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Episode 101: The pause.com Entertainment Podcast

Episode 101 of The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is live!

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In video games, the guys talk about Skyrim, and Tony also talks a bit about Bastion. Miscellaneous gaming news follows.

In TV (~21:25), the guys talk about Alcatraz and Top Chef: Texas, as well as Face Off. Tony talks about Revenge. Lou talks about Castle season 3 and American Idol. Then onto some general TV news.

In Movies (~1:03:45), Tony talks about Moneyball and Midnight in Paris and, for Tony’s Classic Film Project, Heavenly Creatures. Lou talks about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Killer Elite. Some movie news follows.

In the Mashup (~1:32:40), the news this week includes:

  • A new product called Live Shell lets you stream video through the intarwebz
  • VW has confirmed that the 2013 Beetle will be debuted at the Chicago Auto Show
  • Audi just introduced a special edition S5…on Facebook
  • 3D Systems new Cube printer will print objects in 3D and is just $1,299
  • The OrcaM Orbital Camera System can automatically create a 3D model of whatever you put inside it
  • Nissan will soon be releasing a new…iPhone case
  • Alienware’s new X51 gaming PC has a console form factor, and will sell for $700 – $1,200 depending on specs
  • Fiat will introduce a 5-door version of the 500 in the U.S. in 2013
  • Vizio’s CinemaWide TVs that display movies in 2.35:1 will be on sale later this year
  • The Steve Jobs dolls will not, in fact, be manufactured
  • Juliet Marine wants SOMEbody to buy their Ghost high-speed attack boat, designed to fight pirates
  • Amanda Oakleaf Cakes created a life-size Stormtrooper cake

Finally, at the end of the episode is when Tony & Lou reveal their choices for best and worst entertainment moments of the week…and, this time, for the whole year!

The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is hosted by long-time friends Tony Incopero and Lou Zucaro. Join them as they discuss all sorts of fun things in the world of entertainment, gaming, gadgets, cars and more with a healthy dose of their sense of humor.

iTunes subscribers! If you’re not seeing this episode on our iTunes page (linked at the top of this post) never fear! Just make sure you’re subscribed and your iTunes software on your computer will retrieve the latest episode. Just hit the refresh button in your library’s Podcasts page if you don’t see it.

Episode 100: The pause.com Entertainment Podcast

Episode 100 of The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is live!

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This episode of The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is brought to you by Yumbly. Search Chicago-area restaurants and menus to find exactly what you’re hungry for. Yum.

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Holy moly it’s our 100th episode! A HUGE ‘thank you’ to all of our loyal listeners! And for those of you who listen, but haven’t ever written to us, we’d love to hear from you!

Since this is also the first show of 2012, the guys also go over their favorite entertainment items of the year.

In video games, the guys talk about Skyrim, and Tony also talks a bit about Lost Winds. Miscellaneous gaming news follows.

In TV (~39:35), Tony talks about The X-Factor, Work It, Happy Endings, Revenge, Homeland, Enlightened and Celebrity Wife Swap. Lou talks about Smallville season 9, Top Chef and Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off. Then onto some general TV news.

In Movies (~1:25:00), the guys talk about Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, which they’d just seen together. Tony also talks about Friends with Benefits, Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project and, for Tony’s Classic Film Project, Malena and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Some movie news follows.

In the Mashup (~1:50:20), the news this week includes:

  • You may soon be able to buy a $1,500 cold fusion reactor to heat & cool your home
  • HP has announced their Omni 27, an all-in-one PC for about $1,200
  • There’s a new Steve Jobs action figure available for the low, low, LOW price of just $100
  • China purchased an old Soviet battleship in the late ’90s called the Kiev, and will soon open it as a luxury floating hotel
  • Giant Asian Tiger prawns are showing up in the Gulf of Mexico for some reason
  • LG will soon unveil an 84″ ultra-definition TV
  • iPad rumor: The battery life of the iPad 3 may be 20 hours
  • China is now testing a maglev train that can go 310 mph
  • Samsung rumor: The Galaxy S III may have a Super AMOLED screen running at 1280×720 and it may be glasses-free 3D
  • In other Samsung news, their new Series 9 computer monitor will be 27″, have a 2560 x 1440 resolution, and sell for about $1,200
  • HP’s new Pavilion HPE Phoenix h9 will go on sale January 8th for $1,150

Finally, at the end of the episode is when Tony & Lou reveal their choices for best and worst entertainment moments of the week…and, this time, for the whole year!

The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is hosted by long-time friends Tony Incopero and Lou Zucaro. Join them as they discuss all sorts of fun things in the world of entertainment, gaming, gadgets, cars and more with a healthy dose of their sense of humor.

iTunes subscribers! If you’re not seeing this episode on our iTunes page (linked at the top of this post) never fear! Just make sure you’re subscribed and your iTunes software on your computer will retrieve the latest episode. Just hit the refresh button in your library’s Podcasts page if you don’t see it.

Episode 99: The pause.com Entertainment Podcast

Episode 99 of The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is live!

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Tony is sick today, but joining us are our old friend Todd Stashwick and his son Oscar. We start out this episode with some listener mail, general pleasantries and the like.

We had no outline for this show, but if you want to skip around, here are the times for the segments:

TV – 30:45
Movies – 1:00:00
Everything Else – 1:16:25

ALSO – Due to a technical glitch, there’s a little chunk of audio missing in the last segment of the show. Todd was talking about comics, and then the next thing you’ll hear is us talking about Adrian Pasdar. Sorry about that!

The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is hosted by long-time friends Tony Incopero and Lou Zucaro. Join them as they discuss all sorts of fun things in the world of entertainment, gaming, gadgets, cars and more with a healthy dose of their sense of humor.

iTunes subscribers! If you’re not seeing this episode on our iTunes page (linked at the top of this post) never fear! Just make sure you’re subscribed and your iTunes software on your computer will retrieve the latest episode. Just hit the refresh button in your library’s Podcasts page if you don’t see it.

Episode 98: The pause.com Entertainment Podcast

Episode 98 of The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is live!

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This episode of The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is brought to you by Yumbly. Search Chicago-area restaurants and menus to find exactly what you’re hungry for. Yum.

NOTE: To subscribe to the pause.com Entertainment Podcast on iTunes Click here to open iTunes to our podcast, then click the SUBSCRIBE button.

We start out this episode with some listener mail, general pleasantries and the like.

In video games, the guys talk about  Skyrim. Tony also talks about Rayman Origins and Need for Speed: The Run. Miscellaneous video game news follows.

In TV (~30:15), the segment starts with the guys talking about The Walking Dead, The New Girl, Modern Family and Top ChefTony talks about X-Factor, Revenge and American Horror Story, and Lou talks about Ringer, Terra Nova and Pan Am. Random TV news tidbits after that.

In Movies (~1:10:00), the guys talk about seeing the digitally remastered Raiders of the Lost Ark. Tony talks about Hanna, and Lou watched the Horrible Bosses Blu-ray and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. Miscellaneous movie news follows.

In the Mash-Up segment (~1:41:20) the news this week includes:

  • Gizmodo has posted a piece on how you can get the Developer Preview of Windows 8, right now
  • Subaru’s Advanced Tourer Concept may actually go into production
  • Nikkei Business is reporting that the iPhone 5 and iPad 3 will both have LTE 4G
  • Microsoft will sell a PC-optimized Kinect next year
  • HTC may actually be building a Facebook-branded smartphone
  • Lenovo is getting into the smart TV market early next year with their IdeaTV product line
  • Canada is switching to plastic money: All bills $5 and up will be plastic by 2013
  • There’s a rumor that MS Office will soon be coming to the iPad
  • “Olive” is a full-length movie starring Gena Rowlands that’s being filmed entirely on a Nokia N8 smartphone
  • A woman at a Wal-Mart in Los Angeles pepper sprayed a crowd of people just to get a good deal on an Xbox 360. Merry Christmas!

And of course keep listening after the Mash-Up to hear Tony & Lou’s votes for the Best & Worst Entertainment Moments of the Week!

The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is hosted by long-time friends Tony Incopero and Lou Zucaro. Join them as they discuss all sorts of fun things in the world of entertainment, gaming, gadgets, cars and more with a healthy dose of their sense of humor.

iTunes subscribers! If you’re not seeing this episode on our iTunes page (linked at the top of this post) never fear! Just make sure you’re subscribed and your iTunes software on your computer will retrieve the latest episode. Just hit the refresh button in your library’s Podcasts page if you don’t see it.

Episode 97: The pause.com Entertainment Podcast

Episode 97 of The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is live!

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This episode of The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is brought to you by Yumbly. Search Chicago-area restaurants and menus to find exactly what you’re hungry for. Yum.

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We start out this episode with some listener mail, general pleasantries and the like.

In video games, the guys talk about  Uncharted 3 and Skyrim. Tony also talks about Pixeljunk Sidescroller. Miscellaneous video game news follows.

In TV (~30:45), the segment starts with the guys talking about The Walking Dead, The New Girl, Top Chef and Liam Neeson’s appearance on Life’s Too Short. Tony talks about X-Factor and Revengeand Lou talks about Smallville season 8, Ringer, Terra Nova and Chopped. Random TV news tidbits after that.

In Movies (~1:04:30), Tony watched the Horrible Bosses Blu-ray and Candy Man, as well as half of Love and Other Drugs. Miscellaneous movie news follows.

In the Mash-Up segment (~1:24:45) the news this week includes:

  • There’s a rumor out of Taiwan that Amazon will be building a Kindle smartphone
  • Microsoft is building a social network to let you search other social networks
  • Mongolia’s capitol city Ulan Bator wants to build an artificial glacier to help keep the city cool
  • Alaska Airlines has just done a bunch of passenger flights using a 20% biofuel blend
  • IOS 5.0.1 was released to fix iPhone 4s battery issues. Did it work? Hmm…
  • Intel’s Knights Corner processor has 50 processing cores
  • There’s a rumor that HTC will release a smartphone with a 2.5GHz quad-core processor
  • The IAA wants to put giant solar arrays in space to beam energy down to earth
  • A new drug called Adipotide might actually cause fat in an obese person to be destroyed
  • Mobile developer Applidium claims to have cracked Siri’s code and says they can make it usable on any mobile device
  • Swivl is a mobile accessory that tracks you so that you can walk around while video recording yourself
  • Rumors also have surfaced showing a new Blackberry device running the next-gen BBX software
  • A USB device called iTwin lets you use your own computer as a cloud storage device for any other computer with a USB port
  • For $25 / year, iTunes Match will cloud sync even music that you didn’t buy from iTunes

And of course keep listening after the Mash-Up to hear Tony & Lou’s votes for the Best & Worst Entertainment Moments of the Week!

The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is hosted by long-time friends Tony Incopero and Lou Zucaro. Join them as they discuss all sorts of fun things in the world of entertainment, gaming, gadgets, cars and more with a healthy dose of their sense of humor.

iTunes subscribers! If you’re not seeing this episode on our iTunes page (linked at the top of this post) never fear! Just make sure you’re subscribed and your iTunes software on your computer will retrieve the latest episode. Just hit the refresh button in your library’s Podcasts page if you don’t see it.

Episode 96: The pause.com Entertainment Podcast

Episode 96 of The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is live!

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This episode of The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is brought to you by Yumbly. Search Chicago-area restaurants and menus to find exactly what you’re hungry for. Yum.

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We start out this episode with some listener mail, general pleasantries and the like.

In video games, Tony talks about  Uncharted 3 and the Arkham City iPad companion app, as well as the Need for Speed: Run demo. Lou mentions Rage, the Divinity 2 demo and re-playing Plants vs. Zombies. Miscellaneous video game news follows.

In TV (~31:55), the segment starts with the guys talking about Grimm, The Walking Dead and The New Girl. Tony talks about Boss, Revenge, Once Upon a Time, Dave’s Old Porn and Modern Family, and Lou talks about Top Chef: Texas, Smallville season 7, 2 Broke Girls, Ringer, Pan Am and the return of Chuck. Random TV news tidbits after that.

In Movies (~1:18:35), Tony saw absosmurfly nothing, and Lou, conversely, saw  The Green Lanter, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger and Fast Five. Miscellaneous movie news follows.

In the Mash-Up segment (~1:36:10) the news this week includes:

  • GM will be selling trucks at Costco
  • A new rumor indicates that Apple will overhaul its entire product line in 2012
  • In other Apple rumors, there are strong indications that Apple will announce an Apple-designed & developed television next year for release in 2013
  • A professor at Columbia University has found out how to keep mosquitoes away from people using infrared light
  • A doctor in California has devised a way to turn brown eyes blue, permanently, using LASER beams. And $5,000 of each patient’s money
  • The 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost has been recalled due to possible engine fires. That’s bad
  • Nokia has shown off a flexible smartphone concept, and now Samsung is saying they’ll release a smartphone with a flexible screen in 2012
  • NASA is funding research on tractor beams. Finally!
  • The six-man crew of the ESA’s Mars500 program finally came out of their simulator on Friday, after 520 days of isolation
  • A new, updated iOS5 should fix the iPhone’s battery issues
  • On November 28th, BBCA will air the first episode of Top Gear Top 40, featuring the show’s best and most loved segments
  • Lomography has come out with a new 35mm movie camera that you can buy for $100 including a viewer
  • Japan wants to build a backup city for Tokyo
  • It turns out Bill Gates is ultimately the person at Microsoft who killed the Courier
  • Boston Dynamics has shown off a new, bipedal, humaoid robot being designed for the military. Check out the creepy cool video here.

And of course keep listening after the Mash-Up to hear Tony & Lou’s votes for the Best & Worst Entertainment Moments of the Week!

The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is hosted by long-time friends Tony Incopero and Lou Zucaro. Join them as they discuss all sorts of fun things in the world of entertainment, gaming, gadgets, cars and more with a healthy dose of their sense of humor.

iTunes subscribers! If you’re not seeing this episode on our iTunes page (linked at the top of this post) never fear! Just make sure you’re subscribed and your iTunes software on your computer will retrieve the latest episode. Just hit the refresh button in your library’s Podcasts page if you don’t see it.

Episode 95: The pause.com Entertainment Podcast

Episode 95 of The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is live!

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This episode of The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is brought to you by Yumbly. Search Chicago-area restaurants and menus to find exactly what you’re hungry for. Yum.

NOTE: To subscribe to the pause.com Entertainment Podcast on iTunes Click here to open iTunes to our podcast, then click the SUBSCRIBE button.

We start out this episode with some listener mail, general pleasantries and the like.

In video games, the guys talk about Rage, and Tony talks about Arkham City. Lou mentions, once again, not being able to talk about the Star Wars: The Old Republic Beta that he’s playing. Miscellaneous video game news follows.

In TV (~22:45), the segment starts with the guys talking about The X-Factor, then moves on to Pan-Am and The Walking Dead. Tony talks about Revenge and American Horror Story, and Lou talks about Fringe, Doctor Who, Ringer, Supernatural season 6 and Smallville. Random TV news tidbits after that.

In Movies (~59:25), Tony saw The People vs. George Lucas and Lou saw The Thing. Miscellaneous movie news follows.

In the Mash-Up segment (~1:16:25) the news this week includes:

  • Steve Jobs has died
  • The iPhone 4s was unveiled
  • Google took the wraps off of Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Researchers at a university in Tel Aviv have shown off their quantum levitation. You have got to see this video!
  • The Maserati Kubang will in fact most likely be called the Cinqueporte
  • RIM has partnered with Porsche Design to unveil a new Blackberry in Dubai next week
  • GM has denied the rumor that they’d be entirely bankrolling the new Cannonball Run movie that’s in the works
  • In other Videos You Have To See news, check out this Ditch Witch modified by Raytheon-Sarcos with “slave arms”. Want.
  • A bug in the iPad’s Smart Cover Unlocking feature means that anybody can break into your iPad. Oops.
  • The fuzzy objects seen in front of the sun seen by a Mexican astronomer in 1883 are now believed to be fragments of a comet with a mass of 9 trillion tons that came within as little as 438 miles from Earth
  • DeLorean is back, and they’re promising a new, all-electric DeLorean by 2013
  • Motorola’s new Droid RAZR is the world’s thinnest smartphone
  • The Lytro light field camera we talked about previously is now available for pre-order starting at $400
  • Sprint has just put a data cap on mobile hotspot users
  • The founders of Skype and Rdio are behind what appears to be a new company to challenge Netflix in streaming, called Vdio
  • You can now have your very own, adult-sized, Harley engine-powered Green Machine, for just $75k from Hammacher-Schlemmer

And of course keep listening after the Mash-Up to hear Tony & Lou’s votes for the Best & Worst Entertainment Moments of the Week!

The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is hosted by long-time friends Tony Incopero and Lou Zucaro. Join them as they discuss all sorts of fun things in the world of entertainment, gaming, gadgets, cars and more with a healthy dose of their sense of humor.

iTunes subscribers! If you’re not seeing this episode on our iTunes page (linked at the top of this post) never fear! Just make sure you’re subscribed and your iTunes software on your computer will retrieve the latest episode. Just hit the refresh button in your library’s Podcasts page if you don’t see it.

Episode 94: The pause.com Entertainment Podcast

Episode 94 of The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is live!

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This episode of The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is brought to you by Yumbly. Search Chicago-area restaurants and menus to find exactly what you’re hungry for. Yum.

NOTE: To subscribe to the pause.com Entertainment Podcast on iTunes Click here to open iTunes to our podcast, then click the SUBSCRIBE button.

We start out this episode with some listener mail, general pleasantries and the like.

In video games, Tony talks about Burnout Crash. Lou mentions, once again, not being able to talk about the Star Wars: The Old Republic Beta that he’s playing, despite requests for info. He also mentions Rift but hasn’t played it enough to have an opinion yet. Miscellaneous video game news follows.

In TV (~22:10), the segment starts with the guys talking about The X-Factor, then moves on to Ringer, The New Girl, Terra Nova and Modern FamilyTony also talks Playboy Club, 2 Broke Girls, Whitney, The Office, Parks & Recreation, Glee, The Chew and Up All Night. Lou talks about Pan Am and Supernatural Season 6. Random TV news tidbits after that.

In Movies (~55:40), Tony saw Cedar RapidsLou saw Drive, Contagion and watched most of Bridesmaids and about half of Young Frankenstein. Miscellaneous movie news follows.

In the Mash-Up segment (~1:22:50) the news this week includes:

  • Sony’s NEX-VG20 full-HD camcorder has interchangeable lenses
  • Masterati is entering the SUV market with the Detroit-built Kuband
  • Brookstone is selling an iPod / iPhone / iPad-controlled spy tank for $150
  • Google has opened a little retail space called the Chrome Zone
  • And Google’s Chrome web browser will soon make its way to Android-powered smartphones
  • Apple’s announced the iPhone 4s
  • There’s a rumor that Amazon may buy WebOS
  • Craftsman has a garage door opener you can control with your iPhone or Android phone
  • BMW’s 2012 has recorded engine sounds pumped through the car’s stereo system into the cabin
  • Hey guys! Lonely? Try the new service FakeGirlfriend.co, which will send you fake text messages from you “girlfriend”

And of course keep listening after the Mash-Up to hear Tony & Lou’s votes for the Best & Worst Entertainment Moments of the Week!

The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is hosted by long-time friends Tony Incopero and Lou Zucaro. Join them as they discuss all sorts of fun things in the world of entertainment, gaming, gadgets, cars and more with a healthy dose of their sense of humor.

iTunes subscribers! If you’re not seeing this episode on our iTunes page (linked at the top of this post) never fear! Just make sure you’re subscribed and your iTunes software on your computer will retrieve the latest episode. Just hit the refresh button in your library’s Podcasts page if you don’t see it.

Episode 93: The pause.com Entertainment Podcast

Episode 93 of The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is live!

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This episode of The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is brought to you by Yumbly. Search Chicago-area restaurants and menus to find exactly what you’re hungry for. Yum.

NOTE: To subscribe to the pause.com Entertainment Podcast on iTunes Click here to open iTunes to our podcast, then click the SUBSCRIBE button.

We start out this episode with some listener mail, general pleasantries and the like.

In video games, Tony and Lou both talk about Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Tony also talks about Crysis 2 and Jetpack Joyride. Lou mentions, once again, not being able to talk about the Star Wars: The Old Republic Beta that he’s playing, despite requests for infoMiscellaneous video game news follows.

In TV (~30:40), the segment starts with the guys talking about Take the Money and Run and Top Chef: Just DessertsTony also talks True Blood, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Ringer. Lou talks about Smallville. Random TV news tidbits after that.

In Movies (~51:55), Tony saw The Switch and, for Tony’s Classic Film Project, watched Hannah & Her Sisters. Lou saw Apollo 18, and watched Paul. Miscellaneous movie news follows.

In the Mash-Up segment (~1:17:25) the news this week includes:

  • Microsoft has revealed a bunch of stuff about Windows 8 and has let journalists test-drive it on tablet computers
  • NASA has unveiled its most powerful rocket ever, the Space Launch System
  • China is building an airport outside of Beijing so big, it’s roughly the same size as the island of Bermuda
  • A German artist named Robert Gulpen has built a 1:8 scale Lamborghini Aventador model that’ll auction off for $4.8 million
  • Intel is working on a new laptop chipset that’ll run on solar power
  • The iTwin is a USB device that’ll connect two computers wirelessly so that you can share / edit files between the two
  • HP just released a 3D scanner called the TopShot Laserjet Pro M275 for just $400
  • Foxconn is currently building 150,000 iPhone 5s per day
  • The 6.5 ton UARS satellite will be coming back to earth at some point…but NASA isn’t sure exactly when or where
  • Nike has unveiled their real-life Back To The Future sneakers with LED lights, currently selling on auction on eBay

The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is hosted by long-time friends Tony Incopero and Lou Zucaro. Join them as they discuss all sorts of fun things in the world of entertainment, gaming, gadgets, cars and more with a healthy dose of their sense of humor.

iTunes subscribers! If you’re not seeing this episode on our iTunes page (linked at the top of this post) never fear! Just make sure you’re subscribed and your iTunes software on your computer will retrieve the latest episode. Just hit the refresh button in your library’s Podcasts page if you don’t see it.

Episode 92: The pause.com Entertainment Podcast

Episode 92 of The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is live!

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This episode of The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is brought to you by Yumbly. Search Chicago-area restaurants and menus to find exactly what you’re hungry for. Yum.

NOTE: To subscribe to the pause.com Entertainment Podcast on iTunes Click here to open iTunes to our podcast, then click the SUBSCRIBE button.

We start out this episode with some listener mail, general pleasantries and the like.

In video games, Tony talks about Torchlight, Alice: Madness Returns and Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Lou mentions, once again, not being able to talk about the Star Wars: The Old Republic Beta that he’s playingMiscellaneous video game news follows.

In TV (~31:00), the segment starts with Tony talking about Master Chef and both guys talking about Take the Money and Run. Tony also talks True Blood and A Ton of Cash. Lou talks about Smallville. Random TV news tidbits after that.

In Movies (~55:15), Tony saw Crazy Stupid Love and, for Tony’s Classic Film Project, watched Kramer vs. Kramer. Lou saw Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and watched Adjustment Bureau. Miscellaneous movie news follows.

In the Mash-Up segment (~1:28:40) the news this week includes:

  • HP has killed off WebOS
  • Europe and Russia are teaming up to be the first to send humans to Mars
  • An R2-D2 planetarium projector is available in Japan
  • Cadillac will in fact produce what it showed off as the Converj concept car
  • A Chinese propaganda video accidentally showed off planned, government-sponsored cyberattacks against the U.S.
  • Sprint, Verizon and of course AT&T will all be getting the iPhone 5 in October
  • Apple is secretly installing AT&T LTE equipment in some of their stores
  • DARPA wants to kickstart a plan to send people to another star
  • Economist Paul Krugman suggested that if the government faked an impending alien invasion, our economic woes would be over in 18 months
  • Sony’s NEX-7 DSLR has a ginormous HD sensor and lots of other fun features…out in November
  • Windows 8 will have an app store integrated into the OS
  • Officials in Seoul, Korea will implement women-only subway cars to try to stave off quickly-rising incidents of sexual misconduct on the subway
  • Samsung is defending itself against Apple’s tablet lawsuits by showing that the basic design for the tablet computer has been around since at least the early ’70s
  • The recent earthquake in the Washington DC area cracked the Washington Monument, which is now closed indefinitely
  • A guy named Mike Laub baought an old casino in Lake Tahoe and found a 4′ tall safe completely sealed inside walls under a stairway. His son plans to open it live on the intarwebz

The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is hosted by long-time friends Tony Incopero and Lou Zucaro. Join them as they discuss all sorts of fun things in the world of entertainment, gaming, gadgets, cars and more with a healthy dose of their sense of humor.

iTunes subscribers! If you’re not seeing this episode on our iTunes page (linked at the top of this post) never fear! Just make sure you’re subscribed and your iTunes software on your computer will retrieve the latest episode. Just hit the refresh button in your library’s Podcasts page if you don’t see it.