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The TR Podcast 25: All about AMD, fixing the shift key, and a new season of TV

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:04:36 -0500

In the aftermath of Intel's Core i7 processor launch, everyone wants to know: what's AMD going to do to compete? This week on the TR podcast, we examine a flurry of news fresh from AMD's Financial Analyst Day presentation in order to answer that question. Future desktop and mobile processors, foundry spinoff plans, and even an overview of how Radeon GPUs are doing in the marketplace—we cover it all.

After AMD news marathon, Geoff gets very practical with his unruly Eee PC shift key, and our panel reveals what's on their DVRs for this new season of TV shows. Our favorites include: The Office, Fringe, Top Gear, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and a few others. As always, our show finishes with a sneak peek at what's coming up on the site and our podcast.

The TR Podcast 24: Core i7, where motherboards come from, and driving around Far Cry 2

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:27:11 -0500

Our episode starts on a light note as Scott, Cyril, and Jordan have a round-table discussion about Ubisoft's Far Cry 2. Has the game held Scott's attention? Does the driving bother Cyril? And how many weapon sound effects can Jordan imitate? Scott also explains how the upcoming Steam Cloud feature, while great for the average gamer, might interfere with our benchmarking here at TR.

After that, we dive into the meat of the episode as Scott and Geoff discuss the intricate details of Intel's Core i7 processors and their companion X58 Express chipset. We also discuss the possible rollouts of cheaper derivatives and how much you'll have to spend to get the latest and greatest over the next few months. Finally, before our habitual teaser of upcoming TR content, Joshua Buss gives us a vocal walkthrough of his Gigabyte motherboard factory tour. This is certainly one of our most packed episodes in a long while.

The TR Podcast 23: Windows 7, the end of the giveaway, and the real Geoff Gasior

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:10:19 -0400

Clocking in at under an hour, our shortest episode ever still manages to pack a punch. TR biz guy Adam Eiberger starts us off with a quick recap of our recent Acer Aspire One netbook giveaway. We reveal both the winner (for those that haven't read the news) and the official answers to our three entry questions. Geoff, Cyril, Jordan, and Matt have a little round-table chat about the fresh Windows 7 news coming from PDC2008. Cyril follows up by sharing first impressions of his new MacBook, after which Geoff summarizes his thoughts on Western Digital's latest Caviar Green hard drive. Finally, the podcast gets up close and personal as Jordan quizzes Geoff about his childhood, likes and dislikes, and non-tech hobbies.

The TR Podcast 22: A product opportunity, speedy video encodes, and bringing SLI up to snuff

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:44:23 -0400

We have a nice cross-section of topics for you this week. We kick off this episode of the podcast with a question from an inebriated reader, then we delve behind the scenes of our new, overhauled system guide. After a look at the "product opportunity" AMD filled with its Radeon HD 4830 graphics card, we go over Seagate's new 1.5TB monster hard drive, and we chat about two new goodies awaiting GeForce users: the upcoming ForceWare 180 driver release and Elemental's Badaboom video transcoder. The episode closes with a discussion of the latest games, where Geoff explains what makes Dead Space so scary and Scott gives his impressions of Far Cry 2

The TR Podcast 21: Of macbooks, tech peer pressure, and an awesome giveaway

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:47:10 -0400

This week on the show, we start with a frank discussion of Apple's latest laptop release, in which Scott and the gang (including new TR blogger Matt Butrovich) talk about the pros and the cons of the new MacBooks. The discussion explores the industry trends affecting today's operating systems and should interest even Mac-hating PC hardware enthusiasts. Joshua Buss talks about the Gigabyte Open Overclocking Championship he covered from Taiwan. Geoff and Scott follow up with Nvidia's GeForce 9300 chipset, and we finish the episode with a discussion of tech peer pressure, the best netbook yet, and grandma's computer.

Also in this episode, we announce and begin our first-ever TR Podcast giveaway. Jordan starts the show with a quick explanation of the contest and rules, but you should check out our official giveaway post here. Thanks to NCIX for providing the Acer Aspire One that we're giving away to a lucky podcast listener.

The TR Podcast 20: The biggest story of the year, screaming CPUs, and a $1600 chair from the 70s

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:51:57 -0400

Coming to you in this special time of year, when the leaves are turning color, cute little woodland creatures are preparing to hibernate, and large microprocessor companies sell their fabs, this episode of the TR Podcast continues to bring home the proverbial tech bacon. Following a short listener Q and A, our editors discuss the biggest story of the year – AMD spins off their fabrication business. Following this look at the past, present, and future of the industry, we prognosticate and pontificate over the latest Core i7 rumors (all of which come from Asian rumor sites….). In the middle of the episode, Jordan interviews The Perfect Creation (as he is know in the pro wrestling world) – aka PerfectCr (on the forums) – aka Rich Criado (as he is known on his driver’s license). Rich talks about tech, wrestling, and gaming tattoos. To finish things up, our editors discuss the controversy surrounding our latest GPU review, Intels G45 Express Chipset, and of course, what you can expect in the following week on front page and on our podcast.

The TR Podcast 19: Android is open, Microsoft is confusing, and the Tech Share has shipped!

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:48:06 -0400

This episodes spends some quality time catching up on some major tech and TR topics. We start the show by introducing our marketing manager extraordinaire, Adam Eiberger. He talks about his work here at TR and then teams up with Scott to cover the latest TR Tech Share news. If you haven’t been following TR’s latest philanthropic endeavors – you’ll enjoy hearing about the cool tech stuff we are doing in Uganda! Continuing down the road of vocal tech reporting, our editors answer listener mail, talk about Google’s Android platform, discuss one of the latest case reviews, and more.

The TR Podcast 18: Netbooks, bargain-bin graphics, and consoles ruining PC games.... again

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:15:54 -0400

Join us this week as we try making sense of the netbook market, cast judgment on a surprisingly capable low-end GPU, complain about console-PC warfare, review two of the hottest games, and more!

The TR Podcast 17: Moore's Law versus whatchamacallit's law and the fight for the future

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:39:23 -0400

Put on your favorite 3D glasses and hop aboard the TR Podcast's train of geekiness. In this episode, we cover Scott's shiny new Eee PC, a shareholder's lawsuit against Nvidia, AMD's compelling sub-$100 Radeons, Mirror's Edge, that one law we forgot the name of... and much more.

The TR Podcast 16: AMD roadmappery, and GPUs suss out Sasquatch

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:24:22 -0400

Amidst all the recent Intel news, one listener asks what AMD is up to and gets a comprehensive AMD roadmap update from our own Scott Wasson. Then we chat about how SoftKinetic plans to one-up the Wiimote and how MotionDSP may help find Sasquatch—all podcast exclusives.

The TR Podcast 15: Of conferences, cores, case reviews, and cannabis

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:20:28 -0400

Gather round the table for a discussion of the latest and greatest from IDF and Nvision 08. Scott, Geoff, Cyril, and Jordan talk about the x58 chipset - the core of core i7 technology - a new way to use multi-gpu's - "turbo mode" and more. Plus, TR case reviewer Joshua Buss talks about his first review for our website, the Hyper Osiris enclosure.

The TR Podcast 14: X2s, X3s, and why more is less

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:59:10 -0400

Join us in this episode as we dive into the top of the line graphics offering from ATI, Nvidia's financial and technical woes, Asus's latest Eee product, and how the TR people backup... or don't backup... their data. If last week's Folding@Home segment caught your interest, our 'how to' on folding in this episode is just for you.

The TR Podcast 13: Deconstructing Larrabee and the strange art of CPU naming

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 22:39:26 -0400

Gather 'round the water cooler as TR's editors consider Intel's Larrabee architecture, the weird science of CPU naming, the week's tech news, and a bundle of recent reviews. Then listen as we invite some of our top Team TR members in to talk about Folding@home.

The TR Podcast 12: The $700 chair and the $69 Atom

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:52:39 -0400

This episode keeps the tech news coming, pits two brand new CPU architectures against each other, solves your back pain, and erases the need for built in bluetooth. We discuss Asus's exclusive audio chip dealings, the move towards 16:9, Newegg coming to Canada, and the Mojave Experiment videos.

The TR Podcast 11: The system guide to knols and rants

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:36:42 -0400

In this episode, we cover a ton of recent tech news, answer listener questions, and talk about two great tech topic articles. What is AMD up to with fab spin-offs? How should Microsoft fix the Vista image problem? What wisdom can be found in our latest system guide? And much more!

The TR Podcast 10: The dark barbecue headband fantasy

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:25:17 -0400

In this episode, we chat with TR forum members Kevin and idchafee, discuss the latest TR reviews (including our exclusive 4870 X2 preview), and do our first TR Podcast movie review. Does the Dark Knight live up to the hype?

The TR Podcast 9: The big announcement

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:48:16 -0400

In this episode, we discuss the Radeon HD 4800 series from AMD and the GeForce GTX 200 series from Nvidia. The editors also talk about the latest tech news from companies like Apple, Nvidia, and Asus, and our host makes a big announcement.

The TR Podcast 8: The Mini-Note and the zune

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:03:38 -0400

A post-Computex trio of ultra-portable news and reviews (again:-), the P45 Express Chipset, and the Microsoft Zune

The TR Podcast 7: Of chicks and chips

Sat, 31 May 2008 18:05:52 -0400

Episode 7 returns to our classic podcast format. Listener mail takes us all the way from portable media to geeks looking for a spouse or partner. In tech news, we take a look at the ultraportable market, as well as a cornucopia of the latest Nvidia news, direct from Santa Clara. We wrap things up with discusions of our CPU and GPU value articles and the P45 chipset from Intel.

The TR Podcast 6: Optimized and home-brewed

Sat, 03 May 2008 12:07:54 -0400

We kick off episode 6 by talking to Drew Henry of Nvidia about the optimized PC initiative and hybrid SLI. Our editors answer your emails covering everything from PC gaming to our favorite TV shows. To wrap up the episode, Geoff and Jordan talk to long time forum member and new TR blogger Mike “Just Brew It” Uchima about the stone age of computers, building “The Beast”, brewing mead, and much more.

The TR Podcast 5: CPU-GPU balance considered

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:32:23 -0400

We talk with AMD VP Pat Moorhead about striking the right CPU-GPU balance and the future of the PC market. After the interview, TR editors hold a short roundtable discussion offering their own views.

The TR Podcast 4

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:05:19 -0400

In this episode, we start off with lots of great listener mail covering GX2 and SLI, future technology that makes us giddy, and our favorite freeware. Asus and Creative dominate the tech news section, and in the tech topics, we go from the fastest hard drives to mobile processor technology

The TR Podcast 3

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:45:58 -0400

In this episode, we talk about Nvidia and VIA, Vista and XP, the 790i and X48 and much more!

The TR Podcast 2

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:20:42 -0500

In this episode, we read listener mail, discuss the latest Eee PC upgrades, talk about three-way SLI vs. CrossFire X, review the AMD 780G chipset, and much more!

The TR Podcast 1

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:23:50 -0500

Our debut episode features all of your favorite Tech Report staffers! Scott starts of by introducing Geoff, Cyril and Jordan (host of the OCF Podcast). Our editors talk about all of the latest tech news including Nvidia's buyout of Ageia, Microsoft's bid for Yahoo and more! Geoff and Scott talk about the latest PSU roundup and Skulltrail, and Cyril explains the pricing between the 3870 and the 8800gt. Future episodes will be released every other Saturday right here on the front page.