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.
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.
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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
23 Mar 2026
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.
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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
8 Oct 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.
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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
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
YouTube views
19,577
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.5 / 5
4 ratings
Spotify
4.6 / 5
8 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100
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Quality
40
Social presence
0
YouTube
76
Engagement
82
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