Summary: Mike visits the TWiT Studios, Panasonic makes a killer 4k television and Yelp reviews help restaurants. Plus a special birthday highlights this week's Nerd History. Mobile App of the Week: Guitar Tuner, Alvin Yu, includes non-standard tuning configurations. FREE Nerd News: Make room on your credit cards because it’s going to be a busy tech week. Look for announcements from Amazon (new Kindle Fires), Nokia (Windows 8 phone, RT tablets) and more. Apple’s iPhone announcement is September 12th. Mike’s trip to the TWiT Brick House in Petaluma, California. So much for 1080p: 4K TVsare coming! $20,000, no 4K Blu-ray spec, and no 4K broadcast TV. Panasonic shows 145-inch 8K (7680x4320) plasma TV Cool Windows 8 phone feature: SMS sync to outlook.com Positive Yelp reviews help restaurants with nightly reservations by 19%. This Week in Nerd History: September 4, 1939 - Happy 73rd birthday to the father of the Same3Guys. Happy Birthday Dad! September 4, 1951 – Ending World War II, the first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, California, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference. September 8, 1966 – The first Star Trekseries premieres on NBC. Subscribe to the WFN podcast. It's 100% free and 200% fun!
