Geekshow Podcast

Geekshow Arcade: Big Sony State of Play!

-We’re all surprised it took this long: https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/18/24248602/nintendo-pokemon-palworld-pocketpair-patent-infringement-lawsuit
-New Sony gaming monitors, yowza… https://www.engadget.com/computing/accessories/sonys-latest-inzone-monitors-are-made-for-fps-and-ps5-gamers-160045831.html
-PS State of Play announcements:
https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-state-of-play-september-2024-announcements
-Sorry Assassins Creed fans… Ubisoft flaked on the Tokyo Games Show… and also the press previews.
https://insider-gaming.com/assassins-creed-shadows-previews-delayed/
-New game from the creator of Spelunky, UFO50
https://50games.fun/

Geekshow Helpdesk: Lando Loses Focus

-The Cloud Pendulum Swings: https://www.techradar.com/pro/aws-says-customers-are-turning-back-to-on-prem
-The news here isn’t the news: https://wccftech.com/snapdragon-8-gen-5-cpu-cluster-and-clock-speeds-revealed-by-sketchy-rumor/
-Twitter Block gets nerfed: https://www.engadget.com/social-media/x-is-nerfing-the-block-button-blocked-users-will-be-able-to-see-your-posts-214928396.html
-Blue Zones are bunk:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/09/21/065251/researcher-wins-award-for-debunking-longer-life-expectancies-in-blue-zones?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-iPhone 16/iPhone 16 Pro Max reviews
-Scraping as a service? ScraaS? 
CloudFlare plans to sell an option (AI Audit) to allow it’s customers to sell scraping access to their websites.
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/09/23/2038215/cloudflares-new-marketplace-will-let-websites-charge-ai-bots-for-scraping
-Surprise! Here’s some new software installed on your device. Unattended.
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/09/23/1949250/some-kaspersky-customers-receive-surprise-forced-update-to-new-antivirus-software
-iFixit finds the iPhone 16 to be the most repairable iPhone yet!
https://www.cultofmac.com/news/ifixit-teardown-finds-iphone-16-most-repairable-iphone-yet
-New Baseball tech! https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40401564/trajekt-arc-new-technology-controversy-mlb-hitters-pitchers-advantage
FTX crypto update-https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/24/sam-bankman-fried-caroline-ellison-sentenced-ftx-.html 

Geekshow Live: Off to Jotunheim!

Micky 17, Don't Move', Agatha All Along ASMR, Batman, Black Mirror S7, SIMS movie, Donald Glover on his Star Wars, Matchbox, movie theatre chains to bring you ziplines and pickleball (sigh), Lionsgate AI, Penguin director Craig Zobel wrote a fan letter to Matt Reeves, Rebecca reviews The Substance, lots more 

Geekshow Arcade: Flappy Bird is now Crappy Bird

-EA looooooves AI but not for what you think yet: https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-is-launching-a-new-social-app-that-mixes-its-sports-game-tech-ultimate-team-and-live-sports
-New Netflix Witcher Cartoon: https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/geralt-broods-by-the-campfire-in-the-first-clip-from-netflixs-the-witcher-sirens-of-the-deep-203810425.html
-Intel was in the running for PS6? https://www.eurogamer.net/sonys-playstation-6-will-reportedly-include-amd-chips-for-backwards-compatibility
-Steam families is live and it’s great:
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/steam-families-is-live-and-you-can-all-play-at-the-same-time-231044827.html?src=rss
-Unity is finally killing that awful fee:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/09/12/1615225/unity-is-killing-its-controversial-runtime-fee?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Jedi Survivor is mostly fixed on PC
-I bet they’ll only share with their family. - Valve probably.
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/steam-families-household-rule/
-Game Developer Tea! Annapurna Interactive team quits… all of them…
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/all-of-annapurna-interactive-has-resigned
More Sauce material: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/annapurna-president-nathan-gary-exits-1235993653/
-Flappy Bird. This is a good story!
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/09/how-crypto-bros-wrested-flappy-bird-from-its-creator/
https://blockchainreporter.net/flappy-bird-returns-launches-on-ton-and-telegram-with-support-from-notcoin/ - Web3 stuff re:flappybird

Geekshow Helpdesk: Tut tut, looks like an apocalypse

-Weaponized Pagers: https://www.engadget.com/mobile/pagers-explode-simultaneously-in-hundreds-of-hezbollah-members-pockets-190304565.html
-Starlink for Spying: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/chinese-scientists-use-starlink-signals-to-detect-stealth-aircraft-and-drones
-Starlink for planes: https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/13/24243594/united-airlines-free-starlink-wi-fi-connectivity
-Trump Gets into Crypto: https://www.engadget.com/general/trump-jumps-into-cryptocurrency-appears-to-know-nothing-about-it-130022525.html
-What the heck is this: https://www.engadget.com/social-media/snaps-fifth-generation-spectacles-bring-your-hands-into-into-augmented-reality-180026541.html
-OpenAI’s new model can lie to you differently now:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/17/24243884/openai-o1-model-research-safety-alignment
https://openai.com/index/introducing-openai-o1-preview/
-Do NOT ask OpenAI o1 to show you how the sausage is made, or we’ll ban you. -OpenAI
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/openai-threatens-bans-for-probing-new-ai-models-reasoning-process/
-OpenAi: SVU
Sam Altman abandoning Non-profit. Corporate Greed always wins.
https://fortune.com/2024/09/13/sam-altman-openai-non-profit-structure-change-next-year/
Elon Musk isn’t having it!
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2024/03/01/elon-musk-sues-openai-and-ceo-sam-altman-over-abandoned-non-profit-promise/
-AI and Fires!
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/16/1103962/google-is-funding-an-ai-powered-satellite-constellation-that-will-spot-wildfires-faster/
(don’t open this link too many times, it will time you out.)
-Impulse buy you DJI Drone now!
https://www.techradar.com/cameras/drones/your-dji-drone-might-soon-be-banned-in-the-us-and-yes-this-news-is-just-as-bad-as-it-sounds
 

Geekshow Live!: Mr. Sheffield!

Venom: The Last Dance, The Franchise, Beetlejuice drink, Green Lantern, Spider-Man 4, Crime 101, Jonathan Majors, The Boys, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Pricey PS5 Pro

-Rockstar is low-balling: https://www.ign.com/articles/rock-star-tells-rockstar-to-go-f-yourself-after-extremely-low-offer-to-use-hit-song-in-gta-6
-Executive is tone deaf? Yep: https://www.eurogamer.net/games-industry-layoffs-not-the-result-of-corporate-greed-and-those-affected-should-drive-an-uber-says-ex-sony-president
-Everything old is new again: https://www.howtogeek.com/new-cartridge-releases-are-taking-retro-gaming-to-another-level/
-PS5 Pro announced!
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/10/24167932/ps5-pro-sony-specs-announcement
-PSVR2 on PC review
-Minecraft trailer:
https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/a-minecraft-movie-trailer-gives-us-our-first-look-at-jason-momoa-and-jack-black-ahead-of-its-2025-release-143741392.html?src=rss
Thoughts?
-Lightning round - Balatro on Mobile
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/balatro-is-coming-to-mobile-and-its-going-to-ruin-my-life-173039968.html?guccounter=1

Geekshow Helpdesk: Doritos First Aid

-Huawei tri fold: https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/huaweis-first-tri-fold-phone-starts-at-an-eye-watering-2800-145113669.html?guccounter=1
-Doritos make you invisible?: https://www.yahoo.com/news/dye-doritos-used-experiment-magic-142003405.html?guccounter=1
-Apple Event
https://www.theverge.com/24239739/apple-iphone-16-event-announcements-watch-series-10-airpods
-New DJI drone to drool over:
https://www.engadget.com/cameras/dji-neo-hands-on-a-powerful-and-lightweight-200-drone-130039169.html?src=rss
-OTC glucose monitor is out;
https://www.engadget.com/wearables/abbotts-otc-glucose-monitor-is-now-available-in-the-us-170036887.html?src=rss
https://www.medtechdive.com/news/abbott-dexcom-over-the-counter-cgm-launch/719928/
-A different type of apple event.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/apple-must-pay-e13-billion-in-back-taxes-after-losing-final-appeal/
-Starliner is back:
https://www.engadget.com/science/space/boeings-starliner-is-back-without-the-astronauts-it-flew-to-the-iss-110013469.html?src=rss

Geekshow Live! Connecticut?

Minecraft movie, Alien: Earth, Alison Brie is Evil-Lyn, Todd Stashwick joins Marvel's Vision, Ice Cream Man, Beetlejuice cartoon, Star Trek Day,Twilight, Rebecca reviews Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: The Zelda Multiverse

-Zelda officially has a multiverse: https://kotaku.com/zelda-nintendo-breath-of-the-wild-timeline-1851637896
-Remedy teams up with Anapurna: https://www.remedygames.com/article/remedy-and-annapurna-announce-a-strategic-cooperation-agreement
-Gamestop wants a piece of the Retro Pie: https://www.gamestop.com/retro-store-locator
-Farewell Concord, we hardly knew ye:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/09/03/193238/sony-pulls-concord-from-sale-after-disastrous-launch?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-EmuDeck Machines:
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2046260
-Star Wars Outlaws early impressions
-Headset? More like Head-Dent! Amirite?!?
https://www.headphonesty.com/2021/04/headphone-dent/