Happy Tech
Season 1
Xbox Bangers, The New Macbook Pro & More!
PS5 Emulation, DIY Steam Cartridges, Old IBMs got VALUABLE!
by Dan and Stac Huen
Welcome to Happy Tech, the tech podcast that only features positive headlines! We aim to talk about all of the fun, exciting, and uplifting news in tech - because it's easy to forget, with all the doom and gloom out there, that there is still some cool stuff happening in the tech world! Stories this week: A New Game Compressor Can Save You Tons of Space -https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/game-compressor-can-save-you-hundreds-of-gigs-across-your-game-library-usd6-utility-leverages-windows-built-in-lzx-compression-for-substantial-space-savings Amazon Bringing Games to Prime Video -https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/23/amazon-is-bringing-games-to-prime-video/ -iOS & MacOS Patches Hundreds of Security Vulnerabilities https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/27/ios-26-6-security-fixes/ -Everything We Know About the MacBook Ultra’s All-New Design https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/27/macbook-ultra-all-new-design/ -Xbox Backwards Compatible on PC now https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/07/22/xbox-backward-compatibility-on-pc/ -Looks Like an Official 360 Emulator is on the Way https://wccftech.com/microsofts-pc-xbox-backward-compatibility-hides-360-emulator/
In Episode 2 of the Happy Tech Podcast, we aim to talk about all of the fun, exciting, and uplifting news in tech - because it's easy to forget, with all the doom and gloom out there, that there is still some cool stuff happening in the tech world! We also guess the prices of old IBM computers and keyboards, and try out a really unique new game! (Denshattack) For Show and Tell Stac brought a Solar Power science experiment kit from the 1970s, and Dan brought a vintage Hot Wheels Radar!
A Lego iMac, iPhone Time Capsule, improvements to Windows... there's some stuff to be happy about in today's tech news! For Show and Tell: Stac brought some items from a weird kickstarter he supported, and Dan shows off something that will get you jungle green with envy...