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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

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 53:21 — 18.4MB)

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

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:04 — 9.3MB)

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

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 57:26 — 19.7MB)

The Michael’s welcome Rawn Shah to the show. Rawn just published a new book on social media which caught our attention. A long time gamer and social media expert, Rawn helps people within IBM adopt social software. We also talk about wireless charging, humanAPIs, and the pro’s and con’s of Apple’s long awaited tablet.

What’s Cool
Rawn — Host encouraged – shameless self promotion!
Michael R — iPad Perfect for Mom!
Michael M — Stolen, Augmented, Cool! – epredator

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Virtual worlds — still worth your time – epredator
LL switch to OpenSim? – andypiper

Tech-no-tronic
IBM System P – allerhed
Wireless charging – @mjones via lx5
Discuss, develop and prototype new kinds of browser based applications – Z303
Eco jammin’ – ragtag_2

Mac-a-rooni
iPad #lame – rickmans
iPad #lame reprise – heidigoseek
Lenovo’s Cool Tablet
iPad not a kindle killer – billsweeney1
Mr. Edison’s kindle – billsweeney1

Social Networkin’
YouTubin’ with POTUS – mattsimpson
82% increase in social networking – rickmans
Yes, Virginia, the authors are listening – billsweeney1

Final thoughts
Andy — We Miss You!
Michael R — Wishing for Snow, so I can relax.
Rawn Shah — Vacation, while on vacation
Michael M — Thunderbird upgrade

Bonus Links
Zork online
Infocom Games online
Lemmings Online
Windows 3.1 in a browser

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As we begin a new year we’ve got no time for any look back (this week), way too many great tags from you our listeners. Also, Andy continues his holiday and will be joining us again next week. Next week we will talk about the tags that have stuck with us the most from 2009. But with CES going on we look at some cool new tech. Michael and Michael talk about Generation M’s impact on the enterprise (thanks to a great tag by billsweeney1 and rodent). We look at the best business model yet, and deal with the twitter nay-sayers. And thanks to ePredator we have to ask, has this augmented reality thing gone too far? Happy New Year!!!

What’s Cool
Michael R — AR Drone
Also AR Drone – listener tag wideawakewesley
Michael M — You Rock!

Augmented Reality
iphone in an iphone epredator

Tech-no-tronic
Google’s openness duckboxxer
CES kickoff by Ford’s President & CEO Alan Mulally, discussion on MyFord & Microsoft Sync

Social Networkin’
Snowmash 2.0 lx5
Facebookisation of the enterprise billsweeney1 rodney
Mother of all business models rickmans
TV scrobbling lx5
It’s 2010 and if you don’t embrace the web it shows you don’t care rickmans
Criticizing twitter heidigoseek

Final thoughts
Michael R — Roots are beautiful
Michael M — Trade Show? There’s an app for that

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:13 — 6.4MB)