Summary: Summary: Windows 8 upgrade pricing ends soon, so act now. Holy Expensive Transactions, Batman! The BatMobile fetches a handsome price. And some apps to play on your shiny new Christmas presents. Hosts: John Kresic, Tom Kresic, Mike Kresic Running Time: 29:09 Mobile App of the Week: Flow Free by Big Duck Games. A simple game to connect the dots, with no crossing lines. Reminds me of circuit design! Nerd News: If you’ve been thinking about upgrading to Windows 8 you’d better do it soon. Microsoft’s introductory pricing for Windows 8 will expire on January 31st. And you won’t get it for $40 after that. Microsoft promises improvements to its Security Suite after it fails another A/V certification test. It’s a hit. The sequel to the popular Temple Run was downloaded more than 20 million times in its first week of release. Batmobile sold. $4.2Million. Cool. Based on the 1955 Lincoln Futura. ‘Nuf said. Who knew that people liked raspberry pi(e) this much? What kind of basketball court would TRON's Kevin Flynn play on? This one, of course. This Week in Nerd History: January 23, 1957 – American inventor Walter Frederick Morrison sells the rights to his flying disc to the Wham-O toy company, who later rename it the "Frisbee". January 22, 1984 – The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to popularize the computer mouse and the graphical user interface, is introduced during Super Bowl XVIII with its famous "1984" television commercial. January 24, 2003 – The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
