NERDITRONICS (VIDEO): Recent Episodes
Marshal Arnold
Are you a fan of technology? How about other "Nerd" topics? If so, you will enjoy this show which features Marshal Arnold of "Console Nerds" and John Roberson of.. well nothing. Two nerds who enjoy computers, technology, bad Sci-Fi movies, cool gadgets and solid debates between LINUX vs Windows! If you are a nerd this show is for you!
Nerditronics 5/11/2013
Episode 23.0
John and Marshal discuss the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles history and talk about the upcoming Michael Bay live action Turtles movie slated for 2014.
Nerditronics 4/13/2013
Episode 22.0
News -
Physicists Say They Have Found A Higgs Boson March 14, 2013 By John Heilprin http://bigstory.ap.org/article/physicists-say-they-are-now-confident-they-have-discovered-long-sought-higgs-boson
Hints of Dark Matter Have NASA Scientists Over the Moon April 04, 2013 By Miriam Kramer http://www.space.com/20504-dark-matter-nasa-reaction.html
Feature topic -
Next-Gen Consoles
PS4 Kotaku's PS4 posts Unity IDE Support New Controller Specs PS3 vs PS4
Xbox 720 Techradar write up of rumors No confirmed Specs yet Rumored to ship with a new version of Kinect 'Always on' Internet Required?
Show Wrap-up -
Psy's New Music Video and Song Gentleman http://youtu.be/ASO_zypdnsQ
Nerditronics 12/29/2012 Episode 21.0
Intro - Changes are coming to Nerditronics! Updates to the blog every Tuesday from now on. Mechwarrior Online In Game Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8aHWIerd-g News - After 12 Years, The PS2 Officially Ceases Production in Japan December 28, 2012 By Jesse Meikle http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2012/12/28/12-years-later-the-ps2-officially-ceases-production-in-japan/ Rogue radio station caused keyless entry systems to fail, left car owners locked out December 28, 2012 By Chris Welch http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/28/3812804/rogue-radio-station-responsible-for-keyless-entry-interference PSA: Don’t download any apps from “apkdeveloper” December 28th, 2012 By Quentyn Kennemer http://phandroid.com/2012/12/28/google-play-store-malware-developer/ Netflix Confirms It Will Add Social Sharing Features In 2013, Once Obama Signs New Bill December 26th, 2012 Catherine Shu http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/26/netflix-confirms-it-will-add-social-sharing-features-in-2013-once-obama-signs-new-bill/ The First Gaming Console Made Christmas So Much Better December 27, 2012 Kyle Wagner http://gizmodo.com/5971477/the-first-gaming-console-made-christmas-so-much-better Kid Finds Homemade Porn on Nintendo 3DS He Got for Christmas December 27, 2012 Kyle Wagner http://gizmodo.com/5971585/kid-finds-homemade-porn-on-nintendo-3ds-he-got-for-christmas Windows 8 Off to a Worse Start Than Vista December 28, 2012 By Paul Lilly http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/windows_8_worse_start_vista2012 Science Names Higgs Boson Discovery 'Breakthrough of the Year' December 28, 2012 By Damon Poeter http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2413660,00.asp Feature topic - 80's Cartoons - Animated Awesomeness or Cartoonic Crock Transformers ThunderCats Fanmade Trailer He-Man Voltron Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles G.I. Joe Robotech Silverhawks Dinosaucers Jem Show Wrap-up - Transformers: The Movie (1986) Original Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaEWLuVJee0 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Urnzz-eXO8Nerditronics 12/8/2012
Nerditronics 12/8/2012 Episode 20.0 Intro -
We're Back! Episode 20.0!!! Updates to blog coming
News - Voyager 1 probe leaving solar system reaches "magnetic highway" exit By Irene Klotz Dec 3, 2012 http://news.yahoo.com/voyager-1-probe-leaving-solar-system-reaches-magnetic-023825204.html
This 1983 Radio Shack catalog is a peek into computing's past By Bryan Bishop December 8, 2012 http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/8/3742194/1983-radio-shack-trs-80-catalog
Control Music Synthesizers With Gestures Through This Arduino-Based Saucer Called ‘The UFO’ Kim-Mai Cutler December 7th, 2012 http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/07/ufo-midi-controller/
Holy Spock! The Star Trek Medical Tricorder Is Real, And It’s Only $150 Jesus Diaz Dec 7, 2012 http://gizmodo.com/5965143/holy-spock-the-star-trek-medical-tricorder-is-real-and-its-only-150
This Highway Tracks Random Bluetooth Signals To Estimate Travel Times Andrew Liszewski Dec 6, 2012 http://gizmodo.com/5966301/this-highway-tracks-random-bluetooth-signals-to-estimate-travel-times
Nvidia’s GeForce Experience Fixes Your Graphics Settings for You Eric Limer Dec 6, 2012 http://gizmodo.com/5966141/nvidias-geforce-experience-fixes-your-graphics-settings-for-you
Microsoft Reportedly Slashes Surface RT Orders in Half by Paul Lilly November 30, 2012 http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/microsoft_reportedly_slashes_surface_rt_orders_half234
Demand for Windows 8 “Not that Good,” Asus Says by Paul Lilly November 28, 2012 http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/demand_windows_8_%E2%80%9Cnot_good%E2%80%9D_asus_says645
Apollo 17, 40 Years Later: An Astronaut Reflects by Mike Wall December 07, 2012 http://www.space.com/18808-apollo-17-anniversary-harrison-schmitt.html
Feature topic - Apollo Missions and Man's Path Back to the Moon Our Nearest Neighbor or the Next First Step?
Show Wrap-up - Oldskool NES commercial http://youtu.be/IGQYbdC0_eM
PS1 - "You Are Not Ready" Commercial http://youtu.be/V7xPf28IXkU
Nerditronics 11/17/2012 Episode 19.0
Intro -
Updates to blog coming soon.
News -
'Super-Earth' Alien Planet May Be Habitable for Life Mike Wall November 07, 2012 http://www.space.com/18393-alien-planet-super-earth-habitable-hd-40307g.html
StarCraft 2 adding Global Play Evan Lahti November 10 2012 http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/11/10/starcraft-2-adding-global-play/
BioWare asking for feedback for “completely new” Mass Effect Tom Sykes November 9 2012 http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/11/09/completely-new-mass-effect-in-development-bioware-asking-for-feedback/
Infamous 15-Year Old Hacker Banned from Internet for Six Years Sam Biddle November 9, 2012 http://gizmodo.com/5959360/infamous-15+year-old-hacker-banned-from-internet-for-six-years
Lucasfilm confirms 'Star Wars: Episode VII' will be written by 'Toy Story 3' scribe Michael Arndt Scott Lowe November 9, 2012 http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/9/3625562/lucasfilm-star-wars-episode-7-michael-arndt
Rumor: Foxconn Planning To Build US-Based Plants, Will Train American Engineers In Taiwan Or China John Biggs November 9th, 2012 http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/09/rumor-foxconn-planning-to-build-us-based-plants-will-train-american-engineers-in-taiwan-or-china/
Report: The Surface’s Keyboard Cover Is Literally Coming Apart at the Seams Jamie Condliffe November 9, 2012 http://gizmodo.com/5959127/report-the-surfaces-keyboard-cover-is-literally-coming-apart-at-the-seams
Apple Seems Slightly More Apologetic as It Removes Page Resizing Code Gary Cutlack November 9, 2012 http://gizmodo.com/5959134/apple-seems-slightly-more-apologetic-as-it-removes-page-resizing-code
NASA Dismantles the Last Traces of the Space Shuttle Program Jesus Diaz November 8, 2012 http://gizmodo.com/5958924/look-at-the-gigantic-gear-nasa-is-dismantling-at-the-kennedy-space-center
Sorry Apple, Samsung's Galaxy S III is More Popular Than Your iPhone Paul Lilly November 08 2012 http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/sorry_apple_samsungs_galaxy_s_iii_more_popular_your_iphone467
'World's Fastest Supercomputer' Crowned in US TechNewsDaily Staff November 2012 http://www.livescience.com/24720-world-fastest-supercomputer-crowned.html
Origin accounts being hijacked – email addresses changed to Russian domain Phil Savage November 14 2012 http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/11/14/origin-accounts-being-hijacked-email-addresses-changed-to-russian-domain/
Kohler's Moxie shower head makes it rain music, sticks with you all morning Sean Buckley Nov 17th 2012 http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/17/kohlers-moxie-shower-head-makes-it-rain-music/
Hulu Has a New Video Games Channel Adrian Covert November 16, 2012 http://gizmodo.com/5961258/hulu-has-a-new-video-games-channel
Lonely Orphaned Planet Spotted Wandering Aimlessly Through Interstellar Space Clay Dillow November 14, 2012 http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-11/lonely-orphaned-planet-spotted-wandering-aimlessly-through-interstellar-space
AMD Hires J.P. Morgan to "Explore Options," Including an Outright Sale Paul Lilly November 13, 2012 http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/amd_hires_jp_morgan_explore_options_including_outright_sale345
Google Launches Stunning '100,000 Stars' Chrome Experiment Chloe Albanesius November 15, 2012 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2412197,00.asp
Windows Boss Steven Sinofsky Out at Microsoft Damon Poeter November 12, 2012 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2412050,00.asp
Show Wrap-up -
Red vs Blue Season 1 Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQHONNBKDt8
Nerditronics 11/3/2012 Episode 18.0
Intro -
New posts on the blog and more to come!
News -
Disney to Make New 'Star Wars' Films, Buy Lucas Co By RYAN NAKASHIMA October 30, 2012 http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/disney-buying-star-wars-maker-lucasfilm-17601095#.UJU6pxJ38Yw
PlayStation 4 specs, UI details reported Connor Sheridan November 2, 2012 http://www.gamesradar.com/playstation-4-system-ui-details-given-report/
Microsoft Is Reportedly Testing Its Own Smartphone Darrell Etherington November 2, 2012 http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/02/microsoft-is-reportedly-testing-its-own-smartphone/
Linus Torvalds Wants All Laptops to Have 2560x1600 'Reasonable Resolution' Displays Pulkit Chandna Oct 31, 2012 http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/linus_torvalds_wants_all_laptops_have_2560x1600_reasonable_resolution_displays
Valve Engineer Praises Linux Over Windows for Gaming Paul Lilly Oct 30, 2012 http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/valve_engineer_praises_linux_over_windows_gaming
Valve Now Accepting Applications for Steam for Linux Limited Beta Pulkit Chandna Oct 29, 2012 http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/valve_now_accepting_applications_steam_linux_limited_beta
AMD Flexes ARM License for Upcoming Opteron Processors Paul Lilly Oct 30, 2012 http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/amd_flexes_arm_license_upcoming_opteron_processors
Stolen phone database alive, carriers can now block pilfered handsets Steve Dent Nov 1st 2012 http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/01/stolen-phone-database-alive-carriers-can-block-pilfered-handsets/
Apple told to rewrite 'Samsung did not copy' statement, post it on front page until Dec 14th James Trew Nov 1st 2012 http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/01/apple-told-to-rewrite-samsung-did-not-copy-statement-post-it/
George Lucas Discusses Decision to Sell Star Wars to Disney Chloe Albanesius October 31, 2012 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2411582,00.asp
Feature topic -
Star Wars Past, Present and Future in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Show Wrap-up -
Gandalf Style Parody of Gangnam Style! Parody of PSY! http://youtu.be/M660rjNCH0A
Nerditronics 10/27/2012 Episode 17.0
Intro -
Many New Posts On the Blog! I kept my promise and posted a number of articles
News -
Happy 35th, Atari 2600! By Chris Morris Oct 14, 2012 http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/happy-35th-atari-2600-175216071.html
Curiosity Rover Digs Up Shiny Particles on Mars by SPACE.com Staff October 18 2012 http://www.space.com/18115-mars-rover-curiosity-shiny-particles.html
Trekkie Dating Site Helps Geeks Boldly Go Where Non-Trekkies Go All the Time Brent Rose Oct 19, 2012 http://gizmodo.com/5953196/trekkie-dating-site-helps-geeks-boldly-go-where-non+trekkies-go-all-the-time
New Android Trojan Found in Google Play By Damon Poeter October 18, 2012 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2411163,00.asp
Black Hole in Our Galaxy by SPACE.com Staff October 22, 2012 http://www.space.com/18166-black-hole-revealed-rare-star-explosion.html
Zune is dead, long live Zune By Sean Buckley Oct 3rd 2011 http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/03/zune-is-dead-long-live-zune/
Microsoft launches Windows 8, Surface: Winners and losers By Zack Whittaker October 25, 2012 http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-launches-windows-8-surface-winners-and-losers-7000006403/
G4 cancelling X-Play, Attack of the Show By Eddie Makuch October 26, 2012 http://www.gamespot.com/news/g4-cancelling-x-play-attack-of-the-show-6398986
MechWarrior Online open beta starts Monday By Tom Sykes October 27 2012 http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/10/27/mechwarrior-online-open-beta-starts-monday-for-real-this-time/
This Is The Nexus 10 By Chris Velazco October 26, 2012 http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/26/this-is-the-nexus-10/
Feature topic -
Robots - I for One Welcome our Future Metal Overlords
Show Wrap-up -
Good Time - Cosplay Parody of Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMCz_eZHcs8&hd=1&t=1s
Legend of Zelda Medley on STL Ocarina - Lena Leclaire http://youtu.be/wJrQDe_mBHA
Nerditronics 10/13/2012 Episode 16.0 Intro -
Blog has been updated
Now Marshal can get off my back! More updates this week.
News -
ALIEEEEEEENS!: Mars Rover Curiousity Takes Its First Scoop Of Soil, Spots Mysterious Metallic Object Nearby October 9, 2012 http://www.geekologie.com/2012/10/alieeeeeeens-mars-curiosity-rover-takes.php
Wallpaper: All Swords From All The Zelda Games October 9, 2012 http://www.geekologie.com/2012/10/my-new-wallpaper-all-swords-from-all-the.php
The LED As We Know It Is 50 Years Old Today Jamie Condliffe Oct 9, 2012 http://gizmodo.com/5950131/the-led-as-we-know-it-is-50-years-old-today
UK engineers developing harpoon that could help space junk meet a fiery end Alexis Santos Oct 8th 2012 http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/08/space-junk-harpoon-astrium-uk/
Google Passes Microsoft As The World’s Second Largest Technology Company Roland Hutchinson October 2nd 2012 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/google-passes-microsoft-as-the-worlds-second-largest-technology-company-02-10-2012/
Astronomers Discover Huge Comet Hurtling Towards Us Jesus Diaz Oct 1, 2012 http://gizmodo.com/5947845/astronomers-discover-huge-comet-coming-towards-us
Apple Maps Accidentally Revealed a Top Secret Military Base Casey Chan Oct 9, 2012 http://gizmodo.com/5950391/apple-maps-accidentally-revealed-a-top-secret-military-base
NASA's Mars rover finds rock with Earth-like chemistry Irene Klotz Oct 11, 2012 http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/12/us-space-mars-idUSBRE89B02Q20121012
Feature topic -
Horribly Awesome 80's movies Movies so bad they're awesome
Show Wrap-up -
The Space Invaders Are Really Invading! [Video] Nicole Wakelin October 9, 2012 http://youtu.be/qIKbKjjBN6E
http://nerdapproved.com/gaming/the-space-invaders-are-really-invading-video/
Nerditronics 10/06/2012 Episode 15.0
Intro -
News -
Googlerola buys Viewdle, ups Android's augmented reality and face recognition game By Michael Gorman Oct 3rd 2012 http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/03/googlerola-buys-viewdle-ups-androids-augmented-reality-and-fac/
Cliff Bleszinski quits Epic Games, leaves us with an Unreal feeling By Jon Fingas Oct 3rd 2012 http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/03/cliff-bleszinski-quits-epic-games/
That Amazing Super Skyrim Bros. Mod Is Now Available Tina Amini Oct 5, 2012 http://kotaku.com/5949323/that-amazing-super-skyrim-bros-mod-is-now-available
That Chubby Guy Dressed As Batman Got Arrested Again Casey Chan Oct 5, 2012 http://gizmodo.com/5949478/that-chubby-guy-dressed-as-batman-got-arrested-again
Google Warns Thousands Of Users About Potential State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks Jordan Crook Oct 5, 2012 http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/05/google-warns-thousands-of-users-about-potential-state-sponsored-cyber-attacks/
NASA Is Engineering Space Bugs To Produce Bricks on Mars Jamie Condliffe Oct 5, 2012 http://gizmodo.com/5949230/nasa-is-engineering-space-bugs-to-produce-bricks-on-mars
Michael Benson's Images From Space Michael Benson Oct 3, 2012 http://www.popsci.com/science/gallery/2012-08/gallery-michael-bensons-images-space
Spidery black objects on Mars surface raise speculation By Eric Pfeiffer Oct 4, 2012 http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/spidery-black-objects-mars-surface-raise-speculation-184239849.html
Feature topic - Spatial Anomalies
Show Wrap-up - A REAL BAD DAY AT THE OFFICE!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhnLZ3Ryccg&feature=g-vrec
Nerditronics 9/29/2012 Episode 14.0
Intro -
News - Dark Energy Camera captures its first images By Adam Williams September 19, 2012 http://www.gizmag.com/dark-energy-camera-first-images/24193/
Intel: Windows 8 Is Being Released Before It’s Ready Jamie Condliffe Sep 26, 2012 6:38 AM http://gizmodo.com/5946510/intel-windows-8-is-being-released-before-its-ready
Permanent quartz glass data storage announced by Hitachi, could hit market by 2015 By Steve Dent Sep 26th 2012 http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/26/hitachi-announces-permanent-quartz-storage/
Google’s Self Driving Cars Hit The Streets In California By Roland Hutchinson 26th September 2012 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/googles-self-driving-cars-hit-the-streets-in-california-26-09-2012/
Rover finds evidence of ancient water on Mars By Elizabeth Landau September 28, 2012 http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/27/us/mars-rover-water/index.html?c=homepage-t
Apple CEO apologizes for Maps flaws, recommends rivals By Poornima Gupta Sep 28, 2012 http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/29/us-apple-cook-idUSBRE88R0SN20120929
Artificially Intelligent Gamer Bots Convince Judges They're More Human Than Humans By Rebecca Boyle Sept 28, 2012 http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-09/artificially-intelligent-gamer-bots-convince-judges-theyre-more-human-humans
Feature topic -
Nerd Wars Star Trek vs Star Wars
Show Wrap-up - Dude breaks the computer and pees himself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=469zNXTCHdk
Nerditronics 9/22/2012 Episode 13.0
Intro -
Nerditronics.com Update Final Fantasy VII post
STILL WAITING ON MARSHAL FOR KNOW YOUR NERDS
Nerd Nugget Don't get your windows phone on my Android - John
News -
Strange Mystery Spheres on Mars Baffle Scientists Tariq Malik 15 September 2012 http://www.space.com/17620-mars-rover-strange-photo-martian-rocks.html
Starting Today, Canned Air Is On Sale in China Brian Ashcraft Sep 17, 2012 http://kotaku.com/5943789/starting-today-canned-air-on-sale-in-china
Now Run Them Through With A Katana!: London Movie Theater Employs Ninjas To Silence Cell Phone Talkers September 14, 2012 http://www.geekologie.com/2012/09/now-run-them-through-with-a-katana-londo.php
NASA Says a Real Life Star Trek Warp Drive Is Possible Amy Ratcliffe September 19, 2012 http://www.nerdapproved.com/misc-weirdness/nasa-says-a-real-life-star-trek-warp-drive-is-possible/
Well, Here's What RoboCop Looks Like September 17, 2012 Joel Kinnaman http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2012/09/well-heres-what-robocop-looks-like.php
Arcade coin slot belt buckle By Conner Flynn September 19, 2012 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/arcade-coin-slot-belt-buckle-19-09-2012/
Feature topic -
Computers from Nerditronics History From Humble Beginnings to Modern Day Nerds
Show Wrap-up -
Journey Separate Ways http://youtu.be/LatorN4P9aA
Crazy guy fed up at work http://youtu.be/p7cw9zCsA5Y
Nerditronics 9/15/2012 Episode 12.0
Intro - Blog Update - Big posts coming
Nerd Nugget - The French are dumb... Except for French Fries...those are awesome! -Marshal
News -
It will be Mine September 11, 2012 http://www.geekologie.com/2012/09/it-will-be-mine-hungry-hungry-hippos-gam.php?
Jupiter Has Taken a Massive Meteor Hit (So Earth Didn’t Have To) Jamie Condliffe Sep 12, 2012 4:29 AM http://gizmodo.com/5942503/amateur-astronomer-spots-massive-explosion-on-jupiter
Google Apps Says Goodbye To Internet Explorer 8, Pulls Support For the Browser Drew Olanoff September 12, 2012 http://www.techcrunch.com/2012/09/14/google-apps-says-goodbye-to-internet-explorer-pulls-support-for-the-browser/
No More Needles: ‘Painless’ Laser Injects Drugs Gregory Ferenstein September 13th, 2012 http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/13/no-more-needles-painless-laser-injects-drugs/
Here Are the Blueprints for the iPhone 5 Molly Oswaks Sep 15, 2012 12:30 AM http://gizmodo.com/5943498/here-are-the-blueprints-for-the-iphone-5
Feature topic -
Music in Video Games: Underappreciated Gaming Glue or Boring Mute Fodder?
Good Game Crappy Music:
Mega Man (NES): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1w_S2K37Lo
God of War III (PS3): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqrs3dv-TAM
Armi Ja Danny - I want to love you tender (Crappy Music) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA5GkLM5C7M&feature=g-all-lik
Marshal Games: Halo Super Mario Descent Descent OST - Level 1: Lunar Outpost http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eou6Z3WrCbQ
John Games: Final Fantasy VIII - Eyes on Me http://youtu.be/s9_HfmNAsp0
Zelda (Orignial)
Mass Effect
Fall Out 3
Show Wrap-up -
Legend of Zelda (Chipophone) Legend of Zelda, composed by Koji Kondo in 1986, performed on the Chipophone. Mp3 available here: http://www.linusakesson.net/chipophone/legendofzelda.php Category: Music License: Standard YouTube License
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK19z06WMU4
1967/1968 Battleship Board Game Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrHs8CWDzmc
Nerditronics 9/8/2012 Episode 11.0
Intro - Nerd Nugget
Well he's from France... But maybe in space you get an English accent. -Marshal
News -
Gorgeous Cosmic 'Superbubble' Observed by X-Ray Space Telescope by SPACE.com Staff 04 September 2012 Time: 02:49 PM ET http://www.space.com/17401-chandra-superbubble-large-magellanic-cloud.html
Star Trek: The Original Series 46th Anniversary marked by Google doodle KS Sandhya Iyer September 07, 2012 http://gadgets.ndtv.com/others/news/star-trek-the-original-series-46th-anniversary-marked-by-google-doodle-264602
As ARM-Based Devices Take Over, Intel Cuts Its Sales Forecast For The Rest Of The Year Romain Dillet September 07, 2012 http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/07/as-arm-based-devices-take-over-intel-cuts-its-sales-forecast-for-the-rest-of-the-year/
The New Kindle Fires Will Have Bing for Search Eric Limer Sep 8, 2012 9:20 AM http://gizmodo.com/5941554/the-new-kindle-fires-will-have-bing-for-search
Attention Windows Purists: Thinix RetroUI Lets You 'Terminate' Windows 8's New Interface Pulkit Chandna 09/07/2012 at 5:44pm http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/attention_windows_purists_thinix_retroui_lets_you_terminate_windows_8s_new_interface
Job Listing at Valve Confirms Entry into PC Hardware Business Paul Lilly 09/04/2012 at 6:25am http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/job_listing_valve_confirms_entry_pc_hardware_business
G4 to change direction - Report Eddie Makuch September 7, 2012 6:44AM PDT http://www.gamespot.com/news/g4-to-change-direction-report-6394811
Feature topic -
Childhood Nerdness: The good, the bad and the What???
Show Wrap-up -
E.T. the game that nearly killed video gaming http://youtu.be/wiezEjzGUrc
Creepy Old NES Commercial http://youtu.be/eX4MdXF3OWI
Nerditronics 9/01/2012 Episode 10.0
Intro - Nerd Nuggets
You can't have your phazer set to stun. No one will respect you, you gotta have it set to vaporize! - Marshal
Nerditronics Cosplay Super Post http://nerditronics.com/blog/2012/08/27/cosplay-super-post/
News -
Here’s The Three-Part Legend of Zelda Western You’ve Been Waiting For Jason Schreier Aug 7, 2012 6:00 PM http://kotaku.com/5932658/heres-the-three+part-legend-of-zelda-western-youve-been-waiting-for
The Father of Video Games Explained The All-Purpose Multimedia Home Console… in 1973 Kate Cox Aug 7, 2012 8:30 PM http://kotaku.com/5932716/the-father-of-video-games-explained-the-all+purpose-multimedia-home-console-in-1973
Google Translate app gets weighty update, will translate signs through your smartphone camera By Mat Smith posted Aug 9th 2012 8:06AM Submitted by Ian http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/09/google-translate-app-update-visual-translation/
Live long and prosper in this Star Trek mansion By Sarah Firshein | Curbed – Mon, Aug 6, 2012 1:05 PM EDT http://homes.yahoo.com/news/live-long-and-prosper-in-this-star-trek-mansion-20120806.html
The Byte Cellar: A Geeked-Out Ode to Computers and Video Games Melanie Pinola Aug 9, 2012 9:30 AM Submitted by Ian http://lifehacker.com/5933286/the-byte-cellar-a-geeked+out-ode-to-computers-and-video-games
Cliff Bleszinski’s Perfect Eulogy for Nintendo Power Stephen Totilo Aug 22, 2012 9:00 AM http://kotaku.com/5936841/cliff-bleszinskis-perfect-eulogy-for-nintendo-power Nintendo Confirms the End of the Nintendo Power Era Evan Narcisse Aug 22, 2012 12:45 PM http://kotaku.com/5936942/nintendo-confirms-the-end-of-the-nintendo-power-era
Sony Closes One of the Oldest Video Game Developers in the World Luke Plunkett Aug 22, 2012 6:32 AM http://kotaku.com/5936821/sony-closes-one-of-the-oldest-video-game-developers-in-the-world
Space Sugar Discovered Around Sun-Like Star by SPACE.com Staff Date: 29 August 2012 Time: 06:01 AM ET http://www.space.com/17345-sugar-molecules-discovered-young-star.html
This Long-Lost Nintendo Knitting Machine Would Have Let You Make Sweaters With Your NES Kate Cox Aug 30, 2012 10:40 AM http://kotaku.com/5939210/this-long+lost-nintendo-knitting-machine-would-have-let-you-make-sweaters-with-your-nes
Happy 25th birthday, Street Fighter! By Ben Silverman | Plugged In Thu, Aug 30, 2012 3:45 PM EDT http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/happy-25th-birthday-street-fighter-194510757.html
Feature topic -
Show Wrap-up - This Original Macintosh Commercial from 1983 Never Aired Submitted by Ian http://osxdaily.com/2012/08/10/retro-mac-commercial-from-1983-unaired/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+osxdaily+%28OS+X+Daily%29
Geth and Dance Central 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PgydM22jdGE
Nerditronics 8/4/2012 Episode 9.0
Intro - Lightning Bolt! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_ekugPKqFw
News - 'Impossible' Stars Found in Super-Close Orbital Dances by SPACE.com Staff Date: 25 July 2012 Time: 07:00 AM ET http://www.space.com/16739-impossible-stars-close-orbits.html
The Robot Explorer That Will Navigate Jupiter’s Liquid Moon Andrew Tarantola Jul 27, 2012 11:30 AM Submitted by: cougar337 via Google Reader http://gizmodo.com/5928772/the-robot-explorer-that-will-navigate-jupiters-liquid-moon
All the American Flags On the Moon Are Now White Jesus Diaz Jul 31, 2012 11:21 AM Submitted by: cougar337 via Google Reader http://gizmodo.com/5930450/all-the-american-flags-on-the-moon-are-now-white
Five Cool Things About Google Fiber (and One Not So Cool Thing) By Keith Wagstaff | @kwagstaff | July 27, 201 http://techland.time.com/2012/07/27/five-cool-things-about-google-fiber-and-one-not-so-cool-thing/?iid=gs-main-mostpop2
Google Talk Is Down: Worldwide Outage Since 6:50 AM EDT (It’s Back Up For Some) Matt Burns Thursday, July 26th, 2012 http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/26/google-talk-is-down-worldwide-outage-since-650-am-edt/
This Remote Control Rolling Cooler Is Your Don’t-Get-Up-For-The-Rest-Of-The-Summer Deal of the Day J.D. Levite Jul 27, 2012 3:00 PM http://gizmodo.com/5929658/this-remote-control-rolling-cooler-is-your-dont+get+up+for+the+rest+of+the+summer-deal-of-the-day
Valve Hedging Bets on Linux to Avoid Windows 8 "Catastrophe" Posted 07/26/2012 at 7:51am | by Paul Lilly http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/valve_hedging_bets_linux_avoid_windows_8_catastrophe
Blizzard Agrees With Valve About the Impact of Windows 8 For PC Gamers Posted 07/29/2012 at 9:24am | by Justin Kerr http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/blizzard_agrees_valve_about_impact_windows_8_pc_gamers
This Man Built a Working Computer From Fallout. It’s Pretty Damn Great. Luke Plunkett Aug 2, 2012 11:00 PM http://kotaku.com/5931459/this-man-built-a-working-computer-from-fallout-its-pretty-damn-great
Man Builds A Real, Working Wall-E That’s Still Eternally Hunting For Eve John Biggs Aug 3, 2012 http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/03/man-builds-a-real-working-wall-e-still-looking-for-eve/
Happy 35th Birthday to Radio Shack’s TRS-80 Personal Computer, a Leader in Its Day Molly Oswaks Aug 3, 2012 11:00 PM http://gizmodo.com/5931793/happy-35th-birthday-to-radio-shacks-trs+80-personal-computer-a-leader-in-its-day
Mars Curiosity Makes First Discovery—And It’s Crucial for Human Interplanetary Travel Jesus Diaz Aug 3, 2012 4:50 PM http://gizmodo.com/5931650/mars-curiosity-makes-first-crucial-discovery-for-human-interplanetary-travel
Scientists Have Made the World’s First Quantum Router Jamie Condliffe Aug 3, 2012 9:01 AM http://gizmodo.com/5931545/scientists-have-made-the-worlds-first-quantum-router
Awesome Internet Map Arranges 350,000 Websites in a Traffic Based Cluster Posted 08/01/2012 at 7:09am | by Paul Lilly http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/awesome_internet_map_arranges_350000_websites_traffic_based_cluster
Feature topic - Linux - Confusing Nerd-ware or Freeware Contender? Linux From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux
WHY SHOULD I USE UBUNTU LINUX INSTEAD OF WINDOWS? http://davestechsupport.com/faq/why_should_i_use_ubuntu.html
Show Wrap-up - First Trailer for Fistful of Rupees, A Zelda Western Stephen Totilo Jul 31, 2012 7:30 PM http://kotaku.com/5930682/first-trailer-for-fistful-of-rupees-a-zelda-western
Nerditronics 7/21/2012 Episode 8.0
Intro - Condolences for families and friends effected by Aurora, CO shooting
News -
New Planet Found, Smaller Than Earth, Orbiting Distant Star By NED POTTER (@NedPotterABC) July 19, 2012 http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/planet-smaller-earth-found-orbiting-distant-star/story?id=16806644#.UAsYg-Hft0w Samsung to make ‘major’ Galaxy announcement next month
Eric Abent July 20, 2012 http://androidcommunity.com/samsung-to-make-major-galaxy-announcement-next-month-20120720/
43 Years Ago Today, We Walked On The Moon John Biggs July 20, 2012 http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/20/moon-landin/
Dell Gives Linux Laptops Another Chance Klint Finley Wednesday, July 18th, 2012 http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/18/dell-gives-linux-laptops-another-chance/
Feature topic - Microsoft - Evil megacorp or misunderstood giant? Brief History http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/history
Show Wrap-up -
IBM 5100 First Portable Computer commercial 1977 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m54rKlErwA
Nerditronics 7/15/2012 Episode 7.0
Intro -
News - Apple's green image continues to be dirtied July 12, 2012|By John D. Sutter, CNN http://articles.cnn.com/2012-07-12/tech/tech_web_apple-greenpeace-report_1_macbook-pro-apple-spokeswoman-apple-computers
Digg Sold To LinkedIn AND The Washington Post And Betaworks Alexia Tsotsis Thursday, July 12th, 2012 http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/12/digg-sold-to-linkedin-and-the-washington-post-and-betaworks/
Hackers Grab 1 Million Logins From Android Forum Jamie Condliffe Jul 13, 2012 4:18 AM http://gizmodo.com/5925713/hackers-grab-1-million-logins-from-android-forum
Yahoo confirms theft of 450,000 users' passwords Published July 12, 2012 Associated Press http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2012/07/12/yahoo-confirms-theft-450000-users-passwords/
Time Warner Is So Scared of Google Fiber That It’s Paying People to Spy on Google Casey Chan Jul 12, 2012 5:00 PM http://gizmodo.com/5925574/time-warner-is-so-scared-of-google-fiber-that-its-paying-people-to-spy-on-google
Feature topic - Mars - The Red Planet
NASA's new Mars picture http://news.yahoo.com/photos/the-surface-of-mars-slideshow/heres-most-stunning-photo-mars-world-ever-seen-photo-175757710.html
Show Wrap-up - 10 insanely tough games By Mike Smith Posts By Mike Smith | Plugged In – Fri, Jul 13, 2012 5:14 PM EDT http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/10-insanely-tough-games-211451468.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZxJCTlg-wo
Nerditronics 7/12/2012 Episode 6.0 Intro -
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/the-surface-of-mars-slideshow/heres-most-stunning-photo-mars-world-ever-seen-photo-175757710.html
News - APNewsBreak: Proof of 'God particle' found By JOHN HEILPRIN and SETH BORENSTEIN | Associated Press – Mon, Jul 2, 2012 http://news.yahoo.com/apnewsbreak-proof-god-particle-found-131226045.html
Mozilla calling it quits on Thunderbird, report says by Donna Tam | CNet July 6, 2012 4:42 PM PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57467973-93/mozilla-calling-it-quits-on-thunderbird-report-says/
PSA: Check Your Computer For DNSChanger Or Risk Getting Booted Off The Web On Monday By Chris Velazco | TechCrunch July 6, 2012 http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/06/psa-check-your-computer-for-dnschanger-or-risk-getting-booted-off-the-web-on-monday/
Final Fantasy VII getting PC re-release Tom Hatfield at 04:37pm July 4 2012 http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/07/04/final-fantasy-vii-getting-pc-re-release/
Feature topic - Best and worst Sci-Fi movies
Show Wrap-up - A Robot Walks Exactly Like a Human For the First Time Leslie Horn | Gizmodo Jul 6, 2012 2:00 PM http://gizmodo.com/5923962/a-robot-walks-exactly-like-a-human-for-the-first-time
Flash Gordon (trailer) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72D2N6asZP8
Nerditronics 7/01/2012 Episode 5.0
Intro - Know Your Nerds http://nerditronics.com/blog/2012/06/25/know-your-nerds-cosplayers/
News -
Judge stops U.S. sales of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 - CNN.com By Stan Schroeder http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/27/tech/gaming-gadgets/judge-apple-stops-samsung-galaxy-sales/index.html
Scientists Create Wi-Fi That Can Transmit Seven Blu-ray Movies Per Second - Gizmodo By Jamie Condliffe Jun 25, 2012 12:20 PM http://gizmodo.com/5921058/scientists-create-wi+fi-that-can-transmit-seven-blu+ray-movies-per-second
'Firefly' reunion coming to Comic-Con 2012 - CNN By James Hibberd, EW updated 12:05 PM EDT, Thu June 28, 2012 http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/27/showbiz/tv/firefly-reunion-comic-con-ew/index.html
Feature topic -
Extraterrestrial Life - Does it exist?
Drake Equation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation
Drake Equation Calculator
http://www.classbrain.com/artmovies/publish/article_50.shtml
Show Wrap-up -
Atari Celebrates 40th Anniversary June 27, 2012 10:43 AM EDT By Luke Caulfield
http://www.gamenguide.com/articles/2297/20120627/atari-40-anniversary-pong-centipede-asteroids.htm
Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA5GkLM5C7M
Nerditronics 6/23/2012 Episode 4.0
Intro -
News -
A 'super Earth' near a 'hot Neptune' in space By Ned Potter | ABC News – Fri, Jun 22, 2012 http://news.yahoo.com/super-earth-near-hot-neptune-space-182835981--abc-news-tech.html
Microsoft Surface tablet may cost $599, have Wi-Fi only Wilson Rothman http://www.gadgetbox.msnbc.msn.com/technology/gadgetbox/microsoft-surface-tablet-may-cost-599-have-wi-fi-only-841079
Audible.com Launches Mobile App for Windows Phone Audible’s Latest Mobile App Makes More Than 100,000 Audio Titles Available for Instant Download on Windows Phone Press Release: Audible, Inc. – Thu, Jun 21, 2012 9:00 AM EDT http://finance.yahoo.com/news/audible-com-launches-mobile-app-130000395.html
Would You Like to Be a Space Miner By Jesus Diaz Jun 21, 2012 1:00 PM http://gizmodo.com/5920240/would-you-like-to-be-a-space-miner
Acer says Microsoft's move against Apple will fail The manufacturer and Microsoft partner changes its tone on the Surface tablet. by Donna Tam June 22, 2012 4:45 PM PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57459239-94/acer-says-microsofts-move-against-apple-will-fail/
Why NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover Landing Will Be Seven Minutes of Absolute Terror By Jesus Diaz Jun 22, 2012 1:30 PM http://gizmodo.com/5920588/why-nasas-mars-curiosity-rover-landing-will-be-seven-minutes-of-absolute-terror
Expanded Mass Effect 3 Ending Coming On June 26 By Jason Schreier Jun 22, 2012 1:00 PM http://kotaku.com/5920559/expanded-mass-effect-3-ending-coming-on-june-26
Feature topic - Why do Apple's products resonate with the masses -
Show Wrap-up -
The Last Dragon "Trailer" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H7iemtCQXQ
Nerditronics 6/16/2012
Episode 3.0
Intro -
News -
IPV 6 Launch http://www.worldipv6launch.org/
Red Hat: Yes, Windows 8 Machines Will Run Linux http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/06/microsoft-and-red-hat/
Windows Phone 8 Screenshots Leak, Show Skype Integration and More [REPORT]*/ http://mashable.com/2012/06/13/windows-phone-8-leak/?replytocom=18193607
Scientists discover massive methane lakes on Saturn’s moon, suspect life may exist http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/scientists-discover-massive-methane-lakes-saturn-moon-suspect-172342168.html
CNET - Could Windows Tablet be Trojan for SmartGlass http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33642_7-57454372-292/could-a-microsoft-tablet-simply-be-a-trojan-horse-for-smartglass/
Feature topic -
The Technological Singularity
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity
NYU Student builds burrito bot - singularity is near http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/13/the-singularity-is-near-nyu-student-builds-a-robot-that-builds-burritos/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Techcrunch+(TechCrunch)
Show Wrap-up -
A miniature humanoid robot lives on your shoulder and wants to be your friend http://www.kurzweilai.net/japanese-mh-2-shoulder-robot-wants-to-be-your-friend-literally
Volcano lightning http://news.yahoo.com/photos/volcano-lightning-slideshow/#crsl=%252Fphotos%252Fvolcano-lightning-slideshow%252Fvolcano-photo-1339796133.html
Youtube Nintendo PowerGlove http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93iDhnBcMGo
Nerditronics 6/9/2012
Episode 2.0
Intro-
Jokes
News -
IPv6 Launched
Asus twitter fiasco - http://finance.yahoo.com/news/asus-tweet-stirs-controversy.html
Ridiculous Shoulder Mounted Laser - http://gizmodo.com/5917070/ridiculous-shoulder-mounted-laser-protects-your-personal-space
China Manned Space Mission - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18377735
Last.fm, eHarmony Passwords Stolen by LinkedIn Hackers - http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/lastfm_eharmony_passwords_stolen_linkedin_hackers
Feature topic -
E3
What is E3 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Entertainment_Expo
Maximum PC 10 best Trailers - http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/10_best_pc_game_trailers_e3_2012
1up.com Best of E3 - http://www.1up.com/features/1up-best-e3-2012
Microsoft Smart Glass - Start watching something on your phone, move it to your TV or other device. Not glass, just an app. Windows 8 support.
Halo 4 - http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/06/e3-2012-we-enlist-in-halo-4s-spartan-ops-co-op-mode
Sony - Promising "next generation experiences," Sony Computer Entertainment of America president Jack Tretton introduced new games aimed at mature audiences: "The Last of Us," "God of War: Ascension" and "Beyond: Two Souls." Each featured video and game play that was evocative, brutal and bloody with action that drew gasps and cringes.
No PS4 announcement, focused on integration of PS3 and PSVita. Also announced PS Mobile "playstation experience to mobile phones and tablets"
Lack Luster E3 for Nintendo - http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/lackluster-e3-nintendo-raises-more-wii-u-questions-164204475.html
Show Wrap-up -
Mars One
http://mars-one.com/en/
1st human settlement on mars by 2023
Zelda Commercial - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giSyRgWRzbI