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Engadget Podcast (Computers)

About Engadget Podcast

Thrill to the delectable sounds of your hosts as they cover all things Gadget.

  • Joshua Topolsky, Paul Miller, Nilay Patel
  • Computers , Technology
  • English
  • United States
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Fri, May 18

Engadget Podcast 294 - 05.18.2012

Filed under: Podcasts As much as you may Like overanalysis of the initial public offering of a Friendster ripoff valued higher than General Motors, other stuff happened this week. Tim and Brian share their Tech Timelines with you in this, The Engadget Podcast. Feel free to leave us a testimonial in the comments below. Above all, thanks for the add! Host: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Orbital - Never 01:00 - The Engadget Show returns Friday, May 18th -- get tickets to...
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Fri, May 11

Engadget Podcast 293 - 05.11.2012

Filed under: Podcasts Looking for the real dirt behind all the salacious, earth-shaking news from the Cellular Telephone Industries Association's 2012 throwdown? You won't find it here, and that's only because you won't find it anywhere, because there wasn't any. What we can offer instead, though, is a recording of two men having a startlingly civil and even-tempered discussion about the issues such a dearth leaves in its wake. The men then take your questions, and it's an Engadget Podcast,...
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Fri, May 4

Engadget Podcast 292 - 05.04.2012

Filed under: Podcasts The Engadget Podcast: it's a lot like Two and a Half Men, only you have to guess who the half is, and with lots more Galaxy S III news. Host: Brian Heater, Terrence O'Brien, Michael Gorman Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Orbital - Never 00:02:00 - Samsung Galaxy S III is official: 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display, quad-core Exynos processor and gesture functions 00:04:00 - Samsung Galaxy S III HSPA+ arriving in May, 4G version hitting North America this summer 00:06:00 -...
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Fri, Apr 27

Engadget Podcast 291 - 04.27.2012

Filed under: Podcasts It's the Engadget Podcast, the only podcast in the multiverse that tried to change its name to "My Podcast Beat Up Your NPR's Science Friday." Host: Brian Heater, Dana Wollman, Terrence O'Brien Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Orbital - Never 00:01:44 - Reminder: Webby Award voting ends tomorrow, give the Engadget Show some love 00:02:30 - The Engadget Show 32: ASUS, Huawei and a trip to Asia's gadget markets 00:05:00 - Google Drive official: 5GB of free storage, Chrome web...
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Fri, Apr 20

Engadget Podcast 290 - 04.20.2012

Filed under: Podcasts Slow news week? "No problemo," say the Engadget Podcasters, who turn earnings reports, spotty non-announcements, and nonexistent eyewear into an hour-plus extravaganza of gadgety greatness unparallelled by anything since Johnny Mnemonic came out. Host: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater, Dana Wollman Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Orbital - Never 00:01:00 - The Engadget Show returns Friday, April 20th -- get tickets to the taping! 00:02:00 - The Engadget Show is nominated for a...
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Fri, Apr 13

Engadget Podcast 289 - 04.13.2012

Filed under: Podcasts The Real Engadget Podcast: New York City: It's when bloggers stop being polite, and start getting real, which for these Engadget Podcasters means talking to their pets and talking to their beers, with a stiff dose of tech talk up top that can't be out-realed.Host: Brian HeaterGuests: Michael Gorman, Terrence O'brienProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Orbital - Never00:02:00 - The Engadget Show is nominated for a Webby Award! 00:06:00 - Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight hands-on...
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Fri, Apr 6

Engadget Podcast 288 - 04.05.2012

Filed under: Podcasts If you look at this edition of the Engadget Podcast through our own pair of tortoise shell-framed, azure-lens'd Google Glasses it looks like Darren is saying "Welcome to the Ghost Rider 900 edition of the Engadget Podcast" from beyond the void.Host: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater, Darren MurphProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Orbital - Never00:03:20 - HTC One S review00:03:30 - HTC One X review00:04:00 - HTC One X vs. One S: which phone is The One for you?00:11:25 - Nokia Lumia...
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Fri, Mar 30

Engadget Podcast 287 - 03.29.2012

Filed under: Podcasts You know those shows where we're all iPad this, iPhone that? This isn't one of them. Today we're doing it all, heading to the department store of consumer electronics news categories and picking random stuff off the shelves of all ten floors to chat about until someone from the UK calls or tweets @us to distract us into talking about something else. And yes, we did stop by the Apple floor for a few minutes too. So sue us (lawsuit joke).Host: Tim Stevens, Brian...
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Fri, Mar 16

Engadget Podcast 285 - 03.15.2012

Filed under: Podcasts Now that the new iPad is out, we don't have anything to talk about because it changed our world in so many ways that we're not even sure what we're doing with out lives when we're not staring at an 8.5 by 11-inch slab covered in zillions of lilliputian pixels. JK! Not much is that different, which means another 80 minutes of totally tubular tech talk from your favorites. And a healthy dose of beluga/Mariachi duets.Host: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater, Dana WollmanProducer:...
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Fri, Mar 9

Engadget Podcast 284 - 03.09.2012

Filed under: Podcasts Yes, there was big news this week, but was it really even that big? Come with us as we succinctly discuss and the impact of an iterative, non-surprising upgrade to the world's most important piece of hardware in less than a half hour, and then move on to more interesting items. It's the Engadget Podcast, always grasping for the next level of Interestingness.Host: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater, Dana WollmanProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Orbital - Never00:01:42 - The new iPad is...
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Fri, Mar 2

Engadget Podcast 283 - 03.02.2012

Filed under: Podcasts Sorry to be forward, but we think we know you pretty well, and it seems like you haven't had enough MWC or Windows 8 or iPad 3 chat in your life, and we just wanted to help, so we did this! Enjoy.Host: Tim Stevens, Brian HeaterGuest: Michael GormanProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Orbital - Never00:03:45 - Microsoft Windows 8 Consumer Preview detailed impressions00:30:45 - Sony Xperia U hands-on (update: video!)00:32:00 - Sony Xperia P hands-on (video)00:34:04 - AT&T HTC...
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Fri, Feb 24

Engadget Podcast 282 - 02.24.2012

Filed under: Podcasts The Engadget Podcast: it's all BlackBerry PlayBooks, overblown sales figures and airbag backpacks.Host: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater, Dana WollmanProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Orbital - Never00:06:13 - BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 review 00:18:00 - BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 now ready for download 00:24:04 - ComScore report finds 42 percent of US mobile users have smartphones, Android at nearly 50 percent 00:36:30 - NPD: Apple grabs over a quarter of the mobile PC business in...
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Fri, Feb 17

Engadget Podcast 281 - 02.17.2012

Filed under: Podcasts Call us loco, but after this, the 281st edition of the Engadget Podcast, we're excited about a future where desktop operating systems, mobile gaming and telecommunications platforms, and hoverboard interfaces converge into one new distinct product category. We're not sure exactly where in the Walmart it will sit, but we're sure they'll figure something out. They always do.Host: Tim Stevens, Brian HeaterGuest: Sean BuckleyProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Orbital -...
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Fri, Feb 10

Engadget Podcast 280 - 02.10.2012

Filed under: Podcasts You can pretend you care about cameras, tablets, and browsers all you want. But we'll still know you're here for the Lazer Tag news.Host: Brian Heater, Dana Wollman, Terrence O'brienProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Orbital - Never00:02:35 - Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 review (global edition) 00:14:09 - Kodak to shutter digital camera production this year 00:23:40 - Nikon confirms 36.3-megapixel D800, we go hands-on 00:29:03 - Sony Alpha NEX-7 mirrorless camera review 00:34:21 -...
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Fri, Feb 3

Engadget Podcast 279 - 02.03.2012

Filed under: Podcasts If a Nintendo Slide Pad slides into a garbage can in the Forest of Illusion, but no gamers are around to take a low-res 3D video of it, does it make a sound? Who would win in a timed Farmville match, Google's new privacy policy reminders or the evil CG twin from the 2012 film Wall Street 3: Like Wall Street On The Social Network? How many BBMs does the Halle Berry lookalike in RIM's new graphic novel exchange with Halle Berry herself on a weekly basis, what are their...
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Fri, Jan 27

Engadget Podcast 278 - 01.26.2012

Filed under: Podcasts Sometimes we like to tell ourselves it's not, but in the end, it's all about the Benjamins. We tried to get someone named Benjamin on this podcast to underscore this point, but, you know, he had other plans. Tune in for this special Rich Dad, Poor Dad edition of the Engadget Podcast: we'll let you decide which dad is which.Host: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater, Dana WollmanProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Longview01:14 - RIM's Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis are out, new CEO...
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Fri, Jan 20

Engadget Podcast 277 - 01.20.2012

Filed under: Podcasts The Engadget Podcast believes in the future. And for each future to shine more brightly than the one that came before it, the present must do its part to fill its future with knowledge. Knowing this, we've voluntarily blacked out this podcast with the indomitable Marks-a-Lot of education -- education about education, and the derivatives of nesting education within itself. RIYL C-SPAN, Mad Money, Hackers, Bad Lieutenant. The Engadget Podcast approves this message.Host:...
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Sun, Jan 15

Engadget Podcast 276: CES Finale - 01.14.2012

Filed under: Podcasts Not every podcast ends in the boss's Air getting champagne sprayed on it, but we thought you all deserved it for sticking with us through all six days of CES podcasts this here in 2012. Thanks for joining us--we'll be back next year for more of the same Festivus-style atmosphere, and back next week for more regularly-scheduled podcasty goodness! Hosts: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater Guests: Many Producer: Trent Wolbe 00:04:55 - Hands-on with NVIDIA-powered Audi Connect...
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Sat, Jan 14

Engadget Podcast 275: CES 2012 Day 5 - 01.13.2012

Filed under: Podcasts We're almost there. Ride with us on this penultimate CES podcast wave, Engadget surfers, as the sun starts to dip down below the desert skyline. Hosts: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater Guests: Michael Gorman (@numeson), Jon Fingas (Electronista) Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Where Is My Mind? 00:01:10 - Live from the Engadget CES Stage: an interview with Texas Instruments 00:04:20 - Sprint Samsung Galaxy Nexus with LTE hands-on (video) 00:10:20 - Behind the scenes with live...
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Fri, Jan 13

Engadget Podcast 274: CES 2012 Day 4 - 01.12.2012

Filed under: Peripherals, Podcasts Another day in the jungle. This one features an editor-in-chief on a motorized jungle-ready skateboard and a revolving cast of some of the jungle's best explorers. We're starting to think we're going to miss this jungle when we have to go back into civilization. Hosts: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater, Darren Murph Guests: Scott Steinberg (TechSavvy Global), Mat Smith, Amar Toor Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Baby 00:00:20 - Scott Steinberg, CEO of TechSavvy Global...
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Wed, Jan 11

Engadget Podcast 273: CES 2012 Day 3 - 01.11.2012

Filed under: Podcasts Although it was the first official day of CES, it was third day in week-long marathon for us. Join us as we hit our trade show stride--live (ok, not exactly live, but close enough) from the Central Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center with PCMag's Dan Costa. Host: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater, Darren Murph, Guest: Dan Costa (PCMag) Producer: Trent Wolbe 00:00:20 - PCMag editor-in-chief Dan Costa 00:01:30 - Engadget CES 2012 Trailer Tour 00:07:25 - Intel mounting...
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Tue, Jan 10

Engadget Podcast 272: CES 2012 Day 2 - 01.10.2012

Filed under: Podcasts It's all really finally happening--or, at least, it's even closer to all really finally happening on this, the second day of Engadget's CES 2012 podcasting marathon. Today's episode finds the Podcasters on the showroom floor as television, automobile, washing machine, and carphone manufacturers put the final layers of polish on their wares before officially unveiling to the universe--so gather round and take an officially unofficial peek into the very near future, won't...
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Fri, Dec 30 2011

Engadget Podcast 270 - 12.30.2011

Filed under: Podcasts Happy The Engadget Podcast New Year's, everybody! You know what to do. Don't forget to date your checks right. Host: Brian Heater Guests: Richard Lawler, Terrence O'Brien Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: We Found Love 04:47 - Verizon experiencing nationwide data outage? (update: Verizon confirms) 09:00 - Verizon confirms latest LTE outage restored, again claims 3G operated normally 12:28 - Toshiba Thrive 7" review 21:10 - Tech's biggest misfires of 2011 Hear the podcast...
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Fri, Dec 23 2011

Engadget Podcast 269 - 12.23.2011

Filed under: Podcasts It may be Christmas Eve Eve and the fourth day of Hannukah, but so far, this has felt like just another week in the consumer electronics biz. Another loco crazy, pre-CES, sink-or-swim, walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-your-cell kind of week. But that doesn't mean we don't have a couple of nice presents for you...including, of course, your very own Engadget Podcast. Host: Brian Heater, Tim Stevens Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Just a Dream 01:37 - Engadget Distro now...
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Fri, Dec 16 2011

Engadget Podcast 268 - 12.16.2011

Filed under: Podcasts Rebecca Black isn't the only one who's got a lock on Friday. Although The Engadget Podcast may not have reached the zeitgeist zenith she did, we'd like to think we have more staying power. Join us...for the long run. Host: Brian Heater, Dana Wollman, Darren Murph Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Nightcall 02:53 - CarrierIQ execs meet with FTC and FCC officials to address privacy concerns (update) 08:44 - Carrier IQ issues lengthy report on data collection practices, sticks...
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Fri, Dec 9 2011

Engadget Podcast 267 - 12.09.2011

Filed under: Podcasts The Engadget Podcast clocks in at just over .5 hours this week, but wouldn't you know, we managed to stuff an entire week's worth of news into that rarified space? This week it's all about quality, not quantity...at least in the discussion. The gadgets themselves, we can't say the same for. Grab an energy drink and get ready for some fast-burning, high-octane technology chat. Host: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater Guest: Richard Lawler Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: The Edge Of...
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Fri, Dec 2 2011

Engadget Podcast 266 - 12.02.2011

Filed under: Podcasts Listener, it's been a weird week. Big Brother's inside your phone, a tasty new OS is inside your phone, and now it's even easier to livestream your life from your phone. How do all these revelations change the way you'll go about your gadgety business? There's only one way to find out: listen, listener, to the Engadget Podcast. Host: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater Guest: Terrence O'Brien Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: All The Small Things 01:20 - Carrier IQ: What it is, what...
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Fri, Nov 18 2011

Engadget Podcast 265 - 11.18.2011

Filed under: Podcasts There's no better way to live out your TGIF dreams than to kick back with a stack of tablets and a a nice, tall glass of The Engadget Podcast...unless it's The Engadget Podcast with a side of Engadget father (and gdgt co-founder) Peter Rojas. Come with us as we take audio tours of The Modern Cloud and The Modern Bookstore, with a brief stop at your virtual homes to answer your burning-est questions about the week in tech. Host: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater Guests: Peter...
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Fri, Nov 11 2011

Engadget Podcast 264 - 11.11.2011

Filed under: Podcasts Fire up the Gutenberg sector of your brain, because it's reading time, everyone! What do you think the inventor of the printing press would think if he got his hands on a Nook Simple Touch? We get the impression he might be a Kobo man, actually. Is Johannes a RAZR kind of guy, or more Lumia 800? While we won't answer these questions outright in the 264th edition of the Engadget Podcast, we will provide sufficient background material to help you come to that decision...
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Fri, Nov 4 2011

Engadget Podcast 263 - 11.04.2011

Filed under: Podcasts This week, we're iterating, not innovating: Google's core services change shape and move in with uncomfortable bedfellows, the Galaxy S II grows up a little and finds a friend in a spen, AT&T slow-rolls its fastness into a few more markets...and Motorola brings its 2.0'd tablet to the Carphone Warehouse. Wait, the what? Anyway. Let's do this. Host: Brian Heater Guests: Darren Murph, Dana Wollman Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Tom Sawyer 01:40 - Gmail app on iPad and...
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