Geekshow Helpdesk: Split on AI

Tony: -Carbonation Station: Bucked Up Orange and Dr Bum -Tony’s Top 10 (no particular order)- Ubiquiti Network Completed Status Pro X Learning that my Sengled Bulbs can just use Zigbee Traeger Woodridge XL Stuff I backed on Kickstarter?… Snapmaker U1 and Eufymake -Tony’s Festivus List: AI Push and everything that entails RFK Jr is bad for medical science Microsoft in general -Freed from the shackles of your youth’s gmail name: https://www.howtogeek.com/google-is-finally-letting-users-change-their-gmail-address/ Jarron:  -Favorite gadgets of the Year Apple Watch Ultra 3 Amazfit Active 2 Panasonic LUMIX S9 Arctis Gamebuds -Coolest Tech of the year Tandem OLED Pebble comeback Snapmaker U1 Dyson Pencil Vac -Festivus List AI, AI, AI ! ! ! ! RAM Shortage DJI Ban Everything about Microsoft Owen: -Neuromorphic skin for robots!  https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/12/29/2344207/researchers-make-neuromorphic-artificial-skin-for-robots -It’s getting desperate out there… DIY RAM https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/russian-enthusiasts-are-building-their-own-ddr5-ram-amidst-the-worldwide-shortage-as-easy-as-sourcing-your-own-memory-modules-and-soldering-them-on-empty-pcbs -My list of stuff. ChatGPT 4.5 - 5.2, what a ride.  ProxMox Server and self hosting G-Helper Pixel 10 Pro XL Xbox Family Safety Steam Family Sharing ASUS RT-AX86U Zaku II gundam router running Merlin Xbox and GamePass - hear me out here…. Infini Mic - specifically grateful to the Patrons My biggest tech inspirations. Lando: -The Tech List!! Cancer Vax (Jan) https://gizmodo.com/three-years-after-experimental-vaccine-these-patients-are-still-cancer-free-2000559585 ABS System (Got the full go ahead in Sept) (Feb) https://www.robotics247.com/article/robot_umpire_automated_ball_strike_abs_system_debuts_at_mlb_spring_training BYD (March) https://www.theverge.com/news/631552/byd-1000kw-charging-ev-han-l-tang-l-battery Torpedo Bats (April) https://apnews.com/article/torpedo-bats-yankees-6ac6c797ea935941ed1c0d0e51a7d870 Crisper Pigs (May) https://gizmodo.com/the-fda-just-approved-the-first-crispr-edited-pigs-for-food-2000597425 Airplane Robots (June) https://kslnewsradio.com/colleges-universities/uvu-students-pioneer-aircraft-taxiing/2217924/ Stephen Hawking Upgrade (July) https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/06/a-neural-brain-implant-provides-near-instantaneous-speech/ Manipulate AI with peer and social pressure (Sept) https://www.theverge.com/news/768508/chatbots-are-susceptible-to-flattery-and-peer-pressure iPhone 17 (Oct) The Bad Flu (Nov) (Called it) https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2dr8gzdz1wo Honorable Mention? New X(Twitter) Features  (Nov) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/23/rightwing-influencers-outside-us-x-twitter-tool Pebble Returns! (Dec) Uncle Sqinky: Ubiquiti Home Network - Great way to go iPhone 17 - Great phone Snapmaker U1 - Multi color printing with much less time and material waste bonus not mentioned-5070Ti video card