Main Show starts at 9:54

Vinyl records, cassette tapes and now reel-to-reel tapes are being revived. What’s with the surge in popularity in old media formats? We share our thoughts on NVIDIA next generation DLSS 5, which does real-time rendering to add realistic lighting to game frames. And we play a game of guessing what this product is based on the name!
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, Joe.

Link to the Show Notes.

Top Tech Story of the Week:
Nvidia GTC 2026: AI inference, Vera Rubin, and Neuron take center stage
https://www.eweek.com/news/nvidia-gtc-2026-ai-inference-vera-rubin-neuron/
Russians caught stealing personal data from Ukrainians with new advanced iPhone hacking tools
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/russians-caught-stealing-personal-data-from-ukrainians-with-new-advanced-iphone-hacking-tools/
MacBook Neo is the most repairable MacBook in 14 years
https://www.ifixit.com/News/116152/macbook-neo-is-the-most-repairable-macbook-in-14-years
Peacock expands into AI-driven video, mobile-first, live sports, and gaming
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/13/peacock-expands-into-ai-driven-video-mobile-first-live-sports-and-gaming/
Fitbit sleep tracking improvements aim for better accuracy and insights
https://9to5google.com/2026/03/17/fitbit-sleep-tracking-improvements/
(Patreon Post)
https://www.patreon.com/posts/153443897
Discussions:
Bandcamp Discover: Cassette releases
https://bandcamp.com/discover/all/cassette
A tale of tape: Rhino Records’ open reel tape series
https://www.stereophile.com/content/tale-tape-rhino-records-open-reel-tape-series
Remember Sports merch collection
https://www.hellomerch.com/collections/remember-sports
Acoustic Sounds store
https://store.acousticsounds.com/

Weverse shop (artists merch category)
https://shop.weverse.io/en/shop/USD/artists/2/categories/1?subCategoryId=7289
Weverse sales page
https://shop.weverse.io/en/shop/USD/artists/2/sales/39188
Tiny Vinyl store
https://www.tinyvinyl.com/

Reel-to-reel machines catalog
https://store.acousticsounds.com/cat/404/Reel_to_Reel_Machines
The return of reel-to-reel: Rhino High Fidelity announces new series with Yes
https://www.rhino.com/article/the-return-of-reel-to-reel-rhino-high-fidelity-announces-brand-new-series-with-yes-the-yes
Rhino High Fidelity reel-to-reel bundle
https://store.rhino.com/products/rhino-high-fidelity-reel-to-reel-bundle
Reel-to-reel catalog
https://store.acousticsounds.com/cat/397/Reel_to_Reel
Nvidia DLSS 5 uncanny valley concerns
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/16/nvidia_dlss5_uncanny_valley/
Jensen Huang says gamers are wrong about DLSS 5 backlash
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/jensen-huang-says-gamers-are-completely-wrong-about-dlss-5-nvidia-ceo-responds-to-dlss-5-backlash
DLSS 5 overwriting characters with AI beauty standards debate
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/dlss-5-clearly-overwrites-game-characters-with-ai-beauty-standards-but-nvidia-says-devs-have-artistic-control/
More Discussions:
Nothing CEO Carl Pei says smartphone apps will disappear as AI agents take their place
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/nothing-ceo-carl-pei-says-smartphone-apps-will-disappear-as-ai-agents-take-their-place/
Mail Bag:
Amateur Traveler
http://amateurtraveler.com/
Polarsteps travel tracking app
https://www.polarsteps.com/

Today’s guest:
Patrick Norton
https://www.avexcel.com/
https://bsky.app/profile/patricknorton.bsky.social
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