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The most interesting, entertaining, and table-flip worthy show about technology and gaming you'll hear each week.

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    • Dec 20, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 8m AVG DURATION
    • 151 EPISODES


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    150 - Sunset Robot

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2016 83:36


    The final episode of Flipping Tables. Join Mike and Lyons for some reminiscing, their favorite episode titles, and a last minute foray into recklessly predicting the future.

    149 - Under The Thumb of Big Cookie

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2016 59:19


    The penultimate episode of Flipping Tables! Pebble is dead! Amazon Go wants to replace your teenager's job as a clerk! And Miyazaki has lost hope for humanity!

    148 - Losing The Precision That A Big Fat Meat Finger Gives You

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2016 66:50


    Netflix adds (some) offline playback. Last Of Us Part II revealed. And Final Fantasy XV might actually be good.

    147 - I Always Wanted Pajamas On My Face

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2016 62:12


    Assassin's Creed II was always terrible. Lyons experiences Daydream VR. And Google is brilliant at getting us to feed it's AI yet again with Quick, Draw!

    146 - Who Do I Punch To Advance The Story?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2016 61:53


    Final Fantasy XV doesn't pique Lyons' interest. clickclickclick.click seems like a way better investment. And Apple releases a paper book for... reasons.

    145 - Cocaine Straws and Metal Frisbees

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2016 63:00


    A little more Macbook Pro follow-up sneaks in before a reminder of some basic steps you can take to secure your online life.

    144 - If I Can't Say It We Can't Do It

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2016 75:53


    Mike returns to share his thoughts on new Macbooks Pro, the Surface Studio, and why 'pro' shouldn't be interchangeable with 'difficult'. And can we be done with DST and timezones please?

    143 - Kermit The Frog Unlocked My Phone

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2016 66:26


    Matt of Bits & Pieces guests to talk the Google Pixel, Microsoft Surface Studio, New Macbooks Pro, and live streaming pizza.

    142 - Give Me Sharesheet or Give Me Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2016 78:20


    Will Twitter eventually just be bots talk to other bots about politics? And the Nintendo NX, now Nintendo Switch, was officially announced! Lyons hasn't been this excited with Nintendo in years!

    141 - Do I Unlimited Trust Them?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2016 52:55


    Google Daydream VR. The Note 7 is officially legally dead. And is Dropbox screwing itself out of supremacy?

    140 - I Want A Magic Robot

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2016 73:17


    Lyons returns to talk Samsung Galaxy Note 7 woes, Spotify Malvertising, and the Made by Google event. His pre-ordered Pixel is of course, Quite Black.

    139 - Whack-a-mole Alarm Clocks

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2016 49:08


    David Lyons is STILL GONE. Mike's wife Shelby guest hosts as they discuss email etiquette, waterproof consumer expectations, whether Airpods are sexy, and the latest Hollywood reboot film, The Magnificent Seven.

    138 - I Can Remote Hack The World

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2016 39:51


    David Lyons is STILL GONE. Mike's brother Justin hops on the show as they discuss iOS 10 papercuts, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and the merits of 'small' open world games. Also: Oliver Stone's Snowden film.

    137 - Thanks, MomOS

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2016 62:50


    What happened to David Lyons? Mike is joined by guest host Marc Mueller as they discuss Internet of Things fragmentation, anti-paparazzi clothing, the future of gaming consoles, and the difference between reading and listening to an audiobook.

    136 - There's No Way To Make That Attractive

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2016 73:10


    We had no interest in recapping the Apple Event, so instead we talked about the interesting parts; space age ceramics and the wireless future.

    135 - You Suck At The Internet

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2016 79:39


    Canceled Lego Universe. WhatsApp sharing data with Facebook. And Lyons buys an Electric Vehicle.

    134 - Please Don't Tell Me About Your Dreams

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2016 67:26


    No Man's Sky is an unusually fiery hype train crash. And the backspace nav controversy continues with a guest appearance by Matt of Bits & Pieces.

    133 - I Have To Be At The Seaport By Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2016 68:00


    Everyone got the Microsoft Golden Key story wrong including us! Autonomous vehicles are coming (for your jobs). PowerShell comes to Linux. And Chrome no longer foolishly uses backspace for browser navigation. Rejoice!

    132 - This Is An Abraham Lincoln Situation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2016 56:54


    Microsoft proves how dumb backdoors keys are, a 3DS game's trailer soundtrack reminds us of the ghosts of internet memes past, and Spotify shows us a mixed bag of gaming soundtracks that can be streamed. Also, is No Man's Sky a harbinger of gaming's procedurally generated future?

    131 - Nothing's Gonna Happen In The Next Five Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2016 58:36


    The nostalgia goggles are definitely on as we talk Sonic Mania and Nintendo Power. And can Microsoft make Surface as a Service along with Windows 10 as a Service?

    130 - This Is Too Stupid To Document

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2016 88:08


    Mike returns to talk SDCC and his undying love of attending conferences. Lyons finally gets to talk about Pokémon GO.

    129 - Sometimes It's a Stupid Reason

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2016 59:52


    Matt of Bits & Pieces guests to talk about the permanence of internet storage, and the dream of Chromebooks connected to cloud services.

    128 - We're All Consumer Whores

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2016 70:42


    Susan of Eclectic Readers fame guests this week to talk with Lyons about all the things wrong with streaming and subscription media services.

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    127 - Go Find Me In The Alps

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2016 91:22


    Comcast does something nice? And Lyons is counting the seconds until he can move back to Android. Fingers crossed for a great 2016 Nexus.

    126 - Morons Are Exploding Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2016 62:13


    Comcast end-of-life's Mike's very much alive modem. Email is a thing you can control, sort of. And Apple versus Spotify.

    125 - Once Upon a Time an App Was Loading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2016 58:44


    Comcast strikes again. And a deep discussion on perceived UX versus the functional reality. Also doors, doors, and more doors.

    124 - I'm Gonna Do Six Calculators

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2016 60:23


    Mike and Lyons get Google Cardboard. Mike's mom tries VR for the first time. And Nintendo showed Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild at E3 complete with male Link, then made asses of themselves when asked about a female Link.

    123 - False Dichotomy Land

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2016 100:24


    WWDC 2016 happened and we have lots of words to say about it.

    122 - I Hate The Word Dongle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2016 75:52


    Lyons got hurt and Mike bought a new bag. Microsoft shows customers how they feel about their autonomy with Windows 10 upgrade tricks. And VR was finally experienced in person.

    121 - The Person With The Scalpel Will Realize I'm Serious

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2016 92:28


    Our subreddit for discussing episodes has launched so come chat! Could a phone be usable with a truly edge to edge screen? Pebble pivots to focus on fitness. And Mike sings Uncharted 4's praises.

    120 - I Want To Touch This Giant Screen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2016 87:01


    Google I/O 2016 happened. Moar messaging apps, Google Home, and Android on ChromeOS. And somehow Lyons finds a way to still talk about his iPhone SE.

    119 - Burned a Whole Episode on the iPhone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2016 89:20


    Lyons' iPhone SE arrived and the following is a recording of that event. The Good, The Bad, and if you're Mike; the Stockholm syndrome.

    118 - The Satisfaction of Desktop Man

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2016 78:25


    Lyons buys an iPhone SE (that hasn't arrived yet.) The shift from desktop to mobile has largely happened. And Mike shares insights on spec work inspired by CGP Grey's recent job ad.

    117 - They're Not Even Friends in a Fantasy Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2016 71:19


    Talkshow.im is texting in public, but is it worth doing? And Square Enix is finally learning that people will pay money for classic style JRPGs like Bravely Second and I Am Setsuna.

    116 - We're All Insane And Hate You

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2016 60:29


    The Slacklash continues! Is threaded messaging enough to make Slack into a 'real' collaboration tool? And the radical plan to use a calendar and time marking system based on logic and not which ruler most recently invaded your country.

    115 - I Don't Hate PowerPoint

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2016 54:48


    The trailer for Rogue One is out and looks really promising. Mike vents about Microsoft Office Updater updating with huge updates after it updates itself. And could Google make Swift a first-class language on Android?

    114 - Let's Not Assume It's A Masculinity Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2016 88:12


    They just don't make Final Fantasy like they used to. And if the future is APIs and the Internet of Things we should probably figure out some ground rules.

    113 - The Future Is Catsuits And Donut Hats

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2016 56:00


    We're done reporting on Apple vs the FBI! Tons of followup about funding OSS. The Bash shell comes to Windows. And Miitomo is totally maybe the future of social networking but probably not.

    112 - Doing The Stupid Jedi Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2016 108:42


    The term 'holoportation' may never catch on but hopefully th technology does! Microsoft isn't just about hololense though, they also made an (accidentally) bigotted AI named Tay. And our spoilerific discussion of 'Batman v Superman'.

    111 - How Many Axe Murderers Will It Take To Change Your Mind?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2016 58:19


    Instagram joins Twitter in embracing algorithmic timelines, Steve Wozniak admits the fabled garage of Apple's origins is a myth, and Napter's Sean Parker is back with an idea to bring theatrical release movies to home on release day, with support from Steven Spielberg, JJ Abrams and Peter Jackson. NOTE: We recorded this episode before the breaking news of the FBI's near total withdrawal from their All Writs Act order against Apple.

    110 - Second Banana For Scale

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2016 63:20


    Maybe we're too hard on the Internet of Things. And maybe they still mostly suck and are kind of dumb. And home servers! Remember those? Some crazy people still use them. Like Lyons.

    109 - Fall Asleep Drooling on Myself

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2016 72:15


    This probably won't be the last console generation but we're definitely in the home stretch. PS4 Remote Play is coming to PC and Mac. Xbox could be upgraded like a PC (but not really). And the Amazon Echo Dot, Tap, and reversing course on encryption. Twice.

    108 - This Feels Skeevy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2016 86:04


    Ads come to the Windows 10 lockscreen and Pocket, luckily some mobile games are doing ads right. And will AMP and Facebook Instant Articles destroy the web? Yeah probably not.

    107 - A Giant Cabal of Supervillains Tenting Their Fingers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 116:43


    The great big Apple vs the FBI episode. This is an important topic and we give it the time it deserves.

    106 - I Won't Let You Completely Control Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2016 58:52


    Twitter went algorithm just like they said they wouldn't. Amazon releases AAA game engine Lumberyard for free. And the future of storytelling, movies, and videogames.

    105 - I Have A Zune Tattoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2016 65:23


    Twitter breaking the timeline is a bad thing for everyone (except advertisers.) Never fear though, Lyons solves the problem and he's giving the idea away for free!

    104 - Cut the Rabbit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2016 84:16


    We celebrate TWO YEARS of weekly Flipping Tables episodes by discussing how podcasting has changed - for us personally as well as a whole. Also: a rundown of intriguing new podcast tools aimed at making the medium more accessible to those interested in getting started.

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