Shiny Podcast

Episode 16: Zuck 2020: OpossumCast

February 19th, 2018  |  1 hr 6 mins

AMD, Elon Musk, Ico, Mars, Motherboard, NASA, Ryzen, Telegram, ajit pai, astronaut, charter, commercial astronaut training, consumer protection bureau, cpb, cryptocurrency, equifax, facebook, falcon heavy, fcc, firmware update, germany, intel, lawsuit, loot box ban, loot boxes, mark zuckerberg, meltdown, net neutrality, podcast, roadster, shiny, shiny podcast, space, spaceflight, spectre, tech, tech news, tech podcast, technology, tesla, tesla roadster, time warner cable, ton, twc, user base, zuckerberg

So, first things first. We've been gone for a while, and for that we are deeply sorry. And we really really appreciate you listening to some of our old episodes and hanging in there but we are back! Some adulting needed to take place but we're rolling back adulthood to continue to bring you this podcast.

This week we address more FCC updates, there's a car on the way to Mars and you can track where it is, AMD is being, just super cool, Intel dealing with at least 32 lawsuits, and more!

Episode 15: A Far Cry From OK

January 22nd, 2018  |  1 hr 12 mins

2018, AMD, Android O, Dropbox, Google Chrome, Internet, ajit pai, alexa, amazon, amazon echo, android, apple, arm, bitconnect, bitcown, blockchain, broadband, bug, ces, ces 2018, chrome, chromeos, crypto currency, crypto mining, ethereum, far cry, far cry 5, fcc, gaming, geek, google, gpu, intel, intel me, labo, meltdown, net neutrality, nintendo, nintendo switch, nvidia, open source, podcast, security, shiny, shiny podcast, spectre, switch, tech, tech news, tech podcast, technology, ubisoft, vulnerability, wifi alliance, wpa3

This week we manage to turn a slow tech news cycle and no deep dive into a regular length show! It's a podcast miracle! We tackle subjects like Chromecast messing with your WiFi, Nintendo's brand new line of cardboard accessories, Intel just doesn't get it, and more!

Episode 14: MONDAY NIGHT RAW

January 15th, 2018  |  1 hr 7 mins

2018, AMD, Android O, Dropbox, EA, EFF, Google Chrome, Internet, Microsoft, No Man's Sky, Star Trek, Star Wars, System76, The Last Jedi, ajit pai, alexa, amazon, amazon echo, android, apple, arm, australia, batteries, belgium, bitcown, blockchain, broadband, bug, ces, ces 2018, chrome, chromeos, crypto currency, crypto mining, dash, disney, electronic frontier foundation, emc, episode 8, ethereum, fcc, gambling, gaming india, geek, google, gpu, hue lights, intel, intel me, internet of money, klingon, light bulb, linux, loot box., loot crate, lord of the rings, lunera, macos, management engine, meltdown, microsoft groove, monero, music, net neutrality, netsec, nexus, nobel prize, nvidia, open source, open standards, opsec, overwatch, philips hue, photography, pixel, podcast, prequel, root, security, shiny, shiny podcast, skinner box, spectre, speculative execution, spotify, star wars battlefront ii, supercomputer, tech, tech news, tech podcast, technology, tesla, time, tinder, titan, toys, uber, video gamesandreas antonopoulos, vmware, vote, vulnerability, w3c, wannacry, wwe

This week we do some CES 2018 roundup through the 3rd day of the event and with guest host Jared Beerman of Beerman Photography (@beermanphotography on Instagram) returning we talk about all his new toys he got for Christmas and future projects.

Episode 12: "I Have a Bad Feeling About This..."

December 17th, 2017  |  1 hr 23 mins

AMD, Android O, EA, EFF, Internet, Microsoft, No Man's Sky, Star Trek, Star Wars, System76, The Last Jedi, ajit pai, amazon, android, belgium, blockchain, chrome, chromeos, disney, electronic frontier foundation, episode 8, ethereum, fcc, gambling, gaming india, gpu, intel, intel me, internet of money, klingon, light bulb, linux, loot box., loot crate, lord of the rings, lunera, macos, management engine, microsoft groove, music, net neutrality, netsec, nexus, nobel prize, nvidia, open source, open standards, opsec, overwatch, photography, pixel, podcast, prequel, root, security, skinner box, spotify, star wars battlefront ii, supercomputer, tech, tech podcast, technology, tesla, time, tinder, titan, toys, uber, video gamesandreas antonopoulos, vote, w3c, wannacry

2017 is drawing to a close and Shiny settles up with a new holiday tradition: a brand new Star Wars movie! But is there a disturbance in the force? PLUS, the Dark Side of Mozilla, UFOs, Net Neutrality, Disney buying Fox and SO much more!

Episode 7: Windows Phone Home

October 12th, 2017  |  59 mins 42 secs

EA, Shadow of war, Windows 10, ajit pai, autonomous vehicle, battle front, california, equifax, facebook, fcc, firefox, flash, google, google home mini, hack, hacked, isp, loot boxes, mark zuckerberg, microtransactions, opencritic, photo app, podcast, puerto rico, tech, tech podcast, technology, update, vr, windows phone

This is kind of a miserable week and please don't ask about episode 5. It doesn't exist and you can't convince us otherwise. Anyways we tackle such subjects as loot boxes, just how much the FCC doesn't care about being as evil as possible, Equifax continued incompetence, the demise of the Windows phone, and more!

Episode 6: Boys And Their Toys

October 10th, 2017  |  46 mins 35 secs

Microsoft, action figures, apache, cells, data, gaming, guacamole, linux, microsoft groove, music, nobel prize, overwatch, photography, podcast, spotify, tech podcast, technology, time, tinder, toys, video games

If you've been looking for the perfect excuse to get back into buying action figures, we have Jared Beerman of Beerman Photography to tell us how he got into taking pictures of toys and what inspires him. Before that we compete to see how many pages of information Tinder has on you, how toxic the gaming industry fan base can be, Linux explodes (relatively speaking) in market share, and more!