Robots Attack 100

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On this week’s show the Humans(Joe, Caleb, & Jason) discuss Google Glass, X-Men, Modular jackets, and peeing in reservoirs. Plus, how DO people view the future of technology?

Listen live Thursdays from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or live online at http://www.kscu.org/

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Show Notes for 04/17/2014

# New Releases

In Theaters:

1. Heaven is For Real (PG)
Todd (Greg Kinnear) and Sonja (Kelly Reilly) Burpo’s son, Colton (Connor Corum), claims to have visited heaven during a near death experience. Colton recounts the details of his amazing journey with childlike innocence and speaks matter-of-factly about things that happened before his birth—things he couldn’t possibly know.
2. Transcendence (PG-13)
Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him.
3. Bears (G)
Disneynature’s new true life adventure showcases a year in the life of a bear family as two impressionable young cubs are taught life’s most important lessons.
4. A Haunted House 2 (R)
Having exorcised the demons of his ex, Malcolm is starting fresh with his new girlfriend and her two children.

Video Games:

1. Trials Fusion (xbox1/360, ps4, pc)
Trials Fusion melds the classic, proven Trials formula of simple yet addictive competition with the social and visual breakthroughs of the next generation of gaming.
2. 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil (ps3,360)
An all-new feature with a 100 new animations.
3. Moebius: Empire Rising (PC)
Moebius: Empire Rising is a contemporary adventure that merges classic point-and-click puzzle solving with Jane Jensen’s sophisticated storytelling.
4. Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars (3DS, Vita)
Monsters have invaded the world of Aterra, and only a few special individuals, imbued with the power of the Star God, are equipped to fight it.

Music:

1. Built on Glass – Chet Faker
This is the debut full-length release for the Australian producer, songwriter, and singer Nick Murphy.
2. The Both – The Both
The debut release for the collaboration between Aimee Mann and Ted Leo was produced by Paul Bryan.
3. Do To the Beast – The Afghan Whigs
The seventh full-length release for the Cincinnati alternative rock band led by Greg Dulli is its first album of new material since 1998’s 1965.
4. Fear in Bliss – Horse Thief
The second full-length release for the Oklahoma indie band led by Cameron Neal was produced by Thom Monahan.
5. Quack – Duck Sauce
The full-length disco house debut for the collaboration between Armand Van Helden and A-Trak includes previously released tracks “aNYway”, “Barbra Streisand”, and “It’s You.”

DVD/Blu-Ray:

1. The Nut Job – Blu/DVD – A heist of the furred kind. As a displaced squirrel adjusts to his new surroundings he finds the best way to make things work is to knock over Maury’s Nut Store.
2. The Invisible Woman – Blu/DVD – Hidden memories and lost love haunt a young woman. This film unravels the knot of her past, and finds a relationship with Charles Dickens at the core.
3. Philomena – Blu/DVD – Gripping true story of a woman seeking to be reunited with a child she was forced to give up years ago when she was pregnant teen.
4. Ride Along – Blu/DVD – A security guard wants to marry a hardened cop’s sister. In order to prove himself he agrees to do a day long patrol with his bother-in-law to be.
5. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty – Blu/DVD – Walter spends much of his life in daydreams of adventure. When he becomes the center of finding the missing final cover image his day dreams become reality.

Comics:

## DC:

* Supergirl #30 – Now a Red Lantern, Kara has found a foe worthy of her strength, Worldkiller-1. Written by Antony Bedard, with art by Emanuela Lupacchino & others

## Marvel:

* Hulk #1 – As the events of _Indestructible Hulk_ leave Bruce on Death’s door step only questions remain. Who shot Bruce Banner? Will Bruce survive? Will Hulk remain? Written by Mark Waid drawn by Mark Bagley

## Kaboom!/Boom Studios:

* Translucid #1 – The relationship between hero and villain is strained yet interment. Each knows the other so well, and yet each is also a mystery. When The Horse begins to question the moral compass of The Navigator he decides to find out what really drives them both. Written by Claudio Sanchez and Chondra Echert with art by Daniel Bayliss

## IDW:

* Transformers: Windblade #1 (of 4) – As the fallout _Dark Cybertron_ a new power is rising _Windblade_ . Who is she and what does she mean to the future of the Transformers. Written by Mairghread Scott with art by Sarah Stone

## Image:

* The Mercenary Sea #3 – The crew of the Venture are sent in to collect a British spy. But they find their way blocked by Captain Tono of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Writing by Kel Symons with art by Mathew Reynolds

Web:

No web this week.

News:

1. Google Glass Explorer Expanded –http://www.cnet.com/news/google-glass-sells-out-in-one-day-sale/

2. Paul Walkers brothers filling in for him in F&F7 http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/15/fast-furious-7-to-film-scenes-with-paul-walkers-brothers

3. X-Men scene during Spider Man credits? http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/16/thereas-an-x-men-days-of-future-past-scene-during-amazing-spider-man-2as-end-credits

4. Microsoft launches first universal apps, comes closer to ‘Buy once, play anywhere’ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ziffdavis/extremetech/~3/Yz7mkAuVL6A/180809-microsoft-launches-first-universal-apps-comes-closer-to-buy-once-play-anywhere

5. Zero-energy-consumption magneto-optical storage for next-generation flexible plastic computers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ziffdavis/extremetech/~3/QAtOc0C5rCk/180785-zero-energy-consumption-magneto-optical-storage-for-next-generation-flexible-plastic-computers

6. Rogue STILL in X-Men Days of Future Past http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/16/anna-paquins-rogue-not-cut-from-x-men-days-of-future-past

7. A Modular Jacket Design http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/core77/blog/~3/zwlavdNy5a8/a_modular_jacket_design_26795.asp

8. Oregon REALLY believes in clean water –http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/04/portland_ore_flushing_drinking-water_reservoir_after_security_video_catches_teen.html

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