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Geek Book Club 008 – Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Maybe the most passionate love letter to the 1980’s ever written. Releasing this week as a feature film adaptation, directed by none other than Mr. Steven Spielberg, ‘Ready Player One’ is a high concept fantasy adventure celebrating all things geek and pop culture in a wonderful mash up style. Here’s our take on the book, before we head out to see the film!

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#SGGQA 032: Smartphones And Hearing Loss – Interview With Dr Alison Grimes Audiologist At UCLA

Are smartphones creating a deaf generation?


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The smartphone as we understand it today is a creation only ten years in the making, but over that decade it rapidly reached a critical saturation point. For many consumers, a phone is their primary media consumption tool, and these pocket computers can supply uninterrupted entertainment all day, with little need for a break.

At the same time, we are starting to see some disturbing emerging trends in health and etiquette. One trend to watch, increasing numbers of teens and young adults experiencing significant hearing loss.

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Alison Grimes, director of Audiology and Newborn Hearing at UCLA, to discuss some of the misconceptions surrounding hearing loss, the current state of research as to what might be causing this damage, and to ask for her best practices in protecting your hearing.

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Antlion ModMic 5 Review: Turn any headphones into a great gaming headset!

Gaming headsets are kind of a big deal. Maybe you already have cans you really like, what if you could just add an awesome microphone to them? Would that make the perfect gaming headset? What compromises might we run into? Let’s take listen to what Antlion has to offer!

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Stephen Hawking’s Multiverse, Game Reviewers Fight Microtransactions, Samsung Destroys 3.5% of Global NAND, Self-Driving Uber Kills Pedestrian – Monday Tech Chat!

Get your week started off right with a tasty tech podcast!

Stephen Hawking leaves behind an exciting new Multi-Verse theory. GameStar starts reducing review scores for games that use Microtransactions. Samsung destroys 3.5% of the global flash memory production. What are the ramifications of a fatality caused by a self-driving car?


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HTC Touch Pro Old Phone Challenge: Windows Mobile in 2018

How far back can you go before a smartphone is completely unusable? I think I found my threshold for nostalgia.

Joining Erica Griffin in her “Old Phone Challenge”, my entry for the discussion is one of my all time favorite phones. That is, the MEMORY of one of my all time favorite phones. Let’s see how much my warm fuzzy nostalgic memories have betrayed me…

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Honor View 10 International Giveaway with TK Bay and Honor UK!

Honor View 10 International Giveaway!

I’m partnering up with TK Bay and Honor UK to give away a monster smartphone. The View 10 looks like it could be an epic bang for buck performer, and it could be YOURS! A terrific spec sheet combined with gorgeous design, we might have a true competitor to “flagship killers” like the OnePlus.

Hit the link below for the full contest details! Good luck!

https://gleam.io/0TJFW/unlocked-honor-view-10-international-giveaway

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#SGGQA 030: Net Neutrality Fights Back, Trump on Video Games, and California Right to Repair – Monday Tech Chat

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Comcast throttles Paypal and Steam? What does the White House have to say about video game violence? California fights for your Right to Repair! The FCC is sued again, and Mayors are fighting for Net Neutrality!


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Geek Book Club 007 – Altered Carbon by Richard K Morgan

Pulp noir storytelling, hard science fiction setting, and a little life philosophy. ‘Altered Carbon’ has a little something for everyone. No surprise that this book series was optioned by Netflix for a 10 episode series. Sure, TV is fun to watch, but we’re BOOK GEEKS! Let’s read this puppy! Let’s read the HECK out of this puppy!

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