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Jelly and Bean

60 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 10 years ago -

Do you like tech? Games? TV? Movies? Well DANG. We have so much in common already! Jelly and Bean are two super pals who like to talk about all of the aforementioned topics (and more, probably), resulting in a nice little peek into the world of a couple of nerds.

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Episodes

10: Lucas Got His Pride All Scratched Up

February 01, 2013 20:51 - 1 hour - 68.9 MB

The latest news surrounding Star Wars: it’s director, the possibility of it being delayed, cast speculation and the cancellation of the 3D prequel re-releases. Blackberry’s new OS (Blackberry 10) and the new phones that will feature it, the new Global Creative Director of Blackberry, the Surface Pro’s lack of disk space, the announced 128Gb 4th generation iPad, and the new service from Twitter: Vine. Meanwhile, the boys discuss remastering a movie versus reworking a movie (doing a George Luc...

9: The Secret Ingredient Was Love

January 25, 2013 23:39 - 1 hour - 62.5 MB

Microsoft’s Surface Pro release date, Apple’s sales results for the last quarter, the release of the Google Nexus 4 in Australian stores, Amazon’s new online music store for iPhone, the death of Atari (but not really), the finale of Fringe, the question of whether Person of Interest is sci-fi or not, Dwayne Johnson’s purchase of the film rights of an artwork on deviantART. Meanwhile, Bean tries out Graph Search and finds the whole thing neat but lacking in purpose (other than for stalking), ...

8: Bouncy Castles in Space

January 19, 2013 01:03 - 1 hour - 27.8 MB

Facebook’s newly announced Graph Search, the implication of privacy on the internet, Facebook charging to message people you’re not friends with, the results of the simulated mission to Mars, the plan to launch inflatable sections for the International Space Station, the news surrounding Apple cutting down it’s iPhone 5 screen order, and also Microsoft replacing MSN Messenger with Skype. Meanwhile, Jelly rants about unimportant Apple announcements being blown out of proportion, and the boys ...

7: Seven Buckets of KFC a Night

January 11, 2013 23:02 - 1 hour - 35.5 MB

X-Men Collectibles from the Disney Store, the Wii U, the rumours regarding the next Xbox, Microsoft’s Illumiroom demo video, our thoughts on game distribution media, the upcoming Adventure Time Graphic Novel, the Adventure Time comic series becoming an American-only publication, and the broken state of content distribution in general. Meanwhile, the boys discuss their new year’s resolutions, Bean talks a little about his trip to New York and his love of X-Men & Kirby, and Jelly forgets all ...

6: Jelly and Scream

December 29, 2012 05:10 - 1 hour - 35 MB

A round-up of Boxing Day releases with a guest host, Craig Moore (@TheScreamMan)! The Doctor Who 2012 Christmas Special, Les Misérables, Wreck-It-Ralph, the Rise of the Guardians, and of course, the Hobbit. Meanwhile, Craig and Jelly spend several minutes agreeing that Jenna-Louise Coleman is hot, and Jelly admits a deep dark secret: he’s never watched (or read) any of the the Lord of the Rings books/movies. SPOILER WARNING! Please note that there are spoilers for several of the discussed t...

5: Spoilers on a Play That’s 500 Years Old

December 15, 2012 00:23 - 1 hour - 40.9 MB

Comic books, the iPad Mini, the success of Retro Game Crunch, the To Be or Not To Be Kickstarter, the new Google Maps app for iOS, and the newly released trailers for Star Trek, Man of Steel, Oblivion and Pacific Rim, mixed with a healthy dose of speculation and nerd talk. Meanwhile our guest star, Tim Stiles (@BigTimStiles), shares his love of less well known comic book properties and Guillermo del Toro, while Jelly manages to let all of his pet hates come out as he slags on Telstra and Ham...

4: FTPing into your Parallax Scrolling

December 01, 2012 04:54 - 1 hour - 46.7 MB

Using Windows 8, Microsoft’s accidental Windows 8 activation key giveaway, Skyfall (you know, the latest James Bond flick), the use of jargon and user interfaces in Skyfall (and movies in general), and the Wii U. Amongst all this, Branden suggests that Jelly’s mum sends him cat pictures, and Jelly admits to having been a software pirate, before unintentionally insulting Nintendo.

3: Stealing is Wrong, but Murder’s All Right

November 16, 2012 23:49 - 1 hour - 43.5 MB

Oreo cookies, the Microsoft Surface’s hard disk space, the viability of the rumoured Xbox Surface tablet, the newly released Nexus 4 from Google, Ludum Dare and Retro Game Crunch, Assassin’s Creed 3 and video game movies.

2: The Best Friends Forever Skill Tree

November 03, 2012 02:13 - 1 hour - 38.2 MB

Branden’s progress on Doctor Who, the newly released iPad mini, Surface and Windows 8, Borderlands 2 as well as Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm.

1: Microsoft’s Walking into a Crowded Bar

October 19, 2012 15:17 - 1 hour - 60.9 MB

Doctor Who, holidaying in Cardiff, the Microsoft Surface, next week’s rumoured iPad Mini launch, EA’s Origin survey screw-up, the new Xbox Music Service, and the propects of female-lead action flicks like Transformers 4 and the all-female Expendables.

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