Tech Tales

Corbin Davenport
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Tech Tales is a podcast exploring the technology world's epic failures, forgotten successes, and everything in between. Hosted by Corbin Davenport. Made without generative AI.

  1. 6 jul

    The Ouya

    The Ouya home console tried to bring smartphone gaming back to the TV, and when it was revealed in 2012, it quickly became the most successful Kickstarter project in history. Two years later, it was discontinued. Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Katie Janzen. Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/techtalesshow.com Follow on Mastodon/Fediverse: https://mas.to/@techtales Support the Show: https://techtalesshow.com/support Videos: • https://youtu.be/U39L4mEyIRc • https://youtu.be/-SzXpo8VjYs • http://youtu.be/Es-okjDMAbI Sources: • https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ouya/ouya-a-new-kind-of-video-game-console • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U39L4mEyIRc • https://www.kickstarter.com/blog/ouyas-big-day • https://www.wired.com/2012/07/ouya-ceo-qa/ • https://blackfridayarchive.com/ad/walmart-2011/page-8 • https://ouya.world/t/ouya-collectors-guide/61/3 • https://www.pcmag.com/news/ouya-teams-with-amazon-gamestop-for-june-release • https://www.pcmag.com/news/first-ouya-consoles-shipping-to-backers • https://www.pcmag.com/news/ouya-to-release-a-new-console-every-year • https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/ouya • https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-ouya-review • https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/26/ouya-review • https://www.pcmag.com/news/ouya-crashes-e3-organizers-call-cops • https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/ouya-launches-new-black-console-with-twice-the-memory/ • https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/get-an-ouya-game-console-and-5-game-credit-for-59-99-shipped/ • https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/ouya-apologizes-to-kickstarter-supporters-offers-13-credit/ • https://www.wired.com/2013/09/kickstarter-scandal-ouya/ • https://www.theverge.com/2013/7/22/4547000/ouya-gamers-reportedly-sticking-with-free-games • https://www.theverge.com/2014/3/7/5478198/the-indie-game-console-may-already-be-dead • https://www.razer.com/newsroom/product-news/razer-acquires-ouya-software-assets • https://www.engadget.com/2015-07-28-ouya-razer-indie-games-money.html • https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/razer-will-pull-the-plug-on-ouya-gaming-console-on-june-25/ • https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/ouya-offers-all-access-pass-to-800-games-for-59-99/ Chapters: 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:00 Microconsoles 0:06:08 Ouya Launch 0:29:15 E3 2013 0:34:50 Release & Reviews 0:43:42 Updates & Controversies 0:55:23 Ouya Shuts Down 1:00:34 Outro

    The Ouya

  2. 23 mar

    Movie Club: Tron Ares (2025)

    Watch Tron Ares: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/tron-ares Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Zachary Wander and Joe Fedewa. Outro music is the Function Control Deck theme from TRON 2.0. Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/techtalesshow.com Follow on Mastodon/Fediverse: https://mas.to/@techtales Support the Show: https://techtalesshow.com/support Sources: • https://deadline.com/2025/08/disney-dwayne-johnson-deepfake-moana-ai-generated-tron-ares-1236478167/ • https://web.archive.org/web/20140821165028/http://collider.com/tron-3-sequel-details-joseph-kosinski/ • https://web.archive.org/web/20171110174404/http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/03/tron-3-filmed-vancouver-fall/ • https://web.archive.org/web/20231207180840/https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/disney-cancels-tron-3-following-the-disappointment-of-tomorrowland-263287/ • https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jared-leto-tron-ares-box-office-1236401068/ • https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tron-reboot-jared-leto-circling-lead-role-new-disney-film-982575/ • https://www.reddit.com/r/tron/comments/1o3hqb9/i_just_found_out_that_my_photo_manipulation_is_in/ Chapters: 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:55 Production 0:07:40 The Movie 1:32:06 Reception 1:35:05 Outro

    Movie Club: Tron Ares (2025)

  3. 08/10/2025

    Microsoft Kin

    Microsoft Kin was a phone platform "designed specifically for people who are actively navigating their social lives," but was deemed a failure before it even launched. Two Kin phones finally arrived in May 2010, and two months later, the entire platform was shelved. Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Joe Fedewa. Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/techtalesshow.com Follow on Mastodon/Fediverse: https://mas.to/@techtales Support the Show: https://techtalesshow.com/support Videos: • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wscAwANF684 • https://www.lightpress.tv/microsoft-kin-basement-party • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwyb7kwlL44 Sources: • https://news.microsoft.com/source/2010/04/12/microsoft-ushers-in-the-next-generation-of-the-social-phone-with-kin-a-new-windows-phone/ • https://www.engadget.com/2010-07-02-life-and-death-of-microsoft-kin-the-inside-story.html • https://web.archive.org/web/20201023040414/https://gigaom.com/2008/02/12/how-much-did-microsoft-pay-for-danger-find-out-here/ • https://www.engadget.com/2010-05-25-microsofts-robbie-bach-j-allard-leaving-as-part-of-broader-sha.html • https://web.archive.org/web/20090508022801/http://www.crn.com/software/217300212 • https://www.theregister.com/2010/04/19/microsoft_kin_ad_boob/ • https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2010/01/05Apples-App-Store-Downloads-Top-Three-Billion/ • https://www.wired.com/2010/05/pr-microsft-kin/ • https://www.engadget.com/2010-05-05-kin-one-and-two-review.html • https://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Microsoft-KIN-ONE-and-TWO-Review_id2442 • https://web.archive.org/web/20100702062008/http://gizmodo.com/5576764/microsoft-kills-kin • https://web.archive.org/web/20110113123732/http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20009013-56.html • https://web.archive.org/web/20120813082650/http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20023398-75.html • https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/9/17335634/microsoft-jon-friedman-courier-kin-ultra-mobile-pcs-spot-build-2018 Chapters: 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:10 Development 0:08:42 The Launch 0:18:31 The Reviews 0:26:39 Kin's Death 0:35:46 Outro

    Microsoft Kin

  4. 22/07/2025

    Movie Club: Pirates of Silicon Valley

    Watch Pirates of Silicon Valley: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/pirates-of-silicon-valley Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Zachary Wander and Katie Janzen. Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/techtalesshow.com Follow on Mastodon/Fediverse: https://mas.to/@techtales Support the Show: https://techtalesshow.com/support Videos: • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nfgRf2A0Tc • https://archive.org/details/1999-07-21-macworld-new-york-keynote Sources: • https://fortune.com/2011/10/07/noah-wyle-on-playing-steve-jobs/ • https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/18bhme/comment/c8ddpwq • https://web.archive.org/web/20120420071253/https://kensegall.com/blog/2012/04/noah-wyle-and-steve-jobs-moment-of-truth/ Chapters: 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:52 Movie Discussion 0:36:14 Steve Jobs and Noah Wyle 0:42:56 Outro

    Movie Club: Pirates of Silicon Valley

  5. 04/05/2025

    Internet Time and Sputnik 99

    Swiss watch company Swatch came up with a new way to tell time in 1998, known as "Internet Time" or ".beats time." It led to an international controversy over advertising, radio frequencies, and Russia's Mir space station. Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Cody Toombs. Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/techtalesshow.com Follow on Mastodon/Fediverse: https://mas.to/@techtales Support the Show: https://techtalesshow.com/support Watches: • https://www.swatch.com/en-en/webmaster-ii-sqb101c/SQB101C.html • https://www.swatch.com/en-en/great-australian-byte-sqz100/SQZ100.html • https://www.swatch.com/en-en/webstream-green-yqs1001ag/YQS1001AG.html • https://www.swatch.com/en-en/moon-or-beat-iv-yfs4010/YFS4010.html • https://www.swatch.com/en-en/sonic-the-hedgehog-sqk101/SQK101.html Sources: • https://www.zdnet.com/article/swatch-wont-take-apple-to-court-over-iwatch-trademark/ • https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37350870 • https://www.wnyc.org/story/tldr-15-internet-time/ • https://www.wired.com/1998/12/time-for-a-change/ • https://news.mit.edu/1998/summit-1118 • https://segaretro.org/Press_release:_2000-02-24:_Sega_and_Swatch_Team_Up:_Two_Major_Players_Meet_in_Cyberspace • https://lpcwiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Ericsson_T20 • https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/05/14/lost-in-space-en • https://www.wired.com/1999/04/spam-thats-out-of-this-world/ • https://web.archive.org/web/19991110070006/http://www.ccr.jussieu.fr/physio/amsat-france/Press-rel-05.htm • https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/sputnik-40.htm • https://www.pso-world.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=883 • https://web.archive.org/web/20010215002746/http://hamradio-online.com/1999/apr/arrl-swatch.html • https://latimes.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-swatch-beatnik-can/170703674/ • https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25685 Chapters: 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:27 Swatch & Internet Time 0:07:50 The Watches 0:16:44 Adoption of Internet Time 0:20:05 Sputnik 99 0:36:18 Swatch vs. Apple 0:38:00 Outro

    Internet Time and Sputnik 99

  6. 26/12/2024

    WannaCry

    The WanaCry ransomware quickly spread to hundreds of thousands of Windows systems on May 12, 2017, impacting everything from car manufacturing to hospitals. A few hours later, it was stopped by a cybersecurity researcher. Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Joe Fedewa. Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/techtalesshow.com Follow on Mastodon/Fediverse: https://mas.to/@techtales Support the Show: https://techtalesshow.com/support Video: • https://youtu.be/S70zd_ysZag Sources: • https://www.wired.com/story/confessions-marcus-hutchins-hacker-who-saved-the-internet/ • https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/security/ransomware/wannacry-ransomware/ • https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/cambrian-college-ransomware-hack-1.4093634 • https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-hit-by-wannacry-virus-fears-it-could-cripple-some-jet-production/ • https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/13/cyber-attack-hits-german-train-stations-hackers-target-deutsche/ • https://apnews.com/article/36406e3cebe34b148f1fd9bbe6205ace • https://www.reuters.com/article/us-honda-cyberattack-idUSKBN19C0EI/ • https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/case-study-wannacry-attack/ • https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/threats/malware-encyclopedia-description?Name=Ransom:Win32/WannaCrypt • https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2017/05/14/need-urgent-collective-action-keep-people-safe-online-lessons-last-weeks-cyberattack/ • https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2017/05/14/need-urgent-collective-action-keep-people-safe-online-lessons-last-weeks-cyberattack/ • https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/aug/03/researcher-who-stopped-wannacry-ransomware-detained-in-us • https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-us-authorities-tracked-down-the-north-korean-hacker-behind-wannacry/ Chapters: 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:54 EternalBlue & Marcus Hutchins 0:09:39 WannaCry Attack 0:25:10 The Aftermath 0:38:04 Outro

    WannaCry

  7. 12/09/2024

    Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, helping guide the country through the Civil War and advocated for an end to slavery. Nearly 100 years later, he was resurrected as a robot for the 1964 New York World's Fair. Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Mason Conrad. Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/techtalesshow.com Follow on Mastodon/Fediverse: https://mas.to/@techtales Support the Show: https://techtalesshow.com/support Videos & Photos: • https://youtu.be/mvfjvBO2l2Y?t=138 • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lincoln_Audio-Animatronic_(42346731335).jpg Sources: • https://www.britannica.com/biography/Abraham-Lincoln • https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-emporia-gazette-electric-robots/154380075/ • https://web.archive.org/web/20110717093240/http://d23.disney.go.com/articles/070709_NF_FEAT_StoryofHall.html • https://www.disneyhistoryinstitute.com/2014/04/disney-history-institute-celebrates.html • https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-edwardsville-intelligencer-disney-de/154344993/ • https://archive.org/details/IllinoisLandOfLincolnIllinoisPavilionInformationNewYorkWorldsFair19641965/mode/1up • https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-register-live-lincoln-created-by-d/154516626/ • https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-tattler-disneys-lincoln-star-at-fai/154518175/ • https://www.newspapers.com/article/wilmington-news-journal-lincoln-at-1964/154519665/ • https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-review-of-lincoln-figur/154520514/ • https://www.newspapers.com/article/mt-vernon-register-news-electronic-abe/154523531/ • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvfjvBO2l2Y • https://d23.com/reliving-one-mans-dream-in-this-walt-disney-world-attraction/ • https://www.ocregister.com/2021/07/31/disneyland-blinkin-lincoln-animatronic-used-to-go-crazy-and-smash-his-chair-in-a-robotic-fit/ • https://www.newspapers.com/article/freeport-journal-standard-animated-abe-l/154552579/ Chapters: 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:26 Abraham Lincoln 0:06:08 Building Robot Lincoln 0:20:25 The 1964 World’s Fair 0:22:33 Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln 0:29:08 Reactions to Robot Lincoln 0:38:07 Lincoln at Disneyland 0:41:10 Outro

    Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln

  8. 18/05/2024

    Movie Club: Tron Legacy (2010)

    Watch Tron Legacy: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/tron-2-0 Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Zachary Wander and Joe Fedewa. Follow on Mastodon/Fediverse: https://mas.to/@techtales Support the Show: https://techtalesshow.com/support Videos: • https://youtu.be/e1dHhktFLPs Sources: • https://web.archive.org/web/20010418103554/http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0%2C4586%2C2301037%2C00.html • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1dHhktFLPs • https://variety.com/2024/film/news/jeff-bridges-returning-tron-3-1235985702/ • https://screenrant.com/tron-legacy-behind-the-scenes/ • https://web.archive.org/web/20110524020458/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40548535/ns/today-entertainment/t/tron-legacy-reverse-ages-jeff-bridges Chapters: 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:41 Production 0:04:27 Flashback & CGI Jeff Bridges 0:14:16 ENCOM & The Grid 0:31:54 The music 0:34:31 Quorra 0:40:38 The dinner 0:48:01 End of Line Club 0:53:33 Solar Sailer 0:59:23 The Rectifier 1:10:16 The portal 1:15:31 Final thoughts 1:20:16 Outro

    Movie Club: Tron Legacy (2010)
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Tech Tales is a podcast exploring the technology world's epic failures, forgotten successes, and everything in between. Hosted by Corbin Davenport. Made without generative AI.

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    Corbin Davenport
  • Años de actividad
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodios
    62
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