Episode 421 - A Close Encounter with a Great Looking Camera!

In this week's TechtalkRadio Show, Andy, Shawn, Justin, Matt, and Slick go beyond tech talk and dip into UFO mysteries. When a scheduled guest expert in UAPs couldn't beam in, they took it as a sign—of what, they’re not sure—and decided to share their own sightings. Shawn recounted his not so epic "close encounter" with mysterious lights while trying to spot the Northern Lights and the International Space Station, only to conclude that he’s not quite on ET’s radar. Slick shared tales of lights zooming across Tucson’s skies but stopped short of calling in Mulder and Scully. Andy chimed in with a story of spotting a line of lights between Phoenix and Tucson that was almost as eerie as a rest stop bathroom. The crew agreed that while some UFO sightings have earthly explanations, others are just the right kind of strange. The crew wanted to remind those interested in UFO Research, Luis Elizondo, who is a former head of the Pentagon program investigating UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) and has written a book called "Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs." and is doing a presentation at the Rialto Tucson November 3rd 2024

They then chatted about the old-school days of SETI@home, where hopefuls crunched satellite data in search of ET on their desktop computers, and discussed the “Great Filter” theory, the cosmic SAT for advanced civilizations. For a little throwback fun, they also reminisced about UFO flicks like Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Contact and Mars Attacks! with Slick giving a shoutout to The Twilight Zone’s To Serve Man, while Justin revealed he’s never been a fan of that classic TV Show — Slick's heart broke just a little.

On the tech front, they welcomed Richard Neumann from Sub2R, who showcased two premium cameras the company has built, the Square One and Studio 4 60. Retailing for around $1,500 and $2,500, these cameras promise stunning quality with features like a Sony IMX 294 sensor, HDMI and SDI output, and an open design that techies can customize to their heart’s content. Richards camera gives us a look at that amazing quality.

Shawn also shared news on the latest DJI Air 3S drone, which might be grounded in the U.S. due to import issues (goodbye, epic drone shots). Andy then raved about the Epson FF-680W scanner he recently featured on KMSB Fox 11 News13. Shawn, drowning in a photo archive from the Stone Age (or close), got excited about the scanner’s potential to speed up his backlog. They agreed adding metadata is the secret sauce for organizing all those scanned memories.

Wrapping up, the team tackled a listener's question about iPhone-compatible Bluetooth keyboards, pointing them to trusty options like the Logitech K480 and the Clicks keyboard, a device so slick, it might as well be the iPhone's new best friend. (More details at clicks.tech).