Technobabble Podcast - Rbg

Online Reviews and the end of personal thought/opinion   History:   in 1999, three websites appeared on the internet and set in motion the new "social trend" of online reviews. RateItAll.com, Deja.com, and Epinions.com.   Dan, have you ever bought, played, or gone anywhere without consulting a review?   -According to Shopify.com 90% of customers' buying decisions are influenced by online reviews. -Anyone have examples of using online reviews? -Do you usually go with those reviews or not?   How consumers use online reviews: The most important thing to know, and businesses know this, is that the mental gab between reading a review and making a decision to purchase from a business is super small, and usually results in an immediate yes/no decision. (shopify) People will typically read 6 or less reviews before forming an opinion. So at least people will read some things, hopefully opposing reviews, before making a decision. Of course, there are people out there that only read positive rev

Join Dan, Cynthia and Jeff as they check out the latest gaming news, upcoming releases and go around the table talking about what we've been playing. Hardware News   Atari shows off hardware design for upcoming console http://www.tomshardware.com/news/atari-new-ataribox-console-design,35017.html http://www.pcgamer.com/ataris-pc-technology-based-ataribox-to-echo-nes-classic/ Rare NES game sells for stupid amount https://www.gamespot.com/articles/very-rare-nes-game-sells-for-huge-price/1100-6451832/   Blizzard News - They be busy this week   Starcraft 2 War Chest on sale this week http://www.pcgamer.com/the-starcraft-2-war-chest-goes-on-sale-later-this-week/ Blizzard discontinues support for Xp and Vista on all games starting October https://www.techpowerup.com/235360/blizzard-to-discontinue-support-for-windows-xp-vista Blizzard composer Russell Brower has been laid off http://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-composer-russell-brower-has-been-laid-off/ Overwatch Game of the Year edition to get physi

Join Jeff, Dan and Cynthia as they discuss the latest in tech news. We visit Net Neutrailty, fingerprints as boarding passes, Verizon throttling Netflix and the latest in geek entertainment. Hardware News   AMD Ryzen Threadripper Motherboards to be Showcased on July 25th https://www.techpowerup.com/235359/amd-ryzen-threadripper-motherboards-to-be-showcased-on-july-25th Benchmarks Find Intel i7-7700K better than i7-7800X for gaming https://www.techpowerup.com/235267/benchmarks-find-intel-core-i7-7700k-better-than-i7-7800x-for-gaming Seagate ships Nytro 141 low cost consumer SSD http://www.tomshardware.com/news/seagate-nytro-141-ssd,35045.html Google Glass is back as Industrial tool http://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-glass-enterprise-edition-ar,35035.html Delta Passengers can now use fingerprints as their boarding pass https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/21/16007676/delta-fingerprint-boarding-pass   Industry News   Amazon discounts are misleading you https://www.cnet.com/news/ftc-investiga

Join Dan, Jeff and Cynth as they discuss the latest gaming news and what they've been playing. News   Assassins Creed TV Show? http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/news/a832508/assassins-creed-spin-off-tv-show/ No GoldenEye 64 coming to Xbox Live http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2009/09/21/news-rare-denies-rumor-of-goldeneye-remake-for-xbla-or-virtual-arcade.aspx Five Nights at Freddys 6 has been cancelled http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/news/a832306/five-nights-at-freddys-6-cancelled/ Nintendo Says Switch Shortage is Not Their Fault. http://wewritethings.co/2017/07/08/nintendo-exec-switch-shortage-not-fault/ http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/nintendo-switch/news/a832231/nintendo-switch-demand-surpassed-global-estimates/ Atari Announces New Console http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/news/a831048/atari-new-game-console/ Super Mario Run Surpasses 150 Million Downloads http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2017/07/09/super-mario-run-surpasses-150-million-downloads.aspx Bandai Namco Reveals

Join Jeff, Cynthia, Dan and Kevin as they discuss news from last week along with some Geek-tainment! AMD and Intel Updates:   AMD gains 10% market share http://hexus.net/business/news/components/107524-amd-cpus-took-nearly-10-per-cent-share-intel-far-year/ AMD launches Radeon Vega Frontier Edition http://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/107380-amd-radeon-vega-frontier-edition-available-us999/ AMD Vega Consumer Cards Launching at Siggraph 2017 https://www.techpowerup.com/234846/amd-confirms-radeon-rx-vega-is-launching-at-siggraph-2017 AMD Launches Ryzen Pro Series Chips http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ryzen-pro-3-series-amd,34907.html Intel Developing Successor to Core Ancient Core Architecture https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/06/30/intel-corporation-building-revolutionary-new-proce.aspx Intel to Lose Crown as Leading Chip Manufacturer to Samsung http://www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/2101010/samsung-unseat-intel-chip-crown   Security:   Russia Behind "GoldenEye" Ransomware https://

Dan, Cynth, Evelyn and Jeff discuss the latest in gaming and talk about what they've been playing.

Join Dan, Cynth, Jeff, Kevin as they discuss E3!!!!! We talk about the announcements and the E3 keynotes themselves.

Jeff, Dan and Kevin talk about the aftermath of Computex. Lots of Intel and AMD coverage and other randomness! Enjoy.

Join Jeff, Cynth, Dan and Kevin as they talk about the latest malware issues, entertainment releases and general geekdom!

Join Dan Cynth Jeff and Kevin as they discuss the marginal amount of gaming news for the week and what they've been playing.

Join Jeff, Cynth and Dan as they discuss a bunch of PC news. Intel and AMD both had news this week and some other stuff in between.

Join Dan, Jeff and Cynth as they discuss Nintendo's latest flop and a bunch of other gaming stories.

Join Jeff, Dan and Cynth as they discuss the latest in tech news including, Intel, Amd and other topics.   Audio has been fixed. Sorry about the technical issue once again.

Just an update from Jeff on the status of RBG Technobabble. We have been busy lately with Dan and Cynthia's wedding preparations and just trying to schedule times to do the recording. We are committed to these podcasts and assure you that we will continue to produce these in the future.  Today we look at a few of the latest tech and gaming stories from across the website. Music is Pumped by RoccoW.

AUDIO HAS BEEN FIXED. SORRY FOR THE POOR EDIT ON THE ORIGINAL UPLOAD. Join Jeff, Dan and Cynth as they discuss the latest is tech and gaming news along with some discussion specifically on Mass Effect Andromeda and some new Marvel shows on Netflix.

Join Jeff, Dan and Cynth on a bit of a slow news week while they discuss news and other things.

Join Cynthia, Dan and Jeff as they discuss one of the worst forms of malware to date, Ransomware. We share stories and tips and tricks on how to limit your exposure to ransomware. Sorry, no notes this week. Music is "Sweet self satisfaction" by RoccoW

Join Dan, Cynth and Jeff as they catch up on the latest gaming news and what everyone has been playing.

Today Jeff, Cynth and Dan, armed with their new studio, attack the week's technology news.  Sorry no notes this week. Music is "Pumped" by RoccoW

Join Jeff and Dan as they look at the latest gaming news and releases and discuss what they have been playing. 1) WB Games Announces Middle-Earth: Shadow of War (Shadow of Mordor Sequel) i) Silver/Gold/Mithril Editions ii) "Leak" by Target 2) Nintendo Switch Launch i) Prone to scratching when placing it in the dock (plastic screen)? ii) Screen protectors and vinyls having issues with melting/breaking down due to heat iii) Dead pixels happening - Nintendo issues statement that dead pixels aren't defects. 3) For Honor numbers drop after initial flurry 4) Xbox GamePass - $10/month Game Library 5) Sonic Mania 6) Rocket League surpases 10.5 million sales