This Is Only a Test

Episode 265 - Jibo! Make Me a Sandwich - 7/17/2014 25 Comments

This week, Will, Norm, and Jeremy discuss big changes (and layoffs) at Microsoft, the hidden meaning of Satya Nadella's big memo, Aereo's attempts to become a cable company, cancelling Comcast, and the way we'd really use a domestic robot. Enjoy!

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Episode 264 - A Very Frank Conversation - 7/10/2014 35 Comments

This week, Will and Norm are joined by Frank Ippolito to discuss the Oort Cloud, Google's smartwatch, Thunderbirds, Elon Musk, Microsoft's change of direction, and Martha Stewart. Enjoy!

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Mr & Mrs. Smith, Part 3 - 07/03/2014 18 Comments

Will is once again joined by Gina, his wife, to discuss Mario Kart 8, Terra Mystica, baby gadgets that suck, backyard camping, and the Facebook. Enjoy!

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Episode 263 - That's No Moon - 6/26/2014 29 Comments

This week, Will and Norm are joined by Dave Snider to discuss the news from Google's IO event (yeah, that was an astronomy joke), the end of Netflix's public API, China's solution to a delicate problem, and drone news! Enjoy!

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Episode 262 - Fire Pun - 6/19/2014 31 Comments

This week, Will, Norm, and Jeremy discuss the Kindle Fire phone, Adobe's first attempt at hardware, the return of the Nest Protect, and the correct pronunciation of GIF. Enjoy!

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Episode 261 - What Does a Panda Feel Like? - 6/12/2014 16 Comments

This week, Will and Norm are joined by Veronica Belmont to discuss E3, the first Oculus-published VR game, Sony's new Morpheus demos, Control VR's finger tracking that actually works, safe panda handling, the world's first smart cup, and why the Turing test is bullshit. Enjoy!

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Episode 260 - Sweet and Creamy - 6/5/2014 34 Comments

This week, Will, Norm, and special guest Jeremy Williams discuss Amazon's mystery event, Star Wars leaks, loosened Kickstarter restrictions, and all the news from WWDC. Enjoy!

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Episode 259 - Nothing But News - 5/29/2014 26 Comments

This week, Will and Norm catch up on big MakerFaire news, Gary's big news, Apple's big news, Dre's big news, Google's big news, and Microsoft's big news. Enjoy!

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Episode 258 - Mr & Mrs Smith, Part 2 - 5/22/2014 27 Comments

This week, Will is joined by his wife, Gina, to discuss MakerFaire, Sportsfriends, 7 Wonders, gardening, and the real reason Will can't put a chicken coop in the backyard. Enjoy!

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Episode 257 - The Problem With Basements - 5/15/2014 26 Comments

This week, Loyd Case joins Will and Norm to discuss the latest on the PC front, AMD's move to ARM, the Parrot's Bebop quadcopter, Microsoft's change of heart, and Batman. Enjoy!

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Episode 256 - The Ethics of Flight - 05/08/2014 27 Comments

This week, Will, Norm, and Jeremy discuss Apple buying Beats, the politics of quadcopters, the FCC's current stance on net neutrality, and the next entry in the Mario Kart series. Enjoy!

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Episode 255 - Where's Lando? - 5/1/2014 17 Comments

This week, Norm is once again joined by Jeremy to talk about the Atari ET game cartridge excavation, researching laser cutters, the future of human-computer interaction, and the casting for the new Star Wars film. We also take some listener questions and geek out about flying quadcopters.

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Episode 254 - Project Ara - 4/24/2014 16 Comments

This week, Norm and Jeremy have a long chat about Google's Project Ara smartphone concept, Norm's trip to WonderCon, camera software tricks to approximate expensive hardware, and whatever happened to Norm's BitCoin.

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Episode 253 - Listener's Choice - 4/17/2014 35 Comments

This week, Will is joined by very special guest Dave Snider to discuss a wide range of topics selected by the community, including our latest woodworking projects, dragons, mischief, Snoop Dogg, and the viability of kilts. All that and a whole lot more in this week's episode. Enjoy!

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Episode 252 - Tablets In the Bathroom - 4/10/2014 56 Comments

This week, Will, Norm, and Jeremy discuss Heartbleed, iPhone 6 rumors, Amazon's FireTV, Letterman retiring, and the one place Norm's iPad will never go. Enjoy!

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Episode 251 - The Podcast of Truth - 4/3/2014 37 Comments

This week, Will, Norm, and Jeremy discuss the continuing implications of the Oculus/Facebook purchase, Oculus hiring Michael Abrash, rearview cameras in cars, Roku's HDMI stick, Gmail's birthday, Liars day, and DIY traffic jams. We recorded before BUILD and the Amazon Fire TV announcement, so expect to see that next week.

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A Landmark Episode of This Is Only a Test - 3/27/2014 54 Comments

Gary joins Will and Norm to celebrate a milestone, catch up on the last few months, and discuss the implications of Facebook buying Oculus. Enjoy!

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Episode 199f - Virtual Everything - 3/20/2014 24 Comments

This week, Will, Norm, and Jeremy discuss SXSW and GDC. Topics include Bitcoin, the second Oculus Rift devkit, Sony's Morpheus VR headset, CastAR's latest prototypes, the latest Steam Controller, Google's wearable computing platform, and more. We're also joined live by a very special guest. Enjoy!

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Episode 199e - Special Addition - 3/13/2014 47 Comments

This week, Will is joined by a special guest for an audio-only edition of the show. Topics discussed include SXSW, iOS 7.1, the 25th birthday of the world wide web, TSA Pre check, Guts of Glory, Titanfall, and the enduring appeal of Spelunky. Enjoy!

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Live Free or Dad Hard - A Bunch of Dads #5 - 3/6/2014 22 Comments

It's that time again! Jeff Green, Vinny Caravella, Dave Snider, and Will Smith sit down for two hardcore hours of dad talk. Topics include eating solid food, switching to milk, walking around the house, pointing at things, playing with babies, and reading the same book 30 times in a row. Enjoy!

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