Geekshow Podcast

Geekshow Helpdesk: Jarron’s Jammin Cicadas

Tony:
-Carbonation Station: FitAid Mango Sorbet
-New Bambu Printer: https://bambulab.com/en/h2s?utm_source=edm&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=h2s&sc_src=email_681173&sc_lid=72590185&sc_uid=8fsv3NQxFz&sc_llid=49117&sc_customer=glb_Gr.lantern%40gmail.com
-Bambu H1C: https://forum.bambulab.com/t/h2c-is-on-the-way-here-s-how-it-all-started/191677
-Sure, it’s prison, but come on: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/new-jersey-prisoner-laments-reliance-on-floppy-disks-for-appeals-documents-which-limits-file-size-to-1-44-mb-prisoners-allowed-20-floppy-disks-in-cell-but-usb-flash-sticks-are-banned
-Trump admin kills wind farm that’s almost done: https://apnews.com/article/offshore-revolution-wind-project-stopped-trump-33214b9efb8f3f7a98c58299581bff9f
Jarron: 
-All the Pixel announcements:
Made by Google 2025: all the Pixel news and announcements
-Do you want DMs in your music app?
-Spotify is adding DMs
Owen:
-Cyborgs: Jellyfish Editionhttps://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/scientists-are-building-cyborg-jellyfish-to-explore-ocean-depths/
-My garage is why we can’t have nice things.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/08/junk-filled-garages-hurt-ev-sales-as-people-dont-have-room-for-chargers/
Lando:
-Trying to cure cancer!
With Bees
https://www.newsweek.com/bee-venom-could-help-cure-type-cancer-2108354
With cells
https://scitechdaily.com/researchers-uncover-cancers-secret-weapon-against-immune-cells/

Geekshow Live! Freudenstein

Futurama, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Lego Batman, Highlander, Doctor Who, Frankenstein, Doomsday, Fallout S2, Star Wars: Visions, Archie, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Gamescom 2025 News

Tony:
-Gamescom announcements: https://www.eurogamer.net/everything-announced-at-opening-night-live-gamescom-2025
-Asus: https://www.theverge.com/news/761481/asus-720hz-gaming-monitor-rog-swift-oled-pg27aqwp-w
Jarron:
-Silksong sounds super lame:
https://www.theverge.com/news/761451/hollow-knight-silksong-special-announcement-youtube
-Nvidia App is getting better:
https://www.theverge.com/news/760488/nvidia-app-dlss-override-control-panel-features
-RTX Hair baby!
https://www.theverge.com/news/760479/nvidia-rtx-hair-indiana-jones-game
Owen:
-The new Fallout Season 2 trailer dropped today. Looks amazing. Go check it out. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TsP09cZA7o
-Oh Roblox.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/roblox-ceo-resign-cease-desist-schlep-b2807586.html
-And now the story got picked up by MSNBC…not good Roblox.
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/roblox-grooming-allegations-pedophiles-rcna225877
-Helldivers 2 and Halo ODST: This looks great.
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/08/19/helldivers-2-halo-odst-crossover-warbond-xbox-launch/
Lando:
Lang:
-Leverless controller review
https://www.8bitdo.com/arcade-controller/

TV Show: In Space! - Ep 66: Star Trek: Insurrection

We're doing an insurrect!

Geekshow Helpdesk: Owen made it up

Tony:
-Googs announces their first small nuclear reactor: https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/google-announces-first-nuclear-site-to-power-its-data-centers-162627123.html
-New format - Mini SSD: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/china-introduces-up-to-2tb-mini-ssd-thats-3x-faster-than-the-microsd-express-used-in-the-switch-2-but-smaller-tiny-1517-ssd-is-just-15x17mm-and-boasts-impressive-performance-claims
Jarron: 
-Samsung pushing out improved mini-LED tech also:
https://www.theverge.com/news/758063/samsung-micro-rgb-tv
-HEXANITROGEN!
https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/08/03/2042230/n6-hexanitrogen-synthesized-for-the-first-time---twice-as-energy-dense-as-tnt?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Owen:
-Crypto strikes again! Be careful out there buying drives.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/seagate-spins-up-a-raid-on-a-counterfeit-hard-drive-workshop-authorities-read-criminals-writes-while-they-spill-the-beans
-AI genetics? 
https://www.vice.com/en/article/ai-is-talking-behind-our-backs-about-glue-eating-and-killing-us-all/
Lando:
-New best in Baseball, according to SCIENCE! MY Story will save!
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/science/baseball-statistics-babe-bonds.html
LANG, (you know the replacement for when Lando is watching baseball):-Lang’s new job with the new administration
https://digitalcage-tecniplast.com/en/products/dvc-digital-ventilated-cage-for-digital-vivarium.html

Geekshow Live: Robot Rap Beef

Krypto, Peacemaker S2, Deadpool in Doomsday, Star Trek, Looney Tunes, Alan Tudyk, KPop Demon Hunters, One Piece, Thunderbolts, Rebecca reviews Nobody 2, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Lando Loves OLED

Tony:
-Monitor refresh rates are officially getting crazy: https://www.techspot.com/news/108983-lg-new-oled-monitor-hits-720hz-pushing-screen.html
-Lotta weirdos playing Baldur’s Gate 3…: https://gizmodo.com/a-quarter-of-a-million-people-have-experienced-baldurs-gate-3-by-giving-withers-big-naturals-2000638548
-Big N making bigger prices: https://www.theverge.com/news/717610/nintendo-switch-original-price-increase
Jarron:
-Heretic + Hexen:
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/heretic-and-hexen-have-received-a-surprise-remaster-from-nightdive-studios-205747137.html?src=rss
-Gaben’s new venture:
https://www.theverge.com/news/718639/gabe-newell-valve-superyacht-oceanco
-Nintendy is killing it:
https://www.theverge.com/news/717163/nintendo-earnings-q1-2025-switch-2-sales
-This third-party controller can wake the Switch 2:
https://www.theverge.com/news/716763/gulikit-elves-2-controller-wake-switch-2
Lando:-Look! Letters that mean something to Jarron
https://mynintendonews.com/2025/08/11/the-nintendo-switch-2-apparently-uses-dlss-3-1/

Geekshow Helpdesk: They New Coked It

Tony:
-Carbonation Station: Mtn Dew HoneyDew
-MRI Machines are nuts: https://apnews.com/article/mri-machine-long-island-chain-necklace-24b4c34492811dd72b15c2fd26ec76fd#
-Ford is betting big on electric: https://electrek.co/2025/08/11/fords-new-universal-ev-platform-is-a-game-changer-for-30k-evs/
-Many states looking into Data Center power draw: https://kutv.com/news/local/utah-among-those-states-evaluating-data-center-power-impact-on-household-bills
Jarron:
-Computer science bubble is bursting:
https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/06/25/1730250/the-computer-science-bubble-is-bursting?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Perplexity offers to buy Chrome. Hahahaha.
https://www.theverge.com/news/758218/perplexity-google-chrome-bid-unsolicited-offer
-Goodbye AOL dial up:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/10/0626249/aol-finally-discontinues-its-dial-up-internet-access---after-34-years?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Google is keeping goo.gl links alive afterall:
https://blog.google/technology/developers/googl-link-shortening-update/
-Epic wins again:
https://www.theverge.com/news/716856/epic-v-google-win-in-appeals-court
Owen:
-It all began when AI overcame the anti-bot checkbox. Checkmate humanity.https://slashdot.org/story/25/07/28/2034216/openais-chatgpt-agent-casually-clicks-through-i-am-not-a-robot-verification-test
-ChatGPT-5 and 5-Thinking models released… and the launch was…bad.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/08/the-gpt-5-rollout-has-been-a-big-mess/

Geekshow Live: The Planet Tattoo

Star Wars: Starfighter, Highlander, The Batman 2, Spider-Punk, War of the Worlds, Star Trek: Phase II, Hulu, Final Destination, Poltergeist house, rebecca reviews Weapons, lots more

TV Show: In Space! - Ep 65: Star Trek: First Contact

NOW WE'RE COOKING!!!