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Episode 429 – White Elephants – 12/21/17 Dec 22, 2017

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In 2017's penultimate episode, we're joined by Tested set designer Danica to talk about the spirit of White Elephant gift exchanges, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Apple's admission of throttling phone speeds. Plus, we speculate as to the future of cinema, and react to the first images of Magic Leap's AR goggles!

Episode 428 – The Night Before Jedi – 12/14/17 Dec 14, 2017

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On the night before The Last Jedi, the crew gathers to talk about the new Ready Player One trailer, Nintendo Switch sales, the iMac Pro, and Apple's acquistion of Shazam. Plus, dinosaur fossils! And we wrap up just in time for some trivia.

Episode 427 – Christmas Light Wars – 12/7/17 Dec 07, 2017

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Days before we head to the annual Dickens Fair, the gang gets together to chat about the Disney and the X-Men, YouTube on Amazon devices, The Room, and putting a car on Mars. Plus, a big update to Oculus in the VR minute!

Episode 426 – Going Full 4K – 11/30/17 Nov 30, 2017

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Special guest Danica joins us this week for a post-Thanksgiving episode to talk about how we spent the holiday, Black Friday, our first CDs and DVDs, and the new fight for net neutrality. Plus, Infinity War trailer discussion and the VR minute!

Episode 425 – A Tested Thanksgiving Miracle – 11/23/17 Nov 23, 2017

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The ghosts of Tested past return for a very special Thanksgiving episode of This is Only a Test! We're joined by BOTH Will and Gary this week to catch up on what they've been up to, talk Star Wars and Justice League, and discuss what's been going on in tech this past week. Plus, Jibo!

Episode 424 – What is Star Wars Will Never Die – 11/16/17 Nov 16, 2017

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Busy week as we get close to the holidays! Kishore talks about the big finale for the Bay Area Science Festival, Jeremy recaps Day of the Devs, and Norm shares highlights from DesignerCon. Plus, we scrutinize Face ID, and talk about all the Star Wars and comic book movie news of the week.

Episode 423 – One Week with iPhone X – 11/9/17 Nov 09, 2017

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Flea markets, BlizzCon announcements, and Thor! We discuss all of the above and more in this week's episode. Plus, Jeremy and Norm talk extensively about their experiences using the iPhone X for a week, and we get both science and pinball updates!

Episode 422 – Live Show Hangover – 11/2/17 Nov 02, 2017

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Kishore, Jeremy, and Norm gather to tell some behind-the-scenes stories about the live show, give some impressions of Stranger Things 2, and discuss the early iPhone X reviews. Plus, VTOL hobby rockets and Razer's 120Hz phone screen!

Episode 421 – RIP Kinect – 10/26/17 Oct 26, 2017

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Professional maker of things Zach Radding joins us this week as we chat about the upcoming release of Stranger Things 2, Essential phone's price drop, Sony's new full-frame camera, and the demise of Microsoft Kinect. Plus, the VR minute!

Episode 420 – Giant Robots – 10/19/17 Oct 20, 2017

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With home 3D printers, laser cutters, and virtual reality headsets, we're truly living in an awesome future. And that's before we watched two giant robots beat each other up on a livestream. This week, we talk about the big MegaBots match, Surface Book 2, and Pixel 2 camera reviews. Plus, we pay a visit to Elon's shower thoughts!

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