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30: You Could Use Comic Sans for Everything

Jelly and Bean - June 21, 2013 19:32 - 59 minutes
Man of Steel dropped and subsequently had the best June opening weekend ever; Google announces Project Loon, a crazy idea to provide internet via wifi hotspots using balloons; Adobe releases a big update for Creative Cloud, converting it’s products into subscription software in the process; and t...

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29: Hey Ladies, This Man Reads

Jelly and Bean - June 14, 2013 20:50 - 1 hour
Guardians of the Galaxy is probably part of the lead up to Marvel’s Phase 3; Apple announces iOS 7, OS X Mavericks and a new Mac Pro at this year’s WWDC; and E3 sees the announcement of new games for the Wii U, as well as more details about both the Xbox One and the Playstation 4. Meanwhile, Jel...

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28: Bean There, Don That

Jelly and Bean - June 07, 2013 23:11 - 1 hour
Podcasting is under threat from a patent troll, and you can help defend it; Karen Gillan and Benicio Del Toro both join the cast of Guardians of the Galaxy; Matt Smith announces that he’s leaving Doctor Who and the world goes into a casting frenzy; Arrested Development returns with a new season o...

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27: Accidentally Let the Kids Use It as a Frisbee

Jelly and Bean - May 31, 2013 20:06 - 47 minutes
News and rumours spread about the used game situations on the Xbox One and the PS4; the boys discuss the potential for having a single ecosystem of devices that all work together; Gillette releases several celebrities’ theories about how Superman shaves (because of the beard in the latest trailer...

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26: They Have Their Own Anthem Now

Jelly and Bean - May 24, 2013 19:10 - 1 hour
ABC picks up Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD and drops a trailer proving Agent Coulson is still alive and kicking butts; a new game is announced for Adventure Time and it’s coming to all of the major consoles; Yahoo! buys Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash; and Microsoft announces the Xbox One. Meanwhile, J...

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25: His Distrust of All Things Vulcan

Jelly and Bean - May 17, 2013 20:26 - 1 hour
Star Trek Into Darkness hits Australian cinemas and the boys take the opportunity to dedicate an entire episode to pulling it apart and comparing it to the original series of Star Trek from the 1960s. Meanwhile, the boys try to determine the difference between Star Fleet and a military, and Bean...

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24: Still Doing What We Said We We’re Doing

Jelly and Bean - May 10, 2013 22:03 - 54 minutes
Some corrections for the discussion we had about the alternate NBN plan being offered by the Coalition; it turns out that the next Xbox is not going to require an always-on connection, at least according to a leaked memo from Microsoft; EA gets an exclusive deal to produce Star Wars games; David ...

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23: You Could See Real Life in 3D

Jelly and Bean - May 03, 2013 20:02 - 55 minutes
Microsoft makes Skype available as part of Outlook.com; a new trailer for Pacific Rim drops at WonderCon that gives us new insights into the movie; IMAX announces that it’s getting into private theatre installations; a new video is released that demonstrates the full potential of Microsoft’s Illu...

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22: He’s Not Don Cheadle, So It Doesn’t Matter

Jelly and Bean - April 26, 2013 20:01 - 1 hour
Microsoft announces the announcement date for the next generation Xbox; NBNCo announces gigabit plans that will drop around December; Razer accidentally offer 90% off and then honour it; the first trailer for Thor 2 hits the internet; and Iron Man 3 is released in Australia. Meanwhile, Jelly for...

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21: It Has a Goatee, So We Know It’s the Evil One

Jelly and Bean - April 19, 2013 20:10 - 1 hour
Raven takes back the source code for Jedi Knight II; Google adds a feature to help you delete your data when you die; the Google Glass specs are finally revealed; Funny or Die releases the first Steve Jobs movie: iSteve; new trailers for Star Trek Into Darkness and Man of Steel drop; an Jelly giv...

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20: Fiber is Good for Your Digestion

Jelly and Bean - April 12, 2013 20:28 - 1 hour
Raven Software releases the source code for two Star Wars games; Facebook Home arrives on the Google Play store; the Coalition Party announces their NBN alternative; a Microsoft employee (well, ex-employee) tells Twitter to “Deal With It” in regards to the rumours of an always-on next generation ...

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19: Inherently Skeptical of Movie Video Games

Jelly and Bean - April 05, 2013 21:33 - 52 minutes
EA shifts blame for the lack of offline play in Simcity onto Maxis; BBC announces the return of David Tennant and Billie Piper for the 50th Anniversary special of Doctor Who; Disney shuts down LucasArts and two Star Wars games along with it; the original screenplay for “The Star Wars” gets the gr...

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18: I’m Drinking to Remember

Jelly and Bean - March 29, 2013 20:57 - 55 minutes
Privacy given as a reason for Google Reader’s demise, BBC drops a Doctor Who prequel for ‘The Bells of Saint John’, a new TV spot for Iron Man 3 introduces a new development that’s a really nice surprise, a trailer finally surfaces for The Wolverine, an Australian store starts charges $5 for “jus...

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17: Those Youngsters, They Love to Tap Dance

Jelly and Bean - March 22, 2013 21:03 - 1 hour
Doctor Who coming to ABC on 31 March, videos surface that proves Simcity can be played offline (with a little modification), Steam announces that it’s releasing a HD version of Age of Empires II, footage leaks showing a new Star Wars FPS, Samsung hosts what is possibly the weirdest - and worst - ...

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16: Free Cars for Everyone!

Jelly and Bean - March 15, 2013 20:57 - 57 minutes
Simcity continues having problems, Google Reader gets tossed out in Google’s latest spring cleaning, Veronica Mars kickstarter campaign launches, and succeeds within 10 hours, Microsoft gets slapped with a huge fine for accidentally not offering users a choice of browser in Europe, and Apple join...

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15: Almost a Full Plate of Nando’s

Jelly and Bean - March 08, 2013 22:10 - 56 minutes
Two original cast members join the new Star Wars film, Quickflix announces its intentions for streaming content negotiations, a new Simcity is released, the Australian government’s inquiry into IT pricing, and the latest Iron Man 3 trailer. Meanwhile, Alex Morris (@beardedferret) joins the boys ...

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14: We… Are Individuals

Jelly and Bean - March 01, 2013 21:04 - 55 minutes
System Shock 2 becomes available on GOG.com and a new copyright association (made from the unholy combination of the MPAA, the RIAA and several american ISPs) begins a six strikes solution for piracy. Meanwhile the boys find GOG and Jelly rants about torrents and piracy and the best solution to ...

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13: A Marvel of Game Engineering

Jelly and Bean - February 22, 2013 21:16 - 54 minutes
Disney announces solo Star Wars films for young Han Solo and Boba Fett, Google Glass and the future of wearable computing, Google’s plans to open retail stores, and the details from the announcement of the Playstation 4, including their plans for implementing streaming technology and new (and som...

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12: A Life Span of Fifteen Minutes

Jelly and Bean - February 15, 2013 21:05 - 1 hour
Blackberry losing businesses, the Surface Pro selling out and whether it’s a legitimate claim, Facebook hacks their own system to improve security, speculation on whether Apple is going to produce an iWatch, and rumours about the next-gen Playstation and Xbox consoles. Meanwhile, Jelly takes a n...

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11: Running Off the Cuff

Jelly and Bean - February 08, 2013 20:54 - 57 minutes
A Star Wars movie featuring Yoda, the possibility of Portal and Half Life movies from Bad Robot (J.J. Abrams), the Superbowl ads, GoDaddy’s awful advertising, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, the dramatic retelling of the origin of Doctor Who (the show, not the character) and the controversy sur...

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10: Lucas Got His Pride All Scratched Up

Jelly and Bean - February 01, 2013 20:51 - 1 hour
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 ...

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9: The Secret Ingredient Was Love

Jelly and Bean - January 25, 2013 23:39 - 1 hour
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 ...

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8: Bouncy Castles in Space

Jelly and Bean - January 19, 2013 01:03 - 1 hour
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 cu...

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7: Seven Buckets of KFC a Night

Jelly and Bean - January 11, 2013 23:02 - 1 hour
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 s...

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6: Jelly and Scream

Jelly and Bean - December 29, 2012 05:10 - 1 hour
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 ho...

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

Jelly and Bean - December 15, 2012 00:23 - 1 hour
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 st...

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4: FTPing into your Parallax Scrolling

Jelly and Bean - December 01, 2012 04:54 - 1 hour
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 Jel...

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

Jelly and Bean - November 16, 2012 23:49 - 1 hour
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.

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2: The Best Friends Forever Skill Tree

Jelly and Bean - November 03, 2012 02:13 - 1 hour
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.

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1: Microsoft’s Walking into a Crowded Bar

Jelly and Bean - October 19, 2012 15:17 - 1 hour
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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