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This is Only a Test

This is Only a Test – Episode 26 – Gary vs. The Reality Distortion Field – 9/1/2010

by Alex Martin in Games, Tech624 days ago

Something Apple-related happened this week. Incidentally, Gary Whitta is back. Before they get to Apple’s announcements, Norm has been using Amazon’s new Kindle e-reader, which has recently been given a smaller, sleeker redesign. Gary’s sticking with the iPad Kindle app for reading, and Will has been tinkering with coffee beans. CyanogenMod 6.0 — a community-built version of the Android mobile OS — was released this week. It’s the main alternative to manufacturers’ own interfaces, which slow phones down...

GWJ Conference Call Episode 202

by Jon Cole in Games632 days ago

Gamers with Jobs returns to normal after their huge 200th episode bonanza and welcomes CastMedium’s own Jonathan Downin as well. They kick things off by talking about Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, which they were all quite impressed with. Conversation transitions to some general thoughts on $15 games on Xbox Live Arcade, namely that the quality of many recent games (especially Summer of Arcade offerings) more than deserves their increased price point. Julian and Jonathan dive into a couple iPad games, Kelti’s Oracle and Nova,...

tested

This is Only a Test – Episode 22 – The Norville Barnes Appreciation Episode – 8/5/2010

by Alex Martin in Tech651 days ago

Tested’s “Mac fanboy correspondent” Gary Whitta joins anchormen Will and Norm for a barrage of tech news. First though, they talk about the products they’ve been testing. Gary bought the Apple Magic Trackpad, but it hasn’t replaced his mouse. Will’s tried seven gaming headsets and a 12-hour method of coffee-brewing. Next they discuss future products, starting with rumors of new iPods and iPads, RIM’s new Blackberry announcement, and Amazon’s Kindle 3 announcement. Microsoft showed some impressive...

Rebel FM

Rebel FM Episode 70 – 07/30/10

by Alex Martin in Games657 days ago

StarCraft 2 commands the first segment, with Ryan O’Donnell (Area 5) joining the regular crew. Everyone except Tyler has played and enjoyed it and they have little but praise for the Mass Effect-like breaks between missions, the accessibility, and the ambient occlusion. After a break, they talk about the other games they’ve been playing recently. Ryan’s played a handful of iPad and iPod games — Osmos HD, Monkey Island 2, Helsing’s Fire, Aqua Moto Racing, and Archetype — all of which sound like they’re worth...

TWiT

TWiT 256: The Shirtless Page Turn

by Jon Cole in Tech674 days ago

As is standard practice for TWiT at this point, Apple talk starts things off, talking about some of the experiences the guys had with the iPhone 4.  The high pixel density “retina display” clearly impressed Dwight, who goes as far as to say that the iPad feels old in comparison even for the sake of reading text.  Conversation then turns to the iPad, which revolves around the issue that Microsoft has patented the page turn feature employed in iBooks.  Leo oddly holds some vendetta against the feature, while Josh admires the sense of...

TWiT

TWiT 255: You’re Holding It Wrong

by Jon Cole in Tech681 days ago

On this week’s edition of TWiT, Leo Laporte welcomes some of the old folks onto the show, including Jerry Pournelle and Steve Gibson.  To be frank, this results in a somewhat aimless show that hits on very few big topics but covers a lot of small ones.  So, as a word of warning, avoid this episode if you’re looking for discussion of the bleeding edge tech news of the week. The iPhone antenna “crisis” has swept the tech world by storm and of course opens up the conversation this episode. Leo brought in an industry expert...

weekendconfirmed

Weekend Confirmed Episode 15

by Jonathan Downin in Games686 days ago

It’s just like old times this week with Shane Bettenhausen sitting in the guest seat. Shane kicks-off the game talk with his impressions of Final Fantasy XIII and while he isn’t as hard on it as much of the press has been, he is obviously disappointed in how it turned out. The Nintendo 3DS is up next and everyone is still high on it. iPhone and iPad game talk finishes the first segment. Jeff’s thoughts on Singularity start the second segment and he enjoyed it despite its somewhat serviceable take on the shooter genre with heavy...

weekendconfirmed

Weekend Confirmed Episode 12

by Alex Martin in Games707 days ago

Weekend Confirmed starts strangely this week, the crew addressing comments on last week’s episode with guest Adam Sessler (G4TV) before getting into the games they’ve been playing. After 20 minutes of talk about the effective range of shotguns and the PS4′s draw distance, they address Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker. Brian loves it, but Garnett sees it as a lesser version of a console game. Alpha Protocol is next, and Jeff has some nice things to say about it. He thinks it functions well as a third-person action game, rather than...

Gamers with Jobs

GWJ Conference Call Episode 190

by Jon Cole in Games716 days ago

Every so often, the Gamers with Jobs get together for Rabbitcon, a meetup designed to facilitate the eating of many ribs and the playing of many games.  As is custom, they take advantage of this strange physical contact to play a lot more board games than usual, which incidentally opens up this week’s podcast.  The most talked about game seems to be an adaptation of Battlestar Galactica, though they talk about quite a few other ones along the way including an Old West-style scenario and D&D 4th edition. Rabbit finally finished building...

tested

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...

The Geekbox

The Geekbox: Episode 64

by Jon Cole in Games, Movies, TV743 days ago

This week’s Geekbox explicably starts off sans-Karen (she got stuck on the train) but inexplicably begins with talk about a Nintendo-themed early nineties animated show called Captain N: The Game Master.  Luckily, it doesn’t take too long for Karen to arrive and tell her tales about the suicide rate in San Francisco and the inconveniences of such an event. The iPad is one of the biggest topics this week and there’s much debate about the usefulness of such a device, with Higgins leading the charge.  Karen makes the argument that...

at1UP

at1UP: 04/27/2010

by Ross Adams in Games, Misc, Movies751 days ago

Things kick off this week with the guys discussing whether Gordon Ramsay should be added to their list of enemies of food. Following on from the bad CGW covers feature is an upcoming bad EGM covers feature, Mike shares some stories about why he personally isn’t a fan of some of the covers. Checking in for some gaming updates immediately gets sidetracked by Mike wondering why Pikachu never evolved into Raichu on the Pokemon anime. Jade surprisingly knows the answer and informs everyone about an episode which focused on the very question. Movies...

MacBreak Weekly

MacBreak Weekly 192: RAID!

by Jonathan Downin in Tech752 days ago

The Gizmodo/iPhone 4 leak story continues. Leo brout on This Week in Law‘s Denise Howell to talk about the latest development in this story, the raid of Jason Chen’s house. She provides some informed commentary about the legal implications of Gizmodo’s actions. Jon and Andy, while clearly on Apple’s side on this issue, offer some solid points as well. There is some other bits of news this week, including Israel unbanning the iPad and Steve Jobs potential appearance at the All Things D conference. There is a big discussion...

The Engadget Show

The Engadget Show – 008: Dr. Dennis Hong, Ryan Block, Rick Karr, ATI Eyefinity, and more!

by Jonathan Downin in Tech753 days ago

Get ready for some robot talk this time around with guest Dr. Dennis Hong. He has a lot to say about what he thinks the future holds for robots and their utility for us. Dr. Hong shows some footage of some of the prototypes he is working on, and he also brings in some retired soccer robots at the end to show them off in person. Rick Karr is back again, and his topic here is net neutrality. The segment is quite brief, but he does interview a prominent member of the Songwriters Guild of America who is arguing for net neutrality. A fun KIN parody...

4 Guys 1UP

Formerly 4 Guys 1UP: 04/24/2010

by Derek Lavigne in Games754 days ago

We finally hear a peep from the flagship 1up podcast, headed up again by Jeremy Parish and being called “The Ugly Babycast” for the week. The show starts off with Jeremy, Sam, Frank, Ray and Cameron Davis from Krome Studios discussing the exodus from Infinity Ward to Respawn Entertainment as they haven’t had a show since it started happening. The show then switches gears to a separate recorded segment which includes Tina and Nelson talking with Jeremy about seeing the Halo Reach beta. More somber talk of the recent Sega layoffs...

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