Last time we were gathered here together, class, we took a look at the process of picking up the heart of any home theatre system – the receiver. The receiver is so important because that's where all your inputs go into and where those inputs get turned in to audio and video for our consumption. … Continue reading I Built a Home Theatre! Part 2 – Choosing Speakers
Join Jeff and Dan as they discuss the latest tech on a back to roots episode of technobabble. http://traffic.libsyn.com/rbgtechnobabble/tbabble032yt.mp3 This is a sort of back to roots episode. No music this week but we will return to form on the next episode. Hardware News https://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/AMD-Working-GDDR6-Memory-Controller-Future-Graphics-Cards http://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/112814-amd-engineer-signals-upcoming-gpus-gddr6-tech/ http://hexus.net/tech/news/mainboard/112796-ryzen-2-supported-am4-confirms-amd-product-manager/ http://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/112550-intel-readying-first-mobile-i9-processor-core-i9-8950hk/ http://hexus.net/tech/news/mainboard/112331-intel-aims-end-legacy-bios-support-2020/ https://www.pcper.com/news/Processors/Rumor-Intel-Intentionally-Holding-Back-10nm https://www.pcper.com/news/Mobile/Qualcomm-Showcasing-Windows-Snapdragon-and-Snapdragon-845-Mobile-Platform-Tech-Summit-Li https://www.techpowerup.com/239399/msi-z170a-xpower-titanium-modded-supports-intel-core-i3-8350k https://www.techpowerup.com/239208/silverstone-intros-the-primera-pm02-case Other … Continue reading Technobabble 32 – Windows Snaps a Dragon
For quite some time I have been toying around with the idea of building a home theatre or even just a Hi-Fi that I could connect to my entertainment devices to get some real decent sound. What ultimately spurred me to go ahead with this was my love for Blurays. This is a first in … Continue reading I Built a Home Theatre! Part 1– Choosing a Receiver
Join Dan and Jeff as they discuss the latest tech news including Raja leaving AMD for Intel and more. http://traffic.libsyn.com/rbgtechnobabble/tbabble031.mp3 Technobabble 031 Hardware News Raj Koduri leaves AMD... https://www.techpowerup.com/238585/amd-confirms-raja-koduris-departure-ceo-lisa-su-interim-rtg-head FOR THE ENEMY! https://www.techpowerup.com/238620/intel-hires-raja-koduri-to-develop-discrete-gpus-this-time-for-real The ENEMY announces a chip with AMD https://www.techpowerup.com/238530/intel-announces-coffee-lake-amd-vega-multi-chip-modules The enemy discontinues Broadwell-E Processors https://www.techpowerup.com/238643/intel-discontinues-broadwell-e-processors The other enemy is doin’ well … Continue reading Technobabble 031 – Raja Betrays Team Red
Join Jeff and Dan as they look at tech hardware news and some geek entertainment. http://traffic.libsyn.com/rbgtechnobabble/Technobabble30.mp3 Hardware News https://www.techpowerup.com/238078/asus-intros-expedition-a320m-gaming-motherboard https://www.techpowerup.com/238072/asus-rog-strix-1070-ti-turbo-graphics-cards-pictured https://www.techpowerup.com/237942/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1070-ti-gaming-pictured https://www.extremetech.com/computing/257763-tim-cook-declares-mac-mini-isnt-dead-sure-leaves-lot-performance-table Mobile News https://www.extremetech.com/mobile/257531-first-batch-iphone-xs-reportedly-just-46500-units https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/22/16516828/essential-phone-price-cut-499-android Google News https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/10/23/16519464/google-home-touchscreen-device-app-code https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/22/16516670/google-play-security-rewards-program-vulnerabilities-bug-bounty https://www.pcmag.com/news/356834/google-pulls-maps-calorie-estimator-adds-planets-to-visit Microsoft Fall Creators Update https://www.techpowerup.com/237941/microsoft-windows-10-fall-creators-update-available-today https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/16/16481202/microsoft-windows-10-fall-creators-update-fluent-design Other News https://www.techpowerup.com/238073/newegg-sued-for-alleged-involvement-in-ponzi-scheme-through-fake-orders Gaming and Geektainment https://www.pcmag.com/news/356890/sony-unveils-a-mini-wired-gamepad-for-ps4 http://www.denofgeek.com/us/games/bioware/268438/former-bioware-developer-speaks-out-against-ea https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/257620-dead-space-developer-visceral-games-dead-sucks https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/23/16520316/star-trek-discovery-renewed-cbs-all-access-season-2
So I am far from new to the single-serve instant brewer systems out there. I started with the Keurig (before the 2.0 DRM stupidity) and use it occasionally for brewing large cups of coffee when entertaining guests. I then supplemented my Keurig K65 with a Tassimo T65 to make quick and easy lattes and cappuccinos … Continue reading Nespresso Inissia
Like many nerds world-wide I have been waiting on a new Star Trek television series for ages. Since the demise of Enterprise no one was sure if we would actually see another show on the small screen. Be warned. I am going to do my best to keep out any spoilers or really any information … Continue reading Star Trek Discovery – My Thoughts
Join Jeff and Dan as they discuss the latest tech news and geektainment in the 'verse! http://traffic.libsyn.com/rbgtechnobabble/tbabble029p.mp3 AMD https://www.techpowerup.com/237586/amd-ryzen-5-1600-and-1600x-cpus-found-with-8-working-cores http://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/110579-12nm-amd-ryzen-pinnacle-cpus-arrive-february/ https://www.techpowerup.com/237559/asus-rog-strix-b350-i-gaming-motherboard-revealed-by-online-retailer INTEL https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Intel/Core_i5_8400/ https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Intel/Core_i7_8700K/ https://www.techpowerup.com/237577/intel-to-rebrand-pentium-kaby-lake-processors-as-pentium-gold PC Hardware News http://www.wired.co.uk/article/google-pixel-2-xl-google-home-mini-pixelbook-launch http://hexus.net/tech/news/storage/110894-wd-announces-14tb-hdd-seagate-responds-12tb-models/ Mobile News http://hexus.net/tech/news/software/110855-microsoft-announces-edge-browser-ios-android/ https://www.cnet.com/news/all-touchscreen-blackberry-motion-officially-announced/ https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/8/16444798/tcl-officially-unveiled-touchscreen-blackberry-motion https://www.cnet.com/pictures/best-phones-with-headphone-jack/ https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/6/16437790/iphone-8-swollen-battery-issue-apple-investigating Other News http://hexus.net/business/news/internet/110717-microsoft-discontinue-groove-music-subscription-service/ https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/6/16435690/aim-shutting-down-after-20-years-aol-instant-messenger Entertainment The Orville Justice League
The automated home has been a fantasy for most for a very long time. Since the launch of Amazon's assistant device Alexa through their Echo devices other companies have decided they want a piece of the automated assistant market. Since then Google has launched their Home device powered by Google's Assistant also found on Android … Continue reading Our First Look at Google Home
Join Jeff and Dan as they discuss the latest in pc hardware and some issues with Equifax. http://traffic.libsyn.com/rbgtechnobabble/tbabble028.mp3 PC Hardware Roundup https://www.techpowerup.com/236697/on-amds-raja-koduri-rx-vega-tweetstorm https://www.techpowerup.com/237115/intel-to-bring-8-core-16-thread-cpus-to-the-mainstream-desktop-platform-in-2018 https://www.techpowerup.com/237136/7th-gen-core-kaby-lake-wont-work-on-300-series-chipset-motherboards http://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/110063-rumour-nvidia-readying-geforce-gtx-1070-ti-gddr5x/ In other news https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/equifax-says-100000-canadians-affected-by-cyberattack/article36296560/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com& https://www.techpowerup.com/237111/piriform-hacked-ccleaner-august-versions-v5-33-6162-injected-compromised https://www.techpowerup.com/237116/pirate-bay-mines-coins-in-your-browser-revenue-model-of-the-future http://hexus.net/ce/news/mobile-phones/110006-apple-iphone-8-models-offer-a11-soc-new-cameras-qi-charging/ http://hexus.net/ce/news/mobile-phones/110000-apple-iphone-x-the-biggest-leap-forward-since-original-iphone/
