The TR Podcast 10: The dark barbecue headband fantasy
Fantasy sports, tech reviews, BBQ, and a movie review... all in one episode!
by Jordan Drake — 10:26 PM on July 19, 2008

Date: July 19, 2008
Time: 1:16:32

Hosted by Jordan Drake
Co-Hosts: Scott Wasson, Cyril Kowaliski, Geoff Gasior
Guests: Kevin, idchafee, Dustin Sklavos

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Show Notes
This episode is the most jam-packed to date! We start off by chatting with TR community members Kevin and idchafee. Kevin talks about administrating the forums, and idchafee discusses fantasy sports, as well as the upcoming TR BBQ. Tech topics include the OCZ Neural Impulse Actuator, our mobile hard drive roundup, and the AMD Radeon HD 4870 X2 preview. Finally, Scott and Jordan review The Dark Knight.

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TR Forum Spotlight:

Tech Topics:

    OCZ's Neural Impulse Actuator (0:26:30) - Read more

    Notes from Intel's Centrino 2 launch (0:31:40) - Read more

    Seven 2.5-inch mobile drives compared (0:41:33) – Read more

    An early peek at the Radeon HD 4870 X2 (props to Wingless for predicting the secret review!) (0:51:24) – Read more

Movie Review:

    The Dark Knight (1:00:34) - Website

That's all, folks! Check back on July 26 for the next TR podcast.TR

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