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Episodes

Bird Drones, More Folding Tech, New iPhones and Hi Ball Energy

The Samsung Galaxy Fold Is Great... If You Live in a Bubble https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwirxOmSxYrlAhUInKwKHXzjDTkQtwIwAnoECAgQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D3vf4socDmCg&usg=AOvVaw0Gs8HwyOGAEBpCz6bPqmzz Microsoft Neo and Duo https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/4/20898544/micrsoft-surface-duo-mark-zuckerberg-leaked-audio-net-neutrality-vergecast-podcast-373 Hi Ball Energy Drink ht...

Oct 07, 2019•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Emotion Tracker, Alexa Skills, and The Bell Hotel

https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/23/amazon-is-reportedly-working-on-an-emotion-tracking-alexa-wearable/ https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/14/18622968/alexa-guard-amazon-echo-security-how-to-get https://www.wired.com/story/dinner-movie-amazon-alexa-makes-easier-do-both/ https://www.tacobell.com/the-bell-hotel https://www.museumoficecream.com

Aug 05, 2019•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Ben's "AirPod Saga"; Powerbeats, I guess; and Uber's new ride options

https://www.imore.com/powerbeats-pro-preview https://bgr.com/2019/05/15/uber-quiet-mode-only-uber-black-suv-rides/ Hang in there, it's actually about ethics in product design.

Jun 10, 2019•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Folding Phones, PowerBeats, and Meatless Burgers

It's a hodgepodge of topics this time including: Folding Phones, PowerBeats, and Meatless Burgers. Buckle up. Galaxy Fold https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/galaxy-fold/ RAZR https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/29/is-this-the-vertical-folding-motorola-razr/ Huawei Mate X https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/24/18238269/huawei-foldable-phone-mate-x-price-release-date-specs-mwc-2019 Power Beats https://www.beatsbydre.com/earphones/powerbeats-pro Impossible Foods https://impossiblefoods.com...

May 09, 2019•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Phone Addiction

Ben read a book about phone addiction, so we try to figure out what it all means. We also offer a few (hopefully) helpful tips to get your phone use under control. Here's the book: https://phonebreakup.com

Apr 24, 2019•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Autonomous Vehicles

Self Driving Cars, Driverless Cars, Autonomous Vehicles — whatever you want to call it. This time, we talk about some of the ins and outs of our hopefully sans-driving future.

Apr 10, 2019•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Choose Your Own Adventure

This week we choose the adventure of talking about how you can choose your own adventure by playing a choose your own adventure game. Just what is a game? What is a book? What is free will? We also talk about the adventures we chose in Netflix’s Bandersnatch. Links: Audible and Alexa Zork West World Tell Tale Games Text Adventure Documentary Bandersnatch Flow Chart...

Feb 21, 2019•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast

The Best Worst Products of CES 2019

We review our top picks for the best worst products of CES 2019. From Alexa in a Toilet to Smart Piece of Wood (seriously), we've got you covered.

Feb 04, 2019•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Delivery Robots

Cute, Adorable Chaos

Jan 23, 2019•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Extra! Extra!

Apple News, How we read our news, Magazines, and the first segment of "Ryan's Terrible App Ideas"

Jan 07, 2019•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast

USB-C, Holiday Shopping, 'Cashierless' Stores

A fabulous list of topics, including: iPad Pro USBC, Black Friday / Cyber Monday, Apple Music on the Echo, Streaming Services, Echo Dot and Smart Home (again), “Cashierless” Stores, Amazon Retail Stores, VR BestBuy.

Dec 17, 2018•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast

AirPods and Garage Doors

Podcast Introductions, Ben gets AirPods, iOS 12’s Live Listen feature, and (Smart) Garage Doors. Like the Show? Do us a favor and tell a friend about it!

Nov 12, 2018•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Wacky New Amazon Products

A quick rant about traffic patterns, and we run through a list of wacky new products from Amazon.

Oct 22, 2018•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Furniture, Moviepass, and Magic Leap

Topics of discussion: being on hold (I know…), follow up on MoviePass, buying furniture online, and Ben tries Magic Leap. Like the show? Help us out and tell a friend!

Sep 28, 2018•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Ridesharing and Autoplay

We discuss Ryan's Trip to the ER, Ridesharing, Netflix Autoplay, and thoughts on the Harmony Hub.

Aug 31, 2018•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast

MoviePass

We dig into the first round of MoviePass changes, and brainstorm the future of the company.

Aug 21, 2018•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Location Based Entertainment

Credit Card sounds, VR and AR, theme parks, and more.

Aug 01, 2018•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Augmented Reality

Our take on the AR world. Spoiler: still a ways to go.

Jul 10, 2018•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast