Tech Tales

The Intellivision arrived in 1979 as an exciting new game console, and almost 40 years later, Tommy Tallarico picked up the rights and began work on a sequel. The Intellivision Amico aimed to bring family fun back to living room gaming, but it didn't go well. Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Evan Hirsh. Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TechTalesShow Follow on Mastodon/Fediverse: https://mas.to/@techtales Support the Show: https://techtalesshow.com/support Videos: • https://youtu.be/5bhMdhcdfMY • https://youtu.be/m-p7p3jasbY?t=841 Sources: • https://www.mobygames.com/company/1435/intellivision-productions-inc/ • https://venturebeat.com/games/intellivsion-lives-tommy-tallarico-will-relaunch-1980s-console/ • https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-new-intellivision-amico-console-aims-to-revive-family-videogames/ • https://www.gamezone.com/originals/why-was-earthworm-jim-for-the-psp-canceled/ • https://venturebeat.com/games/intellivision-takes-more-than-10000-vip-edition-preorders-for-amico-console-in-a-few-days/ • https://kotaku.com/the-new-gaming-console-thats-become-a-giant-car-crash-1847699027 • https://www.gamesindustry.biz/intellivision-amico-delayed-to-april-2021 • https://republic.com/intellivision-amico • https://web.archive.org/web/20210701025946/https://twitter.com/ConVito/status/1410340382270017545 • https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/06/what-the-hecks-an-intellivision-amico-consoles-leaky-dev-portal-offers-hints/ • https://screenrant.com/intellivision-amico-report-legal-threats-ceo/ • https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/intellivision-amico-game-lands-tommy-tallarico-in-hot-water • https://www.eurogamer.net/intellivision-cuts-fundraising-campaign-for-amico-short-setting-alarm-bells-ringing • https://www.reddit.com/r/Intellivision_Amico/comments/13gka8f/11_months_of_philfoolery_and_kicking_the_can/ • https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/02/debt-stricken-intellivision-asks-for-more-funds-to-last-past-july/ • https://intellivision.com/press-releases/intellivision-update-may-2023

The Spacebar: https://www.spacebar.news/subscribe Tech Tales Year Two: https://blog.corbin.io/post/720114735823126528/tech-tales-year-two

Duke Nukem 3D took the world by storm in 1996, pushing first-person shooter video games to a new frontier. The sequel, Duke Nukem Forever, was planned for release before the end of 1998, but remained stuck in development hell for over 14 years. Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Katie Janzen. Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TechTalesShow Follow on Mastodon/Fediverse: https://mas.to/@techtales Support the Show: https://techtalesshow.com/support Videos: • https://youtu.be/nP34zCaRHHE • https://youtu.be/kR6qFFEkALg • https://youtu.be/TDlB2P1leRM • https://youtu.be/wVuuyRGB_BA Sources: • https://www.wired.com/2009/12/fail-duke-nukem/ • https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2011/06/duke-nukem-forever-review-barely-playable-unfunny-and-rampantly-offensive/ • https://www.pcgamer.com/duke-nukem-forever-review/ • https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/duke-nukem-forever-review/1900-6319604/ • https://web.archive.org/web/20170403154935/http://www.dualshockers.com/2017/04/03/bulletstorm-full-clip-edition-interview/ • https://www.apogeeent.com/devblog/dnf-truth • https://twitter.com/georgebsocial/status/1524122762679304194 • https://www.wired.com/2010/09/randy-pitchford-duke-nukem/ • https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-45933 • https://www.gamespot.com/articles/3d-realms-denies-duke-nukem-forever-using-doom-3-engine/1100-6107100/ • https://legacy.3drealms.com/press/dnfunreal.html

Microsoft tried one last time to reinvent Internet Explorer in 2015, with the arrival of Microsoft Edge alongside Windows 10. It had a modernized engine and new features, but only a few years later, the last remnants of Internet Explorer were removed. Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Cody Toombs. Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TechTalesShow Follow on Mastodon/Fediverse: https://mas.to/@techtales Support the Show: https://techtalesshow.com/support Videos: • https://youtu.be/4A5ZXWTIlHw Sources: • https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2015/01/22/project-spartan-and-the-windows-10-january-preview-build/ • https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2015/03/30/introducing-project-spartan-the-new-browser-built-for-windows-10/ • https://www.theverge.com/2015/7/29/9066255/microsoft-windows-edge-browser-review • https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/12/06/microsoft-edge-making-the-web-better-through-more-open-source-collaboration/ • https://www.zeldman.com/2018/12/07/browser-diversity-starts-with-us/ • https://andy-bell.design/wrote/browser-diversity/ • https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/goodbye-edge/ • https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18697824 • https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2022/06/15/internet-explorer-11-has-retired-and-is-officially-out-of-support-what-you-need-to-know/ • https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/5/16428658/microsoft-edge-ios-android-preview • https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/19/18148736/google-youtube-microsoft-edge-intern-claims

Apple partnered with Irish rock band U2 in 2014 to give the group's new album, Songs of Innocence, to everyone with an Apple account. Apple called it the largest album release of all time, but it immediately sparked controversy in the music industry, and many of Apple's own customers weren't thrilled. Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Joe Fedewa. Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TechTalesShow Follow on Mastodon/Fediverse: https://mas.to/@techtales Support the Show: https://techtalesshow.com/support Videos: • https://youtu.be/38IqQpwPe7s?t=6179 • https://youtu.be/4_9YWhyHmPg • https://youtu.be/wAxmGAZBBtY Sources: • https://time.com/3397067/u2s-mission-to-save-music/ • https://qz.com/262852/u2s-apple-deal-shows-why-musicians-dont-sell-music-anymore • https://www.billboard.com/pro/itunes-numbers-u2-songs-innocence-album/ • https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/after-innocence-u2-look-ahead-to-tour-new-lp-songs-of-experience-51361/ • https://web.archive.org/web/20141101181749/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/nick-mason-im-not-entirely-sure-pink-floyd-is-over-20141031?page=2 • https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/20/u2-uk-album-charts-first-week-songs-of-innocence-sales-meghan-trainor • https://web.archive.org/web/20141101025133/http://blogs.seattletimes.com/soundposts/2014/10/15/black-keys-drummer-patrick-carney-u2-and-spotify-devalue-music/ • https://loudwire.com/buckcherry-keith-nelson-calls-out-u2-free-album-decision/ • https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/15/apple-u2-album-itunes-delete • https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/22/bono-memoir-birth-of-u2-itunes-album-live-aid-mullet

Internet Explorer's decline was in full swing by the late 2000s, with Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Apple's Safari, and eventually Google Chrome all fighting for a slice of the browser market. Meanwhile, the mobile version of Internet Explorer was in even worse shape than the desktop browser, and the European Union kicked off another round of legal action. Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Cody Toombs. Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TechTalesShow Follow on Mastodon/Fediverse: https://mas.to/@techtales Support the Show: https://techtalesshow.com/support Videos: • https://youtu.be/G8c4KIZs0Hg Sources: • https://web.archive.org/web/20101108051539/http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12261_7-10367686-10356022.html • https://news.microsoft.com/2009/03/18/microsoft-announces-availability-of-internet-explorer-8/ • https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2009/03/mix09-internet-explorer-8-released-progress-unmistakable/ • https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_09_1941 • https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_13_196

Internet Explorer had new competition by the mid-2000s, as Firefox rose from the ashes of Netscape, and Apple released the first version of its Safari browser for Mac. Security vulnerabilities and poor web standards support were also holding the browser back, and Internet Explorer 7 didn't do much to change that. Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Cody Toombs. Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TechTalesShow Follow on Mastodon/Fediverse: https://mas.to/@techtales Support the Show: https://techtalesshow.com/support Videos: • https://youtu.be/gPyrzvI7Mlc?t=3242 Sources: • https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/web-developers-wary-of-aol-switch/ • https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/05/30/aol-drops-suit-joins-microsoft-in-alliance/7a6b9a25-c5a6-4b2c-be27-6c44808ca855/ • https://blog.mozilla.org/press/2003/07/mozilla-org-announces-launch-of-the-mozilla-foundation-to-lead-open-source-browser-efforts/ • http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=3422 • https://www.zdnet.com/article/researchers-warn-of-infectious-web-sites/ • https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115978544/microsoft-security-flaws-renew-calls/ • https://davidwalsh.name/6-reasons-why-ie6-must-die • https://www.cnet.com/reviews/internet-explorer-7-review/ • https://web.archive.org/web/20110616125128/http://news.cnet.com/The-Acid2-challenge-to-Microsoft/2010-1032_3-5618723.html

Saygus, and its CEO Chad Sayers, made headlines in 2015 when it revealed the Saygus V SQUARED smartphone. Many broken promises and shipping delays later, Chad Sayers became the center of a U.S. Justice Department investigation. Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Katie Janzen. Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TechTalesShow Follow on Mastodon/Fediverse: https://mas.to/@techtales Support the Show: https://techtalesshow.com/support Videos & Images: • https://imgur.com/jhsCdPO • https://youtu.be/eUOxkJllBI4 • https://youtu.be/4v0nc0Oi_Wc Sources: • https://web.archive.org/web/20080414040050/http://www.saygus.com/news.php • https://web.archive.org/web/20121216163117/http://gigaom.com:80/mobile/the-v1-android-phone-looks-pretty-slick-but-who-is-saygus-anyway/ • https://www.pcmag.com/archive/hands-on-with-the-saygus-vphone-245965 • https://www.pcmag.com/opinions/how-i-got-suckered-by-an-alleged-10m-phone-scam • https://www.androidpolice.com/2015/01/29/hands-saygus-v2-pre-orders-open-today-549-act-quick-want-intriguing-smartphone-saw-ces/ • https://www.androidpolice.com/2015/06/15/saygus-delays-the-v-squared-yet-again-launches-mega-suspicious-indiegogo-campaign/ • https://www.androidpolice.com/2016/01/19/saygus-phone-switches-manufacturers-again-company-undams-lake-of-word-vomit-on-twitter-to-justify-actions/ • https://www.androidpolice.com/2016/08/06/saygus-says-its-restarting-the-fcc-approval-process-for-the-long-delayed-v-squared/ • https://www.phonearena.com/news/Remember-Saygus-We-got-an-exclusive-sit-down-with-founder-and-CEO-Chad-Sayers_id90433 • https://www.justice.gov/usao-ut/united-states-vs-chad-leon-sayers • https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-capitol-mob-antifa-undercov-idUSKBN29E0QO • PACER: 2:21-cr-00163-DS, 2:21-cr-00229-DS-1