Geekshow Podcast

-DirecTV buys Dish network: https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/directv-to-acquire-rival-dish-network-for-1-subject-to-regulatory-approval-152041300.html -Fiio steps in to fix Apple Bluetooth: https://www.gearpatrol.com/audio/fiio-bt11/ -Who could have ever seen this coming…: https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/1/24259369/microsoft-hololens-2-discontinuation-support -Meta Connect announcements: https:/...

Thunderbolts, Last of Us, John Wick: Ballerina, Solar Opposites, Hysteria! trailer, Lanterns Bane and Deathstroke, Supergirl, Lando, "the house from...", Magic: the Gathering, Robocop, Picards tea cup, Rebecca reviews Megalopolis, lots more 

-We’re all surprised it took this long: https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/18/24248602/nintendo-pokemon-palworld-pocketpair-patent-infringement-lawsuit -New Sony gaming monitors, yowza… https://www.engadget.com/computing/accessories/sonys-latest-inzone-monitors-are-made-for-fps-and-ps5-gamers-160045831.html -PS State of Play announcements: https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-state-of-play-septem...

-The Cloud Pendulum Swings: https://www.techradar.com/pro/aws-says-customers-are-turning-back-to-on-prem -The news here isn’t the news: https://wccftech.com/snapdragon-8-gen-5-cpu-cluster-and-clock-speeds-revealed-by-sketchy-rumor/ -Twitter Block gets nerfed: https://www.engadget.com/social-media/x-is-nerfing-the-block-button-blocked-users-will-be-able-to-see-your-posts-214928396.html -Blue Zones...

Micky 17, Don't Move', Agatha All Along ASMR, Batman, Black Mirror S7, SIMS movie, Donald Glover on his Star Wars, Matchbox, movie theatre chains to bring you ziplines and pickleball (sigh), Lionsgate AI, Penguin director Craig Zobel wrote a fan letter to Matt Reeves, Rebecca reviews The Substance, lots more 

-EA looooooves AI but not for what you think yet: https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-is-launching-a-new-social-app-that-mixes-its-sports-game-tech-ultimate-team-and-live-sports -New Netflix Witcher Cartoon: https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/geralt-broods-by-the-campfire-in-the-first-clip-from-netflixs-the-witcher-sirens-of-the-deep-203810425.html -Intel was in the running for PS6? http...

-Weaponized Pagers: https://www.engadget.com/mobile/pagers-explode-simultaneously-in-hundreds-of-hezbollah-members-pockets-190304565.html -Starlink for Spying: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/chinese-scientists-use-starlink-signals-to-detect-stealth-aircraft-and-drones -Starlink for planes: https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/13/24243594/united-airlines-free-starlink-wi-fi-connectivity -Tru...

Venom: The Last Dance, The Franchise, Beetlejuice drink, Green Lantern, Spider-Man 4, Crime 101, Jonathan Majors, The Boys, lots more

-Rockstar is low-balling: https://www.ign.com/articles/rock-star-tells-rockstar-to-go-f-yourself-after-extremely-low-offer-to-use-hit-song-in-gta-6 -Executive is tone deaf? Yep: https://www.eurogamer.net/games-industry-layoffs-not-the-result-of-corporate-greed-and-those-affected-should-drive-an-uber-says-ex-sony-president -Everything old is new again: https://www.howtogeek.com/new-cartridge-releas...

-Huawei tri fold: https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/huaweis-first-tri-fold-phone-starts-at-an-eye-watering-2800-145113669.html?guccounter=1 -Doritos make you invisible?: https://www.yahoo.com/news/dye-doritos-used-experiment-magic-142003405.html?guccounter=1 -Apple Event https://www.theverge.com/24239739/apple-iphone-16-event-announcements-watch-series-10-airpods -New DJI drone to drool...

Minecraft movie, Alien: Earth, Alison Brie is Evil-Lyn, Todd Stashwick joins Marvel's Vision, Ice Cream Man, Beetlejuice cartoon, Star Trek Day,Twilight, Rebecca reviews Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, lots more

-Zelda officially has a multiverse: https://kotaku.com/zelda-nintendo-breath-of-the-wild-timeline-1851637896 -Remedy teams up with Anapurna: https://www.remedygames.com/article/remedy-and-annapurna-announce-a-strategic-cooperation-agreement -Gamestop wants a piece of the Retro Pie: https://www.gamestop.com/retro-store-locator -Farewell Concord, we hardly knew ye: https://games.slashdot.org/story/2...

-So long Anandtech, thanks for all the fish: https://www.anandtech.com/show/21542/end-of-the-road-an-anandtech-farewell -Its about time someone did this: https://www.engadget.com/science/self-storage-rooftops-will-become-a-nationwide-100mw-solar-farm-223004138.html -Control Panel is safe for now: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/27/24229436/microsoft-windows-control-panel-removal -Don’t work at Wel...

Borderlands, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Jurassic World: Rebirth, Marvels 85th, Dead Boy Detectives, Disneyland news, Amandla Stenberg, Dr Who, The Crow, lots more

-Who could have ever seen this coming?: https://www.ign.com/articles/square-enix-makes-playstation-splatoon-shooter-foamstars-free-to-play-8-months-after-launch -Nintendo Direct announcements: https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-august-2024-everything-announced -Borderlands heads to VoD: https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-movie-digital-release-date-announced -Worms is back: https://...

-We figure out why new AMD CPUs have underperformed:  https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/27/24229443/microsoft-windows-11-update-24h2-ryzen-cpu-performance-improvement https://wccftech.com/amd-branch-prediction-optimization-ryzen-9000-7000-cpus-available-windows-11-23h2/ -Douchebag getting comeuppance: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/25/24228184/martin-shkreli-wu-tang-clan-shaolin-lawsuit-surrender-a...

trailers for Y2k, Secret Level, Megalopolis (FAKE!!!!), housekeeping, Tim Curry returns to the screen, Anaconda remake with Jack Black and Paul Rudd, Pacific Rim origin story series, Ruiner movie, James Spader returns as Ultron, Channing Tatum has to clarify the Gambit accent was intentional, 45 MINUTES OF ACOLYTE RAGE

-The thing that excited me most at gamescom so far: https://www.ign.com/articles/amazon-series-secret-level-reveals-animated-stories-for-god-of-war-sifu-warhammer-and-more -Gsync gets cheaper: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-monitors/nvidias-new-partnership-with-mediatek-has-just-killed-the-module-which-made-g-sync-monitors-so-damned-expensive/ -Our new Patron Saint: https://arstechnica.co...

-Starlink gets super fast for Boats and Planes: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/99453/starlinks-new-mobile-community-gateway-tested-8gbps-down-with-no-land-in-sight/index.html -Apple opens up a teeny bit more: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24220323/apple-iphone-tap-to-pay-nfc-api -AMD’s latest CPUs are not wowing: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/amd-ryzen-9000-review-impressive-efficie...

Kraven, Deadpool & Wolverine, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Ghostbusters, Crossed, MOTU, Sega's Eternal Champions, Crisis part 3 update, Last of Us, Rob reviews Alien: Romulus, lots more

-Vader 4 pro review: seasoned controller user and newbie POVs -Red Dead Redemption coming to PC: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/a-red-dead-redemption-pc-port-was-proudly-announced-on-the-store-page-for-the-ps4-version-of-all-places/ -PSVR2 for PC is out and reviews are….mixed. https://www.theverge.com/games/24216389/psvr2-pc-adapter-review -New first-person action RPG with Arka...

-Nvidia being shady with AI training and web scraping: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-accused-of-scraping-a-human-lifetime-of-videos-per-day-to-train-ai -The origins of Gluten Intolerance: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-finally-identified-where-gluten-intolerance-begins -Big BIG storage on the way from Western Digital: https://www.tomshardwa...

D23 coverage, Saturday Night, Shawn Levy's Star Wars, Until Dawn, Evil Dead, Cartoon Network, Blade, Army of the Dead, lots more 

-ROG Ally X Review: Jarron and Owen thoughts as well -RDR2 actor suffers for his art: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/red-dead/red-dead-redemption-2-actor-says-the-hardest-part-about-playing-arthur-was-the-crouch-running-3-days-later-my-thighs-were-absolutely-killing-me/ -Farewell Game Informer: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-informer-the-longest-running-us-gaming-magazine-shuts-dow...

-BS-Solid State Batteries creep ever closer: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Samsung-delivers-solid-state-battery-for-EVs-with-600-mile-range-as-it-teases-9-minute-charging-and-20-year-lifespan-tech.867768.0.html -Elon does Elon things: https://www.engadget.com/elon-musk-shared-a-doctored-harris-campaign-video-on-x-without-labeling-it-as-fake-172617272.html?guccounter=1 -Intel admits to huge problem...