Geekshow Podcast
Meet Kerry Jackson and his band of panelists! Together, they form the Geekshow Podcast! Every week since 2008, the Geekshow Podcast has assembled to discuss all the geek-skewed news and reviews. The Geekshow Podcast covers everything from movies and television shows, to the latest video and tabletop games! The Geekshow Podcast streams a weekly live show at 11:30 am Mountain Time, with tons of additional content released every week!
Episodes
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
-Finally someone is doing something about comcasts terrible name: https://www.engadget.com/comcast-agrees-to-kill-10g-branding-after-advertising-watchdogs-said-it-was-misleading-185550194.html
-The Hubris of Musk: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-had-twins-top-225513548.html
-Sports bros rejoice!
https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2024/02/espn-fox-and-warner-bros-discovery-forming-joint-venture-to-launch-streaming-sports-service-in-the-u-s/
-Additional Vision Pro thoughts
-The poop bacteria is coming for us all and we can do nothing about it:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/02/02/0051251/should-you-flush-with-toilet-lid-up-or-down-study-says-it-doesnt-matter?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Voting season is fast approaching. Prepare for the misinformation wars. Meta takes a step to help anyone still using facebook: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/02/meta-will-label-ai-generated-content-from-openai-and-google-on-facebook-instagram/
-We Finally Know How Ancient Roman Concrete Was Able to Last Thousands of Years
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
RIP Carl Weathers, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Tarot, Supergirl, Section 31, Thunderbolts, Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, Last of Us S2, Klara and the Sun, Rogue Trooper, Aliens is getting a Marvel What If, Rebecca reviews Argylle, lots more
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Friday Feb 02, 2024
-Get Spec Ops: The Line before its gone: https://www.ign.com/articles/spec-ops-the-line-will-no-longer-be-available-in-online-stores-2k-blames-expiring-partnerships
-Doom running on Bacteria: https://www.engadget.com/heres-a-video-of-doom-running-on-gut-bacteria-proving-you-really-can-play-the-game-on-anything-184629896.html
-Baldur’s Gate 3 wins 2023: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/baldurs-gate-3-made-more-134539731.html
-Nuphy Air96 v2 Keyboard Review
-Apple allows game streaming apps: https://www.macrumors.com/2024/01/29/apple-allows-cloud-gaming-apps-on-app-store/
-Embracer continues being the worst company: https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/01/30/0013254/embracer-lays-off-97-eidos-employees-cancels-new-deus-ex-game?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-PS State of Play: https://www.polygon.com/24050316/playstation-state-of-play-2024-when-date-time
-Horizon Forbidden West coming to PC: https://www.engadget.com/horizon-forbidden-west-is-coming-to-pc-on-march-21-173643297.html?src=rss
-Pokemon Company is going to investigate Palworld: https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/01/25/1144227/pokemon-company-says-it-intends-to-investigate-palworld?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-3DS and Wii U online services shutting down on April 8: https://www.polygon.com/23902744/nintendo-3ds-wii-u-online-switchoff
-Suicide Squad off to an,...interesting…start: https://www.engadget.com/suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league-pulled-offline-after-a-bizarre-game-beating-bug-161955046.html?src=rss
-FF14 live action TV show is dead https://www.engadget.com/the-final-fantasy-14-live-action-tv-show-is-dead-210614482.html
-Fortnite RETURNS! To iOS….in the EU: https://www.engadget.com/epic-games-confirms-fortnite-is-coming-back-to-ios-in-europe-this-year-040818909.html
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
-Apple’s Maliciuos compliance: https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/apples-new-policy-is-a-step-in-the-wrong-direction-microsoft-spotify-decry-apples-compliance-with-new-european-app-store-rules
-Zuck Zucks Hawaiian apocalypse compound: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mark-zuckerberg-reported-100-million-170214028.html
-What is Bluetooth Auracast: https://www.engadget.com/bluetooth-auracast-is-everywhere-at-ces-2024-so-what-is-it-224509414.html
-ARC for Windows review
-Apple VIsion reviews are in: https://www.uploadvr.com/apple-vision-pro-mainstream-media-reviews-roundup/
-Pixel 8 Pro can now read body temps: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1998991
-Unlocking Elon Mode. We’ve found Jarron’s new project.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12909207/Tesla-hackers-discover-secret-Elon-Mode-allows-FULLY-automated-driving-say-users-access-520-equipment.html
-NeuraLink puts a chip in a human.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/elon-musks-neuralink-puts-brain-chip-in-first-human-amid-federal-scrutiny/
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Leigh is back!! That Dune 2 popcorn bucket, Rebecca v Sundance, Thunderbolts, Supergirl, Tron 3, Book of Eli, Avatar: Last Airbender, Jurassic World movie, Deathlands, Rick & Morty,The Mothership, Solar Opposites, lots more
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Friday Jan 26, 2024
-The beginning of the end for Halo Infinite: https://www.pcgamer.com/halo-infinite-is-done-with-seasons-will-get-smaller-content-updates-from-now-on/
-Billy Mitchell’s name is still mud: https://www.gamesradar.com/nothing-has-changed-for-billy-mitchells-disputed-donkey-kong-scores-as-the-record-keepers-start-selling-educational-t-shirts-explaining-what-cheating-looks-like/
-Microsoft looking at more multi platform stuff: https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-can-now-be-a-good-publisher-on-sony-and-nintendo-and-pcs-and-xbox-ceo-says
-Disney Research has some awesome VR Treadmill tech that is mind blowing: https://youtu.be/68YMEmaF0rs?si=KCSP1sM5j66kH-A3&t=201
-The curious success of Palworld: https://www.polygon.com/24047254/palworld-pokemon-animal-cruelty-debate-ai-controversy
-Xbox’s Developer_Direct was legitimately awesome: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/01/18/xbox-developer-direct-2024-recap/
-Update on the Remedy/Take Two lawsuit: https://www.polygon.com/24040321/rockstar-games-take-two-remedy-trademark
-When your characters EXACTLY under the copyright difference % PalWorld https://gamerant.com/palworld-pokemon-ripoff-nonsense-copyright-infringement-lawyer-comments/
-Nevermind, you can spend as much as you want on video games… - China probably. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/business/china-online-video-games.html
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
-Next Level BS: https://www.autoevolution.com/news/betavolt-promises-an-atomic-energy-battery-that-works-for-50-years-without-charging-227764.html
-B free BS: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/mits-breakthrough-self-powered-sensor-harvests-energy-from-the-air
-More updates on solid state cooling: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/ssd-active-cooling-tech-keeps-getting-better
-The Rabbit R1 is an interesting AI gadget from CES: https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/9/24030667/rabbit-r1-ai-action-model-price-release-date
-A vaccine for cancer actually sounds real: https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/01/21/2224220/potential-cancer-vaccine-entering-stage-3-trials?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus announced: https://www.engadget.com/galaxy-s24-and-s24-plus-hands-on-samsungs-ai-phones-are-here-but-with-mixed-results-180008236.html?src=rss
-JP Morgan has 45 billion cyber attacks a day: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/01/17/1423212/jpmorgan-suffers-45-billion-cyber-attacks-a-day?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Thermal transistors will be the next big thing: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-finally-invent-heat-controlling-circuitry-that-keeps-electronics-cool1/
-I wish I could quit you TikTok https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/tiktok-requires-users-to-forever-waive-rights-to-sue-over-past-harms/
-HP is trying to channel their inner Tim Cook to justify their poopy printer cartridge policy https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/01/22/2015253/hp-ceo-evokes-james-bond-style-hack-via-ink-cartridges
-New AI Features in Google Chrome: Google is integrating new artificial intelligence features into its Chrome browser, including an “Organize Similar Tabs” feature for automatic grouping of tabs, AI-created wallpapers, and an AI-powered writing assistant for text fields in the browser. https://bgr.com/tech/google-is-building-even-more-ai-features-into-chrome-heres-whats-new/
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Indiana Jones game trailer, Until Dawn movie, Marvel restarts Daredevil, Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color, The Maxx, Spawn, John Wick Universe, James Gunn says 'meaningless cameos are one of the worst elements of recent superhero films', Godzilla x Kong Adam Wingard said 'he wants the movie to resemble the toy aisle in the 80's' lots more
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Friday Jan 19, 2024
-Smell-o-vision is back: https://www.engadget.com/the-aroma-shooter-wearable-blasts-scents-while-you-watch-videos-180006793.html
-Take Two suing Remedy for a dumb reason: https://www.engadget.com/take-twos-lawyers-think-remedys-new-r-logo-is-too-similar-to-rockstars-r-logo-181534083.html
-Big update coming to Starfield: https://www.ign.com/articles/major-new-starfield-update-will-improve-graphics-fix-multiple-quests-and-more
-Twitch is looking rough: https://www.ign.com/articles/after-laying-off-over-500-people-twitch-boss-admits-the-business-is-not-profitable
-Halo Season 2 looking crazy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBEgoaLZzXM
-Alan Wak II review
-Capcom is adding DRM to old games, killing mods: https://www.polygon.com/24034967/capcom-drm-resident-evil-revelations-steam-mods
-Ubisoft doesn’t want you to own your games: https://www.ign.com/videos/ubisoft-hoping-gamers-get-comfortable-not-owning-their-games-ign-daily-fix
-Billy Mitchell gets reinstated https://www.twingalaxies.com/feed_details.php/6194/twin-galaxies-statement/5
-New FFVII Game play trailer released. Neat. https://www.gameinformer.com/news/2024/01/15/new-final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-trailer-promises-a-destined-fight-between-cloud-and
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
-Crazy expensive super grill: https://www.engad;get.com/the-perfecta-grill-uses-ai-to-help-cook-a-steak-in-90-seconds-041030578.html
-NASA got it open: https://www.engadget.com/nasa-finally-got-the-stuck-lid-off-its-asteroid-bennu-sample-container-185814782.html
-Micron’s Next Step: https://www.techradar.com/pro/one-of-the-worlds-largest-ssd-makers-has-just-announced-something-that-could-make-ssds-obsolete-one-day-microns-feram-technology-is-faster-sturdier-than-nand-but-consumers-will-miss-out-for-now
-Apple has to gimp Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches for now: https://www.engadget.com/apple-will-remove-blood-oxygen-app-from-watch-series-9-and-ultra-2-to-evade-us-import-ban-194517839.html
-Supreme Court rejects Epic’s and Apple’s appeal: https://daringfireball.net/linked/2024/01/16/scotus
-epic-apple Devs can now disclose other payment methods within apps, with a catch: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/24/01/17/0015255/apple-revises-app-store-rules-to-let-developers-link-to-outside-payment-methods?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Like the puny humans, ChatGPT is getting lazier: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/01/12/1520200/what-is-going-on-with-chatgpt?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Kia announces modular vans: https://www.engadget.com/kia-announced-a-fleet-of-cute-modular-vans-at-ces-2024-004005807.html
-Ok, You caught us. -Google Probably. https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/01/16/2110250/chrome-updates-incognito-warning-to-admit-google-tracks-users-in-private-mode
-YEAH CES BABYYY! yeah it's finally here! Looking Glass Go. https://lookingglassfactory.com/