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Dear Veronica: Aural assaults
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-432408{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-432408, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-432408{width:570px;display:block;}try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-432408").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Oh boy, get ready for a rant. I've had it up to here (/gestures approximately three inches over my head) with bad listening habits. From middle-aged business men in the United lounge to teenagers at the mall, I'm about done with listening to your music / FaceTime calls / what have you. GET OFF MY SILENT AND PEACEFUL LAWN.Once I'm done table-flipping, we welcome Engadget editor Andrew Tarantola on to discuss the best Android apps for road tripping, and I throw in a few for you iOS fans. We also go over the best way to break bad news to someone, before social media gets to them first!Keep sending into those questions to #DearVeronica on Twitter, and I'll see you next week.Subscribe in iTunes, RSS or YouTube!
Dear Veronica: Picking your penguin
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-288875{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-288875, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-288875{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-288875").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Welcome back to another episode of Dear Veronica! This week, we have some great responses from you guys from our most recent "Question to the Crowd" from Tiyana. Watch to see how you guys think we should handle cross-timezone texting! Viewer David also has a question about which Linux distro is the best in terms of privacy and usability, and to answer that one we have Engadget editor Terrence O'Brien on give us the details. To wrap everything up, we have a Lightning Round! Make sure you keep sending on in those questions to me via Twitter using the hashtag #DearVeronica, or send me in a video question! See you next time.
Dear Veronica: How many pixels are too many?
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-188597{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-188597, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-188597{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-188597").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Welcome back to another episode of Dear Veronica! Very excited to welcome my friend Robert Heron onto the show this week, to answer a question about pixels. No, not Pixels (thankfully), but the kind you stare at every day. I also discuss the appropriate use of inter-office emoji, and take some viewer feedback! Remember to keep sending in those question to me via email or using #DearVeronica on social media. Subscribe in iTunes, RSS or YouTube!
Dear Veronica: Meditation for the masses
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-962843{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-962843, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-962843{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-962843").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Judging from the number of questions I've received on the topic, you guys are curious about ways to disconnect a little bit. Whether that means deleting social media from your devices on the weekends (like we discussed in a previous episode) or trying out a new app for meditation, we're all looking for some answers. This week, I'm welcoming onto the show Dan Harris, co-anchor of Nightline, the weekend edition of Good Morning America on ABC, and author of 10% Happier. In his high-stress job, he faced a lot of similar pressures, and turned to meditation to bring back some balance. It's not all crystals and incense, trust me. Keep sending those questions in to me via email, or by posting on social media using the hashtag #DearVeronica! See you next time.
Dear Veronica: Geocache hunting and cord killing
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-595677{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-595677, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-595677{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-595677").style.display="none";}catch(e){} This week, we're having fun with geocaching! Are you a fan of these urban treasure hunts? If you want to learn more about the geocache I mention in the video, head over here and happy hunting! We also welcome Tom Merritt back on the show to talk about places where you can find amazing content after you've finally cut that cord. Speaking of great content, I share my favorite podcasts for your listening pleasure! Just make sure you subscribe and watch mine first. Keep sending in those questions on Twitter using #DearVeronica, or via email! See you next time.
Dear Veronica: Does Microsoft's new browser have the Edge?
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-135680{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-135680, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-135680{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-850008").style.display="none";}catch(e){} It's a new Wednesday, which means I'm back to answer more of your questions! This week, we have Dana Wollman on to talk all about Microsoft's new Edge browser and how it compares to IE. Read her full review here. We also have some of your responses to our "are portable gaming devices dead?" question from a few weeks ago, plus some super-awkward social media problems! Don't forget that you can subscribe to the show on iTunes or via RSS, and keep sending in those questions on Twitter using #DearVeronica, or via email. See you next time!
Dear Veronica: Your brain on code
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-909457{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-909457, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-909457{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-909457").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Welcome back to the show, everyone! In case you missed it, we now have an iTunes and RSS feed for the show, so you can subscribe to it however you like. Thanks for your patience on that! As for the episode, we've got some great questions this week. We tackle how and when you should call out companies on Twitter for bad behavior (if it gets really bad you can always take the nuclear option like my husband and I did, but I don't recommend it). My friend Anthony Carboni of 3 Scientists Walk Into a Bar pops in to answer a fascinating question about how our brains work when we code, and I take on yet another dog question. Because dogs are awesome. Don't stop sending those questions in! You can email them to me, or post online using the hashtag #DearVeronica. Have a great week!
Dear Veronica: Real-Life Trek Tech?
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-123624{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-123624, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-123624{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-123624").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Summer is in full swing now, which means that parents are trying desperately to figure out what to do with their errant teenagers. How about teaching them to code? There are lots of options out there, and I cover some of my favorites in this week's episode. Plus, we get to hear about what technologies from Star Trek are actually possibly from my favorite space nerd Phil Plait, a.k.a. The Bad Astronomer! We also need your photos or videos of the worst catastrophes your phones have survived through! Post them to social using the #DearVeronica hashtag, along with your questions for future episodes!
Dear Veronica: Super Awkward Grandma on Facebook
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-752950{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-752950, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-752950{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-752950").style.display="none";}catch(e){} I think we all know that family and social media don't always mix: just because you love them, doesn't mean you like to hear what they have to say about climate change, gun laws, or whether or not they prefer pie to cake (pie is clearly better, you filthy monsters). For this week's episode, we cover awkward familial Facebook requests, how to break into the world of voice-over work with actor Liam O'Brien, and take a look at the latest Google Cardboard offerings. Don't forget to send me in your questions (especially video ones) to #DearVeronica on Twitter, Facebook, and wherever else hashtags be tagging.
Dear Veronica: Technophobe parents and the reality of VR
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-477148{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-477148, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-477148{width:630px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-477148").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Welcome to the very first episode of Dear Veronica! Today we're covering a wide range of questions, from how to deal with parents who refuse to text, to whether or not it's time to invest in a sweet VR setup for your man cave or lady lair. If you have questions for the show, make sure you post them using the hashtag #DearVeronica. My internet gnomes will scour social media for them, looking to Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Vine (yes, we'd love your video questions too!). In case you missed it, we also posted an interview with artist Sirron Norris, who created the emoji background for the set. Enjoy, and keep those questions coming!
Dear Veronica: Your guide to 21st century living
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-113329{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-113329, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-113329{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-113329").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Dear Veronica is a new tech etiquette show starring Veronica Belmont, debuting on Engadget Wednesday, June 10th, 2015. Like many of you, I have a curious mind. We're interested in technology, sure; but there's so much more to our culture these days than just gadgets and OS updates. Technology intersects with nearly every part of our lives: from medicine to art, etiquette and sports, food and love. When the team at Engadget asked me to come create a new show with them, it was this idea that was stuck in my mind. I wanted to make a series that helps us navigate this uncharted terrain. Technology is evolving so quickly that we (humans, most of us) may not be adapting fast enough. We haven't figured out the social mores. The rulebooks haven't been rewritten yet. We're kind of just figuring it out as we go. Like, what's the deal with the poop emoji, anyway? You know, the important stuff.
Armikrog stop-motions you toward a Kickstarter from Neverhood vets
Pencil Test Studios, a company manned by one of the designers and two of the artists responsible for 1996's classic The Neverhood, is seeking $900,000 in crowdsourced funding via Kickstarter in order to fuel the creation of its new claymation point-and-click adventure project, Armikrog. While story details are sparse, the game's overall premise is pretty straightforward: Tommynaut, a space explorer, and Beak-Beak, his blind, talking alien dog, crash land onto a "weird planet" and are somehow imprisoned in a fortress called "Armikrog." Assuming it's fully funded, the game will be available in both Steam and DRM-free flavors for PC, OSX and Linux. In addition to being helmed by Neverhood alumni Doug TenNapel, Mike Dietz and Ed Schofield, Armikrog will also feature a soundtrack scored by Neverhood/Skullmonkeys composer Terry S. Taylor, in addition to voice work by Mystery Science Theater 3000/RiffTrax's Michael J. Nelson, Napoleon Dynamite's Jon Heder, Rob Paulsen of every cartoon from your childhood, Tekzilla's Veronica Belmont and PvPOnline's Scott Kurtz.
Qore qoncludes this month
Qore completes its run with this month's episode, with an April installment focused on Sorcery, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Prototype 2, and, naturally, a retrospective on Qore itself. The downloadable show launched in summer 2008, providing previews of upcoming PS3 games and interactive minigame content, and was available as a subscription service, a per-episode purchase, or a PlayStation Plus perk.Speaking of minigame content, the final episode contains an "Ultimate Arqade" that compiles 11 minigames included with previous episodes. Seeing this show go away two weeks after the finale of Nintendo Week makes us feel like the console generation is starting to wrap up.
Growing Up Geek: Veronica Belmont
Welcome to Growing Up Geek, a new feature where we take a look back at our youth, and tell stories of growing up to be the nerds that we are. We're happy to kick off the series with Veronica Belmont. I was born in the year of the ColecoVision. This isn't that unusual or interesting until you factor in that my mother was a VP at Coleco at that time. OK, well, it's still probably not that interesting unless you're me and trying to figure out the defining moments that turned you into a "geeky" adult. An abundance of video games, toys, puzzles, board games... it's a pretty awesome environment to grow up in, especially for a kid whose father also happened to work in the toy industry (he was an engineer for Hasbro in those days). For me, it was just totally normal to walk into the living room and see a pile of toys on the floor, in varying states of production and disarray. I'd take them apart, put them back together, and spend hours trying to find different ways to destroy them. Things haven't changed too much.
LittleBigPlanet crashes into PlayStation Home today
This week's PlayStation Home update promises to be the LittleBig-gest ever. It will add the LittleBigPlanet PlayGround space, which features the King's Snap Happy Photo Challenge, a new Home-exclusive minigame that lets you take pictures to unlock rewards. There's also a Creator minigame that has you building a custom LBP-themed wallpaper for the XMB using a variety of stickers you can place, stick and combine. (Check out the trailer after the break.) Finally, Qore fans will want to pay attention to this: show hosts Veronica Belmont and Audrey Cleo will be making an appearance in Home to chat with fans of the PSN video magazine. For more details, check out the PlayStation.Blog.
Qore subscribers to receive entry into ModNation Racers beta
Let's be honest: the second year of Qore hasn't been too great. The first year was filled with tons of bonus content, such as free downloads of Spyro, Linger in Shadows, High Velocity Bowling, Syphon Filter, and the Uncharted 2 beta. Tomorrow's issue, however, will finally end the freebie dry spell.In addition to previews of Dark Void, White Knight Chronicles and The Saboteur, subscribers will be able to get free entry into the ModNation Racers beta. The deal will be available to all current and new subscribers, provided you join up before December 15th. Will this beta code push you to get the $25 annual subscription?See a preview of the next episode after the break.
Qore's Veronica Belmont puts PS3 Fanboy in her top 10 blogs
Oh, that qrazy Veronica Belmont (pictured, above). The host of Future's PS3 vidzine, Qore, has written a list of her 10 favorite blogs on the aptly-named blogs.com. She calls these sites "time well spent," and the list includes PS3 Fanboy. In fact, it's the only PlayStation-related blog on her list. Wow! Thanks so much, Veronica! We'll totally invite you into our super-secret Home club. High-fives!Here's the breakdown: BuzzFeed Engadget FabSugar Four Four Inhabitat Mashable PS3 Fanboy Passive Aggressive Notes PhotoshopDisasters i09
Flickr Find: iPhone cubism
This little glitch has never happened to my iPhone, though I wish it had -- there's a glitch in the iPhone's camera that will occasionally cause it to slice up pictures like this, and our friend Veronica Belmont created a whole pool of the glitchy photos called iPhone cubism. Of course, if you want a picture of your little girl, it's more frustrating than anything else, but in an artistic sense, some of the pictures are really benefited by the random slicing. As if the iPhone didn't do enough, now it's throwing some art into the mix.Of course, it's a bug, not a feature. Since several people are reporting this as a problem after 2.0 was released, we're guessing it's a software issue, perhaps a problem with syncing the little light sensor chip in the iPhone's camera. If you have some great pictures of this stuff, throw them into the pool on Flickr, and hopefully for the less artistic (and less bug-patient) among us, Apple will get this fixed soon.Thanks, Jason!
WoW Insider Show's Turpster on How I Wow
Somehow, our good friend Turpster has scammed his way was invited on to another podcast, Patrick and Shawn from How I WoW -- a podcast that interviews "interesting people from all walks of life" -- wrangled him into their virtual studio for a long chat about what he's working lately, including our little show, his work with Turpstervision, his musical makings, and his upcoming movie and book, Why I Are teh Best (strangely, they didn't touch on his new fashion line, but that's not coming out 'till the fall anyway). It's a long podcast, and they hit on all kinds of things (from the issues over the leaked Wrath alpha to what kinds of games Turpster's girlfriend beats him at), so definitely give it a listen.How I WoW (both Patrick and Shawn are regulars on The Instance, another popular WoW podcast) has been doing a lot of good stuff so far -- they chatted with our friend Veronica Belmont a little while ago, as well as Felicia Day from The Guild, and they sat down with Curt Schilling a while back to talk Warcraft (and a little bit about the WoW Insider Show, I understand, even if not by name). They've offered a lot of fun indepth looks at people around the WoW community, and not surprisingly, Turpster turns out to be no exception. It's definitely cool to get a look at the man behind the T.
Qore's Veronica Belmont makes Playboy's list of hottest bloggers
Imagine how many more hits we would've gotten if we chose our alternate headline, "Qore's Veronica Belmont featured in Playboy." But, that would've been misleading. The host of PlayStation's monthly video magazine won't be posing nude in an upcoming issue. Rather, she's been (rightfully) recognized as one of the web's hottest bloggers. On that list includes Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin, Rocketboom's Amanda Congdon, and TV Squad's former Brigitte Dale. It's a hard act to balance being beautiful and being a nerd ... yet Belmont has succeeded. Congrats to her rather unusual (but nonetheless flattering) accolade.(Don't forget to check her out in "our very own episode of Qore.")[Thanks, Peter!]Editor's Note: We are linking to the official Playboy website. The content of the article is safe for work, but viewer discretion is still advised.
