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The Michael’s welcome Rawn Shah to the show. Rawn just published a new book on social media which caught our attention. A long time gamer and social media expert, Rawn helps people within IBM adopt social software. We also talk about wireless charging, humanAPIs, and the pro’s and con’s of Apple’s long awaited tablet.

What’s Cool
Rawn — Host encouraged – shameless self promotion!
Michael R — iPad Perfect for Mom!
Michael M — Stolen, Augmented, Cool! – epredator

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Virtual worlds — still worth your time – epredator
LL switch to OpenSim? – andypiper

Tech-no-tronic
IBM System P – allerhed
Wireless charging – @mjones via lx5
Discuss, develop and prototype new kinds of browser based applications – Z303
Eco jammin’ – ragtag_2

Mac-a-rooni
iPad #lame – rickmans
iPad #lame reprise – heidigoseek
Lenovo’s Cool Tablet
iPad not a kindle killer – billsweeney1
Mr. Edison’s kindle – billsweeney1

Social Networkin’
YouTubin’ with POTUS – mattsimpson
82% increase in social networking – rickmans
Yes, Virginia, the authors are listening – billsweeney1

Final thoughts
Andy — We Miss You!
Michael R — Wishing for Snow, so I can relax.
Rawn Shah — Vacation, while on vacation
Michael M — Thunderbird upgrade

Bonus Links
Zork online
Infocom Games online
Lemmings Online
Windows 3.1 in a browser

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Andy, Michael and Michael are together again this week and decide that the obligatory 3-D Internet section didn’t have any content this week, so we let it slide. Is it still obligatory? Come post comments on the blog and let us know…Eroding your electronic brand… Printing a new kidney… More augmented reality… and a ton of news links from Andy… All this and more on this week’s Dogear-Nation!

Thank you for all your tags this week. And if you can figure out the video game that Michael R talked about during the Tech-no-tronic section…comment on this week’s show.

What’s Cool
Andy — Bobba Bar
Michael R — You’ve been Googled!
Michael M — I see you!!

Tech-no-tronic
Dual screen laptop! – duckboxxer
Branded tablets – uncommonman
Printing money by printing organs – epredator
Arcade expressionism – heidigoseek
Web 2.0 expo – mobthink

Social Networkin’
AR Twitter location – wideawakewesley
More AR Twitter location – heidigoseek
Waze crowdsourcing game
Backfiring Rewards – Rickmans
Social Media – Rickmans
Management access to social media – Rickmans
Tired of Waving yet? – lx5
Is super-cali-frag-a-twitter search – lx5

Final thoughts
Andy — superfast news roundup

• Google DNS
• Google Dictionary
• Bing Crash
• YouTube 1080p and Feather
• LG Watch phone
• SquareUp – NB correction to what Andy said in the show, this is a new venture from Jack Dorsey from Twitter, not Biz Stone.
• Waze
• Minimalist Google search page
• translated Google search

Michael R — What’s TWiT worth to you?
Michael M — Lego Rock Band

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This week we enjoy giving Michael M. the Heebie Jeebies as we talk about Augmented Reality contact lenses, proving that we won’t all need glasses one day. epredator provides us with the most challenging game ever, and Douglas Adams’ wisdom continues to be right, 10 years later. We also pick up a few new reviews of the podcast from The Thinking Man’s Podcasts, Anne and the Podcast Place – Thanks guys!

What’s Cool
Andy — The Thinking Man’s Podcasts, The Podcast Place and Anne is a Man review Dogear-Nation.
Michael R — Lenovo A600 All-in-One desktop
Michael M — Noobs ain’t a word ’cause it ain’t in the dictionary

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Operation Unholy Rage (kiambogo)
Mannahatta project — Manhattan in 1609 AD (lx5)
Augmented contact lenses (andypiper)
Augmented contact lenses (kevinaires)
Bonus Link — Michael Hedges — Great Guitar musician with Augmented reality
One button jumper (epredator)

Tech-no-tronic
Sony Ericcson Ap Store / Open GL ES 2.0 (uncommonman)
But will it run Windows 7? — Restoration of the Harwell (1951 computer) (kevinaires)
Microsoft Requirement for 1280×720 resolution being dropped (wideawakewesley)
What hole has Michael M. been in? (billsweeney1)

Social Networkin’
Douglas Adams on the Internet (rickmans)
Knoyce +1 (duckboxxer)

Final thoughts
Michael R — Windows 7 Launch Party on Dogear-Nation
Andy — Star Wars Force Trainer and Lego Escher
Michael M — Lego house

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So during last Friday’s show we covered a ton of iPhone apps that let you do augmented reality. Andy and I even got into a discussion on the social norms for using AR when talking face to face with someone. One of the apps we talked about was Yelp. I used to use Yelp, but had stopped after… for no apparent reason. Well now I have a reason to use it again. Check out this screenshot from my iPhone…

Yelp on iPhone

I was at Quizno’s near the house the other day, and this was simply way cool.

We would tell you where Michael M was this week, but given the tags this week on the lack of privacy in social media, we are sure you can find out yourself! We wonder whatever happened to Sony’s Playstation Home. We take some time and review the privacy settings of Facebook and other social media networks. And finally: has augmented reality finally gone mainstream with the iPhone? All this, and more of your tags, this week on Dogear-Nation.

What’s cool
Michael: Mythical Venn Diagram – Via @kevinrose tweet
Andy: 8-Bit Video

Obligatory 3D internet
How to Salvage Sony at Home – epredator
EduStyle Winners – lx5
Online 3D Pics Created – lx5

Social media security
Facebook Privacy, Fail!
Adobe Flash Cookies, Fail! – rickmans
Filesharing Tells preferences – lx5
MIT Persona Project – heidigoseek
ID Card Cloners – wideawakewesley
45% of all Employers use Social Media Screening – heidigoseek

Augmented Reality / iPhone
3 Augmented Reality Apps on iPhone – andypiper
AR in Paris – uncommonman
Evolution of Augmented Reality – uncommonman
Spotify For iPhone Approved – lx5

Final Thoughts
Andy: A Single Molecule – lx5
Michael: Ultimate Gadget Blog – lx5

Bonus Tags
Evolver – epredator
Mixamo – epredator
Fabrege Shampoo
Knock Three Times

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