Words of Tim Podcast: Recent Episodes
Tariq Monther
It's an end of an era, and the start of a new one with Tim and Fudfood. The Gaming Weekly Show is moving on to an independent podcast starting from next week! Please follow The Bad Gamer Good Gamer Podcast on social media @badgoodpod and look out for the first episode which will also be on YouTube!
Oh, there's also some Sony news to go through.
Square Enix held an event to celebrate 20 years of Kingdom Hearts and took the opportunity to announce Kingdom Hearts 4! Niantic also had an announcement to make last week, as they gave a brief look at Peridots, which lets you raise your own virtual pets in AR!
Epic officially launches Unreal Engine 5 to the masses, and Saudi prince Mohammed bin Salman acquires 96% of gaming Studio SNK. Stick to the end of the episode to find out how one simple game got Tim his first (and only) failing grade in uni!
Really big news from Sony as they announced an overhaul to PlayStation Plus, which will be offered under three teirs and provide services such as a games library, cloud streaming, and more. Watch out Microsoft, Sony's out to get you.
The PSVR 2 was playable at GDC and people are already praising the immersive experience that Sony has delivered, and it's gotten us looking forward to its release. Maybe this will be the needed step to make VR more mainstream.
Hogwart's Legacy was revealed and we're wondering why it took so long for us to get an open-world action-adventure Harry Potter game! It looks really good even in the eyes of a non-Harry Potter fan.
Sony's State of Play was a success and it left us wanting more! What's even better is that Square Enix has launched a dedicated YouTube channel for all their music, just as Nintendo is shutting down people's channels.
To no one's surprise, the Steam Deck looks to be like a very capable (and possible your favorite) emulation machine! Valve is so excited to get it in people's hands that Gabe Newell himself was spotted hand-delivering some units.
Everyone hoped the Steam Deck would live up to their dreams, and based on what we've seen online, it looks like it has won over the internet!
Nintendo does what Nintendo does best and put on a good show in the latest Nintendo Direct that was filled with some nostalgic hits!
This weeks brings us some interesting news in the form of Sony acquiring Bungie, indei developers standing up against NFTs, and Nintendo just being Nintendo
After taking some personal time off, Tim and Fudfood catch up on what's been happening in their lives, what the plans are for the future of the show, and finally their thoughts on Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard.
Apple's Self Service Repair program could be a wolf in sheep's clothing
Streamlabs is put on blast for plagarising and just being bad people
People really dislike YouTube's removal of the dislike counter
Activision Blizzard's saga keeps on going
Halo Infinite is AWESOME
Microsoft celebrated Xbox's 20th anniversary earlier this week and had a couple of surprise announcements
The GOTY nominees for this year's game The Game Awards are out!
Rockstar pulls a CD Projekt Red and launches the ridiculously unready GTA: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition
Modders come to the rescue and launched the missing Pinnacle Station DLC from Mass Effect's Legendary Edition
No surprised, scalpers started selling off the beta codes to Elden Ring for hundreds of dollars.
If you wanted to create your own metaverse, Niantic's tech is up for grabs.
Unity buys the proprietary tech behind The Lord of the Rings.
Among Us Cosmicube update: store, XP, cross progression, and new roles
Nintendo wants to do better and invest more in games, services, and infrastructure.
We're not even done with NFTs and blockchain.
State of Play 2021... Meh?
Nintendo is pushing people towards illegal emulation.
Halo Infinite Campaign looks good
Xbox MMO in the works?
Over 1,000 PC games on the Xbox thanks to.... Edge?
Changes to the GTA: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition
Sony wants stream audiences to kick players out of the game
Who would have thought that a company like dbrand will actually make the PS5 right again twice! On to more serious drama, MercurySteam has been getting a lot of flack for not crediting some of their staff in Metroid Dread as well as alleged toxic work environment.
The Kinect might be coming back thanks to Sky's Glass TV which will integrated Sky Channels and have an optional 4K smart camera which is very much like the Kinect from the days of Xbox One!
More is revealed from the Twitch hack and the numbers are daunting if you've ever aspired to make it big as a streamer.
Netflix makes its first big gaming move and gives us a glimpse of what kind of games we could expect in the future.
Valve is pushing right to pair for the Steam Deck, while Nintendo has officially acknowledged that the Joycon drift issue might never be fixed.
A Japanese retailer might think it has found a way to deter scalpers, and the rumors have been true: GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas are getting remastered as part of the GTA: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition.
Yikes, Twitch got hacked and people can see how much money their favorite streamers are making! Fudfood takes us through the major TGS 2021 announcements and we're so disappointed that the final fighter in Super Smash is not the man Sakurai himself... But not as disappointed as everyone who was looking forward to eFootball 2022.
Fudfood and I sit down and have a pleasant chat with Nabil and Maher from Zawaya Gaming and Ahmed from Abtal 360 about the Abu Dhabi Gaming Festival and our thoughts on the growth of the gaming and esports industry.
We have some very interesting announcements from last night's Nintendo Direct such as the much-awaited reveal of Bayonetta 3! Gamers in the GCC should also look at the Abu Dhabi Gaming Festival as it's a unique esports tournaments where the prizes are experiences instead of cash!
We discuss what the result of the Apple and Epic drama that started last year and ended up with a one-of-a-kind lawsuit! If you're an Arab and have ever tried playing Tarneeb or Trix online, then you must be aware of Jawaker, which is slated to be sold to Swedish group of companies Stillfront for a whopping 753 million Dirhams. We also have some new Nintendo Switch and Sony Playstation 5 firmware updates to look forward to.
Oh my, the PS5 Showcase is quite the hype machine with announcements like God of War Ragnarok, Spider Man 2, a new Wolverine game, and remasters of some beloved games from the past!
Yikes, it's being reported that the new PS5 models that are 300 grams lighter are actually a few degrees hotter. How bad is the situation and should you care (if you can find a PS5)? Also, we have a little more details from the Dead Space remake thanks to a transparent live stream from the devs.
With over 200 announcements at Gamescom 2021, Fudfood had quite the challenge to watch the whole thing and shortlist his list of top announcements, but he was victorious and we've got some pretty cool games to talk about!
Fudfood and I share our thoughts on what stood out to us from the opening night of Gamescom as well as the new free-roam PVP VR game at Zero Latency in Abu Dhabi
We had a chat with Charbel from Estaz.gg which is on a mission to elevate e-sports in the region. From mini tournaments to professional leagues with substantial cash prizes, from features to bring gamers together to an academy catered to everyting e-sports, Estaz has big plans.
What would it look like if Breath of the Wild and Pokemon merged? Pokemon Legends: Arceus of course! Fudfood and I also had a great chat with Noxvoyager and Chaos from Steamers Outta Content who are on a mission to help up and coming content creators grow.
What at time to be an indie game fan! In what seems like a coordinated effort from Microsoft and Nintendo, they each presented over 15 indie games coming to their respective platforms which will be released between the day of the announcements until 2022. Sony isn't out of the news, as reports suggest they are taking things with their upcoming VR experience up a notch and potentially a premium PS Plus subscription plan with access to Crunchyroll content.
Not only was the first technical preview of multiplayer on Halo Infinite a solid experience, but it seems it had more to share than the developers planned for! There's a fan-made remastered edition of Half-Life 2 in the works, and Tim shares his experience staying at the Gaming Cave room at the Rove Downtown Hotel.
Tim and Fudfood will also go over the PS5 SSD storage expansion update, an alleged Xbox streaming stick, and the latest updates on the Activision Blizzard lawsuit.
It can sometimes get a bit confusing or jarring when reading about the latest headphones or earphones in the market, so hopefully this chat with Martin Bi from accessibleaudio.co and member of the S4 Audio Community in the UAE will help clear things p and educate you on what to look out for.
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The Californian government has sued Activision Blizzard after a two year investigation that has found multiple counts of discrimination and harassment against Their female employees. The Rights to repair movement took a major step forward which has positive ramifications on the environment and your wallet. While you'll soon be able to upgrade your PS5 storage, not all SSDs are created equal, so make sure know which one to get.
We're back with a bunch of interesting local news! Zero Latency had the best VR experience we've ever tried; We tested out the UAE-based Playkey.me cloud gaming service and were blown away with how well it worked; and ESTAZ.GG just launched bringing esports players daily and weekly challenges which promises to hone their skills while winning some rewards as well. Oh, and Fudfood finished playing Metroid: Samus Returns.
EA is not done flexing it muscles yet as it announced the sandbox Portal mode for Battlefield 2042, and If you ever had doubts about free to play games being the inevitable future of the industry, then maybe the announcements from Konami and Ubisoft will change that.
Valve threw everything anybody might want or expect from a handheld gaming PC, giving us the Steam Deck! Here's what Fudfood and I have to say about this game-changing device.
From an adult age restriction being forced in Minecraft in South Korea, to Tencent using facial recognition in China to check if young kids are playing video games at night, should governments go so far to fight off gaming addiction? What's the best way to deal with this issue?
Yikes, it's not too often when two major console makers disappoint the internet together in less than a week!
In our first interview in the show, we have a very pleasant chat with Sultan Al Riyami, Head of AD Gaming, who answered some of our burning questions and to give everyone an idea of what to expect in the future of the gaming industry in Abu Dhabi.
We're also happy to announce that The Gaming Weekly Show will also start being hosted on www.adgaming.ae and we'll having more updates on the local gaming scene moving forward.
Lots of Microsoft and Nintendo related news today! Notably, Microsoft has officially launched Xbox Cloud Gaming on Windows 10 and web browsers for all Game Pass Ultimate members in 22 countries!
So Microsoft announced a new operating system that will replace what was supposed to be the LAST operating system, hopefully they break the Microsoft curse and release two operating systems in a row that are good!
We've got ourselves a good conspiracy going on here as people have made some connections between Hideo Kojima and Silent Hill with Blue Box Games' new PS5 exclusive abandoned. What's the story?
No surprise what the internet was talking about the most after E3, as we have a wrap up from Twitter as well as the top preordered games from GameStop and Amazon.
GameStop believes it has a way to circumvent scalpers from getting their hands on consoles before gamers: subscriptions. Will it work?
If you're a fan of the handheld Castlevania games, you might be getting them again soon!
After many months, Cyberpunk 2077 is making its way back to the PS store.
It appears that Ghost of Tsushima might be ported to the PC soon.
Coming off from the E3 wave, Fadi and I go through what we thought about the major announcements from the week.
AD Gaming has also announced a series of eSports tournament that will run throughout the summer, the first one in July will be the DOTA 2 MENA Cup.
Microsoft keeps working on expanding its reach and might soon have an Xbox app preloaded on your TV!
In the last day of E3, we take a look at what Nintendo had to offer... Say hello to Metroid Dread, the first 2D Metroid in 19 years! We get some small update on Breath of the Wild 2 as well as a look at other announcements like the reboot of Advance Wars and WarioWare!
This is for the PC gamers as we go through our list of games that caught our eyes from the PC Gaming Show and Future Games Show from Day 3 of E3 2021. We also spend around the last 8% of the show talking about food, as one does.
What a show! Microsoft flexed their Game Pass muscles and announced 30 titles, 27 of which will be on Game Pass. From Starfield, Halo Infinite, Forza 5, a hilarious Outer Worlds 2 reveal, and the brand new vampire-hunter IP Redfall, Microsoft's presentation might as well be the best in show.
And then we have the dissapointment that is Square Enix's presentation. Apart from spending around a third of their time on the new Guardian of the Galaxy game, it just didn't seem like they were ready this year.
Day 1 of E3 2021 is over, So Fudfood and I have some things to say about the Ubisoft and Gearbox announcements today.
If you're like me and are sick and tired of having to charge your wireless headset all the time, then the Lenovo Legion H600 wireless gaming headset and the S600 Game Station headphone stand are exactly what you need! I've been using these for 3 weeks and there's no going back as I've been spoiled with this experience!
E3 week is upon us! We start things off with a reaction of the buttload of announcements at the Summer Games Fest.
We also look into the lawsuit Capcom is facing for allegedly using over 80 photographs without the concent of the photographer.
EA just got hacked and 780 GB of content such as the Fifa 2021 source code and their frostbite engine, and more were stolen.
A montage of Cyberpunk 2077 bugs that was created by the developers before the release of the game has been made public, proving that CD Project Red did in fact know about these issues.
An 8-minute fan-made Metroid film called Metroid: Attack of Ridley is out and gives us an idea of what live-action Samus could look like.
Nvidia's launch of the 3070 Ti and 3080 Ti cards isn't off to a good start (as expected) as the 3080 Ti is already sold out everywhere and people are not happy.
Apple's WWDC is right around the corner and we're hoping for some pretty cool hardware and software announcements (if rumors are to be believed).
Microsoft's next update could be a major upgrade and a stepping stone into the next era of the Windows operating system.
HP buys HyperX and Kevin introduces me to their notorios touch of death.
There are rumors pointing towards an announcement of the new Switch Pro as early as next week with a lunch in October!
With E3 right around the corner, Nintendo has announced their Direct and Treehouse events on June 15th.
Nintendo is turning one of their old plants into a museum.
Walmart accidentally lists a product page for an upcoming Metroid game for the Switch.
Nvidia announced the 3080 Ti and 3070 Ti cards which brings performance improvements.
AMD just revealed that their AI-upscaling tech FidelityFX Super Resolution will work on Nvidia cards, even GTX 10-series cards!
Tesla is getting it's own in-car gaming system that is almost as powerful as a PS5.
Sega celebrates to 30th anniversary of Sonic with a slew of announcements!
Gran Turismo might be coming out on the PS4 due to PS5 shortages.
Knockout City, the battle royal dodgeball game, will be free up to the first 25 ranks.
While Netflix might be getting into the gaming industry, Warhammer is getting into the streaming industry!
Nintendo pulled a big oof by tying a quality of life addition to the Zelda Skyward Sword HD Remaster on the Switch to a new $25 Amiibo, and no one is happy.
If you have a Microsoft Surface Duo, then your Xbox xCloud experience just got better as it got support for virtual controls on the bottom screen.
Steam might be working on a handheld gaming device similar to the Nintendo Switch.
Ratchet & Clank revealed a bunch of accessibility options, some of which might actually make the game easier or perform better for everyone else.
Virtua Fighter 5 is back on PS4 and PS5 consoles, which might be paving the way for more of Sega's classic games to come back.
Square Enix announces Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate.
Twitch tier 1 subscription prices will soon adjust to each country's cost of living, making it affordable for users to support their favorite streamers.
Bethesda might have their sights on Tom Cruise to appear in their upcoming Starfield space exploration game, which will probably be the first exclusive game after the acquisition from Microsoft.
Leaker Zippo has released rumors of upcoming Nintendo Switch games such as Mario Kart, Metroid, and Zelda (one in particular has already completed development), and some of them might be announced at E3.
As expected, Resident Evil Village is doing really well on PC, so well that people have started making creative mods for it.
Microsoft introduces the Console Purchase Pilot program to Xbox Insiders in the USA and improves Quick Resume in their May Xbox update.
Intel showed off the Enhancing Photorealism Enhancement machine learning project that was able to make GTA 5 look photorealistic... Could this be the killer tech in their upcoming GPUs?
Contrary to what the internet believed, Ubisoft has clarified that they're not planning on ditching traditional AAA games for free to play multiplayer games.
Sony will not release a black PS5, but they did just announce black and red PS5 controllers that look really nice!
Microsoft reduces their cut from games sold on the Windows App Store to 12 percent. Will Steam fall under pressure?
Halo Infinite on the PC will support 32:9 ultrawide monitors, crossplay, cross progression, and more! Looks like Microsoft is doubling down on PC gaming.
74 more games get Microsoft's FPS Boost on the Xbox Series X/S. Assassing's Creed Unity at 120 frames per second sounds like a really good thing
Speaking of 120 frames per second, it appears that the Mass Effect Legendary edition will only able to run at 120 frames per second on the Xbox Series X... too bad for the PS5 fans that were waiting for the game to drop
What's going to drop later this year however is the promised Xbox Series X mini fridges! Confirmed that it will be "widely available". I'm so getting one!
Sony swooped in after Discord rejected Microsoft's buyout offer and instead made a minority investment into Discord to have it fully integrated into the PlayStation ecosystem next year
Nintendo announces Game Builder Garage on the Nintendo Switch; a game that teaches you how to code and develop games... in a very fun and Nintendo way!
Terry Crews calls for localizing Mother 3... could his voice be loud enough?
Samsung Unpacked April 2021 event was the launch point of new laptop offerings from Samsung that tout AMOLED displays at the high end, an affordable everyday use laptop, and their first gaming laptop from the new Odyssey line. Kevin and I give our thoughts on what might be another set of options worth considering when buying a new laptop. We also go through the leaks and rumors around the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 phones and what that might mean for the Note series of phones.
Apple could be introducing a new Hifi audio plan in Apple Music with support for higher fidelity audio streams, and Riot Games will now record player's voice chats in Valorant to investigate claims of harassment and hate speech.
Playstation is developing an AI that will mimic the way you play your games so that it can play them for you. Sure, we still can't pause an online game but I guess this is the next best thing.
Also, the leaks were true and Sony WILL be introducing a video streaming service for PS Plus members. It'll be called PS Plus Video Pass and will be tested in Poland only for the next year.
Finally, Nintendo is still playing catchup when it comes to an online ecosystem but if you're a fan of Super Mario Party then you'll be pleased to know that it got a major update to its online play. This shouldn't be news in 2021 but it's Nintendo.
Tech journalist Kevin Sebastian and I give our thoughts on the new M1 products that Apple announced in last week's Spring Loaded event: the colorful and questionable M1 iMac as well as the overkill M1 iPad Pro.
Many PlayStation things to talk about! Sony accidentally leaked what might be a video streaming services called PlayStation Plus Video Pass in an attempt to fight against the popular Xbox Game Pass. AMD is making their suite of enhanced graphic technologies FidelityFX available on Xbox, which might mean great things for the affordable Xbox Series S. Finally, if you're a fan of Portal 2, you must check out Portal Reloaded on Steam which has been modded by Janis Brinkmann and adds time travel!
If you're a fan of the Resident Evil franchise, then you're in luck as they're throwing everything possible at the fans! Fadi and I also discuss whether video game movies actually suck and how this myth could have started. Finally, we give our thoughts on a select number of indie games coming out on the Switch that Nintendo announced in the Indie World Showcase.
More updates from the AD Gaming initiative as Abu Dhabi welcomes Team Nigma to their new home in Abu Dhabi for the next 5 years! There's also a brand new location-based AR Arabian Nights: Genie's Treasures that is lauching in Ramadan and can net you a jackpot prize of one million dollars! In other news: you can install Xbox xCloud on your Windows 10 PC (but it won't work in the UAE 😒), you can finally pause in Outriders (kinda), an over 15 years fan project to adapt Metroid Prime into a 2D game has a demo out that is now available to downlaod (get it while it's hot), there's a new Resident Evil Village gameplay teaser that reveals some small tidbits, and we might be a remake of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us.
Instructions to install Project xCloud on Windows 10 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m4hb1zDdVk&t=1s
Metroid Prime 2D project Demo Playthrough - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7CQuAIFfrE
We do a quick roundup of some silly but interesting April Fool's jokes and pranks from the gaming industry as well as how Xbox winning a Twitter against Skittles might land you a new Xbox Series X mini fridge!
Microsoft is in talks with Discord to acquire them for over $10 billion; what does this mean for the Xbox ecosystem? Also some modders are working on creating their own expansion for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Today's episode is about Abu Dhabi's gaming initiative, the launch of Super Nintendo World theme park, and the buttload of games that have been added to Xbox Game Pass.
Holy mushroom kingdom! Nintendo is finally opening the Super Nintendo World theme park!
Note: this episode was recorded on the 11th of March but I just got around to uploading it, so timelines won't add up (sorry!)
Another week, another Playstation announcement. We go through the 6 VR titles that Sony has just announced, as well as Fadi's experience with Bravely Default 2 on the Switch (oh we might see a sequel to the Switch, as well) and some other gaming news.
Sony's State of Play on the 25th left us with a lot of thoughts and expectations for future PS4 and PS5 games, specially that last Final Fantasy announcement (there's a rant). We also skim through BlizzConline's main announcement and some other gaming news that were sprinkled here and there throughout the week. Longest episode yet?
Wow, Nintendo's first Direct in a year was kinda polarizing. We chit chat about what was announced and try to contain our disappointment.
As if things couldn't get any worse for CD Project Red, a hacker does hacking things and steals the source code Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher 3, and Gwent. We also speculate what announcements to expect for Zelda's 35th Anniversary and I fanboy all over Borderlands' Director's Cut
We talk about Fudfood's experience with the Resident Evil 8 tech demo, the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition announcement, and Google Stadia doing Google things and shutting down their development studio.
What a week. Two noobs who know nothing about the financial market try to break down what has happened with the GameStop (this episode was recorded on Thursday 28th so a lot has changed since then). We also talk about our impressions with the Resident Evil 8 Maiden gameplay video.
Fadi and I exchange stories about emulation and setting GPUs on fire. Oh, we do talk about some gaming news
CES 2021 is over and there's a bunch of things to talk about, so why not start with a rundown of the cool things Lenovo has announced. Spoiler alert: one of them is a game changer.
After what feels like an eternity, first-time dad Fudfood is back and we catch up on what's happened in the last couple of months.
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sigh What's so wrong about Apple's AirPod Max over-ear headphones and why I'm really pissed off.
Plenty of news in the gaming world this week; Nintendo just made some great announcements, PS5 and Xbox Series X unboxings have gone live, and for some reason I start ranting about Death Stranding.
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People who know me well know that I never leave the house without my headphones, which is why todays episode of When Tech Broke My Heart is a very personal one.
Atari wants to be in your living room again with the launch of the Atari VCS next month, Twitch has suspiciously taken down many videos, I talk about the newest Borderlands 3 DLCs, and Fudfood and I try to break down how to explain high refresh rate monitors to someone that has no idea about them. Typical Friday.
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In our first live podcast, we discuss the weird red Chocobo in Final Fantasy XIV, my experience on my first ever stream on Twitch, as well the the innovating and game-chaning features in the new PS5 UI
Apple unveiled the new iPhone 12 phones in their October event. With 5G support, a new chipset, and the most iPhone releases than ever before, there's an iPhone for everyone.
In this "quick" chat, Fadi and I discuss our disappointment in the Amazon Prime Day deals this year as well as the out-of-left-field launch and success of the free-to-play multi-platform game Genshin Impact. The abundance of waifus in the game might be one of the reasons.
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I know a lot of people shop online for the stuff they want to get, but there are still some who are averse to that idea, specially when buying things from other countries. Let me explain what you're missing out on and why you should start. Now is the perfect to begin since Amazon Prime Video is just around the corner!
While the highlight of the slow week is the breakdown of the PS5 hardware (it's a beast), we do amuse ourselves with the Razer credit card and the how Minecraft and Nintendo broke twitter.
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An upgrade to our home internet lead me down the path to realizing just how much goes into ensuring getting the best connection possible.
In celebration of ThinkPad's 28th birthday, I would like to tell you about their latest announcements as they pave the path of innovation forward with the super light ThinkPad X1 Nano and the world's first folding PC; the ThinkPad X1 Fold.
Fudfood is back for what is now a weekly segment where we talk about video games and the latest gaming news. In today’s episode, we discuss the launch of the digital-only consoles from Sony and MIcrosoft.
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Fudfood is back for what is now a weekly segment where we talk about video games and the latest gaming news. In today’s episode, we discuss the launch of the digital-only consoles from Sony and MIcrosoft.
Follow Fudfood on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fudfood
In the event where people were expecting an iPhone 12 announcement, Apple held a very typical Apple event with announcements of new watches and tablets as well as a new fitness subscription service. Also, clasps and buckles are evil and you better have your own charger if you plan on getting the new Apple Watch.
Your next phone could be a phone that does more than just lay flat on the table! In the era of folding display technology, phones are not folding, flipping, and rotating. Is one screen no longer enough? Let me take you through the differences between all the form factors of current folding phones.
In this special episode, I have a chat with my good friend Fudfood who is a Twitch streamer and a gamer at heart. We talk about his journey as a streamer and we go over some of the game announcements from the PlayStation 5 Showcase Event that took place on September 15th, and discuss what the future holds for console gaming from both Microsoft and Sony.
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Watch the showcase here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjji8NEW9lo&ab_channel=PlayStation
As someone who has done some casual and mild gaming on PC and a bunch of consoles, to me the PC is a clear winner in the ongoing battle between PC and console gamers. Graphics, performance, and upgradability are just some of the reasons why gaming on a PC is simply better, however, the next gen consoles announced by Microsoft and Sony seem to be narrowing that gap a little bit. Nonetheless, there’s no excuse for console gamers to not get into PC gaming.
I’m ashamed to say that while I thought I was watching shows in 4K quality as part of the Netflix Premium plan, turns out I’ve been watching it at a lower quality all along. This is due to restrictions that Netflix (and Amazon Prime Video) has set on desktop browsers. So if you’re someone who consumes Netflix on a browser, you’re probably affected by this restriction, but I can tell you how to get around it.
Did you know that Amazon has introduced a watch party feature on Prime Video? You can watch movies and shows with your friends and family around the world effortlessly and in sync with each other. Amazon has packed quite a few nifty and interesting features into Prime Video that I think people should know about and consider when deciding which service truly delivers the best user experience.
In this series I will go through things that I consider to be high tech low tech; technology of the past that still stands strong and undefeated in today’s high tech world. In this episode, I tell you why I think the book, in the form we’ve known for hundreds of years, is a pretty kickass high tech low tech.
The Elgato Stream Deck is an essential gadget for anyone serious about streaming, but did you know that it’s very versatile and has many use cases that can benefit you for work or just general computer use? Let me tell you how I use the Stream Deck to save time.
The second episode in the When Tech Broke My Heart series, where I tell heartbreaking tech stories. In this episode, I go through what happened with what I consider to be the first and original smartwatch company, Pebble, and how their Pebble Time smartwatch was a game changer and left me indefinitely hung up on them.
So a few months ago I replaced my two 24-inch monitors with a single 43-inch TV, and that was the best decisions I’ve made all year! Let me tell you why getting a TV instead of a PC monitor is actually better for you.
Recommended viewing distance support article: https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/articles/00008601
People want more megapixels! Higher resolution! MORE EVERYTHING!
Well, that shouldn’t always be the case! Larger numbers and higher specs are great, but are they necessary for you?
Not all keyboards are created equal! Mechanical keyboards do have a lot of benefits over the standard ones and they can be better for your productivity.
Ever had your heart broken by a gadget or a tech company? Ever had a void left behind by a piece of tech which no longer exists and was forcibly taken away from you? Does anyone read these things anyway? This is my story of how Nokia broke my heart.
The Nokia N900 commercial that had me head over heels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54QuFYFAjQY
I go through the cryptocurrency scams from the YouTube and Twitter hacks, and provide you with some tips on how to protect yourself online (because I am totally someone who knows what he’s talking about).
Twitter hack: https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-reels-from-colossal-hack-as-new-details-surface-2020-7
YouTube hack: https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-channels-bitcoin-scammers-twitter-hack-2020-8
With the announcement of the Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra phones, I’ll briefly explore what are the major changes between the two devices and how Samsung has let me down, and I’ll go through the important aspects of their other hardware announcements, too.
Don’t have a dedicated webcam? Noisy kids in the background? Don’t fret, I’ll let you in how to solve these problems inexpensively.
Download Iriun on your Android device and PC: http://www.iriun.com/
Download IVCam on your iOS device and PC: https://www.e2esoft.com/ivcam/
Download RTX Voice: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/guides/nvidia-rtx-voice-setup-guide/
Get RTX Voice to work on GTX GPUs: https://www.windowscentral.com/how-enable-rtx-voice-all-nvidia-gpus-including-older-geforce-gtx-cards
Follow my ranting as I take you through the process that lead me to creating this tech podcast.