Bud's Weekly Geek-out: Recent Episodes
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Wednesdays at 7:20 am, our resident geek, webmeister Bud, geeks out about the latest geekery in the world, from gadgets to apps to pop culture, and enlightens Dylan & Jason in The Morning Zone. =)
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . that six-fingered man you saw on the internet isn't AI. He's a new hand model! =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the next generation of rechargable batteries could be made with . . . salt. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Google wants to release 32 million mosquitos . . . for good. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . It's been a rough week in the gaming industry, from PlayStation nixing game discs, closing online stores, and raising console prices, to a horrific swath of job cuts at Xbox this week. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Commodore Callback 8020 is a not-smart, not-dumb, modern-guts/retro-design flip phone with no AI, no social media, and no browser, to keep you in the moment. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a German court has found Google directly liable for its AI summaries, and can't fall back on "users can check for themselves" to absolve itself of hallucinations. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . weirdly, Canada is trying to pass Bill C-22 giving law enforcement access to our metadata. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Protect Our Games Act aims to preserve access to online games even after companies stop supporting them, bless. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the CRTC has set new rules to modernize the Broadcasting Act, prioritizing Canadian content and angering large streamers. =O webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Star Fox is coming to Nintendo Switch 2, but so is a price hike. =O webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . we have an update on the Esquimalt Atom Smashers, and talk about a $3,500 computer chair that comes straight from a car. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . sure, Flock Around is a super-fun, super-accessible friendslop birdwatching game, but did you know its developer is based in Victoria? =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a wildly popular and wildly useful new app that lets you shoot in portrait AND landscape at the same time! =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . local councillor deepfakes self to highlight ease of creation at the local political level. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Esquimalt Atom Smashers are on their way to the world robotics championships, and need our help! =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Canadian? LastPass user in 2022? You may be eligible for $170.05...or more. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . your ai slop bores me is a new website where humans pretend to be AI chatbots, and you can ask (or answer) questions. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Meta is dropping end-to-end encryption in Instagram DMs, meaning they (or AI) could read them after May 8. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a new Android app sniffs out the radio signal of smart glasses and alerts you when they're nearby. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . what's atmospheric water harvesting technology? Shlooping water out of the desert air. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . because money, BMW patented a screw where the recess is its logo, to stop ''uNaUtHoRiZeD'' people from servicing its cars. How'd that go? =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . more on (moron?) the Discord debacle, defaulting us all to teenager status, and asking for our government ID or face scans to level up. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Samsung's teasing new selective-screen privacy, blacking out portions of your phone screen to prying eyes. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . though it's a gigantic megacorp many find evil, Amazon's Ring cameras are now helping find lost doggos and bring them home. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . updates about that smartwatch Bud won't shut up about: Pebble. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a young game developer is choosing to delete his game after he learned the evils of the AI used to generate its assets. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Bud's annual rundown of weird and wonderful CES announcements (with bonus website exclusives). =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . DJI, the largest consumer drone manufacturer in the world, has effectively been kicked out of the US. =O webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The Game Awards: gripes, improvements, announcements, and Muppets. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . in this age of smart everything, retro listening is having a moment. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a UK startup has a novel idea to distribute datacentre waste heat to individual homes' hot water heaters. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Vine is dead. Long live diVine? =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . is the answer to datacentres' environmental impact . . . moving them to space? =O webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . an engineer cut off his robot vacuum from sending data to its manufacturer. They responded by bricking it. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . LinkedIn is now scraping your data for AI & ad targeting. Here's how to opt out. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . if your neighbourhood lost power, wouldn't it be nice to have a solar-powered hub home to go to? =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a new study shows that UV light can disable airborne allergens within 30 minutes. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . smart sciencey people studied cats, and why most of them sleep on their left side.
Which side does YOUR cat sleep on?
Please let me know: bud@TheZone.fm =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . girl power: Golden from Kpop Demon Hunters spends a sixth week at #1, and the Barbie Inspiring Women Venus Williams Doll debuts. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a bus in Barcelona has been fueled with biowaste for the past five years. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The TRICORDER Programme is sending out 100 AI-powered smart stethoscopes to accurately diagnose heart failure. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . YouTube is using AI to ''enhance'' its Shorts videos, without creator input or consent. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Apple just brought their self-repair program to Canada, bless. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . vinyl is back! again! but really small this time! again! =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . from the ashes of r/place comes wplace.live, a worldwide pixelated community art project. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Atari (or, at least, the folks who presently own the licensing to Atari's IP) has released a semi-smart watch that plays four classic games on your wrist. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . (testing in three US cities) Uber will soon let women drivers and passengers decline being paired with men. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a Finnish eyewear company is working on glasses that will autofocus depending on what you're looking at. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The 42-year-old Commodore 64 is being rebooted by a team of enthusiasts and OG employees. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . summer's great, but bug spray and sunscreen are NOT great for your screens and glasses. =O webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Maple Scan, the app which shows you the Canadian-ness of products you're about to buy. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a company called Real Ice is attempting to rebuild Arctic sea ice — to re-freeze it — layer by layer. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Zoner Alex e-mailed Bud asking about handheld consoles. Bud said, 'hold my root beer.' =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . vert.sh is a slick and simple way to convert files (images/audio/video/documents) right within your browser. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a soundwave-powered fire extinguisher was invented in 2015. Where is it now? =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Duolingo's at it again, wiping their IG and TikTok content. But is it to distract us from their decision to replace human contracters with AI? =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a clever hack for inflight Wifi, plus Bud's offline travel tips. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . zippers, of all things, are having technology built onto them. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . ChatGPT o3 is really good at a sort of reverse location lookup, determining where in the world a photo was taken by its elements. =O webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . it's bear season, and we're in bear country. Please don't wear those fancy noise-cancelling headphones! =O webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The political texts are coming. Here's how to deal with them. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Bud gleefully and feverishly recaps and reacts to Nintendo's Switch 2 Direct. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The Accessible Games Initiative (as you might guess from the name) is here to bring gaming to everyone it can. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Ashly Burch, voice and performance capture of Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn, responds to an AI Aloy Sony spun up. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Oscar-winning animated film Flow was created completely in open-source free software. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The Uncensored Library contains banned reporting from countries without freedom of the media . . . and it can be found in Minecraft. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Asus is releasing a ''fragrance mouse.'' =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Brenda Lee's 1958 song Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree has been rereleased in Spanish, in her own voice, thanks to responsibly-trained AI. =O webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . want Google to stop returning AI search results? Swear at it. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the saga of the Pebble ePaper smartwatch (2012–2016) opens a new chapter in 2025. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . North Van's Arc'teryx has collaborated on what are basically bionic pants! =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . recapping of some weird and wonderful things from CES 2025. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Meta's updated policies now allow racial slurs and gender discrimination on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . looks like Paypal's coupon-finding browser extension Honey has been revealed as a double scam. =O webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . some great tips on keeping you and your family safe from AI scams. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . car manufacturers are finally starting to DIAL back the touchscreens in cars in favour of physical buttons. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Esquimalt firefighters will get PFAS-free turnout gear. Less cancer-causing chemicals FTW! =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . viral video shows a little robot ''kidnapping'' six larger robots, but it's not the robot uprising quite yet. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . there's a new scambaiter in town. Her name is Daisy, she's a sweet old bitty with all the time in the world to waste scammers time, and she's AI. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . iPhones are mysteriously rebooting. Turns out, they're securing themselves against intruders. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is dead. Long live Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp COMPLETE. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . right to repair, the DMCA, and McFlurries collide for a story of hacking ice cream. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . new smartphone/hearing aid compability standards are in force in the states. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Nintendo's new hardware dropped! And it's . . . an alarm clock? =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Hello Kitty will appear as 32 different types of algae to highlight its importance to a sustainable future. Plus, cute. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . BC earthquake warnings will now go directly to your phone. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Google's new NotebookLM makes a frighteningly-realistic podcast of your text input. =O webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . researchers at Cornell University have given a robot body to a mushroom. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . AI-powered traffic cameras are on the lookout for dangerous drivers, and they've caught some DOOZIES. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a California startup wants to sell nighttime sun with space mirrors. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Nintendo Museum has been given its first official preview. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the latest innovation in diabetes treatments is smart insulin. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Logitech might have plans for a subscription-based forever mouse in the future... =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . geeking out about the VERY Paris Olympic medals. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a recap of the CrowdStrike IT outage. What happened, why it was such a pain, and why we shouldn't panic about it. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Ticketmaster's having a TIME, what with its data breach AND its ''non-transferable'' tickets being recreated and resold. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Nike is killing the app for its Adapt BB power lacing sneakers. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the EU is working toward a Digital Identity Wallet to replace a driver's license, passport, prescriptions, and more. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . three geeky stories of accessibility improvements. Yay! =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . WWDC wrapped last week, and I half-review it, and half-laugh at how Apple has to rename EVERYTHING. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a group of highschoolers are fighting phishing by flooding fake login sites with fake login information. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Monkey C Interactive Artcade (from the people who brought you the interactive railings at Bastion Square) is now open downtown for all of your mutant music machine amusement. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Samsung demands that your phone be destroyed if you bring it in for repair, and there are non-Samsung parts inside. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . new tech is coming to the UK police to disable suspected stolen electric bikes/scooters with a line-of-site EMP. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Four stories of interesting decisions by game developers and publishers. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Do you have an eye for AI-generated misinformation? Bud took a simple quiz, and you can, too! =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . London Drugs has had to close its stores after a cyberattack. Let's learn from that. =O webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Boston Dynamics Atlas bipedal robot is back, and electric, with 360º rotating limbs and head. Thanks, I hate it. =O webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . four Ontario school boards have sued the makers of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok, for harms done to children. Unprecedented. =O webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the browser wars continue, with a new paid (enterprise) version of Chrome, and *Privacy Not Included from the makers of Firefox. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a Microsoft developer accidentally discovered a backdoor in a Linux program that could've compromised millions of machines. =O webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Bud reviews Princess Peach: Showtime!, her first starring role since 2005. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . BMW's third E Ink car in as many years pays tribute to the first art car painted by a woman: South Africa's Dr. Esther Mahlangu. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . AI chatbots are having a TIME right now. Here are some interesting stories about what they're coming up with. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . surprise, surprise! Turns out ransomware operators DON'T delete your data if you pay them! So don't pay them. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . age verification for porn in Canada could be a disaster. Meta, of all companies, might have the solution. =O webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . should you put your wet phone into a bag of rice? New advice from Apple suggests no. =O webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . after unceasing rumours about Xbox games coming to PS5 & Switch, Xbox will set the record straight. =O webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a company lost $35M CAD in a first-of-its-kind videoconferencing deepfake scam. =( webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The Week in Geek #15: failed robot vacuum acquisitions, game layoffs, and moon lander success. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . gen Zs are covering their noses in family photos, and parents are making it a thing. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Bud's annual recap of the weird announcements of CES. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . 23andMe keeps it classy after a data breach by a) blaming its users for recycling passwords and b) trying to convince its users not to sue. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . A rundown of some apps Bud loves which could hopefully make your digital life more efficient. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . gaming cheaters are being handed bans wrapped up as Christmas presents! =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . one of the first chatbots ever created scored better than some modern AI in a recent Turing test. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Xbox's Game Pass on the Switch? On PlayStation? They said it, but not so fast . . . =( webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a documentary about MuchMusic just came out, and it's awesome. But a cease and desist might keep you from seeing it. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . in some shocking corporate tech news, OpenAI fired its CEO, its president then quit, and over 700 employees threatened to follow suit. AI DRAMA. =O webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . NASA+ is a new FREE streaming service with live events, documentaries, historical footage, and kid-friendly options. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a new personal drone (not a jetpack) is on the market, and it sounds cool/terrifying. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Vancouver developer behind the Marvel Contest of Champions mobile game developed a First Nations hero named Chee'ilth, and she'll be a playable character at the end of the month. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Project Primrose aims to make your clothing change from white to chrome in an instant. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . an OSINT-skilled TikTok user went viral doxxing other users...WITH CONSENT. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Anguilla, a tiny British territory in the Caribbean, is making BANK with their top-level domain, .AI. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . LEGO has had to abandon making bricks from recycled bottles. =O webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Unity, the engine behind over 750,000 games, decided to suddenly add a fee to developers per install of their games. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . two stories about China: how it's tanking Apple shares, and its new AI, Ernie. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Who's been buying up tens of thousands of acres of land, for hundreds of millions of dollars, to make a new city near San Francisco? Tech billionaires, it seems. =O webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . they're putting microchips in parmesan to prove their authenticity. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario, is stepping back from recording character voices for Nintendo. =( webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the cool Canadian company behind wristband concert tech being used by everyone from Coldplay to T-Swift. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . You can already get a calculator, metronone, dice roller, and more without leaving Google. Now, Google can help you grammar check that sentence in one easy step. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a Swiss gent made the unrepairable AirPods Pro case repairable, and the earth cried out with joy. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Twitter is now X. Why the change? What does it mean? Does anybody still care? =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . CIRA — the Canadian Internet Registration Authority — has gotten into...stock photography? =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Threads is the new Twitter-like kid on the block. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a new contender has entered the scambaiter team: ChatGPT! Here to waste ALL the scammers' time. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Receive a smartwatch you didn't order? Don't switch it on. =O webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Facebook is now cutting off 5% Canadians from news content in protest of Bill C-18. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Apple's fancy shmancy ski goggles — Vision Pro — are here, but who are they really for? =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Discover Tectoria is this Friday, it's free, and it highlights why tech is Victoria's #1 industry. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Today, Bud learns that solar panels ON WATER are a thing. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. I like it. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Bill C-11 — the Canadian Online Streaming Act — is now law, but...what in tarnation is it actually gonna do? =0 webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . researchers are testing smartphone tactility with tiny little under-screen air pumps! =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Ant-Man is now available on Disney+ with ASL interpretation. Let's talk accessibility! =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . voice fraud scams are on the rise. Please keep calm and protect yourself. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Read my lips! Cornell researchers have made glasses which can read the wearer's silent speech. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . AI experts are calling for an immediate pause on AI training. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Celebrating the life and law of Gordon Moore, creator of Moore's Law. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . AI can now read fMRI scans and redraw an image the person inside just saw. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the City of Victoria is piloting AI detection of potholes and other road problems. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the FBI is officially recommending using an ad blocker while searching on ye olde scam-filled internet. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . teens with nude photos out of their hands have a new weapon to help stop their spread. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Facebook and Twitter are making some silly security/money making moves. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Endless Arcade puts music creation software inside a stand-up arcade cabinet! 🎶 =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the official Transformers smartwatch is coming soon for $300 USD, but . . . I can't wear it??!? =( webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . you may have seen the articles about a real life liquid metal robot breaking out of a miniature jail. Everyone will please not panic. I'm here to explain it more calmly. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the winners of season 3 of the LEGO Masters show are Canadian! =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . NVIDIA's Eye Contact Mode: AI which makes it look like you're looking at your webcam, even when you're not. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . another CES, another roundup of the weirdest new tech innovations. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . RunPee tells you when to run and pee during a movie. A classic app we've somehow not geeked out about! =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . DuckDuckGo's Android browser is a privacy-focused browser, sure, but also blocks apps from sending data about you to third-party trackers. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . ChatGPT (based on the incredible GPT-3 AI) is taking the internet by storm. Is Google next? =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . all those AI-generated selfies your friends are posting. Are they art theft? =0 webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a twist on a romance scam or a crypto scam . . . a romance crypto scam. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . some good news and bad news about robot dogs. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The Week in Geek, lighthearted edition: Wordle editor, Tumblr's Important Blue Internet Checkmark Pin, & Zen — Grogu and Dust Bunnies. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the ZEM carbon capture car which takes in MORE carbon than it puts out. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . there's a 30 km stretch of highway bike lane covered in solar panels. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the huge kerfuffle over the voice actor behind Bayonetta 3. =0 webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . hacking WiFi using drones landed on a company's roof. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . iPhones have been calling 911 from roller coasters, thinking their owners have been a car crash. =0 webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a Wrigley Field drone flythrough like you've never seen before. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The Follower, an art project which pairs Instagram selfies with security cam footage from the same time. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Bud recaps the D23 Expo. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . can review bombs be curbed by delaying and analyzing them? Or is that a slippery slope? =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the creator of Kirby & Super Smash Bros has started a YouTube channel about game creation. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation is officially a security threat for some older laptops. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . "don't give in to phone-stealing scammers." This advice may get an Apple employee fired. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . an ambitious plan for a self-contained city in the Saudi Arabian desert. With robots. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The soundtrack for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was reimagined as a prog rock concept album, and it's brilliant. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . BMW owners in South Korea are being charged monthly subscription fees for features like heated seats and automatic high beams. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The RCMP has used spyware on phones during serious criminal and national security investigations. — webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . deaf and hard of hearing concertgoers can now FEEL the music thanks to geeky tech! =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . "Can Grandma read me a story?" Alexa may soon be able to mimic a voice with ONE MINUTE of recordings to learn from. =0 webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . you can get help writing your next out-of-office e-mail from a real Icelandic horse. You can outHORSE your e-mail. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . by 2024, USB-C must be standard in all phones in the EU, which basically means everywhere. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . 2005's Resident Evil 4 is being COMPLETELY rebuilt for a 2023 modern console release. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Yellowstone National Park has released hundreds of public domain sounds and videos for your use and enjoyment. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . artist Kelly Heaton has created the printed circuit BIRD. Synthetic chirps from electronic components. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the LA Chargers 2022 NFL schedule, but make it anime. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Google, Apple, and Microsoft are working together toward a passwordless future for you and me. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a Singaporean research scientist has created an AI model with a 98.53% accuracy rate in detecting deepfakes. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a new kind of bone conduction headphones aims to bring sound to the deaf and hard of hearing. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . your videoconferencing app may not stop listening when you hit mute. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Seven years after Tesla joked about it, a self-driving car self-drove away from a police traffic stop. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Reddit's r/place, a four-day internet-wide collaborative art project, returned April Fool's Day 2022. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . noise-canceling technology isn't just for headphones. It's also for...your bed. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Royal Mint is recycling e-waste, and extracting the gold for commemorative coins. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . scummy scammers are still actively trying to steal your accounts. Here's how it happens, how to protect yourself, and what to try if you've been hit. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . folks from around the world are booking Airbnbs in Ukraine which they have no intention of staying in. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a much better way to detect rogue Apple AirTags has emerged with a new Android app: AirGuard. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . 100 White Castle locations are hiring a burger-flipping, fry-cooking industrial arm robot. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Indigenous-language versions of Wordle have been developed by a local linguist! =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a fashion designer has sued LEGO over a jacket on Queer Eye. What? =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Toronto's 1Password has attracted celebrity investors like Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Ryan Reynolds, Chris Evans, and more. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the global chip shortage has forced Canon to help customers bypass their printer cartridge DRM. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Bud's review of the oddities of CES 2022. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . last year's cream cheese shortage was caused by a cyber attack! =0 webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Apple has released an Android app to detect rogue AirTags which may be tracking you. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . what happens when your account is "metaverse" but then Facebook becomes "Meta?" Bad things. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . scammers coerce victims into recording videos saying that a scam is legit. Terrible! =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . could we redirect an asteroid headed toward earth? NASA is testing this by crashing into one next year. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut, Apple, um . . . Apple has opened up self-service repair. Are we dreaming??!? =0 webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . scammers have a new way to try to steal your two-factor authentication codes. Scammers suck. =/ webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Zuck announced "Meta" as the new Facebook parent company, and Bud's annoyed with it. =)
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Express VPN has been purchased by a company known for browser malware. =0 webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Geeks have known about the supply chain for a while now, but it's gonna affect your shopping very soon. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Twitter will now allow you to remove a user from following you without the big, obvious YOU'RE BLOCKED. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . William Shatner — Captain Kirk himself — will fly into space October 12. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . is the Fisher-Price "My Home Office" playset real, or another in a long line of Photoshop fakes? =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Chinese version of TikTok is now limiting users under 14 to 40 minutes a day on the app. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Epic Games (Fortnite) vs Apple (app store) case finally has a verdict. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Pixel 3 and 3 XL phones have been mysteriously bricking. PLEASE BACK UP YOUR DATA. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Tesla will take its vehicle AI and put it into a bipedal assistant called Tesla Bot. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . #TheWeekInGeek 13 covers an official investigation into Tesla's Autopilot, Intel's new Arc GPUs, and keeping an eye on sharks with drones. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Cineplex is rolling out a subscription-based movie club called (funnily enough) CineClub. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . 7–14-year-olds can now learn STEM goodness at Code Ninjas in the Westshore. HIYA! =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . YouTube channel Upscale takes old game trailers and cutscenes and rezzes them up to 4K or 8K using AI. =) webmeister Bud
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WeeklyGeekOut: Steam Deck is a handheld PC/gaming console which'll play your Steam library and more. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . there's a 40' tall basketball court mural on the side of the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre (Outside the Lines by We The West Fest) which you can make interactive with your phone. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Neutrinowatch is a new generative podcast, meaning the same episode will have different content tomorrow. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the FBI arrested 800 people using a secure messaging app. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . at a water pump in Poland, eight clams decide whether millions of people get water or not. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . controversy over bikini livestreaming in hot tubs has led to . . . sea otters on Twitch? =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Google is bringing us 3D, life-size video call experiences with Project Starlie. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . two-factor authentication = good. Two-factor authentication via an authenticator app = BETTER. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Google is leading the charge in two-factor authentication (2FA) to keep your Gmail account safer. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Android phones are now being used as seismic monitors. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . CEO of popular encrypted messaging app hacks software of popular phone hacking company. Cringing ensues. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Social audio clones are everywhere! Clubhouse is now being copied by at least eight name-brand competitors. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . "How is babby formed?????" We may never know, as Yahoo! Answers is shutting down next month. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Interland: a GREAT internet safety and kindless primer for kidlets. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . A Japanese girl on a motorcycle is popular on Twitter, and of course there's more to the story than that. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the making of a crazy viral video of a drone flying all through a bowling alley full of people. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Explaining the confusing geekery of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Framework is a modular laptop from a San Francisco startup which hopes to succeed where others have failed in making laptops easy for us consumers to upgrade, customize, and repair. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Canada Revenue Agency found 100,000 login credentials on the dark web. Here's what it means to you. =0 webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . America's first 3D-printed HOUSE just went on the market for about half the price of its counterparts. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Bud's favourite commercials from the recent SPORTS! Bowl. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . LEGO has released a playlist of their building blocks to work or chill or sleep to. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Twitter is trying their hand at crowdsourced factchecking with Birdwatch. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Bud's annual review of CES 2021, from rollable screens to high tech masks. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . an underwater submarine ride from Walt Disney World, defunct for almost 30 years, has been faithfully recreated in VR. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the SprayCare wrist atomizer. Picture a Spider-Man web slinger, but for hand sanitizer. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . 'tis the season for new gadgets, but your pets can hear much more from your electronics than we humans can. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . ListenLater.fm: a service which converts any article, essay, etc. from the web into a podcast feed you can listen to instead of reading it. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . send an e-mail, and watch it get burned up in a literal dumpster fire, live for your entertainment on the internet. Ah, 2020. =) webmeister Bud
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Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . with one calendar month to Christmas, if you yuletide or if you don't, we have some resources to help you shop local! =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/shoplocal/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . I crowdfunded a grapefruit-shaped mini synth/MIDI controller/looper of creative cuteness called Orba. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/11/18/geekout-orba/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . there's a website which'll extract just the vocals from a song, and it's . . . pretty good? =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/11/04/geekout-acapella-extractor/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . 13 Days of Hallowe'en. A short collection of spooky stories recorded in binaural audio.
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a mysterious app suddenly gave the very-internet-controlled people of China access to websites from the west which many had never seen before. =0 webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/10/21/geekout-china-internet-tuber/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . how do you get paramedics up a mountain quickly in an emergency? JET PACK. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/10/14/geekout-jet-pack-paramedics/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . artists on Spotify are trying to get plays by naming themselves after popular search terms, like "White Noise Baby Sleep." =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/10/07/geekout-spotify-search-scamming/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . "Look what i found" FB Messenger phishing scam. Old scam. New text. NO CLICKITY! =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/09/30/geekout-lookwhatifound-messenger-phishing-scam/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Vic VR is a VR arcade in Victoria . . . run by a 17-year-old. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/09/23/geekout-vic-vr/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . for Super Mario's 35th anniversary, Super Mario 64/Sunshine/Galaxy are being rereleased. There's more cool stuff coming soon, too! =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/09/16/geekout-super-mario-3d-all-stars/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . there are phones . . . in trees . . . near Amazon warehouses in Chicago. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/09/09/geekout-amazons-tree-o-phones/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . there's a new Spinosaurus arm at Dino Lab Inc., and it's got quite the story behind it. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/09/02/geekout-dino-lab-spino-arm/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Kitboga is doing the good work by scambaiting: keeping scammers fruitlessly occupied for hours at a time, when they could be victimizing our vulnerable friends and family. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/08/26/geekout-kitboga-scambaiter/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . reviewing the recently-escalated feud which is Epic Games vs Apple and Google. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/08/19/geekout-fortnite-kerfuffle/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . C-Face: a smart facemask which transcribes what you're saying, and also translates it into eight languages. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/08/12/geekout-c-face-smart-mask/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . On This Spot, a locally-developed app and IG account which overlays historical photos over present-day images, from Victoria to Québec City. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/07/29/geekout-on-this-spot/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a heartwarming tale of how Animal Crossing: New Horizons helped get a lost Switch back to its owner. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/03/22/geekout-animal-crossing-lost-switch/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Hipster Bait is Pokémon Go for indie songs, with local roots. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/07/15/geekout-hipster-bait/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . #TheWeekInGeek 11 covers Google's acquisition of Canadian smart glasses startup North, Disney+'s O Canada Collection of shows with Canadian ties, and . . . Tesla-branded satin short shorts. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/07/08/geekout-theweekingeek-12/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The. Golden. Gate. Bridge. is. howling. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/06/24/geekout-golden-gate-skyscreechers/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . New PS5 games (and the console) were announced by developers and devs and execs, but . . . were those people real, or CG? =0 webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/06/17/geekout-ps5-possible-cg-humans/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . game developer Tyler Glaiel and his wonderfully ridiculously amazing sound-activated LED mouth-mask. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/06/10/geekout-led-mouth-mask/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Mark Rober is back with an EIGHT-STAGE squirrel obstacle course, inspired by American Ninja Warrior. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/05/27/geekout-ninja-warrior-squirrel-feeder/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . SunnyFive is a Samsung-backed company which crazy hyper-realistically replicates sunlight coming through your window. Perfect for working from home during the COVID! =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/05/20/geekout-sunnyfive-window-type-device/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . wondering what show or movie to watch next? JustWatch is a search engine for streaming services. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/05/13/geekout-justwatch/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . ThisWebsiteWillSelfDestruct.com. And it will, if nobody writes it a letter for 24 hours. But, until then, you can read what anonymous folks around the world have written to it. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/05/06/geekout-website-self-destruct/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . CIRA and the CSE (look 'em up; they're cool) have teamed up to create a new, free, online threat blocker. Perfect for these times of more unsuspecting folk than ever on the internet. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/04/29/geekout-cira-canadian-shield/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a star is making a Spirograph-like pattern around a supermassive black hole, and it's purdy. and science-y. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/03/22/geekout-supermassive-spirograph-star/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Google's Stadia Pro streaming gaming service is free for the next two months! =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/04/15/geekout-google-stadia-free/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Quibi, the new "quick bites" short-form video service, has just debuted, so here's my review of it! =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: https://www.TheZone.fm/2020/04/08/geekout-quibi/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . free educational resources for kids out of school in . . . MINECRAFT? Yes! =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2020/04/01/geekout-minecraft-educational-worlds/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a Canadian dude and a Mexican lass plan a wedding . . . but then, COVID-19. Internet to the rescue! =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2020/03/25/geekout-virtual-wedding-covid19/
WeeklyGeekOut: Animal Crossing: New Horizons comes out Friday, and I'm freaking out about it! =)
Listen/details: http://www.TheZone.fm/2020/03/18/geekout-animal-crossing-new-horizons/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the story of a pelican which ate a phone, and the intern who reached down the pelican's throat to fetch it. =) webmeister Bud #CellPeli
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2020/03/11/geekout-cell-peli/
WeeklyGeekOut: sure, you can ride an eBike, or you can ride an eBike with the Jeep logo on it. Plus, some local news on eScooters! =)
Listen/details: http://www.TheZone.fm/2020/03/04_/geekout-jeep-ebike/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . forget eagles, battering rams, and signal jammers. Now there's a frickin' laser which'll fry a drone from miles away. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2020/02/26/geekout-geekout-drone-frying-laser/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . what if you could meet with a deceased loved one through VR? — webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2020/02/19/geekout-vr-with-the-dead/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a Vancouverite and his team built a gigantic robot he controls from inside its metal body, and he won a Guinness Book of World Records record for it. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2020/02/12/geekout-prosthesis-mech-racing/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . inspired by Untitled Goose Game, an 18-year-old developer created a Windows Desktop Goose app, and it's as (pretend) horrible to your PC as the goose is to the villagers. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2020/02/05/geekout-desktop-goose-app/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a comprehensive online tracker for the Wuhan coronavirus. — webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2020/01/29/geekout-wuhan-coronavirus-tracker/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . #TheWeekInGeek 11, with an update to LifeLabs' data breach, some almost-good news about Studio Ghibli movies streaming, the Radiohead Public Library, and the most wholesome story of a little girl who can finally play Breath of the Wild thanks to her tinkering dad. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2020/01/22/geekout-theweekingeek-11/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . my annual review of the coolest and weirdest tech to come out of CES 2020. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2020/01/15/geekout-ces-2020/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Two Toronto brothers have created the world's first two-week tattoos.
Get the details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/geekout/inkbox-two-week-tattoos/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . A scammer imitated Bossman Johnny and tried to run a gift card scam on us. I trolled him. Here's how. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2020/01/08/geekout-bud-trolls-a-scammer/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Forgotify has over 4 million songs on Spotify which haven't been played. Not even once. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/12/18/geekout-forgotify/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . SIKU — the Inuktitut word for sea ice — is a new social network and mobile app created by and for the Inuit. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/12/11/geekout-siku-inuit-social-network/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Amazon's AWS DeepComposer keyboard helps you learn how machines learn about us, and also creates "music." =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/12/04/geekout-amazon-deepcomposer/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . parlaying news reports of Disney+ account hacking into some #geekoutbasics about keeping your accounts safe. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/11/27/geekout-disney-plus-hacking/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the motorola razr (it's 2019, so it's gotta be ALL LOWER CASE now) is back as a touchscreen Android flip phone! =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/11/20/geekout-razr-2020/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Chinese government is placing a curfew on online gaming for minors. =0 webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/11/13/geekout-china-youth-gaming-curfew/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the North American House Hippo is back to teach a new generation how to spot the fake. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/11/06/geekout-house-hippo/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Extra Life gaming fundraiser is this weekend, and Campus Honda games on Friday. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/10/30/geekout-extra-life/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Where'd my music go? The PC guy does his best to help Mac friends find their music from the now-vanished iTunes. =( webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/10/23/geekout-find-itunes/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a review of Cyber Protocol, kind of a hacker-themed Pac-Man on steroids. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/10/09/geekout-cyber-protocol/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Super Nintendo World is set to open next year in Osaka, Japan, and we have new leaked photos to geek out about. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/10/02/geekout-super-nintendo-world-photos/
WeeklyGeekOut: the beautiful viral fail which was the storming of Area 51. =)
Listen/details: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/09/25/geekout-storm-area-51/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut: The US Traffic Safety Administration believes that electric vehicle owners should be able to choose their own pretend engine sounds. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/09/18/geekout-choose-your-own-car-sfx/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Bud reviews The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance with many geeky squeaks. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/09/11/geekout-the-dark-crystal-aor/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Untitled Goose Game will finally be released September 20, and is still called Untitled Goose Game. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/09/03/geekout-untitled-goose-game/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Audible offers captions to their audiobooks, book publishers sue. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/08/28/geekout-audible-lawsuit/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . One of the internet's greatest mysteries has just been given a deep dive by one of the coolest storytelling companies. Great Big Story dives into CICADA 3301. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/08/21/geekout-great-big-story-cicada-3301/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the U.S. Navy's fleet of DDG-51 destroyers will be converted FROM touchscreens BACK to traditional helm controls and physical throttles. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/08/14/geekout-us-navy-touchscreens/
WeeklyGeekOut: Hopper's cabin, from Stranger Things, can now be booked as an escape room. =)
Listen/details: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/08/07/geekout-hoppers-cabin-escape-room/
webmeister Bud drops a knowledge bomb of nine inch nails proportions about the song Old Town Road.
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . BC Transit's NextRide lets you track your bus' location in realtime, along with its capacity. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/07/31/geekout-bc-transit-nextride/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Dino Lab, Inc. is a cool new place to get all prehistoric in Victoria. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/07/24/geekout-dino-lab-inc/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . so much news, it's time for another The Week in Geek! JFK Moonshot, Amazon & Google playing nice, Instagram's new policies, Dr. Mario World, and Nintendo Switch Lite! =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/07/17/geekout-the-week-in-geek-10/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . because hipster, there's now a Walkman-style cassette player/recorder with Bluetooth: IT'S OK. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/07/10/geekout-its-ok-bluetooth-cassette-recorder/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the JFK Moonshot augmented reality app will let you relive the Apollo 11 mission in realtime July 16–20. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/07/03/geekout-jfk-moonshot-app/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a lesson in genericized brand names: 20,000 people signed a petition against a show on Amazon Prime Video . . . and sent that petition to Netflix. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/06/26/geekout-good-omens-netflix-prime/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . It's a clip show! Not really, but Bud reviews geek-outs of the past, some of which he still depends on, some of which failed most spectacularly. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/06/19/geekout-how-bud-geeks-out/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Bud's annual highlight reel from this year's E3 Expo. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/06/12/geekout-e3-2019/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Magic: The Gathering is being adapted for a Netflix Series! I excite. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/06/05/geekout-magic-the-gathering-netflix/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . in this world of 4K 60FPS gaming, a new black & white handheld (WITH A CRANK) called PlayDate just emerged. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/05/29/geekout-playdate/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . in the shadow of Pokémon Go: Minecraft Earth sets out to turn your world into blocks. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/05/22/geekout-minecraft-earth/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Focals smart glasses (by Canadian company North) can act as a personal teleprompter which no one else can see. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/05/15/geekout-focals-smart-glasses/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Batmobile, K.I.T.T., a time-traveling DeLorean...50 vehicles from movies and TV are on display in L.A., some in mixed reality. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/05/08/geekout-hollywood-dream-machines/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . when The Brick Bar: Vancouver is coming, a swiveling TV (read: a 43" phone), and a possible Motorola RAZR foldable smartphone. This is #TheWeekInGeek #9! =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/05/01/geekout-week-in-geek-9/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the rebuilding of Notre Dame has an unlikely resource in Assassin's Creed: Unity. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/03/24/geekout-rebuilding-notre-dame-assassins-creed/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . IKEA and Sonos have (of course) created a lamp with a speaker in it! Or, a speaker with a lamp on it... =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/04/17/geekout-symfonisk-lamp-speaker/
WeeklyGeekOut: Woof woof! Beep beep! Bloop bloop! Welcome Tombot, the robot companion dog. =)
Listen/details: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/04/10/geekout-tombot-the-robot-dog/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . all the 2019 April Fools' Day silliness which gave me the chuckles. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/04/03/geekout-april-fricking-fools/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Apple TV Plus, Google's Stadia gaming platform, and the first indie game featuring Link and Zelda! =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/03/27/geekout-video-and-gaming-in-2019/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . there are autonomous cars, big rigs, figher jets, and now . . . a self-driving BUS. ;) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/03/20/geekout-uk-autonomous-bus/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . doing the important work, there's now a Twitter account detailing whether or not you can pet the dog in a given video game. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/03/13/geekout-canyoupetthedog/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . USA-bound? No more lithium-ion batteries in your checked luggage. Carry on, my wayward electronic device! =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/03/06/geekout-us-bans-lithium-ion-batteries/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . despite some fake news you may have read, password managers are the bestest. Please use one. I get passionate about this. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/02/27/geekout-password-managers-use-one-please/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Tesla's Dog Mode — which keeps your car cool while your canines are inside — is out now! =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/02/20/geekout-tesla-dog-mode/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the surprise Pokémon accessory you didn't know you wanted, or probably more likely still don't want: a Pikachu vacuum. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/02/13/geekout-pikachu-roomba/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . in this year of the future, TWO self-lacing shoes have been announced. =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . lasers have now been used to send highly targeted audio signals directly into someone's ear, using the water vapour in the air around us and forming sound waves. Wild. =0 webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2019/01/30/geekout-laser-whisper-tech/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . CleanseBot: a Roomba-like robot for your bed which kills germies with UV-C light. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/01/23/geekout-cleansebot/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . how to get revenge on package thieves who take stuff from your door step? GLITTER BOMB TRAP. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/01/09/geekout-package-thief-glitter-bomb/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the city of Calgary now has its own cryptocurrency. But cryptocurrency isn't under the control of any government or country . . . so how does this work?. =0 webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/12/19/geekout-canadian-cryptocurrency-calgary-dollars/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the very popular blogging platform Tumblr will permanently remove from public view all adult content on Monday. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/12/12/geekout-tumblr-banning-porn/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Beijing wants to assign a social credit score to its residents, with rewards and punishments based on their scores. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/12/05/geekout-bejing-social-credit/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . how a Japanese photographer turned a BEER HELMET into a portable portrait studio. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/11/28/geekout-beer-helmet-flash-photographer/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . your Google Home can accompany your bedtime stories with music and sound effects. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/11/07/geekout-google-home-ambient-storytime/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the MIT Media Lab (of course) is going to let the people of the internet control the actions of a real live human being TONIGHT at 11:00 pm Pacific. =0 webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/10/31/geekout-remote-control-a-human/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . A new smart home device from Google with a very interesting feature . . . missing. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/10/24/geekout-google-home-hub/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . limited-edition Air Jordans customized with the look and feel of an old school Game Boy? Yes please. =) webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/10/17/geekout-freaker-sneaks/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the consumer version of Google+ will be shutting down after an undisclosed personal data vulnerability was brought to light. =0 webmeister Bud
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/10/10/geekout-bye-bye-google-plus/
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the scary reality of 2018: there are bulletproof backpacks which convert to a bulletproof vest in less than two seconds.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/09/19/geekout-bulletproof-backpack-vest/ =0 webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . sure, LEGO made a model Bugatti Chiron for us to build . . . but then, they also made a LIFE-SIZED VERSION WHICH DRIVES AND EVERYTHING.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/09/12/geekout-life-size-lego-bugatti/ =0 webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . all about backing up your data, which is SUPER-important, so please protect yourself.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/09/05/geekout-backups/ =) webmeister Bud
Going to see Foo Fighters next Saturday at Rogers Arena? Better check out this restricted items list from their show last night in Seattle... Leave your "derogatory press clippings of Shania Twain" at home folks.
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the ugliness which is ransomware. What it is, how it spreads, and what to do if you're hit with it.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/08/29/geekout-ransomware-sucks/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . ever had "Microsoft" or the "RCMP" or the "Canada Revenue Agency" take over your computer and ask for money? SCAM! Here's how Bud recovered, and so can you.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/08/22/geekout-screen-lock-scams/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . if you're a fan of Trogdor the Burninator from Homestar Runner, you can pledge to help create a board game in his name! CAMPAIGN ENDS AT 3:00 PM TODAY (August 15)!
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/08/15/geekout-trogdor-the-board-game/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . facial recognition software and a hidden camera was found in a Calgary shopping mall; its owners were testing it to approximate shoppers' age and gender. But now, the privacy commissioners have stepped in.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/08/08/geekout-facial-recognition-at-the-mall/ =O webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . #TheWeekInGeek #8, where Bud shares MORE Seth Rogen transit news, a strange Stan Lee cameo, and some very out-of-date terrorism attempts.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/08/01/geekout-week-in-geek-8/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . to celebrate their 60th birthday, The Smurf Experience has opened in Brussels with everything Smurf for your nostalgia.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/07/25/geekout-the-smurf-experience/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the long-running and just-finished David Bowie is touring museum exhibit will be coming to smartphones and VR platforms.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/07/18/geekout-david-bowie-is/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . after six years, NERF laser tag is back with the Alphapoint and Deltaburst Laser Pro Ops blasters. Dartless fun!
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/07/11/geekout-nerf-laser-pro-ops/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a geek's dream of a workstation: the SmartDesk, a sleek sitting/standing desk, with built-in keyboard, scanner, and 72 INCHES OF SCREEN over its THREE monitors. Plus more. V geeky.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/07/04/geekout-smartdesk/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . quantum entanglement. The stuff of science fiction, or maybe possibly the future of the internet? One thing is certain: NO ONE KNOWS.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/06/27/geekout-quantum-entanglement/ ;) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Bud-centric recap of the big gaming announcement festival which is the Electronics Entertainment Expo.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/06/20/geekout-e3-2018/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a former NASA engineer built the world's largest SUPER SOAKER, and it's incredible.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/06/13/geekout-worlds-largest-super-soaker/ =O webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . is interacting with your smartwatch while behind the wheel distracted driving? An Ontario judge says yup.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/06/06/geekout-distracted-smartwatch-driving/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Tesla Tours, a local eco-tourism venture which gives you an eco-friendly tour around town or up the island. Plus Tesla!
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/05/30/geekout-tesla-tours/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the incredible story of a puppy rescued from a street drain BY A DRONE.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/05/23/geekout-drone-puppy-rescue/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the incoming (May 25) GDPR, or General Data Protection Regulation, and how it may affect you.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/05/02/geekout-gdpr/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . an in-counter device for coffee shops or restaurants which does away with the stir stick by stirring . . . the cup.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/04/25/geekout-stircle/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a new-to-Bud shopping planning app called Flipp which lets you browse flyers, find deals, make your list, and more.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/03/18/geekout-flipp-shopping-app/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Walmart is testing a small army of shelf-scanning robots in 50 of their stores in the US.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/04/11/geekout-walmart-robots/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . glow-in-the-dark stuff is cool. But how about glow-in-the-dark cancer? Definitely cool, in that it's easier to find and DESTROY.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/03/28/geekout-glow-cancer/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . DroneClash, where unmanned aerial vehicles seek to destroy other drones and stay functional against law-enforcement-level countermeasures. Kinda epic.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/03/21/geekout-droneclash/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Ford is using powered exoskeletons to mechanically augment humans on the assembly line. Think the power loader from Aliens, but with less aliens.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/03/14/geekout-exoskeletons-are-awesome/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . in an effort to be more earth-happy, LEGO will start making its pieces from plants. Starting with its blocks which . . . look like plants!
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/03/07/geekout-sustainable-lego/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the '90s sensation Heelys have new competition in the form of an external set of wheels you fit onto your shoes.
And that's all well and good, but Razor's Turbo Jetts . . . ARE POWERED.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/02/26/geekout-heelys-vs-turbo-jetts/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Tesla is testing a smart power grid with wind power in Nova Scotia.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/02/21/geekout-tesla-power-grid-nova-scotia/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Intel hopes to make smart glasses a thing with Vaunt. Unobtrusive, contextual information in your peripheral vision, in glasses which don't make you look like a cyborg.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/02/14/geekout-vaunt-smart-glasses/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a bar made from a million LEGO bricks? In Vancouver? This year? Here's hoping!
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/02/07/geekout-legobar/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . an app out there which lets you chat with strangers around the world . . . but only when your phone's battery is at 5% or lower.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/01/31/geekout-die-with-me-app/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . jumping outside the box again, Nintendo Labo combines papercraft, building, learning, and gaming.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/01/24/geekout-nintendo-labo/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the first part of Bud's annual recap of CES, including roll-up TVs, self-driving pizza, guns made into earbuds, and more.
Listen and get more details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2018/01/10/geekout-ces-2018-part-1/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . how geeky tech makes our roads safer. And cooler.
Get the details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2017/10/25/geekout-geeky-road-tech/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the machine which rewards crows for cleaning cigarette butts from the Netherlands.
Get the details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2017/10/11/geekout-crowbox-crowbar/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . IKEA is back with more AR (augmented reality) goodness with IKEA Place, where you can virtually place furniture in your room through your phone.
Get the details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2017/10/04/geekout-ikea-place/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . ClimateKids.ca, a new earth-happy learning resource for kidlets. PLUS DESIGN YOUR OWN SUPERHERO!
Get the details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2017/09/27/geekout-climate-kids/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . stray dogs in your city? Outfit them with smart vests to fight crime!
Get the details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2017/09/20/thailands-watchdogs/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The Atari Speakerhat is a hat. With speakers. And an Atari logo. I want one.
Get the details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2017/09/13/geekout-ataribox-speakerhat/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . EEK! Almost half a million pacemakers in the US have been RECALLED due to a security exploit.
Get the details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2017/09/06/geekout-pacemaker-recall/ =0 webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Specdrums rings: music (literally) at your fingertips, w/ colour-recognizing ring triggers.
Get the details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2017/08/30/geekout-specdrums/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a life-sized Mario Kart-like track is coming to Niagra Falls!
Get the details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2017/08/23/geekout-mariokart-irl/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . ALL THE #NETFLIX NEWS THAT'S FIT TO GEEK!
Get the details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2017/08/16/geekout-netflix-news/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Send, YAFU (Yet Another File Uploader) by Firefox. Simple with security.
Get the details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2017/08/09/geekout-firefox-send/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a wireless mouse which never needs charging??!? Witchcraft, or Logitech?
Get the details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2017/08/02/geekout-logitech-powerplay/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . After 32 years, MS Paint is dead. Long live Paint 3D!
Get the details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2017/07/26/rip-ms-paint/ =) webmeister Bud
p.s. - after all the public outpouring of love, Microsoft has decided to keep it as a standalone download in the Windows Store
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the ACTUAL future of 3D TV could be here from MIT. Glasses-free to multiple viewers AND on-the-fly conversion of stereoscopic Blu-Ray movies.
Get the details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2017/07/20/geekout-mit-home3d/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . autonomous groceries. Two words which probably shouldn't go together, but it's the future, so . . . they do. Is this the future of a trip to the store?
Get the details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2017/07/05/autonomous-groceries/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Nintendo's Super NES Classic Mini, and Sega Forever coming to Android and iOS!
Get the details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2017/06/28/geekout-snes-mini-sega-forever/ =) webmeister Bud
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . all the news from E3 2017 which makes Bud twitchy with excitement.
Get the details here: http://www.TheZone.fm/2017/06/21/geekout-e3-2017/ =) webmeister Bud