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This is Only a Test – Episode 13 – Maker Faire is Full of Wonder – 5/27/2010

by Alex Martin in Tech722 days ago

Will and Norm have Tested alarm clocks, DSi innards and rocket ships this week. They went to the Maker Faire where they saw the giant rocket as well as a giant spider, airsoft warships, and the guys that designed their Makerbot. The guys move swiftly on to tech news, including Google’s Android FroYo mobile operating system and Google TV, which they are not that excited about. They discuss the graphics card news coming from Nvidia and Intel. Microsoft have had a staff shake-up and with rumors of a $150 price for Natal, they wonder whether it...

Engadget Podcast

Engadget Podcast 197 – 05.22.2010

by Jon Cole in Tech727 days ago

This week’s big topic is clearly Google, as the Engadget crew is quick to establish on their latest podcast.  Before diving into news from Google I/O, Chris Ziegler joins the normal cast of wacky characters to throw in his two cents on the Sprint HTC EVO 4G.  It’s made obvious that Chris is romantically involved with the latest Android phone, labeling it the best Android phone on the market, though not leaps and bounds better than the HTC Incredible. After two fantastic segues, Nilay sets the stage for the focus of Google’s developer...

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This is Only a Test – Episode 12 – Lobot Strikes Back – 5/20/2010

by Alex Martin in Tech728 days ago

This week’s all aluminum foil, Apple, Google, and exercise equipment on the Tested podcast. Norm helped co-host Will rig his apartment with foil and other high tech equipment in an effort to improve his home network. In Google news, their I/O conference has brought word of technology that will allow web masters to use more fonts on their sites. Wave is now available to everyone. The Chrome App store could be Google’s revolutionary alternative to desktops. They also have a free video codec coming that will be an alternative to the...

TWiT

TWiT 248: Drowning In Connectivity

by Jon Cole in Tech730 days ago

Everyone on TWiT this week has a bit of a history in the podcasting space, so things kick off with an interesting conversation about Leo and Patrick’s history at TechTV as well as the nature of the podcasting medium as a whole. After that tangent, the guys talk about the newfound “oomph” of a lot of Android phones like the HTC EVO 4G and the HTC Incredible that truly give the iPhone a run for its money.  Patrick got to check out the EVO specifically, being impressed by both the hardware and some of Sprint’s offerings in...

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This is Only a Test – Episode 11 – The Eleventh Episode Spectacular – 5/13/2010

by Alex Martin in Tech735 days ago

First on the list of Tested products this week is a $200 alarm clock — the Sony Dash. The decadent bedroom accessory is the next evolution of the radio alarm clock, adding internet connectivity so you can read the news, stream music and video, and check Twitter feeds in the morning. Testers Will and Norm have also tried out Swipe this week — an alternative virtual keyboard which draws controversial opinions from the two hosts. Will details  Android 2.2, nicknamed “FroYo”, which sounds like it uses iPhone like pages of icons. Tech...

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This is Only a Test – Episode 10 – What’s the Right Price for a Kin? – 5/6/2010

by Alex Martin in Tech742 days ago

The Tested two have been using the Alienware M11x, Sonos S5 music streaming boxes, Psyko’s surround-sound headphones, and the iPad 3G. Some of these have reviews on the site, some don’t, but Will and Norm give their honest impressions here. Moving on to tech news, they discuss the unappealing data plan for Microsoft’s Kin“smart-dumb” phones — $30 a month for data (not including calls and texts) doesn’t look like great value for a phone that lacks many of the features of its peers. They also chat about...

/Filmcast

/Filmcast Ep. 85 – Edge of Darkness

by Jon Cole in Movies, TV834 days ago

This week’s /Filmcast is unusually dense, with Sundance canceling last week’s show and piling up the backlog.  Steve Weintraub of Collider.com and Dave Chen attended Utah’s indie film festival, prompting them to share their favorite films including Exit Though the Gift Shop and Buried (both of which were picked up for theatrical release). The trailer for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps starts off the news segment, inspiring a lot of excitement despite the /Filmcast crew’s general disinterest in Shia Lebeouf.  Disney recently shuttered...

TWiT

TWiT 232: Bread and Circuses

by Jon Cole in Tech844 days ago

TWiT starts off in a fairly predicatable manner, namely with a little bit of talk about the Nexus One.  Equally predictable is conversation about the upcoming Apple conference, though Jason Calacanis adds some insight by suggesting some television/movie-driven motivations that could be the logical conclusion of technologies like the Apple TV and Mac Mini. Next up is an editorial from CNN’s Bruce Schneier stating that the U.S. government is to blame for forcing Google to create a back door into Gmail, effectively giving Chinese hackers a fast-track...

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TWiT 231: Be Kind, Rewind

by Jon Cole in Tech849 days ago

One of the biggest pieces of news from the past week is Google’s assertion in China that could either break off all business between the two or give Google a lot more breathing room.  The commonly held belief is that Google did such a thing for mostly ethical reasons, falling back on their mantra – “don’t be evil.”  John has an interesting alternative take on the situation, noting that Google probably doesn’t want too much of their business tied into China’s overly-restrictive economic system. Continuing...

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TWiT 228: The TWiT Of The Decade

by Jon Cole in Tech871 days ago

For This Week in Tech’s final episode of the decade, Leo brings in both Kevin Rose and Robert Scoble to talk about the big tech trends that colored the last ten years.  The format is particularly interesting because Leo solicited ideas from former guests of the show, introducing a wide variety of topics for discussion. Kim Landwehr called in to bring up the ever essential presence of Apple in both the portable music player market (the iPod) and the mobile market (the iPhone), which the crew agrees introduced a complete paradigm shift in how we...

TWiT 222: 3 Dollah Coffee Pot

by Jon Cole in Tech906 days ago

This Week in Tech is down to a barebones cast, but that doesn’t mean there’s any shortage of news.  The first point of discussion is the class-action lawsuit against Facebook and Zynga, due to their delivery of deceptive, scammy advertisement.  Advertising is an oft discussed issue on TWiT, so it shouldn’t be surprising that nobody has anything nice to say about Zynga. Both Leo and Becky are positive about the California ban on power-consumptive televisions, but John isn’t sold.  Despite his typical antagonism, he manages to uncover some...

Engadget Podcast 172 – 11.23.2009

by Jonathan Downin in Tech906 days ago

The reveal of Google’s Chrome OS has been the biggest thing to happen in the tech world in a long while. The guys are talking about Google’s approach of reducing the computer experience down to a browser. Paul is the most positive, as usual, but even he is not sold on an OS that is based around a model that caters to consumption, with very few concessions made for any substantial creation. He wrote an editorial and has a video walkthrough of the early open source Chromium release that gives a feel for what the OS will be like. AT&T...

Windows Weekly 128: The Upgrade Conundrum

by Jon Cole in Tech931 days ago

This is a big week for Windows Weekly with the launch of Windows 7, for obvious reasons.  At the top of the show, Paul and Leo talk at length about all of the issues on Microsoft’s end considering abrasive anti-piracy tactics implemented at the expense of consumers, including notorious false positives in the authentication process. Paul has been under plenty of scrutiny for the registry hack that he discovered that allows users to easily perform a clean install using upgrade-branded Windows 7 disks.  Nonetheless, it’s a very useful, relatively...

TWiT 217: The A.I. Spy Club

by Jonathan Downin in Tech942 days ago

It’s a joke-laden show this week, but they are not all winners. Comedian and host of the Science Channel’s Future of:, Baratunde Thurston, is on and adds a lot of energy to the mix. Twitter starts out the topics with the news that lists are being integrated into the service. It is not available to everyone yet, but all accounts should have the new feature soon. Google is going into “offensive mode” with a round of hirings and acquisitions on the way. The guys discuss the use of peer bandwidth which essentially allows Google...

gdgt weekly 050

by Jonathan Downin in Tech1013 days ago

This week’s episode is a bit late due to travel issues connected to the gdgt event that took place earlier in the week in San Francisco.  It sounds like it was a big hit with a lot of people showing up.  They are holding another one in New York next month so stay tuned on details on that. First news topic up this week is that of Google’s CEO resigning from the Apple board of directors.  The guys are a little late to the game on this, so you have probably heard all the commentary you really need, but they do riff on where the big companies...

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