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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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The Michaels have a great show this week, while Andy is out flying around. We are glad, however, that Andy is able to drop us a bit of coolness via Dropbox and edit it into this week’s show. In our 3D internet section we discuss meat space – This is a controversial contention, of course. There are proponents – of course you can have meaningful friendships online – and there are detractors – how on earth can a lean medium full of anonymous users replace the physical and visceral richness of meat-space? Thank you ePredator for a great tag! We also have a whole host of interesting listener tags to talk about, so don’t forget to keep tagging with “dogear-nation”!

What’s cool?
Andy — Lagoa Physics Engine – via @kelisha
Michael R. — Apple – Surprise 
Michael M — Wherebo? – Bo knows!

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Out on meatspace epredator

Tech-no-tronic
Microsoft fun facts heidigoseek
Stuck in a rut? wideawakewesley
The Rise of Consumer Tech billsweeney1
HTML5 – Cool infographic heidigoseek

Mac-a-rooni 
Wired predicted the ipad heidigoseek

Social Networkin’
Games are everywhere, really? epredator
FB hated, really! heidigoseek
Ups & downs of social networking bluebus

Final thoughts
Andy –  Limbo game for XBox 360 and I Write Like via net@night podcast
Michael M — Ford Design 
Michael R — Local Gaming Incubator 

Bonus links
Chore wars from Episode 17 – I want my virtual MTV

Bonus Pics
Farnborough airshow photos

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Welcome to our 150th episode of Dogear-Nation. While our co-host Andy continues his travels around Europe, teaching and talking, the Michael’s enjoy a great show of listener tags. Don’t forget to keep on tagging with Dogear-Nation and comment about the show here, or over at iTunes. Thanks for a great ride so far, and we can’t wait for the next 150 shows!

What’s Cool
Michael R — WiFi Roaming Bot
Michael M — Tracking brand placement in movies

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Avatars in the Wild Blue Yonder – epredator
Rise of the virtual conference – wideawakewesley
SL on iPad – michaelrowe01

Tech-no-tronic
Smart Clothes – lx5
Dell’s New Tablet – lx5
Do Not Change Your Password – heidigoseek
Winkin’ Blinkin’ (and Nod) – lx5

Mac-a-rooni
Pulitzer Prize Cartoons on iPhone – wideawakewesley
Ford Sync and Blackberry and Pandora and … – duckboxxer
BB <> iPhone – epredator

Social Networkin’
Who is Folllowing You? – Billsweeney1
Bonus tags
Twitter Nostalgia – lx5
Social at Impact 2010 – allerhed
YubNub social search – bluebus
Social graph portability – duckboxxer

Final thoughts
Michael R — Billions and Billions, well one blue dot
Michael M — Star Wars, in concert — Sunday July 18th

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Michael, Michael and Andy embark upon a wide ranging series of listener tags this week, and contemplate deep thoughts such as

• How big should a Cadbury’s Creme Egg be, and should we have a snack section of the podcast?
• How big does a Mini need to get to be considered a Max Mini?
• Can you really say “floo-flam” on the internet and maintain a clean tag?
• Can we successfully compete with our 2011 star-studded South by Southeast extravaganza?
• Will our heroes escape the piranha fish, the boiling oil, and the dreaded chalkboard screech in time to save the Internet?

OK, maybe not the last one, still, there are deep questions that our listeners brought forward by their tags, and the hosts take them by the horns.  Following the moon could be a very sustainable strategy indeed…  Sit back, turn your volume up to 11 and enjoy the show.

What’s Cool
Andy — Sleepingtime via alexbfree
Michael R — you got to glove the one you’re with
Michael M — Freshness Bar Code via heidigoseek
coffee pot sized cadbury’s creme egg

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Playstation Home GAME Moonbase Trailer epredator
hello racer! epredator
clever ad for Mini and maxi Mini (Mini Countryman)
unity 3D to support android, ipad, PS3 epredator

Tech-no-tronic
Microsoft & Open Source lx5
quick messaging phones and cloud services billsweeney1
Google’s chillerless data center — follow the moon enabler lx5

Social Networkin’
Current State of Twitter infographic bluebus
social media marketing observations from SXSW via @jaybaer

Final thoughts
Michael R — the Hobbit
The Mikado

Andy — a teacher’s passing

Michael M — NCSSM Food Drive and
continuing basketball final thought

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Michael, Andy, and Michael are all back together again, and have a blast dealing with all your tags. This week’s tech heavy show gives us plenty of excitement, including more eye-ball stories to keep Michael M. happy. (Keep tagging great tags about sticking things in your eyes.). We also welcome new tagger Bradicle.

What’s Cool
Andy — Roocast
Michael R — Supporting Space Science!
Michael M — Text to speech / lane guidance

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Space invaders in 3D – heidigoseek

Tech-no-tronic
Dashing through the wifi halls – duckboxxer
The wifi gift that keeps on giving – lx5
Eyewriter – The Story – bradicle
Eyewriter source code – andypiper
Eyewriter – The site
Quantum Physics made relatively (heh) simple – phil_hartman
E-waste Guiyu (Where our stories end up) – gypsychk
Cool capital – phil_hartman
Microsoft disconnects Xbox gamers – SarahAires

Mac-a-rooni
RFID on iPhone rumor – heidigoseek

Social Networkin’
Cream then jam – jtonline

Final thoughts
Andy — Original DOOM available & multiplayer – vintage video maker
Michael R — AT&T Microcell
Michael M — sousaphone!

Michael on The Field

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