Episode 404 - European Vacation - 6/22/178 Comments
Jeremy and Kishore welcome Norm back to the podcast and catch him up on three weeks worth of tech news and discussion. We hear about some of Norm's favorite museum stops on his trip, talk about Uber's controversies, Amazon's big purchase, and the newest OnePlus phone. Plus, the VR Minute and a Moment of Science!
Episode 403 - E3 2017 - 6/15/1718 Comments
Jeremy and Kishore are joined by engineer & maker Zach Radding to discuss all the video game news from E3 2017, IKEA's journey to Mars, artificial intelligence vs Ms. Pac-Man, and the latest from Hollywood's Marvel & DC. Plus, all the VR news you can handle and a Moment of Science reveals the world's deadliest creature!
Episode 402 - Sup HomePod - 6/08/1713 Comments
Jeremy is joined by Patrick Norton and Tested producer Gunther Kirsch while we discuss a new breakthrough 3D printer, SpaceX and Tesla updates, the new Star Wars pinball game, and all the news from Apple's WWDC event. Plus the VR Minute, and Patrick's thoughts on playing Rocket League on an 8k monitor!
Episode 401 - Bridge Crew - 6/01/1716 Comments
Kishore and Jeremy are joined by Tested Founder Will Smith to discuss the newly released Star Trek VR title, Bridge Crew, the new "Essential" phone, a landmark Supreme Court ruling about printer ink, as well as the latest in Science news.
Episode 400 - Get'em Luke! - 5/25/1719 Comments
It's our 400th episode, which just happened to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Star Wars. In this listener's choice episode, we each recount our first Star Wars memories, look back at some TIOAT moments, and of course dive into this week's pop culture, technology, and science news.
Episode 399A - Not Hot Dog - 5/19/1714 Comments
Due to "miscalculation", we're not quite at episode 400 yet! But this week, Kishore is back with Jeremy and Norm to share his thoughts on Guardians of the Galaxy 2, discuss all the announcements from Google I/O, and get hyped up on the science of moving trees. Plus, we disagree on opinions for the new Star Trek show and do a real-time test of Google's drawing recognition system.
Episode 399 - Goodbye Story Studio - 5/11/1711 Comments
Norm, Jeremy, and guest Sean meet up to talk about Amazon's new Echo Show smart assistant, disagree about Guardians of the Galaxy, and lament the closing of Oculus Story Studio. Plus, some breaking VR news while we podcast, and Sean's adventures at a 3D printing conference!
Episode 398 - First World "Solutions" - 5/4/1720 Comments
Happy belated May the 4th day! Norm, Jeremy, and Kishore check out some of the festivities celebrating the occasion online, recap Microsoft's Surface laptop announcement event, and dive into the practicalities of boring tunnels for self-driving cars. Plus, an important moment of science!
Episode 397 - Alexa's Fashion Advice - 4/27/1712 Comments
Back from Silicon Valley Comic Con and the March for Science, Norm, Jeremy, and Kishore recap the past week of pop culture and technology news in a lively chat. We talk about Amazon's new Echo, the Juicero disassembly, and Jurassic World casting news. Plus, Norm tries to get someone to care about the film Unbreakable.
Episode 396 - RIP NES Classic - 4/20/176 Comments
We're joined by special guest Mike Mika, Chief Creative Officer at Other Ocean and the creator of #IDARB! Jeremy, Norm, and Mike talk about immersion in theme parks, high-tech juicers, the NES Classic, and the latest in VR demos and experiences.
Episode 395 - What's in a Whopper? - 4/13/1712 Comments
This week, we talk about Monsterpalooza, Star Wars Celebration, Burger King's shennanigans, and building an iPhone from recycled parts. It's two hours of technology, science, pinball, and testing updates! Plus, we catch Jeremy up on Thor and Hulk's roles in the the Marvel comic and cinematic universes.
Episode 394 - Jumping Between Realities - 4/6/1720 Comments
The core gang is all back this week to talk about April Fools day, Apple's Mac Pro mistakes, SpaceX's groundbreaking rocket launch, and testing the LG G6 smartphone. Plus, Norm shakes Jeremy and Kishore's grip in reality with shocking truths. Show notes here: show notes: http://bit.ly/TiOaTShownotes
Episode 393 - Engage VPN - 3/31/1714 Comments
Patrick Norton joins us this week on This is Only a Test to talk about internet privacy, testing AMD's Ryzen CPUs, Samsung's Galaxy S8, and more! Plus, Jeremy watches Hamilton and we wonder if StarCraft needs an HD remake.
Episode 392 - Finding All Shrines - 3/23/179 Comments
Norm, Jeremy, and guest Will gush over the new Zelda game this week as we're back in the Tested studio and recapping the latest in pop culture, technology, and VR news. Plus, we hear about Jeremy's experience in the Hall of Justice. Check out Will's new Foo episode at http://www.foovr.com
Episode 391 - On Location in France - 3/16/1713 Comments
A very special on-location episode of This is Only a Test from France! Norm and Kishore are joined by Joey Fameli as the three talk about their trip to visit CERN and Large Hadron Collider experiments. But first, we have a bunch of pop culture news to go through!
Episode 390 - The Second Half of GDC - 3/9/177 Comments
Jeremy's out on jury duty, so Will returns for a second week in a row to discuss what we saw on the rest of GDC week. We also break out our Nintendo Switches and gives some impressions on the console hardware and launch software.
Episode 389 - The First Half of GDC - 3/2/1721 Comments
An extra long episode this week as we're joined by Tested co-founder Will Smith to discuss all things GDC! We recap bizarre Oscars blunder, the Oculus demo day, and announcements for YouTube TV, Nvidia's GeForce 1080 Ti, and SpaceX's privately funded Moon mission. Plus, can hackers steal data from blinking hard drive lights?
Episode 388 - Drone Dunk Fail - 2/23/178 Comments
Kishore cannot contain his excitement over Marvel's upcoming Infinity War, we discuss diminishing returns for smartphone upgrades, get duped by a YouTube comedy video, and roll our eyes over drone gimmicks. Plus, NASA's breaking news story and the VR minute!
Episode 387 - Speak Easy - 2/16/1713 Comments
With Jeremy and Kishore out this week, Norm gets a chance to chat with guest Steve Lin about classic arcades, emulator hardware, VR parks, and more. Plus, spoiler-free opinions on LEGO Batman and John Wick 2, as well as Norm's immersive theater experience.
Episode 386 - Halftime Drones - 2/9/1724 Comments
This week, we talk about the technology and pop culture of the Superbowl, including drones used during the halftime show and Kishore's chicken wing party. Two new Netflix show trailers get us excited, and we debate the future of tipping for car sharing services. Plus, the VR lawsuit ruling and rumors about Magic Leap.
