Podcast Rewind: Running Out of RAM, Tech Confessions, and Italian Movie Dubs

NPC: Next Portable Console

This week, Brendon, Federico, and John tackle the RAM shortage and its effect on the handheld industry before digging into Cocoon 2.0, an excellent Android front-end for your emulators.

Then on NPC XL, Federico brings an Android emulation surprise to the show.

Comfort Zone

Chris has a Mac-related confession to make, Matt has to admit something about his Apple Watch, and Niléane is like, “Boys, I don’t think you can even handle taking your phones off silent.” (She was not wrong.)

On Cozy Zone, we roast home screens again, and this time there aren’t any hidden codes… we think.

MacStories Unwind

This week, John and Federico debate physical versus digital media and the Italian art of dubbing movies.

NPC, Episode 69, ‘Running Out of Chips and Into Cocoon’ Show Notes

AYN Odin 3 Ultra Available Again for Pre-Order

AYN Odin 3 Ultra

RAM Shortage & Industry Impact

The out-of-stock Steam Deck is the latest victim of the RAM & storage shortage

Cocoon 2.0 Frontend

Cocoon 2.0

Subscribe to NPC XL

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Comfort Zone, Episode 89, ‘Pizza is an American Invention, and it Involves Pineapple’ Show Notes

Things Discussed

Helium

Apple will kill iPadOS

Quick Subtitles

Cozy Zone

For even more from the Comfort Zone crew, you can subscribe to Cozy Zone. Cozy Zone is a weekly bonus episode of Comfort Zone where Matt, Niléane, and Chris invite listeners to join them in the Cozy Zone where they’ll cover extra topics, invent wilder challenges and games, and share all their great (and not so great) takes on tech. You can subscribe to Cozy Zone for $5 per month here or $50 per year here.

MacStories Unwind, ‘Cartridges, Vinyl, and Italian Rocky’ Show Notes

Links and Show Notes

Digital Versus Physical Media

Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version are now available

Pokémon FireRed

Pokémon LeafGreen

Italian Dubbing of Hollywood Movies

It’s better in Italian. An American perspective on the Italian industry of dubbing

The Rise of the Italian Dubbing Industry

Emily in Paris, Season 2

Unwind Deal

Dr. Strangelove, Stanley Kubrick’s darkly hilarious classic about nuclear madness is a must for any classic comedy collection.

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