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The Friday Chillout

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A weekly discussion of tech news between Marton (TechAltar) and Tristan (researcher for The Friday Checkout).

Available ad-free & early access at https://nebula.tv/chillout


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Episodes

Apple is up to something big (season finale)

Support the show at https://nebula.tv/chillout with my discount ($30/year instead of $50/year) Our thoughts on Apple's new Vision Pro headset, Mark Zuckeberg's comments on the new competition, new Macs, Honor's comeback & more. Ep. 18 Social media: https://mas.to/@techaltar https://discord.gg/npKQebe https://instagram.com/TechAltar See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jun 10, 202347 minEp. 18

Computex favorites + Nothing interview

Support the show at https://nebula.tv/chillout with my discount ($30/year instead of $50/year) Marton went to London to interview Carl Pei and look at the process of making a phone. Also, Computex brought us lots of new innovations, including new cooling technologies, gaming chairs with RGB fans, etc. Ep. 17 Social media: https://mas.to/@techaltar https://discord.gg/npKQebe https://instagram.com/TechAltar Tristan: https://twitter.com/TristanRayner See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy ...

Jun 03, 202341 minEp. 17

Syria, Egypt, Lebanon & Jordan - Tech & travel log

Support the show at https://nebula.tv/chillout with my discount ($30/year instead of $50/year) A summary of our trip through the middle east, what we saw in terms of tech, economy, people, food & more. Ep. 16 Social media: https://mas.to/@techaltar https://discord.gg/npKQebe https://instagram.com/TechAltar Tristan: https://twitter.com/TristanRayner See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 27, 202331 minEp. 16

Special: Goolge I/O preview review

Support the show at https://nebula.tv/chillout with my discount ($30/year instead of $50/year) On Friday Marton will be on holidays, so we bring you a special Thursday episode this week where we play a game reviewing Google I/O, in advance, we discuss where Marton will be for the next 2 weeks. Ep. 15 Social media: https://mas.to/@techaltar https://discord.gg/npKQebe https://instagram.com/TechAltar Tristan: https://twitter.com/TristanRayner See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali...

May 06, 202349 minEp. 16

5G beamed from space satellites

Support the show at https://nebula.tv/chillout with my discount ($30/year instead of $50/year) This week Sateliot got its satellite into space by SpaceX to beam 5G narrow band IoT down from orbit, Microsoft and Google had surprising earnigns and more. Ep. 14 Sources: https://gizmodo.com/sateliot-first-5g-satellite-quash-iot-dead-zones-1850350158 https://www.theregister.com/2023/04/24/windows_frontline_cloudpc_sustainability/ https://www.theinformation.com/articles/in-google-founders-shadow-ceo-p...

Apr 29, 202338 minEp. 15

Head of Pixel leaves Google, devices fully leaked

Support the show at https://nebula.tv/chillout with my discount ($30/year instead of $50/year) This week the Google Pixel devices got fully leaked, the VP of Pixel left Google to join Pinterest, Humane weirdly half-announced its own device, we discuss the viabiliy of modular designs and more. Ep. 13 Sources: https://www.inverse.com/tech/humane-ai-wearable-camera-sensor-projector-video-demo https://www.wired.com/story/stack-overflow-will-charge-ai-giants-for-training-data/ https://www.wsj.com/art...

Apr 22, 202344 minEp. 14

Paris' e-scooter ban is dumb & will kill people

Support the show at https://nebula.tv/chillout with my discount ($30/year instead of $50/year) Paris' e-scooter ban Samsung slows wireless charging on S23 series Elon's new nonsense Processor architectures Software we hate Sources: Traffic stats: https://www.safe-up.eu/news/eu-road-deaths-we-need-safer-infrastructure-for-all Samsung charging: https://www.phonearena.com/news/galaxy-s23-series-wireless-charging-comparison_id146527 Amazon letter: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon...

Apr 15, 202345 minEp. 13

44% of Americans want a foldable (29% don't)

Get Nebula with my discounted link for <$3/month: https://go.nebula.tv/checkout Or get a lifetime subscription to Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=techaltar (a part of your signup fee will go directly to support our business) 1:55 Surprising foldable statistics 10:42 Chip downturn details 13:03 Galaxy S23 is a success! 16:57 Game: which phone brand will do well in 2023? 20:56 Mailbag 37:06 Why Nebula offers a lifetime subscription See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and C...

Apr 08, 202346 minEp. 12

Lenovo abandons Legion phones | Google Assistant gets phased out | WWDC predictions

Get video and early access, plus support our show by getting Nebula access at https://nebula.tv/chillout 01:40 Lenovo abandons its Legion gaming phone series 12:40 Google Assistant gets abandoned in favor of Bard 24:33 Apple WWDC 2023 precictions See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Apr 01, 202346 minEp. 11

The Pebble revival: what it takes to make a phone

Unlock video + early access and support the show by signing up to Nebula: https://nebula.tv/chillout This week: 01:45 - Ex-Pebble employees try to launch a new phone company 19:35 - Counterpoint shared new data about the continued rise of premium devices 26:55 - Microsoft Loop, the Notion clone 33:35 - LTT is hacked 38:18 - Bard thoughts 40:18 - Trivia See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Mar 25, 202345 minEp. 10

Special: Maja & Marton discuss smart home tech, electric cars & more

Special episode: My girlfriend Maja and I discuss Microsoft rolling out copilot to Microsoft 365 (Office), Belkin pulling out of Matter with WeMo, BYD selling cars to Sixt and more. Unlock video + early access and support the show by signing up to Nebula: https://nebula.tv/chillout See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Mar 18, 202342 minEp. 9

Spotify's radical redesign + iPhone dominance

Get early access, optional video and support the show with a Nebula subscription at https://nebula.tv/chillout This week Spotify announced a complete redesign of their app, turning it from a simple music and podcast listening tool to a social media platform focused on creators, video and monetization. It looks wild! Also, counterpoint released some interesting new sales figures: https://www.counterpointresearch.com/top-smartphones-global-2022 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and C...

Mar 11, 202338 minEp. 7

Signal to leave UK, MWC highlights, Repairable budget phones

Support the show by getting a Nebula subscription and get early access + video at https://go.nebula.tv/chillout This week Signal announced it would "1000%" quit the UK if proposed rules affecting encryption get passed by parliament, MWC showed lots of interesting new devices, including rollable phones from Motorola and laptops from Lenovo, and Nokia showed off a repairable budget phone, the G22. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pr...

Mar 04, 202341 minEp. 6

MWC expectations + Apple blood glucose monitoring

Support the show by getting a Nebula subscription and get early access + video at https://go.nebula.tv/chillout This week MWC (Mobile world congress) hype is starting to build so we discuss what phones we expect to see from Honor, Xiaomi and Realme, we discuss Apple's upcoming and rumored blood glucose monitor in the Apple watch, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Feb 25, 202341 minEp. 5

The Pixel 7 is secretly made by Samsung

The Google Pixel 7 Pro is more Samsung than even a Galaxy, as 51% of its BoM cost goes to Samsung! Besides, Google with time became a slumbering giant Get the Podcast on Fridays, right as they come out on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/chillout TechAltar Discord: https://discord.gg/RaZb4XT My webcam is the Insta360 Link (Affiliate link, I earn a commission if you buy one): https://www.insta360.com/sal/link?insrc=INR1HE2 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ...

Feb 18, 202338 minEp. 4

The Economics & Ethics of search AI

OPPO brings its Find N2 Flip to global markets, Bing makes ethical decisions for when its chat bot should help you with answers and when it shouldn't, and AI search economics get tricky. Get the Podcast on Fridays, right as they come out on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/chillout My webcam is the Insta360 Link (Affiliate link, I earn a commission if you buy one): https://www.insta360.com/sal/link?insrc=INR1HE2 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://ar...

Feb 11, 202331 minEp. 3

Q4 Tech Earnings - The Roundup

Let's look at earnings at Meta, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Qualcomm and more! Get the Podcast on Fridays, right as they come out on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/chilloutpod Insta360 Link (Affiliate link, I earn a commission if you buy one): https://www.insta360.com/sal/link?insrc=INR1HE2 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Feb 04, 202330 minEp. 2

Intel is hurting

Episode 1 - Intel had a terrible quarter, Samsung announcements keep our hands tied, person of the year 2022 and 2023 and more. Get the Podcast on Fridays, right as they come out on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/chilloutpod Insta360 Link (Affiliate link, I earn a commission if you buy one): https://www.insta360.com/sal/link?insrc=INR1HE2 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jan 28, 202331 minEp. 1

Welcome to The Friday Chillout

Tech news, discussed with friends. If you love The Friday Checkout but you want to get even more tech news and more in-depth discussions, this podcast is right for you! This is the public version of the podcast, which comes out over the weekend. Nebula subscribers get both video and audio versions of the podcast on Fridays at the same time as The Friday Checkout posts. To subscribe, go to https://nebula.tv/chillout If you would like to submit questions or comments for our mailbag, write TechAlta...

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