Dogear Nation

This week we welcome back Andy Piper from our UK contingent of Dogear-Nation. This week we focus on Robots, Games, Phones, and Transitions. This week’s launch titles from E3 for the Wii Motion Fit reduces the potential of burning your face when beach fencing. Will Sony’s MAG suck all the phone out of MMO Gaming? Spore is bigger than all of creation! Are we all bored of the iPhone 3G news, yet? Andy actually bought his on the launch day. Are location based services the real reason behind the GPS in the iPhone? Why does the 3G phone need 802.11 connection for iTunes purchase?

Community Volunteers
Lego Robots
Excite Technology Camps for Girls

E3 Readout
Wii Motion Plus Add On - Worst Demo Ever
Wii Music
Sony MAG
More Spore creatures species then real life

iPhone
The Mouse is Dead
Next Gen Navigation
HP New Touch Screen Computer Ads
iPhone Killer App - Pandora

Metavangelist Down!
Roo Reynolds takes new role at the BBC

Final Thoughts
Michael M - Seeing New Niece Today!
Andy P - hmmm.. Check out Exposure App on iPhone
Michael R - Kindle version 2.0 only has color on the outside

 

 Dogear-Nation - Episode 60 - Metavangelist Down [36:54m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

written by MichaelRowe \\ tags: E3, Gaming, Gesture, GPS, iphone, Locationbasedservices, MAG, Volunteer, wii, WiiMotion, Windows7

Michael and Michael welcome Phaedra Boinodiris, from IBM’s Serious Games team, to the show. We are recording our first show with all the participants in the same room. We discuss games, gaming, and the future of, you guessed it … games and gaming. Oh yeah, and the iPhone 2.0 upgrade and 3G game out today.

Obligatory 3-D Internet Section
Lively by Google
SL / IBM intravirtual world teleport
Lego Universe
Virtual World timeline

Games for health
Wii Fit
Eyetoy
Humana — pedometers on kids… (like the nike+ipod?)
Bogost
Emsense

Dark knight — pain management - http://www.warnervideo.com/batmangothamknight/

Future of gaming
Neverwinter nights — be the puppetmaster!
Doom
Raph Koster — star wars galaxies
World of Warcraft
Lord of the Rings Online

iPhone 2.0 / 3G upgrade event
Problems with iPhone Activation

 

 Dogear-Nation - Episode 59 - Its all Games [43:15m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

written by MichaelRowe \\ tags: crafting, Gaming, health, iphone, lotro, seriousgames, WoW

Dogear-Nation - Episode 57 - Mobile Tricks

Michael and Michael welcome special Guest this week Effie Seiberg from Google. Effie talks about her newest project Mobile Tricks, where people post their latest crazy phone tricks out on Youtube. Check it out. We wish Matt Simpson luck in his new projects. Additionally we talk about new tricks in using and storing data on the web. We also reveal a secret about the history of Dogear.

Listener Tags:
Matt’s departure

Cell Games:
Spore
Spore Video

Game of Life
Tomagatchi
Simcity

Cell Phones:
Mobile Tricks
Cell Phone making Popcorn

Cells of Data:
Control-C
Evernote

Cells of People:
Near-Me

Final thoughts:
Michael R — Levelator
Effie — dogear nation logo designer
Michael M — spore creature

CLAIM - Dogear-Nation! {pca-74c556015f8e7c34933ea9e2a654383d}

 

 Dogear-Nation - Episode 57 - Mobile Tricks [37:45m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

written by MichaelRowe \\ tags: cellphone, evernote, Gaming, mobile-tricks, spore, utilities

The guys take this week’s show to talk about their love of coffee, actually more on espresso, spurred on by a listener email. We also discuss the value of the movie theater verses a good home theater system.

Episode 50!

Mikael Haglund listener link
Gin, Television & Social Surplus
Robert Putnam / Bowling Alone
IronMan, the movie (opens 2 May in the US)

Games, Games & More Games
We’ve Won, Get Over It
Castle Wolfenstein in 3D
How IBM Uses Online Games for Serious Business
Leadership’s

Online Labs
Emerging Graphic Tool Gets People Talking
Bull Durham anniversary

Social Networking / Web 11.0
Is Web 2.0, Too Much Of a Good Thing?
Someecards / Twitter card
Despair.com
War of the Social Networks

Mac-a-roni
Mac in the Flannel Suit

Apps & Eggs
Portable Apps
Grand Theft IV Auto Easter Eggs: Apple/ iPhone parody

Coffee Talk
Espresso makers
La Pavoni PL
Miss Silvia
Braun E20/E25

Veronica Belmont / Ryan request for advice

Coffee
Trader Joe’s Columbian Supremo
Larry’s Beans Secret Espresso Blend
Bean Traders

Final Thoughts
Michael M’s — Espresso Boilermaker
Matt’s –
Michael R’s –

 

 Dogear-Nation - Episode 50 - Coffee Talk [56:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

written by MichaelRowe \\ tags: 3dinterent, coffee, games, Gaming, movies, paraody, socialnetworking, virtualworlds

In this week’s episode…

With Matt and Michael M recording out of their respective offices, Michael R, along with special guest Kevin Aires join from the Javits Center show floor to discuss their experiences at the Virtual Worlds 2008 conference, that is, until they were kicked out of the quiet room they found for recording. With our one year public anniversary on April 5th, and just having past our two year overall anniversary, we are very excited to have been nominated for the prestigious Bafflers award.

Show Links:

Opening

• Mike Rhodin: “email is dead” at VoiceCon 2008

• Mike Rhodin, unified communications keynote at VoiceCon 2008

Twitter

• Twirl - Great client & can manage multiple twitter accounts

• Seesmic acquires Twirl

• Also updating and managing multiple twitter accounts

Obligatory 3D Internet

• VW2008

• Masa Group — ai bots

• Havok 4

• Simulator update

• Windlight New Viewer

• Brian Jager listener link — IBM / SL

• IBM / SL Reuters story

• Scenecaster — embeddable 3d scene in your browser / blog

• mouse 3D Connexion

April Fool’s fun

• WoW new hero class

• Moos Mighty Card

• Nintendo DS — guitar hero

• Gmail

• Maholo Daily

• Fluegel’s B flat story on NPR

• Marketplace economic stimulus story on NPR

Final thoughts

• Matt — new website coming up shortly

• Michael M — Vote for Dogear-Nation! (IBM internal)

 

 Dogear-Nation Episode 46 - Been There, Done That, Bought the T-Shirt [36:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

written by MichaelRowe \\ tags: 3dinternet, AprilFools, email, Gaming, virtualworlds, WoW

This week Matt Simpson and Michael Rowe take time to have a little phone with listener tags. But before that begins, a quick review of virtual reality verses Real reality, takes the guys into a nice discussion of the necessity of physics.Show Links:Fredic Birthday - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pirates_of_Penzance#SynopsisObligatory 3D Internet Section:Virtual reality is Real Reality - Digado - http://digado.nl/virtual-reality-is-real-reality.htmlRay Kurzwell at Ted- http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/38Howard Rheingold - Way-New Collaboration - http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/216Innovation Section: Scott Innovation Insights Tag - http://discussionleader.hbsp.com/anthony/2008/02/sony_winning_the_wrong_war.html?cm_mmc=npv-_-listserv-_-FEB_2008-_-InnovEntreWii Outsells PS3 - 4 to 1 - http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/28/brawl-effect-wii-outsells-ps3-4-to-1-in-japan/Shameless Self Promotion Section: Dogear-Nation - Evil Episode 29 - The Evil Episode - http://www.dogearnation.com/2007/11/06/dogear-nation-episode-29-the-evil-episode/Beehive yourself - http://beehive.cambridge.ibm.com/beehive/events/?id=ff808081182e32e0011832d9073d50d45 Reasons to Give Points as Incentive - http://beehive.cambridge.ibm.com/beehive/hive5s/?id=ff80808115d73edd0115faed47696fbcAndy’s Dogear Nation Widget for the Mac - http://jumpgate.homelinux.net/random/DogearNation.wdgt.zipFinal Thoughts:Top 20 Oxymorons - http://www.stonerguy.com/2008/02/27/the-top-20-oxymorons/

 

 Dogear-Nation - Episode 42 - A Couple of Oxymorons: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

written by MichaelRowe \\ tags: 3dinternet, Gaming, gdc, Podcast, virtualbusiness, visualization, wii

Episode 40 — Inside Web 2.0Michael, Michael and Matt use a blog post on Web 2.0 to launch a discussion on the vibrancy and vitality of how the capabilities introduced under this banner are helping, or not helping companies unlock their IT potential.Right here in River CityEmory University Conference on Reality of Virtual Worlds –> http://halleinstitute.emory.edu/sub-virtual.htmEmory Student Newspaper article on Conference –> http://www.emorywheel.com/detail.php?n=25071We’ve got Trouble, with a capital T, and rhymes with b, and that stands for weB 2.0The Trouble with Web 2.0 –> http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/the-trouble-with-webOh, yes we’ve got TroubleKaneva –> http://www.kaneva.com/Evel Knievel –> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evel_KnievelRuby on Rails –> http://www.rubyonrails.org/Ajax (programming language) –> http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/wa-ajaxintro1.htmlAjax (Greek hero) –> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_(mythology)Ajax (floor cleaner) –> http://www.colgate.com/app/Colgate/US/HC/Products/HouseholdCleaners/Ajax.cvspNew Shimmer (floor wax / desert topping) –> http://snltranscripts.jt.org/75/75ishimmer.phtmlI know this has been done before — just too tempting…Agile Manifesto –> http://agilemanifesto.org/Method of repelling fire ants who form into balls when water rises — use diluted enzyme cleaner –> http://www.safe2use.com/pests/fireants/fireants1.htmKeep the young ones moral after schoolLet Go to Grow –> http://www.amazon.com/Let-Go-Grow-Escaping-Commodity/dp/0131482084Fritterin’ away their noontime, suppertime, choretime too!Matt’s final thought: metacognition –> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetacognitionMichael R’s final thought: shocking electronics –> http://pownce.com/kevin/notes/1358186/Michael M’s final thought: Yahoo! as potential homepage for Microsoft free PCs –> http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9873028-7.html?tag=nefd.top

 

 Dogear-Nation - Episode 40 - Inside Web 2.0 [32:02m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

written by MichaelRowe \\ tags: 3dinternet, ajax, Gaming, Podcast, web2.0

Michael Rowe gives his whoas from CES, while coughing up a storm in a Las Vegas hotel room, after starting the week off running into fellow New Media Celebraty from the UK - LJ Rich. Michael Martine and Matt Simpson continue the fun discussing the new Tata and the upcoming NRF show in NY.opening funsearch your symptom –> http://www.medgle.com/ces funemotiv + IBM –> http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=mobile_and_wireless&articleId=9056579&taxonomyId=15Philips Eco TV –> http://www.groovygreen.com/groove/?p=2413Frag Dolls –> http://www.fragdolls.com/index.php/aboutJawbone collects other headsets at CES –> http://flickr.com/photos/10795032@N00/sets/72157603686546341/ wowwee robot — http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/01/07/ces_2008_wowwee_rovio_robot_sp.htmlfirst possible spotting of android phone — http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/01/ces_spotted_fir.htmlgamasutra — http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=16851Laura Jane Rich — http://www.ljrich.com/Maholo Daily — http://daily.mahalo.com/automotive funTata Nano car — http://www.livemint.com/2008/01/11001158/Tata-small-car-throws-a-big-pu.htmlTata http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/driving/news/article3168463.ece3D Internet funnew IBM 3D I presence– http://www.ibm.com/virtualworlds/NRF — VTeen — http://www-03.ibm.com/industries/retail/doc/content/landing/3250549101.html3D Virtual Redbooks library — http://www.ibm.com/support/documentation/us/en/random funBill Sweeney — public domain movie database — http://pdmdb.org/Final thoughtsPeepfest 2008 — http://marketstreetbooks.com/events/peepfest.html

 

 Dogear-Nation - Episode 35 - Your Own Little Peep Show: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

written by MichaelRowe \\ tags: automotive, ces, ces2008, digitalhollywood, emotiv, Gaming, healthcare, Podcast, search, telecom, television, Virtual Worlds, virtualbusiness

Michael, Michael, and Matt are back after a well deserved break. They guys are ready to go and trying to catch up on awhole group of listener tags. Some really cool technology is showcased by engineers hacking the WiiMote (again), creating something New of something old (a CD phonograph), and creating a new voice / sound based twitter alternative. Happy New Year!Listener LinksMichael HaglundWindows Home Server — http://video.on.nytimes.com/index.jsp?fr_story=d5794aa761a957b6c6cd1992c26734a33e2f2df0CD / Phonograph Mashup — http://www.retrothing.com/2007/10/diy-beautiful-c.htmlBrian OloreUtterz — http://www.utterz.com/welcome.phpBill SweeneyRichter Scales — Here Comes Another Bubble — http://www.richterscales.com/blog/360 Desktop — http://www.360desktop.com/Unified Search — http://lnx-trec.haifa.ibm.com:2802/Free email smart search IOPES — http://www.enterprisenetworksandservers.com/monthly/art.php?3494IBM Atlas — http://www.enterprisenetworksandservers.com/monthly/art.php?3495IBM Atlas product — http://www-306.ibm.com/software/lotus/services/assets.htmlObligatory 3D InternetWiimote for virtual world tracking — http://eightbar.co.uk/2008/01/03/using-the-wiimote-for-tracking/Super Mario Galaxy for Wii — http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/supermario128/index.htmlClever Zebra — http://cleverzebra.com/Eightbar blog post — http://eightbar.co.uk/2008/01/04/more-metaverse-animals-this-time-a-zebra-a-clever-one-2/ HarvardBusiness Online — 2008 resolutions — http://conversationstarter.hbsp.com/2008/01/2008_workplace_resolutions_1.html?cm_mmc=npv-_-hbopostcard-_-Jan2008-_-WorkplaceResolutions832gig solid state HD — http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/04/bitmicro-introduces-832gb-ssd-for-ces-2008/Sony DRM dies! — http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=7484Digital Hollywood — http://www.digitalhollywood.com/08CES/CES08-Sun8.html

 

 Dogear-Nation - Episode 34 - 2008 Kick Off: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

written by MichaelRowe \\ tags: atlas, Gaming, kickoff, Podcast, resolutions, storage, Virtual Worlds, wiimote

Michael Rowe and Matt Simpson take some time to wrap up the year with special pre-recorded sections from Michael Martine, who missed his first EVER episode of Dogear-Nation. The guys list their top innovations and wish lists for 2007, and Predictions for 2008.Fun discussions:Simpsonizer - http://www.simpsonizeme.com/Top 3 Innovations:Michael Rowe - Green Datacenters - Monitoring and Visualization by Michael Osias at IBM - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j65RkMS9EGYiClone - Favorite tool for creating machinima - http://www.reallusion.comLOTR Online - Great visual game, good game play, familure setting - http://www.lotro.com/Matt Simpson - The New Dawn of Solar - http://www.popsci.com/popsci/flat/bown/2007/green/item_59.htmlWish List Items:Matt Simpson -Pioneer Kuro PDP-5080 HD - http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/pioneer-kuro-pdp-5080/4505-6482_7-32476901.html?tag=pop Bose® Lifestyle® 35 DVD home entertainment system - http://www.bose.com/controller?event=VIEW_PRODUCT_PAGE_EVENT&product=ls35_dvd_indexUltrasone Edition 9 - http://www.headphonenews.com/2006/10/08/ultrasone-edition-9-the-best-headphones-in-the-world/Michael Martine -Rock band — http://www.rockband.com/A squeezebox — http://www.slimdevices.com/A delorean — http://www.delorean.com/Tops for Next year:Michael Rowe - 2008 will be the year that VW become “real”2008 will be the year that the iPhone becomes valuable and usable2008 will be the year that Dogear-Nation gets better audio toolsFinal Thoughts:Michael Rowe - Never “EVER” leave it to your buddies to edit your voiceMatt Simpson - Stay Tuned for MichaelMichael Martine - Looking forward to 2008 of fun with Dogear-Nation and Check out Sports Sync Radio http://www.sportsyncradio.com/

 

 Dogear-Nation - Episode 33 - Where are you Michael?: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

written by MichaelRowe \\ tags: Gaming, Green, Machinima, Podcast, Solar Power, TV, Virtual Worlds, Year-End