Archive for December, 2009

gdgt weekly 068 – Modern Warfare 2 geekout edition

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

This post is a reprint of a post by Ryan Block that originally appeared at gdgt weekly.

This year for the holidays, Peter and I decided to take advantage of the annual dropoff in gadget news to give ourselves a little something we've been waiting for all year: an hour to just sit down and geek out about the Xbox 360's and PS3's killer app: Modern Warfare 2 -- the biggest title of the year and the favorite game of team gdgt. We even brought on Robert Bowling (aka fourzerotwo), who graciously indulged our nerdiest of questions about everything from how MW2 was made to what classes the team at Infinity Ward plays with.

Oh, and perhaps best of all, we're also giving away a Modern Warfare 2 edition Xbox 360. Not bad, right? To win, just add the Xbox 360 to your Want list and link up your Twitter and/or Facebook account with gdgt (both or either one will qualify you). That's it! We'll pick a winner at midnight ET on Sunday, Jan 10th. Sorry, but this one is open to US residents only!

We'll be back next week live from CES -- with more gadgets than we know what to do with. Until then have a happy and safe New Year, and thanks for listening in 2009!

Placebo (Rebroadcast)

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

This post is a reprint of a post by Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich that originally appeared at WNYC's Radiolab.

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Could the best medicine be no medicine at all? Radiolab examines the startling power of the placebo effect, the chemical consequences of belief and imagination … from the symbolic power of the doctor coat to the very real stash of opium in your mind. Read More

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Placebo

Monday, December 28th, 2009

This post is a reprint of a post by Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich that originally appeared at WNYC's Radiolab.

From the symbolic power of the doctor coat, to the very real stash of opium in your brain, this hour of Radiolab explores the healing powes of belief and imagination.

gdgt weekly 067

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

This post is a reprint of a post by Ryan Block that originally appeared at gdgt weekly.

The year (and the decade) are winding down, but the gadget world tossed a few at us to help close out 2009. Obviously the biggest news was Google's Nexus One (AKA the HTC Dragon), but TeliaSonera launched its first LTE rollout, Verizon begun 10Gbps FiOS testing, and the FTC sued Intel over alleged monopolistic abuses. Oh, and just for good measure we finally have our surround sound gaming headset head-to-head up, pitting the Astro Gaming A40 with the Turtle Beach Ear-Force X41s -- clearly, you won't want to miss it.

gdgt weekly 066

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

This post is a reprint of a post by Ryan Block that originally appeared at gdgt weekly.

Thanks to a bit of travel we're running a bit late again, but the show goes on, and in this week's episode we're talking about the Fusion Garage JooJoo, Boxee and D-Link's forthcoming Boxee Box, as well as Apple's acquisition of LaLa, Dell's Vostro V13 and new communication division, and the possibility of 7Gbps wireless throughput courtesy of the WiGig Alliance. Oh, and we've also got a followup from last week's Nokia discussion -- apparently the company is shutting down its US flagship stores -- so make sure you don't miss a minute.

Shorts: In C

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

This post is a reprint of a post by Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich that originally appeared at WNYC's Radiolab.

Jad talks to musicians Michael Lowenstern and Zoe Keating about their remixes of Terry Riley's In C.

Shorts: In C

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

This post is a reprint of a post by Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich that originally appeared at WNYC's Radiolab.

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Ok, so last podcast you heard counting babies. Here’s a new spin…

Not too long ago, Jad was invited to contribute to In C Remixed, a compilation of remixed versions of the 1964 Terry Riley piece that quietly changed the world of classical music (and eventually pop music too). In this podcast, Jad talks to musicians Michael Lowenstern and Zoe Keating about their remixes, what they did and why. Then Jad plays Robert his own kaleidoscopic remix of In C: minimalism as seen through the lenses of fatherhood and Radiolab. For his version, Jad threw a few counting babies into the musical mix (actually, only one of the babies can count … the one that isn’t his).

Special thanks to Amanda Aronczyk and her daughter Mina (the baby who actually counts), to Bill Ryan and the Grand Valley State New Music Ensemble, and to Silas Brown and Jennifer Munson (for their engineering expertise).

Zoe Keeting’s new album, “Into the Trees” will be available shortly. We can’t wait.

And Michael Lowenstern, in all his tweaker glory, can be found here.

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Engadget Podcast 174 – 12.12.2009

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

This post is a reprint of a post by Trent Wolbe that originally appeared at Engadget.

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You are on the internet, seeking entertainment. There is a grue here. Josh Topolsky, Paul Miller, and Nilay Patel are discussing the week in technology news, including the new Dell Vostro V13, the Barnes and Noble Nook, the CrunchPad / Joojoo, and the myth of the Apple Tablet.

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Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Song: Ghostface Kilobyte - Jeopardy

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01:56 - Dell Vostro V13 hands-on impressions: 'yes'
10:16 - Barnes & Noble Nook review
16:25 - Major media giants to form joint venture for digital future, says WSJ
23:19 - Analyst noise: Apple tablet in March for $1k, publishers on-board, Verizon iPhone coming too
29:30 - Fusion Garage CrunchPad video conference liveblog
30:00 - Fusion Garage Joojoo tablet rises from the ashes of the CrunchPad
30:17 - Engadget talks Joojoo, Arrington, 3G, and more with Fusion Garage's Chandra Rathakrishnan
30:30 - Joojoo tablet hands-on (video)
43:23 - TechCrunch sues Fusion Garage over the Joojoo -- we break it down
52:47 - Apple countersues Nokia for infringing 13 patents

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Engadget Podcast 173 – 12.07.2009

Monday, December 7th, 2009

This post is a reprint of a post by Trent Wolbe that originally appeared at Engadget.

We're late, and we're sorry. You've come to expect your podcasts within a vague and yet rigidly-defined four day window, and we betrayed that trust. After all, if you can't expect to have piping hot discussion of the week in technology news delivered to your inner ear the very week it happens, what can you believe in? Sports superstars? Your government? Please, let's not be foolish. If you can find it in your heart to forgive us, you'll find that you're mere moments from obtaining a particularly inspired podcast for your portable listening device, one that's full of entertaining guests like Chris Ziegler and Michael Gartenberg harshing on Nokia, and a truly eye-opening examination of new media's search for a tablet savior. We'd almost say it's worth the wait, but we wouldn't want to presume on your valuable patience.

Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller
Guests: Chris Ziegler, Michael Gartenberg
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Song: BetaClubFieldTrip - You Belong With Me

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00:02:00 - Entelligence: What's the future of Nokia?
00:02:30 - Nokia promises to take "Symbian user interface to a new level" in 2010, Maemo 6 in 2H
00:02:33 - Nokia offers sneak peek at improved 2010 Symbian user interface
00:02:35 - Nokia slashing smartphone lineup in half for 2010
00:02:40 - Nokia launching only one Maemo device in 2010?
00:16:00 - Nokia asks own blog readers what their favorite part of the X6 is, gets funny answer
00:34:55 - Nokia Booklet 3G review
00:42:43 - Comcast takes control of NBC, promises not to crush Hulu
01:01:10 - Time Inc. shows off magazine tablet demo, plans future anger about 70/30 profit split
01:05:38 - Hearst launching Skiff distribution system and Kindle competitor 'by publishers, for publishers,' thinks you'll want it too
01:16:30 - The CrunchPad disappears in a puff of vapor

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gdgt weekly 065

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

This post is a reprint of a post by Ryan Block that originally appeared at gdgt weekly.

We're back from break and brought along with us a special guest: Michael Gartenberg, analyst at Interpret and an old friend. This week we're talking CrunchPad (and the death thereof) and the future of Nokia, as well as this week's news, including the FlipShare TV, Spring Design's dismissed injunction against Barnes & Noble, Lenovo's buyback of its cellphone business, Apple's Psystar smackdown, as well as the Kohjinsha DZ dual-screen netbook and the 1.3.2 update for the Palm Pixi.