Flipping Tables
151 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 7 years ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsThe most interesting, entertaining, and table-flip worthy show about technology and gaming you'll hear each week.
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Episodes
100 - Show Package Contents
January 05, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBIn this 100th episode (!!!), we talk about things we've done hundreds of times. Also: what's the difference between a home screen and a desktop? Is voice-driven interface more like a command line than a GUI? We flip the most tables, however, over a NYT editorial about the value of physical books in your home.
99 - Email Is Never Satisfying
December 29, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBLyons and Mike share thoughts about Metal Gear Solid V, and Mike weighs in on his first month with the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil.
98 - Christmas & New Year Spectacular
December 22, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBIn the spirit of the season, Mike and Lyons talk about tech support responsibilities with family, and some New Year's resolutions to be better technologists and creators.
97 - Yell Closer To My Face
December 15, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBThe Mac App Store continues to decline. What does it mean for email clients when Dropbox shuts down Mailbox and Carousel? And Apple's battery case.
96 - Every Other Tile Is Lava
December 08, 2015 09:00 - 53 minutes - 37.2 MBSamsung partners with Google to make TouchWiz not suck. Porting games is way harder than you think. And Mike gets a Roomba!
95 - The Younger Side of a Midlife Crisis
December 01, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 47 MBConsoles are basically just PCs now and that might be a good thing. Lyons gushes a little bit about Arkham Knight. And will Apple ditch the 3.5mm headphone jack? Do we want them to?
94 - It's Not the Mirror Shield from Ocarina of Time
November 24, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBLyons tries to review the Nexus 6P but mostly just bashes TouchWiz. And a discussion of Hyrule Warriors Legends new character Linkle.
93 - Not A Physical Thing, But A Thing
November 17, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBMike returns and shares the sad story behind his absence, as well as how you handle the digital artifacts of a departed loved one's life. On the lighter side, Mike got to use the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil and it's a huge step in the right direction.
92 - Put My Brain in a Computer, Please
November 10, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBSusan guests again this week and shares life with actually bad software. Comcast won't call it a 'data cap'. Family sharing may finally be coming to Google Play. And Amazon opened a book store because the one thing they don't sell is irony.
91 - Hold Your Laptop Up to your Head
November 03, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 50.9 MBSusan of Eclectic Readers Book Club guest hosts with Lyons to talk YouTube Red, why eBooks haven't taken over the world, and how "normal" people listen to podcasts.
90 - Outsourcing Coin Flips To The Internet
October 27, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBSomeone is already working on The Legend of Zelda Maker. Twitter announces polls. Google brings ad free videos with the poorly named Youtube Red. And why haven't ebooks killed regular books?
89 - This Wrench I Made In A Blacksmith Shop
October 20, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBSuper Mario Maker is amazing, Twitter's Moments raises some eyebrows, and mobile is not a neutral platform, but neither was the web, really. Lyons nearly dies on air.
88 - You Just Invented The Future
October 13, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBTwitter can be used for group DMs but why? Lyons finally plays The Last of Us and there is a bit of a love fest over it. And is design ever going to be automated?
87 - No One Wants To Call It That
October 06, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBAre pro tablets really happening? Everyone seems to think so. Facebook ups it's publishing game. And Amazon takes it's streaming ball and goes home.
86 - Not If You're In Pope City
September 29, 2015 09:00 - 54 minutes - 63.5 MBBlackBerry (might be) dead for real. Pebble releases a round version. iOS9 fragments 3D touch gestures between devices. And the ad-block conversation from #85 is concluded... for now.
85 - Food Comes Magically Out Of A Machine
September 22, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBLyons shares his parting thoughts on the Apple Magic Mouse. The morals, ethics, and technology of content blocking are all on the table as Mike and Lyons break down the right to privacy, the right to survive, and the implied contract.
84 - Stop Blueing Yourself
September 15, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 44 MB3D printed keys are a real thing and now the TSA knows it. Apple released a bunch of stuff and we only talk about the interesting bits. And is flat design ruining life? Yes. Well, maybe.
83 - Prove Me Wrong, Samsung
September 08, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBThe HowToGeek rains Comic Sans down on ad blockers. Android Wear software and hardware arrives with big updates. Apple Watch users really love their Apple Watches. And Google sets the design community abuzz with an updated logo.
82 - Put An Offer On The Cat
September 01, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBYouTube Gaming is officially launched. Mario Maker levels recieve DMCA takedowns from Playboy. Physical-to-digital notebooks are still going on. And Mike drives the Metal Gear Solid V hype train.
81 - I Live At 123 Fake Street
August 25, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 51.3 MBThe Washington Post gives away the TSA's master keys. Google releases the OnHub wireless router. Windows 10 is a disaster for gaming but actually it's probably fine. And Mario Maker is already delightful and terrible to behold.
80 - Diversify Your Apocalypse Investment
August 18, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBMatt of Bits & Pieces fame joins Mike and Lyons to report on GamesCom, the Oculus Rift, and the HTC Vive. Mike shares his delayed reactions to Fallout 4. Jibo is a robot 'part of the family' that sounds like a Portal turret. And Google becomes Alphabet then buys itself.
79 - The High-Five Is Crucial
August 11, 2015 09:00 - 59 minutes - 41.5 MBMike gets Windows 10 installed after a convoluted process, Tesla shows off a creepy solid metal snake electric car charger, Lexus shows off a working hoverboard with serious limitations, and TripMode helps you conserve data on your mac when you're tethered to your phone. Also: will Google's latest attempt to improve the pace of Android updates work this time?
78 - Full-Time Face Puncher
August 04, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBIs Uber lying or just providing an 'experience'? Also, Microsoft turns Solitaire into a freemium experience, ISPs make a stupid claim about the internet, Final Fantasy 7 remake rumors, and a discussion of interesting problem solving in game design. Train hats, anyone?
77 - What If We Made Life Worse?
July 28, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBFlipping Tables is now available on the Amazon Echo so go command your robot slave to play the show! Steve Jobs gets yet another movie about his life. Google+ is no longer required to use Youtube. And video game tournaments like the DOTA International could win some lucky player millions of dollars!
76 - It's A Prime Day Miracle!
July 21, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBFlic is the wireless smart button you didn't know you needed. Customers complain about Amazon's Prime Day. beme want to bring authenticity to social media. And Mike and Lyons are Getting Things Done.
75 - High Hanging Fruit
July 14, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBGoogle Photos handles sharing in a very Google-y way. Watching people code is a new idea but not really. Self-driving cars are going to change all the things. And a short remembrance of beloved Nintendo President Satoru Iwata.
74 - Hold L2 To Turn Into A Tank
July 07, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBThe Batman Arkham series is still worth getting giddy over. Thync is a wearable for managing your mood. Chicago plans to tax streaming services. And you make grandma sad, you monster.
73 - That's Not What It's Called, I Don't Care
June 30, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBThe Pebble Time gets taken to task. Google cannot compete with Apple's rollouts geographically. The Batman Arkham series earns high praise. And ad blocking is coming to iOS in a big way but will it matter?
72 - It's Total Baader-Danceoff In Here
June 23, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBConference burnout and fresh installs of OS X can't stop Flipping Tables! Lyons' Pebble Time finally arrives, IKEA charging furniture is on sale now, and in the war of web v. native maybe we all win.
71 - A Lawnmower Floating Near You
June 16, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBE3 is officially here and it's fan service all the way down. Backwards compatibility on the Xbox One, The Last Guardian is finally being released, and Final Fantasy VII is getting the remake everyone apparently wants.
70 - Some Of My Best Friends Are Microsoft
June 09, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 50.6 MBApple's WWDC event happened and that means Lyons and Mike are here to pick it apart! We also pour one out for the Apple TV that wasn't. Also: somehow we found a way to bash Microsoft and we feel appropriately contrite about it.
69 - My Hand Can Only Open So Much Further
June 02, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBMike learns sneezes can be forced. Lyons has a magical Uber experience. And oh yeah, Google I/O 2015 happened! Lots of amazing tech, and more steps to return to the true developer conference Google I/O is supposed to be.
68 - There's Always A Brick Somewhere
May 26, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 46.3 MBLyons is living the fingerprint unlock life. Smartstraps try to make Smartwatches smarter. Podcasts are coming to Spotify, but only if you're a special snowflake. The Void is VR 'laser tag on steroids' and Nintendo is making theme park rides for Universal Studios!
67 - Download A Spoon From The Internet
May 19, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBFollowup inception creates its own followup. Microsoft proves old habits die hard while Apple creates a web crawling bot. 3D printing is even more amazing than we thought. And what is up with this Spiderman toy?
66 - Physics Textbook Lorem Ipsum
May 12, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBLyons finds his place outside the modder community. Konami's Playable Teaser disappears from the PlayStation store. Kickstarter is sometimes great but other times it just funds mojitos. And a gamer beats Mega Man X and X2 at the same time on the same controller.
65 - We Want You To Gamity Game Game Game
May 04, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBMike and Lyons gush about hardware. Valve apologizes for paid mods on Steam. Tons of awesome (and skepticism) came out of Microsoft Build. Elon Musk and Tesla are trying to save the world. And Mike is delighted by Miyamoto being delighted.
64 - I Surf The Web Indiscriminately
April 28, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBLyons gets called out on geek naming sins. Google fi is happening and all the rumors were true. Google Contributor is happening and Mike is unsure if it’ll take hold. Are there too many hamburger menus in apps and at Burger King? And Mike’s first days with the Apple Watch.
63 - Offers In-App Savings
April 21, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBPseudojustin of The Pseudo Show joins us to talk making saving money as easy as the Amazon Dash Button makes spending it. Reddit has their own Button. Lyons admits he's hooked on HBO Now. The BB-8 droid from Star Wars is real(ish). Info about Google's cell service is leaked. And the FCC is unsurprisingly being sued over net neutrality.
62 - So That You Don't Crumple In Certain Ways
April 14, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 32.5 MBThe Grid wants to make web design algorithmic. The Basilisk wants to make managing humanity algorithmic. Adobe refuses to buy TLDs defensively. And Mike tried on an Apple Watch and has some things to say about supposedly 'intuitive' interfaces.
61 - Did You Really Mean 25 Tides?
April 07, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBJohn Oliver and Edward Snowden make the American people care about government surveillance with dick pics. Nintendo continues to hate people who advertise their products for them. Amazon brings 1-click ordering to your house. And someone staples a gameboy camera to a handgun.
60 - Weaponized
March 31, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBEven we make mistakes sometimes. Luckily it wasn't anything important. Food robots are surprisingly hilarious. We finally found out how the Daily Show collects all those amazing clips. Neptune may be the future of computing. And live streaming! Spoiler: it's dead. Or isn't. Or is.
59 - A Lot of Little Stabby Moments
March 24, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBOneShot forgets how Twitter works. Nintendo partners with a pay-to-win company. Good guy Microsoft plans to bring Cortana to Android and iOS. And USB-C is a standard worthy of our love (and maybe fear.)
58 - They’ve Cross-faded Real Life
March 17, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 32.1 MBLyons comes clean about his feelings for Apple. Nintendo may or may not be doing something great at some point in the future. Disney does The Internet of Things the right way. And Meerkat, we hardly knew ye.
57 - Old Man Yells At Watch
March 10, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 39.5 MBThe Apple Watch is here, but that new Macbook is way more interesting. Valve is killing it with Steam Machines and the Steam Link. And there's a smart pocket watch running Firefox OS. Yes you read that correctly.
56 - Five Finger Explodey Gesture
March 03, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 36.5 MBThe Dress is blue and black and that's all there is to that. The FCC does right by the people. WordPress and Google make some big changes. And Stop! PebbleTime.
55 - I Expertly Removed The Bullet I Shot Into Your Chest
February 24, 2015 09:00 - 56 minutes - 26.4 MBSome say you must listen to podcasts at normal speed as the artist intended. We say thanks for listening at whatever speed you want. SUPERFISH is the latest scary thing to break the internet in the name of ads. And Edward Snowden wins big at the Oscars, on Reddit, and in our hearts.
54 - Flying Around Like A Demon, Slaying Everyone Magically
February 17, 2015 09:00 - 52 minutes - 24.7 MBPeople are still modding DOOM. Samsung gets punished for doing the right thing and the wrong thing. And we talk about (The Onion's version of) the Apple Car.
53 - Think of the Spectrum
February 10, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 29.5 MBNet Neutrality wins! Maybe, sort of, we'll see... also Nintendo has a new 3DS coming out and Comcast is still insulting its customers.
52 - Announcing Sunrise Robot
February 03, 2015 09:00 - 48 minutes - 23 MBIn early 2014, we started a podcast called Flipping Tables. Every week we released a new episode through sickness, blizzards, and whatever else life sent our way. After nearly a year of non-stop episodes, we realized this was no longer just a hobby, but something we wanted to grow beyond one show. With Michael's killer designs and Lyons hacking away in vim we built a sleek website and launched Sunrise Robot as a whole network of shows for technologists, gamers, artists and cultural enthusiasts.
51 - Sport Puck
January 27, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 32.5 MBIt's still a speedrun even if you use exploits. In fact that's kind of the point. Blackberry wants to win through legislation. Comcast and Twitter; still terrible after all these months. And as Google sunsets the Glass Explorer program, Microsoft debuts HoloLens.