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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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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
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Podcast #171: Living in a Galaxy of Samsungs
My feelings towards the Samsung Galaxy S10e, Buds, and Watch Active. These are some pretty snazzy devices and today I return from my hiatus to talk about what I love and don’t love about these new flagship devices from Samsung.
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Podcast #170: On the Third Day of…Apple Christmas?
This is the third day in a row Apple has released new hardware, which is unheard of, as far as I know. Today it’s all about AirPods and no AirPower.
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Podcast #169: New iPad Day!
Apple announced new iPads moments before I started recording today, so we get some hot breaking news in this episode!
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Podcast #168: We Need To Talk About Watches
I’ve been using a couple smart watches lately and I need to get some stuff off my chest.
My Galaxy Watch Active sorta-review
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Podcast #167: My Technical North Star
I’m using the Galaxy S10e more and more, and my current challenge is finding a way to talk about this device in a way that does not preach to the choir. This should not be hard, but it turns out to be a little more complicated than that.
YouTube - My first impressions of the
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Podcast #166: Samsung Galaxy S10e First Impressions
These are my first impressions of the brand new Samsung Galaxy S10e. I like it a lot, but there are a lot of things to unpack, so strap in for a long (for me) episode.
https://twitter.com/mattbirchler/status/1103494362812551168
https://twitter.com/mattbirchler/status/1103486426266718209
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Podcast #165: Replacing a HomePod with a Sonos One
I swapped out one of my HomePods for a Sonos One and had to share my inital impressions.
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Podcast #164: This Podcast Folds in Half
Let’s not be afraid to get hyped for tech that’s not ready for mainstream phones just yet!
Also, I love my idea for an iPad that you can crumple up like a piece of paper and stickl wherever you want.
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Podcast #163: Software is More Complicated Than That
Recording on an iPhone SE, in my car, on a rainy day because I need to talk about surface-level software analysis.
Honestly, this could have sounded a hell of a lot worse; I’m kind of impressed with the iPhone SE’s microphone.
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Podcast #162: March 8 is Going to be Fun
Remember how I wasn’t getting a Galaxy S10 yesterday? Yeah, that was short-lived. I have a Galaxy S10e coming on March 8, so let me explain...
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Podcast #161: The Samsung S10 Checkout Page
Samsung announced a bunch of new phones yesterday and only one of them was insane! My thoughts on the Galaxy S10 lineup (not the folding one yet, though).
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Talking Video Games on PAL Keys
I have the supreme privilege of talking to Daryl Baxter about old video games on his never show, PAL Keys, lest week.
Listen here, or just subscribe in Overcast or Apple Podcasts.
We recoded minutes after the Nintendo Direct and talked about the Link’s Awakening remake and the slew of other games announced in
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Podcast #158: iPhone XS Smart Battery Case Review
My review of the iPhone XS battery case that is definitely not late to the party.
I picked one up this weekend and have used it for a few days. It does exactly what you want from a case like this and for my money (literally) it’s the best option out there.
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Podcast #157: Pixel…Um…Perfect
Ok, so I’m not “switching to Android” or anything, but I gotta send some love to the Pixel 2. It’s a year older than the OnePlus 6, which I also have, but there are a couple things that make the Pixel 2 still my go-to Android phone.
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156: Punching a Hole in the Galaxy
The Galaxy S10 leaked and it’s full of holes!
We have pictures of the S10 and my goodness, let’s talk about that hole in the screen. We’ll leave the headphone jack talk to people who are more about that than me.