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This week the guys take a look at gaming technology and the latest news in social websites, as well as enjoying Elmo’s interview on YouTube. Michael Rowe makes a shorter-than-usual appearance via the magic of the iPad!

What’s cool?
Andy — Me and My Web Shadow talk by Anthony Mayfield
Michael R. — why South Durham is cool, by the owner of Bean Traders
Michael M — from Kirk — “Just took a call from Seth Godin. He wanted to follow up on a complaint I had on my purchase of one of his books.” Nice!

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Mr. Avatar goes to work billsweeney1
unity – electronic arts partnership epredator
autostereo 3D UIs with no glasses wideawakewesley
Decade of Games epredator
Mojo!

iPhone gaming
Word Scramble
Saving Private Sheep

Second Life should be more like iPhone andypiper
markerless motion capture epredator

Tech-no-tronic
Poop = mc^2 for light gypsychk via @monkchips
my phone is my key heidigoseek
3, count ‘em 3, SIM cards allerhead

Social Networkin’
IBM > Facebook in social media lbenitez3000
Facebook places live in UK allerhead
Wired UKs editor is not on FB billsweeney1
the social network mobthink

Final thoughts
Michael M – Sesame Street does Old Spice Man
Andy — Apache Foundation Retreat was VERY COLD

bonus links
Reputation Defender
Ye olde filmstrips (they were big in Michael Rowe’s day, you know)

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 48:34 — 18.8MB)

All three of our hosts this week got hooked on the video from The Guild – “Do you want to Date my Avatar” after a great – quick hit post from our good friend epredator over at Feeding Edge… Thanks Ian for making the week a lot more fun. We continue to look for your feedback on making your show better… remember we are podcasting your tags. We appreciate all the tags we get each week, and the feedback that we receive via Twitter, emails, and the site. Spend some time this week telling your friends about us, and take some time to comment about the show, either on the site or on our iTunes feed.

As we continue to look at the convergence of our digital and physical worlds, this week’s tag from gypsychk is talking about videos in printed magazines, you have to see this to believe it… here!

Uncommonman shows us that First Person Shooters (FPSs) work in the real world too! And Michael R’s rant – fizzles quickly when Andy points out — The Rest of the Story!

Special thanks to – kiambogo, epredator, uncommonman, gypsychk, lx5, rickmans, tomppayne, and @jamestenniswood for your tags this week.

What’s Cool
Andy — Quake Live!
Michael R — Scary Robot… it’s fast and accurate
Michael M — Rent your next textbook at Cheeg – And while you’re at it – Listen to Random-Abstractions!

Obligatory 3-D Internet
A Second Chance for Second Life (kiambogo)
Second Life API for rich media beyond Quicktime (epredator)
FPS with real guns (uncommonman)
Date my avatar! (epredator)

Tech-no-tronic
Video killed the magazine ad, well not really… (gypsychk)
Esquire’s cover
nano-origami DNA lithography (lx5)
Billing for your time (rickmans)

Mac-a-rooni
Why AT&T killed Google Voice (kiambogo)
iPhone is not easy to use (rickmans)

Social Networkin’
Has Twitter’s popularity peaked? (tomppayne)

Final thoughts
Andy — Woofertime! – @jamestenniswood via Twitter
Michael R — Could this be the best Private Cloud architecture out there??
Michael M — Beer and Blues

Bonus Links
Proton Media
Launch.com
innovation!
iPhone Time Travel
Lotus Connections for Corporate Micro-Blogging

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 44:32 — 10.2MB)

The regular team is back – temporarily – before Michael Rowe heads off on vacation. Michael, Andy and Michael examine the shinyness of virtual world voice chat and new iPhones, but then realise that the GPS system is about to crash. Oh, and there’s a discussion about ten big tech failures too – any nominations for the official Dogear Nation list?

This week’s editor (Andy) would like to apologise for all the Skype chat noises during the episode – the beating will continue until performance improves!

Show Tags

What’s Cool?
Michael R — Are Violent Video Games Adequately Preparing Children For The Apocalypse? | The Onion [bonus link - BFG 9000!]
Michael M — kiambogo tweetup, and cool and unusual ice cube trays
Andy — new Polaroid instant digital camera

TOTDIS (guess the acronym)
The Future is Here….The Virtual World for Large Meetings! – CISCO (epredator)
Second Life Gives Avatars Real Voice (kevinaires)
Second Life Has Skype In Its Sights (andypiperuk) [bonus link - Sparkle IM iPhone SL chat app]

Technotronic
Source Reveals Specs And Release Date of Next iPhone (carolinabigblue)
Sony Pictures CEO hates the Internet (epredator)
Owners’ rights to copy DVDs (lx5)
GPS system ‘close to breakdown’ (andypiperuk)

The 10 Biggest Tech Failures of the Last Decade (duckboxxer) – do you agree with this list? suggest your own ideas in the comments!
Facebook an OpenID Relying party (uncommonman)
Early Adopters and Finding “The Next Shiny Object” (andypiperuk)
The Great Address Book Cleanup (lx5)

Taking a sidetrack
SOMESSO conference in 3 minutes
ipadio and ipadio iPhone app

Final thoughts
Michael M — soap and LEGO architecture
Michael R — regrets [bonus link - despair.com] and off-the-grid for 2 weeks
Andy — following up contacts from conferences

The best leftover listener links
Cloudy day: Google falters; Packets lost in key cities (mikerowe01)
Augmented Reality & The Web: Present and Future Scenarios (mikerowe01)
Ebay claims victory in luxury fakes dispute (lx5)
Brussels fines Intel record $1.4bn on grounds of antitrust (lx5)
German motorway strewn with notes (lx5)
Visa Develop Bank Card With Its Own Keypad And Digital Display To Combat Online Shopping Fraud (kevinaires)

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 42:46 — 19.8MB)