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TechtalkRadio Episode #329 It’s a What Yaa Ma Call It!

In this week’s show, Justin, Shawn, and Andy share some of their thoughts on the upcoming game and share some tips for those that may be wanting to upgrade the televisions for a better picture. The guys cover some of the options available and Shawn covers what some of these terms heard often mean. Justin reminds us to get what you can afford rather than buying the cheapest TV and shares through experience why. Andy and Shawn share info on a company called BOE is planning to develop at 500Hz Refresh rate and what that means for gamers that love action games. Last week on the show the guys talked about Josh Wardle and his creation Wordle. Since then, Josh announced he had made a deal with New York Times for them to be the host for Wordle and manage the further development of the Viral Word game.

Andy talks with the CEO of Steambox Amit Jaura about the product which turned a lot of heads at this year’s CES Show in Vegas. Amit shares with us his steps to bring the innovative product to the marketplace and how crowd funding played a part in its development. Find out More at https://www.steam-box.com


Friend of the Show Steve Greenberg visits to talk about his new Video Game show, What the Heck is That? The fun show with panelist trying to figure out a new gadgets use is available to watch On YouTube. Andy and Steve talk also about his book The Gadget Insider which looks at many different products over the years and what they were trying and able to achieve. Steve can be seen frequently at the Tech Contributor to The Today Show and talks about the process of putting on the fun segments he does. Always fun talking with Steve! Visit Steve’s Website at https://www.stevegreenberg.tv

Last week’s announcement of Microsoft buying Activision/Blizzard/King now brings on Sony buying Bungie, developer of Halo and Destiny. As Justin says – The Console Wars are on!

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New Episode Posted #328 – That’s One Giant Hairball!

In this week’s show, Justin, Shawn, and Andy talk about the guy setting a World Record with a Giant Hairball, perfect for the discussion as Justin’s Cat adds to the show Creating a Hairball on the Living Room Carpet. Shawn and Andy both recommend Resident Alien on Syfy to Justin who hasn’t check the show out yet. Justin birthday has come, and he got himself a fun tech gift, a stand from Vevor for his Thrustmaster Steering Wheel and Pedal. Justin talks about how he set this up and how it makes it more fun. Justin talks about some of the Auto Racing games that work great with the Force Feedback system. Justin talks about some of the other mounting stands are on the market. Shawn talks about Racing Games in Virtual Reality and how that experience worked for him. Justin shares with is the Kickstarter for a Monitor he got into in 2019 for a Monitor developed and created by gamers for gamers. Since the Pandemic he has finally been notified the Monitor is available, coming soon for him will be the Spectrum Monitor with a whole bunch of great features. Andy talks about the Monitor Stands from Vivo which offer up some great options to hook up more screens.

Microsoft purchases Activision Blizzard and the crew talks about the impact on Gaming. Shawn talks about Microsoft on how they have a history of valuing its game designers and gamers. With the recent rumblings at Activision Blizzard this could fare well for the gaming franchises already under the company. Andy finally finishes his New Build utilizing an Intel i7 11700 with Asus Z590P in a Corsair 220T. While most case designs look great, gone in many is the space to add Internal Blu-ray or DVD Burners. The guys talk about the amount of time needed for planning wiring of these systems. One of the big items on the web this past week has been Wordle! The guys talk about the fun behind it. No Download, No Cost, and everybody is playing the same word. https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle

Shawn shares the latest in the James Webb Telescope Mission and where it is at and how far it is at and of course where you can follow the action!

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EPISODE 327 – An Update with Joe Blackburn – What is Crypto?

In this week’s show, Justin, Shawn, and Andy Welcome Joe Blackburn to the Show to talk about some of the latest surrounding Crypto Currency. Joe is one of those that started a Facebook group to talk all about it at Crypto Coin Trader. Recent developments in performance regarding that is covered. Joe reminds us of performance over time we have seen these ups and downs. Tim Pace is one of those that shares on the Facebook group information on analysis of Crypto. Joe talks about the background for people that don’t understand what Crypto is all about. Andy talks about a recent glitch which suddenly showed him having 602Million in Crypto, when he told a friend about it that works in the world of Securities, her misunderstand of Digital had her looking at as something nobody should ever investigate. Joe answers her thoughts on this.

Joe tells us about NFT’s and why they have become so popular and breaks it down and the history of it. The World of NFT’s though could be the solution for all ownership situations. Joe believes that Facebook could be a big part of this. The guys talk about Coinbase and where this can play a role for those wanting to find out about Crypto. Justin asks Joe to point out projects such as Cardano, Avalanche, Chain Games, Doge, Bitcoin and VeChain.

Shawn wraps up the Show with a discussion on the James Webb Telescope. Shawn reminds us about https://www.webb.nasa.gov

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EPISODE 326 – Gather Ye Muggles!

In this week’s show, Shawn talks about opening the box sent from The Noble Collection at Noble House to celebrate the Anniversary of Harry Potter. One of the comments about the video available on the website surrounds the personal story that Shawn has shared in the video regarding his proposal to his wife which centered around the world of Harry Potter. The guys talk about traveling to England. The Recent AWS Outage is discussed and how it affected Wyze Cameras. Shawn tells us of a workaround if this was to happen again using an independant software.

Shawn and Andy talk about upgrading software only to find out the hardware would no longer work. This brings our discussion towards the recent service end for older Blackberry Phones. Could we eventually see software updates for Cars or other home electronics and appliances?

Allie Fried with the Consumer Technology Association visits to talk about the CES Show and What to expect with the both Virtual and in Person event. The Website of the Week focuses on Epic Games and some great games to play online. The Celebrated the Tomb Raider Series for Free to play online.

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New Show Post – Episode 325 Not In Stock – Trying to Finish the Build

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In this week’s show, Shawn, Justin, and Andy talk about the supply chain issues with getting products for a Computer Build. Andy tells the story about finding and sending his son to go buy a RTX 3060 for a reasonable price at a Micro Center in Santa Ana California. Mission Failed. Justin is not willing to try his Micro Center in Denver. The Upside is Nvidia is saying 2022 should see more GPUs in the Marketplace. Andy talks though about finding a GT1080 locally at SWS Electronics and even if he upgrades later, it will work for now. Shawn tells us how Wyze is now doing RTSP with some of its cameras and tells us what it means. Marketing departments have been thinned out and reaching out to connect with some of these companies for interviews has been made more difficult. Justin shares info about a website for contacting CEOs of company’s emailtheboss.org.

Justin tells us about buying a 27″ Asus 1440P Monitor, for 30 Bucks!! The guys talk about Refresh Rates and why those are important for picking out a monitor. Justin continues to share his love for Farming Simulator by buying a Thrustmaster T248 Steering Wheel Pedal Kit for more realism. How does it work within the simulator?

Tech Expert Andrea Smith visits the Show to share some great Tips for Gift Giving from Samsung and Osmo. Shawn tells us about Log4J and who this affects. Roku and Google work out differences and now YouTube and YouTubeTV is available on Roku Devices. The guys share some of the gifts the would like to get for the holidays and the downsides to getting tech for lovers of tech. Website of the Week is https://www.christmaslightfinder.com

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