Geekshow Podcast

Geekshow Helpdesk: Glowing Petunias? Yes, Please!

-Have some meat IN your Rice: https://www.engadget.com/youve-tried-plant-based-meat-but-here-come-meat-based-plants-163654564.html
-Glowing Petunias you can buy: https://newatlas.com/around-the-home/bioluminescent-firefly-petunias-light-bio/
-Walmart is Buying Vizio: https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/20/24078060/walmart-vizio-acquisition-deal
-Hate your family? Go to fake Mars!
https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/02/17/0513216/martians-wanted-nasa-opens-call-for-simulated-yearlong-mars-mission?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-New drug makes food allergies less life-threatening:
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2004231
-OpenAI’s Sora will be the end of the world:
https://www.engadget.com/openais-new-sora-model-can-generate-minute-long-videos-from-text-prompts-195717694.html?src=rss
-More Vision Pro thoughts!
-Commercial lander
https://www.sciencealert.com/success-spacex-launches-us-moon-lander-in-bid-to-make-space-history
-Wyze… again.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/wyze-cameras-gave-13000-people-unauthorized-views-of-strangers-homes/
-Not the Glasses we want, but maybe the ones we deserve
https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/9/24067485/frame-ai-smart-glasses-brilliant-labs
-Sora, OpenAI Vidio generation is nuts!
https://gizmodo.com/openais-sora-is-a-giant-f-ck-you-to-reality-1851261587
 

Geekshow Live: Foggy Cheeks

Star Wars News Round Up: Sam Jackson "EVERYTHING YES" and Palpatine bones, Mandolorian video game. Trailers roundup including Deadpool & Wolverine and X-Men '97. Anya Taylor Joy in Dune, Madame Web not doing so well in the box office, and that long awaited Fantastic 4 casting news!

Geekshow Arcade: Nintendo Punishes Bowser

-Gary Bowser’s punishment: https://gizmodo.com/how-nintendo-turned-gary-bowser-into-real-life-villain-1851220075
-The Xbox fans will have their answers!!!: https://www.engadget.com/phil-spencer-will-address-xbox-multiplatform-rumors-on-february-15-193755729.html
-Disney invests in Epic Games: https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/7/24065281/disney-epic-games-investment-fortnite-metaverse
-Avatar Review
-After claiming the Activision merger is good for the gaming industry, they lay off studios:
https://www.engadget.com/microsofts-gaming-layoffs-include-86-jobs-at-skylanders-studio-toys-for-bob-182241293.html?src=rss
-Skull and Bones might be decent?
https://www.ign.com/articles/skull-and-bones-review
-Another AMAZING gaming story from Owen.
https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-created-a-floating-controller-to-celebrate-dune-part-2
-Fairly large update 6 coming to Baldurs Gate 3. Better kissing!
https://www.ign.com/articles/baldurs-gate-3s-hefty-patch-6-improves-kissing-adds-new-camp-idle-animations-and-a-whole-lot-more
-Nvidia has entered the (AI) Chat
https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/13/24071645/nvidia-ai-chatbot-chat-with-rtx-tech-demo-hands-on

Geekshow Helpdesk: Mutant Wuvs

-Tesla has officially won the charging wars: https://www.engadget.com/tesla-has-won-the-ev-charging-wars-155726724.html
-Philips insane outdoor display: https://www.techradar.com/pro/geeks-look-away-philips-pds-unveils-outdoor-led-display-with-10000-nits-brightness-and-7680hz-refresh-rate-and-yes-ive-asked-and-theres-no-typo-in-these-numbers
-Dick Move Amazon: https://www.theverge.com/24071417/amazon-prime-video-no-dolby-vision-atmos
-Mutant wolves from Chernobyl have developed resistance to cancer:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/02/11/2058259/chernobyls-mutant-wolves-appear-to-have-developed-resistance-to-cancer?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Flipper Zero is getting banned in Canada:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/02/09/201224/canada-moves-to-ban-the-flipper-zero-over-car-hacking-fears?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Funimation is destroying your digital library:
https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/24/02/08/185252/funimation-is-shutting-down-and-taking-your-digital-library-with-it?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Bluesky opens to everyone:
https://www.engadget.com/bluesky-has-added-almost-a-million-users-one-day-after-opening-to-the-public-004854186.html?src=rss
-Dyson has a new awesome hair dryer:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/8/24063308/dyson-supersonic-r-hairdryer-beauty-tech
-Dang it EU. I was hoping you’d solve my blue bubble blues.
https://www.engadget.com/apple-wont-have-to-make-imessage-work-with-other-messaging-services-eu-says-153458681.html
-Toothbrush attacks!
https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/smart-home/3-million-smart-toothbrushes-were-not-used-in-a-ddos-attack-but-they-could-have-been/ alas. Too good of a story to be true. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/viral-news-story-of-botnet-with-3-million-toothbrushes-was-too-good-to-be-true/
-Space Operations! 
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/10/1230628268/space-station-robot-remote-controlled-surgery

Geekshow Live! Aegon's Sister Wives

Nolan confesses, Jurassic World, new Predator movie/universe, Coyote vs Acme...again, Aegon's Conquest, Evil Dead, Wynona Earp, Donald Glover has supreme confidence, Rebecca reviews Lisa Frankenstein, lots more 

Geekshow Arcade: Coming of Age

-More on The Day Before: https://www.pcgamer.com/the-day-before-was-an-even-bigger-disaster-than-you-thought-devs-reportedly-made-to-pay-fines-for-bad-work-learned-it-was-an-mmo-from-the-trailers-and-no-ones-sure-where-the-bosses-are/
-Xbox toxic superfans are in crisis, and it’s hilarious to watch: https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-may-bring-bethesdas-starfield-and-indiana-jones-games-to-the-ps5-after-all-154823503.html?src=rss
-Sony State of Play: https://www.polygon.com/2024/1/31/24057143/playstation-sony-state-of-play-ps5-showcase-announcements-trailers
-In the same vein as toxic M$ superfans. This is all stemming from a job listing? Also, if Xbox games go multiplatform… Do I still care about the xbox console? https://gamerant.com/halo-7-target-platforms-leak/
-GamePass getting 7 new games in Feb https://gamerant.com/xbox-game-pass-february-2024-games-list/
Train Sim World 4 7th
Madden NFL 8th
Resident Evil 3 Remake 13th
A Little to the Left 14th
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night 14th
PlateUp 15th
Return to Grace 15th
-I have prepared a game to play on the show! (It counts as 2 stories because I expect it to take the time of 2 stories. TONY!)

Geekshow Helpdesk: The Hubris...

-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

Geekshow Live! Big Deck Energy

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 

Arcade: Apple Did a Good Thing?...

-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

Geekshow Helpdesk: Zuck Zuck’s Hawaiin Compound

-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/