Hurricane Labs Beacon Podcast
Episode Number: .013 – CES Edition
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Steve McMaster (@iamthemcmaster)

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Sprint Galaxy Nexus
– Cool, I guess?
– Verizon raging

iPhone Turns 5
– Still, none of us care
– McMaster makes mean comments about Steve Jobs
– Seth Green Star Wars
– McMaster is culturally clueless

Microsoft GPS Patents
– Sounds good, but crime can happen anywhere
– Someone has already made a Google Maps crime map

Google vs Twitter Social Search
– Google showing Google+ results and not Twitter
– But Twitter didn’t renew their contract so it’s not Google’s fault?
– Everyone is in an uproar and I don’t know why
– Bill misses the old days of Google, “only search”
– McMaster is a Google fanboy
– Also, McMaster and Patrick start a bold battle in the show notes behind the scenes

Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
– Samsung home appliances
– LG Google TV remote
– Badass Solid State Drives
– Pre-built Makerbot Replicators
– Maneto NFC MicroSD cards
– Razer Blade gaming laptop
– More 3D TVs

Game Corner

– Kinect for Windows
– Patrick goes on about Assassin’s Creed while McMaster has the most condescending, smug look on his face

Hack of the Week

– Norton Antivirus source code stolen

Apps of the Week

ESET Smart Security
– Antivirus
– Windows, Mac, Linux support

ViewSonic dual-sim phone