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We start out this episode with some listener mail etc. Thanks!

In this episode, Tony talks about ModNation Racers and Lou talks about things he likes so far in the Cataclysm Beta. Miscellaneous video game news follows.

In TV (~33:10), Tony talks a little about Top Chef with Lou, and moves on to the Emmys. Lou talks a bit about House Hunters International again, as well as Supernatural. Random TV news tidbits after that.

In Movies (~53:05), Tony saw Killshot and Lou saw Piranha 3D. For those of you who aren’t sure what that is, it’s deadly piranha fish. In 3D. Miscellaneous movie news follows.

In the Mash-Up segment (~1:16:00) the news this week includes:

• LG’s new 30” 3D OLED TV is only $9k.
• Apple released new iPods, including a new shuffle and Nano. The Nano was the big hit, as it’s a little square with a full multi-touch screen. They also discontinued the iPod Classic. Oops. Oh, and iTunes 10 is out.
• And Apple’s new Game Center (their gaming connection network) isn’t compatible with the first gen iPod Touch or the original iPhone or iPhone 3G.
• Samsung has announced the Galaxy Tab, a 7” tablet computer running Android that has both 3G and Wi-Fi N as well as both front- and rear-facing cameras.
• And now Archos has unveiled a 10.1” tablet running Android, for just $300.
• Nikon’s new Coolpix S8100 point & shoot digital camera will also shoot 1080p video…for just $299.
• TomTom’s new Go Live 1000 and Go Live 1005 GPS units go on sale in Europe soon, featuring capacitive touchscreens and a year of free “HD Traffic”. $385 and $460 respectively (the 1005 has a bigger, 5” screen).
• Seiko will be releasing an “active-matrix” e-ink watch by the end of the year. It looks vaguely similar to the old metal calculator watches Seiko used to make and it looks like it’ll do some neat tricks. Like play card games. It gets its time from the nearest atomic clock and has a bunch of other features that sound promising. No price yet.
• The Sony Walkman has outsold the iPod in Japan for the first time, taking the lead in sales for the month of August.
• NASA is readying Solar Probe Plus, which will be launched into the sun’s atmosphere.
• Apple showed off the new Apple TV, but Amazon fired back with 99 cent unlimited streaming: Pay 99 cents for something you want to watch, and you can watch it “forever”.  Apple TV requires you to pay 99 cents each time you want to watch the thing (or at least for 24 hours once you start watching it).
• Acer has unveiled the Aspire Revo: A dual-core Atom processor, next-gen nVidia Ion graphics, 1080p video playback, a 500GB hard drive, four USB 2.0 ports, 4GB of DDR3 memory, VGA and HDMI outputs, Wi-Fi b/g/n, gigabit Ethernet and a mini PCIe slot…all in a tiny package that costs just $530.
• Philips has released another wacky, super-wide TV: This time it’s 3D. The Philips 21:9 3D TV has an aspect ratio like Cinemascope (2.3:1), which means that even the best, most exciting, widest movies would be full-screen and not letterboxed.
• Rumor: Apple is working on a redesigned antenna for the iPhone 4.
• Nokia’s N8, sporting a fancy new Symbian3 OS, will hit at the end of September here in the U.S., and in the U.K. right after that.
• Scientists at MIT have discovered molecules that spontaneously assemble themselves into a pattern that can turn light into electricity. Yes, these are self-creating solar panels.

As always, the end of the episode is when Tony & Lou reveal their votes for this week’s Best & Worst entertainment moments.

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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In this episode:

In Video Games, Tony talks about playing Lost Planet on the 360 in anticipation of playing the sequel when it comes out. Lou talks about finally getting into Shadow Complex on the 360. Then miscellaneous video game news including Fox & EA making a movie out of…Spore.

In TV (~10:25), the guys discuss The Office, Flash Forward, Heroes and Modern Family. Lou also talks about Stargate Universe and House. A bunch of random TV news follows, including the “David Letterman scandal”, an update on Jesse Alexander’s Day One, a few tidbits of Top Chef news and more.

In Movies (~42:35) neither Tony or Lou saw anything this week, so they just talk about a few bit of random movie news.

In the Mash-Up segment (~50:15) there’s all sorts of stuff. At the request of listener Strich, we’re going to try to post links to the things we talk about in the moosh-moosh, so here we go:

• Fujifilm’s Finepix Real 3D W1 camera
• Penske walks away from talks with GM about taking over Saturn
• Fox announces Blu-ray innovations
• Lou spends some time driving the Jaguar XF
• Apple’s purchase in July of mapping outfit Placebase may lead to them cutting ties with the Goog
• NASA is running out of Plutonium 238 (who isn’t these days?!)
• Brando has released a (supposedly crappy) bamboo keyboard
• Verizon has started running some very funny commercials ripping on AT&T
• Flash 10.1 is coming to every device in the world…except the iPhone
• Audi is going to produce the e-tron for real
• Brinno Digital Peephole Viewer
• Nvidia has announced their Fermi GPU technology
• Nissan’s rolling robots that mimick schools of fish
• Panasonic’s 360 Degree iron
• Gyrobike introduces the Gyrowheel to stabilize bikes & get rid of training wheels
• Bugatti will produce the 16C Galibier
• Asus unveils the EeeBox EB1501
• Toshiba announces their super-expensive, Cell-powered REGZA 55X1
• President Obama bans texting while driving for all Fed employees
• LEGO has released the 10199 Winter Toy Shop and has announced the 10210 Imperial Flagship for January
• The rumored Apple tablet may have been in the works for 6 years (!!)
• Europe’s 15 most fuel-efficient cars all get at least 56mpg; almost all are diesels
• Apple’s in-home share in the U.S. has risen to 12%…but only 2% of homes have Apple computers and no PCs. Wah waaaaaaah.
• Google Wave and why we haven’t talked about it much

As always, the end of the episode is when Tony & Lou reveal their votes for this week’s Best & Worst entertainment moments.

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!

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In this episode:

In Video Games, Tony talks about the Wolfenstein demo on the 360 (oopsie!) and Squareball for the iPhone. Lou talks about WoW for a couple of seconds, then talks about Bubble Bobble Neo! on the 360. Then miscellaneous video game news including the mass rush to sign up for Star Wars: The Old Republic Beta keys, Xbox 360 holiday bundles, the Wii price drop and Ars Technica’s take on Halo 3: ODST.

In TV, Tony talks about Cougartown, Lou talks about Warehouse 13, and they both discuss The Office, Community, Flash Forward, Top Chef, Chopped, Heroes and Modern Family. A little bit of random TV news after that including stuff about Adam Lambert &  American Idol, AMC’s Prisoner miniseries and the premiere of Stargate Universe.

In Movies Tony talks about Extract and Lou talks about The Final Destination and Surrogates. Random movie news after that including stuff about silly Hollywood types defending Roman Polanski, a remake of David Cronenberg’s The Fly, MGM’s money woes and more.

In the mash-up segment there’s a nice iPhone rant plus all sorts of news about gadgets, cars, technology and science including a price on Thermaltake’s Level 10 computer case, Microsoft’s Courier, concept cars by Honda and Subaru and more.

As always, the end of the episode is when Tony & Lou reveal their votes for this week’s Best & Worst entertainment moments.

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!

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In this episode:

In Video Games, Lou talks about Batman: Arkham Asylum and World of Warcraft. Tony talks about Shadow Complex. Then miscellaneous video game news including a rumor about the next Wii, Bioshock 2‘s release date, Nolan Bushnell and more.

In TV (~18:10), the guys talk about the True Blood season finale as well as The Office and Community. Lou talks about Top Chef Las Vegas, Fringe and how he and his wife don’t like watching The Stagers when Matthew Finlason isn’t on it. A little bit of random TV news after that.

In Movies (~50:50), Tony talks about 9 and Lou talks about Gamer. Random movie news after that including stuff about Pirates 4, TRON Legacy, Ironclad, the A-Team movie and (gasp) Indy 5.

In the mash-up segment (~1:06:10) there’s all sorts of news about gadgets, cars, technology and science including the Zune HD selling out, Seagate’s new 6Gb / second hard drives, Vizio’s VF552XVT VIA, the Windows 7 deal for college students and more, including Best Buy’s idiotic $130 PS3 installation service.

As always, the end of the episode is when Tony & Lou reveal their votes for this week’s Best & Worst entertainment moments.

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!

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In this episode:

So here’s the deal this week. Lou didn’t have any time to make notes or an outline for the show, so the guys just winged it. Here’s the section timing, though, in case you want to skip around:

TV ~16:10
Movies ~39:20
Mash-Up ~47:25

As always, the end of the episode is when Tony & Lou reveal their votes for this week’s Best & Worst entertainment moments.

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!

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In this episode:

After answering some listener e-mail Tony talks about Killzone 2 and Lou mentions Puzzle Quest: Galactrix.

In TV (~14:30) Lou talks about Chuck and the guys talk Lost and American Idol. Lou talks about the third episode of Dollhouse and the problem with the series in general. A bit more from Lou on Battlestar Galactica, too.

In Movies (~48:35), Lou talks about the movie that he (unfortunately) saw called Echelon Conspiracy, and then rambles about how and why he’d rather watch movies or TV than read fiction.

Finally in the Mash-Up segment (~1:12:10), the guys get in their weekly iTunes / iPhone rants, then Lou talks about the potential end of plasma TVs, at least in the U.S., and mentions the new Macs that Apple accouned.

As always, the end of the episode is when Tony & Lou reveal their votes for this week’s Best & Worst entertainment moments.

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!

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In this episode:

After answering some listener e-mail the guys talk about the Legendary Cars pack on Burnout Paradise for the Xbox 360, and Lou talks about Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook.

In TV (~16:45) The guys talk about Heroes, Lou talks about Chuck and the guys talk Lost and (briefly) Top Chef. Lou talks about Dollhouse and how much better the 2nd episode was compared to the first episode. Then the guys talk American Idol and their thoughts on the first 3 to be chosen for the Top 12 for season 8. And yes, Lou eats a little crow.

In Movies (~42:00), the guys talk about the Oscars show and some good and bad moments. Tony talks about having seen There Will Be Blood. Lou talks about The International and Eagle Eye, which he watched on Blu-ray, and mentions Forever War, which is slated to come out in a couple of years from director Ridley Scott.

Finally in the Mash-Up segment (~1:10:05), the guys get in their weekly iTunes / iPhone rants, Lou talks about some highlights (and lowlights) of this year’s Chicago Auto Show, and Tony shares a beef with Facebook.

As always, the end of the episode is when Tony & Lou reveal their votes for this week’s Best & Worst entertainment moments.

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!

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In this episode:

After answering some listener e-mail Tony talks about Flower on the PS3. Lou talks a bit more about XSEED’s RetroGame Challenge for the DS, the guys remind you that Legendary Cars is available for Burnout Paradise tomorrow, and Lou complains about spam from Gamespot.

In TV (~10:10) The guys talk about Heroes, Lou talks about Chuck and the guys talk The Office, Lost and (briefly) Top Chef before getting into American Idol and the Top 36 for season 8.

In Movies (~35:55), Tony talks about having seen The Reader (for which Kate Winslet has been nominated as Best Actress) and goes over his predictions for Oscar wins. Then the guys talk about actors and films that have won Oscars in previous years that they think shouldn’t have.

Finally in the Mash-Up segment (~57:25), Lou talks a little about Fiat bringing the 500 and Alfa-Romeo’s 940 to the U.S. next year and the guys express their confusion over Best Buy’s technology & gadget trade-in program.

As always, the end of the episode is when Tony & Lou reveal their votes for this week’s Best & Worst entertainment moments.

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!

Season 5 of Top Chef has been pretty great…lots of what’s looked like good food, without some of the annoying drama of previous seasons. Sure, there’s the pseudo-romance between Hosea and Leah, but that’s over, now that Leah’s been sent packing her knives. Yes, the final four are Fabio, Stefan, Carla and Hosea. If you’d asked me a month ago, I would have guessed Stefan and Hosea, but I think my other two picks would have been Leah and Jamie.

Not that Fabio and Carla haven’t made some interesting dishes, but Fabio, while always making us laugh, has usually ended up in the middle of the pack, and big-haired, crazy-eyed Carla was such a late bloomer.

Major props to Fabio for winning the elimination challenge with a broken finger…man, that looked nasty. Hopefully we’ll find out how exactly that happened at some point.

Now it’s off to New Orleans…at this point it’s anybody’s game. SuperSmug Stefan impresses a lot of the time, but when he gets overconfident, he usually chokes. Hosea’s been consistently strong, but his choices sometimes leave one half of the judges or the other cold, not to mention the technical issues that have come up from time to time. Carla’s simple, earthy approach has been wowing people the last few weeks especially, so it’ll be interesting to see how she navigates the local New Orleans cuisine that I’m sure will factor into the final challenges. And Fabio…well, I just hope whatever he cooks that he makes it count, and that he whips out at least one more monkey ass before all is said and done.