Podcast
Bud's Weekly Geek-out
Hosted by The Zone @ 91-3 · EN
Wednesdays at 7:20 am, our resident geek, webmeister Bud, geeks out about the latest geekery in the world, from gadgets to apps to pop culture, and enlightens Dylan & Jason in The Morning Zone. =)
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fragrance mouse
Feb 26, 202500:04:40Tap to summarizeToday on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Asus is releasing a ''fragrance mouse.'' =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout
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responsibly-trained AI
Feb 19, 202500:04:30Tap to summarizeToday on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Brenda Lee's 1958 song Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree has been rereleased in Spanish, in her own voice, thanks to responsibly-trained AI. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout
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swearing at Google's AI
Feb 12, 202500:05:07Tap to summarizeToday on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . want Google to stop returning AI search results? Swear at it. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout
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rePebble
Feb 5, 202500:05:30Tap to summarizeToday on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the saga of the Pebble ePaper smartwatch (2012–2016) opens a new chapter in 2025. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout
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Arc'teryx + Skip = Mo/Go
Jan 29, 202500:03:57Tap to summarizeToday on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . North Van's Arc'teryx has collaborated on what are basically bionic pants! =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout
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CES, finally
Jan 22, 202500:05:52Tap to summarizeToday on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . recapping of some weird and wonderful things from CES 2025. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout
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frickin' Meta
Jan 15, 202500:05:14Tap to summarizeToday on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Meta's updated policies now allow racial slurs and gender discrimination on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout
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the Honey scam
Jan 8, 202500:05:49Tap to summarizeToday on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . looks like Paypal's coupon-finding browser extension Honey has been revealed as a double scam. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout
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deepfake codeword
Dec 18, 202400:05:20Tap to summarizeToday on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . some great tips on keeping you and your family safe from AI scams. =) webmeister Bud https://www.TheZone.fm/2024/12/18/geekout-deepfake-codeword/
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vehicular screenification
Dec 11, 202400:04:59Tap to summarizeToday on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . car manufacturers are finally starting to DIAL back the touchscreens in cars in favour of physical buttons. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout
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