Engadget Podcast 169 - 10.31.2009

Tired of all the DROID talk? Well, tough cookies, mister. Nilay, Paul and Josh have a lot to say on the subject, and you're just going to have to sit there and take it. Or you could skip the first 40 minutes of this week's podcast, but that's just a recipe for regret. If you do stick it out you'll be treated to some unusually candid discussion of Josh's facial hair and other more pertinent questions picked from the USTREAM discussion that will almost certainly frighten you straight.

WARNING: This podcast has been known to kill people. Engadget assumes no responsibility for injury or death.

[Thanks, JS and Rom for the image]

Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Song: ChangWang2003 - 99 Problems (Battletoads Remix)

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00:01:28 - Motorola DROID review
00:19:08 - HTC confirmed to be cooking up Android 2.0 update for Hero, other devices unclear
00:19:19 - Android 2.0 ported to original T-Mobile G1 (video)
00:19:29 - HTC Droid Eris peeks its head out once more, shows off 5MP camera
00:30:48 - Google Navigation video hands-on: you want this
00:32:25 - The game has changed
00:37:18 - How-to: hack your own DROID dock with magnets and cardboard
00:41:20 - Storm2 now available from Verizon for those who waited
00:49:25 - Nintendo DSi LL goes large in Japan on November 21 (update: DSi XL in Europe Q1)
00:53:41 - Netflix for PlayStation 3 requires a disc, software solution coming late 2010
00:57:28 - Apple TV 3.0 software update is out, with iTunes Extras, LP & Genius in tow
01:06:23 - Nokia vs. Apple: the in-depth analysis
01:06:40 - How-to: recycle your old gadgets

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[(Unverified) Posted Oct 31st 2009 4:16PM]

Nilay, I'm sitting here, crying my eyes out. You promised the DROID sound. You promised.

I go another day without having DROID as my text message tone.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 31st 2009 4:23PM]

Simple solution: Rip the audio track from that youtube video that has the droid tone. Then use software (audacity for example , if you must have free...) to clip the audio to include only what you want. Then export it to your phone. Problem solved.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 31st 2009 4:39PM]

The DROID sound in the Youtube video leaves some of the 'artistic distortion' audible. It just wouldn't work. What we need is for someone to extract it from the DROID and then upload it.

[Karl Posted Nov 3rd 2009 6:05AM]

Where Nilay fails… google search provides

Droid Sound
http://twaud.io/q8q

[N900 Posted Oct 31st 2009 4:19PM]

Miles: Droid browses better than the iPhone, aaaahhhHHHHH-- *head explodes*

Ahhh! Holy shit this podcast does kill people, RUNN!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 31st 2009 4:20PM]

nilay i cant believe that you are such a pre fanboy

[Gad Get Posted Nov 1st 2009 6:01PM]

Bla bla bla!

Please don't start another fanboy flame war!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 31st 2009 4:27PM]

***looks forward to the smart phones of Q3 and Q4 2010***

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 31st 2009 4:35PM]

lol this is how you can identify a true geek (no offense, I am one...). I guess when you look at the year in terms of Q1-Q4 instead of Spring-Winter you have been fully assimilated.

[dishbreak Posted Oct 31st 2009 6:57PM]

Aye to that. I throw people all the time when I say Q1.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 31st 2009 4:29PM]

Oooo Ahhh..!! solve the world economic crisis by giving me ONE! :)

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 31st 2009 4:46PM]

This podcast's episode number is the square of 13. Appropriate, since this is Halloween.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 31st 2009 4:53PM]

WOOO

you know what would be more awesome? if halloween would be on friday the 13th

/s

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 31st 2009 5:14PM]

Actually it's on the 31st which is 13 backwards!!

Anyone else realize that the engadget phone number extension is 888, if you take 8+8+8 it equals 24. 24 is divisible by six 4 times. THATS 6666 (doubtlessly even more evil than the regular "666"!!!) I am freaking out right now!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 31st 2009 5:14PM]

>>> "...WARNING: This podcast has been known to kill people. Engadget assumes no
>>> responsibility for injury or death..."

That's it - you're getting sued for $16+ million.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 31st 2009 6:01PM]

Any chance of sticking a HPF on the recording before compressing? or at least a better pop shield. It's hurting my ears every time Joshua speaks.

[MoShang Posted Oct 31st 2009 11:12PM]

The pop shield is your friend.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 31st 2009 6:18PM]

I used to download the podcast,
and listen to it, over and over all the weekend on my way to work.
now I got 2 every weekend
the old one for saturdays and sundays the new one ;-)

any chance to make engadget show in a friendly format for my android or psp ?
many thanks

[dishbreak Posted Oct 31st 2009 6:56PM]

Downloading now, but I gotta say, the intro this week was kind of lackluster. It's silly, but that 8-bit surprise is part of my week, and Jay-Z wasn't a very pleasant one. =)

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 31st 2009 7:01PM]

25:40: Joshua being a big douche.

Also, you guys need to put a better pop shield on your mic.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 31st 2009 7:59PM]

I love the podcast, but it's hard to listen to every B and P and T. Please get pop filters for the mics.

[ch3burashka Posted Oct 31st 2009 9:28PM]

AAAAAAAAA!

Whoo, way to give me a scare, Engadget: I thought that spider was real for sure. Now I gotta go take my blood pressure meds.

[ch3burashka Posted Oct 31st 2009 9:28PM]

Also, the comments are pretty unanimous on the pop filter thing, so I second it.

2nd.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 1st 2009 12:20AM]

smash tv! ha!

I'd buy that for a dollar!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 1st 2009 12:31AM]

Why does it take 5 days to put a podcast online? 5 hours would be reasonable. 5 minutes would be supurb.

[Hi Kenneth Posted Nov 1st 2009 10:22AM]

Hey Engadger, love the orange and black...maybe Engadget should change their colors to those

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 1st 2009 12:38PM]

as the first reply to the podcast was that the droid sound is missing and it still is and i (maybe also other ppl) still want the DROID sound also i have to remind you guys that Nilay promised that is was gonna be uploaded to engadget or somewhere and added to the podcast post which obviously didn't happen.

i hope this can be solved quickly,

kind regards,

meaglin

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 1st 2009 3:20PM]

Happy Princeton Parents' Day!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 2nd 2009 1:46PM]

Josh's "google engineer voice" FTW!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 6th 2009 1:36PM]

Really? Android is more difficult than iPhone? I pretty much handed a MyTouch to my wife who has very limited technical experience and walked away. She does great with it and absolutely loves it.