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

by Alex Martin in Tech370 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...

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, Tech526 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...

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TWiT 256: The Shirtless Page Turn

by Jon Cole in Tech576 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...

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Engadget Podcast 182 – 02.07.2010

by Jonathan Downin in Tech733 days ago

Android has finally received multitouch in a meaningful implementation– on the Nexus One. The Droid and other Android phones will have to wait a little longer, but it is a step in the right direction. In the wake of the iPad announcement, Fusion Garage has started talking about the Joojoo again, but the guys still don’t quite see the appeal. Former Microsoft VP, Dick Brass, wrote a rather scathing opinion piece about Microsoft concerning their ability to innovate. The Engadget guys have a lot to say about it and this leads into a discussion...

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TWiT 233: Apple ][ Forever

by Jon Cole in Tech739 days ago

TWiT unsurprisingly starts off with a bit of conversation about the iPad, with John and Leo taking their pessimist and optimist roles as per usual.  The biggest debate over the usability of this hardware concerns the readability of eBooks on the LCD screen.  Leo maintains that he appreciates the ability to skim through articles in newspapers and magazines, while John argues that the paper-like qualities of E Ink is still optimal. Next comes the debacle over Macmillan books on Amazon, which were temporarily pulled due to a conflict between publisher/retailer...

Windows Weekly 132: Google Bing

by Jon Cole in Tech801 days ago

Office 2010 is the big topic for this week, with Leo Laporte and Paul Thurott coming through to give you some tips on getting started.  The Office Beta is currently public and Paul notes his preference of the Office Home and Business 2010 option, which offers Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook, and OneNote.  The Click-2-Run option for the beta is also a hot issue, considering Leo really enjoys the virtualization aspect and believes we’ll see many similar applications in the future. Leo talks about his recent attempt to use the developer build...

Diggnation | Episode 216 – Hippie Glenn Slurs

by Jonathan Downin in Misc, Tech905 days ago

This episode was recorded last week while Alex and Kevin were in Las Vegas for their live show.  It’s strange, but everyone seems a little more drunk here than during the live show, which was actually taped after this one. First up this week is an unfortunate example of why you kids should be careful while having fun.  The next story showcases just how untouchable Megan Fox is when even Seth Rogen can’t sneak in a peck on the cheek.  Kevin feels the pain on this one, but Alex has other preferrences. High schoolers play a big part...

Engadget Podcast 156 – 07.24.2009

by Jonathan Downin in Tech931 days ago

There has been a lot of hope leading up to the release of the HTC Hero that it would be the 1st real Android showcase, but unfortunately, this isn’t the case.  Again, the hardware is just not up to the task with it lacking in pure horsepower and the keyboard simply not delivering.  Maybe next time.  Catch the details in Joshua’s review. The announcement of the partnership between Plastic Logic and Barnes & Noble shows promise as the first platform that could rival Amazon’s Kindle.  This news couldn’t come at a better...

gdgt weekly 048

by Jonathan Downin in Tech931 days ago

Amazon remotely removed copies of 1984 from users’ Kindles last week and subsequently baffled many with the irony of their actions.  Things have since been explained, but it still spurs a lot of discussion on the still-present problems DRM poses.  It’s inexplicably weird how the book this happened with was 1984.  Irony at its finest. After developing HD-DVD, and subsequently losing out to Sony’s standard, Toshiba is now ready to produce Blu-ray players.  This is not too surprising after the recent announcement that Blu-ray...

MacBreak Weekly 150: Prove It

by Jonathan Downin in Tech933 days ago

The tablet rumor is running rampant again and the guys are always happy to speculate on new products.  Leo wants something with a keyboard and that is a common request from many wanting a small computing device. After returning from China, Leo learned that AT&T had measured he usage to be 250Mb while overseas.  The curious thing is that his iPhone reported only 100Mb of usage over that time.  There is something strange going on with this type of discrepancy and with the usage amounting to over $800 worth of extra charges, this is not a small...

Engadget Podcast 155 – 07.17.2009

by Jonathan Downin in Tech938 days ago

The Palm Pre SDK has officially gone public and this sparks a discussion about the viability of web apps versus full apps.  Joshua is excited about the prospects of the Pre getting some applications, but is down on the idea of web apps in general.  This makes sense in a weird way. The biggest debate here centers around iTunes and Apple’s choice to break the Pre’s ability to natively sync by posing as an iPod.  This is a big, clear statement that Apple doesn’t want anything but their own products to interact with iTunes in a...

TWiT 202: The Overeating iPhone

by Jonathan Downin in Tech949 days ago

With Leo out of the country in China, Dvorak gets hosting duties this week.  He does a great job at keeping the group lively.  Dvorak really is the only person on the level of Leo who can pull this off this well. The topics are a bit all-over on this one, but the CrunchPad gets some time right of the top.  This is a device that many would love to get their hands on and if the form-factor and engineering is up to snuff, it may just be a stealth hit. Bing is also catching some people off guard.  If you asked anyone in tech 6 months ago if Microsoft...

MacBreak Weekly 139: Deploy The Ponytail

by Jonathan Downin in Tech1011 days ago

Quickly up-front Leo mentions the rumors that Apple is looking to aquire some other big companies.  He mentions Twitter, but EA has also been rumored to be in Apple’s sights.  Apple is very cash heavy and recessions are a great time for acquisitions, but Twitter just doesn’t make sense.  With Apple making some serious waves in the gaming scene with the iPhone and iPod Touch the idea of them acquiring EA is interesting. The first real topic to be covered this week is the rumor that Amazon will be introducing a new, larger screen Kindle...

Engadget Podcast 136 – 03.06.2009: Who nerds the Nerdmen?

by Jonathan Downin in Tech1071 days ago

This is exciting news!  Joshua Topolsky is going to be on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.  The era of the geek becoming cool is upon us– or our mystique is just about to be outed as non-existent.  We’ll see which way the pendulum swings on Monday.  Joshua promises he’ll have something cool to show on the program. More talk about the Eee Keyboard.  As weird as it is, along with Ryan Block from yesterday’s gdgt weekly, these guys are really up on it.  The novelty factor must be at just the right level for this to be something...

TWiT 184: Hard Times For Hard Copy

by Jonathan Downin in Tech1076 days ago

Print media has been slowly losing steam and now it is quickly dying.  With recent closings around the country of many long-running newspapers, people in print must be pretty nervous. A pretty good discussion on the Kindle 2 here. Alex Lindsay predicts that we will see an iPhone/iPod Touch device from Apple in the same form-factor as the Kindle by July of this year.  Everyone is still waiting for the mythical Apple tablet.  With the app store and mobile OS X in place, it seems like the posibility is increasingly becoming more and more likely. Apple...

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