This is Only a Test show

This is Only a Test

Summary: This is the official podcast of Tested.com. Tested brings you the week's technology and science news, with hosts Will Smith, Norman Chan, and Jeremy Williams. There's no jargon here, just solid explanations of the week's news--and plenty of wacky tangents. Make sure you stick around after the outro for fake outtakes!

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Podcasts:

 Episode 34 - Thursday Morning Hangover - 10/28/2010 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:29:54

This week, the podcast gang talk World Series commercials, Google TV, the 3D TV adoption rate, Microsoft's future, and the Nook Color. All that, plus a whole lot more on this week's episode of This is Only a Test.

 Episode 33 Bonus! - The Radeon HD 6870 Embargo Edition - 10/21/2010 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:56

In this special bonus episode of This is Only a Test Will, Norm, Gary and Brad chat about the upcoming Radeon 6870 and 6850, then talk about how it stacks up to existing cards from ATI and Nvidia. Plus, the naming scheme controversy surrounding it. Don't miss it!

 Episode 33 - In Like a Lion, Out Like a Churro - 10/20/2010 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:27:11

In this week's episode Will, Norm, and Gary are joined by a familiar face, whilst discussing today's OS X Lion announcement, the first GoogleTV box from Sony, the MyPressi Twist espresso maker, the new MacBook Air, and the perils of iPadding on the toilet. All that, plus a whole lot more on this weeks episode of This is Only a Test.

 Episode 32 - Lions vs. Cougars - 10/14/2010 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:12:24

Norm's in LA, so Gary and Matt rejoin Will in the podcasting chamber to talk about Windows Phone 7, Apple's lion announcement next week, the Roku XD|S vs. Apple TV, Verizon's iPad, the Nokia N8, disc-free Netflix on the PS3, and the Chilean miner's PSPs. All that, plus a whole lot more on this week's episode of This is Only a Test.

 Episode 31 - Special Guests! - 10/07/2010 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:14:55

This week, Norm, Ana, and Will talk about the Samsung Tab, the new Apple TV, Google TV, and a whole lot more. Plus, visits by two other Whiskey-ites on another fun-filled episode of This is Only a Test!

 Episode 30 - Minecraft Minecraft Minecraft - 9/30/2010 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:02:23

This week, Norm, Ana, and Will talk Minecraft, the Blackberry Playbook, the new Xbox 360 Dash update, and a whole bunch of awesome.

 Episode 29 - Four People! FOUR! - 9/22/2010 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:15:49

Will, Norm, Ana, and Gary make the ultimate podcast super team in today's celebration of a super-slow news week. This week, we talk about Minecraft, Civilization 5, Kindle stuff, the HDCP crack, Canadian Netflix, Sony Move, and GPUs. We talk about GPUs kind of a lot. Frankly, probably too much. Bye.

 Episode 28 - The Tangent Has a Tangent - 9/16/2010 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:16:40

This week features a rousing discussion on the relative merits of Rez, the iPad 4.2 Beta, the differences between Intel's Sandy Bridge and AMD's Fusion, the Internet Explorer 9 beta, our first test flights with the AR QuadraCopter, and the upcoming/out now Twitter.com redesign.

 Episode 27 - Before the Big Live Live Show - 9/08/2010 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 57:19

On the eve of the Big Live Live Show: Live, Will, Norm, and Ana sit down to recount the week's news. We're talking about all the exciting news from PAX (Duke Nukem Forever!), the Samsung Fascinate, Google's Instant, and a whole lot more.

 Episode 26 - Gary vs. The Reality Distortion Field - 9/1/2010 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:25:52

This week Will, Norm, and Gary talk about the new iPods, the update to AppleTV, iTunes 10 (and Ping), the crazy new Xbox 360 controller, the third-gen Kindle, the T-Mobile G2, Cyanogen 6.0, and a whole lot more, on this week's episode.

 Episode 25 - Goat Prawn - 8/26/2010 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:00:03

Will, Norm, Ana, and Matt sit down to talk tech on this week's show. Matt goes hands-on with Windows Phone 7, Will rants about Blu-ray load times, Norm wonders what Apple's going to show on September 1, and Ana talks about treating life like a RPG. All that, plus our first audio reader question, general silliness, a truly awful joke, and a whole lot more, on this week's episode of This is Only a Test.

 Episode 24 - Tested vs. Unsexy News Week - 08/19/2010 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:02:18

This week Norm, Will, and Ana tackle the unsexiest news week so far this year, tackling Facebook Places, Intel buying McAfee, and a whole bunch of reader questions on this week's unsexy episode of This is Only a Test.

 Episode 23 - It's Just Like Solomon - 8/11/2010 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 54:31

Will, Norm, and Gary have another fabulous conversation, where they run down the latest rumors about the next AppleTV, the brand-new Droid 2, why Will's avoiding the Dell Streak, the current feeling about Microsoft's Kinect, and a whole lot more. Also, we talk about crazy liquids.

 Episode 22 - The Norville Barnes Appreciation Episode - 8/5/2010 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:09:31

This week Will and Norm are joined by Gary Whitta wherein they discuss an absolutely astounding amount of news. Topics include the new Kindle 3, the Blackberry Torch, the increasing sales of Android, how magic the Magic Trackpad really is, cold brewing coffee, Siggraph, some iPod rumors, Froyo updates for old phones, and a whole lot more. PUT THIS IN YOUR EARS.

 Episode 21 - Massive Outtakes - 7/28/2010 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 54:39

Norm makes his triumphant return, and the gang celebrates by talking tech. On the docket this week: the Samsung Captivate, the Library of Congress vs. the DMCA, new stuff from Apple, Panasonic's crazy 3D camera, reader questions, and a whole lot more!

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