Episode 53 – 2/27/10

Hosted by Jordan Drake and Jake Brown

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Tech News:

• Over 5000 overtly sexual apps removed from iTunes app store – Source Mac Rumors
• New finger swiping features revealed in Apple patent for iPhone and iPad – Source Patently Apple
  
• 10 billion songs sold contest winner thought Steve Jobs was a prank caller - Source Gizmodo
• James Cameron gives the straight talk – Source Lighty Buzzed
• Laptop webcam monitoring scandal isn’t limited to Pennsylvania – Source Hot Hardware

Tech Review – OWLE Bubo:

After a week playing with the unusual yet awesome OWLE Bubo iPhone accessory – Jake and Jordan give their final thoughts on the device.  Check it out the Bubo here.

Geek discussion – The Last Airbender:

Our hosts are excited for the upcoming M. Knight. Shaymalan film “The Last Airbender”. The live action movie is based on a cartoon that is surprisingly good. Jake and Jordan are hoping the movie will capture the awesome aspects fo the cartoon and do well in the box office. Check out the trailer here.

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Episode 52 – 2/20/10

Hosted by Jordan Drake and Jake Brown

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Tech discussion/caller – Jordan and Jake talk with caller Sarah about children and technology:

Jordan has been out of town on business in DC for the past two weeks. While stuck in the middle of snow-maggedon, Jordan spent time with family in the Alexandria area including his two cousins (a 6 and 8 year old girl). What amazed Jordan the most was their fluency and understanding of their dad’s iPhone. Jordan and Jake discuss how children are adapting to new and easier to use consumer electronics – and are later joined by mom blogger/TV host Sarah Pinnix who adds her parental opinion to the discussion. Our conclusion? As long as the kids can use the classics (a jump rope – finger paint – a pencil and paper) – technology can be a welcome learning tool.

Tech News:

• Skype on iPhone may signal end of voice plans – Source CBC News
• An interview with a real-life Nigerian 419 scammer – Source Boing Boing
  
• School spies on students using built in laptop webcams – Source Gizmodo
• Youtube turns 5 – Source Mashable
• Facebook jumps ahead Yahoo to become the second most visited website in the world – Source Mashable

Tech Review – Social media services roundup

Jake and Jordan give you the lowdown on the latest, greatest, and most talked about web services. Jake talks about the location based social media service Foursquare. Jordan notes the danger in using services that give you geographical location (as demonstrated by the controversial PleaseRobMe). Jordan gives the scoop on the hot new Chat Roulette. Jordan and Jake also discuss their thoughts on the new Google Buzz service.

Tech Review – OWLE Bubo first impressions:

Although we won’t official give our review until next week – we have the unusual yet strangely awesome OWLE Bubo in studio. Check it out here and listen to our review on the next episode.

Tech Review – Pogoplug first impressions:

Jordan has been playing with the Pogoplug – the device that lets you access your data from anywhere in the world. Jordan give his first impressions of the device on today’s show and will present his full review in a future episode.

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