Episode 86 - Note 7 destroys the Death Star
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Welcome to episode 86 of Geek Bytes Podcast.
I’m Ramon Mejia……I’m Edgar Acosta
Every podcast we bring you the roundup of the week’s best Geek and Tech news, then we discuss that news and anything else we’re interested in that week.
In Geek News this week, we’ll talk about the Samsung recall, the Motorcycle of the Future, New York Comic Con news, and much much more..
Now let’s Begin our show with Geek News
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Geek News
We begin with…
Note 7 is Dead
Samsung announced it will halt sales and production of the Galaxy Note 7. The move comes after at least five reports of overheating and fires caused by new supposedly-fixed Note 7 replacement devices. Both the Korea Agency for Technology and Standards and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued warnings not to use the new Note 7s due to safety concerns. Owners are urged to turn the phones of and return them to the place of purchase. In a related announcement, Oculus updated its Gear VR app to prevent it from being used on Note 7 models.
XDA-Developers says Samsung sent them a Return Kit for the Galaxy Note 7. The kit includes gloves, a static shielding bag. and three boxes, the outermost box is lined with ceramic fiber paper.
Additionally, in an attempt to keep people in the Samsung family, they’re offering customers an additional $100 if they trade in their Note 7 for another Samsung phone. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-11/samsung-ends-production-of-note-7-after-global-recall-new-fires
Motorcycle of the Future
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BMW has released a video of its latest concept motorcycle, the 'Motorrad Vision Next 100'.
So Safe that drivers won’t need a helmet
Self Righting- Won’t ever fall over
Uses Augmented Reality Goggles
Carbon Fiber Body
All Electric with Zero Carbon Emissions
Available in only 30 years.
First Look at Atlantean Queen Mera
IGN has unveiled Amber Heard in costume for her role as the Atlantean ruler, who will first appear in Justice League next year as a supporting character before having a more prominent role in the solo Aquaman movie.
https://io9.gizmodo.com/our-first-look-at-justice-leagues-mera-queen-of-atlant-1787709305
Logan Villain Revealed
This week the Logan movie got its own instagram account wponx, and the first pictures posted there revealed that Narcos star Boyd Holbrook had been cast as villain Donald Pierce. Pierce is a cyborg who has ties to The Hellfire Club, a shadowy group of wealthy and powerful individuals who seek to gain power and influence across the world. Pierce also has ties to the Reavers, a band of cyborg criminals.
http://geektyrant.com/news/logan-villain-revealed-heres-who-will-be-going-up-against-wolverine
Iron Fist Trailer
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At a NYCC panel Jeph Loeb announced that his crew had finished pre production work on the Netflix Marvel show Iron Fist. Also on the panel for the show was surprise guest Rosario Dawson who revealed that she’d also be in Iron First. Lastly they premiered a teaser trailer for the the 2017 show.
Defenders Villain reveal
Also at the Marvel panel at NYCC it was revealed that actress, Sigourney Weaver will play the villain in Netflix and Marvel's upcoming superhero series The Defenders, another 2017 show.
First Power Rangers Trailer
NYCC was definitely the place to be for reveals. At the con, Lionsgate premiered the very first trailer for their upcoming morphing movie, Power Rangers. Many have criticized the trailer as being more Breakfast Club than Power Ranger.
Rogue One trailer #2
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A new Rogue One has been released and there is already tons of speculation about the new scenes and what they mean.
We get our first glimpse of Galen Erso, a brilliant weapons designer who is apparently instrumental in bringing the Death Star online. This is likely a flashback to when Krennic recruited Erso for the job.
Erso tells his daughter Jyn that he’s doing this to protect her, and in subsequent shots, she’s hiding in the bushes.
Jyn wakes up from this apparent flashback in an Imperial prison, judging by the trooper stationed outside. We know she’s been living on her own since her teens, and it’s likely that she’s gotten into trouble with the law. There she’s recruited for the Rebellion.
We get to see a bit more of Darth Vader as he talks to an imperial official and an older Galen Erso as the Death Star nears completion.
Another new scene reveals Jyn Erso’s rallying cry when the rebels learn about the Death Star. "We have hope," Jyn Erso says to a group of Rebels. "Rebellions are built on hope." Maybe this is in the aftermath of another battle that didn’t go well? It certainly seems like a "rally the troops" sort of moment, as though someone asked what they had left.
There there is another new battle scene montague with blasters, AT ATs and space fighters.
That’s it for the show
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For the Geek Bytes Podcast I’m Ramon Mejia and I’m Edgar Acosta. Now Go Geek out about something.
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Music Credits
"Happy Bee", "Movement Proposition", "Theme for Harold (var.3) ", "Take the Lead"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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