On episode 500, Nate made a bold challenge: That if we did not reach 1000 subscribers by the 10-year anniversary, it was time to shut down Notnerd. Well, here we are, and it's time to take an honest look at where the show is and what the future looks like. Will this be the last time we help you tech better?

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INTRO (00:00)

MAIN TOPIC: 10 years and what happens when you post (05:20)

Episode 500 - Nate's Challenge

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DAVE'S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Send Low-Quality Photo Previews - Send Photos Faster (19:00)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (22:35)

Microplastics from washing clothes could be hurting your tomatoes

Matthew McConaughey trademarks himself to fight AI misuse

China builds hypergravity machine 2,000X stronger than Earth

Israel deploys world's first drone defense laser

Roblox's AI-powered age verification is a complete mess

AI has made Salesforce engineers more productive, so the company has stopped hiring them

Officials showed off a robo-bus in DC, it got hit by a Tesla driver

LISTENER MAIL: Producer Todd Voicemail (27:05)

TAKES:

The US Government just followed through on its ban of DJI drones - and it's so much worse than we thought (31:40)

iPhone 17 Pro case offers tribute to original 1984 Macintosh (36:40)

Microsoft Patch Tuesday January 2026 Edition (37:50)

Windows 11 shutdown bug forces Microsoft into out-of-band damage control (39:45)

BONUS ODD TAKE: 360-degree panoramas of the interiors of several Star Trek ships (41:00)

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Dave: Maclock WB-8 Wonderboy Innovation Design Co., Ltd. (44:10)

Nate: High Fidelity Concert Earplugs for Concerts Musicians，Earplugs for noise reduction，24db Advanced Filter Technology Ear Protection for Music Festivals,DJ's, Nightclub, Drummers - 2 Pairs (Black) (50:15)

RAMAZON PURCHASE OF THE WEEK (53:55)

Our second year at CES is complete. 4 days, thousands of booths, and all kinds of adventures. We will review the good, bad, and weird at CES. Robots and AI tried to dominate, but there were plenty of interesting products and innovations that we don't need to be scared of.

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INTRO (00:00)

Apple introduces new 'Creator Studio' bundle of apps for $129/year (02:35)

Apple picks Google's Gemini AI for its big Siri upgrade (06:50)

MAIN TOPIC: CES 2026 Recap (07:55)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (42:10)

• Dead mosquito proboscis used for high-resolution 3D printing nozzle
• You can now reserve a hotel room on the Moon for $250,000
• Disney+ announces vertical video is coming to the app soon
• Ghana tries to regulate online prophecies
• Vietnam bans unskippable ads
• UK company sends factory with 1,000C furnace into space
• Trump Mobile pushes back release of gold-colored phone

More CES Talk (45:25)

We're in Vegas for CES, just finished day 1, and took a nice, long walk to our hotel. After 8 hours at the show, we give a quick recap of some highlights from day 1. Plenty more stuff to see this week, and we'll have a full report on all the latest tech next week.

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