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It’s an all-non-US show this week as Andy teams up with Kelly to review your tags and the latest tech news and trends. We eschew the “sections” format to glide gracefully through the tags (in other words we talk randomly about whatever pops up in our browsers). What does Andy think of Kinect? A leading virtual worlds expert comments on the Unity 3D store. Fair dinkum it’s a very,very sexy show!

What’s cool

Kelly: Tetris blocks PTSD (via someone on Twitter)
Andy: Kinect (not so dissimilar to the Power Glove? (heidigoseek))

All the tags

Is it a keyboard? is it an iPhone dock? (allerhed)
Apple Glassgate? (via macosken podcast / gdgt newsletter)
Lustworthy Samsung AMOLED display (allerhed)
New York complaints visualisation (uncommonman)
Wired not appealing to women? (andypiperuk)
Retro stereo iPod dock (allerhed)
Nintendo iPod dock (andypiperuk)
NES cartridge HDD case (andypiperuk)
Return of the Viewmaster? (epredator)
Unity Asset store opens (epredator)
Facebook / Google spat (heidigoseek) and Trap my contacts
Discover a random place (epredator)
Muppets love smartphones (heidigoseek) and the iPogo
Woogie (via MacBreak Weekly), Cookie Doodle and Cake Doodle

Final thoughts

Kelly: Zen Bound for iPhone
Andy: RockMelt social browser and iTunes Ping loves Twitter

Note to Michaels – SEND KELLY A WOOGIE!

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Andy and Michael M take you through this week’s roundup of listener tags.  Surprisingly and wisely, the team steers clear of the England – USA World Cup match, and with the 1:1 tie, the friendship continues without missing a beat.  The tags on Muppets, iOS4, iPads and more catch their attention.  Are you among the ‘naught point one’ percent of technology users who are consuming more than their ‘fair share’ of network bandwidth?  Do you think that two screens are needed for the ‘full book’ experience, or will one (ala the iPad) suffice?  Could a dual screen e-book reader be used for a double bass guitar?  All these questions may be explored during the recording, or maybe were thought of afterward — you’ll have to give episode 157 a listen to get both the steak and the sizzle!

What’s cool?

Michael M -  This is what we call the IBM Muppet Show via lx5 via @ibmcognos

Andy -  Swyper no Swyping
Behind the Scenes — filming of the Samsung Guinness Texting World Record attempt

Obligatory 3-D Internet
here, but blank this week!

Tech-no-tronic
12 events that will change the world uncommonman

Mac-a-rooni
iOS4 now allerhed
Presentation excellence billsweeney01
iPad Guitar gypsychk
dual screen textbook heidigoseek

Social Networkin’
Jay Dykes, Salisbury photographer epredator
Cheerwine and www.itsasoftdrink.com
Mytinygarden is not so secret anymore
twictionary lx5
SFO crime map uncommonman

Final thoughts
Andy -  this concerned citizen wasn’t bluffing about  www.bluffcitypd.com
Michael M -  google goggles soundhound for images coming soon to the iPhone

bonus link
O2 stopping the unlimited bandwidth option

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The Michael’s end the year, while Andy is off partying (Happy Festivus, Andy!). The Obligatory 3-D Internet section is back, thanks to listener ePredator! There’s a great list of virtual worlds, with video samples, that we recommend anyone interested in getting into the 3D Internet check out. Andy provides us with a great link (perhaps this is his gift to all of us!) on playing Guitar Hero on your garage. For our old school listeners, check out the link on playing Dungeon and Dragons on a Microsoft Surface. Phil_hartman gives us a great visualization of the Browser Market! The Mac-A-Rooni section is back too…And as delusional iPhone users we thank Rickmans for a great tag.

What’s Cool
Michael M — Lame Government Encryption!
Michael R — Holiday Props to the Bell Ringers

Obligatory 3-D Internet
There’s a world for that – epredator
A view into virtual universes – epredator

Tech-no-tronic
Bright lights, Big City – lx5
Guitar Hero Garage – andypiper
Surface Dungeons and Dragons – wideawakewesley
sho.rt – billsweeney1
Browser marketshare – phil_hartman
Parallax effect – wideawakewesley

Mac-a-rooni
iPhone users are delusional – rickmans
Gesture based security or thumper for your iPhone – lx5

Social Networkin’
Unbelievable 10 #FB stories of the year rickmans

Final Thoughts
Michael R – BMW Makes PCs – Badly
Michael M – Geek Holiday Gifts Guide

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Michael and Michael are sitting in the scary room of windows (see here on the Kyte Scream!) while recording this special Halloween edition of Dogear-Nation. After a scary look at some new takes on games – Thumb Wars and Mercenaries 2, we get into the Army’s fear of Twitter and other social networking tools. Sometimes change is scary, even when it allows your to interact with your customers, employees, and business partners. Thank you to everyone out there, who have been able to keep the tags going. We also thank all our Swag purchasers.

Bonechilling games
Mercs 2 upgrade — (Phaedra)
Thumb War! — (toastymel)
Firefox minefield — (duckboxxer)
Scott E Vest / woz-i-sodes

Spooky designs
Design changes with Windows — (andypiper)
Tesla
Wired Article, No-show Zap cars
EA 2.0 means cultural change — (ragtag_2)
XBMC

Scary Social Networking
Army warns of Twitter danger
And another
Facebook & Business — (ragtag_2)
Bloggers beat friend lists — (andypiper)

Frightening Obligatory Virtual Worlds
Monthly maint in SL raised — (Matt Simpson)

Final thoughts
Michael R –Don’t drive like a muppet named Animal
Michael M — Google secretly investing in Zeppelins, but do they have light emitting diodes on them?

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Michael, Michael, and Matt welcome back Steven Harrison, and a new comer to Dogear-Nation – Michael Ackerbauer. The guys discuss the history of the cookie monster, the new palm ultra portable, and file systems from longhorn.

Computer History:
Rocketboom – IBM Training video with Cookie Monster -> http://www.rocketboom.com/vlog/archives/2007/05/rb_07_may_07.html From listener Stephen Knight
The real computer monster -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdAKgJDahzw
The Flip Wilson Show -> http://www.tvparty.com/flip.html
Long horn reloaded -> http://longhorn-reloaded.org/
Apple Newton -> http://www.beanblossom.in.us/larryy/ANHR.html
The Palm Foleo -> http://www.palm.com/us/products/mobilecompanion/foleo/index.html

Lotus Connections:
New Dogear -> http://dogear.tap.ibm.com/html?tag=dogear-nation&lang=en_US

TED Talks:
Simplification & Ease of Use -> http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/7
Multi-touch Interface device -> http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/65

Google Features:
Street View feature -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91wuBqlny50
Street View Feature example -> http://maps.google.com/maps?tab=wl&hl=en

Cool Machinima:
iClone 2 -> http://www.reallusion.com/

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