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Podcast #182: I Fundamentally Treat iOS and Android Differently
More Pixel 3a talk that hits on something that I hadn’t really thought much of before, but is an important difference in how I use iOS and Android.
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Google Pixel 3a and iPhone XS Camera Comparison
Y’all know the drill by now, so let’s do a world-famous BirchTree camera comparison®. These photos are separated into a few different categories, but know that the first photo will always be the iPhone XS and the second will be the Pixel 3a. Enjoy!
I’ll also note up front that we’
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Podcast #181: Pixel 3a First Impressions
Camera, performance, and build quality. You can get all three of those by spending $800+ but midrange phones always require some sacrifice. The Pixel 3a is no different, but it makes different trade-offs than many phones in the same price range and I think that makes it a really interesting and compelling phone.
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Pixel 3a First Impressions
I’ve only had a Pixel 3a in my hands for about 12 hours at this point, but I wanted to share my first impressions of the device since it looks like a lot of people I know are looking at this phone and thinking “$399 for that camera is pretty good…”
First off, let’
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Podcast #180: The Google I/O 2019 Extravaganza
Google I/O kicks off today and I have a lot of thoughts! This episode is split in half, recorded both before and after the keynote, so you’ll get to see how close I was to guessing what Google would focus on (spoiler: I nailed the security angle and missed on my OnePlus 6
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Gris is a Mini Masterpiece
https://youtu.be/RSRkqSByltg
Gris came out on December 13, 2018 and didn’t really stand a chance at getting a ton of traction. It’s a short, small game from a tiny game studio and it came out right before Christmas when people are catching up on all the games they missed throughout the
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3 Reasons Journey is a Legendary Video Game (review/retrospective)
Warning, this video and article shows footage from the final moments of the game Journey, as well as a description of the entire arc of the game. Please continue only if you have played the game or are okay with spoilers.
Journey is a masterful game that crams more emotion and moments of euphoric gameplay
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Metal Gear Solid 2 Retrospective Part 3: Mr. President
https://youtu.be/FjB5kTs_KPk
J's Reviews on MGS2
I continue my play-through of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of the Patriots, going from the death of Fatman to…the death of the American President.
All video was recorded from my play-through on the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection. Music is
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Podcast #177: The Galaxy Fold and Editorials Invading Reviews
The reviews for the Samsung Galaxy Fold really brought to light something I’ve noticed about tech reviews in recent years. We’ve moved past the “is this product worth your money” style of review and moved more to editorial-style reviews which seems to be creating a disconnect between reviewers and readers.
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J.J. Abrams on His Projects, and Coincidentally My Feelings About the Galaxy Fold
Your Robot Overlord - Fast Company (Apple News+ link)
“This entire enterprise has been a response to the question, ‘What if?’ ” Abrams says. “The great stories, the ones I love, all seem to come from a ‘what if?’ ”
This sums up my favorite media as well, but in a weird way, it also kind of sums
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A Galaxy of Confusion
Apple Watch Series 4 vs. Galaxy Watch Active: What's the best smartwatch? - CNET
For the price, it's hard to go past the Galaxy Watch Active, especially considering compatibility across Android and iOS. It offers a great range of fitness features, a comfortable fit for smaller wrists especially and a strong showing
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Podcast #176: On Video Game Accessibility
I felt compelled to weigh in on the video game debate of the day: should games like Sekiro do more to enable more people to play them? It’s a sometimes raucous debate and I wanted to weigh in.
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Galaxy S10e and iPhone XS Portrait Mode Showdown
You all know the drill by now, so I’ll just get into it. This is a comparison from a walk around town today, focusing on portrait modes on each camera. In every comparison, the iPhone is first and the Galaxy is second
Girl Statue
Right off the bat we see some big differences in
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Podcast #175: The Android App Ceiling
There is a ceiling to the quality and variety of apps you can get on Android, and I needed to talk about it.
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Podcast #174: Major iOS 13 Leaks!
Rambo has some major leaks on what we’ll be seeing in iOS 13 this fall, and I have to say I’m really excited about most of this stuff.
9to5Mac has all the details here.
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The Fall of Apple?
From Macintosh to Granny Smith: The rise and fall of Apple - VentureBeat
Operators like Tim Cook focus the whole org on the “Big to Bigger” picture. That is, how do we take an existing business and scale it?
Instead, Cook should focus the company on discovering new customer problems and new businesses. For that, he
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Metal Gear Solid 2 Retrospective Part 2: A New Hero
https://youtu.be/o-4D-KkLwKs
I continue my play-through of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of the Liberty going from the introduction of Raiden and all the way through killing Fatman.
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Podcast #172: Sonos One, One Month Later
How's the Sonos One holding up as a HomePod replacement? Well, not as well as I'd hoped.
First Impressions of the Sonos One - Ep 165
Metal Gear Solid 2: The Tanker Mission Retrospective