Accidental Tech Podcast

47: Better Pixels


Follow-up: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_System_i">IBM AS/400 (aka System i)</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-level_store">single-level store</a>.
<a href="http://www.marco.org/2014/01/08/retina-imac-mac-pro-prediction">Marco's Retina theory</a>.
<a href="http://www.polygon.com/2014/1/7/5284336/sony-playstation-ces-2014-ps4">PS4</a> and <a href="http://www.polygon.com/2014/1/6/5280112/xbox-one-2013-sales-3-million-units">Xbone sales</a>.
Trying to care about CES.
Who "needs" the Mac Pro? Justifying toys and improving quality of life with smart purchases.
<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/6/5280452/panasonic-claims-new-4k-tvs-offer-plasma-like-picture-quality">Panasonic’s new LCD TVs</a> compared to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Kuro">great TVs of the past</a>.
<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/25/5141600/any-given-sunday-the-chaos-and-spectacle-of-nfl-on-fox">4K on Fox Sports</a>, <a href="http://nofilmschool.com/2013/07/4k-uhd-color-space-gamut-frame-rate/">4K's color space</a>, and the chances of 4K catching on quickly.
A <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_Machine">Steam Box</a> (<a href="http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamController/">its controller</a>) as a replacement for a gaming PC.
Three old men reminiscing about their teenage gaming years:
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null-modem_cable">Null-modem cables</a>, <a href="http://www.data-connect.com/images/USR_Modem.jpg">modems</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali_%28software%29">special networking software</a>.
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayes_command_set#Modem_initialization">Modem initialization strings</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_Line_Internet_Protocol">SLIP</a>.
What killed LAN parties? Perhaps it was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoldenEye_007_%281997_video_game%29">great 4-player</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Kart_64">N64 games</a>.
<a href="http://threemovesahead.libsyn.com/">Three Moves Ahead Podcast</a>.
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3dfx_Interactive">Voodoo 3D cards</a>, their <a href="http://cdnsupport.gateway.com/s/cables/A02105/A0210500.jpg">silly cables</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Blaster">Sound Blasters</a>.

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Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.