A few disclaimers: We make up (co-opt really) a new curse word. Liz and Tom, for a time, mistake Neil Young for Neil Simon. Whoops. This week in Netflix? WB acts like a bunch of…well, CADS. Tom thinks you can take the conversation in this article and pretty much switch out the local “evil” the studios think they must sue into non-existence. Tom’s new phone is here, some impressions of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus compared to Tom’s many iDevices. Want a sub? Love SVS? Don’t want to pay for it? Head over to the Audioholics forums. Tom tackles a headphone review (here’s the data he used), MP3s and compression, and the “magic” of analogue sources. Time shifting streamed content (warning, pdf)? Yeah, that’ll be around for a long time. A few digressions into comic books, super bowl home theaters (that suck), and Liz has a word of thanks. Thanks for listening and don’t forget to vote for us at Podcast Alley! To see our (mostly) complete collection of show videos, click here. Download Tom’s FREE ebook Bob Moore: No Hero which is pretty much available everywhere. You can also check out Tom’s new book, Bob Moore: Desperate Times on Amazon, iTunes, Nook, and pretty much everywhere else. Friend Tom and Liz on Google+ to join in on one of our hangouts.
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Liz has a big announcement that she starts the podcast with. It’s a doosy and may mean big changes for AV Rant. Stay tuned to future episodes for further details. Tom answers questions from Jason, Jonathan, and Andrew this week. Did you know AOL is still alive (though their site looks more like a blog) and, apparently, they are providing content to Sony? Who knew? We skipped the thing about batteries but here it is. Tom is getting a new phone and can’t wait to talk about it. SOPA is dead. You’re welcome. Tom wants a new printer, Liz will take one too (check out this Thingiverse for plans). They are split on this new ebook lighting solution from Flex. This week in Netflix – a comparison of services that Tom doesn’t think is fair and a conclusion he doesn’t agree with. Liz got a Boxee Box. Expect more on that in the future. Thanks for listening and don’t forget to vote for us at Podcast Alley! To see our (mostly) complete collection of show videos, click here. Download Tom’s FREE ebook Bob Moore: No Hero which is pretty much available everywhere. You can also check out Tom’s new book, Bob Moore: Desperate Times on Amazon, iTunes, Nook, and pretty much everywhere else. Friend Tom and Liz on Google+ to join in on one of our hangouts.
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Tom is back! You may rejoice or curse at your discretion. If you didn’t notice the SOPA message on the website, we went black for a day (and again next week). Liz has some thoughts on Spotify and Rdio. Audyssey is branching out and Tom doesn’t like it at all. Technology rules! Welcome to Mars and the future! Griffin Twenty – a product that Tom just can’t bring himself to get excited about without a price. We get some new Netflix jingles courtesy of Jackson (thanks man, they ROCK!). This week in Netflix – a review. Tom’s soup to nuts this week is how some speaker companies hate you. Others, however, don’t. Thanks for listening and don’t forget to vote for us at Podcast Alley! To see our (mostly) complete collection of show videos, click here. Download Tom’s FREE ebook Bob Moore: No Hero which is pretty much available everywhere. You can also check out Tom’s new book, Bob Moore: Desperate Times on Amazon, iTunes, Nook, and pretty much everywhere else. Friend Tom and Liz on Google+ to join in on one of our hangouts.
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Were you wondering if Liz was the perfect woman? She makes her case on this week’s podcast. Tom has a few things to say about subs (most importantly, Audioholics.com is giving one away). Would you rent a toy for your kids? Tom got a tweet from @loudspeaking (great twitter handle btw) about his new Bob Dylan box set. David sent us a couple of articles that were way too hard to read. Kindle Fire or the new Nook Tablet – Liz weighs in. Blu-ray was cracked…despite Intel’s claims. Who was the worst CEO of 2011? Couldn’t be Reed Hastings could it? Tom and Liz don’t think so. Tom and Liz discuss eBooks vs. paper. Thanks for listening and don’t forget to vote for us at Podcast Alley! To see our (mostly) complete collection of show videos, click here. Download Tom’s FREE ebook Bob Moore: No Hero which is pretty much available everywhere. You can also check out Tom’s new book, Bob Moore: Desperate Times onAmazon (and soon everywhere). Friend Tom and Liz on Google+ to join in on one of our hangouts.
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Liz had a bit of an accident this week and is pushing through the pain to get this out to you in a timely manner. This week Tom has more to say about NAD (Liz says he’s feeding the trolls), Google Music, and Steam. Tom and Liz discuss a new AV Rant tagline. Someone will win something very…unimpressive probably. Google Maps goes inside, Hulu goes to Germany, Tom talks about the new Sony 4K projector, and Emotiva releases a new, surprisingly small, amp. This week’s soup to nuts comes from a Twitter question – can receivers be paired with speakers to affect the sound? Thanks for listening and don’t forget to vote for us at Podcast Alley! To see our (mostly) complete collection of show videos, click here. Download Tom’s FREE ebook Bob Moore: No Hero which is pretty much available everywhere. You can also check out Tom’s new book, Bob Moore: Desperate Times on Amazon (and soon everywhere). Friend Tom and Liz on Google+ to join in on one of our hangouts.
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