Introducing the Atomic Reactor podcast!

Catch up with the Atomic regulars and some old hands in the first Atomic podcast!

Okay, so maybe we're a little late to the whole podcast thing - but we've pulled ourselves away from our various gaming addictions, overclocking habits, and vanity projects to put together something we call the Atomic Reactor.

For our first issue (chat? iteration? blabber?) we're pulling apart the recent Atomicans' Choice Awards. While there are some predictable results, there's also a lot of really surprising winners, and overall the final picture of Atomican hardware is pretty fascinating. So we're going through it category-by-category, talking about your top choices, our own fave hardware, and generally talking about the stuff we love - tech!

And for all you old-school Atomic fans, you'll be pleased to know that Justin and I are joined by one of Atomic's founders, ex-Technical Editor John Gilloolly! He's working for our sister title PC Authority at the moment, so we've roped him back into the Atomic fold.

So don't waste time - download the full half hour 'cast now!

And let us know what stuff you'd like to hear us cover in the future. We're very curious to see how this first one is received, and if we do more we want to make sure we're delivering something interesting.

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36 Comments

battlefield_gir May 14, 2010 12:12 PM	WIN on a more general note, does product loyalty matter any more, generally aside from the creme of the crop, the tech is pretty standard and not vary all that much across the board. all in all, with the current understanding of the science and tech paradigm, component performance is so high with transfer speeds and software bottle necking everything, with the technology slowly stagnating. Can we really go much further, or does everything need to change? good podcast ^_^
battlefield_gir May 14, 2010 12:13 PM	pre packaged computers will dictate what hardware is stuffed into the box, economies of scale n shit, the best bang for the buck end up on top 8800gt much :)
sUpEr gEEk May 14, 2010 12:23 PM	Yay John Gilloolly(as I have been following him on PCA site and Mag) as well as the Atomic Staff regulars in a podcast just wondering how regular are they going to be or is it a once off?
Hawkeye May 14, 2010 12:35 PM	Not sure how regular - we're kinda waiting to see how popular it is :)
CptnChrysler May 14, 2010 12:47 PM	"the first Atomic podcast!" Correct me if I'm mistaken, but wasn't there a couple of podcasts released a couple of years ago under another Ed? I'll have to have a listen on the drive home after work today...
Hawkeye May 14, 2010 1:26 PM	My first Atomic podcast? :) Alternately, like all good dictators, I can reset the calender to Year Zero upon my assumption of the Editorship, and cast out all the apostates before me!
CptnChrysler May 14, 2010 1:38 PM	Well you wouldn't be the first dictator to try to re-write history.
DishD May 14, 2010 1:43 PM	Nice work there Atomic, hope u guys can make this a regular thing
mark84 May 14, 2010 1:48 PM	Yeah I think Ben did a couple of pod casts back when he was still there, so not the first for Atomic :P Still, downloading now and will listen to it on the way home in my car. Should be good!
Hawkeye May 14, 2010 2:54 PM	First regular? Maybe? Anyone? Oh fooey :)
Dr Doom May 14, 2010 4:37 PM	I have David's voice in my head, no need to download.
SceptreCore May 14, 2010 5:18 PM	Frunj nervous? Not half.
SceptreCore May 14, 2010 6:04 PM	When are you going to have guest atomicans?
Hawkeye May 14, 2010 6:43 PM	When you can work out whether or not Frunj was actually nervous.
SceptreCore May 14, 2010 7:19 PM	Well if you factor in multiple universes then he has a good chance of being either at once.
fredzfrog May 14, 2010 7:44 PM	Hi gang, welcome to the first atomic generator pod-cast... errr.. want to re-word that david? lul.. :) 22.5 seconds in.. :P runs from wrath.. :P
fredzfrog May 14, 2010 7:45 PM	podcast is win tho :) need moar :D
Hawkeye May 14, 2010 8:00 PM	I thought we'd leave it up to you guys - Reactor or Generator? See - we're just being as open as possible...
fredzfrog May 14, 2010 8:16 PM	ha ha ha ha.. just finished listening.. nice :D i votes reactor.. :) less echo? other then that.. i really liked :)
SceptreCore May 14, 2010 8:26 PM	Yeah Reactor is more... Star Trek. Generator is clearly Star Wars.
raxo55 May 14, 2010 10:34 PM	Great podcast, I actually spent the time to listen to it. Put up on itunes for automatic downloads??
Hawkeye May 15, 2010 9:15 AM	That's the next step once we work out how popular this is. So far, so good :)
fredzfrog May 15, 2010 11:54 AM	so.. tuesday? :P
Vulva May 15, 2010 1:46 PM	^ C U Next and we'll find out.
anndy May 16, 2010 2:51 AM	pop it on itunes and ill subscribe :) will download this one though.
SparrowFart May 16, 2010 9:24 AM	Would be even better if you ditch the adds Atomic! the marketing department should not be involved in the next one.
Redemption May 16, 2010 12:33 PM	"Put up on itunes for automatic downloads??" +1 I'd like to subscribe and listen to the podcast on my iPod when I can. Great job on the podcast!
Hawkeye May 16, 2010 12:51 PM	Sparrow, like the site, the e-zine and the magazine, this is something that costs us to make. We're giving it away free, so it's got to make money somehow. It's just like commercial radio. Also, our marketing department wasn't involved with it all, by the way. We don't even have one!
CK May 17, 2010 5:25 PM	I thought it was great! Maybe you could change the intro to "And now you're listening to the smooth sultry sounds of Dr H'worth and the Frunggggg". ;) or maybe just keep the Reactor bit. Seriously my only cons would be the half time ad just sounded like it was mixed funny, like the S's had echo or something(maybe subliminal messages??)
Brissmas May 17, 2010 7:39 PM	Loved the podcast just listened to it. Hope you guys do some more of these.
SparrowFart May 17, 2010 9:16 PM	just for curiosity when we buy the magazine what are we paying for exactly? The articles? the paper it is printed on? the printer and ink? you the writers? Is there a "rough" cost breakdown availible to the public. or would you kindly point me in the right direction to begiun to asertane this info. curious thats all
TheFrunj May 17, 2010 9:47 PM	Sparrow, the best place to ask is in the Forums, specifically in Feedback. Though we don't give such a breakdown on costs normally; I'll let David Hollingworth answer that one. Just make a thread over there :) -JR
UberPenguin May 18, 2010 11:56 AM	Podcast was great! Looking forward to the next one!
Daviesh May 19, 2010 6:52 PM	Top podcast guys, I enjoyed it. Was great to go a bit beyond the feature in the magazine and hear your thoughts on what sort of kit we all have.
Hasimir May 19, 2010 7:15 PM	The podcast was good and I'll subscribe if it goes to iTunes too, although I second an earlier request on less echo. What did you use to record it?
TheFrunj May 19, 2010 10:06 PM	Hasimir, we used mics in a smallish room, with mainly glass rather than normal wall (very hard, reflective). I think that John's voice in the second half was not-so-echoey because he was close to the mic, but David and I were further away. I'll poke someone about this iTunes thing tomorrow, though it's a dark and scary concept and I don't like it :P

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