(http://www.geekazine.com/images/GS144.jpg)www.thegeeksmack.com - Happy New Year! As we start 2012, I get ready to do what I normally do. Head to Las Vegas, baby! Geek Smack! will be taking a 2-3 week hiatus as I put together the CES goodies. However, the Day in Tech History (http://www.dayintechhistory.com) and the new show - iPad365 (http://www.geekazine.com/ipad365) - will still be in full swing! Support CES 2012 Staff $25 (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=9H5Z4KTSB5MSU), $50 (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=JAKA8MXTJGAUS), $100 (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=43KLE3ZCZXTGN), Your Choice (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4RQ2HR2QEM8DY) - Get (http://bit.ly/godaddyces12)25% off hosting (http://bit.ly/godaddyces12) at Godaddy.com Geek Smack Sponsor board! Get a Roku - Prices start at $49 (http://www.geekazine.com/roku) Mozy for Business: Call 877.669.9776 or MozyPro.com (http://bit.ly/mozypod) Code Podcast15 saves you 15% Sticher: Sign up, download and you could win $100 (http://www.stitcher.com/geek) The video portion of this show is shot using Wirecast for Windows (http://store.esellerate.net/a.asp?c=0_SKU56261051260_AFL0676112870&at=) - Also for Mac OS X (http://store.esellerate.net/a.asp?c=0_SKU40125893125_AFL0676112870&at=)Get a shirt at LOLShirts (http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000613802179453&pubid=21000000000236176) Check out the Geekazine Store (http://www.cafepress.com/geekazine) Hotline - 608-205-4378 - geekazine (at) gmail.com (http://www.geekazine.com/images/download.png) Download the audio version  Subscribe: Feedburner (http://feeds.feedburner.com/GeekazinePodcast) - Zune (zune://subscribe/?geekazine=http://www.geekazine.com/?feed=rss2&cat=3) - iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=268238310) - TechPodcasts (http://techpodcasts.com/geekazine/) - Blubrry (http://blubrry.com/theshow/) - Stitcher (http://stitcher.com/geek) You can catch me on Twitter (http://twitter.com/geekazine) -   (http://about.me/geekazine)Facebook Group (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=28342275106) - About.Me (http://about.me/geekazine) - Google Plus (https://plus.google.com/109876467727174291780) Day in Tech History (http://www.dayintechhistory.com/) - Geekazine Special Media Feed (http://www.geekazine.com/category/ces2010/feed) - iPad365 (http://www.geekazine.com/ipad365) Geek Smack! Tech News: Google in Trouble for Chrome Sponsored Posts? (http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/03/google-chrome-paid-link/?utm_source=geekazine.com&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Venturebeat+%28VentureBeat%29) - The Sponsored post is not acceptable and could lower SEO iOS, Android Post Record App Downloads (http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/02/ios_android_post_record_app_downloads_of_1_2_billion_during_last_week_of_2011.html) - 1.2 billion during the last week of 2011 Google+ Up 55% (http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/google-plus-traffic-up-55-pct-reaches-all-time-high-of-49m-in-december/) - The Facebook takeover may be coming... RUMOR: Apple Media Event in January (http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/02/apple-media-related-announcement-this-month-rumor/)- iTunes related. I am guessing iTunes will become open. Blackberry Playbooks at $299 (http://mashable.com/2012/01/03/blackberry-playbook-price-299/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29) - RIM's tablet device is struggling. Google Bans Siri Knockoff (http://gadgetbox.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/03/9915830-google-bans-siri-knockoff) -That's ok. It does nothing, anyway. HP Spectre (http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/HP-Offers-Spectre-Ultrabook-Glimpse-646808/) -Let the year of the Ultrabook begin! 10 Predictions of Wireless