The Widget: Games, Tech, Whatever
By Tim, Paul, and Dave
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Podcast Description
The home of the classic Super-Awesome, Award-Winning*, Geek-Talk Podcast. Join them as they rant on about all things related to gaming and technology... and some things that aren't. Punch it Chewie!
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ExplicitEp. 110 – Not The Longest Show Ever | Great time to build a new gaming PC, or greatest time to build a new gaming PC? The GeForce 670 is amazing, Ivy Bridge is living up to the hype, and hard drive prices are finally coming back down to Earth. How long can Tim hold out?!? Guess we'll have to see... Tech/Hardware News: Negative reaction to Peter Jackson’s 48 fps Hobbit trailer at CinemaCon. Bring on the soap opera effect. nVidia Launches the GTX 690 and the GTX 670 System builders not happy with Ivybridge. TIM found inside Ivybridge chips. Netgear to launch first 802.11ac router. Samsung Galaxy S3 launched. Revised iPad 2 gives better battery life. Google Drive launches. Net neutrality changing. Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP’s and Dutch look to follow. Benedict Cumberbatch to play Khan in ST 2?!? Gaming News: Nintendo posts first annual loss ($533 million) in company history Wii-U launch line up leak and Ubisoft Rayman Wii-U video leak. Sony has sold 1.8 Million PS Vita’s. XBLA records being broken by Trials and Minecraft. Bioshock Infinite delayed to 2013 MS to offer $99 Xbox 360 (4GB Kinect) with 2-year Live Gold commitment at $15/month Microsoft looking to take control of fitness games. More advertising coming to Xbox dashboard. Wolfenstein 3D is 20 and now playable in HTML 5. Plus: viewer mail! | 5/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 109 – Low to Mid-range | He's quite proud. Anyway, new show. 3.5 hours. Get some. Show topics are all over the place, so no real list is possible. We had a record of viewer mails though, so thanks for that. Sorry we were away for so long. We'll do our best to make sure it doesn't happen again. | 4/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 108 – The Angered Silence | Tech/Hardware News: Apple previews OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion to media, will ship this summer More iOS features will make their way to Mac Google uses hack to bypass iOS privacy settings and track browser history. Intel IvyBridge to be delayed until summer. 3.4Ghz Ivybridge said to be up to 17% faster than 3.4Ghz Sandybridge. AMD release 7750 and 7770 GPU's. AMD graphics CTO leaves. So AMD not focusing on high end CPU or discreet GPU markets anymore. The Trinity lineup looks impressive in the performance per watt chart. More nVidia Kepler leaks. Recent results show revenues up and profits down. Tim Sweeney talks at DICE about the future of games and technology. EPIC plan on Unreal Engine 4 to shock. H.265 on the way. Creative Labs Soundblaster Recon3D with Sound Core technology. They're kind of stretching it at this point, aren't they? The PC market is declining, in the UK at least. Symantec held to ransom by hackers. Gaming News: Double Fine does an industry first: backing a project via Kickstarter. Their $400,000 goal was met in 8 hours. It's currently sitting at $1.9 million. Live stream of Mojang making new game in 60 hrs for Humble Bundle. Via @Cr1ms0nAvenger Sony embraces cross platform play between Vita and PS3. Sony Playstation games to come to HTC devices. Simraceway S1 steering wheel. Paul's new must-have accessory? 2012 Bafta Game Award Nominations released. | 2/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 107 – Greybush Threepwood | Tech/Hardware News: Facebook IPO. Graffiti artist is gonna cash in. AMD 7950 Launched. In tests the overclocked 7950 matches the more expensive stock 7970. Intel Ivybridge 22nm chips to arrive in April. (Sandybridge was 32nm). GlobalFoundries announce preparation for 14nm wafer processing. Kinect for Windows launched for $249. Asus testing Kinect built straight into laptops. Xbox 720 Rumors - To use an AMD 6670 GPU, Blu-Ray equipped, no used games, bundled with Kinect 2, no new Xbox in 2012 Boxee pulls the plug on PC client Google "Bouncer" scanning Android Marketplace for malware Link. And yet, Symantec says trojans still rampant Link New York Times article rips Apple for Chinese factory conditions Link Gaming News: Are you affected by a Resident Evil spelling mistake? If so, contact Capcom. EA's Kingdoms of Amalur locks portions of single-player game behind online pass Dumb politics: Oklahoma lawmaker proposes tax on all video games with T or M rating. Link Dodonpachi Blissful Death hits iOS next week. Time for Tim to get his iPad charged and ready. Aliens Collonial Marines trailer is pretty sweet. | 2/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 106 – A Tale of CountZer0 | Hey all! This episode, we're joined by someone who you've not heard is quite some time. The original Widget alumni: CountZer0. Why you ask? Because he has written a children's book. Fancy that... Topics this week include: SOPA, PIPA proponents back down in Congress. Yea! The Internet wins!! Though both are merely delayed rather than cancelled. Megaupload shut down, founders arrested in New Zealand at behest of U.S. agencies; Anonymous targets record labels, FBI, MPAA sites in response Link and Upload.to blocks US access to site. Kim DotCom's cars seized. CES : Wireless TV. LG 55" OLED TV. Project Fiona (aka more Razor Vaporware). 802.11ac. Waterproof phones. No method of delivering true 4K content confirmed. Apple intros iBooks 2, iBooks Author; proprietary ePub format locked down to only work on Apple gear and iBookstore iPad 3 unveiling rumored for early February Alienware intros X51 console-sized gaming computer starting at $700 Link AMD Radeon 7950 card due by end of month. iPhone 4s and iPad 2 untethered jailbreak finally released on IOS 5.01. XBMC 11 (Eden) beta working great on iOS touch screens now. XBMC shown running on the Raspberry Pi. Kodak files for chapter 11 bankruptcy. X-Rangers spoof. No official Steve Jobs doll for Dave. Tim provides alternative. More poor PS Vita sales. Now down to 19,000 units sold in a week. Bioshock infinite set to party like its 1999. Cuttherope.ie brings Cut The Rope to HTML 5. Plus some viewer mails to help keep you warm by the fire. Talk to you later! | 1/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 105 – The Stephen Dorff Effect | In keeping with the trend of being super-cool, here's all the links to the topics of this episode. I'd like to make it sound like it's a total pain in the ass, but honestly, I just copy-pasta from gDocs, so no biggie. GoDaddy takes a SOPA kicking. European court deems ISP monitoring file sharing to be illegal. LG to debut 84" Ultra Definition 4k 3D TV. CrimsonAvenger wants this 55" OLED display. Red Scarlet-X 4K raw video recorder. 64GB SSD capacity = 20mins of footage. Camera battery lasts 30 mins. Samsung buys out LCD joint venture with Sony. Ultrabooks to dominate CES 2012. AMD releases 7000 series GPU's. The 28nm Radeon 7970. Some modders pushes it up to 1.7Ghz. 1.26Ghz overclock = P10259 3DMarks. 7970 in Crossfire mode offers quite ridiculous performance. Two 7970 almost equals four of the previous generation cards. nVidia GTX 780 performance leaks, nVidia partners worried by Kepler delay. Intel to release GPU-less Sandybridge chips. Intel rages war on SOC with Medfield. Corona Jailbreaks IOS 5.01 untethered on A4 processors. (iPad 1 and iPhone 4) IOS jailbreak team joins together to target A5 processors but runs into problems. Steve Jobs doll to launch in China and Apple may not be able to stop it. Amazon Kindle on sales Fire. Goodbye IE6. Gaming News: PS Vita launches in Japan; sales drop from 325,000 to 72,000 in second week, 42,000 in third. PSP outselling Vita. 3DS sales take off PS Vita says "Hello World", reveals hidden system menu, bypasses Online Checks & plays Doom, Crown3DS on the verge of exposing 3DS piracy. Mame comes to Chrome. Sonic 4 Episode 2 is coming out then. New graphics and physics engine. GTA III launched on IOS/Android. Respawn releases teaser image of new game. Sonic CD remake was a Christian Whitehead fan game. Also: viewer mail. Talk at you soon. | 1/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 104 – A Serbian Centipede Christmas | Happy holiday season, everyone! For this last Widget of 2011 (onwards to year 7), we dive into why on earth Paul decided to watch 'The Human Centipede 2' and 'A Serbian Film', against all better judgement. Other than that, here's a handy list of other, less repulsive subjects that we cover: The Widget decides AMD Bulldozer sucks... Paul buys one anyway AMD says it plans to concentrate on mobile chips but also still on track to release bulldozer successor in Q3 2012. Companies/Universities buying up .XXX domain names to protect their brand. Hitachi 3.5" internal 4TB hard disks spotted in the wild. Android apps top 10 billion downloads. Infinity Blade 2 released Xbox Live app for iOS Scribblenauts Remix gets Siri support Microsoft rolls out Metro UI Xbox dashboard update, aka Advert Dashboard. Users react to block ads. Onlive open to working with Microsoft and/or Sony. IOS app on the way but they forgot to tell Apple. Also releasing a new joypad for portable devices. Mass confusion over Miyamoto's new role at Nintendo Wii has now officially sold 37.7 MILLION units in U.S.; 80+ million worldwide Dead or Alive 5 is 'fighting game entertainment'. Giant swaying boobs for everyone! EA release Theme Park IOS and destroy it in a sea of microtransactions. More Sony proprietary b******t, aka Vita memory cards. More Duke Nukem DLC on the way. 100% the best and most innovative anti-piracy method seen yet. Beware, the awful Jurassic Park game will get a boxed release. Star Wars Old Republic release date brought forward. Notch stepping away from Minecraft. And of course, viewer mail featuring our friend and mentor, Bad Grammar Terry. We'll talk at you again in 2012! | 12/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 103 – Kill The Horse | In the spirit of the holiday season, this episode comes with bonafide topic links. See? Your Widget benefactors can be a giving people. AMD Bulldozer server edition is here! I bet AMD wishes they could go back in time to change all this. nVidia Geforce 560 Ti 448 arrives. AMD's 7000 series GPU specs leaked Western Digital is buying Hitachi's hard disk business Crucial M4 SSD gets firmware update that greatly increases performance. Google Wave axed Kindle Fire released Samsung take the p**s out of Apple with their Galaxy S II advert. Apple iTV rumours gather more and more momentum. Have a 1st gen iPod Nano? Trade it in before it explodes. Steam got haxored. Thanks to Super Mario Land 3D, the 3DS finally starts selling. On its way to beat first year DS sales. Minecraft pocket edition released to IOS. Minecraft proper is now at 1.0! Game publishers back Blockbuster rentals as a way to battle used games Doom 3 source code is now available, and with no Creative Labs owned code. Jurassic Park game devs scam Metacritic reviews ahead of launch Sony is working on their own version of Super Smash Bros Sega Genesis version of Super Street Fighter 2 updated to include online multiplayer Online bodyguard....anyone....anyone? Sonic the Hedgehog turned 20. Sega release special history of the character video online. Whoops. I just deleted an MMO. Space travel demands Counter-Strike. A little wee bit of Viewer Mail | 12/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 102 – Light Leakage 3D Pr0n | Paul has found time in his oh-so-busy schedule to make an appearance on the show, and for that, we are grateful. Lots of fun this week. Here's the list: iOS 5 is out, and we give our thoughts AMD's Bulldozer chips are out and fail to impress Samsung announces the Galaxy Prime Hard drive storage is about to increase thanks to salt Netflix loses 800,000 subscribers: UK and Ireland launching soon Panasonic gets out of the plasma television business Nvidia 3D Vision 2 promises a brighter future Nintendo is hemorrhaging cash and so much more Plus, a dash of Viewer Mail from our good buddy Bad Grammar Terry. We think he loves us. Also: if you're interested in owning that swanky 'Punch it, Chewie' t-shirt, head over to http://www.cafepress.com/thewidgetshow to snag yours! | 10/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 101.5 – Paul Ruined Everything | Paul crushed our dreams. Dave arrived a shell of a man thanks to the selfishness of Paul. He's an a*****e. | 10/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 101 – Goodbye, Steve | I figured it's fairly obvious what the major topic for this episode is, so I'll skip any lengthy write-up and just list everything else we cover. iPhone 4s announced. People whine, then buy it. iOS5 is imminent, bringing with it everything Android 1.6 had Amazon announces new line of Kindles. Mucho sexy. Samsung delays the Nexus Prime launch in "honor of Steve Jobs". Pfft... Rage is definitely a remarkably average game Little bit of Viewer Mail in there too. Talk to you soon! | 10/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 100 – Six Years Later | Join us for our special LIVE 100th episode special! Alright, this mp3 isn't live, but it was when we recorded it. FOUR HOURS of Widget goodness, with the added awesomeness of call-ins from our fantastic community. Don't try to swallow it whole, you'll choke. Topics include: Steve Jobs retires. Dave is still crying. AMD launches a 28mm mobile GPU that runs Dirt3 fairly well Zotac is hitting hard with their new mini-itx motherboards Battlefield 3 is making sexy time with Paul Grand Prix Story hits iOS! Fails to capture Paul's heart. PILES of Viewer Mail! | 9/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 99 – Dogs and Cats Living Together | Happy birthday, Dave! Great to see you survive another 365, what with that crazy rockstar lifestyle you lead. Also, lots of tech stuff happened. Crazy stuff. Harbingers of the apocalypse kind of stuff: Google buys Motorola's mobile business HP kills all of their WebOS hardware and is selling their PC business Cyanogen is working for Samsung New cheaper (and prettier imo - Tim) PSP hits Europe. New cheaper (and neutered imo - Tim) Wii also heading to Europe Steam begins to test game trading program All this and some pretty verbose Viewer Mail®. Sit down and strap in kids. This is a long one. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 98 – You Young Whippersnappers | In this episode, we spend a bit of time going over the various things like: Battlefield 3 not coming to Steam, MS-DOS turning 30 (or it's now 30 years old), big-ass SSDs, the 3DS price drop (or how Paul is a sucker), and other things. However, we also go off on a pretty good tangent about the good old days. Back when men were men, and games were smaller. See? This is what happens when you get older. Enjoy. | 8/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 97 – Every Key Is An A##hole | Paul and Tim are tired, as they both have to work very hard for a living. Dave on the other hand is a gentleman of leisure, and simply rakes in the cash from his vast patent portfolio of edible underwear and novelty condoms. Topics: Mac OS X Lion is out (and Tim foolishly installed it day one) Obligatory new Apple hardware talk Microsoft wants to have Linux's babies Yahoo is the leper of the Intertubes Zotac has some sexy new mini ITX motherboards coming out The graphics card race could be heating up soon Viewer Mail On Internet. | 7/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 96 – It’s All About The Circles | I love how Paul always manages to go on one of his drinking benders the day before we record a show. I mean it: it's gold! It makes me happy to know that Dave and I have somehow contributed to his hangover being even worse. Topics: Google+ is the new cool kid place Tim wants everyone to stop using social media and get back to forums AMD debuts their impressive new A-Series chips An AMD Bulldozer engineer sample gets OC'd to 5.1ghz on air Bioshock Infinite trailer is over 9000 sexy Battlefield 3 no-go to Steam King of Fighters XIII gets an unofficial PC release in the form of a hacked arcade dump Viewer Mail and much more Oh, and for those wondering: No, I did not say "we'll touch you later" at the end of the show (no matter how much it sounds like I did). | 7/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 95 – Two Hours of Nothing | A little behind-the-scenes secret: most of the time, our "show doc" is slapped together an hour before we hit record. Generally, this is accompanied with an email being sent the day before saying "we don't really have anything to talk about". Of course, when we actually do the show, we end up blathering on for two hours. Just wanted to share. This week: LulzSec, LulzSec, LulzSec Team Fortress 2 is free forever Crysis 2 goes DirectX 11 Sonic the Hedgehog turns 20 Viewer Mail! Dave sounds bored | 6/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 94 – EWWDC3 1138 2011 | Yes, this is the obligatory E3 and WWDC 2011 episode. Yes, it is very long... and so is the show. We also cover Duke Nukem Forever. Yes, it's very average... and so is... wait, that's not right... Viewer mail aplenty and the usual goings on and shenanigans. | 6/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 93 – Mac OS Retribution | It's a pre-E3 show, but unlike the rest of the planet, we don't whine about how there's nothing to talk about. Here goes: The honeymoon is over; malware hits the Mac hard. Sony seriously can't catch a break, but neither can a lot of game companies it seems. Google Wallet. No thanks. The Vita? C'mon man... Modern Warfare 3 struts its stuff. Sorry console kids: that's PC footage. Good bit of viewer mail, and we finally checked our iTunes comments (thanks, Mark!). See you in the glorious post-E3 world. | 6/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 92 – Of Playstation and Politics | Feel the bitter sting of the Monarch! Actually, the bitter sting of many a PSN user (including all of us) being more than a fair bit upset about the current Playstation Network debacle. But who has time to worry about it when Paul has to endlessly grief on Tim about his recent nuptials? Plus: Google IO brought some yawns, and Skype is about to get muddacluckling PAID! Dave, as per usual, is the energy of the party (especially when Tim gets an Apple fact wrong). Also: politics, and a great example of why we NEVER talk about them. The cherry on top is of course the Viewer Mail segment. Enjoy. | 5/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 91 – There Will Be No Wedding Podcast | Pretty easy one here. We talk about: iOS and Android tracks your movements PSN got hacked Amazon EC2 went down Nintendo announced their new console Also, we all love Portal 2 (well, except Paul), Tim bought a Boxee Box, and lots of excellent Viewer Mail. Talk to you in a few weeks! | 5/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 90 – Death Laser Eye Care | Feeling the effects of getting older, Paul has decided to take the step of getting his eyes cut open with lasers so he no longer needs glasses. He is (as anyone would be) slightly nervous about the whole thing, even though Dave had a similar procedure performed years before it was deemed "safe" by the medical community. Even with the disturbing and perverted side-effects, he still claims it was worth it. So, the show: Sony gets hax0red, execs are targeted Grandma killed the Internet Tim is arcade stick crazy (again) Nvidia is allowing SLI on AMD chips again Minecraft has made more money than some small countries Crysis 2's consolization is more dire than we first thought VIEWER MAIL! | 4/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 89 – Gimme The Clap | This week, Tim is joined in studio by Dave, and you can cut the sexual tension with a knife. Paul is also along for the ride, and surprisingly, he is neither hungover or on his way to being hungover. Shocking. This episode: Paul's review of the 3DS AT&T buys T-Mobile (that's one way for them to get the iPhone) Nvidia has a new E-P***s on the market in the form of a dual GPU GTX 590 New XBox in 2015? (this actually leads to a very good conversation) Why won't Duke just come already? Viewer mail! Love you. | 3/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 88 – Blue Yeti P***s | The Widget episode 88 in summary: Paul is severely hungover (more than normal) New iPad (Dave STILL isn't buying) Kinect is fastest-selling consumer electronic in history (it burns us) Sony has your number (well, your IP at least) Stole some MS Points? BOOM! (banhammer) The AMD 6990 is big enough for even the most ardent size queens (e-P***s) Viewer mail (plenty) Succinct, to the point, and best of all, I didn't have to come up with any witty copy. Well, except for that title. C'mon: you know you love my attempts at creating fun little play-on-words show titles. Or, at least I like to think you do... you know what? Screw you, man! I'm trying here. I'm going back to my man-cave... alone... with my Blue Yeti p***s... | 3/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 87 – My PSP Does 129 | Tim's losing his touch. The guy that used to be on top of every single thing in the world of games, tech, and whatever has turned into, gasp, an adult who doesn't have the time to obsessively absorb every piece of news. No greater example of this exists than his recent purchase of a PSP. However, you'll have to listen to find out why. Other tidbits include: new MacBook Pro models, the 3DS is out in Japan (and hacked), Sony is a bunch of bastards (not news), Paul wants to have a key party with his Wii, and we all hate the gaming media (buncha young whippersnappers). | 3/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 86 – Salvaged | First off: the audio quality on this episode is below our usual high-standards. A mid-recording glitch in the process rendered Tim's audio channel nearly inaudible for the duration of the episode. However, through some digital black magic, it was able to be resurrected, but at the expense of some audio quality. Just so everyone knows, we're blaming Dave. That being said, here's what you'll find in this episode: Intel recalls Sandy Bridge chipsets due to a manufacturing flaw, Dave Bunchanumbers nearly destroys his new PC by installing his heatsink backwards, Nokia ditches Symbian and MeeGo and embraces the loving electronic arms of Windows Phone 7, Sony is cracking down on the people who broke open the PS3, a pre-release build of Crysis 2 was leaked, and much more (lots of viewer mail to sift through as well). Hugs. | 2/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 85 – The Dave Show Starring Dave | As threatened promised, this weeks show is entirely brought to you by Dave. Topics (most of them), hosting duties, and Dave's patent-pending levels of excitement. It's a good thing too, as Tim and Paul are still seriously hungover from the night before. Duke Nukem Forever, Verizon iPhone (of course), XBMC being ported to iOS devices (Paul brought that one), custom PS3 firmware, and why our show isn't like the 6 million other gaming/tech podcasts that have come after it (seriously, we checked). Record levels of viewer mail in this show as well. Thanks! ZZzzzzzzzz | 1/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 84 – Steamy Spreadsheets | Happy New Year! With the 2010 Steam Holiday Sale behind us, we spend some time going over some of the great deals that were had by all (Tim has a spreadsheet to prove it). We also get to hear the first-hand account of the newly-minted Game Dev Story addict, Tim. Learn how to turn your new Radeon 6950 into a 6970 with nothing more than a BIOS flash. Thanks, AMD! One lonely piece of viewer mail, and a raving lunatic reviews Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Feed her. | 1/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 83 – Holiday Blue Waffle | The Boxee Box is out, looking pretty sweet, and Tim (and Dave?!?) may be getting one soon. If you pirate Michael Jackson games, Ubisoft is going to vuvuzela your ass, new Sony Bravia television features a built-in Playstation 2, the Playstation phone may be getting more real. Plus: the video card war is getting almost stupid at this point and starting to annoy Paul, Gran Turismo 5 looks like a hunk of s**t, and we find out just how cheap Tim is. Viewer mail, comments, lots of swearing, and blue waffles (yum!). Happy holidays, everyone! We'll talk to you next year. | 12/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 82 – Nipples and Racquets | If you enjoyed our extended discussion about The Human Centipede (now on Netflix Instant), then you're going to simply adore our talk about Funky Forest - After School Club. In more technology related news: Kinect is dumb, but hacking it is super-cool, the new Asus Sabertooth P67 is awesome looking, AMD gets caught cheating with their drivers, dead-drop file sharing is a great way to share CP, and tons of Viewer Mail. 2+ hours for this one. | 11/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 81 – Damn That’s Gross | Dave's excited because of the new MacBook Air and the Mac OS 10.7 Lion Preview. Paul and Tim are excited because of the renewed GPU competition that the release of AMD's Radeon 6800 series has created. None of that lasts very long though, because for some reason, we start talking about 'The Human Centipede'. Paul has seen it, Tim refuses, and Dave is oblivious. Tweets, emails, and more on this 100% medically accurate Widget. | 11/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 80 – Nerd Love Is In The Air | Hey ho, Widget buccaneers! After a goddamn lengthy hiatus, we decided to come back and do a show. Lots of stuff happened during the break. No, I'm not going to list it here. Also, I'm not going to post show notes, or what this episode is even about. The way I look at it, if you're reading this, you likely already have an undying love for all thing The Widget, so you're going to listen anyway. Oh, and ignore what I said about this being out on Monday. ♥ | 10/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 79 – External Nose Hair | Paul is getting old. Or at least he has convinced himself he has. Though if Paul is an old man, then Dave must resemble Donovan from the end of Last Crusade. So what we've got going on this episode is the PS3 USB *ahem* jailbreak, XBox Live banning (stop pirating your games already!), the impressive Apple graphics driver update (running Portal like it's 2006! Awww yeaaah...), drooling over the Nvidia GTX 460 (go buy one NOW!), and lots of viewer mail. It's going to be a few weeks before our schedules line up again to record a show, so savor this one! | 9/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 78 – So Bored | It's late, and I've been drinking. How's this: Paul is bored of games and Tim doesn't remember a time when he's played more of them. Dave's there too. Throw in a metric ass-ton of email and you get episode 78. What do you want? We're 78 episodes in now, you know the drill. It's all homoerotic jokes and tech talk. Bleh. | 8/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 77 – Clapping with PornTime | Like you needed another reason to wank while holding your iPhone. Coming up: Jailbreaking is legal, not that we cared anyway... y'know, while I've got you here; aren't you sick of the term "Jailbreak"? I mean, it was an iPhone thing at first, but now the f*****g tards of the world use it to describe everything. Phrases like "Oh man, did you see my new Nokia? I Jailbroke it so I could make it suck less." and "I think I'm going to Jailbreak my Tivo this weekend."... ENOUGH with this s**t! I liked it better when consumers were blissfully ignorant. You know: back when knowing where the command line in Windows 95 was enough for them to view you as a god. Now everyone seems to know just enough buzzwords to try and act smart, while those of us in the know shake our heads in disgust... anyway, there's a bunch of other news, and emails and stuff too. Have fun. | 8/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 76 – Ain’t Got Time To Bleed | It's been a crazy couple of weeks of phone news mania! We BRIEFLY (so you wankers don't accuse of being fanboys) talk about "Antennagate", we also touch on the eFuse and the Droid X controversy, and we pour out a little for our Tim's beloved Nexus One, as Google has announced that it is over. Up front, you're going to get some movie reviews (no spoilers, don't worry), and on the back, you get some emails. Now go strap on a gun and mow down a jungle. | 7/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 75 – You’re Holding It Wrong | Greetings and salutations, faithful listeners. Couple of things this episode: Dave got an iPhone 4, and we talk about the connectivity problems it has been having (Dave has successfully replicated the lost signal issue). Plus, E3 happened since our last show, and none of us really give a damn (although the 3DS looks kind of neat). Tim bought a Nexus One, and Dave got his hands on a big, shiny, black... Wii. Talk to you soon! | 7/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 74 – Computing Memory Lane | Just as we promised, we're back, and we've brought our personal old computer stories with us. Marvel at our total nerdiness as we reminisce about Voodoo Graphics, 486 DX2s, and why DOS was the choice OS for gaming. We touch briefly on the iPhone 4 (Paul actually is the one to bring it up), DD-WRT is now on our top pick Netgear WNDR3700, and we get our 3D News of the Week in the form of 3D on the iPad. | 6/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 73 – It’s Vintage, Not Old | Well, we asked for your stories and memories about old computers, and you didn't let us down. This episode, we spend a bit of time talking about why companies don't use bits as a form of measurement on new consoles, the ever rising costs of games and DRM, the news out of the Google IO conference, and a little bit more. The big focus this week is the giant pile of emails we got from folks who took the time to write us with their computer stories of old. Thanks to everyone for writing in! Now we know: you want an episode dedicated to our computing memories, and next episode, you will have it. Talk to you again in 3 weeks! | 5/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 72 – Somebody Mentioned Flash | We strike, like lightning! This week was a little light on news, but we managed. First up is an impromptu discussion about the current smart phone market, then an argument about it, and then we laugh. Apple updates Mac OS X to allow GPU acceleration of h.264, and Adobe updates Flash to utilize it. Surprise: Flash video runs better on Macs now. Also: we get nostalgic about old computers and ask for your stories, Toy Story 3 sounds kind of neat, and a dude at Wolfire Games says that crappy console ports hurt PC gaming more than piracy. That, more, and your emails. Word. | 5/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 71 – Hot and Steamy Nvidia Action | After taking an extended break (5 weeks actually off, 1 week because it took that long to get the show posted) we're back and so are you... if you're reading this. You know, come to think of it, does anyone actually read this preamble? There's some weeks where I put some actual effort into what goes in here, but I suppose I could just write any old drivel and nobody would care. Whatever the case, this episode is pretty much all about the new Nvidia 480GTX, the iPhone 4G and Gizmodo craziness, the new i5 and i7 MacBook Pros (which Tim bought one), and obviously a mountain of viewer mail. Sorry for the delay on this one. I'll try not to let it happen again. | 5/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 70 – You com. Burping better slots. | Let's do this: the XBox 360 gets a board shrink, with rumors of a smaller console and USB mass storage support for game saves running rampant. Next: i7 and i5 chips are getting cheap, the Playstation Move looks dumb, Dave admits his undying love for Pokemon games, Tim spent an ass-ton of money on some stools, Viewer Mail, Voice Mail, and name calling. Finally: This is our last show for a month, as we're taking some needed time off (and we're lazy). Talk to you in 60. | 3/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 69 – Open the Valve on your Mac | See what I did there with the title? I thought it was pretty witty. Other choices included "Let off some Steam on your Mac", "The Half-Life of your Mac" and "F#%k you Apple bitches". So if it wasn't already apparent, we talk about the (at the time of recording, unofficial) announcement of Steam coming to the Mac. Dave hasn't been this happy since that time in Thailand, where he got that hooker to... bah, you don't want to hear about that. The usual stuff is in there too; profanity, name calling, Viewer Mail... enjoy! | 3/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 68 – Hot Like Britney | We worked really hard to try and get this show in under the 2+ hours we've been handing in lately. This time, we discuss (because Dave can't help himself) the news that Hulu may be looking to make their service iPad compatible. Does this mean Flash is going to DIE... Die... die? Probably not, but Dave still has to bring it up. Also, we discuss DisplayPort vs. HDMI and how it's creating a mess in the marketplace, and we get to hear about Paul's PC gaming woes. Seriously, Ubisoft can go f#%k themselves with this new DRM nonsense... | 2/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 67 – Holy S&%T! We Have Voicemail(s)! | We can't believe it ourselves. People actually used our voicemail line, and it wasn't just to leave angry comments about how badly Tim sucks, or how Paul is a miserable Irish bastard. Nope, they were really real questions for us. We also go over some stuff; the iPad, Apple vs. Adobe and Google, Sonic 4, Alien Sex Addict Part II (otherwise known as Mass Effect 2), and some serious talk about computer hardware. Also: Be sure to listen up for the contest to win a free game via Steam! All you have to do is insult us. No, really. | 2/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 66 – The Episode That Was Late | I think the entire universe was somehow conspiring against getting this episode posted on teh internets. However, it's here, and it's... well, it's not great... more 'acceptable'. Nah, f**k that, it's awesome! Dave bought a fancy new microphone, Paul is a wanker, and Tim takes a p**s during the show. I'd write more, but hey, I'm pressed for time. I guess you'll just have to listen. | 1/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 65 – The Scaley P***s of Steven J | The holiday break is over, and all of the tech news and disgusting conversations we've been saving up in our heads while being surrounded by our families now have a release. This episode, we cover some of the wonderful, but mostly stupid, things shown at CES 2009. We spend a bit of time talking about the Nexus 1 from Google, and the rumored iSlate from Apple (of which Dave is making happy in his pants about). Games, tips on seasonal pornography, and a new app for your iPhone to document the places you've masturbated. Just another wholesome episode of The Widget to help kickstart your new year. | 1/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 64 – It’s not a crack pipe! | What a week! With this semester winding down, this episode is officially 7 days late. No worries though, the info is still fresh and raunchy enough. This week, the usual gang of 3 is joined by none other than Sgt. Blogkitten, all the way from the exotic locale of downstairs. Topics this time are such wonders as Tim agonizing over a chip in the case of his new PS3, Google DNS and why it's kind of 'blah', adding USB plugs to your power outlets, and Space Beer. We also answer some really great emails this week, so thanks to everyone that took the time to contact us. We'll be back in 2010. See you on the other side. | 12/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 63 – To Catch a Predator | Sorry for the delay in getting this to you. The holiday week has thrown my schedule into chaos. For everyone in the U.S., I hope you had a happy Thanksgiving. For everyone else, how was your November 26th? Big show this week, with topics including such gems as: The feds are using fatboy PS3 systems to bust p*******es. Google Chrome OS is officially unveiled. Kill all the clones: Apple wins against Psystar. Paul gets a free video card upgrade from BFG. Tim bought a new router (you'll find out why halfway through). And oh so much more (plus swears). Remember kids, we love to hear your feedback. Be sure to hit our Contact page to shoot us an email, or even leave us a voicemail on our GTalk line. | 11/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 62 – Terrorist Recommended Headphones | It would seem the The Widget Crew™ went on a bit of a buying spree in-between shows. Every host now owns all three of the current generation game consoles (well, except Tim with his PS2.5). We give our impressions of the current state of the three of them, and how they stack up now that we're heading towards the end of this console generation. We're also joined by frequent guest Tim of the Flying Faustinis, who has a spiffy new pair of Grado headphones to review. Keep on rocking in Baghdad folks! | 11/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 61 – Widget 7 Launch Party! | Windows 7! New Macs! New Android phone! New Widget! Grab hold of yourself (and those around you), and prepare for the onslaught of this week's show. Lots of tech stuff, not much gaming. Hey, that's how it is around here. Be sure to stick around till the end, as we read a truly disturbing (and slightly homoerotic) piece of viewer mail. We're starting to think that we have a lot of prison inmates as subscribers... which we kind of like. | 10/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 60 – Sports and Peeping Toms | This week, Paul and Tim are joined by long-time internet friend MacDragon, or Dave if you'd like. There is an unusual amount of talk about sports at the beginning, and well, we're sorry. No worries though, as we make up for it with more nerdy nonsense than you could shake a dead baby at. Paul goes 3D with his gaming thanks to his spiffy new 120hz monitor and Nvidia glasses, Tim finally get a damn Wii, and Dave comes clean on a bad experience he had at the Apple Store. | 10/5/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 59 – Of Hentai and Hardware | This episode, Paul and Tim are joined by Jack of Knaves. You might know him better as "the brother of Nature Boy who actually took the photo of him putting his computer together nude". This week, we talk about the new Core i5 chips, the Intel socket change and how it screws up the current Core i7 user base, ATI has new cards coming out that support 6 (yes, six) monitors on one card, Left 4 Dead 2 gains some new fans in the form of it's most vocal opponents, and of course, there's the hentai... thanks Dave! | 9/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 58 – Nature Boy System Builders | In this 100% less live episode of The Widget, Tim and Paul are joined by one-half of the Flying Faustinis - Tim the Iron Pirate. Topics include why you should always strip down to your bare ass when building a computer, Snow Leopard's 64 bityness has some flaws, why Microsoft hates black people, a metric ass ton of viewer mail, an explanation of the above image of Diddler Jobs, and so much more. Hit play to listen now, and hit the link to view the 'show notes' (yeah, we laughed at that notion too). Snow Leopard and it's less-than 64 bit kernel http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-336194.html Racist Microsoft http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8221896.stm The Racist PSP http://kotaku.com/185081/offensive-psp-adthis-time-racist Two new ION based ITX boards are out from Asus and ASRock http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=3630 Oh, and bonus Diddler Jobs image: | 8/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 57 – The Widget Reloaded | A lot has happened since the exciting events of last week's episode. Thankfully though, we're quick to recover so that we may continue to bring you the fantastic world of technology and games as only we can. Join Tim, CountZer0 and Paul "Diddler" O'Dwyer as we discuss human eating robots, Jason's almost pathetic attempt at rebuilding the Widget Virtual PC, and us trying desperately to be entertaining during a LIVE broadcast. We'll talk to you again soon! Thanks ugys! | 8/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 55 – End Of An Era | Did you miss us? How's everybody doing out there? Anyway, since you've last heard from us, WWDC 2006 happened and brought us some new Macs, Dead Rising was released for the XBox 360, and, well.... Have a listen. And thanks to everybody for all the laughs. | 8/13/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 54 – Rise of the Widget | Tom Hall. Gaming legend. What more do I need to freaking tell you. Just download the episode and listen you fools! Also, pay attention for an important announcement on this very special episode of Growing Pains.... er, I mean The Widget. | 8/2/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 53 – Just Hanging Out | This is the part where I would normally try to fill this box up with a bunch of text. Not this week. John Romero and Tom Hall (respectively) stop by and hang out with us. If you're a hardcore gamer, why are you still reading this instead of listening? If you're a noob, what a great chance to get schooled. Download the damn thing already. | 7/22/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 52 – The Calm Before the Storm… | After a much needed vacation, The Widget crew returns to celebrate their official (by the calandar), one year anniversary. It's a nice hanging-out atmosphere this week, with talk about various stuff that's been going on in the week since our last show. But don't worry, there's plenty of ripping on each other to be had, not to mention, plenty of viewer mail has been stacking up the last couple weeks. Enjoy, and we hope you stick around for another 365. | 7/18/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitIntermission | Don't panic. We will be back shortly. Patience grasshopper, patience... | 7/9/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 51 – The Michael Bay-tdown | Hey guys, we're back again for another episode, well most of us anyway. This weeks teaser footage of the Transformers live action movie has prompted Tim to pay a special visit to Michael Bay in an effort to set a few facts straight. Fear not though, for the show goes on with Ryan and Jason joined by Hawkes from GA:Live and loyal listener Jeff Standley. This week we talk Transformers heresy, more bad news for Sony, and a ton of whatever. Add in viewermail, movie time, and Numbers with Ryan and you have a pretty meaty last episode before the anniversery show. Enjoy. | 7/3/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 50 – Stay Frosty | Whew, that was a close one! Hi people, once again we bring you the creamy goodness that is The Widget. This week we give our review of the recently released Prey PC demo from our friends over at 3D Realms (sorry XBox folk), and so far... well, you have to listen. The upgrade bug is starting to get to Tim again, can he resist the temptation of the recent AMD price drops?!? We dare to ask the question; is BluRay really "all that"? Ryan gives us his review of his latest movie assignments, Bloodsport and Alien Quadrilogy. And we take a few pieces of mail regarding last weeks "too hot to handle" conversation. Lots of fun this week gang... | 6/25/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 49 – OnomatophobiaLOLBBQ | Back to a nice 2 hour format this week everyone, and this week we are bringing the pain with Jym. Topics this week include Sony's nutty comments about the PS3, Bill Gates announces his retirement, we talk about the Unreal series for a bit, Ryan gives us his review of Tombstone and gets his next xenophobic assignment, AMD is secretly sweating Core 2 and literally tons more topics. Pay attention guys and we will talk to you next week! | 6/18/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 48 – Episodic Content | Well gang, we're back once again to bring you the latest happenings in the tech industry with our own personal flavor.... well, at least that's the plan. See, this week was almost completely devoid of anything good to talk about. Oh sure, somebody crammed a Core 2 in the Mac Mini, and Net Neutrality took a bit of a blow, but other than that there wasn't much. So what did we talk about? Random goodness of course! Ryan gives his report on the movies he was assigned to watch, we ramble a bit about stuff, and Jason announces a new contest that some of you may be VERY interested in... Viewer mail, outtakes, and random topic throwing. It's The Widget as you know it and love it. See you guys next week! | 6/11/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 47 – Speculation Central | Speculation. It is what drives the tech news industry most of the time. This week we talk about a lot of things that may or may not happen. Take for example the rumor that AMD may be in the works of purchasing ATI. Could it happen? Perhaps. Should it happen? That's what we want to know. Sony says that the PS3 is going to render PCs obsolete. Is that even feasible, or is Sony just losing their mind? We also offer up our review of Half-Life 2 Episode 1, and let you know if it was worth the wait. But the big one this week was that we were wondering about the future of XBox Live Arcade. We know Street Fighter 2 is coming, but what else? Can we expect the service to just die off after such a stellar start? Our curiosity got the best of us, so we decided to make a phone call to Ross Erickson, the portfolio manager for XBox Live Arcade at Microsoft to find out... | 6/4/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 46 – CPG | CPG. That is what this weeks episode is. This week we talk about the new AMD socket AM2 and if it's worth it, the PS3 used games rumor, and the debut of The Widget Virtual PC with two base systems that give you the best bang for your buck. And the big draw this week is that we have our most succesful call-in show to date. Big shout-outs to everyone that called in! That's it for now... it's hard to cram almost 3 hours of podcasting into a little show snippet. | 5/28/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 45a – The Widget Midget | Did somebody say something about length? Anyway, we are back with another round of fun with The Widget crew! This week, we cover the recently released Vista specs, the new MacBooks from Apple, the misconception about PS3 pricing in the UK, and much more. Also, we've got the winners of Jym Class AND Kurt's Well-worn shirt! Finally! Plus, we announce the new, and very requested, Widget Virtual PC segment! All this, plus your mail on this episode of The Widget. | 5/21/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 45 – The CountZer0 Code | Hey people! Well, E3 has come and gone, and usually this means a slow news week. Not so for us! We bring you news on the new MacBooks out of Apple (black... oooooo), Microsoft releases the Vista specs and a handy program to help you spend your money. New cards from nVidia? Perhaps.... What's this?!? A new Widget feature is headed your way? Something about a dream machine? All this and your mail on The Widget! | 5/19/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 44 – The Widget E3 Marathon | Hey guys, remember when we promised you loads of E3 coverage in this weeks episode? Well, we decided to skip that and bring you a show focused entirely on the merits of the Virtual Boy and our longing for a true successor...just kidding. Not ones to go back on our word, we have pulled out all the stops and broke all the podcasting rules to bring you our E3 extravaganza. That's right, over two hours of exhaustive coverage on Sony's failings, Microsoft's latest developments, and Nintendo's glorious return to fame. Add in a cup of crude humor, 2lbs of viewer mail, and a whole case of our special guest Cooper Hawkes from GamerAndy.com, and you have the recipe what may be the best Widget yet. Enjoy! | 5/12/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitWidget Jr. Ep. 4 – E3 2006 Mid-Week Update | Hello and welcome. This week, as I'm sure you all know, is the geek holiday known as E3. Just so you don't think The Widget team isn't hard at work pouring over every single ounce of news coming out of LA, we're putting out this little episode. Now, don't go thinking you're going to get the whole enchilada. Far from it. This episode is meant as a teaser of what is to come; The Widget Post-E3 Wrap-Up show. But, enjoy this for now, and get a glimpse at what's coming this weekend. Later. | 5/10/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 43 – Dear Widget… | Considering that this week is the final show before the big E3 news drops, the pickings of things to talk about were rather slim. Sure, there were a few morsels like Oblivion getting its rating changed, but mostly, there wasn't much going on. That's ok though, because when there is no news, there is always Widget Fan Letters! Yay! Enjoy this ep, and we'll see you guys next week with all kinds of E3 goodness. | 5/7/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 42 – What were Wii thinking? | How are you guys this week? Wii are doing awesome. Yes, that's right, just like everyone else on the planet, we're ribbing Nintendo on the choice of name for their new console. Sure, there plenty of other things we talk about this week, but who reads the stuff I write here anyways? Like, I could start talking about how awesome the Sky Commanders toys are, and who would know? So yeah, download this episode. I'm off for a candy bar. | 5/1/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 41 – Tech Troubles and Other Fun | Wow, sorry we're late and all that. This episode had to be carefully reconstructed from bits and pieces of random wav files found on a server that had been buried under the fireplace of a cabin in the woods. Or something like that. Anyways, we had some SERIOUS issues and show-stopping snags this week, and hopefully, they are resolved. But yes, here is the show. Topics include: - XBox 360 Rumor Control - Nights sequel for the Revolution? - MacBooks that ship with XP on them - 750 gig hard drives and you (or, why I stopped worrying and learned to love perpendicular storage) - Are nVidia and Ati out to get us? All that, your calls, your mail, and our smiling faces on... The Widget. | 4/25/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 40 – Verbal Abuse Pwnage | This is it. The first of the new format where we take your calls every week. This week, topics include the report on how the PS3 is a resource w***e, Havok is offering it's own PPU, Broussard thinks DNF will be just 'OK', Red Steel on the Revolution, Starforce and Ubisoft part ways, and more. All this, your calls, and your mail on this weeks episode of The Widget. | 4/17/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 39 – The Widget Summit | And here it is, the largest gathering of Widget cast members in one place at one time. This week, join Tim, Zane, Ryan, Jym and Garrett in studio. And, all the way from merry olde England, we have Kurt and CountZer0! Yes, that's right, the Quest for CountZer0 has met with success! Topics this week include "Nipplegate" for the new Tomb Raider game, a brief mention of Boot Camp for Intel Macs, and a sprinkling of tech and gaming related goodness. Plus, we get a visit from a random Widget fan, and make a really cool announcement regarding future call-ins. Now, one thing to mention, this weeks episode is truly intended for MATURE AUDIENCES! Seriously. There is plenty of totally offensive content contained in this particular episode. You have been warned. | 4/9/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 38 – April What?!?!? | Hey everyone! Tim here, writing up another weeks worth of Widget posting goodness. This week, CountZer0 brings us some pretty big news of a certain company possibly re-entering the console wars.... could it be, SEGA? Just maybe... Also, AGEIA dropped some pretty big physics processor demos this week, but why did CellFactor look like crap? Ubisoft gets a nice lawsuit slapped on them for their Starforce screw-ups, UMD finally gets the swipe from the grim reaper, Ryan gushes some praise on Oblivion while Zane argues, and much more. We also announce the start of Kurt's Quest For CountZer0, which kicks off on sunday. All this and your viewer mail! Later gang. | 3/31/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 37 – The Return of Zane | This week, we welcome back one of the founding members of The Widget; Zane. Topics this week are talk of the new Dell mega-dollar computer armed with the Ageia Physics Processor, Dell's confirmation that they have indeed purchased Alienware, the new confirmation of Battlefield 2142 that Karza discovered weeks ago, and a ton more awesome information. Also, Count gets some fanmail... hehe, just listen to the show... | 3/25/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 36 – LeperCon 2.0 | Happy St. Patrick's day! This week The Widget comes to you in front of a live studio audience from LeperCon 2.0 at Gamerzlan. We cover tons of stuff, including PS3 news, Electronic Arts' decision that they spend too much money, an interview with the keyboardist from the band Queen August that played at LeperCon, a talk with a *gasp* hardcore gamer that happens to be a girl, and oh so much more. Sniff you jerks later! | 3/19/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 35 – Knighted IN STEREO | Hello interweb! This week is our first episode flying under the PC Gamer Podcast Network, and boy is it a mediocre one! Just kidding, it's tolerable. Anyways, this week we go for the machine gun topic approach and fire off on a huge number of subjects. Everything from the new Intel chips down to car talk. It's good times with the Widget crew. Oh and some of you may notice that this weeks episode seems a bit large... well, do you like your podcasts in stereo? Catch you guys next week! | 3/11/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 34 – A Punch In The Cheeks | This week, The Widget welcomes it's largest panel of guests in a very, very long time. In the studio, we have Tim, Karza, Kurt, and the return of Cheeks. And via Skype we have CountZer0, and the ever so brief return of Ryan. Topics this time include the announced new Rockstar game, the XBox 360 camera, the wonders of Spore, the Microsoft Origami, and much more. Ciao! | 3/5/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 33 – Pink Shirts & Lara Croft | This week, we kick things off with Kurt's new Lara Croft desktop buddy, which of course, goes into a conversation about DirectX 9 performance under Windows Vista. Karza talks about Tim's appearance on GamerAndy Live, and chimes in with his thoughts on the whole thing. And, as usual, we blabber on about various geek stuff, all the while dealing with a bevy of tech problems that decided to show up for the party. Oh, and keep your ears open during the mail section of the show for CountZer0 talking to himself when Skype dies. Funny stuff. TTYL. | 2/25/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 32 – Punch It Chewie! | We are back, and more on time than last week! This week, we have Tim, Karza, Ryan (sorta), CountZer0, and Kurt on the show, talking about some new game news, and alot of Sega. Also, as with any conversation between our group, we turn more and more to the topic of Star Wars. We also cover the current contest "Picture CountZer0", and give a rundown of the current entries. Oh, and plenty of 'viewer' mail this week... and no, we weren't begging. Later gang! | 2/18/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 31 – Zer0Back Mountain | Better late than never I suppose. This week, The Widget gang is re-united in the same room! Join Tim, Karza, Ryan and the elusive CountZer0 as we cover the various videogame and tech news this week. Topics include Halo 2 coming to Windows Vista, the debate of BluRay and the announced pricing, the Dell portable PC, the worlds first ever SLi laptop, the Red Cross trying to put the screws to the game industry, and much more. We also announce CountZer0's new job of being the roving Widget Reporter, and kick-off a new Widget contest. Oh, and the 'viewer' mail is... interesting. Later gang. | 2/13/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 30 – The Milestone Epic | Wow. Check that out. Episode 30. I can't believe we've made it this far. To celebrate this momentous occasion, we decided to hold an impromptu call-in show. Now usually, this is the part where I give you a rundown of topics that we talked about in the show, but that really doesn't apply this week. Sure, we talked about tech stuff, but the real meat of the show is the craziness that ensued when myself, Ryan, Karza and Jason "CountZer0" got to chat it up with our varied audience members. It's a real trip, you know? In the short amount of time that we've been doing this show, a real solid community has sprung up to support it. And the great part is that it's people from all over the world; young, old(er), and the insane... but all united by the joy of geeking it out with us every week. It's been a great run so far, and with fans like you, it's going to be a great run in the future. I want to send out a honest-to-goodness thank you to each and every one of you that has wrote in, posted, called, and most importantly, listened. Doing this show has had it's ups and downs, and I'm glad that you guys all keep coming back for more. Well, here's to our fans... as always, this show is for you. - Tim | 2/3/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 29 – The Widget B-Team | In the words of Karza, it's 'B' as in Better! This week, we have Tim, Ryan and Mike via skype and Karza live and in studio! Topics this week include the 100% (not 50%) tax on games idea being proposed in Texas, the story that Tim inadvertently broke out of Toronto involving two teens who felt the Need For Speed, computer tech support horror stories, plus alot more random moments than I care to admit. And, of course, the usual 'viewer' mail segment. | 1/28/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 28 – The Zane Farewell Tour | Another week, another round of arguments from your friends at The Widget. This week, we bid farewell to Zane (for a few weeks at least) as he goes globetrotting for a few months. Topics this week include Introversion's new game Defcon, the new $99 GeForce 7300 GS, Tim and Ryan's first week with World of Warcraft, Ryan's continued dislike of the MacBook, what videocard is right for you, and more. Also, we do the listener mail, and surprisingly, no hate mail this week! Go us! See you guys next week. | 1/20/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 27 – Widget Haters Ball | Okay everyone, I promise that this will be the last of the flurry of content this week. On this action packed episode, we discuss the new MacBook with a fresh set of eyes, and a fresh set of specs. Also, we go down the list of upcoming games that some of you may want to check out, Tim and Ryan give in to the temptation of WOW, Cheeks builds a new comptuer, and Tim debates his next hardware upgrade. Plus, your mail and more on this explosive episode of The Widget. | 1/14/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Widget Jr. : Ep. 3 – MacWorld SF 2006 | Ah MacWorld. That special day where all Mac geeks can let their hair down and wait with restless anticipation for the goodies that Uncle Steve has in store for us... and today was no exception. Tune in to hear Tim and Zane's thoughts on the software and hardware that was announced today (MacBook... drool...), with that special Widget twist that you won't find anywhere else! It's The Widget Jr. - MacWorld 2006 Special. Subscribe to us using your RSS viewer or iTunes: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thewidget Click here for direct mp3 download | 1/10/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Widget Jr. : Ep. 2 – Zane’s Router Guide | Ever wondered what router is right for you? Well Zane has got you covered. Join Zane and Tim for this informative look into the wacky world of networking, the web, and how to protect yourself from that dangerous thing called 'the internet' that you always hear about in the news. CAUTION: This episode is heavy on the tech talk, so for your safety, and those around you, please wear proper nerd protection while listening. Enjoy! Subscribe to us using your RSS viewer or iTunes: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thewidget Click here for direct mp3 download | 1/10/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 26 – The Widget : Quad SLI | Good evening Widgetheads. This week brought us a ton of interesting things to talk about, what with CES in Vegas and all. We talk about the newly available Dell 30" LCD (or as we like to call it, ecstasy). Plus, Dell also brings us the new XPC with one helluva SLI setup. 2 gigs of video ram? Yes please! We also dabble on John Carmack's comments on the next-gen systems, and question for how much longer is id going to be the leader in pushing games to the next level. All this, plus your mail, on this weeks episode of The Widget. Subscribe to us using your RSS viewer or iTunes: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thewidget Click here for direct mp3 download | 1/6/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEp.1 – Fasten your seatbelts. | In this, our first episode of The Widget, we cover the 'Hot Coffee' controversy in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Apple and Intel (or why Tim isn't buying a new Powerbook), why Transformers the live action movie won't suck, and of course ninjas versus pirates. | 7/26/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
The SLI of tech podcast's
The Widget Show is by far one of the best tech podcast's out today. Very funny and informative in all areas, tech, games or whatever. Tim, Zane (and sometimes Ryan) all know what the hell they're talking about, and it shows week after week. So look no further for the best tech podcast, you have found it. Plus it's low in fat.
The Widget. Good fun for the Family, well the 18+ family
When I first listened to The Widget, I was a bit apprehensive, I had listened to other Tech podcasts and was dissappointed, so I wasn't holding The Widget in high regard at the start. Then I listened to the other episodes, and I changed my mind immediately. The Widget brings informative tech news with an explicit twist. This is not a podcast for the kids and that is clearly stated at the beginning of each episode. I recommend this podcast for anyone interested in Technology.
They suck at tech news... but that's AWESOME!
If you're hoping to get a comprehensive run down of all the tech news of the week... well you want TWIT. But thank God the Widget is not TWIT. It's Games, Tech and Whatever. You'll get to hear some of the top news of the week, all 3 inches of it, but its what they do with it that's great fun. Listen and join in the craziest on the forums.
