Engadget Podcast 160 - 08.21.2009

They said it couldn't be done: could these three men really repeat the on-air magic they conjured during last week's live show? The internet yelled a resounding "yes!" yesterday, as Josh, Paul and Nilay chatted up the PS3 Slim and all other manner of technological trivia. Your hosts' voices charged through internet air waves and filled the hearts of those who tuned in live with irreplaceable joy as podcast history was being made. Oh, you missed it? Don't worry, we've got a static copy of the broadcast right here. It's pretty good.

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

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00:01:15 - Sony unveils slimmer PS3: $300, lands in September (updated!)
00:09:00 - PS3 Slim sized up: smaller, deeper, no Linux or PS2 compatibility
00:26:42 - Sony announces PS3 firmware 3.0, European PlayStation Video Store, Digital Reader comics viewer
00:27:10 - Sony announces 'snackable' 100MB Minis for PSN Store
00:35:51 - Nokia's Maemo 5 RX-51 / N900 tablet gets exhaustively previewed
00:41:45 - Nokia's Maemo 5 tablet shows up again, ready to play
00:49:07 - Dell Mini 3i smartphone gets official outing in China
01:08:17 - Canon outs new PowerShots: G11, S90, SX20 IS, SX120 IS, SD980 IS and SD940 IS
01:08:37 - Canon PowerShot G11 hands-on
01:12:00 - Canon's PowerShot lineup hands-on: the best of the rest

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[tushar Posted Aug 21st 2009 2:18PM]

No apple news for a change!!!! BTW I don't mind it!!!

[werty1432k Posted Aug 22nd 2009 11:21PM]

Agreed, it was nice for a change especially with the flood of Apple related news that will be coming in September.

[steakman Posted Aug 21st 2009 2:25PM]

Invalid phone number.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2009 2:38PM]

you know... some of us commenters could use some podcast promotion, ya digg

[newreformation Posted Aug 21st 2009 2:48PM]

"Ya know Sony, It's FREAKING SONY!"

lol

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2009 6:46PM]

Canon G11 with HD video? Not according to Canon website or the howls of complaints over at dpreview forums...

[ai4281 Posted Aug 21st 2009 10:23PM]

Why was Nilay having an orgasm when Josh kept interrupting him? lol

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2009 10:41PM]

For tech writers you guys are pretty ignorant about PS3. The console with most cutting edge technology. How can you guys feel qualified to put out those shoppers guides when most of you don't even own a machine with 20 some million owners? From now on I definitely won't be taking you guys' word for it.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 23rd 2009 2:01AM]

We've all played with review units -- and beyond that, Paul and I both are gushing over finally buying one and you're still not happy with us? I felt like this was the most fanboyish podcast we've ever done.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 22nd 2009 11:51AM]

Um... you're so excited about the 1080P on the Canon G11? Um... yeah ... it doesn't have that. It's VGA only. Not sure where you got that information, but it's clear in Canon's official specs: 640x480 30 fps - on both the G11 and S90. Major outrage has arisen from this on camera forums with people throwing out all sorts of wild accusations and conspiracy theories - not sure how you guys missed this. Maybe you were just using common sense and logically concluding that a camera in the G11s class would include HD video? Yeah, well, common sense doesn't apply here.

[everlan Posted Aug 22nd 2009 5:12PM]

I am trying to listen to the podcast on Saturday morning, and I can't get it to start. I am on a Macbook Pro 15" (unibody) and have tried Safari and Firefox. Just fyi.

[werty1432k Posted Aug 22nd 2009 11:20PM]

Just get it off iTunes instead of listening to it through this post

[werty1432k Posted Aug 22nd 2009 11:19PM]

Joshua's favorite word and the word of this week's podcast: Curf

(hopefully spelled that right, you know what I mean!)

Great podcast as always, looking forward to whatever The Engadget Show is.

[microlomaniac Posted Aug 23rd 2009 10:08AM]

Nope: http://www.engadget.com/tag/kirf ;-)

[exabytte Posted Aug 23rd 2009 9:42AM]

Please keep doing these live!

[microlomaniac Posted Aug 23rd 2009 10:07AM]

Please keep doing these! :-)


But I think you could compress (the audio signal amplitude, not the audio data) the signal more. I listened to parts of the current episode in my car (yes, via bluetooth streaming from my iPhone) while driving at ~120kph on the Autobahn (it's a German word so it's gotta be capitalized ;)), and I really had to turn the stereo up way too loud in order to understand everything because there are huge differences between loud and soft "parts".

Otherwise, great stuff. Keep it up!

[TioNcoT Posted Aug 23rd 2009 10:15AM]

I just heard the guy commentating the F1 Grand Prix say the battle has been joined.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 23rd 2009 1:13PM]

@Nilay:

I understand that you guys are liking it now that you have it. What I'm saying is that you guys put out those shopping guides yet 'till now you didn't have one of the three major consoles. You guys just did one for back to school where you recommended the X360. Imagine a publication like Consumer Reports recommending Ford Focus over Toyota Prius yet they never drove the Toyota Prius.

It just seems contrary to this website's other rules such as not keeping review units, not accepting paid travel, etc.

[KamasamaK Posted Aug 24th 2009 5:19PM]

I see what you mean, but "never drove the Toyota Prius" seems like a bad example consider he's used it before. Maybe not having driven it for a sufficient length of time and on more than one type of surface. Meh, forget the analogies.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 25th 2009 1:29AM]

But I have used a PS3 quite a bit in the past, as has Paul. What we choose to spend our personal dollars on remains our decision alone, and until now neither Paul nor I felt the PS3 was worth the money.

Josh has always had one, as have several other members of our staff -- you know Ross Miller used to work for Joystiq, right? And until early this year most of the EHD staff considered the PS3 the best Blu-ray player out there.

And trust me, when we do those guides we talk a LOT about the choices.

[cubical Posted Aug 24th 2009 5:17PM]

What is a 'curf' ? I've heard this term on Engadget's podcast and other podcasts, never heard an explanation..something to do w/ cell phone prototypes?

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 26th 2009 6:16AM]

nice music choice! ;)

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 1st 2009 7:34PM]

Joshua sounds arrogant while speaks about some product, especially nokia and sony. it is making listening to podcast bit difficult. Any nokia and sony sells in millions and poeple are buying that

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