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On this week’s show the Humans(Joe, Caleb, & Jason) discuss carbon batteries, Channing Tatum as Gambit, FDA+robotic arm+DARPA=cool, and a new Cancer killer? Plus streaming Earth in HD and HUGE Xbox One news
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On this week’s show the Humans(Joe, Caleb, & Jason) discuss: Recycling circuit boards with hot water, learning English with old people, and buying the Apollo 15 joystick. Plus, Joe doesn’t like (old)James Bond and new Star Wars cast info gets them excited!
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On this week’s show the Humans(Joe, Caleb, & Jason) discuss: Energy skyscrapers, old/new Golden Gate Shipwreck, 9 more DC movies, and water built the pyramids? Plus, new Call of Duty info and is Aereo helping or stealing TV?!
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Show Notes for 05/1/2014
# New Releases
In Theaters:
1. The Amazing Spider Man 2 (PG-13)
2. Walk of Shame (R)
A reporter’s dream of becoming a news anchor is compromised after a one-night stand leaves her stranded in downtown L.A. without a phone, car, ID or money and only 8 hours to make it to the most important job interview of her life.
Video Games:
1. The Amazing Spider Man 2 ( 3DS, iPhone/iPad, PC, PlayStation 3/4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One)
The Amazing Spider-Man, this all-new third-person action-adventure video game builds on the story of the previous game with an alternative take on the events of the upcoming movie, while also giving players an enhanced, free-roaming web-slinging experience through a greatly expanded New York City.
2. Child of Light ( PC, PlayStation 3/ 4, Wii U, Xbox 360/X1)
A digital download, 2D side-scrolling role-playing game inspired by the art style of Studio Ghibli.
3. Star Wars Pinball: Heroes Within ( PlayStation 3/4, PlayStation Vita,
These four tables are Han Solo, Star Wars: A New Hope, Star Wars Pinball: Droids, and Star Wars Pinball: Masters of the Force.
4. Dustforce (360, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita)
players stylishly flow through precarious environments, sweeping up dust, leaves, trash and slime. The cleaners face off against the fourSprites who are determined to make a mess of the whole world
Music:
1. Midnight Sun – The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger
The latest release from the duo of Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl was self-produced (except for one Mark Ronson-produced track) and mixed by Dave Fridmann.
2. Hendra – Ben Watt
The first solo release for the co-founder of Everything But the Girl since 1983’s North Marine Drive features contributions from Bernard Butler, David Gilmour, and Tracey Thorn.
3. May – Broken Twin
This is the debut full-length release from Danish singer-songwriter Majke Voss Romm.
4. Get Back – Pink Mountaintops
The fourth full-length release for the Canadian band led by Stephen McBean was produced by Joe Cardomone with contributions from such artists as Daniel Allaire, Rob Barbato, Gregg Foreman, Stephen Kille, and J Mascis.
DVD/Blu-Ray:
* The Legend of Hercules – Blu/DVD – The son of Zeus and mortal queen has a destiny beyond his knowledge. But all he really wants in life is the live with one true love. Which will win out, love or destiny?
* Escape from Tomorrow – Blu/DVD – While visiting Walt Disney World with his family Jim becomes infatuated with a pair of young french women. Will he save himself, his family and his marriage? This film is known for being shot guerrilla style on location at Disney World and Walt Disney World hotel.
* Labor Day – Blu/DVD – A teen is forced into the role of being head of the house, while navigating adolescence and caring for his mother. One Labor Day weekend their lives are changed forever when the offer hospitality to a man who turns out to be an escaped convict.
* The Rocket – DVD – A Laotian boy is believed to be bad luck, he’s out to prove this belief unfounded. To do so he and two friends cross their homeland, and it’s deep legacy of war, all to reach the Rocket Festival where he hopes his entry will show that his luck curse is broken.
Comics:
### DC:
* He-Man and the Masters of the Universe #12 – He-Man captured! This leaves Teela and their allies to push back the evil that threatens to engulf their planet. It’s now up to issue twelve so seems to be doing something right, and it has Dan Abnett as the writer, so that’s a good thing.
### Marvel:
* Silver Surfer #2 – The fate of the universe turns upon … a girl’s lunch? The Surfer’s existence is threatened by the Never Queen. Art by Michael Allred … they had me a Allred.
### Dark Horse:
* Captain Midnight #10 – Captain Midnight has finally found his old sidekick, but Helios, a teleporting assassin, is making the reunion … complicated.
### IDW:
* Dexter’s Laboratory #1 (of 4) – Dexter is back! And he has a new experiment that will show all his supreme extent of his his intelligence! As long as Dee Dee keeps out of his lab.
### Image:
* Starlight #1 – Duke McQueen once saved the universe. Then he came back home and became a family man. Now his children have grown and moved away, and his wife has passed on, leaving Duke with just his memories. But a distant world’s distress call for the once great hero for one last mission!
News:
1. BioShock gets an HD remake, sort of http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/30/bioshock-unreal-engine-4/
2. 9 more DC comic movies?! http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/29/warner-bros-may-be-developing-nine-more-dc-comics-films
3. The Not-So-Crazy Plan to Build a Colossal Energy Skyscraper In Arizona http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/1UvriKIMX38/the-not-so-crazy-plan-to-build-a-colossal-energy-skyscr-1569874669
4. Is this the end of Google Nexus?! http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/30/high-end-silver-smartphones-may-replace-googles-nexus-program
5. Rad new case for the iPhone that responds to the incoming notifications – https://www.yahoo.com/tech/this-case-uses-your-iphones-electromagnetic-energy-to-84227090964.html
6. Scientists Discovered the Egyptian Secret to Moving Huge Pyramid Stones http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/J6goN_ZmzTI/scientists-discovered-the-egyptian-secret-to-moving-hug-1569802879
7. Syfy developing TV miniseries “Ronin” http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/30/syfy-adapting-frank-millers-ronin
8. Roger Rabbit Star Bob Hoskins Dies at 71http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/30/super-mario-bros-actor-bob-hoskins-dies-at-71
9. Historical shipwreck near the Golden Gate Bridge rediscovered – http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/1888-shipwreck-rediscovered-under-golden-gate-bridge-n88021
Robot Story:
While not strictly robots it is bringing us closer to the singularity so there’s that – http://news.yahoo.com/michigan-man-among-1st-us-bionic-eye-070644446.html
Geek Talk:
Comic biography of Andre the Giant –http://www.firstsecondbooks.com/books/new-book-andre-the-giant/
The Core:
New Call of Duty info:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/01/call-of-duty-2014-screenshot-shows-exoskeletons
Aereo helping build the future and why Caleb hopes the courts side with them – https://www.yahoo.com/tech/why-the-supreme-court-and-you-should-be-for-aereo-in-83522570863.html
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On this week’s show the Humans(Joe, Caleb, & Jason) discuss Weather controlling lasers, The Orci & Kurtzman break up, and a 30-Acre Oasis below the desert. Plus, Gamestops closing and a habitable planet?!
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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?
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On this week’s show the Humans(Joe, Caleb, Jason, & special guest Elaine) talk Heartbleed, Pre-Sequels, Robotic suits for soldiers, and when it’s okay to torrent. Plus, Amazon’s bid for world domination.
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On this week’s show the Humans(Joe, Caleb, & Jason) talk Water Moons, 3D printed houses, Phil Spencer, and Walmart helping the environment?! Plus, originals are great and all but how about some cover(songs).
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On this week’s show the Humans(Joe, Caleb, & Jason) talk Fish wire muscles, Roping asteroids, Hope for the Internet, and Karen Gillan’s…Selfie? Plus, gushing over the Titanfall beta.
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On this week’s “show” the Humans(Joe and Jason) try their best to keep the show a float while a sick Caleb is away. Spoiler: it’s a disaster.
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Show Notes for 02/13/2014
# New Releases
In Theaters:
1. About Last Night
New love for two couples as they journey from the bar to the bedroom and are eventually put to the test in the real world.
2. Endless Love
The story of a privileged girl and a charismatic boy whose instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart.
3. Winter’s Tale
Set in a mythic New York City and spanning more than a century, Winter’s Tale is a story of miracles, crossed destinies, and the age-old battle between good and evil.
4. Adult World
Amy is a naive, awkward aspiring poet in a post-grad existence that is going nowhere. Living with her parents in a bland upstate New York town, certain of her yet-to-be-acknowledged literary greatness and desperate for income, she begrudgingly accepts a job at Adult World, the local sex shop.
5. RoboCop
The year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years, but have been forbidden for law enforcement in America. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it.
Video Games:
1. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 (360, PS3)
A direct sequel to the unhelpfully titled Final Fantasy XIII-2, Lightning Returns is another action-RPG, this time with a heavily retooled gameplay system and a story that picks up a mere 500 years later, concluding the FFXIII saga.
2. One Piece: Romance Dawn (3DS)
Eager fans will have the opportunity to live all of ONE PIECE epic battles against the most famous bosses such as Buggy, Arlong, Crocodile, Rob Lucci and much more.
3. Toukiden: The Age of Demons (Vita)
Developed by the same studio that created the famed Dynasty Warriors series, this all-new franchise casts players in the role of a demon-fighting Slayer. Starting from the Utakata Village headquarters where they will accept quests, players will venture out to battle monstrous and deadly Oni (demons) before they destroy all of humanity.
4. Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (Vita)
Fifteen super-elite students have been locked in the school and they are forced to live in this isolated community. There is a special rule for the students: only murderers can graduate from the school, and this rule turns the prosperous school into the despairing place. The protagonist, however, does not follow this rule. He investigates murders instead of murdering somebody and tries to figure out a way to escape from the school.
5. Far Cry Classic (360, PS3)
The ultimate console version of the very first Far Cry game, bringing you back to the roots of this franchise. It’s another beautiful day in tropical paradise…or is it? Take the role of charter boat captain, Jack Carver, who finds himself hunted by an unrelenting team of highly trained mercenaries in this nature-gone-wrong FPS adventure
Music:
1. Animal Heart – Nina Persson
The former A Camp and Cardigans singer releases her first solo release under her real name.
2. True Love Kills the Fairy Tale – The Casket Girls
The second release for the trio of Ryan Graveface of Black Moth Super Rainbow and sisters Elsa and Phaedra Greene features the drummer TW Walsh.
3. Hotel Valentine – Cibo Matto
The first album in 15 years from the avant-garde pop duo of Yuka Honda and Miho Hatori is a concept album about a hotel haunted by a female ghost.
4. +++ (Crosses) – +++ (Crosses)
This is the full-length debut for the side project formed by Deftones’ Chino Moreno Far’s Shaun Lopez. and Chuck Doom.
5. Benji – Sun Kil Moon
The sixth full-length release for Mark Kozelek as Sun Kil Moon includes contributions from Owen Ashworth, Will Oldham, Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley, and Jen Wood.
DVD/Blu-Ray:
No Caleb = no blu-ray/dvds announced on this week’s show.
Comics:
No Caleb = no comics announced on this week’s show.
DC:
Marvel:
Not the Big 2:
Web:
No web this week.
News:
1. Cards against Humanity and House of Cards team up http://www.polygon.com/2014/2/10/5398536/cards-against-humanity-house-of-cards-expansion
2. Plant Your Next Garden With A Boom, Using Repurposed Shotgun Shells http://feedly.com/e/CWfNnWe2
3. New Polymer Could End Battery Fires, Quadruple Efficiency http://feedly.com/e/UjNUP8Ws
4. Taco Bell will start taking orders via smartphone later this year http://feedly.com/e/pd3BwKJl
5. Jetpack Steam Machine Affixes to the Back of Your TV http://feedly.com/e/a0oLQJ5k
6. Watch Benedict Cumberbatch Give a Dramatic Reading of R. Kelly Lyrics http://feedly.com/e/rZ3fDp-l
7. Penguin and Alfred are cast for new Gotham TV series http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/11/gotham-casts-its-alfred-and-the-penguin
8. Next Call of Duty being designed primarily for Next-Gen systems http://www.polygon.com/2014/2/10/5398214/new-call-of-duty-being-developed-primarily-for-ps4-xbox-one
9. Scientists use video games to help heal brains http://www.polygon.com/2014/2/7/5390762/scientists-harness-the-power-of-games-to-heal-the-brain
10. Tarzan gets its director http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/11/david-yates-tarzan-set-for-summer-2016-release-in-3d
Robot Story:
No Robot story this week.
Geek Talk:
No talk this week.
– Caleb
– Jason:
– Joe
Caleb’s Corner:
No Corner this week.
or
Jason’s Fixation:
No Fixation this week.
Joe’s List:
No List this week.
or
The Core:
We discuss (more like ramble) about some things we love(sort of)
Caleb
Not present.
Jason
From the creators of Final Fantasy Tactics, which is a game Jason LOVES. https://www.kickstarter.com/
Joe
Rocket Raccoon unfinished Guardians of the Galaxy animation http://www.uproxx.com/
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On this week’s show the Humans(Joe, Caleb, & Jason) talk Ant-Man updates, California and Google butting heads, Cumberbatching(Benedict style), Robotic hands that “feel,” and freaky snakes that can fly without the need of a plane. Plus, some of their favorite game design aspects.
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