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Podcast about tech by a couple of guys in their garage.

Zach Thieme and Matt Bond


    • Sep 16, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 54m AVG DURATION
    • 51 EPISODES


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    51: Twitch

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2016 27:11


    In today's show we talk about our new Twitch channel, the apple launches, PAX 2016, and highlight our ineptitude when trying to stream to twitch and get a reasonable podcast out. Special thanks for music! Intro: Marie Curie by the Crypts Outro: Stuck by And Other Things Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. all track (CC) 2006-2014 http://opsound.org/artist/andotherthings

    50: Movies and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2016 47:07


    Toby Story * The Joy of Painting on Twitch ** wikipedia for joy of painitng https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joy_of_Painting * http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/06/health/adult-coloring-books-popularity-mental-health/ * twitch economy * Civil War * Doctor Strange - *THe Hobbit - should not have been three movie * Matt Damon lame ad campaign * Interstellar Sucks * Dr Who * legends of future past * Star Wars Talk Special thanks for music! Intro: Marie Curie by the Crypts Outro: Stuck by and other things

    49: Deadpool

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2016 65:30


    Special episode 50 is coming up and we talk directly to our listeners about doing something cool. The studio is torn up so we are working in low tech mode. Movie Talk * Blade Runner Sequel * Deadpool * Rapid fire sorting of best marvel movies TV Talk * Magicians * Bored to Death Current Affairs * AppleTV and the FCC * Apple and the Government * Urban Float Special Thanks for our music! Intro: Marie Curie by The Crypts! Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Crypts_1935 Outro: Stuck by And Other Things Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. all track (CC) 2006-2014 http://opsound.org/artist/andotherthings

    48: Podcast Potpourri

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2016 43:32


    This is a mellow show - we discuss a few topics ranging from movies to tech. Movies: - Discuss Kevin Smith review of the DC world and universe - Nerds love and/or hate the new Suicide Squad trailer. http://the-daily.buzz/suicide-squad-new-trailer/ - It's hard to bring costumes and experiences to life in - 1943 Batman Image http://www.otithelis.com/superheros/batman1a.jpg - Deadpool Denied Release in China Due to Graphic Violence. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/deadpool-denied-release-china-due-856627 - Ryan ryenolds twitter from the Chive http://thechive.com/2016/01/21/ryan-reynolds-has-a-twitter-deadpool-would-be-proud-of-28-photos/ Tech: - Sexy Google http://thechive.com/2016/01/19/google-just-introduced-sexy-google-and-its-glorious-4-pictures/ - Melting brain chip - http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/01/in-a-brain-dissolvable-electronics-monitor-health-then-vanish/ - Woman Eats 3.5 kg of Rice in 4 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQk8rKbl-oU - Netflix Hacks http://thechive.com/2016/01/12/netflix-has-tons-of-hidden-categories-heres-how-you-can-access-them-9-photos/ - Proof of Parallel Universes http://www.avclub.com/article/how-you-spell-berenstain-bears-could-be-proof-para-223615 - The Pixar Theory Timeline http://jonnegroni.com/2013/07/15/the-pixar-theory-timeline/ - Crackle Produced Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4126340/ - Legends Of Tomorrow http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4532368/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 - The Last Witch Hunter http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1618442/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 - Google Tone http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2015/05/tone-experimental-chrome-extension-for.html Special Thanks for our music! Intro: Marie Curie by The Crypts! Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Crypts_1935 Outro: Stuck by And Other Things Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. all track (CC) 2006-2014 http://opsound.org/artist/andotherthings

    47: CES 2015

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2016 64:21


    Today we are joined by special CES correspondant Nathan Novak who brings us up to speed on all the goodness that was the Consumer Electronics Show. Check out his blog at http://nathan.thenovaks.net. CES Follow up: - Hacks for remembering what you saw and power blogging - take lots of pictures - bring a battery charger for your phone - right angle lighting cable (http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-6-Feet-Angled-Lightning-USBLT2MBR/dp/B00HNX1SLW) - Rockets, Rockets, Rockets rocketsrocketsrockets.com - internet of things (IoT) - Intel Curie http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/wearables/wearable-soc.html - lightbulbs with speaker, wifi, color changing - keevo smart lock, august smart lock, wait another year - bandwidth kicks ass at the convention center - 3D Printing (super big) - make multi color items - soundproofing of the studio [http://www.alleycast.com/techgarage/pano.jpg] - castle crashers http://www.castlecrashers.com/ - lego marvel superheroes http://www.lego.com/en-us/marvelsuperheroes - Virtual Reality - http://www.faradayfuture.com/ horrible vr experience - moovio - ceiling and chair - augmented reality vs virtual reality - Car makers - CarPlay, Android Auto - chevy malibu has Apple CarPlay http://gmauthority.com/blog/2016/01/2016-chevrolet-malibu-shows-up-in-real-people-not-actors-campaign-ad-break/ - BMW at CES - i3 was awesome - 750 (hud in windshield) - New TV's - 4k HDR OLED screen - CES Rapid Fire - Lego Learning tools - square panda - wonder workshop Special Thanks for our music! Intro: Marie Curie by The Crypts! Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Crypts_1935 Outro: Stuck by And Other Things Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. all track (CC) 2006-2014 http://opsound.org/artist/andotherthings

    46: Getting Organized

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2016 71:01


    Today we are totally on - we prepped , we took notes, and we may have even been interesting. Overall we discuss Oculus, the next few years of comic movies, some new fitness trackers, take a slight digression into exploding hoverboards, come back to the lawsuits that Fitbit is going through, discuss how to restore shoes once you've busted them, we disagree about Youtube Red. Oculus: https://www.oculus.com/en-us/ X-Men Apocalypse: http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2094915840/tt3385516?ref_=ttmi_mi_all_sf_1 Comic movie releases through 2020: http://comicsalliance.com/your-supermovie-timeline-updated-with-marvel-studios-phase-three-releases-infographic/ Waloo Fitness Tracker: http://www.amazon.com/Waloo-Bluetooth-Wireless-Waterproof-Monitoring/dp/B016P9KQS0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452232830&sr=8-1&keywords=Waloo+Runlax Hoverboard: http://hoverboard.com/ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-07/u-s-marshals-raid-hoverboard-booth-at-ces Fitbit Lawsuit: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/fitbit-is-being-sued-for-wildly-inaccurate-heart-rate-readings/ar-CChJJP Shoe hacks - how to wash and restore your shoes.: http://www.snapheat.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg_WM4t9SXY https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiSgdTqvp3KAhULqx4KHdEpAXQQyCkIHzAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DHJZPzQESq_0&usg=AFQjCNHAIFaJEPgRbfGiVkowh5Z8xdQDUg You Tube Red: https://www.youtube.com/red Book Talks: The Expanse by James S.A. Corey http://www.amazon.com/Leviathan-Wakes-Expanse-Book-1-ebook/dp/B0047Y171G The Martian by Andy Weir http://www.amazon.com/Martian-Novel-Andy-Weir-ebook/dp/B00EMXBDMA Philip K. Dick Megapack: 15 Classic Science fiction stories http://www.amazon.com/The-Philip-K-Dick-MEGAPACK-ebook/dp/B00C6EXNRA Next Week on the Tech Garage: CES follow up with special correspondant Nathan Novak Special thanks for our intro and outro music: Intro: Marie Curie by the Crypts Outro: Stuck by and other things

    45: Logitech Harmony Elite

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2016 53:08


    I got a new remote, the Harmony Elite so there is a micro review for it, Matt discusses Fallout4, and we wrap with a discussion around AppleTV and Amazon. Special thanks for our intro and outro music: Intro: Marie Curie by the Crypts Outro: Stuck by and other things

    44: Data Sovereignty

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2015 55:21


    In today's session we have some follow ups on our discussion on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, discuss cool Christmas presents, data sovereignty, and a new HTTP response code. Links * CGP Grey Explains the UK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10 * Vintage Massage Chair http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/fuo/5363197636.html

    43: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2015 75:22


    Today is almost totally devoted to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. FYI THERE ARE SPOILERS. We range from feelings during the Phantom Menace, narrative structure of the movie, what made it hard to suspend disbelief, comparisons to the original trilogy, droid mechanics, property rights, and even some revelations on the Star Wars universe. Near the end we discuss Deadpool, Leatherman multi tools, and the Cock Block 3000.

    42: AFK

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2015 55:45


    After a bit of a sabbatical we jump back into podcasting and do our first show from a remote location! Thanks to AFK Elixers and Eatery for hosting. We discuss some old podcast notes form three years ago (basically stuff that wasn't good enough to make the cut then...), do some sci-fi book reviews, micro-review some wearables (Microsoft Band2 and Apple Watch), catch up on our TV shows, guess at what the content of the new Star Wars is going to be, get first impressions of my iPad Pro.

    41: iOS9

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2015 44:56


    This is our big iOS9 episode - Matt who has never owned an apple device provides a review on iOS9. Hold onto your hats this ought to be good. We also cover Volkswagen's emissions faux pax, the XCode ghost expoit, and finally ASMR.

    40: PAX 2015 Mini Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2015 40:52


    This week is super latent - sorry. As usual the show starts out on a tangent (even before we get through the intro) Studio Talk. We discuss our new game a bit Uni, discuss some of the greatest games from PAX, and discuss IDE's while developing in Unity, and finally the Lenovo phone.

    39: Uni

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2015 53:02


    Today we do a brief follow up on the Prime31 package, plug Stans IOS Native package, do an indepth film review of mad max, discuss PAX Prime and finally discuss our video game.

    38: StarWars Land

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2015 47:28


    In todays show we discuss the upcoming Star Wars land, to many lost hous in using a Unity plugin, some new CSI tech, and the new owners of Sesame Street distributions.

    37: The Edge Browser and Single Wheel Skateboards

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2015 43:34


    This week we talk about Edge and Mozilla's beef with Microsoft, a tiny diversion down podcast apps, air gap hacking, television chat, and what happens when a skateboard bones a segway.

    36: Windows 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2015 46:06


    In todays show we talk Windows 10, the low tech garage (matt floods a bathroom), and the BetaBook instruction manual. Quick note we are migrating the podcast if you are no longer seeing updates unsubscribe and resubscribe. Windows 10 download: www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO BetaBook: www.betabook.co

    35: Ex Machine Spoilers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2015 50:58


    If you haven't watched Ex Machina and are interested in experiencing the movie - do it before you watch this episode - THERE ARE SPOILERS. Also we reveal the winner (Nathan Novak) of our listener contest and discuss hacking cars.

    34: It's Zach's Fault

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2015 45:55


    In todays show we debut a number of new things, talk a bit about comic con, and as always take a detour into our personal lives and the intricacies of literature.

    33: Slight Improvement

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2015 43:17


    This show was a functional disaster...you should maybe skip it. If you are brave it covers the following: Computer Sticks, the Apple watch non-review, Waze, Blek, iZombie, and of course more DirectTV stuff.

    32: Implosion?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2015 38:04


    Special Thanks to The Crypts as well as And Other Things for the awesome intro and outro. Intro: Marie Curie by the Crypts Outro: Stuck by and other things

    31: Thank You Come Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2015 63:15


    this show was a disaster...you should totally listen Special Thanks to The Crypts as well as And Other Things for the awesome intro and outro. Intro: Marie Curie by the Crypts Outro: Stuck by and other things

    30: Yes We Are Alive

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2015 30:32


    It's been two years but we're back!! The Interview, New Podcast Tech, Guitar Tuners and more.

    29: 38 Days Later

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2012 77:52


    After a long sabbatical we are back and we talk a bit about good/bad science, top 10 science fiction book lists, movies, as well as a micro review on the Surface.

    28: We're Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2012 65:20


    AFter a short hiatus we're back - initially we chat a bit about telivision, Microsofts translator (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu-nlQqFCKg), self healing concrete, bionic legs, bluetooth gloves, and whales.

    27: Robotic Cockroach

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2012 54:32


    This week it's all about windows 8, robotic cockroaches, cool documentaries, and blood….

    26: Cameras, Mouth-breathers, and the Surface launch

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2012 61:55


    Here is the list of stuff we talk about on today's show… PomVision - WEb cam review go pro camera mouth breathers at comic con surface launch

    25: Outdoor Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2012 63:28


    This week we talk about some cool new hiking technology, saftey technology for bicycle riders, a few neat sites for coding and some technology that is on the edge of usefullness. Safety https://icedot.org Fun for coding www.shortcutfoo.com www

    24: Harvard and Cyborgs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2012 42:59


    Today we chat about how Harvard is going to cause the end of the world via cyborgs, cool opportunities for the kinect, and new products (kindle hd and new windows phones).

    23: PAX 2012

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2012 56:34


    PAX, PAX, PAX - and some other stuff. You will want to hear this. We also announce our first special edition podcast…stay tuned.

    22: Pebble - Not Just a Rock

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2012 59:11


    This week we talk about the Pebble smart watch, the cool new iPhone app Renewed, the soon to be releases Green Arrow TV show, and of course "Font talk."

    21: Bye Bye Onlive

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2012 50:16


    Today we talk about the impending shutdown of the Onlive service, we have dissenting opinions on Avatar (and Zach almost dies), after that it's all fast charging batteries and new display technologies…you've got to check this out.

    20: The Beginning of the Middle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2012 55:18


    I'm not gonna lie…you probably don't want to listen to this episode…we will do better next time…we promise!

    19: Antiquated Tech

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2012 66:09


    In this episode we talk about the Viacom / directv arguments, antiquated crap you can still buy on the internet, and the new terahertz laser which should eliminate lines at the airport.

    18: Nest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2012 54:35


    This week we talk about Nest (a new thermostat), a possible kindle fire, and windows 8 tiles…along with a large rant of TV and movies.

    17: Google Tablet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2012 48:44


    Today we talk about the new google tablet, the SeaOrbiterm and a new video game Matt found.

    16: Guest Starring: Bryant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2012 56:06


    Today we talk about Diablo 3 with a very special guest Bryant Cutler, the new Amazon CloudPlayer app for the iPhone, the Macbook with Retina display, Tactus a new touch interface for phones, and the UFO in Washington D.C.

    15: Search Engine Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2012 49:40


    This weeks episode involves some follow up from last week as well as some talk about On{x}, google vs. bing, and SOEmote.

    14: Ramble On

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2012 61:10


    This weeks episode involves a large amount of rambling…(i know shocking) but we do talk a little about conventions (E3 and WWDC), as well as MFA, laptop dock's and amazon Video on Demand being available on the Xbo 360.

    13: Big Box Stores

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2012 52:40


    Today we talk about human computer interaction and spend a better part of the time ranting about high school teachers, fishing, and big box stores.

    12: Standardize...Please

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2012 59:04


    This week we talk about Diablo 3, cell phone charger standards, and what it means to be a nerd.

    11: The Avengers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2012 62:23


    In this weeks episode we talk about bicycle computers, online security, 3d printer, and the Avengers.

    10: Dog Poop and Wifi

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2012 52:01


    In this weeks eposode we talk about how easy it is these days to make video's, we talk a bit about pintrest, have a few PSA's as well as discuss dog poop and how it relates to wifi.

    9: Pepsi Challenge: MP3 vs WAV

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2012 49:23


    Today we will be taking the pepsi challenge with MP3 vs uncompressed formats and we will also chat about text editors.

    8: Animated Tattoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2012 54:44


    This week we talk about robots, animated tattoo's , jukebox repair, and video games. Interesting Link http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Gajitz/~3/c63JA8vzGWc/ http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20078153-71/man-has-qr-code-tattooed-onto-chest-really

    7: Technical Difficulties

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2012 58:44


    In todays episode we talk about Tax season, the flashback trojan and hiring. It is also the first time we have technical difficulties and lose a ton of the conversation.

    6: Net Neutrality

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2012 58:38


    Today we talk about net nutrality and how it impacts our ability to watch Bones - we take a quick trip talking about con's that are running and are coming up and talk a bit about MCollective.

    5: Girl With the...who cares

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2012 61:09


    Talk about some new some new startups, interesting things we've learned from podcasting, the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and cool new apps we're using.

    4: Choose your language

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2012 54:51


    In this episode we talk scripting languages - what we look for and why we like them. Interesting sites on the internet to help inventors as well as some cool projects we just found out about.

    3: Comics Comics Comics

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2012 88:43


    In today's episode we do a review on the Samsung Soundbar (HW-C450), talk about Raspberry PI, delve a liitle in to the fashion side of the computer industry, and talk about comic book movies.

    2: DirecTV...love it?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2012 69:40


    Well we got a second episode done...more talk about direct TV...think we love that stuff.

    1: Pilot

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2012 41:15


    Our first ever podcast.

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