Ep. 106 – A Tale of CountZer0

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I can't think of anything witty to put on this image. Just make up your own jokes.

Hey all! This episode, we’re joined by someone who you’ve not heard is quite some time. The original Widget alumni: CountZer0. Why you ask? Because he has written a children’s book. Fancy that… Topics this week include:

  • SOPA, PIPA proponents back down in Congress. Yea! The Internet wins!! Though both are merely delayed rather than cancelled.
  • Megaupload shut down, founders arrested in New Zealand at behest of U.S. agencies; Anonymous targets record labels, FBI, MPAA sites in response Link and Upload.to blocks US access to site.
  • Kim DotCom’s cars seized.
  • CES : Wireless TV. LG 55″ OLED TV.  Project Fiona (aka more Razor Vaporware). 802.11ac. Waterproof phones.
  • No method of delivering true 4K content confirmed.
  • Apple intros iBooks 2, iBooks Author; proprietary ePub format locked down to only work on Apple gear and iBookstore
  • iPad 3 unveiling rumored for early February
  • Alienware intros X51 console-sized gaming computer starting at $700 Link
  • AMD Radeon 7950 card due by end of month.
  • iPhone 4s and iPad 2 untethered jailbreak finally released on IOS 5.01. XBMC 11 (Eden) beta working great on iOS touch screens now.
  • XBMC shown running on the Raspberry Pi.
  • Kodak files for chapter 11 bankruptcy.
  • X-Rangers spoof.
  • No official Steve Jobs doll for Dave. Tim provides alternative.
  • More poor PS Vita sales. Now down to 19,000 units sold in a week.
  • Bioshock infinite set to party like its 1999.
  • Cuttherope.ie brings Cut The Rope to HTML 5.

Plus some viewer mails to help keep you warm by the fire. Talk to you later!

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Ep. 105 – The Stephen Dorff Effect

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Stephen Dorff's love of Apple products is just one of the many reasons Dave finds him so sexy

In keeping with the trend of being super-cool, here’s all the links to the topics of this episode. I’d like to make it sound like it’s a total pain in the ass, but honestly, I just copy-pasta from gDocs, so no biggie.

Gaming News:

Also: viewer mail. Talk at you soon.

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Ep. 104 – A Serbian Centipede Christmas

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Clearly, this puppy is terribly disappointed to be associated with this episode.

Happy holiday season, everyone! For this last Widget of 2011 (onwards to year 7), we dive into why on earth Paul decided to watch ‘The Human Centipede 2′ and ‘A Serbian Film’, against all better judgement. Other than that, here’s a handy list of other, less repulsive subjects that we cover:

And of course, viewer mail featuring our friend and mentor, Bad Grammar Terry. We’ll talk at you again in 2012!
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Ep. 103 – Kill The Horse

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This is not the first time this has happened to Paul, nor would it be the last...

In the spirit of the holiday season, this episode comes with bonafide topic links. See? Your Widget benefactors can be a giving people.

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Ep. 102 – Light Leakage 3D Pr0n

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What is Dave holding in his left hand?

Be thankful I cropped it: nobody needed to see what Dave is holding in his left hand.

Paul has found time in his oh-so-busy schedule to make an appearance on the show, and for that, we are grateful. Lots of fun this week. Here’s the list:

  • iOS 5 is out, and we give our thoughts
  • AMD’s Bulldozer chips are out and fail to impress
  • Samsung announces the Galaxy Prime
  • Hard drive storage is about to increase thanks to salt
  • Netflix loses 800,000 subscribers: UK and Ireland launching soon
  • Panasonic gets out of the plasma television business
  • Nvidia 3D Vision 2 promises a brighter future
  • Nintendo is hemorrhaging cash
  • and so much more
Plus, a dash of Viewer Mail from our good buddy Bad Grammar Terry. We think he loves us. Also: if you’re interested in owning that swanky ‘Punch it, Chewie’ t-shirt, head over to http://www.cafepress.com/thewidgetshow to snag yours!

 

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Ep. 101 – Goodbye, Steve

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Thanks for everything, Steve. (image credit: Jonathan Mak)

I figured it’s fairly obvious what the major topic for this episode is, so I’ll skip any lengthy write-up and just list everything else we cover.

  • iPhone 4s announced. People whine, then buy it.
  • iOS5 is imminent, bringing with it everything Android 1.6 had
  • Amazon announces new line of Kindles. Mucho sexy.
  • Samsung delays the Nexus Prime launch in “honor of Steve Jobs”. Pfft…
  • Rage is definitely a remarkably average game

Little bit of Viewer Mail in there too. Talk to you soon!

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Ep. 100 – Six Years Later

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Another couple of years and Dave's cake will look like this too.

Join us for our special LIVE 100th episode special! Alright, this mp3 isn’t live, but it was when we recorded it. FOUR HOURS of Widget goodness, with the added awesomeness of call-ins from our fantastic community. Don’t try to swallow it whole, you’ll choke. Topics include:

  • Steve Jobs retires. Dave is still crying.
  • AMD launches a 28mm mobile GPU that runs Dirt3 fairly well
  • Zotac is hitting hard with their new mini-itx motherboards
  • Battlefield 3 is making sexy time with Paul
  • Grand Prix Story hits iOS! Fails to capture Paul’s heart.
  • PILES of Viewer Mail!
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Ep. 99 – Dogs and Cats Living Together

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Dave didn't appreciate the birthday cake we got him as much as we had hoped

Happy birthday, Dave! Great to see you survive another 365, what with that crazy rockstar lifestyle you lead. Also, lots of tech stuff happened. Crazy stuff. Harbingers of the apocalypse kind of stuff:

  • Google buys Motorola’s mobile business
  • HP kills all of their WebOS hardware and is selling their PC business
  • Cyanogen is working for Samsung
  • New cheaper (and prettier imo – Tim) PSP hits Europe.
  • New cheaper (and neutered imo – Tim) Wii also heading to Europe
  • Steam begins to test game trading program

All this and some pretty verbose Viewer Mail®. Sit down and strap in kids. This is a long one.

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Ep. 98 – You Young Whippersnappers

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Ah, retirement. Days spent down by the swimming hole... talking tech... naked...

In this episode, we spend a bit of time going over the various things like: Battlefield 3 not coming to Steam, MS-DOS turning 30 (or it’s now 30 years old), big-ass SSDs, the 3DS price drop (or how Paul is a sucker), and other things. However, we also go off on a pretty good tangent about the good old days. Back when men were men, and games were smaller. See? This is what happens when you get older. Enjoy.

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