Released on May 18th, 2012 with No Comments
Dave and Jorge go shopping for their new "high-end" television...
Great time to build a new gaming PC, or greatest time to build a new gaming PC? The GeForce 670 is amazing, Ivy Bridge is living up to the hype, and hard drive prices are finally coming back down to Earth. How long can Tim hold out?!? Guess we’ll have to see…
Tech/Hardware News:
Negative reaction to Peter Jackson’s 48 fps Hobbit trailer at CinemaCon. Bring on the soap opera effect.
nVidia Launches the GTX 690 and the GTX 670
System builders not happy with Ivybridge. TIM found inside Ivybridge chips.
Netgear to launch first 802.11ac router.
Samsung Galaxy S3 launched.
Revised iPad 2 gives better battery life.
Google Drive launches.
Net neutrality changing. Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP’s and Dutch look to follow.
Benedict Cumberbatch to play Khan in ST 2?!?
Gaming News:
Nintendo posts first annual loss ($533 million) in company history
Wii-U launch line up leak and Ubisoft Rayman Wii-U video leak.
Sony has sold 1.8 Million PS Vita’s.
XBLA records being broken by Trials and Minecraft.
Bioshock Infinite delayed to 2013
MS to offer $99 Xbox 360 (4GB Kinect) with 2-year Live Gold commitment at $15/month
Microsoft looking to take control of fitness games.
More advertising coming to Xbox dashboard.
Wolfenstein 3D is 20 and now playable in HTML 5.
Plus: viewer mail!
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Released on April 23rd, 2012 with No Comments
There: now everyone can bask in the glory that is Bad Grammar Terry and his ladies...
He’s quite proud. Anyway, new show. 3.5 hours. Get some. Show topics are all over the place, so no real list is possible. We had a record of viewer mails though, so thanks for that. Sorry we were away for so long. We’ll do our best to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
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Released on February 24th, 2012 with 7 Comments
Seriously, we are so miserable to each other sometimes. And yet, I can't turn away...
Tech/Hardware News:
- Apple previews OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion to media, will ship this summer
- More iOS features will make their way to Mac
- Google uses hack to bypass iOS privacy settings and track browser history.
- Intel IvyBridge to be delayed until summer. 3.4Ghz Ivybridge said to be up to 17% faster than 3.4Ghz Sandybridge.
- AMD release 7750 and 7770 GPU’s.
- AMD graphics CTO leaves. So AMD not focusing on high end CPU or discreet GPU markets anymore. The Trinity lineup looks impressive in the performance per watt chart.
- More nVidia Kepler leaks. Recent results show revenues up and profits down.
- Tim Sweeney talks at DICE about the future of games and technology.
- EPIC plan on Unreal Engine 4 to shock.
- H.265 on the way.
- Creative Labs Soundblaster Recon3D with Sound Core technology. They’re kind of stretching it at this point, aren’t they?
- The PC market is declining, in the UK at least.
- Symantec held to ransom by hackers.
Gaming News:
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Released on February 7th, 2012 with No Comments
Dave dreams of running away from it all and becoming a pirate
Tech/Hardware News:
- Facebook IPO. Graffiti artist is gonna cash in.
- AMD 7950 Launched. In tests the overclocked 7950 matches the more expensive stock 7970.
- Intel Ivybridge 22nm chips to arrive in April. (Sandybridge was 32nm).
- GlobalFoundries announce preparation for 14nm wafer processing.
- Kinect for Windows launched for $249. Asus testing Kinect built straight into laptops.
- Xbox 720 Rumors - To use an AMD 6670 GPU, Blu-Ray equipped, no used games, bundled with Kinect 2, no new Xbox in 2012
- Boxee pulls the plug on PC client
- Google “Bouncer” scanning Android Marketplace for malware Link. And yet, Symantec says trojans still rampant Link
- New York Times article rips Apple for Chinese factory conditions Link
Gaming News:
- Are you affected by a Resident Evil spelling mistake? If so, contact Capcom.
- EA’s Kingdoms of Amalur locks portions of single-player game behind online pass
- Dumb politics: Oklahoma lawmaker proposes tax on all video games with T or M rating. Link
- Dodonpachi Blissful Death hits iOS next week. Time for Tim to get his iPad charged and ready.
- Aliens Collonial Marines trailer is pretty sweet.
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Released on January 22nd, 2012 with No Comments
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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Released on January 10th, 2012 with No Comments
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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Released on December 16th, 2011 with 1 Comment
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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Released on December 1st, 2011 with 1 Comment
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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Released on October 30th, 2011 with 1 Comment
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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Released on October 23rd, 2011 with 2 Comments
This is a dramatic re-enactment of why Paul missed this episode, and crushed our dreams.
Paul crushed our dreams. Dave arrived a shell of a man thanks to the selfishness of Paul. He’s an asshole.
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