ZA Tech Show – Episode 100: ‘Live’
Posted on Sunday, February 21st, 2010 at 22:38 by Simon and filed under Podcast episodes, ZA Tech Show.The ZA Tech Show turns 100 this week and we celebrated with our first ever live broadcast and some really expensive champagne. Ben Kelly, Brett Haggard, Duncan McLeod, Jon Tullett, Toby Shapshak and Simon Dingle discuss:
- Microsoft Windows Phone Series 7.
- Development on mobile platforms.
- Google and Android at the Mobile World Congress 2010.
- Intel and Nokia’s MeeGo announcement.
- The release of Starcraft 2 beta.
- Heavy Rain for the PS3.
- Samsung’s new Bada operating system and the new Wave.
- Powermat induction charging.
- Verizon’s partnership with Skype.
Our picks and pick-ons of the week:
- Toby Shapshak – Picks: NTT Docomo’s eye-controlled phone and Motorola’s Golden Eye.
- Jon Tullett: Picks and picks-on: GConnect from WirelessG.
- Ben Kelly – Picks: The PC Museum’s Vintage PC Twitter stream.
- Brett Haggard – Picks: The Mifi, soon with app store.
- Simon Dingle – Picks: Powermat with iPhone adapter and Rogue Amoeba software.
7 Comments so far
Comment by Holger, posted on February 22nd, 2010 at 08:02
Hi Guys
I listen to your podcast as it is mostly relevant to mainstream local and some international technology developments.
I acknowledge that you are having fun while recording – however, it is rather unpleasant to listen to your podcast when all speak at once and a contributor is not given the opportunity to complete their sentence and / or train of thought.
If you could also try and minimise background noise and other sounds it will be appreciated.
Many thanks for providing this content.
Michael
Ditto what Michael said. The second everyone starts talking at the same time, it immediately turns into noise.
Congratulations on the 100th podcast! Well done. This is now part and parcel of my weekly tech news fix.
I didn’t mind so much the overlapping talk, since it was an historic episode and everyone was excited- plus there was plenty to talk about.
More to the point, don’t miss the fact that the guys have rolled out a new feature- Testing Technology Live! In this episode, the gang proves that Skype Video (or at least U-Stream integration with Skype) is an epic fail, completely unsuitable for enterprise users.
For next week, can you compound your success and roll out an online dictionary of South African slang? I’m searching for “pants”, “redonculous” and I think it was “britz” but so far no soap.
Jon Tullett gets extra kudos for picking and picking-on in the same breath. Brilliant! MVP!
Hey, I missed the live video podcast! Can you please record it the next time and post a link for download?
Berten,
The videocast was recorded. You can view it on this page, see the embedded video above the Comments section. Or go directly to:
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/4841657
I must say it did get a bit noisy on this show which is understanding(100 episode’s WOW)But I was over the mobile phone convo in about 5min but it went on for 15 and then Shapshack. Just to point it out there are 9 main points about this cast and 6 of them were mobile 
But again understandable due to it being the week of Mobile world Congress.
* Microsoft Windows Phone Series 7.
* Development on mobile platforms.
* Google and Android at the Mobile World Congress 2010.
* Intel and Nokia’s MeeGo announcement.
* Samsung’s new Bada operating system and the new Wave.
* Verizon’s partnership with Skype.
To be honest I am over mobile talk….Every day we hear about a new phone that’s going to change history yet it doesn’t and if it does it cant even have themes or folders.
End Rant!
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Well done guys, I have listen to most of your podcast. I was amazed that I could listen to your fist live podcast on my blackberry bold on GPRS I may add as I don’t have 3G at home!