Universal Geek

Thank you all for your patience while we revamped our podcast. We hope you enjoy the new format. The Universal Geek podcast is now once a month instead of once a week. This makes the 90 minute runtime a bit more easy to consume seeing as you have 4 weeks or so to listen to it all. And instead of discussing geek news, which honestly there are so many blogs doing such a good job of it we barely can scratch the surface, we are doing &#8216;deep dives&#8217; on specific topics. This week, we are discussing the new mobile gaming sensation Pokemon Go. Sit back and turn the stream to maximum bandwidth &#8211; the new Universal Geek podcast is about to start! Record Date: 8/30/2016 Release Date: 9/6/2016 Panel: Bleu Caldwell, Jeff Couturier, Ryan Bond, Sean Francis The General History of Pokemon from Video Game, Card Game, and Cartoon The franchise was created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1995 Shared between Nintendo, Game Freaks, and Creatures &#8211; Nintendo owns the trademark Originally a pair of games for the Nintendo Game Boy. http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/History_of_Pok%C3%A9mon &nbsp; Created 1995 Target audience born 1985 (10 year olds) That audience is now in late 20’s/early 30’s (25 to 35) They are parents now! The Security/Privacy Issues of Pokemon Go * http://www.politifact.com/ohio/article/2016/jul/14/pokemon-go-rnc-it-security-risk/ * http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/14/technology/personaltech/how-to-protect-privacy-while-using-pokemon-go-and-other-apps.html?_r=0 * http://www.wired.com/2016/08/ethics-ar-pokemon-go/ &nbsp; Using AR Games like Pokemon Go for Marketing and for Criminal Activity * http://www.forbes.com/sites/miketempleman/2016/07/14/how-to-use-pokemon-go-for-marketing/#5eb2ce6e7929 * http://searchengineland.com/pokemon-go-augmented-reality-future-local-marketing-254015 * https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/10/pokemon-go-armed-robbers-dead-body &nbsp; Pokemon Go and Fitness * http://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/news/a61203/pokemon-go-workout-routine/ * https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/07/15/pokemon-go-leading-to-a-population-level-surge-in-fitness-tracker-step-counts/ &nbsp; Pokemon Go: Nostalgia Fueled Fad or The New Trend in Gaming? * https://medium.com/@amitt/is-pok%C3%A9mon-go-a-fad-be074935135#.gvw2ygeyh * http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/08/pokemon-go-sheds-more-than-10m-users/ &nbsp; Harry Potter Go? * <a href="http://www.movienewsguide.com/harry-potter-go-update-harry-potter-fans-petit...

Hello Geeks, this week on the show we discuss drones. Drones delivering coffee. Drones helping fish for tuna. And Drones snooping on people in very creepy ways. Keep those bits streaming and listen to the latest geek podcast from Universal Geek. Coffee Delivered By Drone Guy Fishes For Tuna With Drone (Ubergizmo.com) Speaking of drones &#8211; this from Slashdot MAY Book of the Month The Regional Office is Under Attack by  Manuel Gonzales “In a world beset by amassing forces of darkness, one organization—the Regional Office—and its coterie of super-powered female assassins protects the globe from annihilation.” Both Sony and Samsung have filed a patent for Smart Contact Lenses  Jonathan Coulton + Paul &amp; Storm coming to Chicago soon: 6/18, 8pm at the Vic Interesting? Alien Audiodrama by Audible  Link to this post!

Geeks Assemble! This week on Universal Geek, we discuss video games.  We&#8217;ve got cyberpunks games, Minecraft, and World of Warcraft. Death Trash Dex The Minecraft Generation Crown &amp; Council &#8211; free Risk-like strategy game from Mojang Magic Leap, Holo Lens’ empty promises?, Occulus, and Cardboard &#8211; general VR discussion Vanilla World of Warcraft Server Gets 200K Petition Signatures to Keep It Alive Link to this post!

Happy day, Geeks! There are new Game of Thrones episodes coming at us starting yesterday.  Aren&#8217;t you excited? I know I am. So this week we put together a show that will spoil every key moment of Game of Thrones, so you don&#8217;t have to bother watching any of it. Okay, okay, no spoilers. This is the most unspoiler show about Game of Thrones you&#8217;ll find on the Internet. &nbsp; Link to this post!

Hi there geeks, we&#8217;ve got another episode of Universal Geek where we discuss recent movie trailers and the controversies (real and imagined) they created. Hit the play button and sit back for an hour of geek discussion. Rogue One Trailer Dr. Strange Trailer Ghost In The Shell live-action movie already pissing people off. He Never Died Halt and Catch Fire &#8211; Season 2 on Netflix Outlander’s Back! Link to this post!