Episode 89 of The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is live!

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We start out this episode with a tiny smidge of listener mail, general pleasantries and the like.

In video games, Tony talks about Dead Space 2 and The Akinator. Lou mentions the new World of Warcraft patch aka 4.2 aka Rage of the Firelands. But he didn’t actually play any of it. Lou also STUMPED The Akinator THREE TIMES before it finally guessed the character he was thinking ofMiscellaneous video game news follows.

In TV (~22:10), the segment starts with the guys talking Falling Skies, and Platinum Hit. Tony talks about Wilfred, True Blood, Master Chef, 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show and The Big C. Lou talks about Smallville, House Hunters International, House Hunters on Vacation and Torchwood. Random TV news tidbits after that.

In Movies (~58:30), Tony saw Horrible Bosses, and saw Some Like it Hot and The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover as part of Tony’s Classic Film Project. Lou watched Unknown, Black Swan and Drive Angry. Miscellaneous movie news follows.

In the Mash-Up segment (~1:31:30) the news this week includes:

  • The Apple rumor mill says that the iPhone 5 and iPad 2b (not the official name) will both be out this fall
  • Aston Martin is officially putting the V12 Zagato into production with a $525,000 price tag
  • A cancer patient has received a replacement trachea grown from his own stem cells
  • Switch Lighting will soon release their new LED incandescent-replacement bulbs for about $20 each
  • Lamborghini is ditching manual transmissions, at least for the foreseeable future
  • Sony’s new HDR-PJ50 digital camcorder also has a projector built in
  • A 1939 GM Futureliner is available on eBay for a starting bid of $500k
  • Researchers in the U.S. and U.K. have come up with a vaccine that successfully cures prostate cancer in rats
  • Sony has finally pulled the plug on the MiniDisc format
  • Gateway’s new ID47 laptop has loads of great features for only $700
  • LEGO has unveiled a massive Super Star Destroyer set for about $400
  • LEGO has also unveiled a VW Camper Van with 1,332 pieces
  • The ESA will be launching a spacecraft called Gaia with a 1-billion-pixel digital camera sensor, hopefully to spot up to 10 new extra-solar planets per day

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.

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