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Technobabble 038 – MOAR COARZ!
Linus of Linus Tech Tips Exposes the Dark Inner Workings of Apple’s Repair Policies
https://youtu.be/LwEInwvFbwk Linus of Linus Tech Tips released an update to the iMac Pro debacle to YouTube and we now know the struggle he has been having getting parts to repair his "professional" system. It comes out in the video that during the deconstruction of the iMac Pro the Warranty Void if Removed stickers were destroyed … Continue reading Linus of Linus Tech Tips Exposes the Dark Inner Workings of Apple’s Repair Policies
Technobabble 037 – E3 in Hindsight
https://youtu.be/O_Cvaj7EM14 http://traffic.libsyn.com/rbgtechnobabble/tbabble037.mp3 First a little bit Tech AMD Zen-based Hygon Dhyana CPUs start to appear http://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/119939-amd-zen-based-hygon-dhyana-cpus-start-appear/ Efficient cheap Ryzen CPUs https://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/Just-cut-power-Ryzen-low-budget-land AMD’s North Star might arrive for Christmas https://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/AMDs-North-Star-might-arrive-time-top-Christmas-trees-around-world 9000 iSeries Intel CPUs https://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/Intels-cup-hot-Coffee-has-sprung-leak Nintendo Fornite Launches Super Smash Bros Ultimate Dec 7 Sony Death Stranding trailer Last of … Continue reading Technobabble 037 – E3 in Hindsight
Coming Soon!
Dan and Cynthia's house move is almost complete which means the main studio will be up and running soon. That means more podcasts! In the meantime I have almost completed setting up a second smaller recording station at my house but a recent order with Amazon got mixed up and I am waiting for more … Continue reading Coming Soon!
Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Xiaomi is a little known company from China that has been making huge strides into the North American market. They are known mostly for mobile devices like smart phones, tablets and notebook pcs. They also produced the recently released Oculus Go VR headset. In the last couple of years Xiaomi has made a name for … Continue reading Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Recording the Heck Outta Politics – New Website!
I have finally completed the website and RSS feed for Recording the Heck Outta Politics. You can find this podcast on iTunes and most other places you can get podcasts. Shortly this will also mean that you won't receive this podcast on our Technobabble feed. We have changes coming for that feed as well so … Continue reading Recording the Heck Outta Politics – New Website!
Virtual Reality On a Budget – Oculus Go
A couple years ago everyone was excited with the release of the Oculus Rift funded through Kickstarter and HTC's Vive. Both are basically dumb high quality stereo displays with sophisticated sensors on board to detect what position your head and feet are in relation to things in a game. Both the Rift and the Vive … Continue reading Virtual Reality On a Budget – Oculus Go
TECHNOBABBLE@E32018@EA@HOME
Jeff, Dan and Cynthia discuss EA's 2018 E3 conference. https://youtu.be/iLDm0wG4HRs http://traffic.libsyn.com/rbgtechnobabble/tbabbleEA2018.mp3
Asus VivoBook E203N
In the never-ending saga to find the best in value in technology I pounced on something I could not resist. I have a terrible weakness for cheap laptops. Typically, I purchase a new laptop every other year and my old laptop becomes my dad’s new laptop. Almost every purchase is made during the Boxing Week … Continue reading Asus VivoBook E203N
