Geekshow Podcast

Geekshow Helpdesk: Owen Gets Hosty

-Montana franken-sheep: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/montana-man-pleads-guilty-creating-003000858.html?guccounter=1
-Rewards Points Profiteer: https://www.yahoo.com/news/nebraska-woman-used-rewards-card-201751997.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEhJ-JHIsZjhbd1C6ejRGsj-6oLv2JVjsVDeUaaJRHW--2dKY18j8KY-MAb8MB5vVCtqwh9-hV-Ug-tPE0m24G2OIRG4P4JuP7U-aZmlPakO1MBHP-5g4b-mEnFr3C9VLVbCMVdoq95gSBaklbk3pSJidzWFYZUc1IGYQQJ1hS-8
-Monster new AI chip from Nvidia:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/03/18/2149257/nvidia-reveals-blackwell-b200-gpu-the-worlds-most-powerful-chip-for-ai?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-I really want this water gun: https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/14/24100940/spyra-go-electric-water-gun-blaster
-Read. The. Fine. Print. Automakers are doing some sketchy data collection.
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/03/11/2342228/automakers-are-sharing-consumers-driving-behavior-with-insurance-companies
-SpaceX gets Starship to space! Really cool launch.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/03/after-its-third-test-flight-spacexs-starship-could-soon-carry-satellites/
-Even the lawmakers are upset at McDonalds Ice Cream not working!
https://gizmodo.com/feds-are-tired-mcdonalds-broken-ice-cream-machines-1851338944
-Apple AI: MM1 Model, also Apple might use the Google AI
https://www.macrumors.com/2024/03/18/apple-mm1-ai-model-details/
https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/apple-reveals-mm1-ai-model-and-it-could-power-the-new-siri-20

Geekshow Live: Too Tired For Puns

The Crow, The First Omen, Teen Titans, Peacemaker, Waller, Rogue Squadron, Doctor Who, The Batman 2, Venom 3, Spider-Man, Eight Billion Genies, XMen 97, Salem's Lot, The EXCREMAN, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Lsndo has the Sniffles

-Epic gets its Apple Dev account back: https://www.engadget.com/apple-reinstates-epics-developer-account-two-days-after-banning-it-184118270.html
-Xbox dev preview:
https://www.polygon.com/24092248/xbox-partner-showcase-preview-2024-announcements-release-dates
-Epic will charge for non-gaming engine development:: https://www.engadget.com/epic-will-charge-non-game-developers-1850-per-seat-to-use-unreal-engine-162015997.html
-Ghost of Tsushima coming to PC!
https://www.engadget.com/ghost-of-tsushima-is-coming-to-pc-on-may-16-171130401.html?src=rss
-System Shock remake for consoles coming May 21:
https://www.engadget.com/the-system-shock-remake-finally-hits-consoles-on-may-21-190550537.html?src=rss
-AMD says 144Hz or higher is necessary for Freesync:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/03/08/2050227/amd-stops-certifying-monitors-tvs-under-144-hz-for-freesync?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-New triple A game studio Giant Skull.
https://www.eurogamer.net/star-wars-jedi-director-stig-asmussen-opens-new-triple-a-studio-giant-skull
https://www.giantskull.com/

The Space Show Show - Ep 38: Star Trek The Next Generation S3 Eps 6-10

Join Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Frost, noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson, Commander Robert Neal, and Commodore Leigh George Kade as they continue their voyage through all things Star Trek! In this episode, we continue into season 3 of The Next Generation with these episodes: Booby Trap, The Enemy, The Price, The Vengeance Factor, and The Defector.
 
Check out Pieman Graphics on Etsy for Space Show Show and Geekshow stickers! All TSSS and GS proceeds go to our friend Leigh George Kade. https://www.etsy.com/shop/PiemanGraphics

Geekshow Heldpesk: Tony's Worst Earbuds

-Terrible Earbuds Review (Ambie)
-Rivian R2 looks rad: https://www.engadget.com/rivians-r2-pre-order-numbers-hint-at-pent-up-demand-for-musk-free-ev-innovation-211755052.html
-New chip Startup promises 100x efficiency gains: https://www.reuters.com/technology/chip-startup-efficient-computer-raises-16-million-led-by-eclipse-2024-03-07/
-Let him have it: https://www.engadget.com/activision-blizzards-ex-ceo-bobby-kotick-reportedly-wants-to-buy-tiktok-210826589.html
-Apple’s plan for EU app stores: https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/7/24093437/apple-iphone-third-party-app-store-dma-eu
-Apple continues to screw with devs: https://www.macrumors.com/2024/03/12/apple-announces-app-downloads-from-websites/
-Rivian R3 and R3X:
https://www.engadget.com/rivian-reveals-the-45000-r2-electric-suv-and-its-siblings-the-r3-and-r3x-185640727.html?src=rss
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2008759
-First OTC blood glucose monitor:
https://www.engadget.com/fda-approves-the-first-over-the-counter-continuous-glucose-monitor-130008629.html?src=rss
-What useful bits could be scavenged from the Apple Car project?
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/03/12/2021236/apple-developed-chip-equivalent-to-four-m2-ultras-for-apple-car-project
-PSA if you have a Roku Account (meaning any device or the roku app)
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/03/11/2319210/over-15000-roku-accounts-sold-to-buy-streaming-subscriptions-devices
-More Bad Climate News
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/05/ice-free-summers-in-arctic-possible-within-next-decade-scientists-say
-3D WiFi!
https://gizmodo.com/scientists-say-they-can-fix-your-internet-connection-wi-1851326379

Geekshow Live: 50 Shades of Madame Web

Fallout, Avatar the Last Airbender, CERVEZA CRISTAL! , Disneyland news, Blu rays, Nicholas Holt, Dune 2, RIP Akira Toriyama, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: WB continues to make terrible deicions...

-MSI Claw gets release date: https://www.ign.com/articles/msi-claw-finally-has-a-release-date-and-its-coming-out-soon
-BG3 is HUUUUGE: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/baldurs-gate-3-physical-release-is-four-discs-on-xbox-series-x/1100-6521569/
-So long Yuzu: https://www.engadget.com/makers-of-switch-emulator-yuzu-quickly-settle-with-nintendo-for-24-million-203204698.html
-The PC Spring sales begin with GMG: https://www.greenmangaming.com/spring-sale/?utm_source=Fandom%20-%20Gamespot&utm_medium=impact&utm_campaign=&utm_content=1219987&irclickid=yFQTE-TRHxyPR4ZXQGSaRxkuUkH3aUxNMWCOxg0&irgwc=1
-Saber Interactive may escape the Embracer’s touch of death:
https://www.engadget.com/saber-interactive-may-escape-embracers-death-hug-and-become-a-private-company-203623311.html?src=rss
-More job cuts at EA:
https://www.polygon.com/24086077/electronic-arts-ea-layoffs-february-2024
-WB Games doubles down on idiocy:
https://www.ign.com/articles/wb-games-says-it-plans-to-double-down-on-live-service-despite-suicide-squad-failing-to-meet-expectations
-One step closer to obscurity: An Ai tale.
https://gamerant.com/sony-patents-ai-game-streams/
-Fallout is Cannon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kQ8i2FpRDk
April 12
Fallout 5
https://kotaku.com/fallout-prime-series-fallout-5-1851300965

The Space Show Show - Ep 37: Star Trek The Next Generation S3 Eps 1-5

Join Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Frost, noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson, Commander Robert Neal, and Commodore Leigh George Kade as they continue their voyage through all things Star Trek! In this episode, we head into season 3 of The Next Generation with these episodes: Evolution, The Ensigns of Command, The Survivors, Who Watches The Watchers, and The Bonding Check out Pieman Graphics on Etsy for Space Show Show and Geekshow stickers! All TSSS and GS proceeds go to our friend Leigh George Kade. https://www.etsy.com/shop/PiemanGraphics

Geekshow Helpdesk: Lando gets Hosty

-Creality K1 Max Review
-Apple Releases M3 Macbook Air: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/03/apple-unveils-the-new-13-and-15-inch-macbook-air-with-the-powerful-m3-chip/
-iPhone side-loading is here! Well, not HERE here… Europe here: https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/5/24090161/ios-17-4-update-released-dma-eu-third-party-app-store-nfc-payments
-If Dyson made a trash can, this would be it: https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/5/24091220/mill-smart-kitchen-trash-can-second-generation-price-specs
-Rivian will show of the R2 on the 7th: https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/5/24091079/rivian-r2-ev-launch-suv-price-live
-No more Android apps on Windows: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/03/05/1839259/microsoft-to-end-its-android-apps-on-windows-11-subsystem-in-2025?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-TikTok Ban
https://www.engadget.com/lawmakers-have-a-new-plan-to-force-bytedance-to-sell-tiktok-220408004.html
-Humans don’t have tails!
https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/we-finally-know-why-humans-dont-have-tails

Geekshow Live! STD

The Crow, Naked Gun, Tron: Ares, Superman Legacy, Deadpool 3, Kevin Conroy, Avatar: The last Airbender, Last of Us S2, Coyote vs Acme, Neuromancer, the popcorn bucket, rebecca and Leigh review Dune 2, lots more