Best The Three Pixels Tech Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 96 - The State of Headphones in 2024 1:25:43

6h ago1:25:43

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When I sit down to help someone pick out a new piece of tech, whether its a big new television, a laptop for work, or a server to run diligently in a corner for years on end, there’s one important part of the conversation that almost no-one is prepared for but, to me at least, its among the most important. It’s not the resolution of the TV, the wei…

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S25 Ultra vs Pixel 9 Pro XL Deep Dive + Where did all the Updates go? 1:31:33

5h ago1:31:33

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Send us a Text Message. This week we have the Pixel 9 Pro XL in studio and run down a full display and camera comparison. Torrey elaborates a bit on his one month review of the Galaxy Watch UItra that we posted on the site this week. We try to contain our boredom/anger from the lack of Samsung updates this month. Seriously, where are our 6.1.1 and …

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Galaxy S25 Ultra Design Revealed + Google vs Samsung Heats Up 1:27:01

4h ago1:27:01

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Send us a Text Message. This week we recap all the latest news in the Samsung world, including the first look at the Galaxy S25 Ultra design. We also break down the Google Pixel 9 event and all the drama surrounding Google's new review stipulations for influencers. Torrey's smartphone odyssey continues as he gives us some thoughts on his first expe…

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Episode 95 - Google's Pixel 9 Launch Event 1:13:01

8h ago1:13:01

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This week on the Solid State Podcast, it’s all-Google all-the-time… thankfully not (as much) in a “how badly are they getting sued this time” kind of way, but instead with a slate of new Pixel phones, earbuds, watches, and all-things-Gemini packaged up in a launch event that in our opinion just feels… “different” in the context of those pesky lawsu…

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Episode 94 - Google's a monopoly and the Apple Vision Pro 6 (ish) months in... 1:30:11

8d ago1:30:11

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If you’ve been even remotely nerd-culture adjacent, then chances are pretty good you’ve seen an episode or twenty of Star Trek, in the case of this example the fan-favorite “Next Generation” series… See, this re-imagining of Gene Roddenberry’s original vision from the 1960’s of a distant future of galavanting space cowboys had a pretty tall order t…

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Adapting to Samsung's Delayed Update Strategy + Galaxy XR Ambitions 1:32:04

7d ago1:32:04

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Send us a Text Message. This week on the SammyGuru podcast we catch up on the latest Samsung news, including the multitude of delayed software updates. The Galaxy S25 Ultra is also taking shape, with quite a few interesting leaks exposing hardware details of the new device. In fact, Samsung may have plans to integrate the S25 Ultra with their upcom…

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Upgrade Dilemma + Galaxy Ring 1 Week Review 1:08:10

15d ago1:08:10

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Send us a Text Message. Thinking about upgrading your phone or curious about the newest smart ring from Samsung? Tune in as we review the Galaxy Ring, discuss its biometric accuracy and comfort, and weigh the pros and cons of the latest foldable phones, the Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6. We also spotlight KWGT Widgets, our app of the week, and contemplate …

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Episode 93 - Things are happening in the CPU and AI chip space... 1:19:51

20d ago1:19:51

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Quite a ways back, we did an episode about our first computers… Cody’s was recent enough to almost be usable today, Eric’s was long enough ago it arrived as spare parts that more resembled a TI calculator, and mine was right in the middle… the hallmark of mid-90’s computing it was an off-white beast of a tower with dual disk drives, fans you could …

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One UI 7.0 Cluster F + Galaxy Watch Ultra Deep Dive 1:15:50

24d ago1:15:50

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Send us a Text Message. We dive into the nitty-gritty of the Galaxy Watch Ultra's comfort and fit, especially the new Marine Band, and compare it to previous models. Despite some initial concerns, the watch impresses us with its bright, clear display, crucial for sunny environments. We also discuss the challenges of navigating the digital interface…

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Samsung's Unhealthy Apple Obsession Runs Deep - One UI 7.0 Preview 1:13:19

1M ago1:13:19

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Send us a Text Message. What's the real deal with Samsung's minimal hardware upgrades? In our Product Reviews and Updates segment, Jeff discusses the buzz around the Samsung Z Fold 6 and its similarities to Apple's strategy of prioritizing user experience over substantial technological advancements. We compare Samsung's approach to innovation (or l…

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Episode 92 - The thing about Starlink and "Space Internet" 1:13:25

1M ago1:13:25

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A couple short years ago I sat down in this very chair, in front of this computer, and recorded the intro for an episode of this show. It would have been a pretty normal “day ending in Y” had it not been for the rising sound of wind outside and the fact that I couldn’t see through my office window due to the solid metal storm shutters in place. Hur…

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Samsung Unpacked Recap - Five Greek Letters of Fine Print 1:39:12

1M ago1:39:12

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Send us a Text Message. Is Samsung going down a dangerous path to become more like the Apple of Android than ever before? In our latest episode, we recount the rollercoaster of emotions from the recent Samsung launch, where broken links and logistical nightmares took center stage for most of the morning. We also break down each new device one by on…

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Episode 91 - Samsung's Summer Unpacked Event with new Galaxy Foldables, Watches, Earbuds, and Ring 1:11:47

2M ago1:11:47

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This week on the Solid State Podcast, we tricked ourselves into thinking this would be a “quick one”… See, at first you can’t really blame us… Samsung had their (formerly “Fall”, now very much Summer) Unpacked event focused on their foldable phone hardware plus a smattering of other devices and, on paper at least, it seemed like kind of a snoozer… …

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Galaxy Unpacked Ultimate Preview + One UI 7.0 Wishlist 1:09:30

2M ago1:09:30

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Send us a Text Message. Will the Galaxy Z Fold 6 redefine the tech landscape? Tune in to this episode of the Sammy Google Podcast as Jeff and Torrey gear up for the thrilling Galaxy Unpacked event on July 10th. We dive headfirst into the upcoming product launches, including the much-anticipated Galaxy Z Fold 6, Z Flip 6, Galaxy Watch Ultra 7 Ultra,…

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Episode 90 - Film Photography is back and we review Meta's Ray-Ban Wayfarer AI smart glasses 1:13:40

2M ago1:13:40

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This week on the Solid State Podcast, we mix things up a little bit… Not just by constantly going off the rails, because let’s face it you just expect that at this point. Instead we’re opening up with what’s “in the news”, specifically on a relatively sudden resurgence in the physical film photography industry. New camera bodies to choose from, old…

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Galaxy Rings and Subscription Things 1:20:03

2M ago1:20:03

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Send us a Text Message. Can Samsung's Galaxy Ring outshine the Galaxy Watch, or is the subscription model a deal-breaker? Tune in to this week's episode of the Sammy Guru podcast where Jeff and Torrey break down the latest tech buzz. We share our week and set the tone for a lively discussion on the upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event. Ever wondered if t…

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Episode 89 - We review Microsoft's Surface Copilot Plus PCs 1:07:50

2M ago1:07:50

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I’ve unboxed a lot of gadgets through the years… maybe too many? Okay, that’s a lie, and one of them I sincerely will never forget was shockingly almost 12 years ago when a box arrived on my desk from Microsoft that contained, in their minds at least, the next-big-thing in Personal Computing… See, just a couple years prior, a certain company in Cup…

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Three Hundred Dollars Per Millimeter Seems Expensive 1:21:41

2M ago1:21:41

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Send us a Text Message. In this innagural episode of the SammyGuru podcast, hosts Jeff Springer and Torrey Martin discuss their backgrounds and experiences with Samsung devices. They also cover topics such as the upcoming One UI 6.1.1 and 7.0 beta updates, the potential removal of Samsung Messages from Galaxy Phones, and the key differences between…

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Episode 88 - (Almost) Everything from Apple's WWDC 2024 announcements 1:25:58

3M ago1:25:58

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If it hasn’t come up before (and I’m pretty sure it has), we really love to cover tech events around here… they’re gadget-fueled bonding experiences that have a history littered with moments ranging from the first iPhone to the Surface RT, game changing shows of force like the original Nintendo Switch announcement to the “less than well received” d…

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Episode 87 - We review the Apple iPad M4 Pro and M2 Air 1:09:33

3M ago1:09:33

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It’s no secret, we’ve talked a lot about iPads lately… first it was what did we want Apple to announce… then it was what did Apple actually announce… and now, today, we’ve spent the last two weeks hands-on with those very devices and guess what… we still don’t feel we’ve got the whole story… I’ll cut to the chase… these devices are great. They’re t…

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Episode 86 - We recap Google I/O 2024 and Microsoft's Surface / Copilot+ Event 1:19:38

3M ago1:19:38

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I will admit, some weeks I struggle more than others to come up with this intro… occasionally though, the struggle is still real, but very different… how do I keep it shorter than the podcast itself? This is absolutely one of those weeks, because with Event-season in full swing and announcements coming in left and right, to say we’ve got plenty to …

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Episode 85 - Apple's "Let Loose" iPad Event with the M4 iPad Pro and M2 iPad Air 1:04:46

4M ago1:04:46

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This week on the Solid State Podcast, we engage in a bit it of loose “deja vu”… You might remember last time we were together it was all-things-iPad, but more specifically what we felt the future of the iPad should look like. No true predictions, certainly nothing based on facts or even strong rumors, just if Cupertino were foolish enough to turn t…

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Episode 84 - What if the 2024 Apple iPad was good? 1:05:26

4M ago1:05:26

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This week on the Solid State Podcast, we grab our crystal ball and do our best to tune in to the future… a future of one device to rule them all, a single metal and glass slab that pops into a keyboard case, runs every app imaginable, and seamlessly transitions into a productivity workhorse at the literal push of a button… See, Apple would happily …

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Episode 83 - The Humane AI Pin reviews and What's Next for 2024? 1:04:06

4M ago1:04:06

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This week on the Solid State Podcast, we play a little game of “What if” versus “What’s next”… See, we’re at an interesting time of the year where most of the big announcements are still to come… sure CES has come and gone, some phones have hit the market, and freshly Copilot-emblazoned laptops are among us… but really, the majority of what 2024 do…

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Episode 82 - The United States sues Apple 58:23

5M ago58:23

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This week on the Solid State Podcast, we go a little bit… wide….. You should be used to it by now, but especially on what many consider a “slower” time of year for tech news in general we saw it as a good opportunity to slow down and have an earnest conversation about a company that we normally have on the show in the context of a new device, gadge…

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Episode 81 - The "Fad" or "Future" Scale: AI 59:06

5M ago59:06

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“Any technology sufficiently advanced is indistinguishable from magic”… it’s a quote we’ve all heard countless times and these days is dangerously close to becoming overused if not outright tired… but even so, it remains one of my favorites because its founded in so much truth… I remember the first time I put on an Oculus Rift developer kit and was…

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Episode 80 - We return to the Metaverse! 56:12

5M ago56:12

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Several aspects of the “human condition” will forever remain funny to me… one of which is our never ending desire for “the next best thing”… when I was a kid I distinctly remember dreaming of a future promised to me by the Science Fiction tv shows, movies, and books of the day… communicators, video calls, holodecks… I wanted it all! So now, in 2024…

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Episode 79 - What's in the box with the Apple M3 MacBook Air 1:05:10

5M ago1:05:10

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Several years ago, we had a fire in our garage that claimed several of our cars… I am (if you haven’t figured it out yet) something of a creature of habit… So, seeing as a very much liked the truck I drove at the time, I promptly went down to the dealership, worked with Insurance, and purchased effectively the same truck I had sadly lost. It had, f…

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Episode 78 - The thing about Encryption... and why you should use it 59:47

6M ago59:47

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There are a lot of tired cliches in the world… everything from “bring an umbrella and it won’t rain” to “a watched pot never boils”… but the funny apart about them is often times they feel like an inescapable truth of reality! I know full well keeping an umbrella in my car is not going to keep the sun shining, but I swear to you my tea kettle only …

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Episode 77 - Full Circle with FreeWrite, Xbox, Fuji X100VI, and Palworld 1:07:04

6M ago1:07:04

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This week on the Solid State Podcast, we’re trying something a little bit different, while shockingly still the same… See we realize, very intentionally, this show covers a lot of ground. From big tech to tiny brands you’ve never heard of, game changing gadgets to video game controllers… it’s all over the map… And much of the time, those stories ar…

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Episode 76 - What's next for the Console Wars (and Microsoft Xbox) 58:14

6M ago58:14

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Loss is one of the most inescapable aspects of the human condition… so many things that we have and enjoy can, in any number of ways, “go away” someday… Now that’s not meant to start this weeks episode off on a down note, but the stark reality is one that we often try to ignore until it rears it head… This afternoon, Microsoft will be taking to the…

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Episode 75 - The Free Write Alpha, Return of the Cassette, Project ORCS, and more... 1:13:00

7M ago1:13:00

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This week on the Solid State Podcast, there’s no getting around it… we’re all over the place in (hopefully) all the best ways possible! We kick things off by taking a hands-on look at the Free Write Alpha, a device with an intentionally narrow vision of what it wants to be and how it might unlock the creativity laying dormant in our ever-more distr…

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Episode 74 - What's in the box with the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 47:48

7M ago47:48

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We’ve talked many times on this show about how the smartphone space is reaching a state of… let’s call it “advanced maturity”… On any given day you can pick up just about any given mainstream “flagship” phone and you’re going to more-or-less have the same experience… a (normally) over-sized slab of metal, glass, and plastic that powers on to become…

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Episode 73 - Parts Bin: 40 years of Mac, iOS 17.3, Palworld, and more... 1:04:19

7M ago1:04:19

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On this week’s Solid State Podcast, your three presenters get a much-needed chance to “return to form” after a seemingly endless run of events, announcements, and New Year coverage… and we figured there was not better way to do that than a good-old-fashioned "Parts Bin" episode to sprint through everything else happening in tech as 2024 gets up to …

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Episode 72 - Samsung's Winter 2024 Unpacked Event 1:10:35

7M ago1:10:35

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Most groups of friends have their go-to inside jokes… the things you know will get a rise out of someone because, frankly, they just know you that well… my inner circle is no different: for some its a favorite sports team not performing well, others its pointing out the oh-so-specific OCD’s that make us “tick”, and for me, well, anyone who knows me…

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Episode 71 - Hot takes from CES 2024 1:06:52

8M ago1:06:52

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It’s a new year on the Solid State Podcast, and we’re kicking it off the only way we know how… In the middle of the Nevada desert, surrounded by a halo of lights that never sleep, are miles and miles of convention center halls, meeting rooms, and shadowy corners where once a year a critical mass of the technology industry descends with their wares,…

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Episode 70 - What’s next... for 2024 59:19

8M ago59:19

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There’s no other way to say it… 2023 was a year. Frankly, at times it literally felt like a year and a half… It’s been a year of incredible highs and rock-bottom lows, as the technology industry has come to terms with a dramatically changing market and economic landscape while also charging forward (possibly with semi-reckless abandon) into an AI-f…

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Episode 69 - 2023 Solid State ”How Much Tech Can You Get” Challenge 1:03:42

9M ago1:03:42

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There’s no easier way to say it… we buy a lot of tech on this show! It is, after all, literally or jobs… but long before that, from childhood it has been our collective passion. We’ve talked on this very show about our earliest PCs, most treasured gadgets, and the genuine love we have for the silly plastic and metal boxes of components strewn throu…

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Episode 68 - Parts Bin with the Steam Deck OLED and Meta Quest 3 1:05:40

9M ago1:05:40

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Some sights are just not uncommon, and this time of year possibly the most common site is a small (or not so small) pile of cardboard boxes adorning the front step of about every house you walk by in any given neighborhood… Sometimes its purely pedestrian… I will publicly admit I have a recurring box of paper towels sent to said doorstep because, s…

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Episode 67 - What’s next for Open AI (and the return of CEO Sam Altman)? 1:07:09

9M ago1:07:09

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Some stories around tech are entirely too predictable because, well… there are humans involved and at the end of the day there’s just only so many ways for us to try and on-up each other. That said, when the story starts to involve a nonprofit, a holding company, a very much for-profit company, a multi-trillion dollar investor, and the whole thing …

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Episode 66 - What’s next for the AI marketplace? 59:03

9M ago59:03

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This week on the Solid State Podcast, the full band is back together and we’re here to pick back up on the ever-evolving conversation around AI and more specifically the marketplace that is beginning to take real shape around it. Ever since it burst onto the scene last fall, AI has continued to dominate the moment around products, services, and the…

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Episode 65 - What is a Photo (Part 2) - Sony Alpha 9 III and its Global Image Sensor 1:04:03

10M ago1:04:03

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This week on the Solid State Podcast, Eric and I go a bit rogue and record a whole episode… well, there’s no other way to say it… without Cody’s permission… It’s the classic podcasting story… one presenter gets so excited about a bit of news and messages his co-presenter at an ungodly hour of the morning… and the next thing you know the cameras are…

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Episode 64 - Apple’s ”Scary Fast” M3 MacBook Pro and iMac Event 55:11

10M ago55:11

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We’ve talked several times on this very show about how valuable it is for some things to be a little bit predictable… its comfy, it feels safe, you tend to have a pretty good idea of what you’re going to get. So when a company like Apple, who has been following the same announcement cadence more-or-less since dinosaurs were figuring out how to sear…

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Episode 63 - The Thing About Travel Tech 53:30

10M ago53:30

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It’s not always overly obvious, but more often than not we do put a certain amount of planning into our episode topics… they vary greatly from recent big Tech events and device drops that we just couldn’t wait to get our hands on and tell you about all the way to deeper, long term formats like our favorite “The Cost of” series… but on the other end…

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Episode 62 - What is a Photo (Part 1) - Hands on with Nikon’s ZF 52:11

10M ago52:11

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Hanging on the wall in the next room, in some cheap-ish frames that came from insert-big-box-store here, are a series of architectural photos of some of the great buildings around downtown Chicago… the edges are just a little pixelated if you look close enough, the colors are blown out in several places, and at best they follow the rule-of-almost-t…

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Episode 61 - What’s in the box with Google’s Pixel 8 Pro 1:00:41

11M ago1:00:41

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The concept of a “thing” being greater than the sum of its parts is one of those recurring topics on this show… mostly because it’s so true across the technology space. Gadgets, services, apps… you name it… sometimes the product that ends up in your hands is just… more that it otherwise should have been on paper… This week we had the opportunity to…

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Episode 60 - Microsoft’s 2023 Surface Event and iPhone 15 Pro Max Review 1:03:36

11M ago1:03:36

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This week on Solid State, things are definitely a little more… laid back. You see, every so often, you just believe with all of your heart that a company is going to surprise you… that everything won’t be exactly the way the leaks, predictions, and outright guesses said they would… Other times though… well that’s just what happens and what-we-said-…

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Episode 59 - Amazon’s 2023 Device Event 47:54

11M ago47:54

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Let’s set the stage… you’re driving down the interstate (hmm… haven’t we been here before?)… and while attempting to make a pass in the left lane going a perfectly legal speed, you discover the source of all the slowness is a big semi truck, cruise set on 65, and emblazoned down the blue cargo bed in bold, white letters is “AMAZON”… This is a famil…

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Episode 58 - Apple’s 2023 ”Wanderlust” iPhone and Apple Watch Event 1:02:38

12M ago1:02:38

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Nostalgia is a thing we talk about on this show every so often… Okay… maybe a little more frequently than that but you get it… So when September rolls around it’s hard not to start feeling like it’s iPhone Christmas Eve… an invite is going to go out (however cryptically), the journalistic would descends on Cupertino, and the next thing you know it …

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Episode 57 - Parts Bin... Gadget Season 2023 Event Kickoff 1:01:46

12M ago1:01:46

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In our last episode we led off with gadget season being “upon us”… and we weren’t wrong. Samsung came out early with their fall lineup of devices and, if you couldn’t tell, we think they’re pretty great! But if Samsung snuck out “first”, it wasn’t for lack of the industry-at-large being right on their heels… In just a few short days, virtually ever…

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