Fantasy sports, tech reviews, BBQ, and a movie review... all in one episode!
Date: July 19, 2008
Time: 1:16:32
Hosted by Jordan Drake
Co-Hosts: Scott
Wasson, Cyril Kowaliski, Geoff Gasior
Guests: Kevin, idchafee, Dustin Sklavos
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This episode is the most jam-packed to date! We start off by chatting with TR community members Kevin and idchafee. Kevin talks about administrating the forums, and idchafee discusses fantasy sports, as well as the upcoming TR BBQ. Tech topics include the OCZ Neural Impulse Actuator, our mobile hard drive roundup, and the AMD Radeon HD 4870 X2 preview. Finally, Scott and Jordan review The Dark Knight.
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TR Forum Spotlight:
Interview with Kevin (0:01:01) - Read more
Fantasy football (0:11:44) - Read more
TR BBQ V (0:18:12) - Read more
Tech Topics:
OCZ's Neural Impulse Actuator (0:26:30) - Read more
Notes from Intel's Centrino 2 launch (0:31:40) - Read more
Seven 2.5-inch mobile drives compared (0:41:33) – Read more
An early peek at the Radeon HD 4870 X2 (props to Wingless for predicting the secret review!) (0:51:24) – Read more
Movie Review:
The Dark Knight (1:00:34) - Website
That's all, folks! Check back on July 26 for the next TR podcast.
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