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The WAN Show: $25 Firefox Phone, HTC M8 Totally Leaked, Verizon Sucks & so does Free to Play

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Brief Timetable

0:05:27 – Better Than Bieber
0:10:14 – RadioShack Closing 1,100 Stores After Dismal Holidays
0:15:55 – Firefox Smartphones
0:23:00 – HTC One M8 Leaked Completely
0:28:57 – Apple CarPlay
0:40:34 – Intel Sponsor Spot
0:44:00 – Dollar Shave Club Sponsor Shop
0:48:33 – Dual Graphics vs. Other Value Graphic Cards
1:01:12 – “Free-to-play” Misleading Advertising In Europe
1:05:38 – Skirmos: Open Source Laser Tag
1:14:59 – Death Of The Desktop PC
1:20:45 – Samsung Promises $500 Of Various Subscriptions
1:37:26 – Verizon Wants To Charge Games And Streamers More
1:42:10 – Razer Mechanical Keyswitches
1:41:30 – Debate Over Branding
2:06:00 – Giveaway Results

Extended Timetable

0:00:27 – Pre Show Discussion
0:01:34 – Introduction To Topics
0:03:40 – Introduction Video
0:04:02 – Intel Sponsor Spot
0:04:10 – Dollar Shave Club Sponsor Spot
0:04:48 – Benchmarking Butt Wipes

0:05:27 – SEGMENT: Better Than Bieber
– 0:05:35 – Solar Powered Blimps
– 0:07:35 – Cameras On Blimps
– 0:08:00 – Limitations
– 0:08:58 – Every Single Satellite Orbiting The Earth

0:10:14 – TOPIC: RadioShack Closing 1,100 Stores After Dismal Holidays
– 0:23:20 – Mobile Phone Demand
– 0:14:20 – Stats

0:15:55 – TOPIC: Firefox Smartphones
– 0:16:25 – Toys And Build Quality
– 0:17:10 – Sim Cards / Use Cases
– 0:19:25 – Specs

0:20:50 – Telegram

0:23:00 – TOPIC: HTC One M8 Leaked Completely
– 0:24:30 – Ramifications Of The Leak
– 0:27:35 – Specs

0:28:57 – TOPIC: Apple CarPlay
– 0:30:30 – Apple’s Openness
– 0:31:10 – Possibilities Of Google

0:33:20 – Twitter Blitz
– 0:33:40 – Starting Up On Youtube
– 0:37:30 – DirectX 12
– 0:38:15 – 800 Series

0:40:34 – Intel Sponsor Spot
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0:44:00 – Dollar Shave Club Sponsor Shop
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0:48:33 – TOPIC: Dual Graphics vs. Other Value Graphic Cards
– 0:48:50 – How We Tested
– 0:49:43 – Numbers
– 0:55:05 – Why Would You Buy This

0:56:08 – Twitter Blitz
– 0:57:20 – How Long A New Computer Will Last
– 0:58:05 – LinusFinanceTips
– 0:59:20 – 780ti vs. High End Maxwell Card
– 1:00:00 – Linus Media Group’s Future

1:01:12 – TOPIC: “Free-to-play” Misleading Advertising In Europe
– 1:03:22 – Linus’s Rebuttal
– 1:05:00 – Childrens’ Games

1:05:38 – TOPIC: Skirmos: Open Source Laser Tag
– 1:08:10 – Possibilities
– 1:10:30 – Force Feedback Suit
– 1:11:05 – The Future
– 1:14:00 – Current Gamers

1:14:59 – TOPIC: Death Of The Desktop PC
– 1:16:00 – Stats
– 1:17:00 – Rant

1:20:45 – TOPIC: Samsung Promises $500 Of Various Subscriptions
– 1:21:55 – What Their Including
– 1:14:20 – Bloatware

1:24:45 – Windows 9 Expected To Push People Off Windows XP
1:15:30 – OCZ Launches Z Drive
1:26:00 – Strawpoll – http://strawpoll.me/1275852
1:26:30 – Twitch
1:27:10 – Dell Charging To Install Firefox
1:28:45 – Folding@home In The Browser / LTT F@H Shoutout
1:31:10 – Reddit Donating 10% Of Its Ad Revenue
1:32:03 – Keurig Will Use DRM
1:33:14 – Rewritable Paper And Ink
1:35:42 – Twitch Plays Pokemon
1:35:52 – GabeN’s AMA
1:37:26 – Verizon Wants To Charge Games And Streamers More
1:42:10 – Razer Mechanical Keyswitches
1:40:30 – One Wipe Charlies
1:41:30 – Debate Over Branding
2:06:00 – Giveaway Results

Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2014

Razer’s new Blackwidow Ultimate 2014 is the first mechanical gaming keyboard to use their new RAZER mechanical key switches instead of Cherry MX series ones!

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Corsair M45 Optical Gaming Mouse

The Corsair M45 is a serious contender to FINALLY replace the Ikari Laser on my desk. It tracks like a dream, is comfortable, light, and really is just a fantastic product.

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Ultimate Guide to Value Graphics Card Shopping

We expanded on the testing in our AMD Dual Graphics video to include some value optimized discrete GPUs and some other CPU platforms.

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Lian Li PC-Q28 Compact Media Case

The PC-Q28 is one of the most compact cases on the market, but does it have the cooling to back it up??

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Thief 2014 Graphics Card Showdown & Benchmarking Procedure

Thief 2014 video card benchmarks are here! We test all the latest gaming graphics cards to see whether AMD or NVIDIA delivers the ultimate Thief gaming experience!

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AMD Dual Graphics – Does Crossfire with your Onboard Video Make Sense

Using AMD Dual Graphics to speed up your system when you have a 7850k and an R7 250 is a no brainer

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The WAN Show: PC Audio is Snake Oil? Mt. Gox is Gone! & GUEST Tom Merritt

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Brief Table of Contents:

0:35:00 – HTC Power to Give
0:07:35 – Space Jam 2 Is Not Confirmed
0:10:40 – Newegg Is Expected to Launch In The UK Next Month
0:15:00 – 4.95 Million People Signed Up For Telegram
0:23:09 – Rogen To Make Console War Films
0:29:00 – SanDisk Introduces World’s Highest Capacity microSDXC Card
0:32:10 – What Does It Take To Turn The PC Into A Hi-Fi Audio Platform
0:43:37 – Better Than Bieber
0:47:56 – Spritz
0:55:15 – Oculus Rift
1:04:30 – The Nokia XL
1:08:50 – Tom Merritt
1:12:18 – Millions Of Yahoo Webcam Images Intercepted By GCHQ
1:21:55 – Mt. Gox
1:32:20 – Samsung Galaxy S5
1:44:00 – Facebook’s Acquisition Of WhatsApp
1:50:00 – Squarespace Sponsor Spot
1:52:00 – Intel Sponsor Spot
2:04:00 – Twitter Blitz
2:15:28 – Outro

Detailed Table of Contents

0:00:00 – Introduction To Topics / Live Guest

0:02:38 – Introduction Video

0:03:00 – Squarespace Sponsor Spot

0:03:10 – Intel Sponsor Spot

0:03:30 – Shoutout To Ghost

0:35:00 – TOPIC: HTC Power To Give
– 0:04:15 – Folding / Boinc
– 0:05:00 – Compatibility
– 0:06:30 – Cooling
– 0:07:00 – How To Join

0:07:35 – TOPIC: Space Jam 2 Is Not Confirmed
– 0:08:40 – Lebron James
– 0:09:30 – Jon Heder
– 0:10:00 – Last Day To Enter Giveaway

0:10:40 – TOPIC: Newegg Is Expected to Launch In The UK Next Month
– 0:12:20 – BestBuy Canada
– 0:13:00 – Online Retailers

0:15:00 – TOPIC: 4.95 Million People Signed Up For Telegram
– 0:15:40 – Servers
– 0:16:15 – WhatsApp Is Not A Social Network
– 0:17:25 – Stats
– 0:18:50 – Demographics
– 0:20:10 – WhatsApp’s Geeky
– 0:21:30 – Straw Poll – http://strawpoll.me/1234806

0:23:09 TOPIC: Rogen To Make Console War Films
– 0:24:30 – Straw Poll Results
– 0:26:40 – War Of The CD Loader

0:27:20 – Desktop Support For Messaging Apps

0:28:25 – Razer Comms

0:29:00 – TOPIC: SanDisk Introduces World’s Highest Capacity microSDXC Card
– 0:30:50 – Speeds / Use Cases
– 0:31:17 – First microSD Card Launched In 2004

0:32:10 – TOPIC: What Does It Take To Turn The PC Into A Hi-Fi Audio Platform
– 0:32:45 – Audio Subjectivity
– 0:35:15 – What They Did
– 0:36:25 – Caveats
– 0:38:00 – Conclusion
– 0:38:50 – Linus’s Thoughts / Experiences
– 0:42:30 – Linus’s Issue With The Test

0:43:37 – SEGMENT: Better Than Bieber
– 0:43:33 – NASA Confirmed Existence Of New Worlds
– 0:44:43 – Bieber’s Face
– 0:45:00 – Stats
– 0:46:00 – Give NASA More Funding

0:47:56 – TOPIC: Spritz
– 0:49:05 – What It Does
– 0:49:19 – Slick’s Experiences
– 0:50:50 – Live Demo
– 0:51:20 – Use Cases

0:55:15 – TOPIC: Oculus Rift
– 0:55:30 – Oculus Rift In Starcraft Hanger
– 0:56:00 – Valve Has A VR Room
– 0:57:10 – Alternative Uses To Oculus Rift
– 1:00:00 – Linus Tech Tips Unboxing Videos
– 1:01:05 – Using VR For Story Telling

1:03:00 – More Spritz

1:04:30 – TOPIC: The Nokia XL
– 1:06:45 – $150 vs $180

1:08:50 – GUEST: Tom Merritt
– 1:09:51 – Brief History
– 1:10:47 – Community Importance

1:12:18 – GUEST TOPIC: Millions Of Yahoo Webcam Images Intercepted By GCHQ
– 1:13:50 – Undesirable Nudity
– 1:15:40 – Trust
– 1:17:00 – Justification
– 1:18:30 – Digital Privacy To The General Public

1:21:55 – GUEST TOPIC: Mt. Gox
– 1:23:50 – Would A Deep Vow Be Enough
– 1:25:14 – Changing The Name
– 1:27:15 – Other Crypto Currencies

1:32:20 – GUEST TOPIC: Samsung Galaxy S5
– 1:33:00 – Linus’s Problems
– 1:34:50 – Gear Fit
– 1:36:00 – Higher Resolution
– 1:37:22 – Wearables
– 1:38:30 – Battery Life

1:44:00 – GUEST OPINION: Facebook’s Acquisition Of WhatsApp
– 1:45:00 – Tom’s Opinion

1:47:57 – Guest Outro
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1:52:00 – Intel Sponsor Spot
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1:54:00 – Apple Security Vulnerability

1:55:15 – Tesla Has Announced To Built Battery-Producing Gigafactory

1:57:02 – Eve Online Developers Creating Monument

1:57:30 – Linus Tech Tips Gabe Newell Statue

1:59:16 – Pokemon Episodes Going On Netflix

2:00:00 – Hotspot Shield

2:00:20 – Nintendo Discontinuing WiFi Services

2:04:00 – Twitter Blitz

2:15:28 – Outro

Original Stormtrooper Armor – Signature Edition

This is the closest you can get to the exact armor that was worn in Star Wars: A New Hope. The one that I’m showing off today

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