This is Only a Test

We're still taking in all the awe and imagery of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launch, so we dive into what we know about the historic launch and the publicity surrounding it. Plus, our thoughts on this year's Superbowl ads, Netflix's Cloverfield release, Apple Homepod reviews, and Deepfakes. So much happened this week!

On the eve of Apple's big earning report, the gang discusses the upcoming changes to iOS, The Boring Company's flamethrower sale, and two new film trailers starring Paul Rudd. Plus, Kishore makes us all try the new Diet Coke flavors...for science!

Norm's back from New Zealand this week to share some stories about aerial photography, and the gang discusses Nintendo Labo, reckless Apple rumors, and Amazon's experimental grocery store. Plus, GPU shortages, Duke Nukem, and a Moment of Science!

Norm is still away at WETA workshop in New Zealand, so Kishore and Jeremy are joined by TekThing co-host Shannon Morse to discuss the Great CES blackout of 2018 (12:40), her hands-on impressions of the new Vive Pro (22:15), the potential Studio Ghibli themepark (1:09:40), and to celebrate Shake Shack expanding to San Francisco, we rank our favorite chain burgers (1:12:00). And yes, Kishore is still reeling from the huge Diet Coke announcement.

Check out Shannon on TekThing (https://www.youtube.com/tekthing) and Hak5 (https://www.hak5.org/shows/threatwire).

And special shout out to Danica Chan for designing our new podcast set!

Norm is away in New Zealand, so Kishore and Jeremy are joined by game development legend Mike Mika of Other Ocean Interactive. We chat about the Vive Pro and other VR announcements from CES, the pre-blackout most interesting hardware at CES so far, and its award season, so we hand out the 1st ever Tested awards for our favorite media, games, and hardware of 2017. RIP Tested transition music.

The team returns from holiday break to talk about Apple's recent phone battery controversy, watching Top Gun in a virtual reality theater, and test driving a Tesla Model 3! Plus, why we love the newest season of Black Mirror.

In 2017's penultimate episode, we're joined by Tested set designer Danica to talk about the spirit of White Elephant gift exchanges, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Apple's admission of throttling phone speeds. Plus, we speculate as to the future of cinema, and react to the first images of Magic Leap's AR goggles!

On the night before The Last Jedi, the crew gathers to talk about the new Ready Player One trailer, Nintendo Switch sales, the iMac Pro, and Apple's acquistion of Shazam. Plus, dinosaur fossils! And we wrap up just in time for some trivia.

Days before we head to the annual Dickens Fair, the gang gets together to chat about the Disney and the X-Men, YouTube on Amazon devices, The Room, and putting a car on Mars. Plus, a big update to Oculus in the VR minute!

Special guest Danica joins us this week for a post-Thanksgiving episode to talk about how we spent the holiday, Black Friday, our first CDs and DVDs, and the new fight for net neutrality. Plus, Infinity War trailer discussion and the VR minute!