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46: 2016 Movies Preview

This week’s episode is all about movies coming out in 2016! We rattle through all the major releases for the year including comic book movies: Deadpool, Batman v Superman, Captain America, X-Men, Suicide Squad, Gambit and Doctor Strange. Find out what we’re excited about and what makes us question our faith in humanity… It’s another BIG year!

On the tech front, there’s news from the usual suspects – Whatsapp, Uber and Apple. This and more on episode 46 of The Lazy Couch.

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45: CES 2016

 

It’s the first episode for the year, and it’s all about CES 2016 (formerly known as the Consumer Electronic Show), that was held over 4 days in Las Vegas during the week. We take a close look at some of the more interesting and innovative products that were showcased and also some that were just downright ridiculous.

There’s everything from a rollable OLED display, to a giant person-sized quadcopter, to a hoverboard/standable that doubles up as your personal robot butler! In other news, we coin the term ‘standables’! Tune in now to hear what our favourite products were at CES 2016.

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42: Kleenex of Technology

Malcolm Turnbull announces his grand ‘innovation’ plan to bring Australia into the 21st century, Dropbox kills Mailbox and Carousel apps, and we discuss our favourite films and TV shows for the year – as we start to reflect on a massive 2015 in the world of technology and pop culture.

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40: Spreading the Disease

Trying to work out which tablet slash laptop to get in time for Christmas? We’ve got you covered as we examine the good, the bad and ugly of all the new Apple and Microsoft devices and their accessories. We also tear down the differences between the Xbox One and PS4 for all your gaming needs this summer. There’s also news on Yahoo, Uber, Samsung.. and is Netflix working on a Lost In Space reboot? Find out on episode 40 of The Lazy Couch!

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34: The Grand Slam of Keynotes

Is Microsoft cool again? This is the unexpected question we ask after the Redmond tech giant threw down the gauntlet with the announcement of the new Surface Pro 4, as well as a brand new laptop-turned-slate-turned-laptop – the Surface Book! There are some changes at Twitter with Jack Dorsey taking charge and the roll out of its curated simple news feature, Moments. We also have some Transformers news and a whole lot more on episode 34 of The Lazy Couch.

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32: What is.. steak?

On episode 32, while Kelvin is away on assignment, Geoff is joined by friends of the show, Pete and Chris. Topics include iOS 9, the ad-block-alypse and the future of education. We ask the hard-hitting questions like.. will Sydney ever become smart enough to be a genuine tech hub? And just what IS steak made of anyway? Join us for this special ‘future 2045’ episode of The Lazy Couch.

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31: Force Touch Friday

This week, we break down Apple’s September event where they announced new iPhones, a bigger iPad, a new Apple TV, as well as some updates to the Apple Watch. We’re also joined by our newest TLC member, BB-8, who brought us some Star Wars news and the tale of how Geoff took on Force Friday and lost. There is also IFA news from Berlin and much more on episode 31 of The Lazy Couch.

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30: Give us a …

This week, we talk dirty to Siri and start a campaign to bring the new Nextbit Robin phone to Australia! It’s our longest episode yet, and we also preview the Apple iPhone event, chat all things Google including their new logo and all the Android updates, as well as the civil war breaking out between Steve Rogers and Tony Stark. This and more on episode 30 of The Lazy Couch.

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28: Money Did They Grab

This week, we forget a bunch of names of actors and movies! We also take a look at the corporate culture at Amazon, what the next big thing is at Apple and explore the possibility of entering ‘the matrix’ at a new gaming centre in Melbourne. There’s also news from Disney’s D23 Expo and a whole lot more on episode 28 of The Lazy Couch.

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22: The Bloated Internet

There is a lot to look forward to for the rest of 2015. There’s exactly 201 days left before the new X-Files series comes out, or you might be hanging out for the new Minecraft and Windows 10 later in the year. If you can’t wait til then, hear about the crazy pictures that Google robots are dreaming up and how Elon Musk is fighting to save us from said robots taking over our lives. Episode 22 is coming right up.