terrdactycalsrock
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I did the same thing.....
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I did the same thing.....
I really wish Ana would show up as a guest on the Tested couch. She's running around CES on her new job. She could just talk about her new job, plug the site she's working at and tell her opinions on the event overall (like most of yesterday's episode was).
I don't think it's going to happen though..
I don't think it's going to happen though..
Are there going to be any interviews or hands-on product videos coming out of CES? That's what I'm looking forward to the most. No offense to the others, but without Will, my interest in their long form CES recap videos is non-existent thus far.
I'm guessing it's tough to capture everything with only Joey?
I'm guessing it's tough to capture everything with only Joey?
Just imagine what print the mystery object would be like with this Cubex beast of a 3D printer
BolognaSoup
Member
I always think its Norm that talks too fast (and slurs a lot of his speech).
cuevas. PhD.
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I really do wonder how they're doing, it's rare for a story on the site to get more than 5 comments...
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Their videos seem to get a fair amount of views on YouTube.
I do think the site is perhaps not focused enough. It can be a bit all over the place sometimes which doesn't help in trying to find an audience.
Their podcast was ranked the second most popular technology podcast over the holidays on iTunes.
One of Adam's videos was on the front page of youtube.
Their content is getting out there, I just think the site is not that popular (because people use youtube as their content provider, not the actual websites).
That's why there's goddamn videos of step by steps to solve problems, as opposed to a 2 paragraph text that would be much simpler and easier for me to read.
I don't want to be a dick, but does Norm have some kind of legitimate speech impediment?
funkystudent
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This years CES coverage sucks.
Ill give Norm props for thinking he could carry CES by himself but let this be a lesson for him. If Will or Garry cant make it, just don't bother.
Ill give Norm props for thinking he could carry CES by himself but let this be a lesson for him. If Will or Garry cant make it, just don't bother.
If I understood it right, they're severely low profile this year. While other years they had like 8 people hands on, they only have 4 now: Norm, Wes, Matt and Joey (the ONLY video producer - as in, he's the one walking around the floor all day carrying a camera, the one producing the online Streams and the only cutting up video to upload to the site).
With that in mind, they can't provide a big Video Coverage on the site like the last two years, with video going up the day they recorded it. We had some sneak peeks like the Oculus Rift and the other GoogleVision-esque thing. I'm confident the crazy stuff will show up after CES ended.
Besides, CES is always hella boring. I don't think Will being there would have made much difference coverage wise.
Edit: I will grant you that yes, the live videos/recaps are not as funny as they used to be. But again, they're understaffed.
funkystudent
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Well I dont really care that they dont have as many videos as last year.
The recap videos are just bleh. No interesting guests or discussions. Also Norm is the bottom of the tested give a fuck ladder.
Now I just remembered how great last years recap videos were and I am extra bummed.
I guess "come talk to Norm from tested" wasnt enough to get Mark Rein back
The recap videos are just bleh. No interesting guests or discussions. Also Norm is the bottom of the tested give a fuck ladder.
Now I just remembered how great last years recap videos were and I am extra bummed.
I guess "come talk to Norm from tested" wasnt enough to get Mark Rein back
Wow, you guys are brutal.
Yeah, 2011/2012's late night coverage was sorely missed, but I thought this year's stuff was alright. Not great, but alright.
But I'm still not sure why they even bothered with CES - it just seems so contrary to the direction and 'values' of new Tested. Did they feel their long-time readers expected it?
Yeah, 2011/2012's late night coverage was sorely missed, but I thought this year's stuff was alright. Not great, but alright.
But I'm still not sure why they even bothered with CES - it just seems so contrary to the direction and 'values' of new Tested. Did they feel their long-time readers expected it?
Srsly. It's so bad.
The nightly video streams are intentionally low-key discussions compared to last year. Understandable if you're not that into them, though I think Norm and Nathan especially talked about some good stuff last night.
As for video--Joey has shot a ton. He just doesn't have time to edit much while we're here. A whole lot of good stuff will show up next week.
it sounds like the most boring shit ever, seriously.
"Here's the biggest OLED TV in the world, it's a whole one inch bigger than the one the other company showed last year. Sorry, it's not coming to stores in the next 15 years"
"This new TV has five times the 3D, nobody cares but fuck it, we don't know, we need to make these more expensive!"
"Now, here's a fridge that can tweet and you can run one note in it, because you know, who the fuck uses pen and paper anymore? It also costs 3 times the price of a regular fridge, but fuck it! Imagine a world!"
It really is the most boring shit ever. I really like when you guys go to the "Kentia Hall" version of CES, where the massage chairs, massage robots, non-Google glasses, liquid repellent and crazy shit lives. That's when I have the most fun with the videos. Hopefully, that's all coming once Joey gets time to edit all of that.
Also, I really want to know who is going to cover that Manicure machine. TESTED EXCLUSIVE!
Haha, same here.
Samsung's is 85", which I'm sure is just so it can be one inch bigger than Sony's. Or maybe it's the other way around. Who gives a shit?
I don't know you guyse, the Oculus Rift interview was pretty pretty good....
firehawk12
Subete no aware
It's a Vegas vacation for them. Are the porn actors still in town at the same time? lol
Just when I was thinking CES is a complete waste of time, this video comes along. When those 'keys' appeared, I had a proper "holy shit we live in the future" moment.
HamPster PamPster
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:lol Will sounds pissed. Here's what I really think! You suck CES!
Aruarian Reflection
Chauffeur de la gdlk
Will needs to go back and watch the Louis CK bit about airplanes that he loves to reference oh so much
Sad thing, this is the kind of shit that got Jeff "fired" in the first place.
"You can't say bad things about our ad providers because they give us money!"
"You can't say good things about this company because they do things that go against the people that give us money!"
Sad indeed.
slaughterking
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Will is the angriest nerd you've ever heard. He is the Angry Tested Nerd.
Jesus some of you guys are insanely hard on Norm. They're extremely understaffed down there, give them a break. I understand the videos haven't been top notch, but like others have stated, even looking at other websites has proven that CES is really devoid of good products this year.
I'm not blaming any of the Tested folks, CES is just a steaming pile of shit.
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Anyone have any idea when the new Ivy Bridge chips will start being put into laptops? I'm in the market for a new computer but figure it's worth the wait if these chips are going to make Ultrabooks more appealing.
Technosteve
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No Gary is the only counter to a verbose Will.
HamPster PamPster
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A scripted 20 minutes rant every week would be cool.
I didn't really agree with how the Steambox section was introduced, 'speaking of people with good ideas', considering all the comments were basically about how half baked the product is with a lot of questions because of how awfully they have handled the reveal. Whatever the internet says, Valve aren't superhuman, they do stupid things sometimes too.
I didn't really agree with how the Steambox section was introduced, 'speaking of people with good ideas', considering all the comments were basically about how half baked the product is with a lot of questions because of how awfully they have handled the reveal. Whatever the internet says, Valve aren't superhuman, they do stupid things sometimes too.
If he's just reading a text, i'd rather have it as a editorial-kinda thing.
I don't like Will's text reading voice.
He seems actively pissed off that the whole world aren't using Gmail for email, a dedicated gaming PC for games, and Macs/iPads for everything else.
I agree with both. Fuck Macs and iPads though.
Get your fucking outlook/exchange out of my face.