Engadget Podcast 123 - 12.27.2008: Goodbye 2008 edition

Yes, it's that time of year again. The end of the year. This is the final podcast of 2008, but just the tip of the iceberg in the world of Engadget podcasting. Cuddle up by the fireplace and listen in as Josh, Nilay, and Paul reminisce about their time at the reader meetup, pontificate on Apple's exit from Macworld, speculate about the Adamo and VAIO P, and much, much more. Go on and listen -- you know you want to.

Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Paul Miller, Nilay Patel
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Song: Jump

01:22 - Apple announces final MacWorld, Steve Jobs won't deliver keynote
13:15 - Thank you NYC!
20:26 - Dell confirms shocking truth: Adamo to rival MacBook Air
27:34 - Sony P-series "netbook" unveiled, underwhelming
37:51 - HP Firebird 803 tower with VoodooDNA leaked!
51:32 - Editorial: All I wanted this year was the best smartphone ever


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[(Unverified) Posted Dec 27th 2008 6:09PM]

Trying the iTunes link with my iPod Touch but the December 20th podcast is the latest one :'[

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 27th 2008 8:15PM]

Ahhhh... Another year is quickly passing. Another year in which stories like a robot that can cure cancer gets 3 comments... while a story about a firmware upgrade to the iPhone that fixes a bug with the volume display gets 200 comments. Goodbye 2008 !!! And don't worry, Apple. Your devoted Engadget Apple fanboys will be waiting for you in 2009. :)

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 27th 2008 8:35PM]

Great podcast so far (I had to use my E71 heh)...You mentioned more reader interaction; any plans for expanding beyond comments to an Engadget discussion forum? :)

[Arkenklo Posted Dec 27th 2008 6:21PM]

Engadget had podcast? I've never noticed.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 27th 2008 6:37PM]

Where are the archives for this again?

[NewL Posted Dec 27th 2008 6:39PM]

Could you please talk even more over each other next time? I'm a non-native speaker, and it makes understanding stuff really unnecessary hard.

First and last time I'm listening to that podcast.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 27th 2008 7:10PM]

Is this the podcast where you talk about how great all Apple products are with no one there to comment on the fanboyism?

[Saad Posted Dec 27th 2008 7:24PM]

Lol, I have to agree with you on this one. They start by saying that Apple products aren't perfect, then end up mentioning Apple 7 million times and comparing every single thing to one of the Apple products wither it be a T-Shirt or a rope! I wish commenters were more involved.

[jinushaun Posted Dec 27th 2008 7:49PM]

Not perfect, true. But Apple's as close perfection as we can get. :p

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 27th 2008 11:59PM]

Since when does ripping on the MacBook Air for an hour count as fanboyism?

[tino Posted Dec 27th 2008 11:14PM]

That HP is at least the Xbox (original) size but thinner on one end. Look at how tiny the HDMI slot is.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 28th 2008 12:27AM]

Reader meet-up attendee:

I'm glad there is an open dialogue happening about the meet-ups! Can't wait to be a part of more of them! Speaking as one of the Nokia users taking photos, may I have a spare one? If you have a refurb, it's totally okay with me!

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 28th 2008 6:44AM]

Jailbreak your iPhone and get Quickgold, that should satisfy your needs for searching.

[Joshua Topolsky Posted Dec 28th 2008 10:57AM]

Yep -- just re-jailbroke and snagged Quickgold. Huge improvement.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 28th 2008 11:47AM]

Same problem when downloading the podcast direct from the iphone. It shows up as a video so you can put the phone to sleep while listening.... very annoying!

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 28th 2008 7:03PM]

hey, i think Apple would come out with a new phone maybe not an Iphone nano(which would just look like a squashed Iphone) but something more unique hopefully.
Again maybe Steve Jobs is ill thats why he is not coming, if the media know stocks might drop more and in the time of despair, you dont want to loss that much. Furthermore, if a cult like figure like Steve Jobs is no more there is would empower the PC users

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 7th 2009 3:36PM]

I love the postcast but here is the problem. I use an iPhone to listen and because of the picutures included in the podcast my iPhone thinks it is a video. Why is this a problem? When I power off my iPhone screen or leave the podcast to open another app it stops the stream. The only way I can listen is if I have the phone on including screen and use no other apps. It would be greatly appreciated if your podcast was broadcast in the same maner as engadget HD.

[SUNSfan Posted Jan 13th 2009 4:34AM]

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