The Stolendroids Podcast

Yeah, this is really from Albuquerque. The news is all over the place this week and so are we. From President Trump offering the babysitting gig to a dingo to John McAfee getting to use his name (but not his face) again, it's hard to choose a theme. How about we just focus on what we're good at: Insulting entire areas of the country. Headlines: Trigger Warning: We talk politics Google Home alerts police to a domestic disturbance Google Assistant doesn’t know geography The EU is still after...

Something happened while recording this and we may have created a new mirror universe in the process. This other timeline has Collin with a goatee, Zohner dead, and no second Airbender movie. So . . . we might be trying to figure out how to get back to that one. Google wants to sell you everything and take your money, which leaves the EU wanting to take all of THEIR money. Uber's troubles really are all its fault, as new confessions show. And I guess some autistic kids REALLY like Bluetooth...

Sure, Zuke and Zohner have been tired before . . . but possibly never THIS tired. One has been out of town on business and the other has been out of town in the wilderness. Either way, it was a surprising week to come back to! Comcast has (probably, most likely) been cutting competitor's lines to drive them out of business, CenturyLink has (probably, most likely) been gouging customers for extra profit, and a Colorado man wants everyone to suffer for his (definite) lack of parenting skills....

Ever have one of those times when nothing seems to work? Yeah, that’s us right now and it sucks. Things are moving in the tech world this week, though! Amazon is up to . . . something with their Whole Foods purchase, Verizon probably isn’t up to anything with their Yahoo purchase, and Microsoft announces a new Xbox I’m going to have to purchase. It’s an expensive episode. Headlines: Xbox Scorpio is unveiled as Xbox One X The Xbox "Duke" controller is coming back! iPad Pro is nice and all,...

It can be hard to tell the difference, but some Apple Babies are actually Chinese knock-offs. Last week was Apple's WWDC which means we have a load of Apple goodies to go over! Except none of them seem that new and only one of them looks sorta new. The scandals though, those aren't new at all! Those are classic Apple through and through. Oh, by the way, isn't anyone who hasn't already bought something from you a hypothetical/potential customer? Yeah, Apple doesn't seem to think those exist....

The Silver Age of comics (circa 1956-1970) was a glorious time. It was a time where some of the greatest and most influential comic book artists were doing their greatest and most influential work. With legends like Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko teaming up with Stan Lee to create iconic characters, including Spider-Man and The Fantastic Four at Marvel, and Neal Adams completely revolutionizing the way we see our super heroes over at DC, there was no shortage of amazing artwork in comic books....

You can download this picture and keep it in case you ever need to quickly respond to a Snapchat. You're welcome. Why does everyone want to be Snapchat? Seriously, can someone explain this to us? Does ANYONE remember what the program is actually designed for?! Collin is alive, Zohner is tired, Zuke is pissy, and the entire world has gone crazy it seems. People are trying to defend a digital drug lord like he's some kind of hero, Uber is actually making a SMART business decision, and we talk...

'I can't tell if it's Pandora or PayPal playing this music.' A holiday weekend means we're recording late (and tired) so expect some hilarity to ensue. PayPal states what we're all thinking since Pandora changed their logo and the battle against patent trolls has just gotten easier thanks to . . . Heinz Ketchup? Sure, we'll take it. Also, if you're given the chance to buy a used Nokia phone from India, I'd just pass on that if I were you. Headlines: Condiments help save us from patent trolls...

Zohner tried to catch a hammer with his face this week so he's a little out of it. It might explain why he's so excited for new emoji designs in Android O, honestly. Meanwhile, Microsoft is none too happy that the NSA decided to keep some vulnerabilities to itself and Apple pulls the classic "It's not us, it's you" with exploding headphones. "You can use any battery! Except that battery you used. That one might kill you." Headlines: That wacky N. Korea is at it again! No good hacker goes...

It's been a long week for us here, and we may not be making the most sense. Or we ARE making sense, and discovering some of the most amazing realizations ever. Honestly, we're not sure. We DO know that things have just gotten very interesting if you're in IT and have ever thought about joining the military. Also, there's a good chance that you've been infected with a computer virus that is about to ruin your life (it's just statistics at this point). And Microsoft has shown off some real...

Funny thing is, in German "Groot" can mean "Adult". So the German version has a baby tree saying "I AM ADULT!" Apple is claiming that their Apple Watch is selling more than ever . . . but don't want to give us any numbers to back that up. I could claim that this episode is already the most popular one we've ever done and it's been downloaded a million times, but without any actual figures as proof it's all just smoke. Same with the Watch. Sorry Apple, we want to believe you. Also, no one is...

Having four people host the show at one time was too much for the Internet to handle, so this week Zohner is flying solo. We apologize in advance, please understand though that there is a lot of lonely going on. He does try to behave himself though as he rambles on about exploding Fitbits and how mobile carriers have too much drinking in their marketing departments. Headlines: Fitbit explodes while being worn Verizon isn't being honest AT&T launches 5G marketing ploy Spotify has something up...

Whoa, can someone check to see if Hell is still warm? We have a full team on this week's show to discuss the conspiracy theory that might not be just a theory: Your noise cancelling headphones are LISTENING! Also, Facebook has announced some things and Zuke just cannot bring himself to care even a little bit. Headlines: Bixby is here to stay, unfortunately. 81% of all takedown notices are wrong, according to Reddit Paypal finally gets in on tap to pay I hate you so much, Facebook Wait, does...

With everything we bring into our home from companies trying to sell online services, it shouldn't be surprising that we're now getting ads ALL THE TIME. We have Burger King trying to hijack our home to sell us fast food, Google trying to hijack our grocery list to sell us food, and Roku trying to hijack the device we already paid for to make us buy more! Oh, and something about Blackberry. Headlines: Samsung admits Bixby isn't ready for the big time yet Burger King invades homes across...

"Trumpette" makes it sound like some small group of female singers from Lawrence Welk. Hell has frozen over twice this week as Collin suddenly has more time with a woman than normally possible and Schmidty rises from the grave! The Federal Government was told that no one believed for a second that they could be that stupid. In an official statement, the Federal Government said, "Hold my beer." and went straight up 1984. Like, they didn't even try to be subtle! Good thing that they noticed we...

Time was when THIS was your idea of computer use! Not these kids on their newfangled phones! Times are changing when there is going to be a world without Yahoo and AOL in it! Samsung officially announced the Galaxy Spleasedon'trememberthattimeweblewup8 to critical acclaim. And it turns out that the Attorney General in charge of Anti-Trust enforcement may not actually understand what "anti-trust" IS. Great. Headlines: The GOP courageously defends ISP's rights No, the GOP sells us out and...

When the machines just start running us over, this will be the look on their face. Everyone assumes that Skynet will start murdering us with guns because it views us as a threat. In truth, it will just start running us off the road because we keep cutting it off or refusing to yield right of way! It's our birthday and Zohner is ready to drop from all the partying (work travelling). Samsung gets things rolling with a new assistant and ZTE tries to get us something but misses the mark...

Seriously, Google. Get it together already. Google had a bad week, breaking everything from their competition to the sanctity of your home. T-Mobile may be on a killing spree in Texas. US Navy says gamers may save us from the robot uprising. And McDonald's might be in hot water with Glorious Leader. Headlines: The WikiLeaks con job begins Of COURSE Google has another messaging app Google could tank Uber Uber may just implode on its own Uber President says he doesn't recognize the company...

I can't use his actual description, cause then he says he'll sue me. Trigger Warning: Zuke isn't so happy with the state of things in this weeks episode. Between the Department of Justice deciding that evil shouldn't be punished, and everyone's supposed "hero" being an actual extortionist/alleged-other-thing, there's a lot to be upset about. But hey, at least Google is getting a new office. Right?! Headlines: Google plans to move to the circus Apple "drops" industry share of mobile profits...

Mobile World Congress has come and gone and it feels not a lot has changed. Blackberry has launched a phone to try and capitalize on nostalgia, and it will probably fail. Nokia has also launched a phone to capitalize on nostalgia, and it's AWESOME. The internet almost died and it was all because of a typo. And you can get a new set up from Dish Network when you get your washing machine to stop exploding (no, really). Headlines: Apples may not be the teacher's best friend anymore The next...