Today we have an exciting guest, one of my favorite Youtubers actually! You may know him as The 8-Bit Guy! David Murray, the creator of the Planet X game series and Attack of the PETSCII Robots, as well as the visionary behind the Commander X16 is on the podcast today! Stay tuned! This is Joey’s Totally Tech!

- Apple is Building a New Campus in our Home State of North Carolina- Video Game Industry's First Oscar Awarded- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 ‘Lite Hash Rate’ Series to start shipping in Mid May- EU Charges Apple with App Store Antitrust Violations in the Spotify Case- Apple’s M2 Chip has Begun Production- Netflix Shuffle Feature Now Available to All- Spotify Lauched Redesigned “Your Library”- Spotify Launching Podcast Subscriptions- Verizon Looking Into Selling Media Assets- Ransomware Gang Threatening to Expose Police Informants if Ransom is Not Paid- The IRS Wants Help Hacking Hardware Crypto Wallets- Blue Origin is Teasing Ticket Sales for the New Shepard Rocket- NASA Has Created Oxygen on Mars- Flu Cases Have Virtually Disappeared Worldwide During COVID Pandemic

Changes are coming to the podcast! And it came pretty quickly too! In fact, you may have already heard a bit of this change already! I just want to take some time this week to discuss what you can expect here on Joey’s Totally Tech!

- Discord Walks Away from Talks with Microsoft and May Pursue an IPO- Apple Was Hit by Ransomware- Samsung Introduces Upcycling Program, Turning your Old Galaxy Phone into an IoT Device- Google Fi Turns 6 Years Old, Gets New Unlimited Plan- Greg Kroah-Hartmen Bans University of Minnesota from Linux Development Due to Deliberately Buggy Patches- China Testing Internet of the Future- Japan will have a Blockchain-Based Stock Exchange Starting in 2022- Crypto Exchange Goes Dark: Concerns about Possible $2 Billion Fraud- Travel May Be Made Easier Between Coastal Cities with Flying Electric “Seaglider” Ferry

Tech news for April 22, 2021- Apple’s Spring Loaded event was April 20- Ransomware Gang Attempts to Extort Apple Ahead of the Spring Loaded event- Amazon Opens Hair Salon With An AR Color Bar- Venmo Soon to Let you Buy and Sell Cryptocurrency- The NVIDIA/ARM Deal May Be In Jeopardy- NASA’s Ingenuity Completes Historic First Flight- Nintendo Sues Bowser over Team Xecuter’s Switch Hacks

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My right wrist started hurting back in February! Ouch! Carpal Tunnel! And there were two possible culprits - 1, my retail job, or 2 - and I think the more likely because I was hurting my hands a bit while typing more recently, my keyboard and mouse setup! So today I wanted to discuss why you may want to consider an ergonomic keyboard or mouse for your computer on today’s episode of Joey’s Totally Tech!NOTE - Though the Exclusives were mentioned and we encouraged people to sign up in this episode, they are now disabled. We are moving from RedCircle to Spreaker, and will also be moving the Exclusives to our new Patreon campaign which we will have more information on soon!

On Amazon, Ebay, AlliExpress, or other sites, you may have seen these gaming machines known as Pandora’s Boxes. They typically contain supposedly thousands of games, and many of them come in arcade-style joystick boxes. I’ve recently purchased one myself! Today, we’re going to see what they’re all about, and if you should get one on Joey’s Totally Tech!Humble Choice - https://www.humblebundle.com/subscription?partner=jtt&charity=121778 (https://www.humblebundle.com/subscription?partner=jtt&charity=121778) ( https://www.humblebundle.com/subscription?charity=121778&partner=jtt (https://www.humblebundle.com/subscription?charity=121778&partner=jtt) )R-Type Final 2 - https://www.humblebundle.com/store/rtyper-final-2-switch?partner=jtt&charity=121778 (https://www.humblebundle.com/store/rtyper-final-2-switch?partner=jtt&charity=121778) ( https://www.humblebundle.com/store/rtyper-final-2-switch?charity=121778&partner=jtt (https://www.humblebundle.com/store/rtyper-final-2-switch?charity=121778&partner=jtt) )Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/joeys-totally-tech/exclusive-content (https://redcircle.com/joeys-totally-tech/exclusive-content)

So today’s topic may not sound tech related initially, but with an increase in online orders, automation, and tech in the workplace due to COVID-19, it’s totally tech related! So today we’re going to talk about the changes that have happened in the past year, and what you can expect to see going forward here on Joey’s Totally Tech!Machine Learning: Zero to Hero on Humble Bundle - https://www.humblebundle.com/books/machine-learning-zero-to-hero-manning-publications-books?partner=jtt&charity=121778 (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/machine-learning-zero-to-hero-manning-publications-books?partner=jtt&charity=121778) ( https://www.humblebundle.com/books/machine-learning-zero-to-hero-manning-publications-books?charity=121778&partner=jtt (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/machine-learning-zero-to-hero-manning-publications-books?charity=121778&partner=jtt) )Joey's Totally Tech Humble Bundle Game of the Week: Loop Hero - https://www.humblebundle.com/store/loop-hero?partner=jtt&charity=121778 (https://www.humblebundle.com/store/loop-hero?partner=jtt&charity=121778) ( https://www.humblebundle.com/store/loop-hero?charity=121778&partner=jtt (https://www.humblebundle.com/store/loop-hero?charity=121778&partner=jtt) )Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/joeys-totally-tech/exclusive-content (https://redcircle.com/joeys-totally-tech/exclusive-content)

Back on September 24th, it was announced a new item from Zoom, the Podtrak P8. It’s a podcast recorder similar to the Rhodecaster Pro. It was available either in October or November, and now I’ve purchased one from Zzounds for this very podcast. Today I’ll be going over my first impressions on this episode, recorded on the Podtrak P8, of Joey’s Totally Tech!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/joeys-totally-tech/exclusive-content (https://redcircle.com/joeys-totally-tech/exclusive-content)