Geeks & Beats

Boeing patents the force field. We'll tell you why it's not going to protect you like Master Chief anytime soon. Got 40 grand and a death wish? A real life Tron Light Cycle can be yours if you don't mind travelling at high speed 28 inches off the ground. Taylor Swift's porn websites — the songstress has a plan to prevent others from cashing in on her assets. And Our limited edition Sonos Play 1 raffle continues — we'll tell you how you can win this sweet swag for just a buck.

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Thunderbirds are Go! A reboot of the classic 60s show cuts the strings. Blurred Lines may have ruined the music business — but it was always the devil's music. We'll rewind the clock 500 years to tell you why. We've got a limited edition Sonos Play One speaker. We'll tell you how you can win this sweet piece of swag. Plus - how you can get $20 for 15 year old technology, and why you won't want to turn to Doctor Who for relaxation.

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Live Long and Prosper — we'll look back at the lives of Leonard Nimoy, a radio legend, and Sony's robotic dog. Apple's iWatch is coming. We'll look at reasons not to buy the latest wrist gadget. And we'll take you across the pond to the release of Samsung's iPhone-like S6. The pocket record? That was a thing? If you lived through the 60s and blinked you would have missed. it. Plus — the ways Apple will mess up the iCar, and why the first Martian Astronauts will suffer from a brutal case of jet lag.

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Don't want to clear the snow off your car? We've got a track that will do it for you — so long as you've dropped 14-grand on a subwoofer system. Tesla wants to be the battery company for your car — and your home. The real world's tony stark has a plan — and we'll plug you in. Meet Siri's younger, smarter — and probably sexier sister. Viv is looking to outshine Apple's offering with real artificial intelligence. Plus — a G&B listener's rants about my rant against smart TV's and we'll tell you why Cheryl Crow is crying in her Starbucks latte

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The 40 best Saturday Night Live musical guests — we'll run down the most controversial. Putting the fun back into funerals? We'll look at the small town radio phenomenon and mark the passing of a DJ you imitate every time you put on a "radio voice." Why nerds everywhere may soon be mistaken for hipsters thanks to their asthma inhalers. Plus: Howard Jones is back from the 80s — and there's an app for that. We'll look at the New Wave musician's move into the 21st century.

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William Shatner joins us to talk about his 500 horsepower tricycle, his new book, and we've got the scoop on his involvement in the next Star Wars movie. Watch what you say in front of your new Samsung Smart TV. We'll tell you what other gadgets are listening in on your conversations and reporting back to headquarters. 17% of all music buyers are responsible for the decline in CD-sales. Here comes the statistics-science! Plus a geeks and beats update on how you can make us Toronto's #1 podcast and why Justin Bieber's music isn't the only Bieber-related product circling the drain.

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Music to put you in the mood — courtesy of your pharmacist. We'll tell you why the audio version of the little blue pill is a bitter pill to swallow. The connected car — half the vehicles on the road will be dialed into the internet within the next five years. One in five on the road today is. Bringing virtual reality to the bleak reality of air travel. We'll tell you what Quantas has in store down under for over your face. Plus — a Geeks and Beats update on when Apple's wearable hits the store shelves, and why musicians can't rely on Youtube for a living.

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How to talk like a hepster. We'll educate you on the hep lingo of the cats of the 1930s, Daddy-o. That AppleWatch you're coveting? Get ready to charge it regularly — or use it infrequently. The password is "password" — we'll run down the worst passwords of 2015 and Michael reveals his. Plus: why one auto industry analyst is comparing the latest vehicles on the showroom floor to breast implants.

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An Evening with Courtney Love. We'll tell you why the widow of the late Kurt Cobain is looking to return to her first love. Why technology has stalled. We'll look at why the last 60 years looks nothing like the last 600. Sony gets out of the retail game — despite beating Apple to the storefront experience by a decade. this as the car CD player gets ready to go the way of the 8-track. Plus Spotify's big problem despite 60-million subscribers and why the next generation in personal technology may have you singing in the shower.

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The Consumer Electronics Show is in the rear view mirror. We'll look at what Mercedes Benz thinks we'll be driving in 2030. Captain Kirk, meantime, has plans to drive across America on a trike that resembles a B-17 bomber. Seattle Seahawks fans are at risk of pushing Vancouver into the Pacific. Here comes the science! Plus a Geeks and Beats update on our new way to siphon cash out of your wallet — and why Alan is addicted to listening to Numbers Stations.

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