Geekshow Podcast

Geekshow Helpdesk: Split on AI

Tony:
-Carbonation Station: Bucked Up Orange and Dr Bum
-Tony’s Top 10 (no particular order)-
Ubiquiti Network Completed
Status Pro X
Learning that my Sengled Bulbs can just use Zigbee
Traeger Woodridge XL
Stuff I backed on Kickstarter?… Snapmaker U1 and Eufymake
-Tony’s Festivus List:
AI Push and everything that entails
RFK Jr is bad for medical science
Microsoft in general
-Freed from the shackles of your youth’s gmail name: https://www.howtogeek.com/google-is-finally-letting-users-change-their-gmail-address/
Jarron: 
-Favorite gadgets of the Year
Apple Watch Ultra 3
Amazfit Active 2
Panasonic LUMIX S9
Arctis Gamebuds
-Coolest Tech of the year
Tandem OLED
Pebble comeback
Snapmaker U1
Dyson Pencil Vac
-Festivus List
AI, AI, AI ! ! ! !
RAM Shortage
DJI Ban
Everything about Microsoft
Owen:
-Neuromorphic skin for robots! 
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/12/29/2344207/researchers-make-neuromorphic-artificial-skin-for-robots
-It’s getting desperate out there… DIY RAM
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/russian-enthusiasts-are-building-their-own-ddr5-ram-amidst-the-worldwide-shortage-as-easy-as-sourcing-your-own-memory-modules-and-soldering-them-on-empty-pcbs
-My list of stuff.
ChatGPT 4.5 - 5.2, what a ride. 
ProxMox Server and self hosting
G-Helper
Pixel 10 Pro XL
Xbox Family Safety
Steam Family Sharing
ASUS RT-AX86U Zaku II gundam router running Merlin
Xbox and GamePass - hear me out here….
Infini Mic - specifically grateful to the Patrons
My biggest tech inspirations.
Lando:
-The Tech List!!
Cancer Vax (Jan) https://gizmodo.com/three-years-after-experimental-vaccine-these-patients-are-still-cancer-free-2000559585
ABS System (Got the full go ahead in Sept) (Feb) https://www.robotics247.com/article/robot_umpire_automated_ball_strike_abs_system_debuts_at_mlb_spring_training
BYD (March) https://www.theverge.com/news/631552/byd-1000kw-charging-ev-han-l-tang-l-battery
Torpedo Bats (April) https://apnews.com/article/torpedo-bats-yankees-6ac6c797ea935941ed1c0d0e51a7d870
Crisper Pigs (May) https://gizmodo.com/the-fda-just-approved-the-first-crispr-edited-pigs-for-food-2000597425
Airplane Robots (June) https://kslnewsradio.com/colleges-universities/uvu-students-pioneer-aircraft-taxiing/2217924/
Stephen Hawking Upgrade (July) https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/06/a-neural-brain-implant-provides-near-instantaneous-speech/
Manipulate AI with peer and social pressure (Sept) https://www.theverge.com/news/768508/chatbots-are-susceptible-to-flattery-and-peer-pressure
iPhone 17 (Oct)
The Bad Flu (Nov) (Called it) https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2dr8gzdz1wo
Honorable Mention? New X(Twitter) Features  (Nov) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/23/rightwing-influencers-outside-us-x-twitter-tool
Pebble Returns! (Dec)
Uncle Sqinky:
Ubiquiti Home Network - Great way to go
iPhone 17 - Great phone
Snapmaker U1 - Multi color printing with much less time and material waste
bonus not mentioned-5070Ti video card

Geekshow Live: 2025 was actually a good year for geek stuff

Avengers: Doomsday, Star Trek casts Thomas Jane as Bones and Kai Murakami as Sulu, Batman Absolute Universe,our favorites for the year 2025...list away, lots more

TV Show: In Space! - Ep 75: Deep Space Nine S2 Eps 8-11

**I definitely forgot to upload this on 12/25! Apologies! *Some audio issues with this episode, will look into it for the future!
Come with us as we dive deeper into season 2 of Deep Space 9! In this episode, we discuss these episodes: Necessary Evil, Second Sight, Sanctuary, and Rivals.
Please help Trek writer David Gerrold! http://bit.ly/49pkBaO
 
We have an email address now! tvshowinspace@gmail.com, send us your thoughts (only if they are nice).

Geekshow Live!: A Wish For Jeans That Fit

Disclosure Day, Brainiac, Avengers: Doomsday, Monsterverse give Wyatt Russell his own show, Disney's biggest streaming , James Cameron wants to do things that aren't Avatar, Rebeccaa reviews Marty Supreme, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Game Awards 2025

-Clair Obscure 33 won everything
-Everything announced at the Game Awards 2025: https://www.ign.com/articles/the-game-awards-2025-everything-announced
-Metroid Prime 4 Review

TV Show: In Space! REWIND! Ep 7: Star Trek The Original Series S2 Episodes 1-5

Welcome back to TV Show: In Space! REWIND! In this episode, we cover Star Trek: The Original Series season 2 Amok Time, Who Mourns for Adonais?, The Changeling, Mirror, Mirror, and The Apple.
We have an email address! tvshowinspace@gmail.com

Geekshow Helpdesk: Fungus? Not a fungus.

Tony:
-Carbonation Station: Zoa+ Pineapple Passion Fruit
-iRobot files for Chap 11 bankruptcy: https://www.engadget.com/home/irobot-has-filed-for-bankruptcy-and-may-be-taken-over-by-its-primary-supplier-091602257.html
-2 for 2 on Amazon getting caught: https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/amazon-pulls-its-bad-ai-video-recaps-after-fallout-fallout-220358758.html
-Voyager Probe is waaaaaay out there, man: https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/science/voyager-1-light-day-earth
-New Telescope! https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/the-4-3-billion-space-telescope-trump-tried-to-cancel-is-now-complete/?utm_source=bsky&utm_medium=social
Jarron: 
-Lightning only strikes once:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/12/15/2127228/ford-ends-f-150-lightning-production-starts-battery-storage-business?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-The CIA lost a nuclear device:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/12/15/1541213/how-did-the-cia-lose-a-nuclear-device?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Automakers are afraid of China:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/12/12/141238/major-automakers-say-china-poses-clear-and-present-threat-to-us-auto-industry?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Apple loses again to Epic:
https://www.theverge.com/news/842991/apple-epic-appeal-loses-contempt
Owen:
-Capitalism gonna capitalize. How about VaaS (Violence-as-a-Service)
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/12/08/2359222/193-cybercrims-arrested-accused-of-plotting-violence-as-a-service
-Apocalypse opening moves…
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/dual-pcb-linux-computer-with-843-components-designed-by-ai-boots-on-first-attempt-project-speedrun-was-made-in-just-one-week-and-required-less-than-40-hours-of-human-work
Lando:
-Micro RGB TVs at CES
https://www.engadget.com/home/home-theater/lg-will-debut-its-first-micro-rgb-television-at-ces-010037923.html?guccounter=1
-Parisidic plants are a thing!
https://scitechdaily.com/this-mushroom-isnt-a-fungus-at-all-its-one-of-the-strangest-plants-on-earth/

Geekshow Live!: Dopey In The Corner

Supergirl, Starfleet Academy, The Boys, Street Fighter, Lanterns, 28 Years later 3, Torso, Disney OpenAI (what could go wrong?) lots more

TV Show: In Space! - Ep 74: Deep Space Nine S2 Eps 4-7

Come with us as we dive deeper into season 2 of Deep Space 9! In this episode, we discuss these episodes: Invasive Procedures, Cardassians, Melora, and Rules of Acquisition.
We have an email address now! tvshowinspace@gmail.com, send us your thoughts (only if they are nice).

Geekshow Helpdesk: Freaking Monsanto...

Tony:
-Carbonation Station: 3D Energy Blueberry Mist
 
-Smart Phones are risky for kids (duh): https://futurism.com/health-medicine/grim-happenings-kids-smartphones
 
-Stop me if you’ve heard this one before…: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/researcher-finds-undocumented-microphone-and-major-security-flaws-in-sipeed-nanokvm
 
-New Amazfit watch leaked: https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/smartwatches/forget-the-apple-watch-se-3-it-looks-like-a-big-sequel-to-our-best-ever-cheap-fitness-watch-has-just-leaked
 
Jarron: 
-Dell and HP disable HEVC support in their laptops for some reason:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/11/21/0616243/hp-and-dell-disable-hevc-support-built-into-their-laptops-cpus?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
 
-Cool gadget:
https://www.theverge.com/news/838885/xteink-x4-e-reader-magnetic-apple-iphone-google-pixel
 
-Maybe don’t buy that toilet camera. 
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/despite-accessing-user-data-kohler-still-says-its-smart-toilet-cameras-use-e2ee/
 
Owen:
-Australia bans social media for kids under 16.
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/12/09/2112230/millions-of-australian-teens-lose-access-to-social-media-as-ban-takes-effect
 
-I would LOVE to see Monsanto get sued out of existence.
https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/12/09/053254/science-journal-retracts-study-on-safety-of-monsantos-roundup
 
Lando:
-New Smart Ring!
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/09/pebbles-founder-introduces-a-75-ai-smart-ring-for-recording-brief-notes-with-a-press-of-a-button/