Episode 141: aniPod Mini Part 1 [ 42:31 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Episode 141: aniPod Mini Part 2 [ 48:24 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In Part 1 of episode 141 the Anivision Hosts discuss the latest news from Apple, Microsoft, and Google. In Part 2 of episode 141 we ponder why PETA hates Pokemon so much, guess each other’s top 3 anime from the Fall 2012 Season, and we have a quick Sword Art Online Discussion.

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We split the episode in to 2 parts because we understand that some people, like Amuro, don’t really care for the Technology News and since it ran on for 45 minutes, we didn’t want to alienate anyone.

— Part 1 —

News Discussion

• Apple News
  • iPad 4th Gen (ArsTechnica)
    • A6X processor, LTE
    • $499 for 16GB Wi-Fi, $629 for 16GB LTE
    • Available November 2nd
  • iMac, MacBook Pro (Gizmodo)
    • iMac
      • Is now 5mm thin, 75% less reflective
    • 13-inch MB Pro with Retina Display, $1699 or $1999
  • Mac mini (Gizmodo)
    • 7.7 in Square, 1.4 in Width
    • $600 for 2.3GHz dual-core i5 processor, 2GB RAM and 500GB HDD
      • Upgrades to 8GB RAM and 750GB HDD
    • $800 for 2.5 GHz quad-core i5 processor, 4GB RAM and 500GB HDD
      • Upgrades to 16GB RAM and 256GB SSD
    • Available Now
  • iPad mini (Gizmodo)
    • 7.9 inch display (not retina)
    • iPad 2 guts
    • $329 (16GB), $429 (32GB), $529 (64GB), +$130 for LTE versions
    • Available November 2nd for Wifi, November 16th for LTE
  • Amazon sold the most kindle file HDs after the ipad min’s announcement (Gizmodo)
• Other Tech News
  • Microsoft
    • Surface and windows 8 released OCt.26
      • update process
      • modern UI (first impressions)
    • $99 Xbox (Kotaku)
  • Google
    • Android 4.2 – Jellybean (rumor) news
    • Nexus 4 (by LG)
    • Nexus 10 (by samsung)
    • Kindle Fire HD 8.9” (Nov. 20th, $300)

— Part 2 —

Quick Hits

• Big RE6 update includes adjustable camera, Ada’s campaign unlocked immediately and No Hope difficulty mode
• Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault to release on November 27th
• Borderlands Legends coming to iOS on Halloween
• GTA: Vice City coming to iOS/Android this Fall
• GTA V coming spring 2013
• Square Enix is the first dev company to get license for Unreal Engine 4
• Eureka Seven Ao’s last episodes to air November 19th
• Gundam Unicorn ep. 6 to release March 2nd
• Madoka Magica film strip of Madoka & Homura nuzzling auctioned for $13,500

Lawl of the Week

• PETA has condemned a particular video game… (Sankaku)

Discussion

• Top 3 Fall ‘12 Anime: How good can the hosts predict each other’s Top 3 anime?
• Quick Sword Art Online Discussion

Music

• Intro: “Nothing’s Carved in Stone” by Silver Sun (Zetsuen no Tempest)
• Insert 2: “Scramble” by MintJam (Accel World)
• Insert 2: “Hallucination” by MintJam (Accel World)
• Ending: “Itsuka no Zero Kara” by Angela (K)
• BGM: Accel World OST feat. MintJam