The Tech Report Podcast - Enhanced Feed http://techreport.com The Tech Report is the best place online for tech news and reviews, and this is the official Tech Report Podcast. Feeder 1.5.6(475) http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Copyright 2008, The Tech Report Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:10:31 -0500 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:10:31 -0500 Tech News Podcasting http://techreport.com/r.x/podcast/trpodcastfeature5.png The Tech Report Podcast http://techreport.com The official podcast of The Tech Report. techreport.com The Official Podcast of the Tech Report - techreport.com The Tech Report is the best place online for tech news and reviews, and this is the official Tech Report Podcast. tech news, hardware, technology, clean The Tech Report jdrake@techreport.com no The TR Podcast 29: 2008, a year in review http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep029.m4a After almost of year of vocal tech reporting, our panelists sit down with hindsight 20/20 to dissect this past year of tech. Scott starts us off with an overview of the three tech trends he believes have outlined the industry in 2008. In brief, these are the solidification of the "productivity" usage model, the stagnation of graphical requirements for games, and the inevitable collision of CPUs and GPUs.

With these three tech themes serving as an outline, our editors dive into the top news and reviews from their areas of expertise. Geoff discusses the rise of netbooks, 780G and P45 chipsets, Xonar sound cards, and the advancement of solid-state storage technology. Cyril and Scott discuss some of 2008's biggest corporate news, including AMD's early CEO swap and Nvidia's acquisition of Ageia. Finally, Scott does a roundup of the CPU and GPU designs that made this year one of the busiest we've seen in TR's 9 year history.

Before signing off on our last episode of 2008, Jordan asks each of the editors what they're most looking forward to in 2009, and we all pick our favorite 2008 game.

]]> Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:10:31 -0500 the-tr-podcast-28-graphical-eye-candy-the-nettab techreport.com What made 2008 the busiest, craziest, and fastest year we've seen in a while After almost of year of vocal tech reporting, our panelists sit down with hindsight 20/20 to dissect this past year of tech. Scott starts us off with an overview of the three tech trends he believes have outlined the industry in 2008. In brief, these are the solidification of the "productivity" usage model, the stagnation of graphical requirements for games, and the inevitable collision of CPUs and GPUs. With these three tech themes serving as an outline, our editors dive into the top news and reviews from their areas of expertise. Geoff discusses the rise of netbooks, 780G and P45 chipsets, Xonar sound cards, and the advancement of solid-state storage technology. Cyril and Scott discuss some of 2008's biggest corporate news, including AMD's early CEO swap and Nvidia's acquisition of Ageia. Finally, Scott does a roundup of the CPU and GPU designs that made this year one of the busiest we've seen in TR's 9 year history. Before signing off on our last episode of 2008, Jordan asks each of the editors what they're most looking forward to in 2009, and we all pick our favorite 2008 game. no 1:30:02 The TR Podcast 28: Graphical eye candy, the nettablet, and congratulations, it's a boy! http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep028.m4a Scott starts off the discussion this week with a scathing technical review of the recently released EA survival-horror game, Dead Space. After a brief cool down period, we deliver the news that TR's marketing maestro Adam Eiberger is the proud father of a newborn baby boy. (Daniel Micah Eiberger weighs in at 8 lbs, is in good health, and is consistently scoring 240 in WorldBench.)

Before taking time off to prepare for the new baby gerbil, Adam and Scott worked to put together TR's 2008 Christmas Giveaway. Scott fills us in on the impressive specs of the giveaway PC, and he says he expects to post an article very soon with details on how to enter. The rest of our episode covers this past week's helping of TR news and articles. Our editors discuss SSD speeds in Windows 2000, the advancement of physics technology in games, the recent release of OpenCL 1.0, Gigabyte's new 'nettablet,' Intel's Core i7-940 and more.

]]> Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:55:45 -0500 the-tr-podcast-27-attack-of-the-fanboys-the-crus techreport.com Plus: we revisit the Core i7-940, explore OpenCL 1.0, rant about Dead Space, and more! Scott starts off the discussion this week with a scathing technical review of the recently released EA survival-horror game, Dead Space. After a brief cool down period, we deliver the news that TR's marketing maestro Adam Eiberger is the proud father of a newborn baby boy. (Daniel Micah Eiberger weighs in at 8 lbs, is in good health, and is consistently scoring 240 in WorldBench.) Before taking time off to prepare for the new baby gerbil, Adam and Scott worked to put together TR's 2008 Christmas Giveaway. Scott fills us in on the impressive specs of the giveaway PC, and he says he expects to post an article very soon with details on how to enter. The rest of our episode covers this past week's helping of TR news and articles. Our editors discuss SSD speeds in Windows 2000, the advancement of physics technology in games, the recent release of OpenCL 1.0, Gigabyte's new 'nettablet,' Intel's Core i7-940 and more. no 1:26:54 The TR Podcast 27: Attack of the fanboys, the Crushinator, and crack... on crack http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep027.m4a After a brief Thanksgiving hiatus, the TR Podcast is back in action with one of our best sounding episodes yet (no really, it is). The holidays are fresh on our minds as we start the show, and Scott jokes about the geekiness himself and others display by using LED Christmas lights. We go on to talk about our latest TR poll, a sneak preview of Scott's super-high-end GPU benchmarks, this season's new games, and the Christmas TR system guide (which includes the infamous Crushinator configuration, inspired by the namesake robot in Futurama).

Moving on to the latest TR review articles, Scott and Geoff dive into our Core i7 memory speed analysis, and they discuss Intel's blazing fast X25-E Extreme solid-state drive. Finally, Cyril talks fondly of his new 24" LCD monitor, and the intriguing tale of AMD's RV770 GPU unfolds with colorful insight from Scott.

]]> Sun, 07 Dec 2008 09:51:53 -0500 the-tr-podcast-26-faith-revelations-and-explori techreport.com Plus: 24" displays, the RV770 story, gearing up for high end gaming, and more After a brief Thanksgiving hiatus, the TR Podcast is back in action with one of our best sounding episodes yet (no really, it is). The holidays are fresh on our minds as we start the show, and Scott jokes about the geekiness himself and others display by using LED Christmas lights. We go on to talk about our latest TR poll, a sneak preview of Scott's super-high-end GPU benchmarks, this season's new games, and the Christmas TR system guide (which includes the infamous Crushinator configuration, inspired by the namesake robot in Futurama). Moving on to the latest TR review articles, Scott and Geoff dive into our Core i7 memory speed analysis, and they discuss Intel's blazing fast X25-E Extreme solid-state drive. Finally, Cyril talks fondly of his new 24" LCD monitor, and the intriguing tale of AMD's RV770 GPU unfolds with colorful insight from Scott. no 1:27:01 The TR Podcast 26: Faith, revelations, and exploring Shanghai http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep026.m4a If you're in the market for a Core i7-based system, our episode starts off with some advice just for you. Geoff talks about a pair of X58 motherboards from Gigabyte and MSI and gives us his pick(s) out of the four he's reviewed so far. Other topics of discussion include the ForceWare "Big Bang II" drivers from Nvidia, our first impressions of Left 4 Dead and Mirror's Edge, a sneak preview of our 45nm Shanghai Opteron review (with a special guest), and the scoop on AMD's upcoming Phenom II processors.

This episode also continues our series of editor biographies. This time, Cyril joins us on Skype to talk about his early tech influences, writing tech articles at the age of 14, playing Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata on the piano, and more.

]]> Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:27:10 -0500 the-tr-podcast-25-all-about-amd-fixing-the-shift techreport.com Wherein we discuss Mirror's Edge, X58 chipsets, 45nm Opterons, Cyril's secrets, and more... If you're in the market for a Core i7-based system, our episode starts off with some advice just for you. Geoff talks about a pair of X58 motherboards from Gigabyte and MSI and gives us his pick(s) out of the four he's reviewed so far. Other topics of discussion include the ForceWare "Big Bang II" drivers from Nvidia, our first impressions of Left 4 Dead and Mirror's Edge, a sneak preview of our 45nm Shanghai Opteron review (with a special guest), and the scoop on AMD's upcoming Phenom II processors. This episode also continues our series of editor biographies. This time, Cyril joins us on Skype to talk about his early tech influences, writing tech articles at the age of 14, playing Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata on the piano, and more. no 1:27:01 The TR Podcast 25: All about AMD, fixing the shift key, and a new season of TV http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep025.m4a In the aftermath of Intel's Core i7 processor launch, everyone wants to know: what's AMD going to do to compete? This week on the TR podcast, we examine a flurry of news fresh from AMD's Financial Analyst Day presentation in order to answer that question. Future desktop and mobile processors, foundry spinoff plans, and even an overview of how Radeon GPUs are doing in the marketplace—we cover it all.

After AMD news marathon, Geoff gets very practical with his unruly Eee PC shift key, and our panel reveals what's on their DVRs for this new season of TV shows. Our favorites include: The Office, Fringe, Top Gear, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and a few others. As always, our show finishes with a sneak peek at what's coming up on the site and our podcast.

]]> Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:04:47 -0500 the-tr-podcast-24-core-i7-where-motherboards-com techreport.com Hey... that title rhymes! In the aftermath of Intel's Core i7 processor launch, everyone wants to know: what's AMD going to do to compete? This week on the TR podcast, we examine a flurry of news fresh from AMD's Financial Analyst Day presentation in order to answer that question. Future desktop and mobile processors, foundry spinoff plans, and even an overview of how Radeon GPUs are doing in the marketplace—we cover it all. After AMD news marathon, Geoff gets very practical with his unruly Eee PC shift key, and our panel reveals what's on their DVRs for this new season of TV shows. Our favorites include: The Office, Fringe, Top Gear, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and a few others. As always, our show finishes with a sneak peek at what's coming up on the site and our podcast. no 1:34:06 The TR Podcast 24: Core i7, where motherboards come from, and driving around Far Cry 2 http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep024.m4a Our episode starts on a light note as Scott, Cyril, and Jordan have a round-table discussion about Ubisoft's Far Cry 2. Has the game held Scott's attention? Does the driving bother Cyril? And how many weapon sound effects can Jordan imitate? Scott also explains how the upcoming Steam Cloud feature, while great for the average gamer, might interfere with our benchmarking here at TR.

After that, we dive into the meat of the episode as Scott and Geoff discuss the intricate details of Intel's Core i7 processors and their companion X58 Express chipset. We also discuss the possible rollouts of cheaper derivatives and how much you'll have to spend to get the latest and greatest over the next few months. Finally, before our habitual teaser of upcoming TR content, Joshua Buss gives us a vocal walkthrough of his Gigabyte motherboard factory tour. This is certainly one of our most packed episodes in a long while.

]]> Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:23:00 -0500 the-tr-podcast-23-windows-7-the-end-of-the-givea-1 techreport.com Plus: will Steam Cloud interfere with our benchmarking? Our episode starts on a light note as Scott, Cyril, and Jordan have a round-table discussion about Ubisoft's Far Cry 2. Has the game held Scott's attention? Does the driving bother Cyril? And how many weapon sound effects can Jordan imitate? Scott also explains how the upcoming Steam Cloud feature, while great for the average gamer, might interfere with our benchmarking here at TR. After that, we dive into the meat of the episode as Scott and Geoff discuss the intricate details of Intel's Core i7 processors and their companion X58 Express chipset. We also discuss the possible rollouts of cheaper derivatives and how much you'll have to spend to get the latest and greatest over the next few months. Finally, before our habitual teaser of upcoming TR content, Joshua Buss gives us a vocal walkthrough of his Gigabyte motherboard factory tour. This is certainly one of our most packed episodes in a long while. no 1:23:36 The TR Podcast 23: Windows 7, the end of the giveaway, and the real Geoff Gasior http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep023.m4a Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:09:40 -0400 the-tr-podcast-22-a-product-opportunity-speedy-v-1 techreport.com Plus Cyril's thoughts on his new MacBook, and the latest WD Caviar Green hard drive Clocking in at under an hour, our shortest episode ever still manages to pack a punch. TR biz guy Adam Eiberger starts us off with a quick recap of our recent Acer Aspire One netbook giveaway. We reveal both the winner (for those that haven't read the news) and the official answers to our three entry questions. Geoff, Cyril, Jordan, and Matt have a little round-table chat about the fresh Windows 7 news coming from PDC2008. Cyril follows up by sharing first impressions of his new MacBook, after which Geoff summarizes his thoughts on Western Digital's latest Caviar Green hard drive. Finally, the podcast gets up close and personal as Jordan quizzes Geoff about his childhood, likes and dislikes, and non-tech hobbies. no 58:08 The TR Podcast 22: A product opportunity, speedy video encodes, and bringing SLI up to snuff http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep022.m4a Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:50:52 -0400 the-tr-podcast-22-a-product-opportunity-speedy-v techreport.com Plus the highest-capacity hard drive you can buy and some gaming talk We have a nice cross-section of topics for you this week. We kick off this episode of the podcast with a question from an inebriated reader, then we delve behind the scenes of our new, overhauled system guide. After a look at the "product opportunity" AMD filled with its Radeon HD 4830 graphics card, we go over Seagate's new 1.5TB monster hard drive, and we chat about two new goodies awaiting GeForce users: the upcoming ForceWare 180 driver release and Elemental's Badaboom video transcoder. The episode closes with a discussion of the latest games, where Geoff explains what makes Dead Space so scary and Scott gives his impressions of Far Cry 2 no 1:17:22 The TR Podcast 21: Of macbooks, tech peer pressure, and an awesome giveaway http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep021.m4a This week on the show, we start with a frank discussion of Apple's latest laptop release, in which Scott and the gang (including new TR blogger Matt Butrovich) talk about the pros and the cons of the new MacBooks. The discussion explores the industry trends affecting today's operating systems and should interest even Mac-hating PC hardware enthusiasts. Joshua Buss talks about the Gigabyte Open Overclocking Championship he covered from Taiwan. Geoff and Scott follow up with Nvidia's GeForce 9300 chipset, and we finish the episode with a discussion of tech peer pressure, the best netbook yet, and grandma's computer.

Also in this episode, we announce and begin our first-ever TR Podcast giveaway. Jordan starts the show with a quick explanation of the contest and rules, but you should check out our official giveaway post here. Thanks to NCIX for providing the Acer Aspire One that we're giving away to a lucky podcast listener.

]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:47:14 -0400 the-tr-podcast-21-overclocking-in-taiwan-macbook techreport.com Plus extreme overclocking, the GeForce 9300, and listener mail This week on the show, we start with a frank discussion of Apple's latest laptop release, in which Scott and the gang (including new TR blogger Matt Butrovich) talk about the pros and the cons of the new MacBooks. The discussion explores the industry trends affecting today's operating systems and should interest even Mac-hating PC hardware enthusiasts. Joshua Buss talks about the Gigabyte Open Overclocking Championship he covered from Taiwan. Geoff and Scott follow up with Nvidia's GeForce 9300 chipset, and we finish the episode with a discussion of tech peer pressure, the best netbook yet, and grandma's computer. Also in this episode, we announce and begin our first-ever TR Podcast giveaway. Jordan starts the show with a quick explanation of the contest and rules, but you should check out our official giveaway post here. Thanks to NCIX for providing the Acer Aspire One that we're giving away to a lucky podcast listener. no 1:18:33 The TR Podcast 20: The biggest story of the year, screaming CPUs, and a $1600 chair from the 70s http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep020.m4a Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:36:27 -0400 the-tr-podcast-19-android-is-open-microsoft-is-c techreport.com Plus, head to head graphics, and the most exciting forum member you've ever met Coming to you in this special time of year, when the leaves are turning color, cute little woodland creatures are preparing to hibernate, and large microprocessor companies sell their fabs, this episode of the TR Podcast continues to bring home the proverbial tech bacon. Following a short listener Q and A, our editors discuss the biggest story of the year – AMD spins off their fabrication business. Following this look at the past, present, and future of the industry, we prognosticate and pontificate over the latest Core i7 rumors (all of which come from Asian rumor sites….). In the middle of the episode, Jordan interviews The Perfect Creation (as he is know in the pro wrestling world) – aka PerfectCr (on the forums) – aka Rich Criado (as he is known on his driver’s license). Rich talks about tech, wrestling, and gaming tattoos. To finish things up, our editors discuss the controversy surrounding our latest GPU review, Intels G45 Express Chipset, and of course, what you can expect in the following week on front page and on our podcast. no 1:29:01 The TR Podcast 19: Android is open, Microsoft is confusing, and the Tech Share has shipped! http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep019.m4a Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:47:17 -0400 the-tr-podcast-18-netbooks-bargainbin-graphics techreport.com In which we catch up on some stuff... This episodes spends some quality time catching up on some major tech and TR topics. We start the show by introducing our marketing manager extraordinaire, Adam Eiberger. He talks about his work here at TR and then teams up with Scott to cover the latest TR Tech Share news. If you haven’t been following TR’s latest philanthropic endeavors – you’ll enjoy hearing about the cool tech stuff we are doing in Uganda! Continuing down the road of vocal tech reporting, our editors answer listener mail, talk about Google’s Android platform, discuss one of the latest case reviews, and more. no 1:09:59 The TR Podcast 18: Netbooks, bargain-bin graphics, and consoles ruining PC games.... again http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep018.m4a Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:16:08 -0400 the-tr-podcast-17-moores-law-versus-whatchamacal techreport.com Ultraportable computing, cheap GPUs, game reviews, and corporate rumors, all in one episode! Join us this week as we try making sense of the netbook market, cast judgment on a surprisingly capable low-end GPU, complain about console-PC warfare, review two of the hottest games, and more! no 1:26:52 The TR Podcast 17: Moore's Law versus whatchamacallit's law and the fight for the future http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep017.m4a Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:39:21 -0400 the-tr-podcast-16-amd-roadmappery-and-gpus-suss techreport.com Cheap GPUs, costly SSDs, headache-inducing 3D, and stuff that's not acronyms Put on your favorite 3D glasses and hop aboard the TR Podcast's train of geekiness. In this episode, we cover Scott's shiny new Eee PC, a shareholder's lawsuit against Nvidia, AMD's compelling sub-$100 Radeons, Mirror's Edge, that one law we forgot the name of... and much more. no 1:08:19 The TR Podcast 16: AMD roadmappery, and GPUs suss out Sasquatch http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep016.m4a Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:03:30 -0400 the-tr-podcast-15-of-conferences-cores-case-rev techreport.com We dive deep into AMD's long-term plans, reveal more from Nvision 08, and take a shine to Google's Chrome Amidst all the recent Intel news, one listener asks what AMD is up to and gets a comprehensive AMD roadmap update from our own Scott Wasson. Then we chat about how SoftKinetic plans to one-up the Wiimote and how MotionDSP may help find Sasquatch—all podcast exclusives. no 1:28:28 The TR Podcast 15: Of conferences, cores, case reviews, and cannabis http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep015.m4a Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:19:43 -0400 the-tr-podcast-14-x2s-x3s-and-why-more-is-less-1 techreport.com Scott returns from IDF and Nvision 08 with a full report, we review a high end case, and wonder about gamers and pot... Gather round the table for a discussion of the latest and greatest from IDF and Nvision 08. Scott, Geoff, Cyril, and Jordan talk about the x58 chipset - the core of core i7 technology - a new way to use multi-gpu's - "turbo mode" and more. Plus, TR case reviewer Joshua Buss talks about his first review for our website, the Hyper Osiris enclosure. no 1:35:30 The TR Podcast 14: X2s, X3s, and why more is less http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep014.m4a Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:59:07 -0400 the-tr-podcast-14-x2s-x3s-and-why-more-is-less techreport.com The fastest graphics card on the market, the latest Eee product, backing up your stuff, and how to do Folding@home Join us in this episode as we dive into the top of the line graphics offering from ATI, Nvidia's financial and technical woes, Asus's latest Eee product, and how the TR people backup... or don't backup... their data. If last week's Folding@Home segment caught your interest, our 'how to' on folding in this episode is just for you. no 1:31:28 The TR Podcast 13: Deconstructing Larrabee and the strange art of CPU naming http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep013.m4a Sat, 09 Aug 2008 22:39:29 -0400 the-tr-podcast-12-the-$700-chair-and-the-$69-atom-1 techreport.com A new GPU architecture from Intel, the beast attacks more PSUs, Rage looks cool, Grabthar's hammer, and a F@H roundtable Gather 'round the water cooler as TR's editors consider Intel's Larrabee architecture, the weird science of CPU naming, the week's tech news, and a bundle of recent reviews. Then listen as we invite some of our top Team TR members in to talk about Folding@home. no 1:47:42 The TR Podcast 12: The $700 chair and the $69 Atom http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep012.m4a Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:52:40 -0400 the-tr-podcast-12-the-$700-chair-and-the-$69-atom techreport.com Tech news, tech topics, coming soon, and chasing number 6 This episode keeps the tech news coming, pits two brand new CPU architectures against each other, solves your back pain, and erases the need for built in bluetooth. We discuss Asus's exclusive audio chip dealings, the move towards 16:9, Newegg coming to Canada, and the Mojave Experiment videos. no 1:14:14 The TR Podcast 11: The system guide to knols and rants http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep011.m4a Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:50:14 -0400 the-tr-podcast-11-the-system-guide-to-knols-and-r Cooling a 4800 series card, AMD's new CEO, Google's Wikipedia? and much more! In this episode, we cover a ton of recent tech news, answer listener questions, and talk about two great tech topic articles. What is AMD up to with fab spin-offs? How should Microsoft fix the Vista image problem? What wisdom can be found in our latest system guide? And much more! no The TR Podcast 10: The dark barbecue headband fantasy http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep010.m4a Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:25:19 -0400 the-tr-podcast-10-the-dark-barbecue-headband-fant techreport.com Fantasy sports, tech reviews, BBQ, and a movie review... all in one episode! In this episode, we chat with TR forum members Kevin and idchafee, discuss the latest TR reviews (including our exclusive 4870 X2 preview), and do our first TR Podcast movie review. Does the Dark Knight live up to the hype? no 1:16:32 The TR Podcast 9: The big announcement http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep009.m4a Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:49:04 -0400 the-tr-podcast-9-the-big-announcement techreport.com The latest from Nvidia and AMD, tech news, and a big announcement In this episode, we discuss the Radeon HD 4800 series from AMD and the GeForce GTX 200 series from Nvidia. The editors also talk about the latest tech news from companies like Apple, Nvidia, and Asus, and our host makes a big announcement. no 1:20:06 The TR Podcast 8: The Mini-Note and the zune http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep008.m4a Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:04:17 -0400 the-tr-podcast-8-the-mininote-and-the-zune techreport.com A post-Computex trio of ultra-portable news and reviews (again:-), the P45 Express Chipset, and the Microsoft Zune Cyril, Jordan, and Geoff hold down the fort in this latest podcast episode. We include a complete Computex overview, two product reviews from Geoff, and a word from Jordan on his review of the Microsoft Zune. no 1:03:52 The TR Podcast 7: Of chicks and chips http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep007.m4a Sat, 31 May 2008 18:05:51 -0400 the-tr-podcast-7-of-chicks-and-chips techreport.com A pre-Computex bonanza of ultraportables, GPU sorcery, and hardware value Episode 7 returns to our classic podcast format. Listener mail takes us all the way from portable media to geeks looking for a spouse or partner. In tech news, we take a look at the ultraportable market, as well as a cornucopia of the latest Nvidia news, direct from Santa Clara. We wrap things up with discusions of our CPU and GPU value articles and the P45 chipset from Intel. no 1:25:32 The TR Podcast 6: Optimized and home-brewed http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep006.m4a Sat, 03 May 2008 12:07:17 -0400 episode-6 techreport.com Its everything from talking optimized PC's and Hybrid SLI with Nvidia - to discussing the state of the PC gaming industry and our favorite TV shows. Its all right here on the latest episode of the Tech Report Podcast! We kick off episode 6 by talking to Drew Henry of Nvidia about the optimized PC initiative and hybrid SLI. Our editors answer your emails covering everything from PC gaming to our favorite TV shows. To wrap up the episode, Geoff and Jordan talk to long time forum member and new TR blogger Mike “Just Brew It” Uchima about the stone age of computers, building “The Beast”, brewing mead, and much more. no 1:36:00 The TR Podcast 5: CPU-GPU balance considered http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep005.m4a Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:32:19 -0400 episode-5 techreport.com We talk with AMD VP Pat Moorhead about striking the right CPU-GPU balance and the future of the PC market. After the interview, TR editors hold a short roundtable discussion offering their own views. For too long, pre-built PC configurations have been CPU-heavy, with too little emphasis on things like GPU power and adequate amounts of memory. Recently, Nvidia has taken aim at this problem, pushing the concept of PC balance. As a supplier of both CPUs and GPUs, AMD has its own take on this issue. We talked with AMD VP Pat Moorhead about striking the right balance and the future of the PC market. What he said may surprise you. After the interview, our editors held a short roundtable discussion about who's right, who's wrong, and why. no 1:24:16 The TR Podcast 4 http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep004.m4a Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:55:28 -0400 episode-4 techreport.com Round 4 is here with listener mail, tech news, and more! In this episode, we start off with lots of great listener mail covering GX2 and SLI, future technology that makes us giddy, and our favorite freeware. Asus and Creative dominate the tech news section, and in the tech topics, we go from the fastest hard drives to mobile processor technology no 1:26:24 The TR Podcast 3 http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep003.m4a Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:45:29 -0400 episode-2-1 Jordan Drake In this episode, we talk about Nvidia and VIA, Vista and XP, the 790i and X48 and much more! We’re back with episode 3! Geoff gives us the skinny on the 790i and X48 chipsets, Scott and Cyril discuss tech news, Cyril plugs the 40 euro iPhone, and Scott reviews the 9800 GX2. no 1:11:30 The TR Podcast 2 http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep002.m4a Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:20:51 -0500 episode-2 Jordan Drake In this episode, we read listener mail, discuss the latest Eee PC upgrades, talk about three-way SLI vs. CrossFire X, review the AMD 780G chipset, and much more! Episode 2 features a new segment, listener mail! Jordan, Cyril, Scott, and Geoff answer emails about everything from Nvidia and ATI to guilty web pleasures. We discuss the latest Eee PC news, the TR hardware survey, the GeForce 9600 GT graphics card from Nvidia, the Samsung Spinpoint F1 hard drive, and much more! no 1:11:02 The TR Podcast 1 http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep001.m4a Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:06:50 -0500 Tech News http://techreport.com/podcast/trpodcast_ep001.mp3 Jordan Drake The premier episode of the Tech Report Podcast! Join our host Jordan Drake, and editors Scott Wasson, Cyril Kowaliski, and Geoff Gaissor as we talk the latest tech news and reviews from techreport.com Our debut episode features all of your favorite Tech Report staffers! Scott starts of by introducing Geoff, Cyril and Jordan (host of the OCF Podcast). Our editors talk about all of the latest tech news including Nvidia's buyout of Ageia, Microsoft's bid for Yahoo and more! Geoff and Scott talk about the latest PSU roundup and Skulltrail, and Cyril explains the pricing between the 3870 and the 8800gt. Future episodes will be released every other Saturday right here on the front page. tech news, hardware, technology, no 1:09:38