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In this year end episode the guys look back at the biggest stories of the year, Dave & Adam compete in a Quiz Show and then the guys discuss the reality of "Super Hero Movie Fatigue". Strap in ... the show is live!
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In this episode two of the geeks are really upset with Adam, Dave shares his passion he has for Leisure Suit Larry, Jason hits the stage of Guffaw’s with two new jokes and then Dave and Adam design a Quiz Show Jason can’t win!
What The Geeks Talked About: * Thie E3 Missed Opportunity * Leisure Suit Larry * Live at Guffaw’s featuring Jason * Usually Dave’s Quiz Show
How To Catch The Show & Contact Us: Be sure to listen and subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts,iHeartRadio or TuneIn and leave a review, we would love to know what you think. You can reach us at the Official Website, Instagram or on Twitter. Get really geeky and hangout with us in our Discord channel The Super Happy Fun Room! Have a follow up thought on anything we discussed then drop us a message on any avenue above or better yet … record the message on your computer or phone and email it to geeks@digitalsouppodcast.com and we will play it on the show. Thanks for listening!!
Check Out Our Other Great Podcasts: * AIC Stories * Yesterday’s Sci-Fi * The Geekly Speaking Podcast
In this episode the geeks have a follow-up on the Colonial Pipeline hack, breakdown Netflix’s :Dark”, recommend a bunch of new shows, Usually Dave takes the stage for some sweet comedy then Jason derails a perfectly good comedy reading by Adam & Dave!
What The Geeks Talked About: * Colonial Pipeline Update * Dark Talk * Hot Shot * Sweet Tooth * Jupiter’s Legacy * Live at Guffaws featuring Usually Dave * A Barrage of Jokes
How To Catch The Show & Contact Us:
Be sure to listen and subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or TuneIn and leave a review, we would love to know what you think. You can reach us at the Official Website, Instagram or on Twitter. Get really geeky and hangout with us in our Discord channel The Super Happy Fun Room! Have a follow up thought on anything we discussed then drop us a message on any avenue above or better yet … record the message on your computer or phone and email it to geeks@digitalsouppodcast.com and we will play it on the show. Thanks for listening!!
Check Out Our Other Great Podcasts: * AIC Stories * Yesterday’s Sci-Fi * The Geekly Speaking Podcast
In this episode the geeks discuss the hack of the Colonial Pipeline, have a spoiler-filled conversation of the first season of Invincible, talk smack about the latest Mortal Kombat movie, split their sides with Adam’s comedy routine and finally speculate on their place in the cosmos while talking about the Starlink satellites.
What The Geeks Talked About: * The Colonial Pipeline Hack * Invincible Season 1 Review * Mortal Kombat Mini Souper Review * Live at Guffaws featuring Adam * Starlink Satellites *
How To Catch The Show & Contact Us: Be sure to listen and subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or TuneIn and leave a review, we would love to know what you think. You can reach us at the Official Website, Instagram or on Twitter. Get really geeky and hangout with us in our Discord channel The Super Happy Fun Room! Have a follow up thought on anything we discussed then drop us a message on any avenue above or better yet … record the message on your computer or phone and email it to geeks@digitalsouppodcast.com and we will play it on the show. Thanks for listening!!
Check Out Our Other Great Podcasts: * AIC Stories * Yesterday’s Sci-Fi * The Geekly Speaking Podcast
In this episode the geeks geek out about the Tandy Color Computer 3, Jason gets some buying help on a lens for his wife’s Canon Rebel T6, a killer live comedy routine and the return of the Quiz Show!
What The Geeks Talked About: * The Tandy Color Computer 3 Project * Lens for Canon Rebel T6 * Live at Guffaws * Quiz Show * Whatcha Watching! *
How To Catch The Show & Contact Us: Be sure to listen and subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or TuneIn and leave a review, we would love to know what you think. You can reach us at the Official Website, Instagram or on Twitter. Get really geeky and hangout with us in our Discord channel The Super Happy Fun Room! Have a follow up thought on anything we discussed then drop us a message on any avenue above or better yet … record the message on your computer or phone and email it to geeks@digitalsouppodcast.com and we will play it on the show. Thanks for listening!!
Check Out Our Other Great Podcasts: * AIC Stories * Yesterday’s Sci-Fi * The Geekly Speaking Podcast
In this episode the geeks answer listener questions on any topic.
How To Catch The Show & Contact Us: Be sure to listen and subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or TuneIn and leave a review, we would love to know what you think. You can reach us at the Official Website, Instagram or on Twitter. Get really geeky and hangout with us in our Discord channel The Super Happy Fun Room! Have a follow up thought on anything we discussed then drop us a message on any avenue above or better yet … record the message on your computer or phone and email it to geeks@digitalsouppodcast.com and we will play it on the show. Thanks for listening!!
Check Out Our Other Great Podcasts: * AIC Stories * Yesterday’s Sci-Fi * The Geekly Speaking Podcast
Space Orbit by Scott Holmes Music is licensed under anAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
In this episode the geeks hit some great topics like the follow-up to the Nintendo Switch, a guy living in an airport terminal, how time travel is done in movies, a glowing review of WandaVision and much more! Oh, and you know you gotta have more Dave!
What The Geeks Talked About: * The Super Nintendo Switch * Terminal Man * Time Travel Talk * WandaVision * Some DC Talk
How To Catch The Show & Contact Us: Be sure to listen and subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or TuneIn and leave a review, we would love to know what you think. You can reach us at the Official Website, Instagram or on Twitter. Get really geeky and hangout with us in our Discord channel The Super Happy Fun Room! Have a follow up thought on anything we discussed then drop us a message on any avenue above or better yet … record the message on your computer or phone and email it to geeks@digitalsouppodcast.com and we will play it on the show. Thanks for listening!!
Check Out Our Other Great Podcasts: * AIC Stories * Yesterday’s Sci-Fi * The Geekly Speaking Podcast
Space Orbit by Scott Holmes Music is licensed under anAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
In this episode the geeks break down the original vision of one Mr. Zack Snyder and his marathon version of Justice League.
SOUPER REVIEW: Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021) Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists newfound ally Diana Prince to face an even greater threat. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to recruit a team to stand against this newly awakened enemy. Despite the formation of an unprecedented league of heroes -- Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and the Flash -- it may be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.
THE BORING STUFF: Director: Zach Snyder (Dawn of the Dead, 300, Watchmen
Writers: Zach Snyder (Sucker Punch, Wonder Woman), Chris Terrio (Argo, Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Henry Cavill, Ray Fisher, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller
THE digitalSoup RATING: Jason: 4
Adam: 4
Usually Dave: 2.5
How To Catch The Show & Contact Us: Be sure to listen and subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or TuneIn and leave a review, we would love to know what you think. You can reach us at the Official Website, Instagram or on Twitter. Get really geeky and hangout with us in our Discord channel The Super Happy Fun Room! Have a follow up thought on anything we discussed then drop us a message on any avenue above or better yet … record the message on your computer or phone and email it to geeks@digitalsouppodcast.com and we will play it on the show. Thanks for listening!!
Check Out Our Other Great Podcasts: * AIC Stories * Yesterday’s Sci-Fi * The Geekly Speaking Podcast
Space Orbit by Scott Holmes Music is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
In this episode the geeks take a look at the good and the bad when it comes to the Netflix release model of all-at-once for their original series. Then it’s on to some brief talk about the show “Dark” followed up with a general discussion on foreign programming. Oh and there is a quiz show!
What The Geeks Talked About: * Gameshow Time! * Advantages & Disadvantages of the Netflix All-At-Once Show Release Schedule + WandaVision - Weekly + The Rain - Full Season + Dark - Full Season + The Mandalorian - Weekly + Stranger Things - Full Season * Some spoiler free Dark talk * The rise of foreign television shows and movies!
How To Catch The Show & Contact Us: Be sure to listen and subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or TuneIn and leave a review, we would love to know what you think. You can reach us at the Official Website, Instagram or on Twitter. Get really geeky and hangout with us in our Discord channel The Super Happy Fun Room! Have a follow up thought on anything we discussed then drop us a message on any avenue above or better yet … record the message on your computer or phone and email it to geeks@digitalsouppodcast.com and we will play it on the show. Thanks for listening!!
Check Out Our Other Great Podcasts: * AIC Stories * Yesterday’s Sci-Fi * The Geekly Speaking Podcast
Space Orbit by Scott Holmes Music is licensed under anAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
In this episode the geeks A.D.D. continues as they are all over the place! Some highlights are the Odroid Go Super, The Snyder Cut and again a lengthy discussion on the show about a group of friends hanging out in a coffee shop (oh and there was a monkey).
What The Geeks Talked About: * Odroid Go Super * The ‘Snyder Cut’ of Justice League is coming to HBO Max on March 18th * Indiana Jones 5 coming in 2022 … starring Harrison Ford! * Mortal Kombat * 73 Famous Faces You Forgot Were on 'Friends'
How To Catch The Show & Contact Us: Be sure to listen and subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play Music or TuneIn and leave a review, we would love to know what you think. You can reach us at the Official Website, Facebook, Instagram or on Twitter. Have a follow up thought on anything we discussed then drop us a message on any avenue above or better yet … record the message on your computer or phone and email it to geeks@digitalsouppodcast.com and we will play it on the show. Thanks for listening!!
Check Out Our Other Great Podcasts: * Faded Words * Yesterday’s Sci-Fi * The Geekly Speaking Podcast
Space Orbit by Scott Holmes Music is licensed under anAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
In this episode the geeks break down the latest Nicolas Kim Coppola vehicle!
SOUPER REVIEW: Willy’s Wonderland (2021) When his car breaks down, a quiet loner agrees to clean an abandoned family fun center in exchange for repairs. He soon finds himself waging war against possessed animatronic mascots while trapped inside Willy's Wonderland.
THE BORING STUFF: Director: Kevin Lewis (The Drop, Dark Heart)
Writers: G.O. Parsons (debut)
Stars: Nicolas “Cage” Coppola (everything), Caylee Cowen (Lethal Weapon TV Series), Beth Grant (A Series of Unfortunate Events TV Series)
THE digitalSoup RATING: Jason: 4 Declarations of Independence!
Adam: 3.5
Usually Dave: 4
How To Catch The Show & Contact Us: Be sure to listen and subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play Music or TuneIn and leave a review, we would love to know what you think. You can reach us at the Official Website, Facebook, Instagram or on Twitter. Have a follow up thought on anything we discussed then drop us a message on any avenue above or better yet … record the message on your computer or phone and email it to geeks@digitalsouppodcast.com and we will play it on the show. Thanks for listening!!
Check Out Our Other Great Podcasts:
- Faded Words
- Yesterday’s Sci-Fi
- The Geekly Speaking Podcast
Space Orbit by Scott Holmes Music is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
In this episode the geeks are excited to be back and hope to keep the rust to a minimum as they look back on what they have been up to in the hiatus.
What The Geeks Talked About: * Mystery Minnesota Pluggin’ * Jason’s New Computer Build * Jason Gets A Switch * TV, Movie and Random Talk
How To Catch The Show & Contact Us: Be sure to listen and subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play Music or TuneIn and leave a review, we would love to know what you think. You can reach us at the Official Website, Facebook, Instagram or on Twitter. Have a follow up thought on anything we discussed then drop us a message on any avenue above or better yet … record the message on your computer or phone and email it to geeks@digitalsouppodcast.com and we will play it on the show. Thanks for listening!!
Check Out Our Other Great Podcasts: * Faded Words * Yesterday’s Sci-Fi * The Geekly Speaking Podcast *
Space Orbit by Scott Holmes Music is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
This is it. A final farewell (?) as we wrap the era of digitalSoup. We have no list for you to end this, only a special guest in Jason who has stopped by to help us say goodbye.
We want to say a heartfelt thank you to all of you, our Souper Friends, that have supported us and enjoyed having us in your ears every week for nearly 4 years. It wasn't an easy decision and we'll absolutely miss being a part of your lives.
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Have a follow up thought on anything we discussed then drop us a message on any avenue above or better yet ... record the message on your computer or phone and email it to Adam and we will play it on the show. Thanks for listening!!
The guys are tackling a recent watch of the 2015 film, The Revenant this week. Plus they’ve got a fun list tied to information from this movie.
digitalSoup Recommendations: Adam:
·Hola! Ukelele/ Come as you are - Swing Edition| Nirvana Mocks Backing Tracks
·The Night We Met - Lord Huron
Usually Dave:
·The Black Tapes Podcast/ Beaver Craft Knives
·The Power of Thy Sword by Manowar
Listener Suggestions
The Highwayman by Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings
Hurt by Johnny Cash
The biggest question: What did the guys think about The Revenant?
A few Revenant based lists for fun trivia!
8 Shocking Facts about “The Revenant”
16 Remarkable Facts about The Revenant
The Real Story of The Revenant
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Have a follow up thought on anything we discussed then drop us a message on any avenue above or better yet ... record the message on your computer or phone and email it to Adam and we will play it on the show. Thanks for listening!!
You’ve heard of Minnesota Nice, but what about the creepy and mysterious Minnesota? Here’s 10 reasons why Minnesota might be most mysterious.
digitalSoup Recommendations: Adam:
·DIY Creators Youtube Channel
·Rescue - Lauren Daigle
Usually Dave:
·Borrasca Podcast
·Simple Man - Acoustic by Shinedown
The biggest question: What are the biggest mysteries in Minnesota?
Based on a list from Robert F Mason on ranker.com
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We all love a good movie, but sometimes some truly terrible things happen on the set while the film is being made. Hope you aren’t queasy as we tackle 10 of the most horrific events that have happened behind the scenes on movie sets.
digitalSoup Recommendations: Adam:
·The Hungry Hussey YouTube Channel - Griddle Cooking
·Round Here - Counting Crows
Usually Dave:
·Kingdoms of Amalur : The Reckoning
·Whole Lotta Folsom by The Surreal McCoys
LISTENER RECOMMENDATION
Jesse
Champagne Supernova by Oasis
Keep it close by Bones Owens
What do you mean? by Justin Bieber
The biggest question: What are the Top 10 Horrific Events on Movie Sets?
Based on a list from Estelle on listverse.com
Bonus -Twilight Zone Movie tragedy
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Times change quickly. So too does the way things get done. Jobs change and evolve over time, and sometimes jobs just fade out of existence. Today we’re tackling the Top 10 Jobs that have disappeared over time!
digitalSoup Recommendations: Adam:
·Plantronics RIG 400 HX
·The Distance - Cake
Usually Dave:
·Tanis Podcast
·You Stay Here - Willy Porter
LISTENER RECOMMENDATION
John The Mailman
We’re Not Gonna Take It - Dee Snider(Acoustic Version)Suicidal Dream - Silverchair
The biggest question: What are the Top 10 Jobs that have disappeared?
Based on a list from CJ Phillips on listverse.com
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Today we take a look at some unresolved story surrounding the American Revolution. But we didn’t want to just talk about the same old boring stuff everyone does, so we’re tackling the Top 10 Unsolved Mysteries From the American Revolution. Who knows, maybe we’ll even solve one or two!
digitalSoup Recommendations: Adam:
·Game - House Flipper
·Pieces - Andrew Belle
Usually Dave:
·Wabi Sabi by Beth Kempton
·Far Cry - Rush
LISTENER RECOMMENDATION
John The Mailman -
Close My Eyes Forever - Lita Ford/Ozzy OsbourneJukebox Hero - Foreigner
The biggest question: What were the Top 10 Unsolved Mysteries From The American Revolution?
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Who doesn’t love a good look at some deadly ancient weapons?! They tend to be pretty brutal in function so we’re looking at how they used Biological and Chemical means to dispatch their enemies! Of course we have some great questions to answer first, including a great listener question involving Prince and Kurt Cobain!
digitalSoup Recommendations: Adam:
·MXL 990 Condenser Mic
·Hourglass - Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors
Usually Dave:
·Camera Wrist Strap - Ethan Carter Designs
·Blue on Black - Smith & Myers
LISTENER RECOMMENDATION
Vincent - Slash: Apocalyptic Love. The whole album is amazing, but Anastasia and You're a Lie are just amazing songs.
The biggest question: What were the Top 10 Biological/Chemical Weapons from Ancient Times?
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It’s movie review time! This month we had a chance to sit down with the Sam Mendes film from 2019, that’s right, it’s 1917! Of course we’re answering some great questions and we’ve made a few terrific recommendations for you all as well!
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digitalSoup Recommendations:
Adam:
1.Yesterday’s Sci-Fi - Episode 6 - The Day Time Stopped Moving
2.Free Audiobook - The Count of Monte Cristo
3.Might Be Right - White Reaper
Usually Dave:
1.Pixlr Online Photo Editor
2.Plush - Acoustic Version - Stone Temple Pilots
The biggest question: What did Adam and Usually Dave think about 1917?
The Film Details April 6th, 1917. As a regiment assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap.
Director: Sam Mendes
Writers: Sam Mendes, Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Stars: Dean-Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Daniel Mays
Trailer: https://youtu.be/gZjQROMAh_s
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We started this awesome list back in Episode 190 with numbers 20-11, now we’re going to hit the TOP 10 most terrifying mythological creatures! Right after answering some great questions and giving you a few solid recommendations of what we’re into!
digitalSoup Recommendations:
Adam:
1.Behringer HA400 Headphone Amp
2.Look What You’ve Done - Jet
Usually Dave:
1.Folklore Thursday Web - Twitter Account
2.Paradigm Shift - Liquid Tension Experiment
The biggest question:
What are the TOP 10 most terrifying mythological creatures from around the world? This is part two of a Top 20 list from the folks over at owlcation.com and we’re finally to the Top 10!
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You know him, you love him, we’ve got a very special guest this week as Jason joins us to tackle the all important subject of the most influential video games of all time! Of course we’ve asked him to sit in and help us answer some of the biggest questions from the internet this week as well, so let’s get to it!
digitalSoup Recommendations:
Adam:
1.ThermoPro Meat Thermometer
2.Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Usually Dave:
1.ISS Detector
2.Say My Name - Hozier (I guess it's pronounced Hoze-ee-er)
Jason:
1.iPega 9129 Demon Z Wireless Game Controller
2.Pure Moods- Orinoco Flow - Enya
The biggest question: Since we were having him as a guest this week, he asked if he could pick the list. Jason’s list choice The 10 Most Influential Video Games!
Based on a list on hongkiate.com!
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Mythological creatures can be fascinating and terrifying. What if they were indeed real? This week after some answering some great questions we’re looking at 10 of the most terrifying mythological creatures from around the world!
digitalSoup Recommendations:
Adam:
1.https://procreate.art/
2.Hold Your Head Up High - Darlingside
Usually Dave:
1.Rabbits
2.The Thing That Should Not Be - Live w/San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Denzel Curry Bulls On Parade Cover
The biggest question: What are 10 of the most terrifying mythological creatures from around the world? This is part one of a Top 20 list from the folks over at owlcation.com and we’re tackling number 20 through number 11!
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1986 was a pretty huge year in terms of historical events and this week we are stepping back in time to revisit 10 of the biggest events of this epic year! Of course we’ve got some fantastic questions to answer first and naturally, some great recommendations for you first!
digitalSoup Recommendations:
Adam:
1.Synthwave - The Prime Thanatos Youtube Channel
2.Walking in Memphis - Marc Cohn
Usually Dave:
1.The Witcher’s Bestiary
2.Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel
Song recommendations from Mac.
Band called HURT and the 2 songs are : Pogoda dla Ciebie and Zatoga G
From The Mailman we have 3 songs:
Zombie by The Cranberries
Mmm mmm mmm mmm by The Crash Test Dummies
Interstate Love Song by Stone Temple Pilots
From Jesse
Lazy Eye - Silversun Pickups
The biggest question: What were the Top 10 Biggest Events of 1986?
Join us for an in depth discussion of our very first digitalSoup Original Top 10 list!
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We’re giving the classic Michael Douglas film from 1993, Falling Down, the Souper Review treatment this week! Will we love it or hate it? You’ll have to listen to find out! Of course before the review we’re answering more of the biggest questions you, the internet, has to offer!
digitalSoup Recommendations:
Adam:
1.Rave.DJ Music Mixer
2.The Funeral - Band of Horses
Usually Dave:
1.Team Deakins Podcast
2.Money For Nothing by Dire Straits
The biggest question: What are our thoughts on Falling Down?
Join us for an in depth discussion of this 1993 film starring Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall and more!
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The Internet is a scary place? Like the depths of the ocean, the Internet is deeper than what you see on the surface while shopping Amazon or looking up facts about monkeys for your research paper. Let’s take a “deeper” look!
digitalSoup Recommendations:
Adam:
1.511 Tactical Gear
2.Faithfully - Journey
Usually Dave:
1.Beat Shazam
2.Horns by Bryce Fox
The biggest question: What are the Top 10 Things You Might Not Know About The Dark Web?
List by Toby Jones @ ListVerse.com
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We hope you're hungry, and if you’re not now you will be after this episode! We’re tackling a list of The Top 10 BEST BBQ foods! Of course before that, Adam is bringing some of the most interesting questions the internet had to offer!
digitalSoup Recommendations:
Adam:
1.Have I Been Pwned
2.Bangarang - Doomtree
Usually Dave:
1.Blood Ties Podcast
2.The Shelf in the Room - Days of the New (1998 Self Titled Album)
The biggest question: What are the Top 10 BEST BBQ Foods?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6m8LytZM3o
List by Tim Carman at firstwefeast.com
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We mentioned it a couple weeks back and now it’s here! We’re tackling some of the WORST movie castings according to a list from the folks over at WatchMojo! Of course before that, Adam is bringing some of the most interesting questions the internet had to offer!
digitalSoup Recommendations:
Adam:
1.Geek Prank
2.Ordinary World - Duran Duran
Usually Dave:
1.Parks and Recreation
2.The Pretender - Foo Fighters - 2007 Album Echoes, Silence, Patience, & Grace
The biggest question: What are the Top 10 WORST Movie Castings?
List by Ryan Barnett of watchmojo.com
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That’s right, Adam finally pulled the Souper Review card so Usually Dave FINALLY had to watch the 2009 hit film from James Cameron, Avatar. Of course before they get to the discussion about the film, they’re answering some of the best questions the internet had to offer this week as always!
digitalSoup Recommendations:
Adam:
1.Call of Duty: Warzone
2.The Silence - Manchester Orchestra
Usually Dave:
1.Avengers vs X-Men Story Arc / Free comic series on Marvel
2.Go - Brian Culbertson off the 2009 album Live From The Inside (Recommended by Ant Pruitt)
3.Grey Street - Dave Matthews Band - 2002 Album Busted Stuff
The biggest question: What are our thoughts on AVATAR?
BONUS:
33 Behind the Scenes Avatar Film Facts!
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We’re all in lockdown and as such our movie watching is up. After we answer some of the biggest questions facing us this week, we’re tackling the movies that demonstrate social distancing the BEST! Some of these films just may surprise you!
digitalSoup Recommendations:
Adam:
1.PIA VPN
2.The Bad Days - David Ramirez
Usually Dave:
1.Chad Smith and Quarantine Beats on Instagram
2.Rise To Me - The Decemberists | Album: The King Is Dead 2011
The biggest question: What are the Top 10 Social Distancing Movies? Some of these films are the PERFECT example of practicing social distancing!
Based on a list by Nick Spake at watchmojo.com
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Today we thought we’d take a look at some times when those innocent April Fools Pranks and practical jokes have gone horribly wrong! Of course we’ve got some more great recommendations for you and we’ve answered a WHOLE bunch of great questions that you didn’t ask!
digitalSoup Recommendations:
Adam:
1.Sony MDR-7506 Headphones
2.Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Usually Dave:
1.Deadly Manners Podcast
2.I Got A Woman - John Mayer Trio : Try! - 2005
The biggest question: What are The Top 14 Pranks Gone Horribly Wrong? April Fools Day or all year long, remember, pull pranks at your own risk!
Based on a list by Carly Kiel at ranker.com
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What are we answering that you didn’t ask this week? Tune in as we tackle some of the most popular questions we could find before tackling the big question of the week, what are the top 10 most bad-a$$ cryptids in America? Beyond Bigfoot, let’s find out what MIGHT be out there!
digitalSoup Recommendations: Adam:
1.Weston Pasta Machine
2.Back to the Shack - Weezer
Usually Dave:
1.Knives Out
2.Mr. Crowley-Live by Ozzy Osborne from the album Tribute(1981)
The biggest question: What are The Top 10 Most Metal American Cryptids? Bigfoot? As if! THESE guys are gunning for the top spot!
Based on a list by Benjamin Welton on Metal Injection at metalinjection.net
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It’s the big reveal! We’re finally set to debut the new direction of digitalSoup, which means that we’re answering questions that you didn’t ask! Starting with the best of Reddit, hitting some great recommendations and then finishing with the big question, what are the top 10 most dangerous gifts of all time?
digitalSoup Recommendations: Adam:
1.Unifi by Ubiquiti
2.California (Cast Iron Soul) by Jamestown Revival
Usually Dave:
1.The Edge of Sleep Podcast
2.The Outlaw Torn by Metallica from the 1996 Album, Load
The biggest question: What are The Top 10 Most Dangerous Gifts of All Time? Let’s break this one down and see what we have!
SNL Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veMiNQifZcM
Based on a list by user Deana J Samuels over on Listverse.com
It’s while back we mentioned a strange sounding movie called ‘The Lobster’ starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz. So we figured, as we bring back Souper Reviews, let’s tackle a look at this insane sounding film!
The Ramen: 1.The Last of Us heading to HBO
2.Google Search switching from desktop to mobile first indexing
3.Is Something Behind the Waterfall?
4.Florida Man Arrested for Practicing Unlicensed Dentistry in Home Again
digitalSoup Recommendations: Adam:
1.Donner Tiny Looper Pedal
2.Pain by The War On Drugs from the 2017 Album, A Deeper Understanding
Usually Dave:
1.SXS Gravity Silk Touch Wireless Earbuds
2.Fistfight by The Ballroom Thieves from the 2018 EP, Paper Crown
Main Topic: We break down The Lobster in an all new Souper Review. Here’s the film summary via IMDb:
A love story set in a dystopian near future where single people are arrested and transferred to a creepy hotel. There they are obliged to find a matching mate in 45 days. If they fail, they are transformed into an animal and released into the woods.
Main topic links referenced: The Lobster IMDb
Official Trailer
We’ve all been there. People raving about how that movie is the BEST MOVIE EVER. Yet when you finally watch it you’re left hugely disappointed. That’s right, the guys are tackling the Top 10 Most Overrated Movies according to a list from user Drive_Home on imdb.com! Will they agree or tear this list to shreds?
The Ramen: 1.Is the iPad Pro getting a much requested feature?
2.Lady Gaga’s new video “Shot on iPhone”... kind of.
3.Jordan Peele’s new Candyman trailer drops
4.Monster Hunter movie looks to add Final Fantasy VII style huge weapons
5.Fictional Building Size Comparison to real life!
6.Best FREE PC games according to PCGamesN
digitalSoup Recommendations: Adam: Meg Myers - Running Up That Hill
Usually Dave: Film Noir on Archive.org
Main Topic: So often the biggest and most referenced movies are also hugely overrated. We’re going to break down what imdb.com calls the 10 MOST overrated movies of all time!
The first of a new series of episodes we’re debuting this week as we dive deep into the album Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt! Of course we’ve got some spicy Ramen and great recommendations as well, but this one’s all about the music!
The Ramen: 1.XBox Series One gets Smart Delivery and Backwards Compatibility
2.Raspberry Pi 3 used to build a home weather prediction computer.
3.NASA taking a chance to get it’s “Martian Mole” to operate
4.Did Dean Koontz predict the CoronaVirus back in 1981?
digitalSoup Recommendations: Adam: Bullstrap Phone Case
Usually Dave: Process Driven Episode 32 : Jeffery Saddoris and Karl Taylor
Main Topic:
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
Adam and Usually Dave are going to travel through the third studio album from California based No Doubt. Released October 10th, 1995, get your tickets ready for a trip to the Tragic Kingdom!
Main topic links referenced: No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom Wiki Entry
What would happen if the entire world lost all electricity for a full year? What sort of chaos would ensue? After sharing some fun news stories in The Ramen, Adam and Usually Dave tackle this crazy, what if scenario. It’s not all fun and games and they may even have a few good tips for you in the event it happened!
The Ramen:
1.Stranger Things Season 4 gets its first teaser trailer
2.The Batman’s Batsuit may indicate a very dark Batman
3.Halo on an iPhone? Only if you are a chosen one.
4.Barcodes as instruments?
digitalSoup Recommendations:
Adam: Mixer Streamer Spartakus
Usually Dave: Influencers In The Wild OR Jelle’s Marble Runs
Toast Song from Bob and Tom Show
Main Topic:
Picture it. A world without power for one full year. Could you make it? Would the world survive?
Main topic links referenced:
BBC Article “What would happen in an apocalyptic blackout”
Owlcation Article “Could We Survive a Long-Term Power Outage”
Back in our day we didn’t have all this fancy technology! And now Adam and Usually Dave are going to discuss the impact that today’s technological age is having on our children compared to what tech we had to navigate in our younger days.
The Ramen:
1.Instagram is making it easier to cull boring accounts from your feed
2.How old do you look? Let an Instagram filter tell you…
3.Nintendo planning “Pop-Up” gaming shops
4.Birds of Prey gets a name change AFTER release? Not really.
digitalSoup Recommendations
Adam: Odd Tinkering Channel
Usually Dave: Sticker Mule / $10 credit for you to enjoy
MAIN TOPIC: The impact of technology today on our children
https://www.connectsafely.org/allguides/
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/children-now-stare-at-screens-6-hours-a-day#1
With a heavy heart the guys at digitalSoup have a major announcement to kick off the show. An announcement that will change the face of digitalSoup moving forward. After that it’s a little chat about the movies we hated the most!
The Ramen:
Adam:
·Coronavirus Safety Measures Email - FAKE
·Did you know you could clear your iPhone’s RAM?
Usually Dave:
·Creating a virtual traffic jam in Google Maps
·New Super Mario Bros. movie announced, but there are tons of video game movies in the works.
digitalSoup Recommendations
Adam: Footnote Amp Head
Usually Dave: Bullstrap
MAIN TOPIC: The movies we HATED!
In today’s world, owning physical copies of your digital media is becoming more and more of a rarity. This episode finds the guys discussing the pro’s and con’s of owning vs renting(subscription based model) our software, games, music, and movies.
The Ramen:
Jason:
·Daybreak Announces New Gaming Substudios
·Walking Sharks Found In Northern Australia
·TurboGrafx-16 Mini
Adam:
·Apple imagines iMac built into a curved sheet of glass
·New bill proposes NSA surveillance reform
·The Wuhan Coronavirus Can Be Tracked in Real Time Thanks to GIS - Johns Hopkins University (https://systems.jhu.edu/research/public-health/ncov/)
Usually Dave:
·An overdrive pedal for your guitar powered by liquid?!
·Super Nintendo World Theme Park and Atari Hotels?
·Altered Carbon Season 2 to drop on Netflix at the end of February
digitalSoup Recommendations
Jason: Terminator: Dark Fate
Adam: Xiaomanyc
Usually Dave: Infinite Worlds Magazine(Instagram)
MAIN TOPIC: Owning vs. Renting - How digital/streaming has taken over the entertainment industry.
Joe Biden attacks the gaming industry so we decided to tackle this thorny subject with digitalSoup flair. If soup does a body good then how do you explain the hosts? Along with the main story the guys give us nine 60-second news shorts to keep you informed! The soup is served!
The Ramen:
Jason:
- Dying Light 2 Delayed
- Passenger Hooks PS4 To Terminal Monitor While Waiting
- Disney Is Reportedly Making National Treasure 3
Adam:
- ISP Frontier Plans To File for Bankruptcy
- City of San Diego Awarded GE Mass Surveillance Contract Without Oversight
- Ring Class Action Lawsuit
Usually Dave:
- Space X Blows up a rocket on purpose
- AI comes to Adobe Lightroom to help with keywording
- Esquire Magazine names the BEST Sci-Fi movies currently on Netflix
digitalSoup Recommendations:
Jason: Gas Station Encounters
Adam: Lepai LP-2020TI Amp
Usually Dave: Rush : R40 Live (Spotify)
MAIN TOPIC: Joe Biden Calls Out Game Developers
Adam, Usually Dave and fan favorite Rarely Jesse decided to Toss a coin to the Witcher and tackle the Netflix Original, The Witcher! Starring Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, and Anya Chalotra, The Witcher gets the digitalSoup treatment in this BONUS episode!
THE WITCHER courtesy of IMDB:
Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.
Creator: Lauren Schmidt
Stars: Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, Anya Chalotra
With Jason out Adam and Usually Dave decided to FINALLY have a spoiler filled discussion about the latest installment in the Star Wars Universe, Star Wars : The Rise of Skywalker! Plus we still have some great recommendations and of course the new, rapid fire news segment to kick off the soup!
RAPID FIRE NEWS (THE RAMEN):
Jason:
- Breaking news, Jason needed a nap.
Adam:
- Microsoft Officially Stops Supporting Windows 7 on 1/14
- Four Ring Employees Fired for Accessing Customer’s Cameras
- After an 8 Year Lull, Pearl Jam About to Drop New Album
Usually Dave:
- Samsung & Microsoft launch the “Galaxy XCover Pro”
- Fitbit & Garmin investigated for patent violations
- Joker leads all films with 11 Oscar nominations
digitalSoup Recommendations
Jason: Gas Station Encounters
Adam: The LockPickingLawyer Youtube Channel
Usually Dave: The Irishman
This week we debut a brand new format with some rapid fire news before tackling some news on the Nintendo Switch Pro and a look ahead at some of the rumors coming out of CES 2020!
RAPID FIRE NEWS:
Jason:
- Nintendo Switch Pro Coming In 2020?
- New Mutants Finally Coming April 3rd, 2020
- Miley Cyrus settles $300 million lawsuit claiming she stole 'We Can't Stop'
Adam:
- CES 2020 is coming
- Google drops camera manufacturer after security issue
- Snapchat quietly purchases AI Factory
Usually Dave:
- The Amazon Apocalypse
- The “JJ CUT” of Rise of Skywalker
- The Switch outsells SNES
digitalSoup Recommendations
Jason: Xbox 360 Controller For PC
Adam: Metalux ship light with Bluetooth speakers
Usually Dave: The Criterion Channel app
Soups on with another great episode! We do some legal talk with the Joycon Drift class action lawsuit followed by some massive thread counts for AMD. We discuss Spider-Mans return to the MCU and finish up with a whole lotta plugging for Adam & Usually Dave’s side project! Oh and the return of a little something we like to call Souper Fights!
The Switch Lite Also Has Joycon Drift! After only one week on the market the new Switch Lite has been added to the class action lawsuit again Nintendo for Joycon drift. Joycon drift is where the analog stick registers slight movement even when not being touched. As you can imagine this plays havoc with gaming.
Usually Dave’s “Where have all the B-Movies Gone” article on Medium That’s right, you needed more Usually Dave in your life and now you can follow him writing on Medium.com! This article is a long form essay about the demise and disappearance of the non Blockbuster movie brands.
YESTERDAY’S SCI-FI Adam’s new podcast bringing the best sci-fi stories to you in beautiful audiobook form each week!
Two Threads Per Core? “Hold my beer” said Zen 3! Rumor has it that the new Zen 3 processors will have four threads per core instead of the standard two. Adam can finally stick with his dual core love and have a total of eight threads!
Spider-Man Will Remain In The MCU! The third Tom Holland solo Spider-Man movie will be released in 2021 and he is also scheduled for a future MCU movie also!
ADVENTURES IN CREATIVITY Usually Dave’s weekly show exploring the world of creativity one conversation at a time!
digitalSoup App Recommendations Of The Week Jason: Next Episode - Android, iOS
Adam: Tuner Lite by Piascore - iOS
Usually Dave: Medium - iOS, Android
Just like Jason sleeping through the recording and not showing up, people are Irate about the new Joker film! Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to the PC and is The Glenlivet Whiskey out of their Tide Pod loving minds?!
Movie Goers Are Walking Out Of “Joker” Because It’s Too Distubing! Even though “Joker” has the biggest October opening ever raking in $93.5 million domestically, $234 million worldwide, a lot of theaters reported movie goers leaving early because it was too dark and disturbing. Have these reports drawn even more people to the theater?
Finally Red Dead Redemption 2 Is Coming To PC, And It’s Dropping Next Month! The long-anticipated PC release of Red Dead Redemption 2 is finally coming to PC on November 5th. As expected, the new platform will mean graphical and technical improvements, Pre-order on Rockstar’s new game launcher by October 22nd will receive some bonuses in the form of two free classic Rockstar games, including GTA III, Vice City, and Max Payne 3.
The Glenlivet Whiskey Pod It appears that high end whiskey creators, The Glenlivet, are taking a page from the Tide Pod craze a few years ago with their new collection of what they are calling Cocktail Capsules.
Yes, they are real.
Kitboga - Streamer who pranks scammers
digitalSoup App Recommendations Of The Week Jason: Alarmy - iOS
Adam: DayCount - iOS
Usually Dave: Mixer - Android, iOS
This week Adam is getting a brazillian so Jason & Dave command the show! What is up with the latest Xbox? Isn’t Neo & Trinity dead? Who were the best Attitude Era wrestlers? All these and many more questions will be answered on this week's episode of digitalSoup!
Xbox Series X!
We now have the official name and design to the follow-up to the Xbox One and it is … interesting.
digitalSoup Recommendations
Jason: Zomboat!
Adam:
Usually Dave: Enter Sandman Justice for all/ Adobe Spark
Matrix 4 … Aren’t Neo And Trinity Dead?
With Trinity being impaled by rebar and Neo blowing up in a burst of light, how they are able to be in the Matrix 4?
It’s Memory-Minute Time!
Favorite Three Wrestlers/Groups Of The Attitude Era!
Jason: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, N.W.O., Mick Foley
Adam:
Usually Dave: Al Snow, Sting, Undertaker
Adam & Dave told Jason they were recording a different night so he wouldn’t be on the show. They begin talking about Netflix theaters followed up with a great digitalSoup recommendation. Then they talk about GiantWaffle and a great Memory Minute. Then they finish up with the Souper Review of “Four Brothers”.
Netflix moving to purchase theaters?
It’s true, the streaming giant is now proud owner of(or at least long term leasing parter) with a couple historic movie theaters. Does this mean they are going to be the next big AMC/REGAL/INSERT LOCAL CINEMA CHAIN HERE?
digitalSoup Recommendations
Adam: Disney+
Usually Dave: Joel Pilcher Instagram
GiantWaffle Streams A Record!
Popular streamer Andrew “GiantWaffle” Bodine has secured the record for most hours streamed in a month on Twitch after broadcasting for more than 19 hours a day. The streamer revealed that he only got about four hours of sleep a night, while also setting up several cameras around his house to capture all the action.
It’s Memory-Minute Time!
TOP 3 DC COMIC BOOK HEROES, WHY?
Adam: Superman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman
Usually Dave: Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman
SOUPER REVIEW: Four Brothers (2005)
When their adopted mother is gunned down in a store robbery the 'four brothers' investigated the murder for themselves & look for the killers but not all is what it seems.
Director: John Singleton
Writers: David Elliot, Paul Lovett
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André Benjamin
Adam: 3.5
Jason: 3
Dave: 3.5
NEXT SOUPER REVIEW via RANDOM MOVIE PICKER - Dracula Untold
When the guys get together chaos ensues! This week they discuss the new addition to the Half-Life franchise then jump into their cryopods! Daniel Craig is moving on from James Bond and the XFL winner has already been announced. And don’t forget to stick around for the next battle in our Geek Off! Soup it does a body good!
We Are Getting A New Half-Life But Not The One We Want
Not only are the specs needed to play the Half-Life: Alyx a little more strict than most VR games (minimum of quad core i5) but you need to buy a VR headset also (cheapest is $200). This makes it an expensive game for Half-Life fans. Why couldn’t we just get a standard Half-Life installment, it’s been 13 years!
Suspended Animation Might Become A Reality!
Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center are putting people in suspended animation for the first time. Doctors aren’t just asking people off the street to go into medical hibernation, but people who arrive at the hospital with serious trauma like a gunshot or stab wound might undergo the procedure.
Daniel Craig Only Had One More In Him!
Daniel Craig, who’s portrayed James Bond for well over a decade, confirmed on Friday’s Late Show that the upcoming “No Time to Die” will be his last Bond film.
Jason’s Dallas Renegades To Take XFL Championship!
According to Bet Online the Dallas Renegades are currently favored to win the XFL Championship in 2020. The XFL Championship game will be played on April 26.
digitalSoup Recommendations
Jason: The Talking Dead Podcast
Adam: The Office Ladies Podcast
Usually Dave: Hands on Photography / Focus on Photography by Ant Pruitt and TWIT
It’s on like Donkey Kong! The boys are back with another great show covering stories you want to hear about! First they tackle the possibility of the Justice League Snyder Cut being shows on HBO Max. Then they discuss the Sonic movie redesign and what it has done to the budget followed by more movie talk concerning Nicolas Cage! Finally they discuss Microsoft’s new gaming service called xCloud. It’s Soup Time!
There Is A Chance We Might Be Able To See The Snyder Cut After years of waiting, it sounds like the long-awaited Snyder Cut of Justice League might finally soon become available to the public. Warner Bros. is likely to allow Snyder’s version of the film to be released on HBO Max in the near future. This news comes after many diehard DC fans bombarded every tweet from the upcoming streaming service with pleas to see the near-mythical cut of the movie.
Sonic Redesign Receiving Positive Feedback But At $35 Million Additional Cost
When the initial trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog dropped, fans were none too pleased with the design of the cobalt speedster. Now, with the release of the new trailer, reactions are much more positive -- but how much did that redesign cost? For the whole movie, redesigning the titular blue hedgehog is estimated to cost around $35 million.
Who Better To Play Nicolas Cage Than Nicolas Cage In A Movie About Nicolas Cage!
The man, the legend: Nicolas Cage. Between swapping faces with John Travolta for Face/Off to stealing the Declaration of Independence in Disney’s National Treasure, the 55-year-old actor has had one of the most amusing careers in Hollywood. After years of taking on smaller projects, Cage is finally starring in a studio movie again. And turns out, he’ll be playing himself.
Project xCloud Brings Xbox Gaming On The Cheap!
xCloud is the upcoming streaming service for Xbox One and Two (Scarlett) that will stream around 100 Xbox One & 360 games currently to Xbox One and compatible Android device (iOS & other streaming devices added later). The plan for release is over 3000 Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Two and PC games to be on the service!
digitalSoup Recommendations
Jason: Apple Arcade
Adam: Instant Pot
Usually Dave: Monsters by James Blunt
It’s Memory-Minute Time!
Top 3 Fave Boozes
Jason: Southern Comfort, Old Milwaukee, Jack Daniels Watermelon Spike
Adam: E&J Brandy, Rum Chata, Surly Furious
Usually Dave: Sam Adams Hazel Brown, White Russian/Jamaican Bulldog, Wisconsin Chocolate Milk Stout
It’s that time of the week again and the guys are again back in full force! They first discuss Dave’s new adventure in edit streaming with Lightroom. Then Dave is furious he can no longer check how many likes his Instagram posts get. Next, Dave reminds us that Harold Ramis is dead and then he chastises Adobe for their gaping hole! Lastly Dave is excited to buy Madden 2020 directly from Steam! Soup is served!
Wanna Edit Like Dave? Now You Can Learn His Secrets!
Adobe is adding live streaming to it’s apps so everyone can see your editing sessions and learn how you remove them nasty skin tags from your uncle’s face!
Instagram Started Hiding Likes This Week
Major changes came to Instagram this week. The social media platform is now hiding likes from the public. The company is testing whether reducing popularity contests will make a safer online environment for users.
The Gangs Almost All Here For The Ghostbusters Reboot
Set for summer 2020 the Ghostbusters will ride again with everyone reprising their roles except for Harold Ramis (but he is a writer on the movie). Sorry lady Ghostbusters but this is the real sequel to our favorite movies!
Adobe Left The Cloud Wide Open!
Last month, Adobe was the victim of a serious security incident that exposed the personal information of nearly 7.5 million users belonging to the company’s popular Creative Cloud service. Nothing was compromised but the ability was there. Haven’t they learned from their 2013 Breach that exposed over 150 million accounts?
Is EA Returning To Steam?
Years after branching out with Origin, it looks like EA might soon start publishing its games on Steam again. Would make sense with the return of Madden to the PC that they would want to get in front of more gamers eyes!
It’s Memory-Minute Time!
Your favorite top three TERRIBLE PERFORMANCES from Nicolas Cage
Jason: Kick Ass!, Wicker Man, Deadfall (Honorable Mention - Ghost Rider)
Adam: Conair, FaceOff, Left Behind
Usually Dave: Wicker Man, Ghost Rider, Vampire’s Kiss
NEXT WEEK: Top 3 Fave Boozes
digitalSoup App Recommendations Of The Week
Jason: MoneyView - Android
Adam: NO APP
Usually Dave: NFL Fantasy App - Android, iOS
It’s Soup Season! The guys are joined by Vincent from Because We Make podcast for a discussion on a very bad movie from the 80’s. But first they have to bash Kanye West and Led Zepplin for their musical theft then they discuss their favorite games from the PlayStation 1 and back!
Kanye West “Borrows” Zelda In “Selah”
Musician Louie Zong spotted an unlikely influence on the track “Selah” from Kanye West’s latest album, pointing out the similarity to a song from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
”Gerudo Valley” from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
“Selah” from the album “Jesus is King” by Kanye West
Souper Review - Masters Of The Universe (1987)
SCORES:
Vincent : -0.5 out of 5
Adam : 1 out of 5
Jason: 1 out of 5
Dave: 1 out of 5
It’s Memory-Minute Time!
Your favorite PS1 or earlier retro game (or top 3) of all time!
Jason: Dragon Quest/Warrior (NES), Mario Kart 64 (N64), Super Metroid (SNES)
Adam: Castlevania (NES), Super Mario Bros. (NES), Street Fighter 2 (SNES)
Usually Dave: NFL Gameday 98 PS1/ Vagrant Story PS1/ NFL Blitz PS1
Vincent: Wrecking Crew (NES) / Legend of Zelda (NES) / Yoshi’s Cookie (Gameboy or SNES)
Great Portable Retro Gaming Systems!
Basde LDK Game Handheld Gaming Console
Retro Game 350 RG350 Game Console
digitalSoup App Recommendations Of The Week
Jason: Dragon Quest VI - Android, iOS
Adam:
Usually Dave:SmugMug - Android, iOS
Vincent: 5K Runner by Fitness22 Android, iOS
The Adam & Usually Dave show is really hitting its stride, just like an asteroid hits the earth! Wanna become Arthur Fleck and get robbed on a famous stairway, then you need to head to the Bronx! Quentin Tarantino doesn’t need any of that Chinese money as he sticks to his artistic view and will not edit his movie to appease the Chinese government. And finally the guys sit down to discuss the 1995 movie Heat!
Man Uses Drone To Find Missing Child
A 6-year-old Minnesota boy who had been missing for nearly 10 hours was spotted safe in a cornfield thanks to a drone. The drone used heat-seeking technology to find the boy.
There Is An Asteroid In Orbit, Cue The R.E.M. Song!
Get your Collapse OS ready as you may need it sooner than you think! The asteroid's name is 481394 2006 SF6 and is set for its closest approach to Earth on November 21. The 650 metre celestial chunk is classified as an Apollo asteroid, the most dangerous class of asteroid, having an Earth-crossing orbit. There is also the chance that it could be nudged much closer by the Yarkovsky effect.
Get Your Picture On The “Joker Stairs” … And Get Robbed!
A staircase in New York City has become a surprise tourist attraction after it was featured in the movie “Joker.” While fans are apparently flocking to the location to recreate scenes from the film, some locals are taking to social media to remind people that the area might not be the safest.
Quentin Tarantino Will Not Re-Cut Once Upon A Time In Hollywood For China
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood brings several cinematic idols to life, including the legendary Chinese star Bruce Lee. However, the film portrays him as an arrogant egomaniac who talks crap about Muhammad Ali and can’t win in a series of fights against Brad Pitt’s Cliff Booth. An appeal to halt the release came from one of the film’s biggest critics: Bruce Lee’s daughter. Quentin Tarantino came out saying he will not edit the film for a Chinese release. DISCUSSION - Should studios edit movies to enter foreign markets?
Souper Review - Heat (1995)
The Adam & Usually Dave kitchen is open for business! The guys discuss how you will be able to check Facebook once civilization ends. Then they examine the problems going on over at Atari. And what’s this … a Souper Review of Lethal Weapon? Ahhhhh yeah!
”Collapse OS” Coming Soon To The Walking Dead n a post-apocalyptic future, Collapse OS is a new open source operating system built specifically for use during humanity's darkest days. Collapse OS will work with Z80 8-bit microprocessors which can be found in desktop computers, cash registers, musical instruments, graphing calculators, and everything in between.
The Future Is Looking Grim For Atari VCS. The Register reported last Tuesday that the Atari system architect Rob Wyatt quit the project on Oct. 4, stating that Atari hadn't paid invoices to his design firm for more than six months!
Souper Review - Lethal Weapon
The year of perfect vision is upon us! The boys take a look at some of the worst tech released last year then discuss the effects of ransomware on businesses. Finally Dave breaks down the latest Star Wars movie! Come and get it, soup is served!
The Worst Tech Of 2019!
Now that 2020 is here, let's take a look at some of the worst tech that debuted in 2019!
digitalSoup Recommendations
Jason: Switch Lite
Adam: Kreg Pocket Hole Jig
Usually Dave: Villians
Ransomware Destroys Another Business!
Lazy, selfish hackers have made another business close it doors and ruin the lives of hundreds of people!
Is The Rise of Skywalker As Bad As Justice League?
Is it really that bad? Dave will have an in depth breakdown of the movie!
It’s the end of the year so is time for digitalSoup’s Annual Reflection on the world of geek. What were the best games, best movies, the best music and more!
Best Games Of 2019!
What were the best games of 2019? The guys discuss the big games of 2019 and pick their favorites!
digitalSoup Recommendations
Jason: Raspberry Pi 4
Adam: virtuwell.com
Usually Dave: Star Wars : The Rise of Skywalker / Adventures in Creativity Merch
Best Movies Of 2019!
What were the best movies of 2019? The guys discuss the big movies of 2019 and pick their favorites!
It’s Memory-Minute Time!
First Three Cars You Ever Owned:
Jason: 1989 Plymouth Sundance, 1978 Mercury Bobcat, 1985 Cutlass Sierra
Adam: 1982 Ford F-150, 1980s Chevy Citation II, 1982 Grand Prix
Usually Dave: 1989 Chevrolet Caprice Classic, 1991 Pontiac Grand Am, 1997 Oldsmobile Achieva
The Best Of The Rest!
What did the guys feel was the best music, hardware, software, kitchen appliance etc. released this year!
Here we go with another great tasting dish brought to you by the Three Dudes! First we cover launch of Apple Arcade and some stand-out games. More trouble over on the Android side of things with some naughty apps. It’s remake time again but this time it’s a classic music done by … Rob Zombie? And then it’s our big return of Souper Reviews with The Big Lebowski!
Apple Arcade Is Live On iOS 13
Apple Arcade is live now with iOS 13 on iPhone and iPad (coming soon to Apple TV and macOS) and is an All-You-Can-Play service for $5 a month. So for the cost of one game at regular prices you get over a hundred games with more being added monthly. Jason’s stand-outs are Sonic Racing, Frogger in Toy Land and Oceanhorn 2.
Two Android Apps With Over 1.5 Million Downloads Removed From Play Store The two apps - Sun Pro Beauty Camera and Funny Sweet Beauty Selfie Camera not only bomboarded the user with adware but also came with additional permissions that requested to record audio, allowing the app to use nc fraud give grace the microphone to listen in to anything said near the device at anytime, as well as a number of permissions that allow the app to be persistent on the device.
The Sound Of Music Remake By … Rob Zombie? Responding to a Tweet about what movie Rob Zombie should remake Ed Asner responded “I had to look up who @RobZombie was. But now that I know I will say The Sound of Music.” I love it, I would finally watch this movie AND get the soundtrack!
Souper Review: The Big Lebowski (1998) Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.
Release Date: 1998
Rating: R
Runtime: 1h 57m
Starring:
Jeff Bridges (Iron Man, Tron Franchise, Kingsman: The Golden Circle)
John Goodman (10 Cloverfield Lane, Transformers Franchise, Evan Almighty)
Julianne Moore (Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Blindness, The Hunger Games Franchise)
Steve Buscemi (Reservoir Dogs, Armageddon, Con Air)
Director:
Joel & Ethan Coen (O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Fargo, Raising Arizona)
Writer:
Joel & Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men, The Hudsucker Proxy, The Ladykillers)
Scores:
Adam: 3.5 out of 5
Jason: 3 out of 5
Dave: 4 out of 5
digitalSoup App Recommendations Of The Week Jason: Lunar Silver Star Story Touch - iOS
Adam: Golden Girls Stickers - iOS
Usually Dave: Nizo - iOS
It's been another week so we are bringing you some fresh Soup for your enjoyment! The guys cover a couple gaming stories followed by some movie talk, sprinkled with some music news! And who is this in the studio?
Best Retro Experience … Official Retro Machines or Emulation?
The Retro Revolution is upon us and the official classic consoles have been hit or miss. When it comes to retro gaming, do you get a better experience from official hardware or do it yourself systems made from SoC or straight up running on a PC?
Fan Art Depicts Older Keanu As Neo
The internet is abuzz with excitement as everyone speculates on where the story is going in the fourth installment of Matrix and one fan decided to show what Keanu today would look like as Neo and it is pretty cool.
Who Will Be The New Wolverine? WhatCulture Has Some Ideas!
These are some crazy casting choices … or are they?
- Daniel Radcliffe
- Luke Evans
- Wilson Bethel
- Joaquin Phoenix
- Tadanobu Asano
If not them then who?
Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls For Mobile!
Finally, after all the failed 3D updates to Castlevania we are getting a side scrolling throwback to yesteryear and it does look great. Hopefully the controls are good on mobile!
iTunes Is Dead, Long Live Apple Streaming In A Browser
Now that iTunes has been decommissioned you can now listen to your playlists and Beats1 Radio right from your browser!
Telltale Games Will Be Making A Comeback!
After the studio shut down unexpectedly last year due to poor management, many of us were left with incomplete series (like Jason who only had the first four episodes of Minecraft Story Mode). Thankfully a group of investors purchases all the company’s assets and plans to relaunch here in the future!
digitalSoup App Recommendations Of The Week
Jason: Sega Forever Games - Android, iOS
Adam: Sword of Xolan - Android, iOS
Usually Dave: Scanner Radio - Android, iOS
With Jason unavailable this week, Adam and Usually Dave dive into a list of the Top 20 Action movies of all time(according to Men's Health Magazine) and also have a warning about a new bit of malware called Joker hitting Android phones near you.
Joker Isn’t Just In Theaters, It’s On Your Android Phone As Well! A new malware named Joker was found in 24 apps in the Play Store and was downloaded almost half a million times. The malware is able to access SMS messages, contact lists and device information!
Lukas Stefanko Twitter post about list of infected apps
The Top 20 Action Movies List Adam and Usually Dave tackle this list of the top 20 action movies from Men's Health, do they agree with the list? Do you agree with the list?
The guys become four as fan and friend Jesse take the fourth seat … while everyone is in the same REAL studio! They discuss the Flash, the Joker, the XFL and Stranger Things. And the atmosphere borders on insane sometimes.
Looks Like The DCEU And The Flash Movie Might Happen After All!? Ezra Miller claims the Flash movie is “absolutely confirmed”! After Batman vs. Superman and Justice League does anyone even care anymore?
Joker Gets A New Trailer The movie looks really good but should it be the vehicle to promote mental health?
The XFL Has Released The Team Names & Logos ... It's the moment you have all been waiting for! The digitalSoup guys rate the teams names & logos so you don’t have to!
Adam: St. Louis Battlehawks
Jesse: Tampa Bay Vipers
Jason: Dallas Renegades
Dave: New York Guardians
Stranger Things - Season 3 - Episode 8 - Final recap/season thoughts digitalSoup App Recommendations Of The Week Jason: iHeartRadio - Android, Amazon Fire, iOS, Windows
Adam: Jiggle HD - iOS
Usually Dave:Unfold - iOS, Android
Jesse: Untapped - iOS, Android
Longtime friend of the show, Mac Sokulski from the fantastic Shutter Time podcast, joins Usually Dave for a great discussion about a list of the Top 30 Sci-fi movies of all time according to a pretty interesting list from the Cinemablend website. They like some, crap on some, and discuss the films that SHOULD have made the list instead! All this with no Jason or Adam, so this week it's the Usually Dave geek hour!
Check out the CinemaBlend website list of the Top 30 Best Sci-fi Movies of All Time here!
Find Mac online here:
Shutter Time Podcast
MiksMedia Photography
After falling back the guys are looking forward to some awesome topics! Microsoft has really sweetened the Xbox All Access pot but time is of the essence! Zombie Flash is freaking awesome! The guys answer a great call in question and finish up debating the best of Mark Wahlberg!
Wannabe box One Owners … Subscribe To Xbox All Access Now And Get A FREE Xbox “Scarlett” Holiday 2020!
You heard that right, subscribe to the third tier Xbox All Access (about $32/month) before December 31st and get an Xbox One X today with a free upgrade to the Next Box Xbox Next when it is released next holiday season!, With this subscription you also get Xbox Game Pass Ultimate which has over 100 games, so for $32 month you get the most powerful Xbox today with a free upgrade to the next generation next year and over 100 games to play! I’d buy that for a dollar!
Let’s Talk About DCeased!
Outside of a few stand-outs, the DCU (?) hasn’t been very successful at the box office. But would that change if a series of movies are based on the new comic series DCeased? Now DC would have a reason to make dark movies!
It’s Memory-Minute Time!
Your favorite(or top three if needed) movies from....Mark Wahlberg.
Jason: The Happening, Transformers Franchise, Ted Franchise
Adam: The Other Guys, Rock Star, Shooter, Lone Survivor
Usually Dave: The Departed, The Italian Job, Fear
NEXT WEEK:
Your favorite top three TERRIBLE PERFORMANCES from Nicolas Cage
digitalSoup App Recommendations Of The Week Jason: Nova Launcher Prime ($4.99) - Android
Adam: Star Walk 2 - Android, iOS
Usually Dave: Funko App - Android, iOS
The geeks are back again with some tantalizing tidbits of information for you! Want to be like Bob Ross? Get FlowScape! So it appears Nintendo ISN’T switching out Switches? Going camping or hiking? Don’t forget your Renner gear!
Bob Ross Digital Landscapes With FlowScape by PixelForest In what is being dubbed a digital version of creating your own virtual Bob Ross Painting, for just $10 you can easily get lost creating your own fantasy landscapes.
Is Nintendo Doing The Old Bait & Switch? Earlier this week tech news sites like Engadget, Gizmodo, Polygon, CNET, digitalSoup and more reported that all new Switch owners (purchased after July 17th) could ship their units to Nintendo who would replace it with the new version 2 model. A day later, Nintendo released a statement saying this was incorrect. Turns out this all started from a Reddit user and a fake Youtube video!
Jeremy Renner Has Launched His Own Storefront on Amazon The 48-year-old Oscar-nominated actor has launched his very own custom Amazon storefront featuring 90 of his favorite outdoor and fitness-focused products for the fall season.
The Television Bandit digitalSoup App Recommendations Of The Week Jason: Out Of Milk - Android, iOS
Adam: Pimple Popper - Android, iOS
Usually Dave: Whitagram - iOS
It's a big show this week and the guys have your backs covered. First we have a new Twitter handle @digitalsoupcast! Can MoviePass get any shadier? Yep. The Jason Bourne universe has expanded to the small screen and the manly men of the DS discuss some football!
MoviePass’ Latest Cost Saving Tactic ... According to a new report from Business Insider, they’ve actually gone and changed the passwords of some heavy users so that they couldn’t use the service. In short, it sounds like they realized they were losing money on these users and sought to take matters into their own hands.
Treadstone Is The Bourne Universe On The Small Screen The world of Jason Bourne is expanding its universe to the small screen this fall in USA Network’s Treadstone, and EW has your first exclusive look at the sleeper agents ready to blow up screens in 10 action-packed episodes.
Let’s Check In On The XFL With draft invitations sent out last week and team names and colors being announced by the end of the month now is a great time to check in on the XFL and where it stands currently.
digitalSoup App Recommendations Of The Week Jason: XFL News Hub - Android, iOS
Adam: CamScanner - Android, iOS
Usually Dave: Pantone Studios - iOS
The guys are back with a wealth of information that's mostly informative. First up is some smartwatch talk followed by some motion capture wizardry that is scaring the bejeezus out of Adam! Facebook continues to talk over the word while the guys create a superhero to save it in the Geek Off! Then it’s time to break-down the fifth episode of Season 3 of “Stranger Things”!
Samsung Unveils the Galaxy Active 2! Apple is not the only one able to make a snazzy looking watch, Samsung is nipping at their heels as we speak!
Persona’s Cubic Motion Technology Is Incredible. Who needs real life when you have Persona?
Instagram getting a name change With the super popular Facebook owned app getting a name change to make sure everybody knows that Instagram is a Facebook company, will the changes be “in name only” or can we expect some changes to the platform itself?
digitalSoup App Recommendations Of The Week Jason: Even More Cowbell - iOS
Adam: PUBG Stats Tracker - iOS
Usually Dave: AndCo. - Android, iOS
After the all-music episode last week the resident geeks are back again with another special episode … reviewing episodes 3 and 4 of Stranger Things Season 3!
Stranger Things Season 3 Episodes 3 & 4 Breakdown
Cutting The Cord …
Have you cut the cord? If so how have you done it? OTA only? Streaming service? Torrent? What hardware are you using?
digitalSoup App Recommendations Of The Week Jason: Stranger Things The Game - Android, iOS, Steam (Windows & macOS)
Adam: Period Tracker - Android, iOS
Usually Dave: Quiz Up - Android, iOS
The guys whip up a music-centric episode! Enjoy.
The Top Ten Most Influential Albums Of All Time The guys discuss the Top Ten list of the most influential albums over at The Top Tens, a user voted website.
Hawkeye Has Turned To Music? It seems Jeremy Renner has been releasing music, which fans of his app have known about for weeks. Yes, he has an app for himself as well… this is all too bizarre.
The Best Music Creating Software The guys discuss the best music creation software out there, from novice to Trent Reznor.
The Dancing Fool - Jason & Just Dance With a tweet stating he must have become his Dad since he only knows 1 song on the upcoming Just Dance, a mystery question needs to be answered for our listeners and twitter friends. What is the 1 song he knows( and what are the others in the lineup)?
digitalSoup App Recommendations Of The Week
Jason: iJingle Pro - Android, iOS
Adam: Patreon - Website
Usually Dave: Roku - Android, iOS
This week the guys do double duty on the Souper Reviews! First they break down Episode 2 of Season 3 of Stranger Things. Then they sit down and discuss the 2010 Christopher Nolan mind bender “Inception”.
Inception (2010) Review Score:
Usually Dave - 5
Adam - 4
Jason - 4?
Total score of 4.3 - Serve it up!
Next up - The Big Lebowski
digitalSoup App Recommendations Of The Week Jason: Chunky - iOS
Adam: IMDB Android, iOS
Usually Dave: Slow Shutter Cam - iOS
This week the guys talk about Amazon and third party sellers, the Walking Dead ends, and a battle between PCs and consoles, all before going upside-down with the first episode of Stranger Things Season 3!
Court Rules Amazon May Not Be Protected Any Longer They’ve been protected under the same laws that protect Twitter and Facebook. Laws stating they are not responsible for what users “post” to their site. That meant that up until now, if you bought something that ended up being dangerously faulty, you couldn’t sue Amazon. Now the courts have ruled that not being responsible for what users SAY on a website(such as with FB and Twitter) is much different than what users SELL via your website. Good news for consumers, bad news for Amazon.
The Walking Dead Comes To An Abrupt End It seems Robert Kirkman has decided enough is enough, killing off the comic after an epic run! AMC says the show will not be impacted at this time.
PC Or Console, What Is The Better Gaming Platform?
With news breaking daily about new consoles coming from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony and gaming on the PC being bigger than it ever has been before now is the perfect time for the guys at digitalSoup to pick the BGST (Best Gaming System Today)!
Windows 1.11 - Back To The Upside Down Jason connected these dots a little while back on Twitter, but Windows has put out an app in the Microsoft app store for Windows 10 users to enjoy a taste of the Upside Down… Windows style.
Stranger Things S03E01 Break Down
Is Suzie Real? Will Mike and Eleven ever stop kissing? Is Billy dead?
digitalSoup App Recommendations Of The Week Jason: 1Password - macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Linux, Chrome
Adam: Our Groceries Android/iOS
Usually Dave: Contrast by Hornbeck - Dave’s Website
To all the Soup-a-maniacs out there we bring you another great episode full of great information. The war between AMD and Intel just got interesting, Google Maps gets itself muddy and Netflix is doing DC after Marvel ditched them!
Is Wikipedia Trying to Organize A Strike? The founder of Wikipedia, Dr. Larry Sanger, is trying to organize a 24-48 hrs strike from social media in an effort to send a message to social media companies to restore control of personal data to users of the platforms.
PocketGo Handheld
Panfur Radio for all your Music needs!
AMD Finally Is On Par With Intel In Gaming
AMD has always been the “Bang For The Buck” CPU but has always been second fiddle to Intel when it came to gaming. But that is all about to change with the release of the $199 Ryzen 5 3600 on July 7th. This is a 6 Core/12 Thread beast that dominates Intel’s $500 i9 9900k in single-threaded performances and matches it’s multi-threaded performance even with a two core deficit.
Google Maps Send Drivers Out To Play In The Mud! Some drivers in Aurora, Colorado say Google Maps sent them on a strange and dangerous detour. The navigation app sent dozens of vehicles on a route that included a dirt road, which had become muddy after a recent rain.
Neil Gaiman’s “Sandman” In Production By Netflix Another Neil Gaiman property is being adapted for the small screen. Netflix to adapt the author’s acclaimed comic series “Sandman” into a live-action TV show, in what is being described as “the most expensive TV series that DC entertainment has ever done.”
Jumanji: The Next Level
Adding Danny DeVito and Danny Glover to the cast, the next film in the franchise is attempting to strike box office gold once again.
digitalSoup App Recommendations Of The Week Jason: LightShot - macOS, Windows
Adam: Alone- Android, iOS
Usually Dave: Jour - Guided Journal - iOS
Its a crazy week for news beginning with Netflix canceling Good Omens, Stranger Things monsters speak, the hype surrounding the next generation of gaming consoles, McDonalds hiring robots, Spotify killing features and then Keanu Reeves starring in the MCU.
Netflix Promises Not To Make Any More Episodes Of ‘Good Omens’ Taking stupid internet comments in stride after a strong reaction to the TV series Good Omens, Netflix promises to never make any more episodes of Good Omens. The show is based off of the best selling book by Authors Neil Gaiman and the late Terry Pratchett about an angel and a demon trying to stop the anti-christ from destroying the world because they enjoy their life on earth.
The Monsters Have Voices? The final trailer for Season 3 of Stranger Things has dropped and the big news is that the monsters of the Upsidedown now have voices.
PS5 and Project Scarlett Hype, Is It Time To Get Excited? With more and more details coming out surrounding the upcoming consoles from Sony and Microsoft, that hype train is gaining a lot of steam. But according to SlashGear, it may be a BIT premature. So what’s the big deal with these two systems?
Is McDonalds Helping To Usher In A Robot Takeover Of The World? The company is quietly testing the idea of adding robots to it’s workforce but insist it’s not to TAKE jobs from people. Rather, they claim, the robots are there to do nothing more than HELP the employees. Resistance is futile.
Spotify Kills Two Popular Features In Latest Update.
queue internet outrage With it’s latest update 2 very popular features in Spotify were changed/removed and people are furious. Can you survive the Spotifypocalypse?
Marvel Studios Wants Keanu Reeves In The MCU, But As Who? When news broke that Marvel had tried on almost every film to lure Keanu to the MCU the internet love of all things Keanu skyrocketed again. But I think we need to ask ourselves a more important question… who would we want to see John Wick himself portrayed in the sprawling MCU?
digitalSoup App Recommendations Of The Week Jason: SeriesGuide - Amazon, Android
Adam: MyRadar - Android, iOS, Microsoft
Usually Dave: GoodReads - Android, iOS
This week the guys talk about self-delivering pizza and lots of movie and entertainment news. Also, beer from cereal?? Then we debate what constitutes a gritty movie.
Domino’s Pizza and Self Driving Delivery Cars Teaming with Nuro(a self driving car company), some select Texas markets are enjoying the fun of having their pizza delivered by self driving cars. The real question is… do you still have to tip the delivery guy?
Netflix To Fill Your Game of Thrones Void. Called “Age of Samurai”, it’s set to be a Game of Thrones style show for feudal Japan. BUT instead of being set in a fictional world like Westeros, this will be a fictional story told in a historically accurate world.
John Wick Hex John Wick Hex is a fast-paced, action-oriented strategy game that makes you think and strike like John Wick, the professional hitman of the critically acclaimed film franchise.
Sega Reveals The Final Games Coming To The Sega Genesis Mini Sega has now released the entire library coming to the Sega Genesis Mini and it is good. Click the link above to check out the full list!
Craft Beer From Kellogg’s Cereal? Using surplus cereal direct from Kellogg’s, a craft beer company called Seven Bro7hers is putting that otherwise wasted food to good use by creating a handful of craft beers for you to enjoy.
The Joker Is Confirmed To Be A “Gritty, Hard R” Rating With a release coming on October 4th, Director Todd Phillips has confirmed the R rating. Which means we should be seeing a pretty dark, twisted, and gritty story for the origin of The Joker.
digitalSoup App Recommendations Of The Week Jason: mySugr - Android, iOS
Adam: GifJif - iOS
Usually Dave: Watch My Mood - Android, iOS
It's been a crazy week since we last recorded. WWDC hit San Jose, CA last week and we have the coverage you want. If that wasn't enough we had E3 drop this week with so many announcements our brains are complete mush.
WWDC 2019 Highlights
- The Mac Pro Cheese Grater Starting At $6000
- 32" 6K Pro Display XDR For $5000
- $999 Stand For the Pro Display XDR>
- iTunes Is Dead, Long Live Apple Music, Apple Podcasts & Apple Video
- macOS Catalina
- iPadOS
- iOS 13 With Dark Mode & Built-In Swype
- watchOS 6 Brings App Store To Watch, No Need For iPhone
E3 2019 Highlights 1. Nintendo Event
a. The sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is in development
b. Animal Crossing: New Horizon for Switch has been delayed to March 20, 2020
c. The Switch remake of Zelda: Link’s Awakening looks amazing and drops this September.
d. Minecraft Dungeons melds Minecraft with a dungeon crawler
e. Contra: Rogue Corps is coming to Switch on September 24. 2. Microsoft Event
a. Project Scarlett, the next-generation Xbox console, will be released for the 2020 holiday season. Halo Infinite will launch alongside it.
b. Cyberpunk 2077 will star Keanu Reeves, and it’s coming out on April 16, 2020.
c. Sega’s online RPG Phantasy Star Online 2 is finally coming to the West, on Xbox One and PC. It was originally launched in Japan in 2012!
d. Elden Ring Is A Collaboration Between George R.R. Martin And The Developers Of Dark Souls.
e. Battletoads is back. It’s a 2-D, 3-player, couch co-op sidescrolling brawler with Saturday morning cartoon animation. No release date details. 3. Sony Event?
a. New trailer for Death Sranding
b. New trailer for Final Fantasy VII
digitalSoup App Recommendations Of The Week Jason: Dawn of Isles - Android, iOS
Adam: Earth Impact - iOS
Usually Dave: Caribou Coffee - Android, iOS
We’ve got a hilarious and newsworthy show this week, including some Apple and Spotify news and a debate over which 90’s Rock Band we’d rather have as a babysitter!
WWDC 2019 Rumors Include Apple Killing Off iTunes As we record, WWDC is set to run this week(as we listen it will have just wrapped up) and while there will likely be no new phone or tablet announcements it sounds like a number of apps may be set to allow Apple to kill off the iTunes software.
Spotify To Allow Collaborative Listening? Based on this article from Engadget, it seems like a collaborative listening and playlist functionality could be coming to the music streaming platform.
The North Face, Genius Marketing or Serious Faux Paus? In a move reminiscent of the stand Burger King once pulled, the popular outdoor clothing company North Face did a little Wikipedia hijacking to promote their gear. Bad form or genius marketing plan?
Big Movie Trailer Announcements In the last week or so we have seen some pretty epic trailer’s drop, including Rambo : Last Blood AND Terminator : Dark Fate. But does anyone really care at this point?
A Game Of Thrones Finale Twist Ok, look. We know the internet has lost it’s collective minds, whining about how terrible the final season of the epic fantasy show they all loved ended. BUT, the twist has not been revealed that your beloved author Railroad Martin was behind the final twist all along. Suck it internet.
Speaking of Game of Thrones … Fender Guitars Custom shop gathered a handful of pretty awesome guitar players to do a sweet guitar cover of the famous theme music. Artists include Game Of Thrones creator Dan Weiss, Tom Morello of Audioslave/Rage Against The Machine, Scott Ian of Anthrax, Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme, Brad Paisley, and Game Of Thrones composer Ramin Djawadi. It’s pretty awesome so do yourself a favor and watch it.
This week we’re diving into the 2015 film, Sicario, for our Souper Review! Starring Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro and tackling the subject of how best to deal with drug cartels! Of course we can’t have movie night without some food, so we’ve got some pizza and burger discussion to kick things off!
What's The Breakfast Of Champions ... Pizza Of Course! What's better to eat for breakfast: pizza or cereal? Turns out, it's actually pizza.
Seems Like Everyone Wants The Impossible Whopper! After just 29 days of testing the plant-based Impossible Whopper in 59 eateries in the St. Louis area, the fast food giant saw foot traffic pop by 18.5%, according to inMarket Insights. That’s compared with a 1.75% decline in traffic at the company’s other restaurants elsewhere in the US,
Return Of The Microsoft Intellimouse! This was not only Jason's favorite mouse of all time it appears there were a lot in the same camp so Microsoft is bringing this classic back, with some enhancements.
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: For those that have enjoyed the Unsigned Music Spotlight segment of our show it is with great vengeance and furious anger (Adam say this like Samual L. Jackson) that we announce the end of our one-year experiment. We have collaborated with some great bands during this year and want to thank them for taking this ride with us. Music has and always will be a passion for the three of us so even though UMS won’t be part of digitalSoup Prime it may be seen again someday. No official announcement just a teaser!.
This week the guys discuss some cool new possibilities in the realm of wearables and hearables. Also - Microsoft and Sony… in on it together? How why? Then they talk about Game of Thrones!
Temperature Regulated Clothing Is Trying To Save The World New breakthroughs in the world of temperature regulated clothing are happening that COULD let all of us walk around with our own personal air conditioner or furnace. All while being super efficient and leading to less use of heating/ac systems in buildings.
Mind Reading Hearing Aids? Say What?! Researchers at Columbia University are working on a hearing aid upgrade using deep learning algorithms(AI) to help you focus on specific voices in noisy crowds better… by reading your mind.
Sony And Microsoft Team Up On The Gaming Front You heard that right, long time rivals are now joining hands… at least in part. Cloud services for the two gaming giants seem to be set for a tag team approach vs one on one matchup.
Glittery Vampire Turns To Batman? While the deal has yet to be signed, it appears that the actor that once played the “Sparkly” vampire in Twilight will be the next actor to don the legendary cowl of Batman.
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A John Wick Retro NES Game! Well, not exactly. It’s not a real thing, BUT how cool would this be!?
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "New Revolution" by XOVA
XOVA (pronounced Crossover) are a 6 piece multi-genre band who fuse Reggae with a modern mix of Pop, Rock, Ska, Indie, Motown, Hip Hop and folk to create a new Crossover genre we call PopTwist.
Check them out on their Facebook Page.
This episode was completely constructed by Adam including three life saving stories followed by a bunch of Adam run games (and one hysterically long AdamLibs).
Apple Watch Saves A Life!
The Apple Watch's built-in heart rate monitoring has helped a user in calling ER at the right time when the smartwatch indicated that his heart rate had suddenly become abnormal.
Apple Watch Saves Another Life! An elderly Norwegian man has credited his Apple watch for saving his life after falling in his bathroom. Norway’s NRK reported that at 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, 67- year old Toralv Østvang got up to use the bathroom. He fainted, hitting his head as he fell.
Vancouver Is Awesome Nupoint Systems has developed a unique satellite camera that monitors remote environments and recently helped save the life of an Edmonton hiker.
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "Stay Awhile" by Owl Kill
Owl Kill is a 5 piece rock band from Montville, NJ. Influenced mainly by the early 2000s rock scene, their music focuses on the daily struggles of life, how they effect us, and most importantly, how we overcome them. Owl Kill is currently in the process of recording their first album, which they aim to release in 2019.
Check them out on their Facebook Page.
The guys have a head of steam as they navigate into some spoilerific Avenger: Endgame talk. But first they do double duty on a couple Adobe Photoshop stories and then rant about their favorite blue erinaceidae. Plus they have some great mobile app recommendations for the listeners.
Photoshop Plug-In Instantly Removes Background No more removing background by hand, now a plug-in for Photoshop does all the heavy lifting. But the free version (yes, it is a subscription) will only allow you to remove one background from and HD image a month for free!
Speaking Of Photoshop ... Adobe is now testing the doubling of the price for the Photoshop and Lightroom bundle, going from $10 to $20. They have removed the 20GB option (the $10 plan) from the website and the bottom tier is now the 1TB plan for $20.
Sonic Is Already Getting A Reboot After the trailer for the new Sonic The Hedgehog movie debuted the internet cried out in unison on the look of Sonic. Well the studio has heard your cries and director Jeff Fowler said the redesign is going to happen. Now see if there is something you can do to make Jim Carret kiij nire kuje Dr. Robotnik.
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "The Masquerade" by A Joker's Rage
A Joker’s Rage are a fusion rock band representing the North of England. They formed in 2013 and their mime/joker appearance only serves as a catalyst towards their philosophy of escaping the harsh realities of life through music. It’s called #GameFace. A ‘war paint’ attitude fighting against society’s pitfalls and often rebelling against the higher powers of greed who prey on the weak. The bottom line being, this band need no gimmicks!”
Check them out on their Facebook Page.
digitalSoup App Recommendations Of The Week Jason: Google Opinion Rewards: Android
Adam: Inkhunter: iOS, Android
Dave: Launchpad: iOS
This week the guys talk about the stunning box office, Air Force tech, MoviePass, and games for tracking memory issues! Stick around for a track from Auburn Row!
Avengers Set Box Office Records Not that shocking, Avengers : Endgame is smashing all sorts of records, including being the first movie to break 1 billion in it’s opening weekend. Check out this awesome fanart depicting Thanos Vs. Nightking by artist Jeff Cole
The Airforce Wants Lasers Proposed in what is being called their “Vanguard” programs, the Air Force is looking to make some major scientific upgrades to it’s weapons systems, including lasers, networked missile systems and more.
MoviePass Trying A New Ad Based Model Would you be willing to watch 15 minutes of ads on your phone in exchange for free movie tickets? MoviePass sure hopes so!
Video Games And Alzheimers’ A recent study is showing that a video game may actually be incredibly effective at detecting early signs of this devastating disease.
Apple Quietly Deletes Parental Control Apps Apple has stated that MDM apps are a violation of App Store policy.
digitalSoup App Recommendations Of The Week Jason: Pulse SMS: Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, Chrome
Adam: Zift: iOS, Android
Dave: RNI Films: iOS
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "My Darkest Hour" by Auburn Row
Auburn Row is a Philadelphia based rock quartet who formed in 2017, with frontman/keyboardist Alex Cross and lead guitarist Mike Racine being the founding members of the project back in 2012. Joined by bassist Jack Synoski and drummer Adam Shumski, the group produces a sound comparable to rock heavyweights Breaking Benjamin, Alter Bridge and Mastodon. Music Connection Magazine praised the band’s “prog-rock precision” and emphasized the group’s “soulful subtleties.” The group is currently writing new material, with plans to enter the studio in late 2019 for a full length effort.
Check them out on their Facebook Page.
What's in this episode? Well John Cena becomes a superhero. Dave already broke his Galaxy Fold! Lastly the guys gather to discuss the Ron Howard and George Lucas Tolkienesque movie starring Val Kilmer.
Is John Cena A Peacemaker? Many sources are reporting that John Cena is getting close to signing on with Warner Bros. Suicide Squad 2 which has wrestling fans across the country rejoicing. Maybe he can take up the vacancy created by Will Smith as scheduling conflicts now have Idris Elba taking the role of Deadshot.
The Galaxy Is Folding And Collapsing On Itself There are two main issues with the new Galaxy Fold. First, what appears to be a removable protector film on the Fold is actually part of the screen itself. If you remove this film the screen will fail. The second problem is the hinge/fold area is susceptible to foreign objects lodging in it an cracking the screen. There are also reports of the screen breaking within a day of use just opening and closing normally. This is a very scary scenario for owners of this $2000 phone.
Willow (1988) A reluctant dwarf must play a critical role in protecting a special baby from an evil queen.
Director: Ron Howard
Writers: George Lucas (story), Bob Dolman (screenplay)
Stars: Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick Davis
Adam: 3.5 Soup Spoons
Dave: 3 Soup Spoons
Jason: 2 Soup Spoons
That’s an average of 2.8 Soup Spoons so we are Feeding It To The Dogs!!!
Next time: Sicario (2015)
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "Insidious Siren II - The Tyrant Is Dead" by Barreleye
Barreleye rose up from the roots of Thrash Death Metal to reach a melodic and progressive path. Its first evidence of life was the release of the Virus EP in 2014, two years after Barreleye’s establishment. Once a stable line-up unfolded, numerous local shows were performed, followed by the release of the first full length album “Urged To Fall” in 2015. A powerful live performance combined with a good number of concerts organized at that time helped to quickly gain a visibility along with a fan base.
Check them out on their Facebook Page.
The guys sit down with famed game music composer Barry Leitch and discuss his body of work and have a great time just hanging out.
The Official Barry Leitch Audio Studios Page Check out some of Barry's work and purchase a Signed Horizon Chase Turbo Official Soundtrack OST CD and help Barry out!
This week the guys discuss the rise and fall of the Alliance of American Football, Microsoft finally relenting on the forced Windows 10 updates, Mike Tyson still angry with Nintendo, the death of Blu-Ray technology and much more!
AAF Abruptly Ends Season With only two weeks left in the debut season of the AAF it is all over. Even after the bailout by billionaire Tom Dundon the league still had no money. When the players where told last tuesday the league had folded their paychecks went unpaid, they had to pay for their own hotel rooms and travel home. Lets hope the rebirth of the XFL can fair better.
No More Forced Windows 10 Updates! No longer will your perfectly working Windows 10 PC auto update to the latest version that completely borks your system. Now you can wait for the bugs to be completely worked out before upgrading.
Mike Tyson Is Still Angry With Nintendo! Everyone remembers trying to beat Mike Tyson at the end of Punch Out and it not going so well. It didn't go so well for Mike either, after his contract expired with Nintendo they re-issues the game without his name and likeness and replaced him with a white boxer named Mr. Dream. And Mike still isn't over it!
NBA Stars Don't Want To Play With Lebron James In Movies! LeBron James is reportedly having a hard time trying to find other NBA stars for Space Jam 2. James famously moved out to California to get into the entertainment business and started playing with the Los Angeles Lakers. Landing the Space Jam sequel is a huge opportunity, but apparently some of the bigger NBA stars don't feel that way.
Samsung Is Killing Blu-Ray! Even though 4K streaming does not match the quality of a 4K Blu-Ray most consumers do not care, as the number of streaming subscribers prove. With Samsung not showing off any new Blu-Ray players again this year (the last one they released was 2017) they have now officially announced they have left the Blu-Ray player market. Is Blu-Ray about to go the way of DVD?
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "Delete This" by Scooped Up
Scooped Up are a Milford, Connecticut punk band. They formed about 3 1/2 years ago and aim to bring back the old school skate punk and pop sound, with fast songs that get stuck in your head and make you wanna go skate. Their influences are Blink 182, Green Day, Screeching Weasel, MxPx, NOFX, Sum 41 and more.
Check them out on their Facebook Page.
This week the guys discuss the new Stadia gaming streaming service from Google, then veer way off course for a bit to reminisce about movies in 1999. Also, sportsball talk and “Who Did It Better: Music Edition”. (Adam played an April Fools joke on Jason and hacked into his computer and set his audio quality to AM radio!)
Google Stadia Chat Google is entering the streaming gaming scene is a big way. Stadia will stream games in 4K at 60 frames per second in HDR with surround sound over a 25 Mbps internet connection (Sorry Dave). You don't need to download a game and no special hardware is required — other than a $35 Chromecast to play on a TV.
Sega Genesis Mini Coming In September! After ditching AtGames Sega decided to bring out the classic console themselves and it is looking very good. Hopefully the can avoid the disaster the Playstation Classic was.
Mark Hamill Is Chucky! The remake of the 1988 original is coming along nicely and now has a huge addition to the cast., Mark Hamill will be voicing Chucky, the serial killer turned murderous doll. After what he did for the Joker we can't wait to see how Chucky sounds!
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight:
This Week's Track - "Back In Town" by Dancing On Fire
Dancing on Fire is a three-piece rock band from the National Capital Region of Canada. Formed by Wayne Bouchard and Richard Boivin in 2008, it was shortly after joined by Rick Davoice. Their most recent single "Equilibrium" was released on June 29th and the band is currently working on further new material for a third album to be released in 2019.
Check them out on their Facebook Page.
This week the guys debate the merits of AI generated landscape photography, Dave loses his mind on an impossible burger, we dream the dream of flying motorcycles, then review Warcraft. Zug zug!
A.I. Killing Photography Now In the latest offering from NVidia, their new AI App called GauGAN is able to take your basic sketches and turn them into full blown landscape photographs in seconds. Check out this website that generates an image of someone who doesn't actually exist (don't forget to refresh page for different images).
Dave & His Burger Listen to this tale about Dave and his new favorite meal!
Dave & Amy Schumer Dave can't stop gushing over Amy Schumer. Click the title for a great complilation video of all the jokes she has stolen over the years!
Jet Powered Motorcycles Only $380,000! Well you can send it to the guys at digitalSoup OR you can now preorder the jet powered motorcycle that just became available for preorder. Is this actually happening? A personal flying vehicle?
Souper Reviews - Warcraft: The Beginning As an Orc horde invades the planet Azeroth using a magic portal, a few human heroes and dissenting Orcs must attempt to stop the true evil behind this war.
Director: Duncan Jones
Writers: Charles Leavitt, Duncan Jones
Stars: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster
Adam: 3 Soup Spoons
Dave: 2.5 Soup Spoons
Jason: 3.5 Soup Spoons
That's an average of 3 Soup Spoons so we are Serving This Movie Up!
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight:
This Week's Track - "Beat The Beast" by Clawhammer
Clawhammer is a heavy/doom/stoner/blues metal band from Mississippi consisting of Paul Craig on vocals and Paul Hill on guitar when they are not busy being truck drivers. They are probably the best kept secret in rock and roll. Clawhammer has existed since 2015 and has released four albums of original material, one EP and one Ozzy tribute album.
Check them out on their Facebook Page.
The boys sit down for a serious interview with one of the developers of the RetroPie project, gushing over how much they love the software. Jools hangs out for an hour or retro gaming talk and shares the history and future of the RetroPie Project.
Offical RetroPie Website Here you go, the official RetroPie website where you can get your Pie On! As the website explains "RetroPie sits on top of a full OS, you can install it on an existing Raspbian, or start with the RetroPie image and add additional software later. It's up to you." Check out the website, join the community and donate!
RetroPieProject Twitter Want to stay up-to-date on everything RetroPie? Make sure you follow the offical RetroPieProject twitter account!
ExoticA - Jool's Amiga Wiki Page ExoticA is an Amiga and retro gaming/computer music interest wiki including search-able computer music collections, game and demo scene information and plenty more.
Season 2 of Cobra Kai drops and Adam starts drooling. The guys can't wait to play the original SimCity on their $3000 PCs and then Dave gets his Star Wars geek on thinking about owning his own speeder bike! And stick around for this week's Unsigned Music Spotlight!
Cobra Kai Season 2 Trailer Drops Are you ready for more Cobra, more Kai? More Miyago-Do? More of one of the most iconic rivalries in all of cinema history? Of course you are.
GOG.com, Keeping Classic Games Alive For PC The group, being dubbed the digital archaeologists, have quite the history of taking even some of the earliest floppy disk based games and not only archiving them but making them playable on today’s modern PC’s.
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight:
This Week's Track - "Heirlooming" by Norphlet
NORPHLET is an electric alt-rock duo operating 1,400 miles apart.Based in Waco, TX and Los Angeles, CA, the outfit is made up of vocalist/guitarist Cody Brown and drummer Taylor Devorsky. NORPHLET was formed as a decision to craft a style more in-line with the pair's influences. The result was a sound firmly rooted in rock, with alternative leanings and a punk sensibility.
Check them out on their Facebook Webpage
The guys rant about Apple Podcast's episode number snafu, they discuss the Thunderclap vulnerability, try to figure out the insane people behind the Momo Challenge, reminisce about a portable system none of them have, Apex becoming king of the Battle Royale and then get excited for the return of a great baseball movie!
Your Thunderhole Just Got The Clap Security specialists claim to have uncovered a flaw in the Thunderbolt connectivity specification that could expose PCs to attack via their USB-C and DisplayPort interfaces. Dubbed 'Thunderclap', the vulnerability enables hackers to exploit the privileged direct-memory access (DMA) provided via the Thunderbolt connection to access the targeted device. It gives them direct and unlimited access to a machine's memory because these ports come with low-level and very privileged direct memory access (DMA), which supplies any malicious peripherals with much more privileges than regular USB devices.
Apex Legends breaking Fortnite … and Anthem? With the first month officially under it’s belt, it seems EA’s strangely timed offering of Apex Legends may just be paying off. It’s broken the record set previously by Fortnite of the fastest time to hit 50 million players, but what does Apex Legends mean long term for EA? Especially with Anthem now out on shelves.
The Momo Challenge!?!?!? A YouTube video of Peppa Pig going on a picnic with her family begins like any other episode of the popular kids show. But three minutes into the bright, chipper video, a distorted face with bulging eyes appears and a creepy robotic voice begins speaking. “Slice your leg and you’ll never meet me,” the voice says. “Slice your wrists and your parents will never see me.” Another similarly creepy video depicts a slow zoom-in on the character as it sings “Momo is going to kill you.” Recommended site: The Source For Parents
The PS Vita Is Dead, Long Live The PS Vita! It has been a slow death for the awesome system that was launched in 2011 but on March 2nd, 2019 production lines have officially stopped. Sony themselves quit producing games for the system back in 2015 and ceased all physical media games last year.
You're Killing Me Smalls ... A Sandlot Television Series In The Works It takes place in 1985 with all the original cast as adults who have kids of their own. They are not leaking any other info at the moment but lets hope we see the beast return!
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "Monster" by CREEP
Fort Wayne, Indiana's hugely sought-after original Undead metal group CREEP came crawling into the limelight in 2004 and has been tearing up the music scene across the country ever since. CREEP has had the distinct pleasure of sharing the stage with phenomenal bands such as Static X, Mushroomhead, Prong, Avatar, Type O Negative and Gwar to mention a few.
Check them out on their Facebook Webpage
The guys discuss Samsung’s new folding phone, superheroes at the Oscars, then have a deep discussion on The Bridges of Madison County!
Samsung’s $2000 Folding Phone Netflix is once again killing some comic heroes! Oh the humanity, when will it ever end?
Superheroes Saved The Oscars With Black Panther winning 3 and Into the Spiderverse winning 1, heroes got some love at this years Oscars.
Reggie Fils-Aime Retires And Bowser Takes Over Nintendo Literally, Doug Bowser, the Senior VP of Sales & Marketing, is stepping in to take over for the beloved Reggie.
Souper Reviews - The Bridges of Madison County The guys discuss what is probably Jason's favorite movie of all time!
Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson, for four days in the 1960s.
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writers: Richard LaGravenese (screenplay), Robert James Waller (novel)
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep, Annie Corley
Jason rated it: 1
Adam rated it: 2
Dave rated it: 3.5
Overall: 2.17
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "Smoking With Angels" by The Clays
The Clays is a four piece rock band from Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. They formed sometime in 2013 but the music of the band started well before that. Long-time friends, Adam and Mart began collaborating on songwriting many years ago. Sitting down with acoustic guitars, Adam quickly took up the mantle of lead vocals and lead guitar while Mart supplied backing and rhythm. They worked hard on perfecting the melodies and harmonies before deciding they need to take it to the next level.
Check them out on their Facebook Webpage
This week there are only two of us, but we bring some good content! We talk about Ultra HD Netflix, Jay and Silent Bob coming back, music, and strange ways to describe movies. Check it!
Netflix's The Punisher and Jessica Jones Are Officially Cancelled Netflix is once again killing some comic heroes! Oh the humanity, when will it ever end?
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Starts Filming Very Soon Kevin Smith says that production on Jay and Silent Bob Reboot will begin next week. The sequel to 2001’s Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back has been in the works for just over two years now, with the plot having recently been revealed by Smith and co-star Jason Mewes, and Saban films picking up the film’s North American distribution rights.
Buy a $5 PS4 Thumbstick And Get A Free Copy Of Fallout 76! In a limited-time promotion to rid itself of a load of PS4 thumbsticks, Polish retailer X-Kom threw in a free copy of Fallout 76.
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight:
This Week's Track - "Stay A While" by Owl Kill
Owl Kill is a 5 piece rock band from Montville, NJ. Influenced mainly by the early 2000s rock scene, their music focuses on the daily struggles of life, how they effect us, and most importantly, how we overcome them. Owl Kill is currently in the process of recording their first album, which they aim to release in 2019.
Check them out on their Facebook Webpage
This week the guys are back in full force, bringing you news on Libre Office, Ad-Blocking, and some awesome sounding Sci-Fi-ish research that has been taking place by the government!
Libre Office 6.2.0 Is Out ... Micro-Who?
With Libre Office 6.2.0 the last remaining hold out for Libre Office to be the Microsoft Office killer has now come out ... the Ribbon. For years Libre Office has been a very good alternative to Microsoft's expensive office suite but it's interface was ripped straight from Office 2003. This suite is completely free, 100% compatible with Microsoft Office and now looks great too!
The Ban Stick Wacks Ad Blocking Spotify Users! Hate ads? Well don't block them if you use Spotify or you might find yourself with no access to your account. With an update to Spotify's EUA if you try to block ads in Spotify they will terminate your account. Good thing the networks couldn't monitor us changing channels during commercials in the 80s!
Did You Know? The Pentagon Spent $22M To Research Sci-Fi Theories? In a recent report it has been made known that from 2007 to 2012 the government researched everything from traversable wormholes and stargates to invisibility cloaks and psychic teleportation. Hint-Scientists at Northwestern University may be close to developing a real life version of every geeks desire… a working invisibility cloak.
Is The Nintendo Switch Mini Coming Out This Year? The rumors have been flying lately about a smaller, completely portable version of the Switch possibly releasing this year. Since there hasn't been an official announcement yet we at digitalSoup want to break it down and discuss if we even need a completely portable Switch.
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "She's A Babe" by Snatch The Snail
Snatch the Snail is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based, experimental, punk band formed in 2012. To date, they've released 8 full-length albums and played dozens of shows around the East Coast.
Check them out on their Facebook Webpage
With Jason and Adam away Dave and Chris decide to play. Apple lays the smackdown on Facebook and Google, Dave talks about how he thinks Steve Buscemi is way hotter than Jennifer Lawrence, Epic takes on Steam and what is going on in Canada with the keyfobs?
Apple And Facebook Are Squaring Off! Due to Facebook’s misuse of Apples program for internal app distribution via an app that tracks teenage customers for “research”, Apple has shut down Facebooks ability to distribute internal iOS Apps. Now the battle heats up because Apple has been very critical of Facebooks actions since the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and if push comes to shove Apple could simply boot Facebook and all of it’s associated apps(ie. Instagram) off of the iOS platform all together. Not to overlook the fact that Facebook was actively tracking teens for some unspecified research. Not to be outdone, it appears that Google also said “hold my beer” and has been doing almost the same thing as seen in this article from TechCrunch
Steve Buscemi & Jennifer Lawrence DeepFake Video This video itself is at once fascinating and terribly creepy. The DeepFake tech is getting really good and really easy to accomplish by anyone. What impact do we think this will have going forward?
Epic Battle Rages Between Steam And The Epic Game Store For the first time a company has been able to really take a swing at knocking Steam off of it’s top spot in the world of PC gaming. Now, with another exclusive title getting yanked from Steam it seems the gloves are finally coming off. Metro Exodus was previously listed for pre-order on Steam. That is until Epic Game Store managed to sign Metro Exodus to an exclusive deal and suddenly forced Steam to pull the game off it’s virtual shelves. Competition is usually a good thing, but is this battle going to leave PC gamers crushed as nothing more than collateral damage in the end?
Why are key FOBs and Cars not working in Canada? In a town called Carstairs in Alberta, there is a major mystery taking place as the town of around 4000 people seem to have a car killing grocery store. No one knows what is causing the problems at the Westview Co-Op grocery store, but now the Canadian Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development are involved and hoping to solve this mystery. What would be causing people to park at the store only to find their key fobs and cars won’t work anymore?
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight:
This Week's Track - "Fake Royalty" by Bring On The Night
This Manchester UK band is an electro-rock duo consisting of twin brothers Joe and Alex. Bring On The Night formed in 2018 as an exercise in learning to re-kindle their love for making music and pushing themselves into writing for genres outside their comfort zone. Their debut single ‘Hurts at Hello’ has already amassed over 18,000 streams on Spotify and their follow-up "Fake Royalty" is set to mimic those numbers.
Check them out on their Facebook Webpage
It’s been a while but we are back with a slightly tweaked formula for our monthly movie review installment called Souper Reviews with a re-watch of The Italian Job! Of course we’ve got a couple quick news items to touch on AND we’re crowning our Best Batman Film in our #BestBatFilmDebate Geek Off!
The End Of The Wii Shop… Forever!
As of January 31st you’ll no longer have access to the Wii Shop as Nintendo has announced they are locking the doors and shutting down access for Wii users
Is Anthem Getting The Fallout 76 treatment After a rocky start to a VIP demo weekend that was hit with multiple issues, login problems, load screen lockups, and dropped connections to servers, it seems many people are already deciding that Anthem might be a bust like Fallout 76. Full disclosure - while not perfect we actually are enjoying our time in Fallout 76 thank you very much. But with so much social media hate coming Anthem’s way, could it be enough to sink it before it even hits open Beta phase? Log in this weekend for a free to play public demo/beta weekend if you want to see for yourself.
Starship Troopers Possibly Getting A TV Series To Go With New Movie While the upcoming reboot of the late 90’s space bug movie will not feature the original cast, it appears a new TV series COULD be in the works to reunite the original cast in an all new episodic adventure to space exterminator land.
Souper Reviews - "The Italian Job" After being betrayed and left for dead in Italy, Charlie Croker and his team plan an elaborate gold heist against their former ally.
2003 Rated PG - 13
Starring
Mark Wahlberg ... Charlie Croker
Charlize Theron ... Stella Bridger
Donald Sutherland ... John Bridger
Jason Statham ... Handsome Rob
Seth Green ... Lyle
Yasiin Bey ... Left Ear (as Mos Def)
Edward Norton ... Steve
Written By
Troy Kennedy-Martin ... (1969 screenplay)
Donna Powers ... (screenplay)
Wayne Powers ... (screenplay)
Directed By
F. Gary Gray (Set it Off/ The Italian Job / The Negotiator)
Jason: 4
Adam: 4.5
Dave 4.5
For an average score of 4.333 so we say Serve it up!
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "Trool" by Semmelweis Reflex
Semmelweis Reflex is a five piece progressive metal band from Stockholm, Sweden. Their debut album “Remnants” was released back in 2016. The band was geographically separated for more than a year after the release since different members had to pursue different interests but we are once again living in Stockholm and are working on a new album.
Check them out at Facebook Webpage
Can you believe cassette sales actually grew in 2018?! Jack Black and James Hetfield formed a new band at The Chris Cornell Tribute Concert! Will Mario Kart Tour finally get released? And who’s moving on in our #BestBatFilmDebate!
The John Wick 3 Trailer Is Out!
In this third installment of the adrenaline-fueled action franchise, super-assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world’s most ruthless hit men and women await his every turn.
Cassette Sales Grew 23% in 2018
Cassette tape sales continue to rise in the United States, as Billboard reports. According to Nielsen Music, cassette album sales are up 23%, with 219,000 tapes sold in 2018 compared to 178,000 in 2017. (Sales were up 35% in 2017.)
For the fourth year in a row, the best-selling cassette tape in the U.S. is a soundtrack from one of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy films. Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 sold 24,000 units, while its sequel Vol. 2 moved 19,000 copies.
Jack Black & James Hetfield Form New Band At The Chris Cornell Tribute Concert
Is this the beginning of a new Super Group? Could be after Het (as Dave would call him because they are close) called Lars our for playing the wrong tempo! I can't wait for The Jack Black Album!!
Mario Kart Tour Getting Closer To Release!
Remember back in January 2018 when Nintendo tweeted that Mario Kart for mobile was coming in March 2019? We forgot too but Lad Bible didn't and even posted the original tweet from Nintendo in the article. While Nintendo has been hush on this we still have to believe it is coming and the date is almost upon us!
Are You Ready For Some More Football?
We are two weeks away from the debut season of the AAF and couldn't be more excited. As we know the Rams will destroy the Patriots 36-9 in Super Bowl LIII so for some excitedment we need to see the ultimate rivalry between the Memphis Express and the Atlanta Legends.
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week’s Track – “Lonely Lover” by Household Dogs
Going on two years now Household Dogs have been intricately weaving together elements of Alternative Rock and Americana, creating their own unique pseudo-country sound. The Leeds based five-piece use rhythms and melodies to create backdrops onto which lyrics paint stark portraits, drawing you into their own gritty reality.
Check them out at Facebook Webpage
Wow, a lot of conversation in this show! The guys discuss the merits of a potentially amazing new photo technology, then talk about if your doorbell camera is spying on you, followed by a tremendous rant about burgers! You’re not gonna want to miss this!
Arsenal - Awesome Tech Or The Cheaters Way? Launched via kickstarter and become wildly successful, this little device uses AI to help you do everything needed to make perfect photos every time. But, is that really a good thing?
Is Your Ring Doorbell Camera System Spying On You? The Intercept quotes unnamed sources who confirm that engineers and executives at Ring have “highly privileged access” to live customer camera feeds, utilizing both Ring’s doorbells as well as its in-home cameras. All that’s apparently required to tap into the live feeds is a customer’s email address.
Best of C.E.S. ... the Impossible Burger 2.0! Impossible Foods, the maker of the so-called "bleeding" plant-based Impossible Burger, unveiled a new version of the "beef" product Monday at CES 2019. With the soft bun, tangy sauce, zesty crunch of barely-there raw onion and refreshing crisp of lettuce and tomato. Combined with the juicy, chewy patty, it tasted amazing because it tasted like a real burger.
Bungie And Activision Split What appears to be great news for Bungie but maybe not so great for Activision it appears this dynamic duo has reached it’s end. Bungie says they will retain the popular Destiny franchise and claim to have some exciting announcements coming as their employees popped champagne at the announcement. Meanwhile Activision seems to be spiraling with a future leaving many wondering just what else they may have left in the tank.
The Atari VCS Has Surpassed Three Million On IndieGoGo! The Atari VCS has raised over three million dollars on IndieGoGo but we still don't know anything about it's games or an exact release date. That is a lot of money for so much uncertainty.
Bird Box ... A Mini Souper Review! The guys decide to dive into their thoughts on the movie that has created thousands of memes and stupid challenges. Also check out the Bird Box Toy!
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "Souls Burning" by Elevation Falls
Irish Rock Band Elevation Falls sound is classic rock to hard rock, mingled with blues and soul, and their performance full of movement. From raging foot stomping beats to epic drama, they sweep audiences along with them on a musical journey. Fronted by the incredibly powerful & unique vocal talents of singer/songwriter Hazel Jade, our Warrior Queen! HJ formed the band in late 2012 & has been likened in ability to many great female singers by a number of industry professionals such as Pat Benatar and Ann Wilson(Heart) , you will not mistake her vocal for any other artist.
Check them out at Facebook Webpage
We are a trio once again! Jason is back and full of energy as we cover gaming news from Sony and Soulja Boy, an awesome tribute to Chris Farley from his good friend Adam Sandler, it’s digitalSoup Quiz show time, and we begin the process of choosing the BEST Batman movie of all time!
Soulja Boy's Consoles Come To An End As predicted by the digitalSoup gang Soulja Boy's emulated consoles are no more. Even after insisting his consoles were fully licensed and legit they have been yanked from the shelves. I guess Nintendo told Soulja to "crank this!"
Already Bought A Playstation Classic For $100? Don't Be Mad But ... Less than a month after release Sony has dropped the price of their Playstation Classic to $60, now that is showing confidence in their product!
Adam Sandler’s Tribute To Chris Farley Near the end of Adam Sandler’s recent Netflix comedy special 100% Fresh, the comedian shared a heartfelt musical tribute to his longtime friend and fellow former Saturday Night Live cast member Chris Farley.
Fox Recuts the 'Die Hard' Trailer to Argue It's "Greatest Christmas Story Ever Told" Shortly before Christmas Fox had released a new trailer for the original “Die Hard” movie making it look like the greatest Christmas comedy movie ever!
Ray Sawyer, Singer Of Dr. Hook, Dead At Age 81 Ray Sawyer, the Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show member who sang the 1973 Shel Silverstein-penned hit “The Cover of ‘Rolling Stone,'” has died at the age of 81.The Alabama-born Sawyer – who founded the group with Dennis Locorriere, Billy Francis and George Cummings – was a member of Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show from 1969 to 1981. A few years before the band’s formation, Sawyer lost his right eye in a car accident; Sawyer wore an eyepatch that made him resemble the Peter Pan villain Captain Hook, which served as the inspiration for the Dr. Hook moniker.
WWE Announcer ‘Mean’ Gene Okerlund Dead At 76 Announcer “Mean” Gene Okerlund died Wednesday at the age of 76, according to an announcement by World Wrestling Entertainment, which employed him on and off since 1984. No cause of death was announced. Okerlund began his career in 1970 working for the American Wrestling Association before joining WWE.
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "Merciless Circus" by Clawhammer
Clawhammer is a heavy/doom/stoner/blues metal band from Mississippi consisting of Paul Craig on vocals and Paul Hill on guitar when they are not busy being truck drivers. They are probably the best kept secret in rock and roll. Clawhammer has existed since 2015 and has released four albums of original material, one EP and one Ozzy tribute album.
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Dave and Adam had so much fun last week that they decided they don't need Jason anymore and gave him the night off! The start off talking about Disney going full Marvel then talking about toys spoiling the plots of Marvel movies. Then Adam removes a rocket from his picture using AI then Dave gushes all over the Little Mermaid and how it is so much better than the new Aladdin. Oh and they both talk about cookies for another hour!
digitalSoup Called It … Canceled Netflix Marvel Shows Possibly Coming To Disney+
Kevin Mayer, the Disney executive in charge of the company's planned Netflix-rival streaming service called Disney+, said he'd consider reviving the programs in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter this week.
When Will Toys Stop Spoiling The Movie? It seems that once again, a leaked toy may be an indicator for potential spoilers in a major motion picture. This time with Avengers : Endgame.
New Websites Removes Backgrounds With AI! This is normally a pretty tedious process in photoshop, but a free online tool from Remove.bg is claiming they can intelligently remove those distracting backgrounds in your photos simply and for free. Jason is outraged!
First Look At The Live Action Aladdin Ok, let’s talk about this because… really?!
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "Lost In The Fog" by Lost In The Fog
Lost is the Fog is an Indie Hipster-Pop group from Northern Ireland. Their debut album just dropped June 22nd.
Check them out at Facebook Webpage
In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO.
Boring Stuff: Released: September 21st, 2012
Rating: R
Runtime: 1h 35m
Starring: Judge Dredd - Karl Urban (Star Trek Reboots, Thor: Ragnarok, Lord of the Rings Series)
Anderson - Olivia Thirlby(Juno, The Darkest Hour)
Ma Ma - Lena Headey (Game of Thrones, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,300)
Director: Pete Travis ( Endgame, Vantage Point)
Writer: Alex Garland (Annihilation, Ex Machina)
Rating:
Adam gives this movie a 4 out of 5 stars
Jason gives this movie a 4 out of 5 stars
Dave gives this movie a 3 out of 5 stars
digitalSoup Rating: 3.67 stars - out of 5! Serve it up!
Dredd Watch the original trailer here!
This week the guys talk a ton about the new Playstation Classic, Amazon invading everything, then go to battle in Round 2 of the digitalSoup Presents: Souper Fight Club, Season 1.
Playstation Classic Coming In December Since the NES and SNES Classics did so well Sony decided to join the fun and is bringing a mini version of their origianal Playstation to the masses this holiday season. It will come pre-loaded with 20 “genre-defining” titles, including Final Fantasy VII, Tekken 3, Jumping Flash, Wild Arms and Ridge Racer Type 4.
Google adding “Stories” to search? It seems that the popularity of the “Stories” feature created by Snapchat and later popularized by Instagram and Facebook is making it’s way into Google Search. WTF?!
Amazon Everywhere? Last Thursday Amazon held an event to unveil a whole bunch of new gadgets powered by our favorite virtual assistant. Everything from updated Echo devices to home security and an Alexa powered microwave were announced but is it time to start worrying if there is just too much in the “Internet of Things” realm?
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "Natural Born" by The Clays
The Clays is a four piece rock band from Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. They formed sometime in 2013 but the music of the band started well before that. Long-time friends, Adam and Mart began collaborating on songwriting many years ago. Sitting down with acoustic guitars, Adam quickly took up the mantle of lead vocals and lead guitar while Mart supplied backing and rhythm. They worked hard on perfecting the melodies and harmonies before deciding they need to take it to the next level.
Check them out at their Facebook Page
This week the guys discover a pill that will let Adam eat 100 Big Macs, the Playstation Classic receives less than stellar reviews, a couple great Captain Marvel stories, predators are on TikTok and then a battle of Books vs. Movies.
Scientists Working On Magic Pill That Lets You Eat Anything You Want.
With the laziness of today’s culture on full display, scientists led by Professor Damien Keating(is this a comic book villain name or what?) have been testing a pill that impacts the RCAN1 gene. In tests with rodents it has allowed them to gorge themselves on fatty foods and never gain weight. The reason has to do with how this gene allows that food to be transformed to brown fat instead of white fat, meaning it gets burned up as heat rather than being stored around your midsection. So… we’ll all be skinny versions of the human torch then? Great.
Jason Says The Playstation Classic Is Garbage (And Now You Can Load Your Own Games!) After being one of the most outspoken proponents of the new classic gaming system from Sony, Jason has now decided that the PSClassic is actually a steaming pile of hot mess, cancelled his order, and purchased 15 new retropies instead!
Captain Marvel Trailer #2 Has Dropped This last week Marvel Studios dropped the official second trailer for the upcoming Captain Marvel. This received a collective response of the internet losing it’s mind in love with the promise of the March release! How couldn’t we respond that way? We saw Nick Fury baby talking a cat for crying out loud! BUT…
Was Captain Marvel Setup To Fail? In a recent Forbes article, they make the case that Captain Marvel is being set up to fail. Truthfully they make a valid point. These days the only thing that seems to matter in terms of if a movie is good or bad is the box office numbers. More specifically how they perform in relation to expectations. Just look to Solo : A Star Wars Story for a great example. If it doesn’t meet box office expectations the internet decides the movie sucks, the hate train gets rolling, and an otherwise perfectly enjoyable movie finds itself on the defensive for no reason at all. With many saying Captain Marvel will be the MCU’s next BILLION dollar title will we find the hate train rolling if this film only hits a $600-$700 million box office? Since when does the box office have to be the deciding factor on a movie being good/enjoyable anyways?
TikTok Has A Major Safety Problem For Kids In yet another case of a super popular app with kids, it seems that the popular TikTok app is a dangerous place due to a large segment of the app that is nothing but hub for perverts trying to solicit nude images from underage kids. Stay vigilant parents.
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "Change" by Lil Nath
Lil Nath is an unsigned rapper/songwriter who is currently living in East Sussex, England. His major style influences are old school hip hop, reggae and aoul music and he creates reality rap with his lyrics.
Check him out at Facebook Webpage
This week we discover a great looking retro gaming loot box service, tackle the Marriott data breach, and then talk about the fall of Daredevil while Captain America may be rising from the ashes. Then we have a fun geek art recommendation you’ll NEED to take a look at!
Retro Game Treasure Here is another company doing a loot box, but with a retro twist. For $35 (or less if you subscribe for multiple months) you get a classic chest filled with lots of classic gaming nostalgia including 3-5 retro games!
Another Massive Data Breach Potentially Impacting 500 Million People This time is massive hotel chain Marriott suffering a massive data breach putting up to 500 million of their customers data at risk. They don’t seem positive yet what data was targeted but it appears to include everything from mailing addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, passport numbers and yes, even credit card numbers. Seems this was all caused by a merger of computer systems and subsequent glitches between Marriott and Starwood, whom Marriott purchased in 2016. Um, glitches. I’d say.
Daredevil Is The Latest Hero To Fall At Netflix Joining the ranks of Iron Fist, Luke Cage, and The Defenders, Daredevil has fallen to the mighty Netflix after an acclaimed third season. Will there be more for these heroes in the larger MCU, the new Disney + streaming service, or Hulu, or is this simply the end of the road? All that is left standing are Jessica Jones and The Punisher… but for how long?
Chris Evans’ "Captain America" Is Finished ... Maybe We’ve all heard the news last October when Chris Evans posted a “farewell” to fans as his filming wrapped on the as of yet untitled Avengers 5. Seemed like this was it, for real this time. Not like the other times he said goodbye until he re-negotiated his contract. This time it was for real. Most fans expected he’ll go out in historic and heroic fashion in the ultimate sacrifice to save the world from Thanos. But pump the dang brakes here… Joe Russo, Director of Avengers 5, has now hinted that Chris Evans may not be hanging up the shield after all… Meanwhile, Avengers fans starving for news, even the tiniest tidbits of information, lose their collective minds on the internet.
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "Captain" by Saboteurs
Formed in Lincoln UK in late 2015, Ben Ellis was performing solo acoustic originals and playing in folk-punk band Dog Goblins while Rick Whitehead had been the lead songwriter and guitarist in alt-metal band, Tripswitch. The band racked up an extensive amount of gigs over the next 18 months including several festivals slots and supports with Black Balled (ft. Marshall Gill from New Model Army). They have a huge range of musical influences including New Model Army, Tool, Queens Of The Stone age, Deftones, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Siouxsie And The Banshees. Their music is totally and utterly from their hearts, knowing the importance of music to their lives.
Check them out at their Facebook Webpage
digitalSoup is back to normal! The guys talk about the downfalls of social media, an awesome new solid-state propulsion plane, the finer points of talking CGI animals, and more!
Social Media Linked To Lonliness And Depression In a true moment of, “Well no sh*t Sherlock”, the University of Pennsylvania has a new study publishing that shows a Clear Causal Link between social media use and rates of loneliness and depression. As the article says, the Ivy League brought us these platforms and now they may be working to bring them down.
MIT Launches First Plane With NO MOVING PARTS! A new peer-to-peer service called Napster was just released and it has made it easier than ever to download all the music you want. Is it legal? The jury is still out on that but It is so amazing, you can download a song on your 56k modem in about 12 minutes!
RoleGate - A tabletop RPG System For Remote Play We’ve all been there, the idea of a game night with friends where we can have a little D&D session or enjoy any number of RPG tabletop games, but scheduling and distance makes it impossible. From the minds of developers from CDProjectRed, RoleGate just might help make game night possible no matter where you’re at.
The Lion King Reboot Gets Its First Teaser Trailer In a move that has some eager with anticipation and others shaking their heads and asking why, The Lion King gets an all new CG reboot and the first teaser trailer has dropped. What do you think?
Fallout 76 - Is It Really That Bad? In a move that has some eager with anticipation and others shaking their heads and asking why, The Lion King gets an all new CG reboot and the first teaser trailer has dropped. What do you think?
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "New Revolution" by XOVA
XOVA (pronounced Crossover) are a 6 piece multi-genre band who fuse Reggae with a modern mix of Pop, Rock, Ska, Indie, Motown, Hip Hop and folk to create a new Crossover genre we call PopTwist.
Check them out at their Facebook Webpage
Adam and Dave do a quick show since we were not able to all get together for a regular show. Thanks guys for the "digitalSoup Quickie!"
Ninja digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "Turkey Stick, Tire Iron, Tacklebox" by Adam
Like a katana to a heavy breather Adam's sick guitar licks slash at your soul. The first track from his first studio album "Cat Basement Room" brings together his unique sound along with deep prose. Fans have described his sound as a mix of Yanni and Lil' Bow Wow.
What if the guys had a failing radio show in 1999? This is partially what it might sound like… they then bring it back to modern times to have our ninja beaver battle it out with the little rascals who stole Magneto’s powers. Then it's discount madlibs time, followed by announcing the winner to our 8bitdo contest! It’s mediocrity at its best!
Melissa Virus Author Heading To Federal Prison For Twenty Months!
The Melissa Virus was an e-mail virus first released on March 26, 1999. The virus spread so rapidly that e-mail systems were overloaded by the virus propagating itself and is the fastest spreading virus to date.
Have You Heard Of Napster? A new peer-to-peer service called Napster was just released and it has made it easier than ever to download all the music you want. Is it legal? The jury is still out on that but It is so amazing, you can download a song on your 56k modem in about 12 minutes!
Are You Ready For Y2K? Now is the time to prepare for the Y2K bug (programs used by most banks, nuclear power supplies etc, only use two digits for the year)! Pull your money out of the banks, move away from power plants and build an underground bunker for when the nuclear missiles go off!
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "I Don't Care" by With Liberty
With Liberty is a Melodic-ish Hardcore-ish Punk band from Panorama City, California, located in the heart of the San Fernando Valley. Going against prototypical nuances from other punk bands, With Liberty brings in an eclectic blend of different genres, styles, and riffs to produce a unique and entertaining contribution to the modern punk rock world. It's all about having fun while having something to say.
Check them out at their Facebook Webpage
The pledge. The turn. The prestige. Two rival stage magicians go head to head resulting in strange and tragic results.
Boring Stuff: Released: 2006
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 2h 10m
Starring: Robert Angier - Hugh Jackman
Alfred Borden - Christian Bale
Cutter - Michael Caine
Julia McCullough - Piper Perabo
Sarah - Rebecca Hall
Olivia Wenscombe - Scarlett Johansson
Tesla - David Bowie
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer (Novel): Christopher Priest
Rating: Adam gives this movie a 5 out of 5 stars
Jason gives this movie a 4 out of 5 stars
Dave gives this movie a 5 out of 5 stars
digitalSoup Rating: 4.67 stars - out of 5! Serve it up!
The Prestige Trailer Watch the original trailer here!
This week, the 3 amigos rail against the upcoming Facebook Portal, then they talk about a bunch of other stuff, including a very expensive Sega Genesis and AI digitized faces. They cap the episode with great free channels from Roku, then battle it out between a ninja beaver and a mad scientist!
Facebook Portal Facebook is trying to jump into the video chat game, but by all accounts this thing appears to be DOA. Not to mention some concern about data that Facebook is collecting via the portal because… well… Facebook.
Media reports about Facebook Portal being DOA and Potentially Dangerous
USA Today Report
VentureBeat Report
Recode Report
XFL Jerseys Will Use Players' Last Names Instead of Nicknames Commissioner Oliver Luck told reporters the XFL jerseys will have "proper surnames" when the league debuts in 2020. Luck added that the league will also not reuse any of the logos or team names from its initial iteration.
The Sega Genesis Finallys Goes HD Thanks To Analogue Finally you can break out all your old Sega Genesis cartridges and play them on a brand new machine thanks to Analogue. They just announced the Mega Sg, a re-creation of the original Sega Genesis hardware, up-scaled to 1080p. This is not a retro system with build in games like the NES Classic, this is an actual Sega Genesis system with perfectly replicated sound and up-scaled graphics!
Harrison Ford Inserted Into "Solo" A fan made video, not the first of it’s kind, has inserted Harrison Ford into the more recent Solo : A Star Wars Story. This time using “deep learning” AI to insert Harrison Ford’s face over Alden Ehrenreic’s face. The results, a bit creepy.
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "Insidious Siren I - Overcome" by Barreleye
Barreleye rose up from the roots of Thrash Death Metal to reach a melodic and progressive path. Its first evidence of life was the release of the Virus EP in 2014, two years after Barreleye’s establishment. Once a stable line-up unfolded, numerous local shows were performed, followed by the release of the first full length album “Urged To Fall” in 2015. A powerful live performance combined with a good number of concerts organized at that time helped to quickly gain a visibility along with a fan base.
Check them out at their Facebook Webpage
This week the guys give an update on the October Windows 10 update, Link gets a bunch of gear from the get-go, Batman is exposed, and another epic battle between two ourtrageous foes.
Windows 10 October 2018 Update no longer deletes your data
Microsoft has fixed the file deleting update and is now testing it with insiders before rolling it out to the world. Posting to their Windows blog Microsoft explained "We have fully investigated all reports of data loss, identified and fixed all known issues in the update, and conducted internal validation. Also, Microsoft Support and our retail stores customer service personnel are available at no charge to help customers."
Nintendo Adds Four New NES Games To Switch Catalog ... Including A Special Edition of The Legend of Zelda! Last Wednesday Solomon's Key, NES Open Tournament Golf and Super Dodge Ball were added to the Switch Online NES catalog of games. They also snuck in a special edition of The Legend of Zelda! This is a "souped-up" version of the game that makes it a lot easier to get going. You start with loads of rupees and items, and you begin with all equipment, including the White Sword, Magical Shield, the Blue Ring and the Power Bracelet.
What are you?!?!? I am BatPenis! Last month DC released issue number one of Batman: Damned and is now regretting including a panel of Bruce Wayne going the Full Monty, showing his penis and bare behind, after he finds himself suffering from amnesia and having to be scanned by the Batcomputer in the nude.
Pet Sematary Reboot Trailer April 2019 brings a re-telling of Stephen Kings horrifying story Pet Sematary and they guys discuss their thoughts on it!
Lobo Cast For Season Two Of "Krypton" According to The Hollywood Reporter, Krypton has enlisted actor Emmett J. Scanlan (Guardians of the Galaxy) to play the ever-popular DC Comics character Lobo in Season 2.
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "Equilibrium" by Dancing on Fire
Dancing on Fire is a three-piece rock band from the National Capital Region of Canada. Formed by Wayne Bouchard and Richard Boivin in 2008, it was shortly after joined by Rick Davoice. Their most recent single "Equilibrium" was released on June 29th and the band is currently working on further new material for a third album to be released in 2019.
Check them out at their Facebook Webpage
Where’s Jason?! On this episode, Dave and Adam handle the podcast, diving into Windows 10 issues, MoviePass problems, and then they talk movies and shows! Check it!
Windows 10 Fall Update Issues It appears Windows has an issue with it’s latest update in which the update applies a Thanos' Snap to your documents.
MoviePass Is Re-Activating Canceled Accounts Without Permission! If you canceled your MoviePass subscription, check your email and your spam folder for an email with the subject “MoviePass Updates”—because MoviePass might have turned your subscription back on without your permission, and you’ll need to opt back out.
Trailer Madness! (and some other talk) The guys breakdown the lastest trailers for movies & streaming TV!
- Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
- Wheel of Time Talk
- Smodcast with Robert Kirkman
- Bryan Mills Jumps a Fence
- More Chronicles of Narnia
- Daredevil Season 3
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "Something Sacred" by The Joker's Rage
"Hailed as ‘The ultimate show stealers’ with a limited edition, liquorice allsorts bag of rock & roll. A Joker’s Rage continue to hone their craft since forming in 2013. The band’s captivating and intense high-energy performances transport audiences back to a time where the crowd feel like they’re just as much a part of the music as the four face painted ring leaders executing it from the stage. Don’t be fooled by any stereotypes about bands wearing make up either. Their subtle mime/joker like appearance only serves as a catalyst towards their philosophy of escaping the harsh realities of life through music. It’s called #GameFace. A ‘war paint’ attitude fighting against society’s pitfalls and often rebelling against the higher powers of greed who prey on the weak. The bottom line being, this band need no gimmicks!"
Check them out at their Official Webpage
This week the guys talk about near death experiences, Google App tips, and a whole lot about Star Wars and the MCU. Then a Spartan battles it out with the Marshmallow Man!
Finally PS4 Fornite Players Can Kill Their Friends On Other Consoles! Sony is finally enabling cross-play for Fortnite. The PlayStation 4 maker had been blocking cross-play and progression between Fortnite on PS4 and Nintendo Switch and Xbox One in recent months. The move angered Fortnite fans who couldn’t access progress, skins, and purchases on an Xbox One or Nintendo Switch if they’d played on a PS4. Sony now says it is enabling cross-play for Fortnite fans.
Have We Finally Figured Out The Secret Behind Near Death Experiences? Scientists from the University of Kentucky have a theory that links it to REM sleep patterns and while it isn’t 100% proven, this one makes a lot of sense.
Tips for getting the most out of your favorite Google Apps In a recent post from the Google Blog, they shared a whole bunch of cool tips to enhance your experience with your favorite apps. From easy ways to find cover versions of your favorite songs to helping you remember where you parked there are some really clever things hidden in plain sight that many might not know about.
Too Much Star Wars And The X-Men Finally In The MCU? In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Disney CEO Bob Iger said he made a bad decision to release a new Star Wars movie every year citing it was “Just too much too fast”. But never fear, they are not ending Star Wars, just slowing down the pace. Meanwhile the X-Men look poised to finally officially enter the MCU as current head Kevin Feige has been put in charge of the incoming Marvel properties. As Iger stated, “there shouldn’t be two Marvel’s”. (Discussion points- What would we like to see from the Star Wars Universe moving forward? What stories do we want more of or less of? What are the some awesome MCU movies you’d love to see with all the new properties coming into the fold with the MCU?)
The Almost Avengers Check out this fun list of our favorite characters in the MCU as we know it that were almost very different due to competition for casting the roles!
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "Nobody Knows Me Like You" by Saboteurs
Formed in Lincoln UK in late 2015, Ben Ellis was performing solo acoustic originals and playing in folk-punk band Dog Goblins while Rick Whitehead had been the lead songwriter and guitarist in alt-metal band, Tripswitch. The band racked up an extensive amount of gigs over the next 18 months including several festivals slots and supports with Black Balled (ft. Marshall Gill from New Model Army). They have a huge range of musical influences including New Model Army, Tool, Queens Of The Stone age, Deftones, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Siouxsie And The Banshees. Their music is totally and utterly from their hearts, knowing the importance of music to their lives.
Check them out at their Official Webpage
This week Jason is off helping the elves prepare for Santa’s big night so Adam and Usually Dave have to man the controls! We hit our favorite Christmas Movies, a special Geeky Christmas reading AND an Accidental Geek Off! Merry Christmas from digitalSoup.
"The Geeks Night Before Christmas" by Nick Moline Adam reads an awesome geeky poem by Nick Noline. Nick is a Senior Software Engineer at Justia.com, a company that makes legal information freely available online.
The 15 Greatest Unconventional Christmas Movies Here are 15 unconventional Christmas movies that are seasonably appropriate but deliciously askew.
The 40 Best Christmas Movies of All Time Here's a collection of reverent holiday fare that have brought joy for generations, plus some picks that skewer the traditions (either through irony or, say, murderous Clauses).
It's a Wonderful Life: The Lost Ending - SNL William Shatner introduces the never-before-seen lost ending of It's a Wonderful Life, where George Bailey (Dana Carvey) and the people of Bedford Falls take bloody revenge on Old Man Potter (Jon Lovitz).
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "Beach Head" by Ocean Flaws
Ocean Flaws represent the next wave of independent psych music. Their fresh take on neo-psych music combines velvety guitar tones similar to War On Drugs, with dancy influences from the likes of Foals and Tame Impala.
Check him out at Facebook Webpage
Tis the season to buy that one you love a truly geeky gift and boy to we have some suggestions. Then we talk about things consoles and cover a story about porch pirates getting the just Amazon rewards! PLUS Ramen, do you love it or hate it?
Nintendo Ending Production Of The NES And SNES Classic Consoles. Nintendo’s NES and SNES Classic consoles are going away after the holidays — for good this time. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter this week, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé said that the mini-consoles will be going out of production, and once the holiday season stock sells out, they won’t be restocked
Will The Playstation 5 Debut At $500? With the announcement of the Playstation 5 and the Xbox Two (Scarlett), both coming in 2020, and coming in at $500 the internets have been up in arms with the cost of the system, most wondering what happened to the $199 price many consoles used to launch at. But were they really $199. Let's check out some of these classic systems, what they cost at launch and what that equals out to in 2018 dollars.
Jersey Police Catch Porch Pirates With Sting Operation Police in Jersey City have been placing fake Amazon packages outside people’s homes to catch thieves. Using GPS trackers and doorbells cameras provided by Amazon, police are able to track and apprehend would-be thieves. The operation appears to have found some success. One package spent just three minutes on someone’s front porch Tuesday before it was swiped and the suspect caught by police.
Study Shows Constant Smartphone Vigilance Causing Issues A new study published in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking has found that being constantly online and on your phone can make you feel worse. Researchers found that checking your phone decreased mindfulness and caused people to be preoccupied and more distracted. digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "Catacombs" by The Dead Gentlemen We are a four piece band from Slough, UK (where the UK version of ‘The Office’ was based) who draw influence from Queens Of the Stone Age to The Beatles. Check them out at Facebook Webpage.
This week the guys discuss the latest Apple offerings, the Switch and NES classic titles, then have a listener-submitted battle between a Ninja Beaver and a Karate Monkey!
Apple Event News and Discussions – New Phones, New Watch, Same Story? From multiple new phones to an FDA approved update to the series 4 Apple watch, there were a lot of big announcements at the 2018 Apple iPhone event, but is it just the same story? Also check out what this “Heart Doctor” has to say about the Apple Watch!
Apple dissing movie owners? Apple is apparently helping keep the idea of owning physical media alive as it’s recently been deleting movies that people have purchased from their iTunes accounts and then offering a rental voucher in return. Apple claims iTunes is just a storefront and this is not their fault, but the blame is on the movie studios no longer making the movies available. So in short, when you BUY a movie via iTunes, it turns out you don’t actually own it at all.
Nintendo Switch Finally Goes Online and Includes NES Classic Titles and Wireless NES controllers! Jason was hard on Nintendo for shutting down ROM sites that were keeping classic gaming alive, maybe this is why. With the announced pricing and launch date of the online service for the Switch, Nintendo also announced their back catalog of NES Classics and wireless NES controllers to play them on the Switch. Best news? Some of the NES Classic titles will include online play!
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week’s Track – “Zombie” by Elevation Falls
Irish Rock Band Elevation Falls sound is classic rock to hard rock, mingled with blues and soul, and their performance full of movement. From raging foot stomping beats to epic drama, they sweep audiences along with them on a musical journey. Fronted by the incredibly powerful & unique vocal talents of singer/songwriter Hazel Jade, our Warrior Queen! HJ formed the band in late 2012 & has been likened in ability to many great female singers by a number of industry professionals such as Pat Benatar and Ann Wilson(Heart) , you will not mistake her vocal for any other artist.
Check them out at their Official Website
The guys look back at the first 99 episodes, remembering some of their favorite segments and bits. Sprinkled in are messages from our listeners and then we bring the conclusion to our epic Super Fights battle.
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "Don't Bring a Knife to a Gun Fight" by Owl Kill
Owl Kill is a 5 piece rock band from Montville, NJ. Influenced mainly by the early 2000s rock scene, their music focuses on the daily struggles of life, how they effect us, and most importantly, how we overcome them. Owl Kill is currently in the process of recording their first album, which they aim to release in 2019.
Check them out at their Official Webpage
This week the guys discuss scary things seen on security cameras, a drivable Lego Bugatti, movies, and an awesome digitalSoup Quiz Show: Name that Song - Cowbell Edition! Check it out!
Security Camera footage to send chills down your spine. In a Texas neighborhood, owners of home security cameras were left with quite a chilling mystery as a barefoot woman with what appears to be security restraints hanging from her wrists rings doorbells and then disappears. Authorities are investigating and no one knows if this is an elaborate hoax or truly a woman trying to escape her captor, but no leads have turned up as of yet. What would you do if you saw that footage on your security cameras?
Marvel Has 2 Blade Projects in the Works with Wesley Snipes Is Wesley Snipes once again going to become the vampire hunter? Not a lot is known at this time but Snipes recently revealed that his team has had conversations with the brass at Marvel about bringing back the Blade character.
In the Ultimate Geek News, a Driveable Bugatti Sports Car Has Been Made of Legos Made out of more than a million Lego Technic pieces, weighing over 3000 lbs and no glue in sight. This car is 90% legos and just 10%(some steel reinforcements and tires) actual car parts. That means even the motor is all lego. I’d had to be the guy test driving this that slams the door too hard and watches it completely fall apart!
digitalSoup Quiz Show "Cowbell Challenge" 1. "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" - Bachman Turner Overdrive 2. "Hey Ladies" - Beastie Boys 3. "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" - Blue Oyster Cult 4. "Down On The Corner" - Creedence Clearwater Revival 5. "We're An American Band" - Grand Funk Railroad 6. "Killing In The Name" - Rage Against The Machine 7. "Honky Tonk Woman" - The Rolling Stones 8. "Oy Como Va" - Santana 9. "Low Rider" - War 10. "Play That Funky Music" - Wild Cherry 11. "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" - Yes
Is the XFL Taking Heel Turn Against the AAF? XFL Commissioner Oliver Luck makes the pitch to not allow competitive leagues to offer multi-year contracts that may have restrictions and or non-compete clauses that could severely limit the players ability to play for other leagues, including the XFL. He doesn't come out and say the AAF but I doubt he was referring to the CFL.
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "Subject 028" by Semmelweis Reflex
Semmelwise Reflex is a five piece progressive metal band from Stockholm, Sweden. Their debut album "Remnants" was released back in 2016. The band was geographically separated for more than a year after the release since different members had to pursue different interests but we are once again living in Stockholm and are working on a new album.
Check them out at their Facebook Page
This week the guys discuss scary things seen on security cameras, a drivable Lego Bugatti, movies, and an awesome digitalSoup Quiz Show: Name that Song - Cowbell Edition! Check it out!
Security Camera footage to send chills down your spine.
In a Texas neighborhood, owners of home security cameras were left with quite a chilling mystery as a barefoot woman with what appears to be security restraints hanging from her wrists rings doorbells and then disappears. Authorities are investigating and no one knows if this is an elaborate hoax or truly a woman trying to escape her captor, but no leads have turned up as of yet. What would you do if you saw that footage on your security cameras?
Marvel Has 2 Blade Projects in the Works with Wesley Snipes Is Wesley Snipes once again going to become the vampire hunter? Not a lot is known at this time but Snipes recently revealed that his team has had conversations with the brass at Marvel about bringing back the Blade character.
In the Ultimate Geek News, a Driveable Bugatti Sports Car Has Been Made of Legos Made out of more than a million Lego Technic pieces, weighing over 3000 lbs and no glue in sight. This car is 90% legos and just 10%(some steel reinforcements and tires) actual car parts. That means even the motor is all lego. I’d had to be the guy test driving this that slams the door too hard and watches it completely fall apart!
Is the XFL Taking Heel Turn Against the AAF? XFL Commissioner Oliver Luck makes the pitch to not allow competitive leagues to offer multi-year contracts that may have restrictions and or non-compete clauses that could severely limit the players ability to play for other leagues, including the XFL. He doesn't come out and say the AAF but I doubt he was referring to the CFL.
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "9 Lives" by XOVA
XOVA (pronounced Crossover) are a 6 piece multi-genre band who fuse Reggae with a modern mix of Pop, Rock, Ska, Indie, Motown, Hip Hop and folk to create a new Crossover genre we call PopTwist.
Check them out at their official website
Scott Pilgrim must defeat his new girlfriend's seven evil exes in order to win her heart.
Boring Stuff: Released: 2010
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 1h 52m
Starring: Scott Pilgrim - Michael Cera (Superbad, This Is The End)
Wallace Wells - Kieran Culkin(She's All That, The Cider House Rules)
Stacey Pilgrim - Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect Movies, The Twilight Saga)
Gideon Graves - Jason Schwartzman (Mozart in the Jungle, Rushmore
Lucas Lee - Chris Evans (Steve Rogers (MCU), Fantastic Four)
Matthew Patel - Satya Bhabha (Sense8, The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy)
Director: Edgar Wright
Writer: Michael Bacall
Edgar Wright
Bryan Lee O'Malley
Rating: Adam gives this movie a 3 out of 5 stars
Jason gives this movie a 3 out of 5 stars
Dave gives this movie a 3.5 out of 5 stars
digitalSoup Rating: 3.17 stars - out of 5! Serve it up!
Scott Pilgrim vs The World Watch the original trailer here!
This week, the guys talk Commodore 64 Mini, a rare Photoshop exploit, and Lenovo’s latest entries into the lower cost tablet market. Then it’s Usually Dave vs Adam as they argue who would win - a diving helmet wearing, fire-breathing meatloaf or 50 duck-sized glass horses with nunchucks. Stick around!
Correction: The C64 Mini will officially be arriving October 9th in the USA
Last week Jason broke the news to his co-hosts that the C64 Mini was already released, he failed to mention that was in the UK a few months ago. But this October gamers in the US will be able to get their hands on this hardware without importing. Photoshop Users, Update now to avoid getting hacked. Ugh, just when it seems like there couldn’t possibly be yet another way for hackers to get into your machine. Turns out Photoshop has a vulnerability issue via it’s CC programs and while Photoshop isn’t typically a target for hackers, it’s a big vulnerability. The good news is that Adobe has released updates to fix the issue, you just need to update now. Lenovo is betting their tablet will still be successful in a declining market. What do we know about Lenovo tablets? These offerings look pretty decent for the price, great mix of performance/budget, but are tablets still necessary in today’s world? What does the future of the tablet market look like with bigger phones now beginning to dominate?
More Microsoft Subscription News! This time for the XBox?! Timing is everything and just after the big Windows Subscription fiasco it appears that Microsoft is looking to sell you bundle that will include an XBox One console, XBox Live and GamePass all for a single monthly subscription. It appears you’ll still be able to purchase consoles separately as you do now however this is a great way to get an XBox into more peoples hands...kind of like how we used to rent systems from Blockbuster but you actually get to keep this!
Don't want to see those "ads" in Netflix? Then opt out my brother! With Netflix open in a browser (you can't do this in the apps), tap the tribar options button in the top left (on mobile) or click your profile picture in the top right (on a computer) and then choose Account. On the Account page, scroll down to the Settings section and select Test Participation. You will see a single toggle switch for Include Me In Tests and Previews. Toggle it Off and then click or tap Done.
digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight: This Week's Track - "From The Grey House" by Minus Alive
Minus Alive are an alt-rock band from Southampton, UK. Formed on the first day of 2018, the 4 piece consisting of Ollie Butler (vocals/guitar), Robin Small (guitar), Max Bakker (bass/vocals) and new addition Sam Garnett (drums) have quickly made a name for themselves on the live music scene. With their first single “From The Grey House” already under their belt and an EP due out later this year, Minus Alive are ones to watch out for!
Check them out at their official website
Adam attempts to scare the underwear off of Jason and Usually Dave in a hilariously spooky special episode.
The Kelly-Hopkinsville Incident
Navajo Skinwalker Legend
The Convent Horror: Full Book
This week the guys talk about the new Discord game store, the downfall of ROM sites, Spotify, and is the blue light from your phone making you go blind? Jason and Adam then square off in a “who would win it” super fight - a Spartan in a potato sack, or a narcoleptic carne!
Discord New Game Store Takes On Steam Last Thursday, the company launched the beta of its digital game store, which will carry a curated selection of new and popular hit titles. The store will be first available as a beta to about 50,000 Canadian players, but Discord plans on rolling it out widely to users later this year. Unlike Steam, the new store will offer a tighter selection of PC games.
Is Nintendo Destroying The History of Gaming? Nintendo's attack on ROM sites is gaining some ground. Last week Nintendo sued two long-standing emulation sites: LoveRETRO and LoveROMs. Nintendo is suing for $2 million for illicit use of their trademark, plus $150,000 for each Nintendo game hosted. Because of this EmuParadise per-emptively pulled all ROMs off their site in fear of having Nintendo's focus aimed towards them.
Spotify Announces “Long-Term” Samsung Partnership Spotify has announced a new “long-term” partnership with electronics manufacturer Samsung, making the streaming platform the “go-to music provider” across all Samsung devices going forward. The partnership includes the brand’s newly announced Galaxy S9 smartphones, as well as the Galaxy Home smart speaker, which is a direct competitor to Apple’s HomePod. Spotify will come pre-installed with Samsung devices, and has also been integrated into Samsung’s “Bixby” voice-activated assistant.
Is Your Phone Making You blind? New studies seem to be showing a link between the blue light from our screens and eye issues, including blindness.
Get Ready For The SUMC With a stable of around 900 characters, Sony has announced a new name for their planned interconnected universe(formally referred to as the Spider-verse) and it’s a mouthful. Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters may have big plans but can they actually take those plans to fruition?
This week the guys discuss Logitech’s acquisition of Blue microphones, the AAF and the NFL, MoviePass, and a great discussion on Thor’s power vs other Marvel characters.
Logitech To Buy Blue Microphones The computer accessories maker said on last Monday that it will acquire Blue Microphones for roughly $117 million in cash. The deal is expected to close by the end of August.
Apple Last Thursday Reached a Market Value of More Than $1 Trillion In a span of just 21 years, a near-bankrupt computer maker evolved into the most valuable publicly traded company in the United States, pushing the tech industry away from big, bulky machines and producing some of the world’s most popular consumer products, like the iMac, the iPod and the iPhone. Apple’s products have reshaped swaths of everyday life.
Software Update To Bring Classic Atari Games To Tesla Vehicles The Tesla experience is bound to get a whole lot more fun. In a series of Twitter updates on Wednesday, Elon Musk announced that some classic Atari games would be coming as Easter Eggs in Tesla’s Software V9.0 release, which is expected to be rolled out in September of this year and accessible to Model S, Model X, and Model 3 vehicles.
Alliance of American Football Contracts Will Have an “NFL Out” Clause Players who join the Alliance of American Football will sign standard three-year, $250,000 deals. But they will be able to sign with the NFL, if the NFL comes calling.
The End Is Nigh For MoviePass After a couple of outages because MoviePass ran out of money they are now going to try and raise prices and limit the viewing availability of blockbuster releases. The History of MoviePass is an interesting one and you can definitely see where missteps were taken.
More Google Spectre issues and there’s a fix, but at what cost? Is your cloud backup strategy up to date? We’ve got you covered! Then you won’t want to miss our great interview with Jake Ilika about his #MusicandMemory project! Plus Amish Darth Vader battles an Evil Chucky doll, who will win?! All this and more in this week’s episode!
Google’s Spectre Fix Increases Chrome RAM Usage by 10 Percent A new round of Spectre flaws have appeared, but Google is in the process of adding functionality to desktop Chrome that will block remote execution of Spectre. The downside, however, is Chrome will use even more RAM than it already does. Google v67 build of Chrome contains a feature called Site Isolation to combat Spectre attacks. Site Isolation makes Spectre attacks less dangerous by using a separate renderer for each domain. Enforcing Site Isolation comes with a drawback, though. Using a separate renderer for every domain means more active renderers, and thus, more memory usage.
Update to Cloud Backup Storage Options Now that Carbonite has Crashplan for Home what are some of the best options out there for individuals to have secure cloud backup these days?
Anchor vs. Reporter On-Air Fight This is the infamous on-air fight between Jim Ryan and Dick Oliver on Fox 5's Good Day New York on July 19, 2001.
Google Lens ... the stealthy Xerox machine! What is this madness? Copy and paste text from the real world?
Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she discovers the island where her father disappeared.
Boring Stuff: Released: 2018
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 1h 58m
Starring: Lara Croft - Alicia Vikander (Jason Bourne, Ex Machina)
Richard Croft - Dominic West (Finding Dory, John Carter)
Mathias Vogel - Walton Goggins (Ant-Man and the Wasp, Bourne Identity)
Lu Ren - Daniel Wu (GeoStorm, Into the Badlands)
Director: Roar Uthaug
Writer: Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Captain Marvel, Dungeons & Dragons)
Rating: Adam gives this movie a 3 out of 5 stars
Jason gives this movie a 3 out of 5 stars
Dave gives this movie a out of 5 stars
digitalSoup Rating: 3.25 stars - out of 5! Serve it up!
Tomb Raider Trailer Watch the original trailer here!
This week the guys discuss a new processor, going into very scientific detail on how shrinking transistors help. They then talk about zombies and talk about a ton of upcoming movie trailers, ending in a fight between a ship-captain werewolf and 100 crazy cat ladies. Wow. I can’t believe I typed that.
Jimmy Dean Customer Complaint Here is a complaint call left by a Jimmy Dean customer in Texas. His main hang-up with the sausage brand? The fact that they discontinued their 16-oz sausage roll and that their current 12-oz won't cut, especially when it comes to satiating "three men that weigh over two-hundred pounds a piece, a woman that’s a little plump Scotch girl, and a daughter who’s thirteen." He refuses to fall for their charade and buy two 12-oz servings just because they want "to downsize and charge the same goddamn price."
AMD Releasing 64-Core CPU in 2019? AMD’s upcoming “Rome” generation of EPYC server processors is going to be a beast. The main point is that users will be able to buy up to 64 cores (128 threads) on a single packaged processor. This increase in core count will likely be due to the process node shrink, from 14nm down to GlobalFoundries’ 7nm. This is not the same as the upcoming second-generation Zen processors, which are built on 12nm and expected to ship in a few months. Rome is probably not coming until 2019. This is going to be a direct competitor to Intel's Xeon line!
New Zombie Flick "Patient Zero" Could Be Called "Zombie Whisperer" Another zombie outbreak movie with a twist, the main character was bite by an “intelligent, adrenaline-fueled” creature “born from a viral super-strain" and does not turn but now has the ability to talk to the infected. He is working with scientists to locate the first infected so they can create an antidote. Looks like fun.
Greg Nicotero reviving ‘Creepshow’ on the Shudder Network If you remember the classic Creepshow anthology film, written by Stephen King and helmed by George Romero, you may want to keep an eye out for this new horror revival set to happen in 2019. The Shudder network is looking to bring it back as an anthology style TV Series.
World of Warcraft now Free With the $15 Monthly Fee Up until now you had to purchase the base game and all expansions and then pay your $15 monthly fee to play World of Warcraft. Now all you have to do is create an account, pay your $15 monthly fee and you are able to play World of Warcraft with all expansions available today for no additional cost. The next expansion Battle for Azeroth that is releasing next month is not included in this, if you want to play that content you will have to purchase the $50 expansion. It could possibly be added to the free bundle sometime in the future though.
This week the guys dive into an anatomy book...by Batman, discuss Birds of Prey and Margot Robbie and the first full trailer for Castle Rock looking all awesome! After a fun Geek Off we talk about companies erasing and eliminating things, stick a fork in these topics because they are done!
DC Comics: Anatomy of a Metahuman’ Book Being Released This September, you may be able to have the nerdiest coffee table book in your neighborhood. Ever want to know what makes up a superhero then you need to check this out!
"Birds of Prey" is a "R-Rated Girl Gang Film" “Birds of Prey,” which Robbie is set to produce and reprise the role of Harley Quinn, is centered around a revolving door of female heroes and villains. But girl power won’t just be spotlighted in front of the cameras; Robbie has made it a priority to put them in key positions behind the scenes as well.
First full Trailer for "Castle Rock" and it looks Amazing! Castle Rock, Maine, has a lot to offer a Stephen King fan: a masked creep, a vicious dog, a sinking car belonging to the Shawshank Department of Corrections and, best of all, an alligator out of nowhere.
Nvidia Taught an AI to Flawlessly Erase Watermarks From Photos Nvidia has developed an impressive deep learning technique capable of automatically removing noise and artifacts from photos. Whereas recent deep learning work in this field has focused on training a neural network with clean and noisy images, Nvidia’s AI can do so without ever being shown a noise-free example. And yes, this technique does remove watermarks completely.
On today’s episode, the guys discuss smart bandages, data security with fitness apps, and Captain Marvel. They also play a might game of Movie Quote Madness, and decide who to recast in some of their favorite films. Who ya gonna call? GOOSE BUSTERS!
Facebook Bug Accidentally Unblocks Blocked People for around 800K Users It’s hard to believe it, but it’s true. Facebook had a privacy issue again. This time, there was a software bug that was active between May 29th and June 5th, which accidentally unblocked people who were previously blocked for around 800,000 users.
The rise of the Smart Bandage According the an article on Engadget, researchers are working to refine a smart bandage that will monitor and treat chronic or slow healing wounds. A process which they hope will reduce amputations.
Polar Fitness App a huge security risk? It seems like the popular fitness app has made it pretty simple to get some detailed information of any of it’s users. Including active soldiers on active foreign military bases, potentially compromising extremely sensitive data.
Billy Dee Williams to Return as Lando Calrissian in ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ Billy Dee Williams is poised to break out the capes as Lando Calrissian once again. The actor, who originated the role of the suave intergalactic gambler in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, will return to the role for J.J. Abrams‘ Star Wars: Episode IX.
‘Captain Marvel’ Will Digitally De-Age Samuel L. Jackson by 25 Years We’ve known for a while now that Marvel’s upcoming Captain Marvel takes place in the 1990s, which is how it avoids all the Infinity War stuff that’s happened. It will be an origin story for Carol Danvers (Brie Larson), an air force pilot who gets embroiled in the middle of an intergalactic war between alien races the Kree and the Skrull and ends up gaining superpowers. We also knew that familiar Marvel faces Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) were on board, but how would Marvel be handling the looks of these characters? Through digital de-aging.
Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime Says Super Mario Movie Will Appeal To Everyone Earlier this year, Nintendo confirmed that it was collaborating with Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures on a Super Mario movie with producer Chris Meledandri working alongside Nintendo’s own Shigeru Miyamoto to bring the film to life.
This week Segway shows us the Drift W1 E-Skates, Spotify taking a run at Apple, Halo to hit Showtime with a new TV series, a super geeky “Geek Off” where we debate a Lightsaber vs Vibranium and then George R.R. Martin has time to write lists of book recommendations but no time to finish his own book, but his lists are decent.
Segway announces plans for the Drift W1 With the rise in popularity of electronic transportation, we’re talking hoverboards, powered skateboards, etc. why not strap some robot tech to your feet with Segway’s new E-Skates!
RAMpage hits Android It’s been a while, but we’ve got some new hacking news. The RAMpage attack seems to be hitting Android devices from 2012 forward and could potentially lead to more stolen information.
Is Spotify gearing up to become more than a music provider? By hiring a new Chief Content Officer with a background as a television and video executive, Spotify may be starting to show their hand in terms of some pretty wide media ambitions. News came out that Podcasts were already on top of their goal list recently, but could they be looking to be a serious competitor in the media arena? Do they have sights set on Apple and iTunes domination?
Showtime to make a Halo TV Series Fans of the Halo game series on XBox have something new to look forward to as Showtime looks to give Halo the Premium Cable treatment in an all new series. With a movie that never happened and a failed digital series, will the third time be a charm for the Master Chief? Related - if you haven’t seen it, check out Forward Unto Dawn, a live action web series turned feature film.
MoviePass Tries A Financial Hail Mary To Keep Itself Afloat There's no doubt about it: MoviePass is bleeding cash, and there's no guarantee that a growing subscriber base or investors (who are increasingly jittery) will keep it going. And that, in turn, is leading it to consider more drastic measures. MoviePass parent company Helios and Matheson Analytics has filed a statement with the SEC to let it sell as much as $1.2 billion in equity and debt securities over the next three years.
The big “back to school" episode! The guys discuss ways for the new or returning college student to stay on top of things with technology! Where can you legally stream some football? Is the Iron First 2 trailer worth the watch? Can Miley Cyrus and a T-Rex take on a burning marshmallow man riding a battle cat? All this and more on this episode of digitalSoup!
Windows 10 Leak Exposes Microsoft's New Monthly Charge (And How Ridiculously Effective Click Bait Titles Can Be.
We all saw the panic a few weeks back when the stories about Microsoft’s monthly charge...Turns out it was a lot of fuss over nothing. Click-bait headlines win again. But it gets us thinking about the abundance of subscription based services now vs stand alone software. Where do you stand on the subscription model? What are some of the services/software you feel are absolutely worth your hard earned money each month?
Are You Ready For Some Streaming Football? So you love football but don’t want to be tied to cable or satellite contracts. Well here is how to watch the NFL without those constraints:
- SlingTV (ESPN & NFL Network $25, add NFL Redzone for $10 more)
- YouTubeTV (all major networks, ESPNs, Fox Sports $40)
- Playstation Vue (all major networks, ESPNs, Fox Sports $45, add NFL Redzone for $10 more)
- Hulu with Live TV (all major networks, ESPNs, Fox Sports $40 plus all of Hulu’s next day television and movies)
Iron Fist Season 2 Trailer Revenge and gangs, fights and glowing fists. I wonder if they will make season 2 better than the first season?
This week, the guys discuss Facebook Messenger automatically playing ads, Mario Bros, and Jason surprises us with a “reverse” quiz show! Stick around to hear us flail wildly as we try to discuss a product which we don’t know anything about!
Pawn Stars Richard "Old Man" Harrison Has Passed At 77 Richard Harrison, known as "the Old Man" on cult reality show Pawn Stars has died at the age of 77. Harrison's death was confirmed by his son and co-star on the History channel show, Rick Harrison, who called his father his "hero".
Kevin Smith Confirms Comic Book Men Has Been Cancelled Sad news for fans of AMC’s Comic Book Men as the show has been canceled after a 7 season run.
Facebook Messenger Is Getting Autoplay Video Ads Facebook seemingly took a look at its Messenger and decided it didn't contain enough stuff already. Hence, the company is adding autoplay video ads to the chat app. The rollout has started already, but as usual it may be a while before you see them. Facebook Messenger started showing static ads last year, and now it's upping the ante. The app has been accused of bloat many times, and this will certainly not help alleviate people's fears about it turning into something that's not very streamlined.
Instagram Launches IGTV App For Creators, 1-hour Video Uploads Instagram is launching IGTV. Accessible from a button inside the Instagram homescreen, as well as a standalone app, IGTV will spotlight popular videos from Instagram celebrities.
Jon Bernthal Confirmed for The Walking Dead for Season 9 Before Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes departs the cast of AMC’s The Walking Dead, a familiar face will return to the popular zombie drama. After rumors started circulating, it has now been confirmed that original cast member Jon Bernthal will return for one episode of the series’ ninth season. Circumstances around Shane’s return are kept under wraps. Since the character suffered a very conclusive death in the second season’s penultimate episode, it’s safe to assume that the character will either appear in a flashback segment, or perhaps as a hallucination of sorts — two things that The Walking Dead has been known to do from time to time.
Quiz Show - Reverse Song Challenge Adam and Dave battle each other in a backwards song clip challenge and Dave comes out the victor!
Check Out The Best Mario Game Ever! Interesting idea, but where are the modern Mario games?
This week the guys break down all the announcements of E3 2018 including listing the games they are most hyped about. Jason keeps interrupting everyone, Adam makes an inappropriate joke, Dave won't stop talking about Solid Snake and special guest Chris crashes the show with his own take on E3!
Chris' Top 5 Games of E3 1. Fallout 76 2. Anthem 3. Marvel's Spider-Man 4. Gears of War 5 5. Super Smash Bros Ultimate
Jason's Top 5 Games of E3 1. Marvel's Spider-Man 2. Days Gone 3. Fallout 76 4. Kingdom Hearts 3 5. Command and Conquer Rivals
Adam's Top 5 Games of E3 1. Fallout 76 2. Elder Scrolls VI 3. Starfield 4. Dying Light 2 5. Anthom
Dave's Top 5 Games of E3 1. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. The Last of Us 2 3. CyberPunk 2077 4. The Sinking City(PC) 5. Elder Scrolls Blades(mobile)
Double Dribble (Bouble Dibble) The greatest N.E.S. basketball game of all time! Microsoft Steps Up Its Game With Five Studio Acquisitions The Xbox One era hasn't been kind to Microsoft. Along with a flubbed launch, Microsoft has been without the support of a vaunted exclusive lineup unlike Sony and Nintendo. So, it's encouraging to hear Phil Spencer announce five studio acquisitions.
OMG A New Battletoads is Coming in 2019! Nothing was actually shown on the game, just a hype video was played but what was revealed has all the Battletoads fans salivating! What we do know is it will have three player action, 4k hand-drawn 2.5D graphics and it's an Xbox One exclusive.
Chris' Best of Show Nintendo - super smash bros was huge and myself and many fans went nuts over the reveal and showing that every player is available. If it’s ever been in smash it’s playable. Add in a new MARIO Party and it’s another nostalgia blast that I can’t wait for. Plus Mario party leverages the ability to network switches and put multiple people on consoles. Finally the announce fortnite and in less than 2 days have 2 million downloads. Nintendo shared a lot of Pokémon let’s go prior to the show so maybe that influences me some here. But despite no mention of Metroid I was excited by almost everything Nintendo showed off.
Jason's Best of Show Even though it received a lot of negativity I think Best of Show has to be Square Enix with hit after hit of reveals including: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Final Fantasy XIV X Monster Hunter World, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, Babylon's Fall, Just Cause 4, The Quiet Man and Kingdom Hearts 3. Every title looks amazing and makes me wish I had every console so I could play them all!
Adam's Best of Show Bethesda
Dave's Best of Show With Sony going all in on Spider-man and Last of Us 2, plus Death Stranding featuring Norman Reedus, I give the nod to Sony. But the emphasis placed on No Lootboxes from many companies was a close runner up.
This week on the digitalSoup podcast, the guys discuss the new Atari VCS, the Joker, psychotic AI, and much more. Soup is on!
Atari VCS Gets $2 million In Pre-Orders On Day One The Atari VCS Indiegogo campaign went live last week and, within a day, the project basically crashed the site by drawing more than $2 million worth of support. With a literal month left on its campaign, a total of 10861 backers have so far raised $2,864,392 for the console. Jared Leto’s Joker Is Getting His Own Movie According to a Variety report, the actor will star in and executive produce the film, which is said to be “paving the way” for additional Suicide Squad spin-offs. Warner Bros. had a film focused on Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn in development before Suicide Squad even landed in theaters, but the Joker news suggests that the studio’s efforts to turn Squad into its own mini-cinematic universe are solidifying. MIT scientists created a "psychopath" AI by feeding it violent content from Reddit A group of MIT scientists, according to Newsweek, exclusively fed an AI they created violent and gruesome content from an unnamed Reddit page before showing it a series of Rorschach inkblot tests. Needless to say, the AI (which they named Norman) only saw gruesome images of death and destruction instead of innocent images like butterflies and puppies. Again have we learned nothing from the movies?!? Hands-on with Super Mario Galaxy at 1080p on Nintendo's official Wii emulator Back in episode 52 we had talked about some Wii games coming out for the nVidia Shield in China and how strange it was for Nintendo to allow their first party games on a none Nintendo system. Well not only is Super Mario Galaxy playing fantastic on a Chinese nVidia Shield but it is upgraded to 1080p over the 640x480 the game originally was. Sprint is launching a new $15/month plan for unlimited everything Sprint announced a new Unlimited Kickstarter plan that costs just $15/month. For that price, Sprint's giving you unlimited call, text, and 4G LTE data. Videos stream at a max of 480p "DVD quality" and there's no mobile hotspot functionality, but aside from that, this is essentially Sprint's regular Unlimited Freedom plan at 1/4 the regular price. Marvel’s new Cloak & Dagger is a standout among superhero shows The titular superhero characters of CW’s The Flash and Freeform’s new Marvel series Cloak & Dagger came from the comics world and got their powers from exploding science experiments, but that’s where the similarities stop. It would have been easy for Cloak & Dagger to follow The Flash’s highly successful formula and have the initial power-granting incident produce a bounty of supervillains, which the protagonists would have to use their new powers to stop. But in its first four episodes, at least, Cloak & Dagger goes a different route by having them focus on real-world injustices.
Clerks 3? No. Canon Film Cameras? No. More teens on Facebook? No. Rick Grimes staying on Walking Dead? No. Dave escaping Granny? No. New music? YES!
Andrew Lincoln and Lauren Cohen both leaving "The Walking Dead" during Season 9 Both Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes) and Lauren Cohen (Maggie Rhee) will only be in six episodes each on the ninth season of "The Walking Dead". Lauren Cohen will be starring in ABC's "Whiskey Cavalier" which she signed on to when negotiations had stalled during contract talks over at "The Walking Dead." As for Andrew Lincoln, “Andrew is leaving because he’s had enough of it and wants to focus his energy on movies,” an insider close to Lincoln tells Us Weekly. And on top of all this Norman Reedus (Daryl Dixon) just signed a $20 Million contract to stay on which leads us to believe he might perhaps be taking over the center stage from Andrew Lincoln.
Canon has ended sales for its last film camera Canon has announced that it is officially discontinuing the EOS-1v, its last film camera, as reported by PetaPixel. Production of the EOS-1v — which was launched in 2000 — actually ceased back in 2010, but Canon continued to sell the remaining stock. Although this means Canon is no longer selling any film cameras, it doesn’t spell the death of film — at least, not yet. Nikon still sells two film cameras, the F6 and FM10.
"Clerks 3" will never happen and here is why! As reported by Slash Film after Clerks 2 hit theaters in 2006, Kevin Smith was interested in making a third entry in the slacker comedy series. But alas, it was not to be. Smith had a script ready to go, and a budget set, but what ultimately killed Clerks 3 was the disinterest of one of the lead actors. During a recent “Fatman on Batman” Q&A, Smith confirmed that Jeff Anderson, who played video store clerk Randall in the series, didn’t want to return, which kind of put the final nail in the Clerks coffin.
Teens are ditching Facebook A new study has confirmed what we've long expected: Facebook is no longer the most popular social media site among teens ages 13 to 17. The Pew Research Center revealed on Thursday that only 51% of US teens use Facebook. That's a 20% drop since 2015, the last time the firm surveyed teens' social media habits. Now, YouTube is the most popular platform among teens -- about 85% say they use it. Not surprisingly, teens are also active on Instagram (72%) and Snapchat (SNAP) (69%). Meanwhile, Twitter (TWTR) followed at 32%, and Tumblr's popularity (14%) remained the same since the 2015 survey.
This just in! From FBI Warnings to facial recognition the world is a scary place. Don’t worry, the next story will cheer you right up! Sony has some more bad news with the beginning of the end of the PS4 line. Dang, well, you’ll just have to trust us, Good News is Coming in this episode!
FBI Issues Router Warning
The FBI recommends any owner of small office and home office routers power cycle (reboot) the devices. Foreign cyber actors have compromised hundreds of thousands of home and office routers and other networked devices worldwide. The actors used VPNFilter malware to target small office and home office routers. The malware is able to perform multiple functions, including possible information collection, device exploitation, and blocking network traffic.
Orlando Police Testing Amazon's Real-Time Facial Rekognition Tech companies are trying to sell police real-time facial recognition systems, which can track and identify people as they walk down the street. As NPR reported two weeks ago, American police have generally held off, but there's new evidence that one police department — Orlando, Fla. — has decided to try it out. In a written statement, the Orlando Police Department called the Amazon facial recognition system a "pilot program" and said it "will be used in accordance with current and applicable law."
Beginning Of The End For The PS4 Sony’s has declared he PS4 era is entering its final stages. Speaking to investors, PlayStation boss John Kodera outlined the company's three-year roadmap and it seems console sales are not expected to be a major source of revenue going forward. This is largely due to declining sales which is, Kodera notes, typical of the usual profit- and life-cycle of consoles. It does also suggest a new console might be on its way -- likely the PS5 -- but Kodera didn't give away any specifics other than don't look for a new console before 2021.
The Writing Is On The Wall For The Playstation Vita But Not For Sony Portable Gaming The Vita's shelf life is shrinking rapidly -- Sony is ending production of physical game copies and will stop offering free PlayStation Plus Vita games in 2019. It also dropped PlayStation Now support from the console last year. Rather than separating portable gaming from consoles, it's necessary to continue thinking of [portable gaming] as one method to deliver more gaming experiences and exploring what our customers want from portable," Kodera said on last Wednesday. The first part of that sentence especially suggests that mobile gaming will related in some way to the next PlayStation console (probably the PS5). Whether that portends a Nintendo Switch-style hybrid, a controller that has portable features or something else entirely is far from certain.
On this week’s episode, the guys discuss how much time they waste on digital platforms and social media, a potential collusion regarding DRAM, “perfect” games, and our own zombie apocalypse soundtracks!
Instagram Wants You To Know How Much Of It's Wasting Your Time
The latest trend to hit social media is the acknowledgment that we all waste way too much time there in the course of a day. Instagram appears to be set to release a new feature that will tell you exactly how much time you spend on the app each day. On the surface it seems like a very pro-active tool to help people reign in their social media use, but is it possible they have other motivations? It’s all more data they can collect and how valuable would it be to be able to target ads to users that they know are using the app 5 hours each day versus just 2.
New Lawsuit Alleges Anti-Trust Collusion Between DRAM Manufacturers A new lawsuit alleges that Samsung, Hynix, and Micron — which together control 96 percent of the DRAM market — have unjustly colluded to raise the price of DRAM from January 1, 2016 through February 1, 2018. The suit notes that RAM prices fell from 2014-2015, when the three companies were independently acting to increase DRAM capacities, but then sharply rose beginning in 2016 as all three firms decided to restrict DRAM growth to stop downward price pressure and to lead to a price increase.
Castle Rock A new series set to debut on HULU set in Stephen King’s shared universe looks to bring fans along on a ride through the town of Castle Rock this July.
GameSpot Released A List Of ALL Of Their Perfect 10 Games These are all of the games that GameSpot has reviewed over the years and given that rare PERFECT 10 score on. How many have you played?
John Wick 3: Parabellum Has An Official Release Date Grab your gun, pet your dog, and get ready to go. We now know when we'll get to hang with our favorite merciless assassin again. The John Wick Twitter account announced Friday that the tentatively-titled John Wick 3: Parabellum will be in theaters on May 17, 2019.
Zombie Shuffle Song Game Song 1: Overall theme for the Apocalypse.
Song 2: The song that plays when you kill your first zombie.
Song 3: When you're getting chased by a horde of zombies.
Song 4: When you have to kill your partner.
Song 5: When you meet a group of survivors.
Song 6: When you meet your love interest.
Song 7: The final stand!
Song 8: When you think you've won.
Song 9: When you discover you've been bitten.
Song 10: End credits
Henry is resurrected from death with no memory, and he must save his wife from a telekinetic warlord with a plan to bio-engineer soldiers.
2015 R
1h 36m
Starring:
Sharlto Copley as Jimmy
Danila Kozlovsky as Akan
Haley Bennett as Estelle
Tim Roth as Henry's Father
Director:
Ilya Naishuller (Leningrad: Kolshik, The Weekend: False Alarm, Biting Elbows: Bad Mother[tr]ucker)
Writer:
Ilya Naishuller
Watch the Hardcore Henry Trailer Now
Adam gives this movie a out of 2 out of 5 stars
Jason gives this movie a 3 out of 5 stars
Dave gives this movie a 3 out of 5 stars
digitalSoup Rating: 2.66 stars - out of 5 - feed it to the dogs… however…. Don’t actually feed it to the dogs.
This week, Adam’s back, but Jason is out!? Adam and Usually Dave talk gaming, gift guides, photography, and what we listen to when focusing. Music can help you focus, right? SQUIRREL!
Playstation Now on PC Follow up We mentioned last week on Episode 073 during the conversation about Utomik, that the Playstation Now service allows you to stream/play PS3/4 games on your PC. Here’s what you need to make it happen!
The Forest
Adam has purchased a new game. Check it out!
The NES Classic Edition Is Getting Re-Released This June
The hotly sought after NES Classic Edition is finally getting re-released this June and the SNES Classic Edition is not far behind. Nintendo recently announced that the NES Classic Edition will go back on sale on June 29. The big question here is whether Nintendo will be able to keep up with demand this time around, as the original release of the micro-console was very difficult to come by due to extremely limited stock.
Google Backing Social Network Arcade Based on an article from Engadget, Google is apparently backing a new social network called Arcade. Set to launch this summer the app will focus on gaming with friends, including a lot of trivia style games, and is NOT tied to any of the existing social media apps out there today. Do we need a social media for gamers?
Cool Gear Alert! Verge Graduation Gift Guide The Verge has released a nifty graduation gift guide. I’ll take one Mjolnir toolbox, please. Also check out our Valentine's Gift Guide from back in Episode 6!
Does Music Help You Focus? According to a 2017 blog post on Northcentral University's website, music itself — just the notes, not including lyrics — can cause both the left and right sides of your brain to light up simultaneously, which "can maximize learning and improve memory," according to Dr. Masha Godkin, a professor in the university's Department of Marriage and Family Sciences.
Reddit's EarthPorn An awesome subreddit covering the best images of the earth ... but can you believe what you are seeing?
With Adam being hospitalized and Jason transforming into Urban Legend to lay the Smackdown on one Stargate Pioneer, Usually Dave grabs a snack and waits for the fireworks! Oh yeah, they also have some great gaming talk, Luke Cage Season 2 and even some video game Hall of Fame inductees! This is one spicy soup!
Twitter Issues Password Reset Request On Friday, May 4th, Twitter issued a warning to all of it’s users that an internal security issue was found, and asked users to all reset their passwords. They indicated that they don’t believe this data had been compromised.
Samsung trying to crack into movie theaters? Showing off a giant 34 foot 4k display dubbed Onyx, Samsung looks to try to replace the standard projection screens in movie theaters with enormous 4k LED screens. They also have a 46 foot 4k screen on slate for later this year to better compete with the larger projector screens.
Utomik officially launched this last Thursday Back in episode 018 we covered the game subscription service Utomik which was in beta. Now after three years of beta the service finally launch this past Thursday 05-03-18. Utomik is a PC gaming subscription service that aims to “bring the Netflix and Spotify model to the world of video games”, which has been in open beta for the last three years. Today they’re launching the full service with over 750 games, which they claim is more than any other gaming service of this type, including Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Now.
Luke Cage Netflix has dropped the first Official Trailer for Season Two of Luke Cage. Even though the first season met mixed response, this second season looks to have made the stakes even higher as a new Villain is shown physically kicking the snot out of our Hero.
https://youtu.be/sB1in0KkoG4
2018 Class of the Video Game Hall of Fame
Lara Croft and John Madden get inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame with the Tomb Raider and John Madden Football titles earning a spot among other great games that have been influential in the gaming industry.
Our most clickbait title yet! This week the guys discuss a new method Amazon has to securing their deliveries, Atari is getting ready to allow pre-orders for their mysterious system, John Wick may channel Kurt Russell and escape NY, a geek off on who played Batman best, and much more!
Amazon has a new delivery method Being rolled out in limited markets, Amazon now has a service called Amazon Key In-Car, which allows your packages to be delivered to the trunk of your car rather than your front porch. It’s an effort to deter what are being called “Porch Pirates”, people that watch for and steal packages off your front porch when they are delivered.
Spotify redesigns their mobile app With benefits for non paying members as well as paying members, Spotify continues to try to make their mobile streaming service the best it can be.
Atari VCS pre-orders start May 30th, but it won't ship until 2019 Nearly a year after it was first revealed, retro gaming enthusiasts will finally be able to order the Atari VCS beginning May 30th via an IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign.
Atari will be offering two versions of the gaming system: a "time-limited" Collector's Edition featuring the faux wood-front panelling and the $200 Onyx Edition, which is just black. Oddly, it doesn't appear that either of these options will include a controller as the announcement reads "other packages will include the Classic Joystick and Modern Controller."
John Wick: Chapter 3’ Details: Keanu Reeves Needs to ‘Kill His Way Out of New York City’ in Next Sequel John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is on the run for two reasons…he’s being hunted for a global $14 million dollar open contract on his life, and for breaking a central rule: taking a life on Continental Hotel grounds. The victim was a member of the High Table who ordered the open contract. John should have already been executed, except the Continental’s manager, Winston, has given him a one-hour grace period before he’s “excommunicado” – membership revoked, banned from all services and cut off from other members. John uses the service industry to stay alive as he fights and kills his way out of New York City.”
Disney Force Jacket Designed for use with VR headsets, this new jacket will let you feel everything from a punch to a snake slithering across your body.
iTarget Pro This one is submitted by a listener named The Mailman, a long time friend of the show and IRL. Blending tech from your iOS or Android phone with a laser bullet in your handgun it lets you get in some shooting practice safely from the comfort of your own home.
This week it’s a bit of a sad start as we lost a number of big names, Netflix has decided some movies are just too scary to finish, we have a special interview with the creator of Deonte Box and much more! Plus Jason in in rare form, you won’t want to miss this one!
Art Bell, Radio Host Who Tuned In to the Dark Side, Dies at 72
Art Bell, an apostle of the paranormal whose disembodied voice drew millions to his late-night radio soapbox beamed from the Mojave Desert, died on Friday at his home in Pahrump, Nev. He was 72.
Verne Troyer, 'Mini-Me' in Austin Powers films, dies at 49
R Lee Ermy also dies
Netflix Used Big Data To Identify The Movies That Are Too Scary To Finish
Netflix has a list of films that the data shows are so scary that users won’t finish them. They determined that if a viewer watched at least 70% of the movie—a data point that the streaming service is able to calculate—but then turned it off, it was because it was too horrifying to watch. But couldn’t they also turn off the movie just because they didn’t care for it at all? According to Netflix, if people truly dislike a movie, they would turn it off well before they get to the 70% threshold.
Carbon Fiber Artificial Muscles Can Lift 12,000 Times Their Weight
Today, most robots and machines that need to move around use motors to do it. In the future, they might use artificial muscles that work more like our own biological versions. Researchers from the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois have created a new artificial muscle design based on coiled carbon fiber and rubber. material can lift more than 12,000 times its own weight.
SNK Is Working On New Hardware Packed With Games
The SNK brand is celebrating its 40th anniversary. To mark this milestone and to thank fans, the Osaka-based game company is working on a “new game machine” that will feature a compilation of popular Neo-Geo games. In the teaser tweet, SNK Japan refers to the hardware as an “atarashii geemuki” or “new game machine.”
Don’t worry tech fans, even though we start with a bit of some football news we quickly get back to tech with news from AMD and Amazon, a record holder gets removed, Sega announces an official retro reboot, and The Meg hits YouTube! All this PLUS a rapid fire quiz show, a great new segment called “I Just Reddit”, and a very Quiet Weekly Garnish!
Another new football league is coming … and it’s launching next year!
The XFL won’t be the only new professional football league set to launch over the next couple of years. The Alliance of American Football was unveiled at a press conference in New York. This new league has an official debut date (Feb. 9, 2019) and a TV partner (CBS Sports Network). “I think this will be complementary to the NFL,” said former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu, who will serve as the AAF’s head of player relations.
AMD unveils its second-generation Ryzen CPUs
With last year's Ryzen processors, AMD made a grand re-entry into the world of high-performance desktop computing. Now its improving on those designs with its second-generation Ryzen chips, which are a bit faster and more efficient. And, due to fan demand, AMD is also throwing in free "Wraith" coolers with every CPU. The big takeaway this year: AMD is in an even better place to compete with Intel.
Twin Galaxies Removes Former Donkey Kong Champ Billy Mitchell's High Scores
Controversial arcade game player Billy Mitchell’s record scores have been removed from the Twin Galaxies leaderboards following a dispute earlier this year that many were performed using an arcade emulator. The ruling, which comes after a lengthy arbitration process, also bans Mitchell from further participation on the leaderboards, bringing an end to the King of Kong star’s high-score glory. All of Mitchell’s records on Twin Galaxies, an organization that tracks video game records and high scores, have been scrubbed. These marks included a 1,062,800-point score for the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong, as well as scores set between 2005 and 2007.
Sega announces the Mega Drive Mini
Sega is getting in on the nostalgic, miniature console trend. Yesterday at Sega Fes 2018, It announced that it will release the the Mega Drive Mini, a miniature version of the Mega Drive, sometime in 2018. The company also announced that it would be bringing a number of classic games to the Nintendo Switch this summer. Sega says that the tentatively-named Mega Drive Mini is being released in conjunction with the console’s 30th anniversary, and that it will carry a number of classic games. The company has dabbled with retro hardware before: it has licensed its name to hardware company AtGames (which has also done retro Atari consoles) to produce Genesis clones, including the Sega Genesis Flashback that Polygon wasn’t a huge fan of. On Facebook, AtGames revealed that the forthcoming Mega Drive Mini will be powered by its hardware.
A brash and arrogant podcaster gets more than he bargained for when he travels to Canada to interview a mysterious recluse... who has a rather disturbing fondness for walruses.
Tusk 2014
R
1h 42m
Starring:
Michael Parks as Howard Howe
Justin Long as Wallace Bryton
Genesis Rodriguez as Ally Leon
Haley Joel Osment as Teddy Craft
Director:
Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma)
Writer:
Kevin Smith
Watch the Tusk Trailer Now
SMODCAST episode where the idea for Tusk was born:
Adam gives this movie a out of 2.5 out of 5 stars
Jason gives this movie a 3.5 out of 5 stars
Dave gives this movie a 4.5 out of 5 stars
digitalSoup Rating: 3 stars - out of 5 - Serve it UP!
On this episode of digitalSoup, the guys discuss some issues the Duffer brothers are having with Stranger Things, Jason’s new wrist rocket, and the future of Indiana Jones.
Amazon Kindle Fire devices now have hands free Alexa voice services.
A no brainer by Amazon to further unlock the usefulness of their tablet line up.
Chrono Trigger’s PC port is getting the original SNES graphics back
Square Enix says that three patches are coming to fix the Steam version’s problems. Chrono Trigger’s surprise release on Steam in February was great news for fans of the classic role-playing game, right up until the point they saw what Square Enix had actually released. The Windows PC version of Chrono Trigger wasn’t a faithful recreation of the SNES original, but a poorly received port of one of the company’s mobile releases.
Duffer Brothers Accused Of Lifting ‘Stranger Things’ From 2012 Short Film
Charlie Kessler, who directed the short film Montauk that debuted at the 2012 Hamptons International Film Festival, filed a lawsuit Tuesday (read it here) in Los Angeles Superior Court claiming he pitched the Montauk concept to Matt and Ross Duffer in April 2014 at a Tribeca Film Festival party and later presented “the script, ideas, story and film” to the duo that they allegedly used to develop their hit series.
Spotify valued at nearly $30 billion in unusual Wall Street debut
Spotify opened at $165.90 a share on the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday. The stock later fell below $150 a share. Its Wall Street debut has been closely followed in recent weeks as much for the unconventional approach to a public offering it chose as for the company itself.
Unlike traditional IPOs, Spotify did not raise new capital. Instead it simply listed existing shares directly on the stock exchange without relying on underwriters to attract investors, set a price and stabilize the stock as it begins trading.
Indiana Jones or Indiana Joan? Steven Spielberg has recently mentioned that if the franchise is to continue after Harrison Ford's final run as Indy, that he would want a woman to take on the iconic role. Who are your candidates for actresses that would make a great Indy in the future?
This week we have a special guest, Brother Tom! He joins us to talk about all sorts of pop culture entertainment! From Game Informer’s Top 300 games of all time and Nintendo Switch issues to a lot of good movie talk there’s something for everyone! The Fantastic Four Set To Return In August We mentioned them last week in our GeekOff and after being absent as a team for quite a while, due in large part to movie rights, The Fantastic Four are set to reunite. Not on the big screen though, but back in comics. Game Informer’s Top 300 Games of all Time Discussion Third Party Nintendo Switch Docks Causing Issues Switch owners that looked to third party options for the expensive docking kit are finding that not only will the Switch no longer charge via USB with the Nyko Portable Docking Kit, but many report their systems are being completely bricked! Jurassic ‘World Evolution’ , a Jurassic Park dinosaur based sim Set to release in June on multiple platforms, fans of games like Rollercoaster Tycoon can now construct and run their very own Jurassic Park. Of course nothing ever goes smoothly in Jurassic Park and the creators are anticipating all the hijinks sim park owners are going to set loose on the guests! March is a bad month for movies, right? Traditionally March has been known as a slow month in the movie world. Sitting between the big winter holiday season and the summer blockbuster season, most studios use March as a dumping ground for the movies they don’t expect much from. But maybe March is getting slammed for no reason, check out this list of movies that all came out in March over on the Ranker website.
April is shaping up to be a pretty big movie month From Avengers : Infinity War to Rampage and even Super Troopers 2, this month should be a pretty busy one for movie fans.
It’s a busy week as we start out with some great game options for gaming with your kids. From there it’s a great conversation about the major concerns of Facebook, the Orbitz Data leak and more online privacy concerns. Then things get a bit controversial with the Geek Off before the guys finish with some Deadpool 2 talk and some more non-updates from Atari.
Gaming with your kids If you are a parent that loves playing video games and want to find some great options for playing games with your children, this list from Kotaku is a geat place to start!
Facebook in hot water * Elon Musk Deletes SpaceX and Tesla Facebook Pages * Cambridge Analytica Facebook Bomb * Facebook knows everything about you, including call and text data
Usually Dave Visits Shuttertime with Sid and Mac to talk about Social Media and Photography. Orbitz Data Leak Uh oh. It looks like around 800,000 customers may be affected by a data breach, including credit card information. NAHT GOOD.
Deadpool 2 Trailer Ark:Survival Evolved on your Android or iOS device! Ark is coming to mobile and promising the full Ark experience on the go. The iOS and Android version of the game will offer optional upgrades that players can acquire with "Amber" to progress faster, obtain certain buffs for certain amounts of time, build unique crafting structures, and bring lost dinosaurs back from the dead. (Jason is already signed up for beta)!
Oregon Trail is back! This time in full handheld mode so we can all die of dysentery before trying to ford the river! Jason has a great segment about his new adventures in the world of hackintosh and then it’s time to jump into some superhero movie talk including Nightwatch and Avengers : Infinity War.
Target Is Selling Handheld Oregon Trail! The 1974 edutainment title, Oregon Trail, is making a comeback in the form of a handheld gaming device, almost as if it were 1988 and the Tiger handhelds were all the rage once more. The new handheld for Oregon Trail is currently available right now courtesy of the game manufacturer, Basic Fun and sold only at Target stores.
More Than 150 Android Apps Tried to Infect Phones with Windows Malware Security researchers with Zscaler detected the first infected app several days ago, but then more than 150 more with the same signature popped up upon further investigation. As it happens, these apps are carrying the same malicious Windows payload discovered in Android apps last year. This likely isn’t an example of bumbling malware creators loading the wrong code. Rather, the developers were using machines infected by a now-defunct botnet called Ramnit.
Jason’s Hackintosh 2018 After being discouraged with Apple for not releasing a new Mac mini Jason decided to go the Hackintosh route and build his first one last year. He now has created a more powerful Hackintosh and decided to share with the listeners his build. Here are a couple great resources he used for his project:
www.tonymacx86.com and www.insanelymac.com
Spike Lee Eyes ‘Nightwatch’ Superhero Movie at Sony Spike Lee may direct a movie for Sony Pictures based on the Marvel character Nightwatch. A source told Variety that Lee’s involvement is in the early stages, but he could potentially helm a film from a script by “Luke Cage” show runner Cheo Hodari Coker. The studio and Lee’s rep declined to comment. The site That Hashtag Show first reported the news.
Nintendo brings big announcements, LP’s eliminated at iTunes, and scary AI meets creepy Alexa! After an ethics fueled Geek Off, it’s time for movie and tv talk with news from Star Wars, Men in Black and Jessica Jones! March’s Nintendo Direct - Announcements Galore
Lots of games announced for the Switch including a new Super Smash Bros. and … Crash Bandicoot?!?!
Bye Bye iTunes LPs
Apple will no longer accept new submissions of iTunes LPs after March 2018 and existing LPs will be deprecated from the store during the remainder of 2018. Apple began offering its own interpretation of the LP in 2009 on the iTunes Store. A take on the traditional "long play" meaning of LP, iTunes' LPs bundled albums with art, lyrics, videos, bonus tracks, and other extra materials that fans of the artist would enjoy.
Google teams up with the Pentagon In what is being called Project Maven, Google is teaming up with the Pentagon to help them develop AI for analyzing drone footage. Does that make anyone else a little uneasy?
Alexa thinks she’s pretty funny Users had been reporting that Alexa had been doing a creepy laugh all on her own and now it appears Amazon has fixed the issue. But seriously, this is hilarious!
Jon Favreau meets Star Wars With no actual plot or release date set, Disney has apparently inked a deal for Favreau to be an executive producer and writer for a new streaming live action series on it’s upcoming streaming platform.
Men In Black to get a reboot? Sony seems eager to reboot the franchise and it sounds like a possibility that we will see Thor himself wearing the black shades as he saves the world and erases memories.
Marvel’s Jessica Jones Season 2 The 2nd season for one of the fan favorite Defenders, Jessica Jones, is out now. The reviews are coming back split on if it’s worth the watch or not.
A soldier fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies.
Edge of Tomorrow 2014
PG-13
1h 53m
Starring:
Tom Cruise as Cage
Emily Blunt as Rita aka the Angel of Verdun
Brendan Gleeson as General Brigham
Bill Paxton as Master Sergeant Farell
Director:
Doug Liman (Swingers, Bourne Identity)
Writer: Hiroshi Sakurazaka (book)
Christopher McQuarrie & Jez Butterworth (screenplay)
Watch the Edge of Tomorrow Official Trailer Now
Adam gives this movie a 4.5 out of 5 stars
Jason gives this movie a 4 3/12 out of 5 stars
Dave gives this movie a 4 out of 5 stars
digitalSoup Rating: stars - 4 out of 5 - Serve it UP!
It’s all about social media changes this week as Twitter adds new features, Vero goes True Social and there may soon be 4G coverage on the moon! Plus Streaming services may be in trouble and Jason time travels to 2013!
Twitter finally added it’s most requested feature
As a Twitter user it’s long been frustrating that there wasn’t an easy way to save a tweet/link for later reading from within the app. That wait appears to be over as Twitter is rolling out a new feature called Bookmarks. It will finally allow you to save those interesting tweets/links for later consumption in an efficient in app manner. No more trying to direct message yourself the links you wanted to save!
Are Streaming Music Services About To Go Extinct?
These may be golden years for streaming digital music, so enjoy it while it lasts. Hundreds of millions of listeners have made the leap to streaming, abandoning CDs and downloads for free and monthly subscription services like Pandora, Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple Music and Amazon Prime Music. But the business has been treacherous, at least when it comes to turning a profit. The latest reminder: Spotify's filing for U.S. shares, which detailed how big payouts to music labels have made it tough to turn its 71 million subscribers into a profitable concern. Late last week, Internet radio station iHeartRadio moved closer to bankruptcy, according to two reports.
Vero - True Social App
Everyone seems to be jumping onboard this new social media app that is claiming to be the answer to the frustration with Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter algorithms. It’s still in Beta stage, so bugs are a normal occurence, but there is now some speculation regarding the security of the app causing concern among many early adopters.
4G cellular coverage on the moon
While many people across the world that live in rural areas don’t have cell access at home, Space X and Vodaphone plan to take the first steps towards installing 4G cellular networks on the surface of the moon.
It’s 2013 for Jason!
No he didn’t travel back in time to stop his future killer, Jason finally upgraded his Playstation 3 to a 4! Why now? (Discussion) Also, he just ordered a 4K television but only got a regular PS4 … is he stupid!
Never fear, Adam is here! We’ve got Caterpillar and Land Rover Cell phones, a 10,000 year clock from Jeff Bezos, Walking Dead stars moving on from the show and Adam brings us a killer quiz show! Be sure to check it out, Jason and Adam even take a stand on who is the best Captain, Kirk or Picard!
Caterpillar announces updated mobile phone
Yes, that Caterpillar. The Heavy Equipment company has its own cell phone brand. The updated phone, called the Cat S61, has features that make it pretty unique. A thermal camera, indoor air quality sensors and even laser-assisted distance measurement system. The phone is actually built by a company called Bullitt Group and branded with the Caterpillar name. In other news, Land Rover also has their own line of super rugged phones made to withstand the elements. The Land Rover phone is also built by Bullitt.
Spotify Now Hiring
We’ve mentioned it in the past, but it appears that Spotify is getting closer to jumping into the physical product game. A job posting by Spotify looking for an Ops Manager for a “hardware product” along with the line “Spotify is on its way to creating its first physical products” have all signs pointing to the jump. Watch out Apple, your white ring maker may have some more competition soon.
10,000 Year Clock
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced the construction has begun for a massive 10,000 year clock on his property in Texas. This clock will have a hand that ticks once per year, a hand that ticks once per century and best yet, a cuckoo will emerge once a millenium. The idea is to get people thinking about time differently, much the same as how viewing photos of the Earth from space changed thinking about the environment.
'Walking Dead' Star Lauren Cohan, Without Season 9 Contract, Books Lead in ABC Pilot
The actress, who has been battling AMC over her season nine salary, will star opposite Scott Foley in 'Whiskey Cavalier.' Lauren Cohan is eyeing her departure from The Walking Dead.
She has starred as Maggie since season two of the AMC zombie drama and has now booked a lead role in ABC drama pilot Whiskey Cavalier.
Busy episode this week with Windows update news, security warnings on cell phones, Apple continues it’s string of black eyes and Insel tries to game the Steam system and loses! Plus Karate Kid is coming back while Kung Fury gets the feature treatment! All this and a few “secret” ingredients this week so give it a taste while it’s hot! The digitalSoup is on!
New “High Performance Mode” to be introduced in next Windows 10 Update
In a move to help users of high end pc’s get every last drop of power out of their machine, Microsoft is adding the high performance mode that will throw energy efficiency out the window in favor of faster performance. Is this because they want people to get the most out of their machines or they are trying to do their part in fixing the Intel caused slowdowns from the patches for Spectre and Meltdown?
Don’t use Huawei (Wah-Way) or ZTE phones, say heads of FBI, CIA, and NSA
The heads of six major US intelligence agencies have warned that American citizens shouldn’t use products and services made by Chinese tech giants Huawei and ZTE. According to a report from CNBC, the intelligence chiefs made the recommendation during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Tuesday. The group included the heads of the FBI, the CIA, the NSA, and the director of national intelligence.
More bugs for Apple
With a new software bug involving the Indian language characters, apparently people can crash other users iPhones causing messenger apps like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Gmail, and more to become bricked.
Apple HomePod, the white ring machine
Users of the Apple HomePod are understandably upset by the response from Apple about the white rings left on their wooden furniture from the HomePod. Did Apple really just tell users to wash their tables and if needed re-finish the surfaces of their furniture?!
Valve removes all Insel Games from Steam for manipulating reviews
Valve said that developer Insel Games was caught manipulating the review score for its games by creating many fake Steam accounts and posting positive reviews. This practice is not uncommon, but it’s nonetheless against Steam’s terms, hence the ban. Leaked company emails show In an email the studio’s CEO lightly threatened employees that they may lose their jobs if they do not comply. The CEO did offer to reimburse them for the expense, amusingly.
This week the guys launch into space talk, audio formats, Nintendo hacks and movies! Jason and Adam face off on a small scale during the geek off. Get ready for a steamy bowl!
Space X Falcon Heavy Launches Tesla Roadster into Space
With a successful launch, many people are getting excited about the Space X program. Usually Dave, however, has a couple of interesting takes about the Spaceman cruising in his orbital Tesla Roadster. (MTV/Crime)
Best Buy Not Longer Selling Audio CDs With Target Not Far Behind
There's not much reason to shop for CDs when you download or stream all your music, and big-box stores are reacting to that decline. Billboard sources have learned that Best Buy has told suppliers that it will remove music CDs from its stores as of July 1st. Target, meanwhile, appears on the cusp of backing out. It reportedly wants to switch from paying for all music CDs and DVDs it receives (and shipping back whatever it doesn't sell) to only paying for those discs that actually sell.
Oh Snap! Secret iPhone Code Leaked!
In what’s being called the “biggest leak in history”, proprietary code from Apple’s iBoot program, which is code that runs before iOS is started, was leaked to GitHub. It went largely unnoticed for quite some time, so the code is from the older iOS 9 platform. Apple also issued a takedown notice to GitHub according to theVerge.com. As if that will stop the code from being spread.
Nintendo Hacked
It appears that a hacker group going by the name of fail0verflow has found a vulnerability in the boot ROM of the Nvidia Tegra X1 chip that allowed them to install LINUX on a Nintendo Switch. Based on the info from the hackers, they claim it’s something that Nintendo can NOT fix via future firmware patches. The only fix is to build new Tegra X1 chips. If this process is shared it’ll mean game on for the game pirating sector which is bad news for Nintendo. Let’s how the Switch doesn’t find itself in Dreamcast land, killed by pirates.
Three high school friends gain superpowers after making an incredible discovery underground. Soon they find their lives spinning out of control and their bond tested as they embrace their darker sides.
Chronicle 2012
PG-13
1h 24m
Starring:
Dane DeHaan (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, A Cure for Wellness, Valerian)
Alex Russell (Only the Brave, S.W.A.T. (TV))
Michael B. Jordan (Fantastic Four, Creed, Black Panther)
Director:
Josh Trank (Fantastic Four, The Kill Point (TV))
Writer:
Max Landis
Watch the Chronicle Official Trailer Now
Adam gives this movie a 3.5 out of 5 stars
Jason gives this movie a 4 out of 5 stars
Dave gives this movie a 3 out of 5 stars
digitalSoup Rating: stars - 3 out of 5 - SERVE IT UP!
We’ve got a lot of TV & Movie news this week, from Ant-Man and the Wasp getting a new trailer, basic cable dropping bombs and Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead theories again. Plus, the Matrix returns...as a sweet PowerWatch and so much more! Grab your spoons because the Soup is served.
Smartphone Mario
Nintendo is bringing Mario Kart to smartphones and calling it Mario Kart Tour. Set to be released anywhere between April of 2018 and March of 2019, let the waiting begin.
The Commodore C64 Mini
We had talked about this addition to the retro gaming rush way back on Episode 041 and it now has a price and release date.
Apple working on a “budget” model phone
With a decent 6.1” screen size and using LCD instead of OLED, dropping some features such as 3D touch and going back to a standard battery, it seems they are looking to put up a more budget friendly option for iPhone users.
Matrix PowerWatch
Interesting new tech in the world of smartwatches and wearables. The PowerWatch by Matrix uses your body heat as power, no charging needed. Episode 051-Organic Material Generates Elecricity Conversation
Basic cable bucking trends
Last week, two of the larger basic cable networks in SyFy and USA have decided to finally allow dropping F-Bombs in their shows.
Breaking Bad a Walking Dead Prequel
Apparently this is a pretty big theory going around the internet and based on some recent articles, it’s a pretty convincing conspiracy theory!
Ant-Man and the Wasp
The first official trailer was released and all we can say is it just looks FUN!
It’s a wild week with great stories about AmazonGo getting shoplifted from, rapper 50 Cent’s happy bitcoin accident, a sweet new Sci-Fi movie from Robbie and Stephen Amell called Code-8 and of course the big Vanity Fair Photoshop fail that gave Reese Witherspoon a third leg and Oprah Winfrey a 3rd hand! Not to mention Drew Carey getting tackled on stage, the XFL says don’t call it a comeback and much more! There is so much laughter in the soup this week you may bust a gut!
AmazonGo Store DID suffer a case of shoplifting on it’s first day!
In an interesting twist from our conversation last week, it seems that there was at least one inadvertent bit of thievery happening, some yogurt. Best part is Amazon didn’t care.
Linus Tech Tips “Shoplifts” Tampons From AmazonGo
50 Cent Accidentally Made $8 Million in Bitcoin
In 2014, rapper 50 Cent let people buy his album “Animal Ambition” using bitcoin. He then let his account lie unused for years, and only just recently discovered that he’s now a bitcoin millionaire.At the time, a single bitcoin was worth only $662 and he pulled in over $400,000. Since then, the value of bitcoin has soared: the price of the cryptocurrency is currently worth a little more than $11,000. After sitting untouched in his account for years, 50 Cent’s earnings are now worth $7 million to $8.5 million, based on the current fluctuating bitcoin valuation.
Code 8 - The IndieGoGo SCI-FI Movie!
This movie is looking awesome. It is a mutant, people with powers type movie starring cousins Robbie Amell (The Tomorrow People, The Flash, The X-Files) and Stephen Amell (Arrow’s Oliver Queen). The movie is in post production and has been funded by 20,000 backers on IndieGoGo. The film takes place in a world where 4% of the population are born with some type of supernatural ability. Instead of being billionaire superheroes, most ‘specials’ live in poverty and resort to crime, forcing the police to become more militarized.
Vanity Fair Photoshop Fail
From extra legs and hands to missing appendages, this recent Vanity Fair cover seems to be a photoshop disaster!
XFL Returning in 2020!
WWE founder and chairman Vince McMahon announced Thursday he is giving a professional football league another go. It will be called the XFL, the same name of the league McMahon and NBC tried for one season in 2001, but it won't rely on flashy cheerleaders and antics as its predecessor did, he said.
Let’s talk after if we actually want to do this. Could be a little challenging/low-brow true true
Drew Carey tackled by contestant on Price is Right
What can we say, she was super excited, he wasn’t ready for it and….well...watch for yourself!
The soup mix this week includes Amazon’s new checkout-free stores, the Nintendo Labo cardboard kit extravaganza, Tomb’s are getting raided, and much more! Settle in because the digitalSoup is on!
Amazon Go : Full Steam Ahead
Amazon opened the doors on its first unmanned store with great success which now drives fear looking ahead.
Apple to allow users to turn off Intentional Battery Slowdown
Based on a report with The Verge, Apple CEO Tim Cook says that in an update coming in February they will be rolling out a feature that allows users to turn off the intentional battery slow down with their iPhones. The update will also give ultra transparent info about your device’s battery health, a move unprecedented in the mobile phone space.
Nintendo Labo
In what can only be considered a strange move, Nintendo has announced plans for an interactive maker kit for the Switch. Being dubbed by TechCrunch as a next level LEGO kit that you DIY build robots, pianos, and even fishing rods that then interact with your Switch game system. Is $70 worth it for essentially a DIY cardboard kit?
https://youtu.be/P3Bd3HUMkyU
10 Great alternatives to the Nintendo Labo
Microsoft Is Taking The Fight Right To Google With $189 Windows 10 S Laptops!
With nobody to challenge Google in the low cost, walled garden systems they have been able to corner the educational and business market with their Chromebooks. Lenovo has come to Microsoft's rescue with the Lenovo 100e laptop, a $189 Windows 10 Pro or Windows 10 S laptop.
Vudu and Apple Communication Mixup
Oops! VUDU releases Thor Ragnarok a month before it was supposed to!
YouTube’s new policies still failing
When the S**T hit the fan with Logan Paul and other “celebrity” YouTubers, the company vowed to put new policies in place to help avoid these types of videos being shown on their platform. It seems those new policies don’t actually impact the big name YouTubers, rather they seem to eliminate monetization for more and more small creators.
It’s an awesome week as the Minnesota Vikings pull out the Miracle in Minneapolis, Apple Health App Data used in rape case, a little TV and Movie news for flavor and then it’s on to the main course, C.E.S. 2018 discussion!
Who won the game for the Vikings … Stefon Diggs or Marcus Williams?
What a crazy awesome ending to that game! Why did Williams not do a wrap around tackle, keep Diggs in bounds and win the game?
Apple Health App Data Used in Rape Case
The data was used in a rape investigation in Germany to help place the suspect at the scene and prove consistency with alleged activity, including dragging the victim down a river bank and then climbing back up which registered as flights of stairs being climbed.
John Wick TV Series Is Officially Happening on Starz
The Continental promises to include the thunderous fight sequences and intensely staged shootouts between professional assassins and their targets that fans have come to expect in the John Wick movie franchise as well as introducing some new, darkly compelling characters who inhabit this underground world.
Deadpool 2 Release DateIn an effort to avoid a clash in the box office with the next Star Wars movie, Deadpool 2 gets pushed ahead to a May 18th release date instead of it’s originally planned June 1st, 2018 release. Good news for Deadpool, bad news for the New Mutants and Gambit movies as they are both pushed back dramatically, with many wondering if they’ll actually ever happen.
First look at Tom Hardy as VenomTom Hardy is set to play the title role in the upcoming Venom movie and the first image has leaked out of Tom on set as Eddie Brock. Still no final look at Venom himself, but very cool to start seeing images leak.
Altered Carbon - Netflix Original Adaptation for 2018Looking to capitalize on the success of Blade Runner 2049, Netflix has a beautiful looking adaptation of Richard K Morgan’s cyberpunk novel of the same name.
Set in a world where fantasy creatures live side by side with humans. A human cop is forced to work with an Orc to find a weapon everyone is prepared to kill for.
Bright
2017
TV-MA
1h 57m
Starring:
Will Smith - Daryl Ward
Joel Edgerton - Nick Jakoby (The Gift, Zero Dark Thirty)
Noomi Rapace - Leilah (Prometheus, Alien: Covenant)
Edgar Ramírez - Kandomere (Point Break, Zero Dark Thirty)
Lucy Fry – Tikka (H2O: Just Add Water)
Director:
David Ayer (Suicide Squad, Training Day, The Fast and the Furious)
Writer:
Max Landis (Chronicle)
Watch Bright on Netflix Now
Adam gives this movie a 3.5 out of 5 stars
Jason gives this movie a 3 out of 5 stars
Dave gives this movie a 3 out of 5 stars
digitalSoup Rating: 3 stars - Serve it up!
A ton of tech news this week as there are new security threats to nearly every device, Intel teaming up with AMD, Roku is set to take on wireless home audio and that’s just the beginning! Trouble at IGN and Spotify, is Apple looking to buy Netflix and some great X-Files and TV talk before we finish with a souper fascinating and terrifying new book about Anesthesia. We hope you brought your appetites because it’s a big helping of Soup this week!
Massive Intel Based Security Issue to Cause PC and Mac Slow-Downs
While details of exactly what the security issues are have yet to be released, since they are working on shipping the huge update to fix the issue and don’t want to increase the security risk, it appears that a major security issue will be fixed with an upgrade soon. Bad news is that it’s set to cause a decrease in performance by up to 30% and will impact both PC’s and Mac’s.
Intel Teams Up With AMD to Build Radeon Graphics on Core Chips
Intel has announced the new GPU “brings together our high-performing Intel Core H-series processor, second generation High Bandwidth Memory (HBM2) and a custom-to-Intel third-party discrete graphics chip from AMD’s Radeon Technologies Group – all in a single processor package.”
Roku Set to Rock You
In a move to expand it’s base, Roku looks poised to enter the audio game with a new line-up being dubbed as Roku Connect. While it’s not a full fledged automated home assistant looking to take on Alexa, it will focus entirely on entertainment and allow you to control and immerse your home in a terrific audio upgrade!
IGN Editor-in-Chief Fired for ‘Alleged Misconduct’
“IGN initiated an investigation into alleged misconduct involving Steve Butts. As a result of the investigation, the Company has appropriately determined to part ways with Mr. Butts,” Mitch Galbraith, IGN’s executive vice president, told Polygon in a statement.
This week, the guys re-examine the AT&T AirGig project and talk about techy Christmas gifts, followed up by more cryptojacking news. Also, the World Health Organization declared a new gaming related disorder, and the guys debate Star Wars and Star Trek before declaring the winners of the Windscribe EDC Giveaway. Get ready for some great star-crossed talk as we dive into this week’s episode!
Samsung’s Galaxy 9 to keep the headphone jack
In a move that is being dubbed as “boring design” it seems Samsung is going to keep a lot of people happy since that boring design will allow for the 3.5mm headphone jack to remain in place.
Oops! Nintendo eStore crashes on Christmas
In an effort to Switch things up for their fans that got new games or devices for the holidays, Nintendo drops the ball and let’s the eStore crash over Christmas.
Cryptojacking Meet Facebook Messenger
This one, should it reach the USA, is VERY scary. Facebook Messenger users need to beware!
Do you suffer from Gaming Disorder?
The World Health Organization has now included “Gaming Disorder” to it’s International Classification of Diseases for 2018. Could be a hot button topic for some while others don’t care, they’d rather play a few more hours of Skyrim.
This week the guys cover AmazonTube, some of the worst passwords used in 2017, a portable GTA V machine and Apple slowing down iPhones. The soup is served!
AmazonTube Coming Soon
With the battle between YouTube and Amazon heating up will there finally be a competitor to the YouTube giant?
The Worst Passwords of 2017 Include ‘password,’ ‘123456,’ and ‘starwars’
Every year, SplashData puts together a list of the most popular (and therefore worst) passwords that appeared in this year’s leaks. For 2017, “password” is still near the top along with various strings of numbers. Disney’s marketing department will be happy to know “starwars” popped up on the list this time, too.
New Handheld Windows PC Launches in April, Can Play GTA V
The best portable Windows gaming console is getting a huge upgrade and can now play Grand Theft Auto 5 perfectly. Want to work on your Excel spreadsheet and play Battlefront II on the go then you need to check out the crowd funded system GPD Win 2!
Apple Admits to Slowing Down iPhones
Apple has admitted to intentionally slowing down older phones in the name of saving the battery. Due diligence or crafty upgrade nudging?
One App to Rule them all
Apple may be looking to make some changes to the App-mosphere and allow for just a single app to be used across all of it’s devices.
So Cryptojacking is a thing now, and while it’s a dirty move it isn’t dirty in THAT way. AT&T is testing some new high speed internet options while Google and Amazon start to work through their issues. Of course we had to talk about Disney purchasing most of Fox and the somewhat unsurprising news that the Ataribox has been delayed. Then, we end with some fun discussion about The Rock’s possible Presidential run in 2020 and a great trailer for a movie called Annihilation!
Beware of sites Cryptojacking your system
Allegations are flying over sites that are cryptojacking your system while you view their content in an effort to force you into mining for cryptocurrency on their behalf.
Forget Fiber based Internet, Powerlines may be the future
AT&T is testing a new service to provide high speed internet they claim will be faster than the current fiber internet speeds all while delivering the connection via powerlines. Possibly a huge step forward for high speed internet in rural areas.
Google and Apple Streaming Devices Are Coming Back to Amazon
Amazon made the bold decision in 2015 to stop selling some of the most popular streaming devices on the market. Coincidentally, those were the streaming devices made by Apple and Google, which compete with Amazon’s own Fire lineup. This irked many consumers, but Apple and Google both have their own storefronts to sell hardware. Amazon now says it’s bringing back the previously banned devices, but it’s reluctant to explain why.
Google experimenting with photo/video apps
From selfie boosting to making comics from your videos, these apps look pretty interesting...kind of…
Ataribox delays pre-orders due to development problems
Preorders for the Ataribox were scheduled to start today, December 14th, but it appears that plan has hit a snag. Atari sent out an email today that said it's taking longer than expected "to create the platform and ecosystem the Atari community deserves." The console will be priced in the $250 to $300 range, though Atari has teased that early supporters may receive a discount.
Disney gets Fox...at least most of it
It’s official, the deal for Disney to buy Fox is official. Rumored for weeks the announcement became official on last thursday. But what might this mean for the future of our favorite heroes in the movies?!
By the way, The Simpson’s Predicted the Disney/Fox deal.
Adding to their growing list of accurate predictions, The Simpson’s has successfully predicted yet another major event, this time one that involves them directly.
We brought back our great friend Mac from ShutterTime with Sid and Mac to join us for some amazing discussion on everything from Apple battling the FBI, Hawaii thinks Battlefront II is a Star Wars Casino, Net Neutrality is a huge fear facing the US right now and of course, a tremendous give away from Windscribe involving the idea of every day carry! Easy to enter and two big winners! Don’t forget to find creative uses for #TurkeyTireTackle on Twitter this week, we hope you’re hungry because the Soup is on!
NASA sent what now?
In 1977 NASA sent a time capsule into space, which included 2 records full of “Human Life Sounds”. You can hear what they sent in the article, but do you think it was a good mix?
Apple Court Ordered To Unlock Texas Shooter’s iPhone SE
Last monday Apple was served with a search warrant for access to digital photos, emails and other documents on an iPhone SE that was used by the gunman who killed 27 people in a Texas church mass shooting. Should Apple comply or is this a dangerous slippery slope for privacy?
The State Of Hawaii Investigating EA For "Predatory Practices"
"This game is a Star Wars-themed online casino," Democratic State Representative from Hawaii Chris Lee said from the podium. "It's a trap." What Lee is referring to is loot boxes in games should be classified as gambling. Recently the Belgium Gaming Commision had declared the same thing.
Facebook stealing from Snapchat….again
After basically pillaging every cool feature users love from SnapChat it seems Facebook is now testing out the “Streaks” feature...Who cares how many days in a row you’ve sent messages to your friends. But we have to gamify everything instead of just enjoying personal connections right?
Addicted to your phone?
In the most face palm worthy move, there is a new “fidget spinner” for those that can’t stop swiping at their phones.
In an episode filled with innuendo and hilarity, the guys have fun discussing a new organic material that generates its own electricity, Nintendo continues to win the current gaming system wars with a console that is JUUUUST good enough and then they come up with an amiibo based cereal that you can both eat and use to unlock bonuses in game. The episode wraps with some great movie news including the Hellboy Reboot with David Harbour and of course the new Avengers : Infinity War trailer drops and the world rejoiced! We dare you not to laugh during this one!
Hey look! Microsoft brought the Edge browser to iOS and Android.
Is this a worthwhile addition to your mobile device or just another place for more people to ignore the successor to the Internet Explorer?
RIP 2011 Mac MiniApple has made it official. They’ve deemed the 2011 Mac Mini to be “Obsolete”. Though the Mac Mini is still listed on the product road map for the future, things aren’t looking good for those Mac Mini fans.
New organic material that generates electricity
So those silly scientists are at it again, this time it’s Swiss Scientists from EMPA, that have created a new organic material that generates it’s own electricity when stretched and compressed. This is fueling speculation on it’s possible medical uses but also concern over if we are seeing a natural transition for humans becoming cyborgs.
The Switch, good enough equals winning
With subpar graphics and lesser tech than it’s biggest rivals from Sony and Microsoft, is the Nintendo Switch winning by being just good enough?
PowerFur
Nintendo ups the lootbox game with real world upgradesSo in a truly “Are you for real?” move, Nintendo is announcing a new cereal that looks an awful lot like Lucky Charms. It’s called simply “Super Mario Cereal” and hits shelves Dec. 11th. But what’s crazy is that the box the cereal comes in is NFC enabled and if Switch/Super Mario Odessey players tap the cereal box on their console it will unlock some minor loot in game, like extra coins or hearts.
Marvel Studio’s Avengers : Infinity War Official Trailer Drops...Jaws Around the World.
Let’s be honest, this looks incredibly insane. So good but could be almost too much to take in with ALL of those heroes on screen. But three things stand out in this trailer. #1) Chris Pratt’s `Stache is killing it at the end of the trailer, #2) Cap’s beard is being talked about a crazy amount all over the internet so it seems it should be called Avengers: Facial Hair War instead. #3) Adam makes a good point, #whereisHawkeye?
With an extra special holiday edition, we break down news stories from Google fighting with Amazon, Apple’s most downloaded apps, a great list of games for time crunched gamers AND a souper special Gonna Geek Edition Quiz Show! That’s all BEFORE we run down our digitalSoup Geeky Gift Guide! You won’t want to miss these geeky gift ideas for your favorite geek in your life!
Google blocking YouTube on Amazon Devices
You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours says Google as they block YouTube on the Amazon Echo and FireTV devices. Google wants a partnership with Amazon to allow sales of Google products on the shopping supersite and so far Amazon has declined, so now Amazon is missing YouTube. In the end it’s just consumers losing out.
Apple reveals the Top 20 Most Downloaded Apps of 2017
Did any of your favorites make the list? Which ones leave you scratching your head wondering if the world is spiraling downwards?
Nintendo and Nvidia bring HD Wii games to Shield TV in China
If you pick up a Chinese Shield TV, you’ll be able to play New Super Mario Bros. Wii, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and Punch-Out! right away, with other games including Super Mario Galaxy set for future release. All of these games have been remastered in 1080p, meaning they should look a lot better on modern TVs than they did back on the Wii, and they sell for 68 yuan — about $10.
Shorter games for time crunched gamers
The good people over at Game Informer have put together a great list of games for those of us that don’t have time to sink into a 100+ hour open world adventure epic.
It’s a holiday sized helping of digitalSoup this week as the guys cover everything from the OnePlus 5T phone, the largest digital camera in the world and backflipping robots all before getting into a great discussion about smartwatches for kids and the pros and cons of owning versus subscribing your software. Of course no Soup is complete without a dash of movie and gaming talk, a little Justice League and Animal Crossing fit the bill this week, and a mesmerizing weekly garnish will, as always, leave you geek hunger satisfied!
Star Wars Battlefront 2 backs down
The pressure put on by fans became too hot, now it’s a game of finger pointing as Disney/LucasFilm and EA try to blame each other for the outrageous microtransactions. But of course the internet goes too far by sending death threats to game developers.
iPhone X patched and ready for the cold...maybe
While the pleas for our #AppleCiderDongle went unanswered it seems Apple may have patched up the iPhone X and has fixed the cold unresponsive screen issue.
OnePlus 5T
Anyone know much about this phone that is getting great reviews? For Android lovers it could give you the ultimate bang for the buck.
Robot doing backflips
In a move to show robotics getting more awesome, check out the latest with a robot comfortably doing plyometric moves, jumps and backflips.
Largest digital camera in the world
No this isn’t the next big selfie camera, this one is made to photograph space and may have some pretty awesome implications in the further study of “Parts Unknown”
https://www.lsst.org
Smartwaches for kids, should they be banned?
German officials feel they should be destroyed and banned because they are a huge safety risk and also an illegal spying device that can record people without their knowledge.
DISCUSSION: Owning Vs. Leasing Software
What are the advantages and disadvantages of leasing software (subscription based software like Office 365, Photoshop CC etc.) vs. owning the software outright?
The kitchen is stocked this week with irritating news from EA Star Wars Battlefront 2, XBox One X crashing on release and the iPhone X hates the cold. Also, YouTube gets tough, is your flash drive secure and Amazon secures a Lord of the Rings deal of the day! This week the digitalSoup is beefy like The Rock and goes best with a nice hot #AppleCiderDongle!
Is your flash drive encrypted?
We frequently talk about data security. This should include any and all removable media. What are some methods of keeping your flash drive away from prying eyes?
Amazon also may be dipping their toes into the world of cryptocurrency.
Is Amazon taking over everything?
Some Xbox One X users experiencing the “Black Screen of Death”
Many new owners are reporting that their Xbox One X is affected by frequent black screen issues. This problem affects all games, it is not specific to a certain title.
iPhone X doesn't like the cold
It seems that fancy new screen isn’t a fan of cool temps.
Email scammers have a new enemy
If you feel so inclined, have some fun at the expense of email scammers. But do so at your own risk.
Youtube Cracking Down on Inappropriate Content Aimed at Kids
Youtube is making an effort to protect your child’s innocence.
Suicide Squad 2 May Introduce Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson may finally get his introduction into the DC universe, with Black Adam rumored to be part of Suicide Squad 2
Bright
Will Smith plays Fantasy Cop
Welcome back to the kitchen where the guys cover some major ground, starting with the new Razer phone, a new video camera option and a whole bunch of gaming news. Plus a great list for all of you Stranger Things fans and a great app for mobile photo and video editing. The pantry is fully stocked and the Soup is ready, we hope you’re hungry!
Razer Phone now official
With powerful specs one would expect from the PC Gaming giants at Razer, could this be the next big competitor to Apple/Samsung or just another “Also Ran”?
Judge Blocks Ring Security System
Well that’s not good! Ring has a new solution that ties together cameras, lights and doorbells. However, ADT is suing them claiming it’s their intellectual property. A judge has blocked the sale until the dispute is resolved. Check out Episode 034 : The Ultimate Camera Phone, Home Security System, and Slice of Pi” to hear our conversation with an expert on home security systems!
Man Shoots Professional Commercial to Sell His Girlfriend’s ‘96 Honda Accord
Astoundingly, the bids have reached over 6 figures!
Rylo
This new video camera from some of the people behind Instagram and Hyperlapse could be the next big thing with action cameras. They make some big claims at a decent price point, but can they hold up and deliver the goods?
WoW Classic
Kicking off Blizzcon 2017, Blizzard announced the return of the “Vanilla” servers in what is being called WoW Classic. If you miss the early days spent grinding away in WoW, sounds like soon Blizzard will let you relive your favorite times!
Nintendo Switch games not fitting on the device!
LA Noire is the latest game for the Nintendo Switch that will not fit on the device. Switch fans that pick up this game will instead of to purchase a separate microSD card just for the game. With this not being the first time this has happened, Nintendo is now having to make it clear which games will and will not fit since the release of NBA 2K18. Seems like a serious shortcoming for the system, or is it a sign of things to come for all systems as games get larger and larger?
Nintendo Switch Monopoly Woes
Much like the real version of Monopoly, it seems the Nintendo Switch version that was just released also takes forever…but when you release the new Mario at about the same time, which by all accounts is pretty amazing, who is playing Monopoly instead of Mario?!
We welcome in a very special guest and longtime friend of the show, Mac Sokulski from the Shutter Time with Sid and Mac photography podcast! This episode gets a little longer than usual as we cover a huge range of topics, from Microsoft killing off some of its product lines and Instagram now working on your desktop, to the petition to see Superman’s Mustache! Of course we have a whole bunch of new movie trailers that have hit plus we even give you a great resource for all sorts of Halloween DIY Projects to get your Halloween on! Oh, how could we forget, we actually have a SECOND special guest making a couple appearances, the one and only Captain Poland! Plus we’ve got a digitalSoup first, we are doing a GIVEAWAY! You don’t want to miss this one!
Windows 10 Mobile is dead!
There has been speculation for a while now but Joe Belfiore, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President for Windows has confirmed it will be ending all but minor bug and security fixes for it’s struggling platform. Meanwhile, Microsoft is rumored to be working on a new "mobile" device codenamed Andromeda, that will launch next year with a version of Windows 10 built with Microsoft's new "Windows Core OS" platform. Will current hardware be compatible with Windows Core OS or will you need a new phone?
Microsoft also killing off Groove Music Service
The streaming service is being replaced by a deal with Spotify as of December 31st as Microsoft continues to retire more of it’s services and divisions. How long until Microsoft just decides to sell off completely to another company?
Who says you need a great graphics card to play some good games?Check out this list of some of the top picks in pc gaming for players that don’t have a high end gaming system but still want to have some gaming fun!
In what may be one of the most wide ranging shows in terms of topics the guys whip up some fun with stories about the new Adobe Updates to the Photoshop & Lightroom CC programs, Jason has a catastrophic failure with some data, scientists in Australia make a potentially massive discovery and what show would be complete without some great movie and tv discussion about Thor: Ragnarok, The Punisher, and Stranger Things Season 2! Plus, Adam brings some sweet outdoors tech that really may be an absolute necessity for your gear bag during the Weekly Garnish so join us in the kitchen for an all new episode of digitalSoup, the most satisfying meal you’ll have all week!
Adobe upgrades Lightroom and PhotoshopAt the Adobe Max event, Adobe announced some pretty substantial updates to their popular Lightroom and Photoshop programs, including ending the stand alone version of Lightroom and announcing a second all cloud based version of Lightroom for access to all of your photos across any device.
I’m Back!A new kickstarter campaign out for an interesting product designed to add a digital photo back to your old 35mm film cameras. Is it interesting, would you want to use it or do you think “WTF is the point!”?
New 2D material created with huge implications
Scientists in Australia have discovered a process to create a new two dimensional material that has never been seen in nature before. This material is literally no thicker than a couple of atoms and has some potentially huge implications in the world of tech.
The MacMini isn’t dead just yet
According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, just because it hasn’t been updated in forever it’s not dead yet. Check the link above for the full article but in multiple places he has responded to customers and made statements about the MacMini having an important place in their product lineup going forward.
In a very special bonus episode your favorite geeks travel back in time to give you a taste of what digitalSoup would have been like had they been doing a show back in the eighties! It’s an awesome decade when the WWF was king, CD’s were new tech and the biggest movies were starring Stallone and Michael J Fox. Buckle up because we’re taking the kitchen back to 1985 in this time traveling bonus episode to make a vintage batch of digitalSoup!
Symbolics.com
With something they are calling a domain name, the company Symbolics Corporation has apparently registered the very first .com domain name. Is that pronounced “Period Com” or “Dot Com”? Big news because up until now we’ve only really seen the .edu domains for educational insitutions. This internet thing seems interesting but maybe a little gimmicky.
Compact DiscsNow these have been around for a bit but they are kind of expensive still. I saw at Radio Shack they had a Compact Disc Digital Audio Player and it comes in at about $400 but for the amazing sound quality it may be worth it! They are even coming out with some portable compact disc players called a discman so you can take your music with you!The band Dire Straits and their album Brothers in Arms, which includes of course their massive hit song Money for Nothing, is the first band/album to sell 1 million copies on CD alone! Of course other artists are on the CD train with David Bowie making history as the first artist to convert his entire catalog to CD. That’s 15 albums plus his 4 greatest hits albums.
Steve Jobs
Big news as he quit Apple this past September. Is this the end for Apple? Will the be able to hold on as a company without him?
Microsoft just released Windows 1.0
In an attempt to compete with Apple, Microsoft has released their new Windows line. But it just doesn’t seem like it’s going to work.
In this week’s special Halloween episode, Adam weaves a tapestry of odd, creepy, bizarre, scary, or funny tales from the world wide web.
Alexa on Sonos!
Usually Dave, back in Episode 019 : Siri on a Rampage, made a sweet prediction that now is becoming a reality!
Follow-Up: ZAR X did the trick for Jason’s corrupt picture woes!
DARK TALES INTRO
10 Creepy Internet Mysteries
Go listen to the Sextortion Episode for a great listener submitted internet horror story.
Could there be life on Mars? Is the iPhone 8 set to take Samsung's battery issue title? It’s a fast moving week covering a lot of ground including some pretty bold claims from Adobe Photoshop Elements 2018, some expensive boneheaded moves with domain names and news from the Google Pixel 2 event. Don’t worry, no digitalSoup episode would be complete without some great laughs and discussion around movies, this week it’s Harrison Ford in the news. We even take a walk down memory lane and look at some tech that flopped hard but may have just been ahead of it’s time! What are you waiting for, dig in!
Weekly Riddle:
White Bird, featherless, flyin’ out o’ paradise, flyin’ over sea and land, dyin’ in my hand. What is it?
*Be sure to send in your riddle answers to jason@digitalsouppodcast.com**and don’t be shy, send in that audio so we can hear more of our amazing Souper Friends!*
There be water on Mars!
With the recent discovery that there is more ice/water on Mars than originally thought, will this make future Mars missions a bit easier since they may have a water source there instead of bringing their own? Does that mean there can be life on Mars and does this make things easier for Elon Musk and his SpaceX program as they still plan to send humans to Mars in 7 years?
iPhone 8 Plus splitting open from charging
A real concern or is this a random occurrence? Will these reported battery issues take the heat off of Samsung and their flaming batteries and put it squarely on Apple?
Adobe Announces Elements 2018
Looks like they are bringing in some interesting upgrades to the Photoshop Elements line, but is it worth the money when you can get the Photography CC bundle from Adobe for $10/month?
How forgetting to renew a domain name cost 3 million dollars
A Utah based telco company neglected to renew its domain name in 2016 resulting in a complete outage of relay services to deaf, hard of hearing, and speech-disabled people. As a result, the FCC fined them $3,000,000. Oops. Here are some of the biggest domain expirations in history! Also, does anyone have $2600 so Jason can get his old domain, nostalgiagaming.com, back?
News from the Google Event
From the Pixel 2 to the new voice for the home assistant, this was a very hyped event from Google. Did they fall flat or is the excitement worth it regarding the announcements?
Joining us this week to geek out is a very special guest from the Against the Grain podcast, Mr. Cody Priebe! We talk about the iPhone 8 Plus and its photo capabilities, classic gaming with the Commodore 64, CCleaner not so clean and getting worse and of course some fun movie talk including Nightwing, X-Men: Dark Phoenix and of course the Terminator news!
Weekly Riddle:
George, Helen, and Steve are drinking coffee. Bert, Karen, and Dave are drinking soda. Is Elizabeth drinking coffee or soda
iPhone 8 Plus video sample
Fantastic video sample of the capabilities of the iPhone 8 Plus 4K video from Matteo Bertoli Visuals
The Commodore 64 Mini coming in 2018
With all the classic consoles rising from the dead to pry money from our hands it was just a matter of time before a classic computer followed suit! It was retail for $70 and even though it has a keyboard it is not functional … but … you can hook up a USB keyboard and really program on the commuter. It will come will come with 64 games installed.
CCleaner Infection More Severe Than Thought, Targeted Microsoft, Google, Samsung
Even more bad news for users of CCleaner. We now know the attack was worse than initially thought. The CCleaner malware could be used to deliver a second-stage payload that would run on local systems and perform various tasks. This isn’t an unusual malware feature, but researchers didn’t think the capability had been used in this case. We now know that it was, and that some of the internet’s biggest players were targeted. http://www.techradar.com/news/the-best-free-alternatives-to-ccleaner
Nightwing Movie Still Doesn’t Have The Title Character Cast
CinemaBlend reported that director Chris McKay tweeted last tuesday about the Nightwing spot still not being filled. He commented that they need to “... find the perfect person.”
X-Men: The Dark Phoenix
The new movie is in production and while not a ton is known about what the actual storyline will be or how closely it will follow the comics, Actress Olivia Munn who plays Psylocke has let it slip that this film will be a two parter. Fans of course react in the usual way, by trolling each other over the internet in a total split on if this is good news or not!
Terminator Sequel in 2019
James Cameron Producing, Deadpool’s Tim Miller to direct and it looks like the plan is to make this a sequel/reboot of the franchise, much like Star Wars did with The Force Awakens. Reportedly both Arnie and Linda Hamilton will be featured in the film as well.
The guys ring in their 40th episode by looking back at some of the tech innovations and geek happenings from 40 years ago, umm Star Wars anybody?! They also touch base on news from Amazon and Google both having new smart home devices on the horizon, will Nintendo get in bed with Netflix and of course some fun movie news to finish up the turning 40 celebration!
Weekly Riddle:
Lovely and Round, I shine with pale light, Grown in the pale darkness, A ladies delight.
CCleaner the latest software to get hacked
It never seems to end as this time CCleaner by Avast has been exposed to malware by hackers.
Netflix coming to the Nintendo Switch?
Based on some reports, it seems like Netlix may be headed to the Nintendo Switch. But fans of the Nintendo handheld are split on if this is good or not. What do you think Souper Friends?
40 years ago the tech world was changing
Taking a look back at what sort of tech was out there 40 years ago, 1977. It’s actually a pretty big year for tech, gadgets and geekery!
Amazon’s latest tablet is also an Echo?
With the announcement of the new Fire HD 10. Amazon has added the hands free voice services of Alexa to their latest tablet. At around the $200 mark, is this new tablet a viable alternative to the highly acclaimed iPad?
Amazon is also looking at Smart GlassesSee what I did there, “looking” at “Smart Glasses”. Anyways, it seems that Amazon wants a piece of that sweet Google Glass Pie. Though as of now they aren’t looking at a screen for the glasses, simply a bone conducted Alexa voice assistant built right in.
The Google Home Mini
IF this ends up being a real thing, which we’ll know soon since Google is set to announce it in early October, Google will be doing their best to take a potentially serious bite out of Amazon’s bottom line.
Blasting through some movie and tv talk, the guys discuss the new Tomb Raider trailer set to release in 2018, an intense looking survival movie called The Mountain Between Us starring Idris Elba and Kate Winslett, The Punisher dropping sometime soon, but Netflix is being tight lipped about it and of course the new Star Trek series that just debuted along with The Orville.
Adam brings some great topics on Kaspersky getting booted to the curb and some new password guidelines followed up by a fantastic listener call about being a victim of sextortion. It’s a heavy call but we follow it up with a lot of fun chatting about the new iPhone news, NES classic re-release and South Park messes with Alexa. Plus don’t forget to check out the Hurricane Harvey Victims - Podcast Pack to help raise money and score a bonus exclusive episode of digitalSoup you won’t hear anywhere else! The link is below in the show notes!
Weekly Riddle:
I am a five letter word and I am a fruit. Take the first letter out and I am a crime, take out the first and second letter and I am an animal, take out the first and last letter and I am a type of music. What am I?
Answer at the end of the episode!
Federal Government Boots Kaspersky to the Curb
The Department of Homeland Security has officially banned Kaspersky from being used in Federal agencies effective immediately, citing security concerns over the company's possible ties to the Russian government. Federal agencies have 30 days to identify any Kaspersky products in use, 60 days to come up with a plan to remove and replace the products, and 90 days to implement. They want this out fast!
NIST (United States National Institute for Standards and Technology) Password Recommendations Changing
Interesting new recommendations could actually make passwords stronger…. And EASIER to remember! LastPass
KEEPASS
Sextortion - Listener voice mailBe careful out there on the internet!
https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/newss-what-is-sextortion/view
If you believe you’re a victim of sextortion, or know someone else who is, call your local FBI office or toll-free at 1-800-CALL-FBI.
Hurrican Harvey Victims - Podcast Pack
Everyone who pledges $10 to this campaign will receive a link to download the pack, which contains exclusive episodes from 48 shows, and proceeds go to help Hurrican Harvey Victims. Great cause that digitalSoup is thrilled to be a part of.
iPhone 8 bleh … bring on iPhone X! (X or 10?)
Apple steals it’s own thunder from the iPhone 8 by announcing the iPhone X (10?). Lots of great features, some standouts: FaceID, 64-bit 6-Cores, Animojis, 5.8” Super Retina Display OLED, Augmented Reality, dual 12MP cameras
Nintendo re-releasing NES Classic Edition in summer 2018!
Many sites are reporting that Nintendo has heard the cries of the people and will be re-releasing the NES Classic Console during the summer of 2018. Good news for those who missed out the first time but does that mean we WON’T be seeing an N64 Classic Edition next year?!?
Has Equifax hung it’s customers out to dry with the recent hack? Nintendo urges customers not to overpay for Mini SNES Classic, do you believe them? iPhones shooting covers for TIME magazine, say what now? Will Facebook make a move to become the next Netflix? The guys talk about all of this and a whole bunch more so pull up a chair join in this week’s digitalSoup conversation!
Weekly Riddle:
Five hundred begins it, five hundred ends it, Five in the middle is seen; First of all figures, the first of all letters, Take up their stations between. Join all together, and then you will bring before you the name of an eminent king. Answer at the end of the episode!
Massive hack of Equifax Leaves millions at riskIn July the huge credit agency was hacked, with millions of people having their social security numbers, addresses, possible credit card info and more exposed. Why is it just being reported now in September? With controversy swirling, what are the real risks and implications for the general public.
The Solar Eclipse … A Serial Killer Of Lenses!
Lens Rentals posted images of all their lenses they rented out to customers who decided to take pictures of the solar eclipse and returned the equipment destroyed. Don’t forget, digitalSoup warned you about this!
Photographer Shoots 12 covers for TIME Magazine...on an iPhone
Interesting article about TIME magazine commissioned photographer Luisa Dorr to make portraits of 46 women who are changing the world. Does this mean we should all abandon our real cameras for those on our mobile phones?
Nintendo Urges us not to overpay
Nintendo of America President, Reggie Fils-Aime, has spoken in an interview with The Financial Times recently and stated that Nintendo did not manipulate the pre-orders of the Mini SNES Classic. In the same interview he urged customers not to pay anymore than the $80 asking price when buying from an auction site because they will have plenty of supply when the game console hits the shelves. Do we believe him or is this just Nintendo trying to put out the flames from angry customers that are giving up on even caring about Nintendo?
Rockstar Games updating LA Noire
This November this classic 1940’s era detective game will get a facelift and re-release on new consoles. What do you guys remember of this game?
MoviePass
If you watch a lot of movies could this be the way to go? At $10/month is this the way theaters will try to combat the streaming services like Netflix/Hulu/Amazon and all the rest?
Wonder Woman 2 director is now officially locked
As expected, Patty Jenkins has been locked in to direct the sequel to this summer’s box office smash hit. Was there really any question?
It’s an episode filled with tangents and wide ranging topics, from CrashPlan and Backblaze backup news to more games taking advantage of mobile AR tech, including The Walking Dead and Star Wars. Plus Usually Dave spills the beans on the No Peek 365 Photography Challenge he is taking part in and what the heck is all this buttfumes.com talk?
Weekly Riddle:This old one runs forever, but never moves at all. He has not lungs or throat, but still a mighty roaring call. What is it?
Answer at the end of the episode!
Crashplan exits consumer backup game
With the news that CrashPlan was pulling out of the consumer backup service game a lot of people were panicking. Meanwhile Backblaze absolutely killed it with a terrific social media blitz and may have cleaned house.
Walking Dead meet Pokemon Go:
Called The Walking Dead: Our World, this new mobile game for iOS and Android looks to take the zombie killing fun that fans of the show love and mash it up with the augmented reality mobile gaming concept from Pokemon Go. There’s no release date just yet, but will you be lining up to slay zombies and try to survive when it hits the app stores?
Star Wars: Jedi Challenges
Speaking of AR games, you wanna be a Jedi master and have light saber duels with some of the biggest Jedi and Sith villains in the Star Wars universe?
A real life Dr. Frankenstein.An Italian Neurosurgeon named Sergio Canvero is claiming that next fall in China he is going to complete a Full Body Transplant, swapping heads on real human bodies, in a procedure dubbed as HEAVEN. HEAVEN is short for Head Anastomosis Venture. This is some scary sh*t!
The movie industry is in a constant state of reboots and remakes, but what are the Origin stories you actually want to see? How secure do you feel online? Have you ever tried some RetroPie? In this episode the guys tackle some news about Funko getting hacked on Twitter, some great info about how VPN’s work and then the main topic, the guys DIVE INTO their Top Five movie character Origin stories that they actually want to see!
Weekly Riddle:An old man wanted to leave all of his money to one of his three sons, but he didn't know which one he should give it to. He gave each of them a few coins and told them to buy something that would be able to fill their living room. The first man bought straw, but there was not enough to fill the room. The second bought some sticks, but they still did not fill the room. The third man bought two things that filled the room, so he obtained his father's fortune. What were the two things that the man bought? Answer at the end of the episode!
The Funko Pop Twitter account is hacked by pirates of a specific kind.Friday afternoon UD was browsing Twitter and saw a series of hilarious messages being posted by the Funko Twitter account. Hacked or poor taste in marketing a new product?
Are VPNs Only For Pirates?
Arr! Why use a VPN? There are many reasons and it's not just to hide some nefarious online activities.
VPNs We Have Used
https://windscribe.com/
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/
VPN Research: https://thatoneprivacysite.net/vpn-section/
TouchPal Is Evil (and how I destroyed it)
A recent TouchPal update brought with it lock screen ads, banners ads, floating bubble ads that, when you try to swipe it off the screen would install software. Three phone wipes later I figured out how to defeat it!
Have we hit peak Marvel saturation? Is it worth watermarking your photos? Would you trust an app as your only source of contraception? The digitalSoup crew tackle all of that and so much more, including the new Essential Phone, some sad Deadpool 2 news and a new release of the original Starcraft that’s been remastered for your gaming pleasure! Stay hungry Souper Friends because the digitalSoup is on!
Weekly Riddle:
Until I am measured I am not known, Yet how you miss me When I have flown.
Answer at the end of the episode!
The new ESSENTIAL PHONEIs this new Android based phone going to be as it claims, the essential new android phone everyone must have or is it just too ambitious for its own good?
An app as birth control?
A smartphone app called Natural Cycles has now been certified as a medical device for contraception in Europe. How does it work, will it be certified here in the US next and most importantly, could you ever trust a smartphone app in this situation?
Photographers that use watermarks, Google says beware!Google has shown how easy it is to remove your visible watermark from your images as well as a way to “trick” those automated systems from working correctly.
Deadpool 2 tragedy
Stunt-Woman dies in motorcycle accident on set.
Marvel movie and TV news:
With The Defenders released last friday, a new teaser for The Punisher hitting YouTube and even another trailer for Thor:Ragnarok (Yes it’s an International Trailer) are we still excited about these movies and these universes or have we hit a bit of “Peak Marvel Saturation”?
Starcraft Remastered goes Live (and Battle.net is back)
Call your Korean buddies, Starcraft is back and looking better than ever!
Buckle up for another information packed episode of digitalSoup as this week the guys tackle the RED Hydrogen One phone and some news from Samsung before diving into a listener question about Home Security Systems. Jason has decided to build a RetroPie box, we discuss The Munsters TV series getting a reboot, more great listener questions and even a way that you can mix your gaming and photography by editing photos in Adobe Lightroom using your Playstation or XBox controller!
Weekly Riddle:
Ripped from my mothers womb. Beaten and burned. I become a blood thirsty killer. What am I?
Answer at the end of the episode!
RED’s Hydrogen-One Phone
This is one crazy cell phone. With a planned release in 2018, it will feature a holographic display, will shoot 6K video and will allow modules to be attached to the camera to make it more like a DSLR. Photographers and Cinematographers may be lining up, but will anyone else?
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 with a last minute leak
Do they have one last trick up their sleeve just weeks before launch? The pressure is on!
Raspberry Pi 3 & RetroPie!
In the next few months Jason will be building his first RetroPie, utilizing the latest iteration of the Raspberry Pi. He will be building it in a replica classic Nintendo chassis but hasn’t decided on which one to use … NES, SNES or N64.
The Munsters...Rebooted?It appears that yet another classic old TV series is going to get the reboot treatment, along with a change of address. The classic show followed the Munster family as they tried to fit in out in sunny California, now they’ll be trying to mesh with a more common cultural setting seen today.
Editing Photos in Lightroom with a PS3/PS4 ControllerWith some simple software additions to your PC you can set up your gaming controller to work as a controller for editing in Adobe Lightroom. Gamer Photographers rejoice the world over!
This week on digitalSoup we have a very special guest, James from the excellent gaming podcast,Skip the Cutscene! We look at Samsung’s giant new TV, Madden football brings a story-mode to it’s latest offering, a special surprise quiz show from Jason before the guys run down a list of their top 5 video games they’d love to see made into movies!
Weekly Riddle:
Usually Dave strikes out hard in the riddle department!
Answer at the end of the episode!
Samsung’s massive new 88 inch Q9 TV now at Best Buy
Sporting an enormous screen, 4k resolution, HDR and built in Wi-Fi this TV is the perfect compliment to your new Mini NES at a great price!
The new Madden storymode a “Longshot”Trying to keep the franchise fresh, a new story mode follows a player that has been away from football for 3 years and now is making one last effort to make it to the NFL. Do you want story modes in your sports games?
It’s a laughter and rant filled week as Usually Dave makes people angry, the guys have some Apple issues while Jason tries out the iOS 11 beta. They tackle the John Wick series, AMD slaps down the i3 and a company called Three Square Market from Wisconsin is asking their employees to volunteer to be microchipped...that sounds like the start of a good sci-fi movie. Since it’s summer, dive right into this episode, the water is fine!
Weekly Riddle:
Tom and his younger sister were fighting. Their mother was tired of the fighting and decided to punish them by making them stand on the same piece of newspaper in a way that they couldn’t touch each other. How did she accomplish this?
Answer at the end of the episode!
Apple accidentally leaked iPhone 8 specsIn what might be the biggest face-palm, oops, Steve Urkel “did I do that” moment by Apple since the Touch Bar leaked via nearly the same methods, they accidentally released specs for some of the fancy new features and design of the upcoming “iPhone 8” that should be announced in September.
AMD Releases the Ryzen 3 to the world!
Last thursday AMD released two new CPUs in their Ryzen line, the lower end Ryzen 3 1200 and the higher end Ryzen 3 1300x. Both are four core chips without multi-threading and are less expensive (although not by much) then their Intel i3 counterparts. Intel’s i3 does edge out both chips in single threaded applications (do those still exist) but the Ryzen 3 does best then with multi-threaded applications. It appears AMD now offers fantastic performance at every Ryzen tier.
Microchipping employeesThis news broke a week or so ago about a Wisconsin company, Three Square Market, is now asking its employees to volunteer for an RFID microchip to be implanted in their hands, between the thumb and forefinger. Would you let your employer do it?
This week Jason, Adam and Usually Dave are setting digitalSoup history as the stars aligned and they were able to gather around a table and record face to face for the first time! Jason travelled to Minnesota and the guys dove into Facebook implementing a paywall feature and Google saying "Don't call it a comeback". They also touch on some great movie news with Pacific Rim:Uprising and Shazam, a YouTube video of Hulk being decapitated and a modified live gameshow quiz. Wrapping up with some gaming news, including the Ataribox and a discussion about photographing the upcoming Solar Eclipse, this live recording is a wild ride up north!
Weekly Riddle:
If it takes six men six days to dig six holes, how long will it take one man to dig half a hole?
Answer at the end of the episode!
Facebook to allow paywalled Instant Articles this yearPrompted by large publishers complaints you may now have to start paying to read content on Facebook in some instances. Is it time to ditch facebook all together?
Pacific Rim: Uprising
The reader teaser trailer is out and the movie is set to release February 23rd, 2018. Not much is known about the movie but you can go wrong with giant robots battling monsters!
Hulk vs Krato fight videoIt’s epic and shocking!
Google Adds a Native Podcast Player...FinallyThe app will be part of the Google App installed on most Android systems by default and will have some great features to help out the army of podcast listeners on Android!
Google Glass is BackBut did it ever really leave? Where is it showing up now and has it finally found a completely logical home? Just remember, digitalSoup told you so!
Splashtop Personal
I have now switched from LogMeIn to Splashtop personal. Not only is it just $17 a year instead of $120 butI can connect to five computers instead of just two.
Shazam! will begin filming in early 2018
The boy who became Earth’s hero will tell his story with his 2019 release.
8Bitdo SNES30 Pro & NES30 Arcade Stick - Two new Bluetooth controllers with classic Nintendo styling for some retro gaming (or modern) on PC, macOS, Android and Switch.
Ataribox Updates
Slowly updates are coming out about the mysterious Ataribox console and it seems that now it will be a mix of classic and current content. What that means is your guess.
It’s a bit of a photography heavy schedule this week! Your digitalSoup hosts try to figure out what to do with all of these large photo collections and some possible solutions to help you out. Plus they discuss some great options for places to check out gear before you buy it so you can make sure you are making the right choice. Of course things end up with some great superhero talk, including a recommendation on a fun YouTube channel from Batinthesun, along with a great walk down memory lane as we pull up a great series of our favorite movies from the 1980's!
Weekly RiddleYou see a boat filled with people. You look again but this time you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why? Hint: The boat has not sunk.
Answer at the end of the show!
Shutterfly App
Great option for some basic printing, unlimited print orders from the app with only shipping to pay.
LensRentals.com & BorrowLenses.com
Want to try a lens out before going out and purchasing it or need a lens for just one specialized project, why not rent one for a week?
Batinthesun
Fun YouTube channel for superhero smackdowns and battles.
This week the soup is really on! The guys discuss the new Spiderman Homecoming movie and more, as well as some funny places where people pretend to sleep for Instagram fame. The main course is another nice helping of some fresh “Dear digitalSoup”. You asked, now deal with the answers!
Weekly Riddle:
A mother has five boys, Marco, Tucker, Webster and Thomas. Was the fifth boys name Frank, Evan or Alex?
Answer at the end of the episode!
Usually Dave’s Spider-Man:Homecoming reaction video
Awesome Instagram Account
Camera recommendations.
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Canon EOS Rebel SL1 Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Canon EOS Rebel SL2 Digital SLR Camera Body - WiFi Enabled
This week the digitalSoup starts with a dash of tech news about Gennova, a little talk about a new webcam and more iPhone 8 details leaking. We build up the stock with a great story from Jason and a rant about the stupidity of people trying to make viral web content, followed by a splash of some quick tips for photographing fireworks. To really bring the flavor home we whipped up some sweet movie and tv news! Pull up a chair and get ready because the digitalSoup is on!
Weekly Riddle:
What flies but has no wings?
Answer at the end of the episode!
Gennova, the multilingual home assistant:
Adam mentioned it a couple episodes back in regards to his wish for there to be just a single device that you could use with all of the personal home automation assistants, Siri, Alexa, Google, etc. Now a kickstarter project that appears set to ship in November may let you do just that.
iPhone 8 details leaked
The style is changing it appears and being the announcement is supposed to happen in September is this now fairly certain to be the final design?
Some quick tips for photographing fireworks
Since it’s the 4th of July holiday here in the US, we figured we’d have a BRIEF discussion about some tips to help you get the most out of your camera so you can get some amazing fireworks photos this year.
Netflix new Castlevania Series drops this week
Fans of the classic Castlevania series have something to do this Friday, July 7th as the all new animated Castlevania Series debuts on Netflix.
GTA V once again in the movie business
We saw GTA V used to make a fan remake of the classic Terminator 2 a short while back, now another short film has been made using this popular game!
This week the guys serve up some news about Netflix, who is offering choose your own adventure style programming, with a side dish of portable video card tech. The main course offering is a hearty blend of movie and classic gaming news with announcements from Sega and Nintendo. Bring your appetite because the digitalSoup is on!
Weekly Riddle:
What goes through a door but never goes in and never comes out?
Answer at the end of the episode!
AORUS GTX 1070:
In a world of portability apparently video cards were feeling left out so meet the external video card rig from AORUS based on the GeForce GTX 1070 card.
Netflix Choose Your Own Adventure:
The popular streaming movie service has introduced a potentially fun new feature for an enhanced tv viewing experience by adding in the ability to make choices on where the story will go as you watch.
Glow: A Netflix Original
Released on June 23rd, it’s a fun look at the world of women's wrestling back in the 80’s. This is a fictionalization of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling show that aired in the hey-day of the WWE(WWF)
Watchmen may be coming to HBO:
In a move to possibly replace Game of Thrones which has just 2 seasons left, HBO looks to be in the process of bringing the popular comic series from Alan Moore to the small screen.
Goodbye Christopher Robin
The trailer for the live action Winnie the Pooh movie has dropped. Not what I expected, but looks interesting.
Sega Forever Collection:
Sega delivers a bunch of their classic catalog to your mobile device...for FREE. Only caveat … they are ad supported. You can remove ads for a one time purchase each of $1.99.
SNES Classic AnnouncedLooks like a blast to be had for just $80….if you can actually get your hands on one that is.
The Weekly Garnish
Q5 Ear Buds
The way cheaper but supposedly just as good alternative to the Apple Ear Pods.
Kicking off with our huge announcement! That’s right, digitalSoup is an official member of the GonnaGeek.com Podcast Network! The guys then dive into some more of Jason’s PC woe’s and his plans on his next build which includes the new Ryzen SKU. Atari announces the Ataribox, a mystery machine in the making. Samsung finally releases their new Frame TV at a premium price and then the conversation stays with TV and movies including a potential John Wick TV spinoff and a “What If” discussion about movies swapping cultures. Plus move over Pokemon Go because Garfield Go is now a real thing!
Weekly Riddle:A man is trapped in a room. The room has only two possible exits: two doors. Through the first door there is a room constructed from magnifying glass. The blazing hot sun instantly fries anything or anyone that enters. Through the second door there is a fire-breathing dragon. How does the man escape?
Answer at the end of the episode!
Atari is working on a new console called the Ataribox?!?!
Atari CEO Fred Chesnais told GamesBeat in an exclusive interview that his fabled video game company is working on a new game console. Chesnais declined to describe a lot of details about the console. But he said it is based on PC technology. He said Atari is still working on the design and will reveal it at a later date.
Samsung’s Frame TV
The TV that looks like a piece of framed artwork on your wall is now available for purchase for the low price of $1999 - $2799 plus up to an additional $500 depending on how you want to customize the materials and look of the frame.
A John Wick TV Series in the works?It looks like we'll be seeing the universe of John Wick, the super mysterious world of assassins, brought into a TV Series mode. While no networks have been announced just yet, it’s in development at Lionsgate and is going by the working title of “The Continental”. Keanu is not the star, but is slated for guest appearances.
Garfield GO!
So in a true knock off of the popular Pokemon GO Mobile game, apparently Garfield GO is a real thing. Described on their site as a “brand new augmented reality treasure hunt game, featuring everyone’s favorite lasagna-loving cat!” you can now go adventuring with Garfield. Looks to be available on both iOS and Android and available in the US, Canada and Australia.
The Weekly Garnish
98DEMAKE YouTube Channel
Ever wondered what some of your favorite modern games would have looked like on the original PlayStation? Me neither, but now that I’ve seen these I can’t help but be intrigued!
Pixel PeeperNew web based program that reads EXIF data for images that have been processed in Adobe Lightroom and will show you what edits were made to that image.
Rakka: Volume 1
A fantastic short film on YouTube!
Busy week starting starting out with a big shoutout and thank you to The Naked Porch Podcast for a great review over on Apple Podcasts! Jason has a big issue with the LogMeIn service for remotely accessing PC’s and Adam has a few better alternatives to help him out. We say farewell to our original Batman, Adam West, as he passed away this last week. The Black Panther Trailer has dropped, it looks awesome but the guys still don’t know what it’s really about! Then it’s on to gaming with the XBox One X announcement and some other great gaming news coming out of the E3 2017 conference - plus a direct competitor to Zelda: Breath of the Wild in the newish game from publisher Tequila Works, called RiME.
WEEKLY RIDDLE:
We travelled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly. How can that be possible?
ANSWER GIVEN AT THE END OF THE EPISODE!
Recommended Remote Access Options
Jason had some issues with LogMeIn…. Here are some alternatives that Adam recommended to help support your friends, family, and business.
For personal use: https://www.teamviewer.com/en/
For business: https://www.connectwise.com/software/control
Black Panther Trailer
In a great looking trailer, the guys are excited about this upcoming movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, even though they have no real idea what it’s about.
Scorpio is now Xbox One X!
Launching November 7, the Xbox One X features the most powerful specs in the company's history. These specs allow the console to run the Xbox Oquine's current library of games with faster load times, improved anisotropic filtering, and supersampling, which means the console's current games will look sharper on 1080p televisions.
RiME
Released on May 26th, 2017 by developer Tequila Works and publisher Grey Box & Six Foot, this looks to be a direct competitor to Zelda: Breath of the Wild. However instead of being a Nintendo Switch only title, RiME is available on virtually all systems, including PC, so everyone can get their fix of some great large scale adventuring!
Days Gone Gameplay TrailerSuper intense zombie slaying game Jason found the trailer for a little while back and it’s now been announced as a Sony Exclusive title.
Big tech week as we discuss Alexa and Siri getting in bed with each other! Alexa continues to work in more Apple functionality . AMD is now releasing the Ryzen and Vega graphics line in APU formats, some great news for gaming fans! Then it’s time to dive into the big news this week with Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Day One news for our main topic of the show. Plus some fun discussion about Wonder Woman, Batman and DC Cinematic Universe, arcade games including the Arcade2TV and the guys share a few of their favorite apps and mobile games in honor of WWDC.
WEEKLY RIDDLE:
A woman is sitting in her hotel room when there is a knock at the door. She opened the door to see a man whom she had never seen before. He said “oh I’m sorry, I’ve made a mistake, I thought this was my room.” He then went down the corridor and in the elevator. The woman went back into her room and phoned security. What made the woman so suspicious of the man?
ANSWER AT THE END OF THE SHOW!!
Alexa invades Siri’s iCloud Calendar
This marks the fifth calendar service in Alexa’s skillset now and based on comments from Amazon, iCloud calendar functionality has been one of the most requested features from Alexa customers.
AMD will be releasing Ryzen and Vega graphics in APU formats!
Late 2017 or early 2018 AMD will be updating their APU lineup with the Ryzen chips, code-named Raven Ridge. These will be 4-core/8-thread processors with an integrated Vega graphics chip. This is a first time an APU has had more than four processing units, Raven Ridge will have twice the threads of the fastest APU before it. This is a truly powerful APU that is promising great gaming performance!
Usually Dave’s First Reaction video for the new Wonder Woman movie!
Be sure to hit that subscribe button over on the YouTube channel while you’re there!
Arcade2TVNew product from the awesome people over at X-Arcade, bringing more than 250 arcade classics to your living room tv! Check out a great review over on YouTube by GetConnected TV’s Mike Agerbo and Lindsay Smith here!
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX Gameplay Footage
Get Marathon by Bungie for FREE!
We dive into some great PC news with Intel being pushed by AMD to step up their game in the high end consumer processor market, Thunderbolt is going royalty free in an effort to boost adoption into more devices and DJI drops the all new SPARK drone to fit a more budget minded market. Plus we have our second ever Quiz Show, the music edition and an awesome dude with a ton of passion and time on his hands recreates Terminator 2 in Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V).
WEEKLY RIDDLE:
Why did the coffee taste like mud?
ANSWER AT THE END OF THE SHOW!!
Massive Leak Reveals Monster 18-core Intel Core i9-7980XE Processor:
Now that AMD is back in the game it is pushing Intel to innovate again and they just answered with a massive shot across Threadripper’s bows!
Thunderbolt Goes Royalty-Free as Intel Repositions It to Boost Adoption
- Barely used outside of the Apple world
- Royalty free to help build adoption
- Intel is going to bake Thunderbolt 3 support into its future CPUs
DJI Announces the new SPARK
Ultra portable drone, excellent for some but there are some sacrifices.
There is a ton of tech news to get to this week, from the new Windows 10 Creator Update, Microsoft trying to add holographic glasses, Raspberry Pi Linux Desktop updates and Usually Dave as he continues to explore repurposing his old PC by installing Ubuntu. Of course we are excited to talk about some awesome new TV announcements for next fall, from X-Men: The Gifted and The Inhumans to the all new space comedy drama The Orville. Don’t forget you are all invited to Jason’s private server for Ark:Survival Evolved and remember to do us a huge favor and introduce the digitalSoup Podcast to everyone you think would enjoy a little ‘Soup in their life!
Shuttertime with Sid and Mac - If you are a photographer or are just interested in good photography conversation, Dave has been a guest on the most recent couple of episodes of this fantastic photography podcast so make sure and head over to Shuttertime and drop them a line to let say hi and let them know that digitalSoup sent you!
Microsoft Holographic Near-Eye Displays
Microsoft is developing holographic display glasses. Though under development, the potential uses for these are tremendous. Actual Microsoft Research site. (I’m not sure why ZDNET is calling it a potential smart-phone killer. That doesn’t make sense to me. -Adam)
X-Men: The Gifted debuts on Fox this fall!
Two ordinary parents take their family on the run from the government when they discover that their children have mutant abilities, and join an underground community of mutants who have to fight to survive
The OrvilleWhen Star Trek meets Spaceballs you get The Orville. A brand new space comedy from Seth MacFarlane set to debut on Fox this Fall. Timely release to compete directly with the new Star Trek : Discovery TV series.
Raspberry Pi Linux Desktop
This kit turns the Raspberry Pi into a limited buy usable Linux desktop.
Alexa levels up with Dish Network:
Grabbing another new partner, Alexa gets an upgrade to integrate with Dish Network. Will they add the ability to watch your Dish TV over the new Echo Show? Plus they are adding echo to echo calling VOIP for free.
As the digital assistant wars heat up the Amazon Echo Show comes out with a brand new touchscreen feature while Microsoft’s Cortana get’s a holographic upgrade. Some big releases for XBox One and their backwards compatibility sale and the release of Injustice 2, both happening May 16th. The new Star Trek: Discovery series is winding up, tiny drone technology coming to the military and law enforcement and Jason has a special thank you and treat for all digitalSoup listeners with an invite to his own personal server on the great pc game, Ark: Survival Evolved.
WEEKLY RIDDLE:
Feed me and it will give me life. But give me a drink and I will die. What am I?
ANSWER AT THE END OF THE EPISODE!
Amazon Echo Show: The digital assistant wars continue to heat up as Amazon announced the Echo Show, a new hybrid of the popular Echo device that now includes a 7” touchscreen to allow Alexa to not just give you answers, but show them to you. From watching YouTube videos, such as those done by Jason on gaming and Dave on photography, to making video calls and of course all of the standard Echo functionality this has potential to be the next direction in the war between Apple, Google and Amazon. But what about Microsoft’s Cortana? Who cares you say? Well, according to Microsoft there are more than 145 million users of their personal assistant within Windows 10, but one man has taken it to the next level. Mr. Jarem Archer has taken it upon himself to build a “holographic” version of the famous Cortana, much like we saw in the popular gaming series Halo.
Huge Sale on XBox One backwards compatibility games starting May 16th!: All XBox One owners get set as games will be discounted up to 75%! Full list of titles is not yet available but so far the expected sales will include Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Red Dead Redemption, GTA IV and Skate 3.
Star Trek: Discovery: While there has been no official release date set, this prequel to Star Treck: The Original Series is set to star Riann Wilson and looks to give Trek fans a brand new series to dive into. But there is a catch, being able to watch it may be tricky.
Creepy Lights Out video short that the feature lengthy movie was based on. Watch at your own risk because this one takes the creepy factor up to 11!
Tiny drones giving soldiers more visual range: The Snipe Nano Quadrotor, a pocket sized drone made by AeroVironment, is set to be added to the regular arsenal of our soldiers in the battlefield. Created to be nearly silent, they have great range and a top speed of 22mph, it’s another great tool to help keep our soldiers safe. Should also be released to our law enforcement agencies by the end of the year. Great tool or getting too close to big brother-esque spying?
It's a brand new week and we have another battle brewing. Windows is set to lock horns with Google in the entry level laptop space. Will the Windows 10 S be able to knock the Chromebook off of it's throne? For the main event, we want to know what technology has had the biggest impact over the last 20 years. Some of our answers may be obvious and some may be a little surprising! To wrap up the show we talk about the big year in store for fans of Stephen King. With all new trailers for The Dark Tower and It, King fans have a lot to look forward to!
We'd love to hear what has had the most impact on you, the listener, over the last 20 years as well! Use the links below to get in touch and let us know what you would add to the list!
Chromebooks, that is so 2015! Say hello to Windows 10 S!
Microsoft is going head to head with Google in the ultra light operating system ring. Computers coming preloaded with Windows 10 S will start at $189! The caveat? It's a locked system, you can only install applications from the Windows Store, just like on iOS devices.
The Dark Tower Trailer has dropped:
After chatting about this upcoming movie a few episodes back, the official trailer has arrived! What do we think? Will it be a can’t miss or maybe pass type of movie?
NEW Extended IT trailer:
Pennywise is back and this movie is looking better and better.
COOL GADGET AND SITE OF THE WEEK:
First up is the new Zoom Q2n. Super capable and awesome video/audio recording device made to help musicians record live video of their performances. Looks to be a real steal at this price point as well!
Next, check out this crazy cool timelapse work from Filmmaker Jamie Scott, courtesy of the good folks over at FStoppers. A really good example of the type of dedication and work that goes into creating unique artwork!
Welcome back Souper Friends! As we know competition breeds innovation and we all benefit from that! This week finds Apple throwing punches at Amazon and Google, event photographers get the FriiDesigns TriLens Holder to make life easier and AMD Ryzen continues to impress. But wait, there’s more! We get into some great talk about gaming with the Analogue NT Mini, GameGuru shows us some gameplay from a couple new games and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson shares a glimpse at a new movie based on the classic game, Rampage. Not to mention a ton of great zombie puns so buckle up, it’s going to be a wild ride!
Apple’s Siri speaker could be announced at WWDC in June
Apple fires back and Alexa and Google Home may have some new competition coming soon. It’s been leaked that the new device will debut at WWDC and may share design elements with the old Mac “Trash Can”. Will Apple slap down Amazon and Google or is the war just heating up?
FriiDesigns TriLens Holder
As a photographer do you ever struggle with what to do with the extra lenses you have bouncing around your camera bag? You can’t leave them home because you need them while you are shooting but it can be a pain trying to find a comfortable and convenient solution to carrying them with you. With a brand new kickstarter set to end in just a couple days, Frii Designs may have the perfect solution in their new TriLens holder, but is it all it’s cracked up to be?
Latest AMD Ryzen chipset drivers are good news for Windows 10 64-bit users
AMD Ryzen continues to battle the mighty Intel and has continued to come out swinging with some great news for Windows 10 64-bit users. Competition is essential in any industry, but especially so within the tech world, can AMD take a significant piece of Intel’s pie?
Analogue NT mini
Did you miss out on the NES Classic Console? Never fear, for the low low price of just $450 you can play all of the original NES/Famicom cartridges all in glorious 1080P and a full wireless controller setup!
Game Guru YouTube Channel
Check out Jason’s gameplay review of Axiom Verge and subscribe to his channel while you’re there!
Dwayne Johnson Reveals New Rampage Movie Plot Details
April Fools joke at the end of April? No such thing! “The Rock” and director Brad Peyton bring us the story of three animals injected with a serum that makes them grow uncontrollably and they try to destroy the world. Sound familiar? No? Think back to the classic game of the same title, Rampage. How about now? Also starring Negan himself, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Akerman, Joe Manganiello and Moonlight Oscar nominee Naomie Harris, will this one be worth the wait or one to pass on?
Cool Site of the Day:
Hemmingway App Polish up your writing to be more direct and concise, all for absolutely free!
HackerTyper Ever wanted to look and feel like a hardcore hacker, this site can absolutely do the trick!
Rapture-Palooza: Fun Anna Kendrick movie about the end of the world.
It’s another big week with Utomik announcing a brand new subscription gaming service, Nintendo announcing plans for the SNES Mini and Apple removing the price tag on a few of it’s most popular apps! Then Jason has a big surprise for us as he debuts an all new game, the digitalSoup Quiz show! Can Adam and Usually Dave manage to get a single question right?! The X-Files dropped some news and then we wrap up with a great listener question about being frustrated with the video quality coming out of his DSLR camera and if there is something he can do about it or should he just use his phone?
Utomik Subscription PC Game Service
Currently in open beta Utomik is a subscription PC game service similar to what Microsoft is doing with their X-Box One Game Pass. The service currently has 505 games and it says they add about 30 games a month. There are triple A titles from a few years back and a lot of “mobile” looking games. Subscriptions are cheap (at least during beta) with a single license being $6 and a family play for $10 (allows up to four family members to log in). Definitely a service to watch.
SNES Mini A Reality?
We joked about it in last week’s show, but it looks like it’s been confirmed that the NES Classic Mini : Super Nintendo Entertainment System may be scheduled for release this Christmas. Rumor? Wishful thinking? Fact? IF the SNES mini is real, what games do you want to see on it?
Apple has made these apps free for all Mac and iOS users
Apple has rolled out updates to three of its own apps -- iMovie, GarageBand and iWork suite (including Numbers, Keynote and Pages) -- making them free for all the iOS and macOS users. This is great news for everyone except for those that have just purchased it! Will Apple issue refunds to make it right?
The X-Files Is Returning for a New 10-Episode Season
“Fox has commissioned a second 10-episode series of The X-Files event series” Time reports. Gillian Anderson, who plays Dana Scully, has also been tweeting about it to David Duchovny asking “You ready for more of this @davidduchovny? 🔦 #TheXFiles” This is great news for all conspiracy theorists out there!
New Superhero Comic, Project Grand Shadows, doing something brilliant
A homeless man recruited to take part in an experiment that goes wrong…. Sure, a fairly common comic book theme….but instead of each panel being hand drawn and illustrated they are using highly stylized photos. What do you think comic book fans? Super cool new twist to be excited about or just a silly gimmick? Could comic book photography be the next big genre of photography? Follow the full project on their website and for behind the scenes video check out the YouTube channel here!
It’s a busy week as always in the tech and entertainment world, struggles with YouTube, Nintendo killing off game systems, can Chuck Norris take out a whole army, Sony and Nikon camera company shake-ups, Time Magazine gives us a most facepalm worthy list, The Verge wonders if camera’s will even be a thing in the future, Samsung makes a lot of people mad and don’t forget Star Wars dropping a brand new trailer for The Last Jedi !sort of ) resolution. WARNING! Things may get a little heated.
Nintendo discontinues NES Classic Mini
After being constantly sold out and demand very high, Nintendo makes the logical business choice of discontinuing the NES Classic Mini, is it really gone for good?
Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator
Adam has a great recommendation for a game where you can finally settle the argument over how Chuck Norris will fare against a full Roman army and how many chickens will it take to wipe out the German world war II army.
Sony overtakes Nikon in the US Full Frame camera market
With a 23% growth since this same period in 2016, Sony passes Nikon and is now 2nd only behind Canon in US Full Frame Camera sales. Could the April Fools joke of Fujikon or Nikony actually come true?
Time Magazine list of 5 camera’s that are better than your phone camera.digitalSoup on YouTube...
We all know the saying, the best camera is the one you have with you, which is why so many people rely on the camera built into their phone. Time Magazine goes out on a limb here with a list of 5 cameras they deem better than your phone. Sure it’s a nice list, but is this really newsworthy?
Who even needs a camera with Google’s ideas for computational photoraphy.
The good folks over at The Verge put up an interesting article discussing the what if aspect of cameras and photography as they merge with high end tech, specifically computational photography. Absurd? Terrifying? Exciting? What do you think?
Samsung Galaxy S8 eliminates the physical Home Button
In what is being called a bold move, Samsung has dropped the physical home button from their phones, opting instead for a pressure sensitive on screen home button option. Is this a big deal or just one more thing for people to freak out about?
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer drops on Good Friday
Where were you when the trailer went live? Picture it, Good Friday, sitting at your desk at work and all of a sudden you are getting notifications from everywhere that the brand new trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi just went live! We know you watched it, but what did you think?What will the old, weathered Skywalker saying he only knows one truth….It’s time for the Jedi to end, mean for the franchise?
Mark Hamill & Daisy Ridly’s Epic Star Wars: Force for Change
Added bonus! Check out a great interaction between Mark & Daisy as they announce a great contest they are sharing on Omaze, brilliant interactions and really a chance of a lifetime if you win!
RIDDLE OF THE WEEK:
“Many have heard me, but no one has seen me, and I will not speak back until spoken to. WHAT AM I?”
Make sure and send us your guesses to jason@digitalsouppodcast.com and don’t by shy, record yourself giving the answer and email the audio file over and we’ll play it on the show next week!
Be sure to subscribe to us on iTunes and leave a review, lets us know what you think. You can reach us at the digitalSoup podcast website, Facebook or on Twitter @thedigitalsoup. Have a follow up thought to anything we discussed or have an idea on what we should talk about in a future episode then drop us a message on Twitter or our Facebook page or better yet record the message on your computer or phone and email it to jason@digitalsouppodcast.com and we will play it on the air. Thanks for listening!!
The guys cover a smorgasbord of topic today including hacking, movies, baseball, password security and the answer to the hour long riddle!
Dallas Siren Hack - Big news out of Texas as someone hacks the public siren system and the guys decide the Dallas Sirens should be the name of a sports team.
Xbox One Game Pass - Did Xbox finally hit a homerun with the concept of a monthly subscription gaming model? Is this the ideal fit for gamers on a budget?
Pittsburgh Pirates bring the Super Mario Fun - Baseball is already America's pastime but in Pittsburgh they brought the fun level up to the next level.
It's time to talk movies! How about a little discussion of the new Thor : Ragnarok movie trailer, The Dark Tower Series and a full host of other movie talk, including how 2017 is set for a huge year full of action/adventure movies, check out the Movie Release Schedule!
Password Security is becoming more and more important in today's society and Adam has a great recommendation on a service to help keep it all secure. Check out Keepass.
Cool App/Site of the Week: Flipboard
Be sure to subscribe to us on iTunes and leave a review, lets us know what you think. You can reach us at the digitalSoup podcast website, Facebook or on Twitter @thedigitalsoup. Our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/digitalsouppodcast. Have a follow up thought to anything we discussed or have an idea on what we should talk about in a future episode then drop us a message on Twitter or our Facebook page or better yet record the message on your computer or phone and email it to jason@digitalsouppodcast.com and we will play it on the air. Thanks for listening!!
What the guys are doing outside the podcast:
Jason - http://www.youtube.com/GameGuru
jason@digitalsouppodcast.com
Adam - https://twitter.com/StarfieldEscape
adam@digitalsouppodcast.com
Dave - http://www.davidszweduik.com/
dave@digitalsouppodcast.com
Adam and Dave construct a great show after they fired Jason from the podcast. Dave starts out talking about re-purposing and old PC he has, Adam explains the everything you need to know about Bitcoin and then they cover current and upcoming movies, ending with some scary Stephen King talk!
COOL IDEAS TO REPURPOSE OLD PC’s - http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2454182,00.asp
Instagram shadow banning photographers - https://petapixel.com/2017/03/28/photographers-claim-instagram-shadow-banning-accounts/
What is Bitcoin? - https://www.yahoo.com/tech/now-i-get-it-bitcoin-155147167.html
- Who accepts bitcoin - https://cointelegraph.com/news/from-dell-to-rakuten-10-most-popular-vendors-that-accept-bitcoin
- A show that often talks Bitcoin: Freetalk live - https://www.freetalklive.com/
Boss Logic Flash/Kong Machup Poster - https://www.instagram.com/p/BQl7vVnAsaw/?taken-by=bosslogic&hl=en
Cool sites of the day: www.instructables.com, http://www.diyphotography.net/
Be sure to subscribe to us on iTunes and leave a review, lets us know what you think. You can reach us at the digitalSoup podcast website, Facebook or on Twitter @thedigitalsoup. Our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/digitalsouppodcast. Have a follow up thought to anything we discussed or have an idea on what we should talk about in a future episode then drop us a message on Twitter or our Facebook page or better yet record the message on your computer or phone and email it to jason@digitalsouppodcast.com and we will play it on the air. Thanks for listening!!
What the guys are doing outside the podcast:
Jason - http://www.youtube.com/GameGuru
jason@digitalsouppodcast.com
Adam - https://twitter.com/StarfieldEscape
adam@digitalsouppodcast.com
Dave - http://www.davidszweduik.com/
dave@digitalsouppodcast.com
As promised here is the special episode chock full of listener questions and a big announcement.
Godzilla list of 10 best movies - http://www.indiewire.com/2014/05/ranked-the-top-10-greatest-godzilla-movies-85961/
**CLOSING WISDOM:
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. -Abraham Lincoln**
Be sure to subscribe to us on iTunes and leave a review, lets us know what you think. You can reach us at the digitalSoup podcast website, Facebook or on Twitter @thedigitalsoup. Our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/digitalsouppodcast. Have a follow up thought to anything we discussed or have an idea on what we should talk about in a future episode then drop us a message on Twitter or our Facebook page or better yet record the message on your computer or phone and email it to jason@digitalsouppodcast.com and we will play it on the air. Thanks for listening!!
What the guys are doing outside the podcast:
Jason - http://www.youtube.com/GameGuru
jason@digitalsouppodcast.com
Adam - https://twitter.com/StarfieldEscape
adam@digitalsouppodcast.com
Dave - http://www.davidszweduik.com/
dave@digitalsouppodcast.com
The guys talk video game worlds, worlds depicted in wood, Austin Powers, Hawaii joins the Union, drive-thru liquor, Schlitz, Cannabis Conversation, pocket instruments, go to apps, podcast apps, Reddit, Face swapping, more apps and a crazy long riddle.
Ten Largest worlds in video games - http://gamingbolt.com/ten-largest-worlds-in-video-games (Listener submitted via Twitter by Matt (@MW_Mapboy))
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall - https://youtu.be/_Ql1DmvHJNA
History of The Elder Scrolls - https://youtu.be/vUpWWKDsuPk
Check out a company called “Origin Artwork” - http://www.originartwork.com/
Alexa making beer runs - http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/03/21/amazon-alexa-beer-wine-alcohol-runs-amazon-now-two-hour-delivery/99454496/
Pocket Guitar - https://phonebibi.com/products/pocket-guitar
The hosts Go-To Apps:
- Dave: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Smugmug, Spotify
- Jason: Facebook, Google Plus, Finch, Podcast Addict, Banking, ebay, Steam, Texting, Chomp SMS - games: dragon quest 8, minecraft
- Adam: ??
Be sure to subscribe to us on iTunes and leave a review, lets us know what you think. You can reach us at the digitalSoup podcast website, Facebook or on Twitter @thedigitalsoup. Our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/digitalsouppodcast. Have a follow up thought to anything we discussed or have an idea on what we should talk about in a future episode then drop us a message on Twitter or our Facebook page or better yet record the message on your computer or phone and email it to jason@digitalsouppodcast.com and we will play it on the air. Thanks for listening!!
What the guys are doing outside the podcast:
Jason - http://www.youtube.com/GameGuru
jason@digitalsouppodcast.com
Adam - https://twitter.com/StarfieldEscape
adam@digitalsouppodcast.com
Dave - http://www.davidszweduik.com/
dave@digitalsouppodcast.com
A.D.D. has truly kicked in this episode, covering topics such as processors, virtual photography, The Walking Dead and a riddle by the show's new Riddler ... Dave. Oh and Adam plays us out live!
Ryzen 5 arrives April 11th
Monster AMD Ryzen 16-Core/32 thread CPU - Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/antonyleather/2017/03/19/monster-amd-ryzen-16-core-cpu-could-be-on-the-way-1000-cheaper-and-faster-than-intel/#5528df0b3d62
PC Building Simulator - http://www.techspot.com/news/68537-someone-has-created-pc-building-simulator-game.html
Best gaming controllers for PC gaming?
Virtual Photography - https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/features/podcast-game-photography
Siri’s “108” Prank
Google creates new jpeg compression - https://fstoppers.com/news/google-creates-guetzli-new-jpeg-encoder-35-percent-smaller-files-without-loss-169883
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What the guys are doing outside the podcast:
Jason - http://www.youtube.com/GameGuru
jason@digitalsouppodcast.com
Adam - https://twitter.com/StarfieldEscape
adam@digitalsouppodcast.com
Dave - http://www.davidszweduik.com/
dave@digitalsouppodcast.com
The guys look to the future to see what technology has to offer, plus go off on a tangent about Dane Cook and once again visit the Marvel universe. Oh and they do mention the Nintendo Switch again ... argh!
Displate - https://displate.com/
Google and Levi’s releasing a connected smart jacket - http://www.levi.com/US/en_US/features/levi-commuter-xgoogle-jacquard/
Calling Dr. Alexa - https://www.forbes.com/sites/leebelltech/2017/03/11/alexa-whats-wrong-with-me-amazons-virtual-assistant-could-replace-your-doctor/#22c3dced5721
Predictions on the state of home technology in the next few years - https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2017/03/13/7-predictions-on-the-next-smart-home-innovation/#6a973fa2e78d
5G data is coming - https://apple.news/ABfOx99sPRyqbAMoWe5_XJQ
Pogue’s Basics: Use YouTube's built-in stabilizer - https://apple.news/AGddz4SN8Q1-7Nx0UDwlKYw
Nintendo Switch Launch Issues - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb-srOfRqNc
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What the guys are doing outside the podcast:
Jason - http://www.youtube.com/GameGuru
jason@digitalsouppodcast.com
Adam - https://twitter.com/StarfieldEscape
adam@digitalsouppodcast.com
Dave - http://www.davidszweduik.com/
dave@digitalsouppodcast.com
Welcome to a special edition of digitalSoup where we discuss what tech we would buy if we were given $5000 and had to spend it on tech. The guys go over their wishlists.
• Samsung 850 EVO 4TB $1480.77 - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147566&cm_re=samsung_evo_4tb-_-20-147-566-_-Product
• MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB DirectX 12 256-Bit GDDR5X PCI Express 3.0 x16 $1399.77 - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA73M4TF1955&cm_re=MSI_GeForce_GTX_1080_8GB-_-9SIA73M4TF1955-_-Product
• Creative Sound Blaster ZxR PCIe 124dB SNR Sound $378.99 - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1K64K22134
• Acer Predator X34 34” Curved IPS $1100 - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009869&cm_re=Acer_Predator_X34-_-24-009-869-_-Product
• Fuji X-T2 $1,500 - http://www.fujifilm.com/products/digital_cameras/x/fujifilm_x_t2/
• DJI Mavic Pro $1,000 - https://www.dji.com/mavic
• DJI Ronin MX $1,500 - https://www.dji.com/ronin-mx
• Asus Zenbook UX310UQ $799 - https://www.asus.com/Notebooks/ASUS-Zenbook-UX310UQ/specifications/
• PS4 Pro $400 - https://www.playstation.com/en-us/explore/ps4-pro/
• WD 16TB My Cloud PR4100 Pro series media server with transcoding NAS - 4 bays $1079.99 - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822235107 -
• LG 34UC79G - 34" Ultrawide IPS curved gaming monitor $697.99 - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAC4Z5241544 -
• Samsung 65” 4K Smart TV $1571.02 - https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN65KS8000-65-Inch-Ultra-Smart/dp/B01C5TFNSM/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
• Playstation 4 $300 - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16868110185
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What the guys are doing outside the podcast:
Jason - http://www.youtube.com/GameGuru
Adam - https://twitter.com/StarfieldEscape
Dave - http://www.davidszweduik.com/
The men discuss pranking, streaming services, Nintendo Switch launch, a wooden gaming PC and wearables. In between the name calling and put downs some actual products were talked about!
Some great pranks - https://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ihvg/
YouTube TV - https://www.forbes.com/sites/larrydownes/2017/03/06/youtube-tv-improves-outlook-for-att-time-warner-merger/#1c018991e597
The Volta V - https://volta.computer
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What the guys are doing outside the podcast:
Jason - http://www.youtube.com/GameGuru
Adam - https://twitter.com/StarfieldEscape
Dave - http://www.davidszweduik.com/
They guys get the ball rolling with Adam's destruction of his ancient iPhone 5, rant about Nick Cage movies, cover a creepy doll story, recommend some photo apps and finish up looking at scrapbooking (yes, scrapbooking).
iPhone Rigging:
- https://beastgrip.com/
- https://www.iographer.com/
- https://www.shoutmeloud.com/best-iphone-camera-accessories.html
Favorite photo apps to use on mobile phones:
Dave Recommends Filmborn for photo editing and Filmic Pro for Video editing
- VSCO Cam - https://vsco.co/store/app
- Filmborn by Mastin Labs - https://www.filmborn.com/
- Snapseed - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/snapseed/id439438619?mt=8
- Lightroom Mobile (must be a Creative Cloud subscriber) - http://www.adobe.com/products/lightroom-mobile.html
- Filmic Pro for video - http://www.filmicpro.com/
Laptop for scrapbooking - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834315672
Nokia bringing back the classic Nokia simple phone - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gallery/2017/feb/27/nokia-mobile-phones-history-pictures-3310
My Friend Cayla is the devil - http://www.pcmag.com/news/350180/these-internet-connected-toys-provide-joy-and-surveillance
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What the guys are doing outside the podcast:
Jason - http://www.youtube.com/GameGuru
Adam - https://twitter.com/StarfieldEscape
Dave - http://www.davidszweduik.com/
The show kicks off with a follow up on wireless charging, Apple's sucky charging cables, the good and the bad of Adam Sandler movies, Skynet is watching, Fire Emblem and iOS gaming, gaming heyday (today or a decade or so ago), The Last Guardian, Loop the digital photo frame, online training videos, when your system is Taken, sound card conundrum.
Follow Skynet on Twitter, just remember that...they are always watching - https://twitter.com/Skynet_TX
Fire Emblem Heroes for iOS - https://fire-emblem-heroes.com/en/
Loop - https://www.joinloop.com/
Creative Live Tools - https://www.creativelive.com/apps and https://www.creativelive.com
Don't forget to protect yourself and back it up - https://www.malwarebytes.com/ and https://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/virus-removal-tool.aspx and https://www.backblaze.com/ also https://www.carbonite.com/
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What the guys are doing outside the podcast:
Jason - http://www.youtube.com/GameGuru
Adam - https://twitter.com/StarfieldEscape
Dave - http://www.davidszweduik.com/
Today the boys tackle Valentines Day, underwater drones, autonomous cars, The Goonies, curved display laptops, and much more. There was probably an inappropriate joke or two in there also. Don't let that sway you, give them a listen!
Valentines Day Tech gift list: http://www.popsugar.com/tech/Practical-Valentine-Day-Tech-Gifts-43096077#photo-43096077
Fracture photo prints: http://www.fractureme.com/
LOVE turntable: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/493608538/love-the-worlds-first-intelligent-turntable?ref=61fr6y
Michael Jackson narrates ET: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPJccv84qMA
PowerVision PowerRay Underwater Drone: https://www.cnet.com/news/powerray-is-a-robot-fishing-buddy-you-never-knew-you-wanted/
Acer Predator Massive 20 pound $9000 laptop: https://www.cnet.com/pictures/ces-2017-all-the-cool-new-gadgets-pictures/6/
Farady Furute FF91 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2VvFXCR3II
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/faraday-future-ff91-at-ces-2017/
Mercedes Autonomous Car - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIzimkcuEuk
LG Wallpaper thin TV: http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/750333/LG-thin-W7-OLED-4K-TV-OLED-wallpaper
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What the guys are doing outside the podcast:
Jason - http://www.youtube.com/GameGuru
Adam - https://twitter.com/StarfieldEscape
Dave - http://www.davidszweduik.com/
The guys are back and talking about the Super Bowl, burgers, jobs in I.T. and the Elder Scrolls online expansion. There might even be a Forest Gump joke in there!
Lady Gaga Halftime Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txXwg712zw4
Super Bow Commercial best and worst: http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/6/14519284/best-super-bowl-commercials-2017
Wayback Machine: http://archive.org
Nostalgia Gaming: http://web.archive.org/web/20040331094037/http://www.nostalgia-gaming.com/
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What the guys are doing outside the podcast:
Jason - http://www.youtube.com/GameGuru
Adam - https://twitter.com/StarfieldEscape
Dave - http://www.davidszweduik.com/
Today the guys go off rail for an hour and a half discussing everything from phone cameras, cameras as big as a truck, self driving cars, Segway deaths, Elder Scrolls Online and much more. They battled through it managed to have a great time doing it.
The Elder Scrolls Online Twitter account for updates on the news - https://twitter.com/TESOnline?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Truck Camera-this isn’t a true pinhole camera I guess because it’s actually using a lens it seems but still cool and in a similar theme - http://www.cameratruck.net/Site/Landing.html
This is the original “Pinhole camera truck” that I remembered reading about - https://petapixel.com/2012/04/03/wet-plate-photography-with-a-giant-format-van-camera/
Rode VideoMicME(small mobile phone microphone I use that we talked about) - http://www.rode.com/microphones/videomicme
EPIC NPC MAN (Season 1) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G97xdpy6Am4
EPC NPC MAN (Season 2) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbCM2VnSZQE
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What the guys are doing outside the podcast:
Jason - http://www.youtube.com/GameGuru
Adam - https://twitter.com/StarfieldEscape
Dave - http://www.davidszweduik.com/
Today the guys talk about Razer's triple display laptop, the current state of Apple's Mac line, Fuji Instax cameras, the death of the mega pixel war, hacking the NES Classic Console, the new Star Wars movie and much more!
Razer's Triple Display Laptop - http://www.razerzone.com/project-valerie
Fuji Instax - http://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2017/01/instant-film-dominates-amazons-top-sellers.html?utm_content=buffer84154&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Hacking NES Classic Console - https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/of-course-nintendo-left-a-cute-message-for-hackers-inside-the-nes-classic?utm_source=vicefbusads
A Bad Lip Reading of The Empire Strikes Back - Seagulls! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9t-slLl30E
Shutter Time with Sid & Mac - http://shuttertimewithsidandmac.com/
Hashtagged Podcast - http://hashtaggedpodcast.com/daveszweduik/
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What the guys are doing outside the podcast:
Jason - http://www.youtube.com/GameGuru
Adam - https://twitter.com/StarfieldEscape
Dave - http://www.davidszweduik.com/
Jason, Adam and usually Dave tackle many topics in this episode including the Nintendo Switch, streaming music vs. purchasing music, data back-up options and preferences and of course they bring the funny!
- Nintendo Switch Reactions
- Do you buy or stream your music?
- Back-up strategies and options.
Backblaze - https://www.backblaze.com/
iDrive - https://www.idrive.com/
Drobo - http://www.drobo.com/
Jason, Adam and usually Dave do live commentary during the Nintendo Switch Announcement of 2017. They discuss their history with Nintendo systems and games and break down the Live announcement from Japan.