The Gadget Spot
The Gadget Spot is all about cool gadgets, tech, and video games, along with how they affect us as humans. Cause we’re humans. *shifty eyes* | @QuadTTony @TechnOwen @jarron @jddjensen
Episodes
-Repair your own Xbox Controller! https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-starts-selling-replacement-parts-for-xbox-gamepads-174023573.html
-8bitdo breaking into keyboards: https://www.ign.com/articles/8bitdo-retro-mechanical-keyboard-wireless-mechanical-keyboard
-Current Gen Consoles finally have sales
-The Switch 2 Rumor mill is about to take off: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sources-nintendo-switch-2-targets-2024-with-nex...
-Like Energy Star but for security: https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/18/23798153/fcc-cyber-trust-mark-biden-security
-3D VNAND Mobile CPUs: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amds-3d-v-cache-comes-to-laptops-ryzen-9-7945hx3d-cpu-listed
-Ask Abe Linciln for Advice: https://www.engadget.com/meta-is-reportedly-planning-an-abe-lincoln-chatbot-as-part-of-a-public-ai-push-190922903.html
-FTC swings for the fences. Faces down Amazon: https:...
-Pizza Controller for Xbox: https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/24/23805501/microsoft-xbox-pizza-scented-controller-tmnt-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles
-More Acquisitions: https://www.ign.com/articles/tencent-buys-dying-light-developer-techland
-Ubisoft almost really stepped in it: https://wccftech.com/ubisoft-accounts-pc-games-not-eligible-deletion/
-Simpsons Hit and Run fan remake: https://www.ign.com/articles/awesome-looking-the-simp...
-That didn’t last long Chevy Bolt is back: https://www.engadget.com/gm-says-a-next-gen-chevy-bolt-is-on-the-way-144518735.html
-DJI Air 3: https://www.engadget.com/dji-air-3-review-a-high-quality-zoom-adds-new-creative-options-130020261.html
-New Sony Earbuds: https://www.whathifi.com/advice/sony-wf-1000xm5-release-date-rumours-potential-price-features-and-spec-leaks
-New drug to slow Alzheimer’s progression: https://arstechnica.co...
-Probably shouldn’t be excited for this but I kind of am: https://www.ign.com/videos/invincible-guarding-the-globe-official-announcement-trailer
-For Jarron to cry over: https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-has-17000-variations-on-its-ending-a-number-that-gives-me-a-headache-just-thinking-about-it/
-Black Panther game announced:
https://www.polygon.com/23787530/marvel-black-panther-video-game-ea-cliffhanger-games-announcement
-Do...
-Chinese Smuggler with NVMEs: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/smuggler-caught-with-420-m2-ssds-strapped-to-his-stomachhttps://www.tomshardware.com/news/smuggler-caught-with-420-m2-ssds-strapped-to-his-stomach
-Chinese startup says its batteries charge super fast and have no degradation in the cold: https://www.engadget.com/chinese-startup-says-its-new-ev-battery-doesnt-lose-range-in-the-cold-164149959.html?src=rss
-MS beats Sony! Er, I mean the FTC: https://www.engadget.com/microsofts-activision-acquisition-moves-ahead-as-judge-rejects-ftc-injunction-request-152845890.htmlhttps://www.engadget.com/microsofts-activision-acquisition-moves-ahead-as-judge-rejects-ftc-injunction-request-152845890.html
-The UK’s CMA starts to flip flop on the MS + Activision deal: https://www.engadget.com/microsofts-activision-acquisition-moves-ahead-as-judge-reje...
-Stop requiring online connection on offline play: https://www.engadget.com/diablo-iv-and-other-blizzard-games-are-down-due-to-a-ddos-attack-164231957.html
-Whelp, here we go again with google: https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/26/youtube-reportedly-experimenting-with-online-games/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAuL6W2c43tZePKNdWeYHg0Wo9wcK8aJSrb1EkUMhwf4GI5mYDt2ARPqhdMUP6Kiz...
-Musk is really murdering twitter: https://www.ign.com/articles/elon-musk-announces-daily-twitter-limitations-as-thousands-report-problems-seeing-tweets
-Does Taurine slow the aging process? https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/06/08/2222201/common-energy-drink-ingredient-taurine-may-slow-aging-process?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Humane’s Ai Pin is coming this year: https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/30/23779...
Echo Earbuds 2023 review, Govt spends on broadband coverage, M4 Drone, NACs is getting SAE treatment, Ford Supervan 4, Reddit Blackout made Google Search worse
Xbox vs The FTC, AMD Sponsored games are bad, Meta Quest Subscription, Nintendo Direct Update, Switch 2 Rumors
ROG Ally Reviews at the end, Nintendo is stingy with sequels, Tony likes Zelda TotK?... Demos reports from Steamfest Next, Ubisoft looking good actually, Halo is still on the struggle bus, Casual gaming is a money printer
(New Logo Coming)Google Domains is dead, NACS is taking over charging, Reddit is full of Pr0ns, Data Caps still suck, Lando bungles a sign off.
(New logo coming soon)
Xbox Showcase, Summer Game Fest, GM love NACS, Ratchet and Clank on Steam, Reddit Blackout, Headphone dent, FTC files against Xbox/Activision, Gamepass and Geforce Now, More games on Mac OS
Apple Vision Pro, iOS 17, M2 Ultra, WWDC, Quest 3, Electricity from air, Razr+, Asus Routers take a break, Reddit screws 3rd party apps, Ford loves Tesla
Nvidia makes all the money, Playstation Showcase, Comcast still sucks, Brain implants, Neurolink, eGPU, Lung Health Gadget?, Dyson's new lineup, AI Update
Windows 11 feature updates, NYC is sinking, Netflix password sharing, AI talk, OLED fingerprint readers, Android news, Jedi Survivor Dad Review, Don't update your 3DS, Fanless Fans
Lando loves Zelda, Mini Nuclear Reactors, Samsung Buys LG OLEDs, Twitter gets new "CEO", Idiot crashes plane, Mee Pebbles Review, New Haptic Display Tech, AI News, Drobo is dead, Saturn got new (to us) moons, The Seinfeld Bill, Batman Legos,
Litter Robot 4 Review, Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra review, Discord wants new names, Xbox SSD price drop, Star Trek Communicator, Edible BS, Xbox keeps struggling, Atari buys old game IPs, White House supporting AI research, Juice Jacking isn't real, AI, Stories from the Lando-Sidem OMG Cable
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