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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We're recovering from Christmas, ending the year, and getting ready to head to CES in Vegas next week. We have tech news to catch up on and so much more, all to help you get out there and tech better!

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INTRO (00:00)

We're heading to CES (04:40)

MAIN TOPIC: Gift guide results & Christmas (12:15)

DAVE'S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Track Flights Directly via Messages and Spotlight (24:00)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (28:20)

AI minted more than 50 new billionaires in 2025

Ireland's Diarmuid Early wins world Microsoft Excel championships

Some of the DOJ's careful redactions can be defeated with copy and paste

Breach forces Ubisoft to take "Rainbow Six Siege" offline

New York to require social media platforms to display mental health warnings

New NASA boss Isaacman says U.S. will return to the moon within Trump's term

Russia plans a nuclear power plant on the moon within a decade

TAKES:

YouTube shuts down channels using AI to create fake movie trailer watched by millions (32:00)

ChatGPT launches a year-end review like Spotify Wrapped (36:00)

Spotify music library scraped by pirate activist group (37:30)

BONUS ODD TAKE: Floor 796 Project (39:00)

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Dave: NEEWER Magnetic RGB Camera Light, 360° Full Color RGB61 Small LED Panel Video Light with 3 Cold Shoe Mounts/CRI 97+/20 Scene Modes/2500K-8500K/2000mAh Portable Recording Photography Selfie Lighting (45:30)

Nate: Camping Table Folding Portable Camp Side Table Aluminum Lightweight Carry Bag Beach Outdoor Hiking Picnics BBQ Cooking Dining Kitchen Black Medium (49:15)

RAMAZON PURCHASE OF THE WEEK (52:40)

https://notpicks.com/2025-gadget-gift-guide-for-geeks/

The tech news has definitely slowed for the holidays, so we've got a fun, abbreviated Christmas show for you tonight. There's still some tech to talk about, but some fun surprises as well. Merry Christmas!

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INTRO (00:00)

MAIN TOPIC: 2025 Night Before Christmas Tech Version (02:40)

DAVE'S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Find photos by Maps (07:00)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (12:25)

Samsung is putting Google Gemini AI into your refrigerator, whether you need it or not

Confused Waymos stopped in intersections during San Francisco power outage

White House website mysteriously streams personal finance YouTube creator

The Oscars are moving to YouTube in 2029

Trump's social media business is merging with a nuclear fusion company

Google AI summaries are ruining the livelihoods of recipe writers

James Webb Space Telescope confirms 1st 'runaway' supermassive black hole

BONUS ODD TAKE: NORAD Tracks Santa (17:15)

PICKS OF THE WEEK: Favorite Christmas foods (19:30)

Dave:

Mashed potato's

Ham

Charcuterie

Apple pie

Muddy Buddies

Nate:

Egg Nog

Cheese Log

Fruit Cake

Pecan Pie

Peanut butter cookies with Hershey kisses

RAMAZON PURCHASE OF THE WEEK (27:00)

https://notpicks.com/2025-gadget-gift-guide-for-geeks/

Apple is still working on releasing a folding phone, but Samsung is adding more folds to theirs. But Apple has some good news in the smartphone world this week. We've got some great Just the Headlines, tips, and picks, all to help you tech better!

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INTRO (00:00)

Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Cyber Week Update (02:25)

MAIN TOPIC: Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold phone (07:20)

Apple iPhone shipments to beat Samsung for the first time in 14 years, report says (12:00)

DAVE'S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Assign Action Button (18:55)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (27:10)

Austria's rebel nuns refuse to give up Instagram to stay in their convent

Crime rings enlist hackers to hijack trucks

ChatGPT is going to start showing you ads

A Windows update broke login button, and Microsoft's advice is to click where it used to be

MKBHD is shutting down his iPhone wallpaper app

More than half of new articles on the internet are being written by AI

Australia spent $62 million to update its weather web site and made it worse

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Netflix quietly drops support for casting to most TVs (30:55)

Apple AI chief John Giannandrea to step down (33:40)

India orders Apple to pre-install an undeletable state security app on iPhones (38:40)

BONUS ODD TAKE: Stone Simulator – Just Be a Rock (41:35)

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Dave: Kernel Season's Popcorn Seasoning Mini Jars Variety Pack, 0.9 Ounce (Pack of 8) (45:30)

Nate: Shashibo Shape Shifting Box (50:00)

RAMAZON PURCHASE OF THE WEEK (53:50)