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Michael, Andy, and Michael come together this week to a plethora of user tags, and somehow we get very morbid with our discussion. Is Second Life dead (again), can hero’s come back to life if they are played by Cats, and why do we keep hearing tweets from the dead? All these questions will be answered… So sit back, grab a beersicle from the freezer and enjoy the show.

What’s cool?
Andy — Reenactment (with cats): Princess Bride
Michael R — Backpack with frickin’ lasers in it
Michael M — Star Trek iPad – 23 years ago

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Collada mesh networks and Hypergrid – Is SL dying?
End of the (virtual) world as we know it epredator
Eight BILLION dollars 
Disney CEO: Social Gaming epredator
Yakuza game reviewed by yakuza bluebus

Tech-no-tronic
Wake up! (based on bed movement) lx5
On a hot day, what you need is a beer popsicle gypsychk
Rather put the kettle on 17.5 times, or email 4 pictures? gypsychk

Mac-a-rooni 
Camera plus easter egg gypsychk
iPhone data trail gypsychk

Social Networkin’
Twitter deceased user policy established heidigoseek
You’ve been accused of seriously dumbing down the internet lx5
twitter/foursquare/qik marriage proposal wideawakewesely

Final thoughts
Andy – Traveling – follow on personal blog
Michael M — Pop Goes the Weasle 
Michael R — Cows & Fish

bonus links
Princess bride board game
IT Crowd Series 4
Red Dead Redemption 
Civilization iPhone game

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The guys are excited to have our master tagger ePredator (or as some may know him – Ian Hughes) on the show this week. And while ePred is best known for his work within the 3D Internet, our tags this week focus on cool tech and social networking capabilities, with a slight diversion to legal action be brought against Apple. We also indulge in our inner geek with the new Thor trailer, even if some of us weren’t able to view it during the show – Michael R. assures us all that the link is still good (having tested it during the editing of the show). So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.

What’s cool?
Ian / epred — Manchester Fablab and New Chairman of British Computing Society group for Animation and Game Development
Andy — Presentation about Social Software Adoption in the Workplace
Michael R — IT Crowd Series 4 Coming to the US
Michael M — Burningman visualzation

Obligatory 3-D Internet
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Tech-no-tronic
AR drone (not the vuvuzela kind) – allerhed
Forget the OLPC — how about a $35 tablet – gypsychk
London Zipbike Locations – bluebus

Mac-a-rooni
iPad doesn’t work like a book? – heidigoseek
iPad owners are selfish elites – billsweeney1
Users now free to break out of jail, on the iPhone – heidigoseek

Social Networkin’
HRH Flickerstream – gypsychk
Life, don’t talk to me about life – epredator

Final thoughts
Michael M — Michael Loves the Loved Game
Ian — Really irritated by Bejeweled Blitz and Michael Jackson Zombie removed from PvZ
Andy — MS Street Slide and Microsoft can still Innovate
Michael R — THOR! – we hope the link still works

bonus links
Gamestorming
Star Wars trench run
#wookieleaks meme
Experts question the $35 tablet

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After reliving some of our youthful video games with Andy’s 8-bit what’s cool, we dive into a bunch of fun thanks to your tags. While we didn’t have time to do them all, we had a blast with a bit of time travel, html5, and a bit of old spice.

What’s cool?
Andy — Pixels
Michael R — Wasted Time
Michael M — The plans, Princess or Star Wars on the subway

Cawfee Tawlk
I need my coffee – gypsychk

Obligatory 3-D Internet
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Tech-no-tronic
I wanna go back in time! – lx5
history pin
Dieter Rams: Design should help people – allerhed
Rockin’ till the break of html – duckboxxer
Html 5 Test

Mac-a-rooni
Darts! iPhone + iPad = fun – heidigoseek
Apple Near Field Communications – allerhed

several iOS4 mentions
Consumer Reports iPhone 4 – billsweeney1
Mashable CR iPhone 4 – heidigoseek

related
Mythbusters duct tape

Social Networkin’
Social Media use in the workplace on the rise heidigoseek

Final thoughts
Andy — OldSpice Campaign
Michael M — The eyes have it (or will…)
Michael R — Punk Country

bonus links
Futurama eyePhone
eyePhone Implant
Mashable Old Spice
Fast Company Old Spice interview

6-162 162 – We’re on a peaceful diplomatic mission

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This week, we continue to be at full strength, wondering how long that will last? We have a light selection of listener tags this week, but the ones we get are loads of fun, leaving us to wonder if we will all be playing games driven by social engineering. So listen in to this week’s show, and don’t forget to keep on tagging with “dogear-nation”.

What’s cool?
Andy — Michael Bay’s secret lego movie
Michael R — Favors from designers via Effie & bluebus
Michael M — Brick foosball

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Ikea augmented reality iPhone catalog heidigoseek
Metaio iOS4 augmented reality heidigoseek

Tech-no-tronic
Let the children lead the way – Future Tech from their POV heidigoseek / epredator
Telescopic Eye Implant – allerhead
Art of analog computing heidigoseek
Latest Kindle- Does it matter
iPad usage report

Final thoughts
Andy — Stickycomics
Michael M — Social vs sociopathic applications or why do people play farmville?
Michael R — Fifa World Cup – it’s been fun

Final final thought (from Andy)
Really sorry for the problems with my audio in this episode – I know it isn’t the easiest listen! Thanks for supporting the podcast.

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Back at full strength the Dogear Guys have a great big show for you. We enjoy a very full 3D Internet section this week, while trying not to die from 3D. Andy tells us why 3D is crap, even though he loves 3D worlds. Nokia and others give Apple some help in dealing with their attenna problems on the new iPhone 4. While Apple unveils their latest product – the iHand. Andy and Michael even get into a bit of a tussle over wireless network providers.

What’s cool?
Andy — Folding Matter and Dancing Paint
Michael R — Tim Burton’s Art
Michael M — You preserved my Battleship! 3D views of one of the 16 inch turrets

Obligatory 3-D Internet
3-D without the glasses epredator
3D video hazardous to your health wideawakewesley
3D can damage children’s eyes allerhed
Gulf oil spill in 3D epredator via lx5
Rezzable unifies Unity and OpenSim epredator

Mac-a-roni
How to hold a Nokia andypiperuk
Wriststrong bracelet to fix iPhone4 reception heidigoseek
Talk to the iHand! andypiperuk
Windows on iPhone heidigoseek

Social Networkin’
Coffee coupon for you, Buck, buda-buda-buda heidigoseek
6% of people consume 50% of mobile data heidigoseek

Final thoughts
Michael R — Internet is made up of cats
Andy — Help when Checking in your code
Michael M — Waze taps into Geo Tweets

bonus links
Why 3D is so 1950′s
The vSide – That music world Michael talked about
Get your Tomaccos here
It’s the Falcon!
Hippo Remote Pro

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