Episode 40 – What Does the Future Hold?

The Untitled Geek Podcast

SHOW NOTES:

Skype acts up a little, Adam may be a bit robotic in parts of this podcast.

Drinks of the Show: Glögg

Top 5: Our top predictions for 2012

(spoilers)

• Mobile Payments will start to become recognizable and practical
• HTML 5 will whittle away at Flash
• Windows 8 will suck
• Hulu will lose marketshare to other services
• Ultrabooks will the next thing we won’t stop hearing about
• Video Game Predictions: Playstation Vita will fail, Wii U will under perform, Next Xbox will be announced
• The rise of DIY
• Massive copyright war
• SSD will go mainstream
• The World Will Not End

Television

What we’ve been watching: Absolutely Fabulous, The Increasingly Poor Decisons of Todd Margret

News:

• Watch 1st episode of new showtime series on Youtube

Tech

News:

• Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich numbers suck
• Google violated own search rules
• iPhone 4s users are data hogs
• TV Show producer switched from Final Cut to Avid
• Malware worm hits Facebook
• new OLPC tablet!
• B&N splitting Nook off?

Video Games

What we’re playing: Aaaaaaaaaaaa, Magic 2012

News:

• Nintendo doesn’t allow indie publishers to reveal sales
• N-control donates $10,000 to child’s play in wake of Avenger debacle
• Steam sales increased 100% this year
• PAX 3 Day Badges Sold out (natch)

Movies

What we’ve been watching: Romance

News:

• New Release Delays for Netflix
• Benedict Cumberbatch cast in new Star Trek Movie

Break Music:

• End of the World (The Living End)

End Music:

• O Say Can You See the Future (Monk Turner + Fascinoma)