-system, optimized for tablets. Intel recalled their Sandy Bridge motherboards, which would have caused errors in SATA drives over time. Will’s happy that they acknowledged and fixed the error quickly. Twitter followers of Google and Microsoft employees have been party to some petty squabbling this week. Norm explains exactly...

Tekzilla 187 – Best Tech Job Bets!

by Jon Cole in Tech372 days ago

After burning through some news, Patrick and Robert dive into the first big topic of the show – Portable Apps. Robert follows up from his flash drive recommendations from last week with the offerings from a company called PortableApps, which packages a number of useful apps into a compact footprint to take along in your pocket. In particular, he recommends installing KeePass, FileZilla, Pidgin, Google Chrome, and Sumatra PDF to keep all your information with you on whatever computer you’d like in a convenient way. The guys answer a couple...

This is Only a Test – Episode 50 – SKULLTRAIL! – 1/27/2011

by Alex Martin in Games, Tech377 days ago

Jeff Gerstmann comes all the way from Giant Bomb to talk handheld-gaming systems this week. Regulars Will, Norm, and Gary join him. Sony’s recently-announced “Next Generation Portable Entertainment System” is first up for discussion. The PSP2, as they want to call it, has an extensive list of features taken from home consoles, cellphones, and traditional handhelds. They run through these features and speculate about its future. They also look at its place next to the Xperia Play (often called the “PSP Phone”) and 3DS. A...

Tekzilla 185 – Best USB Flash Drive Speed Up Win 7 Install!

by Jon Cole in Tech378 days ago

There’s not much news to cover at the top of the show, with Patrick hitting on Apple’s success in the last quarter with $26 billion in revenue and huge iPad sales. Following up on a story from a previous week, Microsoft said that the vampiric data draw on Windows Phone 7 devices is due to strange third-party software, a problem which will be patched as soon as possible in an upcoming update. Robert gives a quick tutorial on installing Windows 7 with a USB flash drive, which segues perfectly into a discussion about the best brands for...

CastMedium Podcast 068 – 01.27.11

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Movies, Tech, TV379 days ago

After a week hiatus we are back. Did you hear that I’m the new producer for the Joystiq Podcast? Also, Jeff Gerstmann has been putting together a little show over the past couple weeks that you may want to check out. In games it’s all reactions and speculation on Nintendo and Sony’s latest forays into the handheld market. 3DS is coming in at a hot $249, and none of us are too pleased about it. Word that the PSP2 may have 3G connectivity built-in sounds nice, but wariness about data plans quickly quells our enthusiasm. Oh, and...

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