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Podcast #218: My Favorite Android Phone of 2019
The Samsung Galaxy S10e is my favorite Android phone of the year, and it took spending significant time with the Pixel 4 to really appreciate how much I actually enjoy this “low end” phone from Samsung.
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iPhone 11 Pro and Pixel 4 Christmas Lights Video Comparison
https://youtu.be/jhqVevJH6C8
This is really basic, but gives you an idea of how these two cameras do in video.
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iPhone 11 Pro and Pixel 4 Christmas Lights Shoot Out
I took the iPhone 11 Pro and Pixel 4 out to a public space last night that was lit up really nicely for the holidays. This is not a complete comparison for how well each phone does, but it’s a good first test and I’ll show you the comparisons before giving you my
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The Apple Watch from an Android User’s Perspective
I'm an Android user who tried the Apple Watch for a month — it's now the only smartwatch I'll recommend
And whether you've obstinately rooted yourself in the anti-Apple Watch camp or not, it's impossible to deny, too, that the Apple Watch has become a
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Is MVP Enough?
Why minimum viable products are no longer enough
A professional test pilot in an experimental aircraft doesn’t need a cozy place to sit, whereas a passenger on a commercial jet will expect a pillow and a soda—preferably the whole can. To make this point clearer in an MVP-ridden world of computational products
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You Should Make the iPad Your New Laptop
Why You Should Ditch Your Laptop For iPad Pro – The Brooks Review
Drawing to Excel — you name it. There used to be limitations with what you could do on an iPad — but those limitations are melting away, the last vestige being iOS developers looking longingly at a better. These are the people you hear from
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Night Modes: Fight!
Night Sight fight expanded: The Pixel 4 is no match for the iPhone 11 in low light | Macworld
It’s subtle, but more often than not, the iPhone produced richer, more detailed shots without losing the natural darkness.
I find it really interesting how almost every iPhone-focused person thinks the iPhone 11 is better
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Apple's Kawasaki Store Wallpapers
Apple has a new store opening in Kawasaki, Japan in two weeks and they have some art to go along with it. Below are some very high res wallpapers based on that imagery. Enjoy!
Reminder to always click the link to the full res image and not the preview image on this page since WordPress
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A Random Alt/Indie Playlist
This isn’t a music blog by any means, but this tweet got me thinking about my favorite indie and alternative music recently and this playlist is the result. I hope you like it!
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MDM Deals Has All the Black Friday Deals You Need
I don't do much with Black Friday sales but MDM Deals has a great collection of deals on apps and movies. Mini Metro and iStat Menus are my favorite deals if you haven't gotten these yet.
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The “First” to Move Past the App Paradigm
Above Avalon: AirPods Are Becoming a Platform
The Apple Watch was the first device to genuinely begin questioning the current app paradigm. The Siri watch face on Apple Watch is all about providing the wearer glanceable amounts of information, data, and context in the form of cards chosen by a digital assistant. These cards are
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Have iPhones Been Getting More Expensive?
Yes.
But also no…it’s complicated.
Only one part of this is simple: iPhones have gotten more expensive on the high end. When the iPhone 6 Plus came out, you could max it out and get up to $949. Today, you can max out an iPhone 11 Pro Max and pay $1,449. Even
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Podcast #217: My 10 Favorite Songs of 2019
Listen to this episode at 1x speed (and be aware of some strong language in the lyrics)!
These are my top 10 favorite songs of the year. Grab the playlist on Apple Music if you want to add these to your collection today.
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Podcast #216: I Don’t Know
There is a power in being able to say “I don’t know” or “I need to think about that first” instead of having hot takes on everything. This is true in life in general, and it’s something that is sometimes hard to square with the reward systems in place on social media.
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Podcast #215: iPhone 11 Pro Review (after 2 months)
I’ve had the iPhone 11 Pro for almost 2 months and I thought it was high time I give it a quick review. Long story short: I think this a damn near perfect phone in 2019.
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Podcast #214: My Favorite Non-Apple Tech Buys
Despite mostly talking about Apple stuff on this show, they’re definitely not the only tech stuff I buy and I wanted to spend today celebrating some of my favorite things from companies outside Cupertino.
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Recorder on the Pixel 4 vs Dictation on iOS
I read this sequence from a recent blog post on this site and had the just released Dictation for iOS and Recorder for Pixel 4 listening at the same time. Here are the exact words I read:
It’s the end of the decade and I love lists, so today I’m starting a series