Engadget Podcast 208 - 08.13.2010

It's the Engadget Podcast....to go! Would you like a little Joanna Stern with that? Easy on the Ziegler, buddy - and 86 the Paul, please. All that plus a special toy for kids ten and under that manage to listen all the way to the end.

Update: If you've been unable to download the podcast in iTunes or Zune, it's because we had a naming issue -- it's since been fixed and should download properly once the cache breaks. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel
Guests: Joanna Stern, Chris Ziegler
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: California Gurls

00:01:30 - The Engadget Show - 011: Peter Molyneux, Fable III, Milo, BlackBerry Torch, Windows Phone 7
00:01:40 - BlackBerry Torch review
00:12:48 - Exclusive: Sony Ericsson to introduce Android 3.0 gaming platform and PSP Go-like smartphone
00:18:38 - Microsoft to open mobile games studio, develop and incubate Windows Phone 7 titles
00:24:42 - Exclusive: Upcoming Apple TV loses 1080p playback, gains apps... and will be renamed iTV
00:36:10 - iPod touch coming in a 'few weeks' with dual cameras and Retina Display, suggests John Gruber
00:39:49 - CDMA iPhone in engineering tests, may arrive in January, says John Gruber
00:43:05 - Plastic Logic kills QUE, 'shifts focus' to second-generation ProReader
00:43:56 - Notion Ink Adam delayed, this time investors are to blame (updated!)
01:47:00 - Notion Ink Adam priced at $498, lives up to promise of being below $499
00:50:20 - Dell Streak on sale August 13 for $300 on AT&T contract, $550 without
00:51:14 - Off-contract Dell Streak is still SIM-locked to AT&T, wrongs still being done in the world
00:52:40 - Exclusive: Dell Thunder prototype rumbles into the wild (video)
00:57:05 - Motorola Droid 2 (and R2-D2 edition!) finally official: Android 2.2, Swype, $200 on contract
00:57:50 - Droid 2 R2-D2 edition spied in the wild, ready to repair your X-wing
00:58:30 - Motorola's Droid 2 in the wild, looking as blue as ever
01:04:18 - Motorola's Jha says MOTOBLUR brand will fade from view
01:05:22 - Epic 4G coming August 31st for $249.99 on contract (updated)
01:06:14 - HP CEO Mark Hurd resigns over sexual harassment investigation (updated with liveblog!)
01:07:35 - Former HP CEO Mark Hurd rewarded with a $40m severance after being forced to resign over fraudulent expense reports
01:09:42 - HP tells employees webOS tablet coming Q1 2011
01:11:20 - Pre designer Peter Skillman latest to leave Palm, entire senior staff now in exodus
01:14:56 - Google and Verizon announcing something policy-related at 1:30PM ET -- we're liveblogging right here
01:16:00 - Google and Verizon publish joint policy proposal for 'an open internet'
01:17:00 - Google and Verizon's net neutrality proposal explained

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[xTmDarren Posted Aug 13th 2010 3:40PM]

yay

[ComboBreaker Posted Aug 13th 2010 3:56PM]

@xTmDarren Looks like a REALLY GOOD SHOW. I have to say. I've listened to alot of Tech Blog's Podcasts and nothing competes... those other guys literally put me to sleep.

Oh yea and since I'm here... ENGADGET SHOW ON THE WEEKEND PLEASE GUYS!... I Don't live in NY anymore!... Thanks....in....advance

[d0mth0ma5 Posted Aug 13th 2010 3:58PM]

@ComboBreaker GDGT is pretty good, especially when they do the round-table. But yeah I agree with you.

[ComboBreaker Posted Aug 13th 2010 4:23PM]

@d0mth0ma5 Gotta check them out then....

P.S. The Podcast doesn't work guys... My Google Listen say "File not found"

[NikAmi Posted Aug 13th 2010 6:07PM]

@xTmDarren Josh's Steve Jobs impression on the iTV 720p issue is hilarious.

[TGIF Leo Posted Aug 13th 2010 6:12PM]

@xTmDarren
ITV is going bust anyway. their ratings are on an all time low. they could do with some Apple's money and change their name to rebrand.

[FacepunchMcCoolpants Posted Aug 13th 2010 8:40PM]

@Darkroom Why do they keep putting Jason Voorhees into pics and posts?

[Zanatos Posted Aug 18th 2010 2:29PM]

@Darkroom Yeah, definitely Jason, not Freddy.

[mindPlus Posted Aug 13th 2010 3:42PM]

finally. ~ have waited for what feels like 2 weeks.

[kapanak Posted Aug 13th 2010 3:50PM]

Damn it, this new Tweet button keeps on flooding me with pop-ups...Time to block the whole platform widget altogether...

[d0mth0ma5 Posted Aug 13th 2010 3:52PM]

@kapanak They've removed it from the Site now. My money is on Twitter getting hacked, again.

[d0mth0ma5 Posted Aug 13th 2010 3:51PM]

Busy Podcast

[werty1432k Posted Aug 13th 2010 4:52PM]

@d0mth0ma5 Same thing with me.

[sterim Posted Aug 13th 2010 4:02PM]

Doesn't appear to working in my iTunes, has a little exclamation mark next to it and won't download. :(

[d0mth0ma5 Posted Aug 13th 2010 4:04PM]

@sterim Ditto

[justit Posted Aug 13th 2010 4:11PM]

@sterim same here

[willielewis2 Posted Aug 13th 2010 4:27PM]

@sterim same here

[werty1432k Posted Aug 13th 2010 4:52PM]

@sterim Same here

[tai376 Posted Aug 13th 2010 4:06PM]

PLEASE 86 that Paul

[Johnny Rockets Posted Aug 13th 2010 4:08PM]

If Chris is on the show, does that mean no Engadget Mobile Podcast this week??

[teefs Posted Aug 13th 2010 4:27PM]

Won't download in iTunes :(
plz fix.

[Chad Vader Posted Aug 13th 2010 4:34PM]

anyone notice jason

[Pryomancer Posted Aug 13th 2010 4:40PM]

@Chad Vader Yeah... Did I miss something? They've tried to sneak it in to a few different posts. Even 'Jason' as a signature on a phone.

[Pryomancer Posted Aug 13th 2010 4:42PM]

@Pryomancer And yeah, I just got the joke. Silly me.

[hq Posted Aug 13th 2010 4:43PM]

@Pryomancer PRO TIP: It's Friday the 13th today...

[runswithjedi Posted Aug 13th 2010 4:37PM]

iTunes didn't let me download it. Safari dl plugin to the rescue!

[beatsandmelody Posted Aug 13th 2010 4:40PM]

Actually, yes,

We need more of Joanna Stern on the podcasts and the engadget show

[Jimi Posted Aug 13th 2010 4:40PM]

I wonder why my podcast software on Android doesn't like this feed. I keep getting "too many redirects" when I try and download the latest podcast. Maybe I should try a different "pod-catcher" :-(

[Min Posted Aug 13th 2010 9:18PM]

@Jimi Listen works great although it is broken on this one (as is everyone's feed) for reasons stated above.

[Rosco911 Posted Aug 13th 2010 4:50PM]

YEAH JASON!!!

[willielewis2 Posted Aug 13th 2010 5:11PM]

it sucks....lol @ Nilay

[TonyFowlie Posted Aug 13th 2010 5:33PM]

Oh geez ... I've *just* figured out why all the masks on all the posts.

I either need to go back to bed, or have a drink ... or one then the other.

Happy 13th all, especially you paraskavedekatriaphobics.

TTFN
Tony

[ch3burashka Posted Aug 13th 2010 5:55PM]

I've been frequenting Engadget rarer and rarer. Could someone explain to me this Jason thing? Everyone knows that explaining a joke is the only way to make it truly funny!

[Robot Overlord Posted Aug 13th 2010 6:24PM]

@ch3burashka
today's date

[d0mth0ma5 Posted Aug 13th 2010 6:32PM]

@ch3burashka Look at the date, Google the date, Go to the IMDB page.

[uncola Posted Aug 13th 2010 6:47PM]

where's the Dune, Where's My Car picture?

[TPAYNE87 Posted Aug 13th 2010 7:07PM]

Thats a sweet Logo with Jason

[tehdime Posted Aug 13th 2010 7:28PM]

Joanna needs a proper Microphone

[Joanna Stern Posted Aug 13th 2010 9:46PM]

@tehdime She really does.

[RussellPeters Posted Aug 13th 2010 8:00PM]

Friday the 13th and u guys put california gurls by kaite perry....i am ashamed....

[nickux Posted Aug 14th 2010 12:33PM]

Joshua Jobs appearance just makes my weekend. Thanks Engadget!

[Franks Beef Posted Aug 14th 2010 1:42PM]

Anyone have a link to the image they were talking about at the end?

[kazz1896 Posted Aug 14th 2010 4:04PM]

Still cant download the podast from itunes!

[S2333 Posted Aug 16th 2010 11:19AM]

Joshua Topolsky's impression of Steve Jobs is still really funny.