Geekshow Podcast

Geekshow Helpdesk: IFA! Not Just for Cows!

-Really cool Android option: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/fairphone-5-sets-a-new-standard-with-8-10-years-of-android-support/
-LG brief case TV? Wtf?: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/31/23853578/lg-standbyme-go-suitcase-tv-hands-on
-Teeny Tiny Jlabs Jbuds Mini: https://www.jlab.com/products/jbuds-mini-earbuds?variant=39953390633032
-X is adding Voice and Video Calls: https://wccftech.com/twitter-getting-video-and-audio-calling-feature/
-Always renew your domain name folks
https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/01/lidl-recalls-paw-patrol-snacks-after-website-on-packaging-displayed-porn/?guccounter=1
-New Model 3 announced
https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/1/23855176/tesla-new-model-3-design-highland
-Philips Hue adds Matter Support: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/31/23852589/philips-hue-matter-support-adds-bridge
-Pixel event announced
https://www.engadget.com/googles-pixel-8-event-is-set-for-october-4th-170334767.html?src=rss
-Pixel Pass is dead. Another for the Google Graveyard:
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1964271
-Are we ready for 3d monitors?! (trick question! They already exist! But here’s a new one!)
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/lenovo-adds-glasses-free-3d-to-a-27-inch-monitor-for-2999/
-What is IFA?!? (Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin aka International Radio Exhibition)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFA_Berlin
-You can tell that it’s neat by the way that it is.
https://pocketnow.com/best-of-ifa-2023/

Geekshow Live: Bangin’ Blue Beetle

(NSFW!) Do not text Chucky, Our Flag Means Death S2 ,ONE PIECE on Netflix, Warrior Nun,4dollar movie day, OG Jurassic Park, Doom Patrol, AMC on HBOMax, Disney + is dropping Spiderwick and Nautilus, Marvel shuffles TV calendar, strike update, Rebecca reviews Bottoms, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Areolas! Mission Accomplished!

-AMD says they aren’t blocking DLSS: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-claims-starfield-devs-have-the-power-to-add-dlss-support
-If true Lenovo did it wrong: https://windowsreport.com/legion-go-price-specs-release-date/
-FSR 3 appears!: https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2023-amd-reveals-long-awaited-fsr-3-tech-and-frame-gen-for-every-dx11dx12-game
-Baldur’s gate 3 review in progress
-Dark Forces and Turok 3 are getting remasters:
https://www.engadget.com/star-wars-dark-forces-and-turok-3-to-be-remastered-by-nightdive-studios-114002864.html?src=rss
-Immortals of Aveum review in progress
-The PlayStation Portal costs $200 and is a swing and a miss.
https://www.polygon.com/2023/8/23/23842770/playstation-portal-handheld-price-features-pulse-elite-explore
-Sony is buying Audeze for some reason:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/08/24/1830226/sony-is-buying-gaming-headphone-maker-audeze?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-ESRB is scanning faces to verify age - I vote we call it PP-FAE.
https://gizmodo.com/esrb-rating-face-scan-age-verification-1850674601

Geekshow Helpdesk: Hook Worm Party!

-Much easier shower phoning: https://www.techradar.com/phones/oneplus-phones/oneplus-just-fixed-a-phone-screen-problem-not-even-apple-or-samsung-have-solved
-MSI leaks next intel CPUs… OOPs!: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/msi-accidentally-confirms-raptor-lake-refresh-specs
-Cool Atmos feature that will probably go nowhere: https://www.engadget.com/dolby-atmos-will-use-your-tv-to-expand-living-room-speaker-setups-123021095.html
-New robot vacuum promises no-touch cleaning:
https://www.theverge.com/23845579/switchbot-s10-robot-vacuum-mop-launch-ifa
-Web Threads is finally here:
https://www.engadget.com/the-web-version-of-threads-is-finally-here-174909701.html?src=rss
-Apple supports Right to Repair bill in California:
https://www.engadget.com/apple-backs-right-to-repair-bill-in-california-072227964.html?src=rss
-Hookworms really are our friends:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/08/22/230234/hookworms-successfully-prevent-type-2-diabetes-in-human-trial?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-iPhone event announced -  September 12th, 2023
-Nobody really cared about Threads, they just wanted that sweet sweet @jarron handle. Threads has basically flatlined.
https://gizmodo.com/threads-has-lost-more-than-80-of-daily-active-users-1850707329
-Have you ever used Google Flights? I did not know this existed.
https://www.cnn.com/travel/google-flights-changes-searched-winter-destinations/index.html
-Netflix sees more usage and nearly 25% increase in new signups… wonder why?
https://deadline.com/2023/08/netflix-added-subscribers-july-password-sharing-crackdown-antenna-streaming-data-1235526018/
-Go India. 4th country to land something on the moon…
https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/india-becomes-the-fourth-country-to-land-a-spacecraft-on-the-moon/
-McDonalds may have a new way to fix their ice cream machines
https://gizmodo.com/ifixit-congress-right-to-repair-mcdonalds-ice-cream-1850784450 
 

Geekshow Live: My Favorite McDermott

Rebel Moon, Star Trek Day, Dune2, Gzilla x Kong, LOTR, Barbie IMAX, Rick & Morty, Gen V, WandaVision Loki and Mando, Atari 2600 is back, The Last Ronin game, TMNT will put their hands in cement at Hollywood Chinese Theatre, Tony reviews Blue Beetle, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Gamescom 2023

-Charles Martinet steps back from voicing Mario: https://www.engadget.com/the-morning-after-the-voice-of-mario-is-stepping-away-from-games-after-nearly-three-decades-111640482.html
-MS sells Activision/Bliz streaming to Ubisoft to appease UK: https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-will-sell-activision-blizzard-streaming-rights-to-ubisoft-in-attempt-to-win-uk-approval-075237079.html
-Gamescom Announcements so far: https://www.ign.com/articles/gamescom-opening-night-live-2023-everything-announced
-Half-Life 2 RTX looks amazing: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/22/23840484/half-life-2-rtx-remix-remake-nvidia-raytracing-community-mod
-DLSS 3.5 fixes the only problem with ray-tracing: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/nvidia-dlss-3-5-ray-reconstruction/
-Xbox 360 store shutting down https://www.polygon.com/23835645/xbox-360-store-offline-shut-down-july-2024
-Is Atari crazy? Or are they Geniuses? https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/08/atari-launches-replica-2600-console-to-go-with-all-its-replica-2600-cartridges/
 

Geekshow Helpdesk: Millenials Will Save Us!

-LTT problems update?
-AI art can’t be copyrighted (yet): AI-generated art cannot be copyrighted, rules a US federal judge - The Verge
-Synthetic Salmon Sub: I try synthetic salmon and enter the “uncanny valley” of taste | Ars Technica
-Reading brainwaves: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/scientists-reconstruct-dark-side-of-the-moon-from-patients-brainwaves
-So…we really can’t detect AI? https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/07/25/191208/openai-quietly-shuts-down-its-ai-detection-tool?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-FollowUp on WorldCoin; I definitely didn’t make this connection when we first talked about it: Original story: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/10/more-than-100000-people-have-had-their-eyes-scanned-for-free-cryptocurrency/
Update: https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/24/worldcoin-launch-sam-altman/
-Facebook is fishing for the Babel Fish: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/08/metas-massively-multilingual-ai-model-translates-up-to-100-languages-speech-or-text/

Geekshow Live! Cena v Cera

Scott Pilgrim, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Percy Jackson, Barbie, Prey, Across the Spider-verse, Ahsoka, Supermans suit, Kraven the Hunter, Blue Beetle, Lucasfilm, XBox360, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: That Wiglett though…

-OK fine GEEZ! I’ll play Baldur’d Gate 3: https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/baldurs-gate-3?ref=hp
-Saudi’s backed out of Embracer deal: https://www.ign.com/articles/embracer-groups-partner-who-walked-from-2-billion-deal-finally-revealed
-Quake 2 remaster: https://www.pcgamer.com/quake-2-remaster-release/
-ULTRARAM!!!: https://www.pcgamer.com/ultraram-may-be-a-silly-name-but-its-the-holy-grail-for-memory-tech-and-means-your-pc-could-hibernate-for-over-1000-years/
https://theceruleanproject.com/
-The Wiglett plush is…ahem…interesting: https://www.polygon.com/pokemon/23827459/wiglett-polygon-pokemon-plush-toys-gen-9-scarlet-violet
-Jedi Survivor is coming to last-gen consoles: https://www.engadget.com/star-wars-jedi-survivor-will-be-ported-to-ps4-and-xbox-one-after-all-064100551.html?src=rss
-Jumping backpack makes VR jumping feel more immersive: https://www.engadget.com/the-jumpmod-haptic-backpack-makes-virtual-leaps-more-realistic-160003718.html?src=rss
-RDR is coming to Playstation and Switch: https://www.engadget.com/take-two-ceo-says-50-for-red-dead-redemption-port-is-great-value-093553782.html?src=rss
-My Linux minecraft server Nerd flex is getting annoying.
-Quake 2 is BACK!
https://kotaku.com/quake-2-remaster-steam-switch-quakecon-64-release-date-1850727131/

Geekhow Helpdesk: Ruh Roh LTT…

-Gamer’s Nexus goes after LTT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGW3TPytTjc
-LTT’s 1st response: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1526180-gamers-nexus-alleges-lmg-has-insufficient-ethics-and-integrity/page/16/
-Samsung prototypes massive SSD: https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsung-256tb-ssd-teased-fms-2023/
-Fusion breakthrough happened a second time: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/08/06/2251255/us-scientists-repeat-fusion-power-breakthrough-for-a-second-time?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Automakers team up to create a new charging network: https://www.engadget.com/major-automakers-team-up-to-create-new-north-american-ev-charging-network-171532385.html?src=rss
-Lockheed Martin is building a nuclear rocket to go to Mars: https://www.engadget.com/nasa-picks-lockheed-martin-to-build-the-nuclear-rocket-thatll-take-us-to-mars-170035659.html?src=rss
-So… Aliens exist… and nobody is surprised… https://www.npr.org/2023/07/27/1190390376/ufo-hearing-non-human-biologics-uaps
-Echo Buds Follow up (For Tony!)