New OLED iPad and Pixel 8a!
Summary
TLDRIn this episode of the Waveform podcast, the hosts discuss the latest tech gadgets, including new iPads, the Pixel 8A, and the Nintendo Switch's successor. They delve into the details of the new iPad Air with M2 chips, the 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro models featuring M4 chips and tandem OLED displays, and the updated Apple Pencil with advanced features like haptics and a gyroscope. The conversation also covers the Pixel 8A's specs, comparing it with the Pixel 8 and discussing its value proposition. Additionally, they touch on the potential of AI in mapping services and the upcoming Google I/O event, hinting at exciting developments in the tech industry.
Takeaways
- ð± Apple has announced new iPad models, including the iPad Air with an M2 chip and the iPad Pro with an M4 chip, focusing on improved performance and new features.
- ðš The new iPad Air comes in various colors and has been upgraded with Wi-Fi 6E, a terabyte of storage option, and starts at 128GB of storage.
- ð¥ The iPad Pro now features a tandem OLED display for better brightness and reduced risk of screen burn-in, available in both 11-inch and 13-inch models.
- ð¡ Apple introduced a new Apple Pencil with haptic feedback, a gyroscope for orientation, and a squeeze feature for quick tool access.
- ð The Pixel 8A has been released with a 6.1-inch display, 120Hz refresh rate, and 4500mAh battery, offering a more affordable option in the Pixel lineup.
- ð The new iPad Pro models support wireless charging up to 7.5 Watts, and the Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro has been updated with a more MacBook-like design.
- ð§ Google announced a new feature for Pixel phones where users can live switch between up to four camera feeds from iPhones or iPads using the Final Cut app.
- ðµ Logic Pro has been updated to version 11 with new features like the Drummer, a session drummer with different styles, and the Stem Splitter for separating tracks.
- ð The discussion highlighted the potential for AI to improve services like Google Maps by allowing more specific and context-aware search queries for locations and services.
- ð± There was a humorous moment where the hosts couldn't identify the colors of the new iPads due to the pastel shades looking very similar under certain lighting conditions.
- ð Tim Cook was noted to be wearing Nike Air Max 1's 86s designed on an iPad, which sparked interest and a brief discussion about the sneakers.
Q & A
What is the new feature of the Apple iPad Air that was discussed in the podcast?
-The new iPad Air comes with an 11-inch model and a 13-inch model, featuring the M2 chip, new colors (space gray, blue, purple, and Starlight), Wi-Fi 6E, and starts at 128GB of storage. It also supports the new Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil hover.
What is the significance of the change in the storage capacity for the iPad Air?
-The iPad Air now starts at 128GB of storage instead of 64GB, which is significant because it addresses consumer complaints about the previously low storage capacity, especially considering the powerful M1 chip in the device.
What are the new sizes introduced for the iPad Pro models?
-The new iPad Pro models come in 11-inch and 13-inch sizes, replacing the previous 11-inch and 12.9-inch models.
What is the new display technology used in the iPad Pro models?
-The new iPad Pro models use a display technology called tandem OLED, which allows for higher brightness and reduced risk of screen burn-in compared to traditional OLED displays.
How does the new iPad Pro compare to the iPad Air in terms of thickness and weight?
-The new iPad Pro models are thinner and lighter than the iPad Air. The 11-inch model is 5.3mm thick and weighs 1.02 lbs, while the 13-inch model is 5.1mm thick and weighs 1.34 lbs.
What is the new Apple Pencil Pro capable of that the previous models are not?
-The new Apple Pencil Pro features a gyroscope for orientation tracking, allowing for more precise and nuanced brush strokes. It also has a new squeeze gesture for quick tool switching and haptic feedback for a more tactile experience.
What is the price difference between the 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro models?
-The 13-inch iPad Pro model is $300 more than the 11-inch model, with the starting prices being $999.99 for the 11-inch and $1299.99 for the 13-inch.
What is the new feature of the Apple Magic Keyboard mentioned in the podcast?
-The new Magic Keyboard is thinner and lighter, with a design similar to the MacBook, including an aluminum construction, a function row, and haptic feedback for the trackpad.
What is the new offering from Apple in terms of software for the iPad?
-Apple announced Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad, which are professional video editing and music production software, respectively, optimized for the iPad's touch interface.
What is the new camera technology introduced in the iPad Pro models?
-The iPad Pro models have a new camera technology with a LiDAR scanner for enhanced augmented reality experiences and improved low-light photography.
What is the controversy surrounding the naming of the new software announced by Apple?
-The confusion arises from the naming of the new software as 'Final Cut for iPad 2', which initially led to misunderstandings about whether it was a new version of the software or an update to the existing app.
Outlines
ð Welcome to the Waveform Podcast
The hosts, Andrew and David, kick off the podcast with a humorous reference to Marquez's absence due to illness and encourage listeners to subscribe, which Marquez jokingly claims will help him recover faster. They discuss various tech gadgets, including new iPads, a new pixel, and a new Nintendo Switch. Andrew recommends a YouTube creator named Cam James, who produces high-quality, slower-paced videos on financial scams and cryptocurrency. David talks about his recent video on the 'Sparkles Emoji' and its connection to AI.
ð± Upcoming Announcements for Nintendo Switch 2
The hosts discuss rumors and an official tweet from Nintendo about the successor to the Nintendo Switch, expected to be announced within the fiscal year ending April 2025. They talk about the popularity of the current Switch and its potential to surpass the Nintendo DS in sales. There's speculation about the new Switch having a higher resolution display, possibly supporting 4K output when docked, and improved Joy-Con controllers with metal construction and electropermanent magnets.
𧲠The Future of Nintendo Switch Controllers
The conversation delves into the rumored features of the new Switch 2's controllers, which are said to use electropermanent magnets for attachment and detachment. This technology allows for the controllers to snap onto the console with a pulse of electricity and be released with another pulse. The hosts also discuss the potential for a higher refresh rate and the importance of frame rate in competitive gaming.
ð® Frame Rate and Resolution in Gaming
The hosts debate the merits of higher frame rates versus higher resolution in gaming, particularly in the context of Nintendo's Switch consoles. They discuss the Switch's current capabilities and speculate on improvements that may come with the new model, such as a higher resolution display and the possibility of a 60Hz frame rate for smoother gameplay.
ð¥ïž Apple Event Highlights and iPad Pro Discussion
The hosts recap an Apple event that focused on new OLED iPads, iPad Air, and the Apple Pencil Pro. They discuss the iPad Air's new sizes, colors, and the M2 chip. The iPad Pro is highlighted for its new tandem OLED technology, which allows for higher brightness and reduced risk of screen burn-in. The FaceTime camera's new placement and the option for nanotexture glass are also mentioned.
ðš Apple Pencil Pro and iPad Pro Storage Options
The hosts talk about the new Apple Pencil Pro, its features like the gyroscope for orientation and haptic feedback, and how it works exclusively with the M2 iPad Air and M4 iPad Pro. They also discuss the storage options for the iPad Pro, noting that higher storage capacities come with more RAM and the implications of this for performance.
ð± Google Pixel 8A Overview
The hosts review the newly announced Google Pixel 8A, discussing its display, AI features, battery life, and wireless charging capabilities. They compare it to the Pixel 8 and note the odd pricing strategy, as the 8A is more expensive than the Pixel 8, which has been discounted. They also mention the colors available for the Pixel 8A and the inclusion of Gemini Nano technology.
ð± Final Thoughts on Google Pixel 8A and Upcoming Google IO
The hosts share their thoughts on the Pixel 8A, suggesting that customers might be better off waiting for deals on the Pixel 8 due to its superior hardware. They also express their confusion about Google's naming strategy for the 'A' series and anticipate Google IO, where they predict new features and improvements to Google Maps could be announced.
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Keywords
ð¡iPad Air
ð¡M2 Chip
ð¡OLED
ð¡Apple Pencil
ð¡tandem OLED
ð¡M4 Chip
ð¡Final Cut Pro
ð¡Logic Pro
ð¡Google Pixel 8a
ð¡AI
ð¡Electropermanent Magnet
Highlights
The new iPad Pro features a tandem OLED display, offering superior brightness and reduced risk of burn-in compared to traditional OLED screens.
The iPad Air introduces an M2 chip, which is speculated to be a move to utilize excess stock of the underperforming chip generation.
Apple has updated the iPad lineup with a focus on higher storage capacities, starting at 128GB instead of 64GB.
The new iPad Pro models are the thinnest Apple devices ever made, with the 13-inch model being particularly slim at 5.1 mm.
The FaceTime camera has been relocated to the horizontal edge on the iPad Pro, aligning it with the user's face during landscape mode video calls.
Nanotexture glass is now an option for the highest storage models of the iPad Pro, aimed at professional artists, despite its impact on screen sharpness and brightness.
The M2 iPad Air is available in new colors and has seen upgrades in Wi-Fi to 6E and an increase in base storage.
The new Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro closely resembles a MacBook, featuring an aluminum design and haptic feedback trackpad.
Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro are being introduced for iPad, suggesting a move by Apple to bring more professional software to its tablets.
The new Apple Pencil has received an update, now featuring a gyroscope for orientation, haptic feedback, and a squeeze feature for shortcuts.
Google has released the Pixel 8A with a 120Hz display and wireless charging capabilities, positioning it as a more budget-friendly Pixel device.
The discussion highlights the potential for AI and machine learning to enhance apps and services, as seen with the new features in Logic Pro for iPad.
The hosts debate the practicality and target market for Apple's new iPad Pro features, questioning the need for high-end capabilities in a tablet.
The Apple event also saw the announcement of new apps and services tailored towards creative professionals, indicating Apple's commitment to its prosumer market.
The hosts express skepticism about the need for a $129 Apple Pencil Pro, especially when considering its features may not appeal to the average user.
The discussion also touches on the evolving landscape of mobile technology and how companies like Apple and Google are innovating to meet consumer expectations.
Transcripts
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iPad Pro says new iPad Air says new
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old what is up people of the internet
welcome back to another episode of the
waveform podcast we are your hosts I'm I
don't know how to do that before Marquez
that's we are your hosts my name is
Andrew I'm David and unfortunately
Marquez is out this week he's a little
under the weather but do you know what
would make him feel a little better if
you hit the Subscribe button exactly
that's he told us that to say that and
he said his sickness depends on how many
people subscribe yeah you know how when
people get married and they say in
sickness and in health the actual full
thing is in in sickness and in health
and in
subscription you know what I usually
zone out at that part of the ceremony
but I'm glad that's why you didn't know
about it exactly yeah didn't you
officiate a ceremony
anyway we will push on without him
though and in today's episode we have
new iPads a new pixel new Nintendo
switch it's just all gadgets gadgets
Gadget gadgets yeah um but before Ellis
has a little recommendation I as many of
you know watch way too much YouTube and
a certain really great creator has come
across my uh my my recommendation lately
and I'm not talking about David ml who
just released a killer video on his
personal
Channel um but I am talking about a cool
Creator from Atlanta named cam James
with about 60,000 subs and the videos
are way higher quality than 60,000 Subs
um if the the the elevator pitch is like
uh it's like coffeezilla but way slower
paced like like a coffeezilla
investigation that you could like sip
some tea to and have a chill afternoon
with crypto stuff or he does some crypto
stuff it's it's a lot of like it's
definitely like Financial scams and
swindlers for sure
um but it's not quite as uh like I feel
like I love coffeezilla don't get me
wrong but I feel like coffeezilla videos
really you know knock your blood
pressure up a few like it's like you
know he's like in that crazy room with
the robot you're like oh my God what's
going to happen but uh this is much more
like much more chill really great
photography really great music editing
uh really great explanations it seems
like he just hired a researcher too
what's what's cool is that like um he
was I only know this from stalking him
he's like a really new addition to my
watch thing but um yeah it seemed like
he was a musician like most of his
videos on his Channel pivoted about four
months ago he put out a video called I'm
a YouTuber now question mark and um and
the videos have just been pumping like
when I found his channel he had 20,000
subs and in the past four months he's
gotten it up to 60 and so like it's very
clear the ascent is palpable it's pretty
wild the I'm a YouTuber Now video has
9.3000 views and then the next one has
643 he's he's a master I mean I
obviously haven't seen his analytics but
he's a master of pace like right right
out the gate and so I would not be
surprised if his watch time is like
through the roof really high up because
it's just and it's not like gimmicky
Pace it's not like every 5 minutes he's
like and what happened next will blow
your mind
it's just very this sounds like one of
those channels where I'm going to listen
to on my commute and be done with this
channel by the end of the week it's it
is exactly that channel you have it
right so go check out cam James and uh
go check out David's Sparkle video do
you want to talk about it real quick
sure um yeah as a lot of you might know
I went to Japan for a couple of weeks
and was not on the podcast part of that
reason I was there was to interview the
guy who invented the Sparkles Emoji
because I'm sick and tired of the AI
companies using my favorite emoji uh as
a signifier of uh artificial
intelligence so I took about four months
and made a video called um how AI stole
the Sparkles emoji and uh so far it's
tracking pretty well it's doing very
well it just hit 150k views in 5 days so
I'm pretty happy with that um took me a
very long time and a lot of money to
make so go pump it up even more now yeah
there were a lot of people that were
like can you release a release a video
every month and I was like I I this took
me four months so no
that um yeah so thank you for the shout
out appreciate it all right we're going
to get into it but also right
now comment how many times you think we
are going to say the word iPad in this
episode and what it is um it's going to
be a lot spoiler but let's get into
switch to announcement cool David you
looked into this a lot more than I did I
all I saw was like I feel like we've
been hearing about a new Switch at least
for years like there was the OLED switch
right which was like kind of the updated
one and then there was the switch light
which was the non disconnecting one but
there's always been this talk of like a
new bigger higher resolution switch all
I really saw so far of it that people
were really excited about was there was
an announcement that we will get an
announcement for switch 2 yeah before
the end of the fiscal year which is
April 2025 yeah what do we know about it
so yeah this is kind of wild uh I think
it was yesterday as of the time of
recording so Tuesday there was a random
Nintendo tweet that was on in Japanese
and then a follow-up tweet that was
translated English that said this is uh
furu Kawa president of Nintendo we will
make an announcement about the successor
to the Nintendo switch within the fiscal
year it has been over N9 years since we
announced the existence of Nintendo
switch back in March 2015 we'll be
holding a Nintendo Direct this June
regarding the Nintendo switch software
lineup for the latter half of 2024 but
please be aware that there will be no
mention of the Nintendo switch successor
during that presentation so kind of wild
because Nintendo has not said a single
thing about the existence of a followup
Nintendo switch at all they don't do
that really they usually don't make
announcements like that uh generally
because obviously they don't want people
to just stop buying Hardware when
there's a new one right around the
corner so I think that that's sort of
what they're doing is they're like we're
going to talk about it but just so you
know we're not going to talk about any
software it well and also this like this
this new Nintendo directs coming up it's
not going to be mentioned but also like
but we will eventually is kind of cool
and it's funny that the other article
about Nintendo I saw about this recently
is that the switch is onpac this year to
potentially beat the Nintendo DS as the
most sold device that Nintendo's ever
done yeah which is which is wild wild
yeah but I do think the switch is like
one of the coolest form factors ever I
think the switch might be one of the
coolest consoles just ever like like
yeah like it's one where if you're a
Nintendo fan you're amped about it
because it has all your games it has a
bunch of really cool ways to play it but
even if you're someone who like plays
games on your computer and that's where
you mostly play those people are still
buying a switch I one of those I don't
own an Xbox or Playstation anymore I
know I feel like if you own an Xbox or
Playstation you're usually in one of
those camps the switch feels like an
awesome companion device to maybe
playing your bigger games and online
games on your PC then some fun nostalgic
Mario or like bring it on the plane that
whole thing or parties like having
people over or playing Mario Kart is so
much fun yeah and and I think that's why
they're selling so well because you're
either a Nintendo fan and you bought it
or it's like your secondary gaming
console cuz it's super well priced also
I think the best part about it is the
fact that you always have two
controllers on you at all times like
it's such a cool idea and yes they're
not super comfortable and they're a
little bit small but they work and I've
had so many instances where I'll just be
on a plane and I'll literally ask the
person sitting next to me if they want
to play like someone you don't know
that's awesome I do that all the time
and it's like you know just play Mario
Kart I know it's fun that's I've seen so
many people like waiting at the terminal
and just like you see like three or four
kids just sitting around like you see
the seat of course you're always like I
need more seats and they have one seat
but that's where the nintend the switch
is and then there's four kids like
sitting on their luggage or on the
ground playing Mario Kart and you're
like that's so awesome also on some of
the flights I've been taking recently
they probably advertised this as like
it's a high resolution screen now but
they got rid of the screens on the back
of the plane seed and they instead just
have a big clamp that can like hold your
phone or an IP aw but it could also hold
a switch so you can just like sit there
with your switch and your joycons and it
doesn't have to be attached to the
console I did not know that that's so
cool such a good idea to have you ever
seen the people who like they take their
phone with the case they pop the case
off they take the puke bag out and they
like fiddle it into the seat and then
snap the case on and it like holds their
phone up on so they can watch content on
that so you know maybe they were they're
just protecting
yeah I mean it's funny because
technically like those screens are
generally super low resolution and some
Airlines have put the money into making
them higher resolution but the best case
scenario is honestly just like use your
phone or your laptop or IP
exactly count one we're not even in the
iPad section yet hot take hot take there
was like a period of time where like a
few Airlines had Direct TV they still
there or there's got but a lot of
airlines have like gotten rid of it I've
noticed but anyway yeah that was my
favorite because I never get to watch TV
except in a plane or a hotel and so my
favorite thing to do on flights is watch
commercials HGTV yeah be like wow
they're still doing this this crazy
Super Bowl yeah yeah exactly yeah um but
we were talking about how uncomfortable
switch controllers were and annoying
they are one of the main reasons they're
super annoying are the rail system it's
kind of like how they had to be done but
like putting them on is a pain in the
neck and the worst is do you know the
little strap that has like the extra
buttons you P one of those on backwards
which is unfortunately very easy to do
hard to get off it's basically not
impossible but it's extremely hard to
just going to mention that like when
they do you remember when the switch
first came out they like there was so
many people doing that people were
writing articles about how to correctly
put it on it's like the the Note pen
when you put it in upside down which is
way harder to do I think but like it
would just get stuck um but it seems
like the rumor is magnets for this new
one yeah so there's been a lot of rumors
coming out about the switch 2 um but one
of the coolest rumor rors is that the
switch 2 is going to have metal joycons
that use electropermanent
magnets and this is very cool because
sounds cool for someone who has no idea
what that means basically how they work
is like you can send a little pulse of
current through the switch SL joycon and
it'll it'll change the magnetic field so
that it snaps to the console okay and
then you can send another pulse of
current through and it'll change the
magnetic field so it doesn't snap to the
console so the extremely Layman turns
term is you can turn the magnets on and
off yeah basically okay but but you get
that you get the added bonus of in an
electromagnet which is a magnet you
normally can turn it off you need to be
constantly running current through your
magnet to maintain it's a hard it's a
hard swap with just a one pulse of
electricity exactly so you get the best
of both worlds yeah yeah because
obviously if you had to constantly be
run constantly be running current
through it to keep the magnetic field
going when you turn the console off they
just fall off oh okay so if it's off so
so you put it in the case and it'll stay
on you press a button and they pop off
for when you it's pretty imagine just
like going up to now the the person
that's sitting next to you in the
airport you're just like you want to
play and you just like press the button
they both fall into like both people's
hands we're like we're ready that better
be in the ad man that better be in the
ad um that that
sounds already like a huge upgrade like
you you wonder what the switch upgrades
are going to be right like the main
things you assume is just like it'll
have a higher resolution and maybe have
a little more power in it but like how
do you update this really cool form
factor that you've made already and
they've kind of screwed things up before
where they did the really cool or
remember like the really cool Wii and
then you released Wii U and that like
bombs terribly so Ellis I think is a Wii
U fan or forever forever no I never
owned one but the Wii U it in some ways
like a precursor to the switch it was a
it was like a like a prototype of the
switch Yeah but they mostly focus on
weave on like the screen being extra
information rather than a to go thing
totally yeah you couldn't really take it
with you they're so close yeah they're
so close um but there are some rumors
about the ways that they're going to be
updating this uh larger 8in display
which I assume will be OLED considering
they already have the switch OLED I
don't think that they're going to like
go back in display quality it should be
maybe I don't know uh it should be 1080p
resolution which you know for Nintendo
games is fine uh and it should support
4K out put when the dock is connected
this is the part that I don't understand
what why would it support 4K output well
current so the Nintendo games are like
that high quality but they will be oh
okay yeah and it's constantly being
powered so they can push more power into
it cuz currently it's 720p on the
display and when you put it in the dock
it can support up to with more power
current no
yeah right now
Buzz right now it's a 720 p display when
you hook it up to the dock it supports
up to 1080p output um because it's
constantly being powered and I think
Nintendo's the only one who could have
pulled that off because like their games
are very cartoony but like I still want
it in 4k like I'll still take that
totally yeah but if it raises the price
even a little bit I would rather just
have the 1080p to play my cartoon games
you know it's not buy switch one it's
been eight years it's been like almost
eight years since the original switch
came I just I would love Nintendo games
to be higher Graphics where that would
makes sense but I'm not sure that well
it's not I don't think it's going to be
higher Graphics to where to the point
where it's like we're using like
realistic textures it's just that they
need to upscale stuff so they need you
don't want R tracing
Mario I mean that's probably a thing
already to be honest I want to see
Mario's like 5:00 shadow I want to see
every hair do you remember the um Mario
M Super Mario World where the starting
screen you could just like pull his face
and his hat and everything imagine Ray
tracing 4K it like the Ren and Stimpy
closeup with like the moles and the yeah
that's where we're getting so the
joycons will apparently there's so many
Millennial references in there I'm sorry
for the younger listeners the joy-cons
will apparently be made of metal which
is pretty cool um and apparently some
peripheral manufacturers were allowed to
put their hands in a black box that had
a prototype switch to in it but they
weren't allowed to see it they could
only feel it they could only feel it so
that they could get a sense of its size
and scale and button so that they could
start ideating why don't we get to do
that that's so cool so funny you're at
an event David ready the CEO walks up to
you is like hey you want to feel
something follow me to this black box
just put your hand in there no questions
asked put your hand in this black box
this is studio
video that's crazy you know they invited
people to come to their headquarters and
touch it in the black box I feel like
this is a this is the updated version of
like what phone is this behind your back
where we just take the box on the studio
Channel and then we put random Tech
items in and people have to figure out
what item it is oh yeah we're sending
this to slack directly after this but
yes that would be awesome yeah so the
original switch was announced in 2015
and didn't come out until 2017 so
they're going to announce the switch to
by the end of the fiscal year which is
by April 2025 but it might not come out
till 2027 it might be a straight decade
before switch 2 comes which it would be
nice if it came out next year too but
you know two two
do that was better ring that one thank
you there you go thanks all right um
yeah so those are all rumors uh at least
we got an official tweet from official
Nintendo which is not something that
happens very often but I'm very eager to
see where that uh do do you think when
it comes out it will be as hard to get
do you remember switch coming out and I
mean like it wasn't quite PlayStation 5
levels of hard to get but I remember at
that point I wasn't working and I
remember driving I drove everywhere to
go get it because like no one would pick
up the phones in the like like Target or
Walmart like Electronics departments or
they would pick up the phone and say we
don't have a switch and then like see if
you had another question and then you
just hang up it's so funny because I was
not going to go buy it on launch day and
I was like I was living in San Francisco
I was sitting in my room and I was just
like reading all these reviews about it
I was like ah maybe I do want to go get
one and so I just like walked over to
Best Buy and there was a line I just got
in the line they just gave me one it was
fine and then when this when the switch
OLED came out I remember it was
impossible to get every everywhere it
was completely impossible to get and one
day I was just sitting in the cafe and I
was like yeah I would I would kind of
like to get one so I like go on best
buy.com and it was like available at a
store near you and I was like that's
weird so I hit buy and pick up so I go
to Best Buy and the guy like takes it
out of the back he's like dude how did
you were you like Bing like how are you
able to get this like we never have any
in stock and I was like I literally just
went on the website that's when the ps6
comes out I'm going to ask you to get
for I was going to say that's why David
isn't getting any of his like like or
Leica or Fuji cameras cuz he wasted all
his luck on the switch I wanted that
Fuji special edition but all right
that's funny yeah I I had a really hard
time getting it hopefully this is a
little easier but I feel like console
sales the first month or two is insane
it's always insane especially because
they usually come out like right before
holidays so it's just Madness yeah cons
I feel like consoles have it down to a
science of how to just be the most
popular thing at that time yeah what um
what frame rate does the switch run at
do you know I just
assumed you mean on like output or on I
kind of just assume 30 to be honest but
when you're also giving us something in
720p and 2017 I assume the lowest most
games can only manage 30 most games can
only manage 30 it would be nice if they
pushed it to 60 it would be um Nintendo
games don't need it as much because
everything's so like the animations are
like w Marquez has gone for one episode
and you're like let's push it up to 60
baby let's make all of our videos 60
would you rather 1080 at 60 or 4K at
30 um on a handheld for oh you're saying
only on device Oh you mean both so let's
okay let's say I would do 1080 at 60
personally on device or on output
because cuz like Nintendo games don't
need to be high resolution the switch is
720 it feels fine yeah it's so it's so
funny that we always talk about specs of
like higher fresh rate higher resolution
and all of like the switch is the
greatest thing ever and it's it's just
giving us 720 30 no Nintendo games are
made to be realistic they're all highly
stylized and they focus on fun over
Graphics that's always been the
difference well I also wonder but it
also feels great at 30 so like do I need
60 would I rather just be like super
crisp 4K well Splatoon uses 60 that's
one of the games that can go up which
makes sense yeah that makes yeah cuz the
animations for Splatoon are like mhm
does smash have Super Smash Bros have 60
I hope not but I'll check you hope not
feel like like a thing where people that
really play it know the frame rate and
like when to press buttons yeah well
that's more for melee though I also I
feel like competitive games are normally
where you start prioritizing and I'm not
a smash player so I could send like a
total here but generally
competitive games are where you
prioritize frame rate over Graphics
quality at least because so many of the
moves are frame perfect like you have to
hit the button at exactly the right time
a higher refresh rate would probably be
more difficult I was just going to say
is it like better because you can figure
it out easier and maybe see more of
what's going on or we'll totally mess up
timing I guess it doesn't affect timing
but yeah I guess the sampling rate is
going to be different from the frame
rate so also Super Smash BR does run at
60 60 that makes sense yeah
120 240 or no go yeah so anyway
um we're probably going to be hearing a
lot more rumors about that uh for the
next year up until they actually
announce it but I am quite excited I
mean it'll be the next console that I
buy and the last console that I bought
was the switch so the only non- Nintendo
console I've ever owned besides a PC
which is not a console uh was the PS2
that I like randomly got for Christmas I
was big Xbox guy for a while had first
one I I man I don't want a story time
too much but I remember my friend was
going to get an Xbox and my mom was like
I don't think we can do it this year I
was like okay cool I go to my friend's
house all the way and then one day she
picks me up for my friend's house and
was like we have an Xbox at home like
it's not even Christmas yet and then she
got Halo and then I played Halo for like
10 years after she was like the guy just
told me to get this game and I was like
what is this the controls were inverted
that felt so weird to aim inverted yeah
yeah that started me flashlight button
dude yeah that was like the coolest part
I remember like flashlight button yeah
the original Xbox had a white and a
black back button sort of like below the
the right stick old Xbox controller was
nuts it was so big yeah all right well
we got a lot more to talk about for this
episode so we're going to take a quick
ad break but when we come back we got
all about the new OLED iPad pros and the
iPad Air and then we got the pixel 8A
and we've got all this stuff uh it's a
busy week so we'll be right back but
first I forgot just like Marquez always
Marquez always forgets to
so I guess we are the same person we got
trivia all right uh before we get into
trivia two pieces of trivia housekeeping
one so many of you sent me excellent
amazing Android devices that you would
never expect run on Android that Adam
and I talked and we decided like we
couldn't even pick the best ones so next
trivia Extravaganza we're going to do a
whole is this Android or is this not
Android keep sending those in we've
gotten so many good ones but I'll take
as many as you guys have um housekeeping
business number two there was like a
super obvious Dune joke uh when you're
were talking about the switch
controllers in the bag and I'm you know
going to help not going to I'm I'm going
to not make it to spare you guys who
still have not seen Dune 2 but uh for
everyone that has seen Dune pretty funny
right all right part three the actual
trivia question for today yeah I just
had to let everyone know that like I'm
thinking about Dune you know Alice is
always the yeah if you're not in the
office
Roman Empire dude yeah Dune chili
dogs uh Dune two Dune two exactly all
right question number one those
electropermanent magnets from the
hypothetical switch controllers are
pretty futuristic huh but what if I told
you we have a device in our office right
now that has them what room is it in
it's uh there's we have a bunch of them
all over the office the central part of
the office where everyone's desks are
and possibly floating around our sets
too what are they a bunch how much is a
bunch how many would you say we have in
the office okay that already answers my
question okay yeah enough enough okay
yeah interesting not hundreds what if we
pick a different one that has an
electropermanent magnet in it I would be
impressed yeah I would be impressed okay
cool I think David and I forgot that
we're supposed to throw it to the break
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right welcome back we had a very big
also very
small uh Apple event this week it was
about 40 minutes long and they talked
mostly about new OLED iPads and also new
iPad Air and also new apple pencil Pro
MH uh and also new magic keyboard so
definitely a lot to talk about um I
think we'll just start with the iPad Air
and just kind of move on from there
we'll kind of go in the direction that
the EV went in let's kick things off
with iPad Air we got a new iPad Air we
got an 11-in model and a 13in model
model uh the last models of iPad Air
were actually 10.9 in so having two new
iPad Airs big sizes small sizes is
pretty cool M2 Chip um which I found a
little bit weird considering it's a
little old now but my guess is that M2
was specifically the generation of Chip
that sold really badly uh and so I think
that they probably just have a ton of
extra stock in that and that's what
they're putting in the iPad Air I could
I think that I'm assuming your theory on
that is M1 we've talked about a million
times before is this like crazy
generational awesome jump and then M2 is
like cool but if you have M1 it's a
little spec bump pretty much and so like
M2 is going to be the worst selling iPad
Air has only had M1 in it since so like
this is still an upgrade for that but
it's just further down the one yeah
totally uh they've got some new colors
space gray blue purple Starlight they
say it's 50% faster than the M1 air
whatever the heck that means on an iPad
um cuz who cares uh actually said the
word AI fairly frequently during this
which more than anyone expected yeah
which is very interesting uh it works
with the new magic keyboard it works
with apple pencil hover they upgraded
the Wi-Fi to Wi-Fi 6E and now it's gets
up to a terabyte of storage and instead
of starting at 64 gigabytes it starts at
128 which is nice I find it funny that
over the last couple announcements we've
had of a lot of different things we are
way less excited about the like highest
storage you can get and way more excited
that they're just taking away these like
pathetically low amounts of storage on
some things so that is great that we
don't have a 64 gig the fact that it
came in 64 gigs before was insane truly
insane it really like here having an M1
like this super powerful chip that's
arguably more powerful than a lot of
computers and laptops out there and
enjoy your 64 gigs of storage totally
insane um so those start at $5.99 and
$7.99 but the more exciting more new
models this year was the iPad Pro before
we get there real quick what is Apple
doing with their colors I feel like they
are just Alex said when we were watching
it it's just like they're just taking
away saturation every year it feels like
and I get that past pastels are cool and
stuff but like an iPad to me seems like
one of those things that can be really
fun like the iPad and the IMAX I loved
what they did with those like those are
the more fun less like really intense at
least the air like right let me have
some cool colors these are all basically
look the same I think we were looking at
footage Marquez took and Tim was making
a thumbnail on it and gave Marquez the
thumbnail he's like I thought this was
the blue one and Tim was like I thought
it was the silver one and then he was
like maybe it's the pink one like they
literally couldn't figure it out cuz the
lighting was so weird and they were
trying to color correct for yeah so it
just like they all look too similar this
seems to be a thing that's happening
across every tech industry where the
super low-end devices get a lot of fun
colors and then the high-end devices
either get boring colors or just a
couple of colors I me remember the 5c
yeah exactly yeah yeah and the lowest
end iPad which got a a price cut and is
now 3.49 those come in four much more
saturated colors yeah do you think if
they redid those this year they would
have toned them down or I don't think so
okay I think that they see it as like
the cheapest one is going to be the one
you get for your kids and kids like
bright colorful things man us us
grown-ups like having fun too I know if
you don't know about that yeah and
usually like they release one kind of
fun color for a high-end model like
Samsung will do one fun color Google
will do one fun color I think Samsung
did a bunch of Samsung lately has been
doing like the fun colors as like the
online exclusive ones which is like okay
I guess that's one way to get people to
get cool colors but like yeah they had
an orange s24 I like I love my orange
s24 I think it looks fantastic and I
bought it immediately because I thought
that was the cooler one but you have the
orange one yeah what I wanted the orang
is mine the orange one or I think so
yeah you did get this looks so good I
wanted that Ultra color so bad but you
didn't get it from Samsung I get it from
so they didn't have it yeah I agree like
look how cool that color is I don't know
it's been in your case for so long that
I totally I think even in the case
though it oops I put it in backwards
like you get some of the rails on the
back here that looks nice and it pokes
through on the front I agree I think um
I think Michael Fisher might have done a
video about why all the high-end devices
have boring colors because he did a
interview with some higher upset Samsung
about it and it had to do with like they
only really sell black and black and
silver and white and nobody buys the fun
colors which is weird I'm sure the sales
are against what we are saying and like
I'm sure Apple knows that if like better
colors would sell better they would do
it's like we want things but the general
mass does not luckily Channel sponsor
dbrand
is probably like thank God they're not
doing any cool colors let's throw some
cool colors on there yeah so so pretty
boring that's like a kind of middle of
the road because like I said they just
cut the price of the standard iPad to
$350 which pretty pretty affordable um
so you know if you want the new Air you
got it's kind of like that in between
model but the more interesting iPads are
the iPad Pro obviously also coming in 11
in and 13 in uh prior it was 11 and 12.9
which I think is funny cuz when if they
said 13in I don't know if it's just
their marketing or everyone's saying
like iPad and 13 I'm so pumped about it
I was like yeah bigger iPad and then
someone said what was the last size I
12.9 wait what that is basically the
same thing why am I this excited so
marketing's working yeah the marketing
is working um the these are the thinnest
Apple devices ever made at least the 13
in so the 11in model is 5.3 mm and the
13in model is 5.1 mm and they made a big
deal that it is thinner than the than
the iPod Nano do you I had this thought
this morning mhm which iPod Nano did
they show it was like I thought it was
the iPod Nano seven which is the long
one it was the long one okay is it
thinner than this six gen one cuz this
is all I could think about and how
little it is I mean maybe with the clip
included okay cuz the clip adds adds
with and maybe they didn't compare it
against that that's it is like it looks
crazy thin so and I don't have the specs
for this so it very well could be thin
oh yeah that clip I can't believe they
made that product that's amazing this is
a cool product such a cool product I
thought this is awesome like just enough
screen for music browsing that's all you
needed the little square iPod n with the
headphone jack you could climp it onto
your pants and or even on like your
shirt it's the pin the the pin the AI it
does just as much the it's the I pin the
the Apple eye pin uh yeah so these are
insanely thin
iPads which Jerry rig everything is
going to have fun with um one of them
is98 lbs and the other is the 11 in 98
lb and the other one is 1.28 lb they're
also different sorry go ahead they're
also different thicknesses weirdly yeah
the 13in is thinner which is strange
it's the bigger one but by very minimal
but 5.3 to 5.1 mm but on top of these
two things I think you said before the
iPad Air is the boring announcement this
made it boring because the iPad Air was
always the smaller easier to carry one
these are now lighter and thinner than
the iPad Air as the pros they're lighter
than the iPad Air yeah there's so that's
there's so much irony in there that's
very funny yeah I don't know I feel like
it's kind of weird now that they have an
iPad and an iPad Air and they both look
kind of the same because they have the
same form factor now so they're probably
maintaining the air branding because the
MacBook Air was such a powerful brand
name that they put it on the pad uh but
at this point like all of their products
are thin and light so it's kind of hard
to you know what does air even mean
anymore they can't pull it out of an
envelope they I know I like they could
it's immediately just like one of the
coolest marketing yeah like strategies
ever was that that envelope was so cool
um yeah it was now you're pulling an
iPad Pro out of it instead yeah yeah um
okay so they only come in silver and
space black which is exactly what I was
saying like the Pro Models are so boring
in those colors but uh they have some
new technology so there is a new screen
technology they're using they used to be
using mini LED in the 12.9 in pro model
now they're using a technology called
tandem OLED um and basically OLED
technology is like this interesting
technology that has all these pros and
cons where individual pixels can light
up because they're self-illuminating and
that allows you to have a bunch of the
pixels off if the screen is black in
those areas which means you have like an
infinite contrast ratio you get a bunch
of blacks um previously they used mini
LED which was like these tiny tiny tiny
LED Arrangements which gave you all
these different lighting zones and it
was like a lot better than standard LED
but they really wanted to go OLED
eventually the problem with OLED is is
twofold one there's a thing called
Burnin which we've been seeing in a lot
of phones over the last number of years
where if you put too much current
through and make them too bright or have
them on for too long it will burn into
the screen and you will see like the
remnants of that in the display it's
also a reason why like LG OLED TVs
always have like super aggressive like
screen savers CU if you like pause a
video or something within like a couple
minutes that like firecracker screen
saver will come up because they don't
want you to just burn in the YouTube
player exactly um and then the other
thing is that OLED is traditionally
pretty hard to get bright okay so it's
hard to like make those super bright so
they have been developing this
technology called tandem OLED which is
basically two OLED displays just on top
of each other um so this way they're
able to get twice the brightness and
they're able to mirror the exact
brightness that they had in the mini LED
one so it's a th000 nits for SDR and HDR
content and 1,600 nits for Peak
brightness um but this time it's coming
to both models cool uh last generation
it was the 11-in had an LCD display and
only the 12.9 in had the mini mini LED
display okay so that actually leaves a
lot of questions to be had because they
are $300
different which they have the exact same
specs the only difference is that the
13inch is thinner by 2 millimet and
that's the only thing and then the
screen is bigger obviously but it's 300
bucks which is crazy yeah it's it's one
of those things where it feels like
that's a huge leap for just slightly
bigger but also I kind of feel like if
you're buying the pro you're probably
not as worried about your money as
possible and if you really want
something that is
larger I think people will throw $300 at
it I don't know if that means it should
be $300 more but yeah I think people
will buy it I mean yeah they probably
will buy it I feel like I would be more
likely to buy the 11 in since it's
$1,000 versus 1300 I totally agree I
also think I would prefer 11 in better
than a huge tablet I don't think I want
something as small as like a mini I know
there's plenty of people who would love
a Mini Pro yeah yeah Ellis isn't paying
attention or sorry I was curious it's
some nerd stuff I were you looking up
the tandem OLED Stu I looking up this
morning I was curious if you needed a
second set of electrodes in a tandem
OLED setup you don't at least my prelim
research because you see guys an OLED
screen is a I'm just to no to be fair
and this might sound really stupid but
it's like when they said tandem OLED
they're basically saying two OLED I'm
like how much more expensive this is
going to be because it's kind of like
two screens but it's not like two
screens that's thing because because an
OLED what separates an OLED screen from
a mini LED screen I mean other than the
OLED light sources being like way way
tinier is that a mil mini LED screen is
like this array of these discrete uh
transducers that are like generating
light when they accept current an OLED
screen is like uh you know it's it's
it's a it's a film of organic compounds
that when exposed to a current generate
light similar to a diode and so what you
do is you put an anode and a cathode on
either side of that film
and then you're sending light you're
sending current through it specific
points and typically you make the anode
black and the cathode transparent and
then the light hits your eyeballs so
really all you need to do is take a
second film with those carbon diodes and
also put it between that anode and
cathode and then just kick up the juice
a little bit more yeah um so it's not
like having two displays it's more like
having one and a third display okay yeah
and the benefit is you're not putting
more current into an individual
display you're like putting it into both
so you don't you get less burn in this
way oh okay it's much less likely to get
burn in because you're not like putting
more current through it and I'm also
assuming they're doing I might be wrong
Ellis do you know have any TVs that do
this tandem olet no this is the only
product okay so and I'm assuming that is
you said to increase brightness because
we we don't take our TVs outside where
we're taking an iPad outside and you
generally need obviously much higher
brightness what I read this morning said
that this was the first uh display in
the world that uses it T it might be but
I'm seeing scientific papers about
stacked Ola displays going back like 20
30 years yeah that makes sense what I
read is that the technology was just
super expensive and that Apple basically
used mini LED as like a filler in
between getting to this technology cheap
enough that makes sense also I need to
correct something I said earlier earlier
I said the cathode is transparent and
the anode is not on TVs it's the other
way around the the cathode is not
transparent the anode is transparent I
caught that
I'm sorry yeah okay anyway I just want
to say we have not mentioned the most
important upgrade to these
iPads the FaceTime camera is on the
correct side finally so they moved yeah
so they finally moved cuz the last
generation in the cheaper iPads they
moved the FaceTime camera to the
horizontal Edge uh but in the more
expensive was they didn't which seemed
insane now it's on the horizontal Edge
so when you're doing a FaceTime call and
your iPad is like horizontal you can
actually it won't be over here yeah I
feel like I the of your face make that
connection where the pro model is much
more likely to be put onto some sort of
stand and be used toward like landscape
mode than the cheat model which is
probably like kids and older people like
just holding it up and doing yeah that's
very funny yeah it's funny um so okay
also there's going to be a nanotexture
glass option but it's only available on
the one terab and 2 terab models of the
pro uh and it's an extra $100 and
Marquez got to see it he said it was
pretty weird cuz it it's sort of like
that paper like film that you can put on
your iPad so it gives it like kind of
that texture and it cuts down on glare
but that's also cutting down on
sharpness and brightness he said
contrast and sharpness I think contrast
and sharpness so you're really like I
feel like that's specific they're really
targeting like professional artists who
use iPads for that because um like why
else would you buy that yeah I mean if
you're in a position where you get a lot
of glare and its B it to be fair in the
video when he showed it and the lights
were showing like the glare does look
significantly reduced but like yeah I
guess if you're in a position also an
iPad feels like something that would be
the easiest to pull away from glare
because of how mobile it is but yeah uh
I don't know who exactly that's targeted
at yeah I personally think that it would
be better to just buy one of those
paperlike displays because then you can
take it off if you don't like it that's
a very good point yeah or like maybe if
you're looking to upgrade your iPad
maybe buy one for your current iPad and
see what it affects before making the
purchase decision of that right but
considering it's only available on the
one and two terabyte models I'm guessing
that they're like hardcore like artists
that store a ton of stuff locally on
their iPad yeah I'm not sure when for an
artist is there a reason why you think
it would be them just because you're
losing like sharpness in or you're
saying like artist because like because
it Vector Imes it has a little bit of a
texture to it and the reason that people
buy the paper like thing is because it
makes it feel more like writing on
paper H yeah I'm not sure yeah I'm not
but we do not have any xdr displays with
the anti does it mine has it do you feel
like it looks different my studio
display does it really do you guys feel
a difference when you look between the
monitors no um yes
okay yeah I do Well Ellis is looking at
audio so get out of here yeah also
something there's a bunch of little
small things that I like dug up this
morning now that it's been long enough
after the event uh we're getting a new
M4 chip in these iPads which I think we
should talk about a little bit the fact
that it's very weird to launch their
brand new chip that's like focused
around Ai and like tops of performance
in a thing that needs no more power than
it already has totally agree like wh why
I've they've always been kind of strange
in how they what products they released
these new chips in I felt like cuz
wasn't the was it like M2 or M3 one of
the first things it was in was like a
13inch MacBook Pro and like a the touch
bar MacBook Pro when it was like already
and then the MacBook Air had like a new
design and yeah I don't remember exactly
what that is but it's always it's never
been the like the pro the cool Pro
version that feels like it needs the
most Compu I think it's because they'd
have to launch uh the the pro like M2
Pro and M2 Max with it yeah and they
don't always do that usually they just
do an architecture jump and just put it
in some cheaper products and then they
later release the pro stuff do you think
there's any part of that to be like well
now the non-pro version has this bigger
chip so it might be more powerful than
my pro version so I can buy the more
powerful version and then now you have a
a halflife a half a year update each
year cuz like Marquez when he had
the before he decided that like M1 was
going to be totally fine for him he had
like the M1 MacBook Pro and then like
the M2 MacBook Air came out I think and
there was this like well that's
technically better yeah are you going to
get it like there's that thought process
of like this is the more powerful
machine even though it's not the pro
version
right yeah I mean the the thing people
into it I I don't know I mean it's been
like there was no new iPads released
last year mhm and that's the longest
that they've gone without updating the
iPad ever and so maybe they just figured
like okay we got to update the iPad and
my hot take is that Qualcomm is
announcing well they're releasing their
first ex Elite laptops in like there's
there's a Microsoft Event later this
month that everyone assumes is going to
release the X Elite stuff um and Asus
was like teasing like an AI PC thing so
I think all this stuff is going to come
out at qualcomm's Tech Summit back in
October they made a bunch of like
performance metric comparisons and it
seems like it like outperforms M3 so by
like a certain amount of percentage so
I'm assuming that they are just like
getting the M4 out the door so that they
can say we still have the fastest arm
chips on the market it something that
would back that claim up is there are
quite a few things they announced that
were coming as features or software for
this that aren't coming out till later
this summer right everyone's favorite
let's announce it enjoy it later but byy
now yeah so like that would kind of back
up your claim on that but it also feels
weird just like when is Apple really
giving a damn about what other people
are doing and again like they're if
they're doing that to be like we're
better than you and then iPad actual
owners are like we don't need this we
don't need this is a weird device to
release it in um they were making a
bunch of these like instant background
removal demos and all this stuff that it
can do because it has it's very focused
on AI performance they have all these um
machine learning cores that was a you're
talking about the in Final Cup Pro where
it was like essentially rotoscoping out
the inant rotoscoping I would love to
see that in real time because that seems
extremely powerful if it works that well
obviously the examples are always going
to look perfect but Da Vinci resolve
actually has a lot of features um so
yeah that's stuff you just have to hire
people to like do and now an iPad can
potentially do it in one one click which
is crazy uh other stuff about the M4 um
it also has a new display engine that
enables 10 to 120 htz promotion support
so these iPad Pros will go down to 10 HZ
previously they only went down to 24
Herz okay so that's a little slower I
would love for them to eventually go
down to one like a lot of the
smartphones that we see so that you know
you could use it as an e-reader or
something and not worry about draining
your battery but whatever um there are
four performance cores and six
efficiency cores but as we found out
only the one Tab and the 2 tbte have all
four performance cores and if you get
any of the other models they only have
three performance cores they're bined
fun which they didn't say no and you can
only see that if you go on the Apple
website and look at the specific specs
which is kind of crazy yeah I've I'm
sure there's reasonings and there have
been in the past but it's always weird
when the storage option seems to change
like performance things but yeah well
and then the other thing is that they
also didn't say is the uh 256 and 512
options are 8 gigs of RAM and the one
terab and two terab are 16 gigs of RAM
which is like a huge difference yeah and
they didn't mention that either yeah I I
mean I ultimately it has to come down to
just like uh skew numbers and hey it's
just easier if we assume somebody with
wanting more storage is going to want a
little more power and those people are
willing to spend money so let's just
rather than have all this customization
of like 16 gigs of RAM but 256 of
storage like we don't need to make those
it just it's unfortunate if you want if
you don't need a terabyte of storage
well I also find some irony in that
because part of the reason that the M
Series Laptops are so good is that you
can get less Ram because of the insanely
fast swap memory uh but if you get the
lower storage options then you get less
Ram so you have less swap memory
available but if you have the higher
storage options have more swap memory
available so I it's all yeah it's all
confusing and
I I mean there it just seems like
they're going to like buy the expensive
one yeah come on I guess but then you're
paying like $2,000 for bu it's like
$2,500 is the most expensive the most
expensive I think was like 2600 or
something like that which is crazy $600
IP Pro please um okay they quietly got
rid of a
camera and almost felt like int it but
it felt like they were trying to by
adding that light R sensor by almost
looking like a camera it I feel like
that camera bump is the most like
disorganized unesthetic pleasing camera
bump Apple has ever done just nothing
matches everything is like a different
Circle or color it felt off it felt like
the models that we get that just have
like fake glass and fake cameras on the
back they're all matte so instead of
like on the iPhone where you have like
the clear glass bump it's like just
matte metal bump just feels very strange
um but yeah they got rid of a camera
which is super weird I was thinking that
they would you know realign them like
they did with the iPhones for spatial
video your grandma could take spal video
at the baseball game you need a Vision
Pro for that yeah um but no we just have
one 12 megapixel camera for 4K
video uh they added some they a true
tone flash for document scanning so now
it like takes a bunch of different
flashes to kind of adaptively create a
image of a document that isn't shadowed
in any way that doesn't feel like it's
cuz like scanners are the worst we all
just want to take pictures but pictures
look like pictures a lot there's an app
called Google photo scan that's been out
for like a decade and it had this
feature where you would like it would
have these four dots and you'd move your
phone and it would take four Images so
that the Shadows were all were all
different and then it would stitch them
together and create a PDF from that
how's that not just a default camera
option in every phone available I think
Samsung phones have always had photo
scanners like I'm going have to look at
that because I did not know about that
yeah Sam Samsung has a bazillion
feature photo scanner what Palma baby
it's not a phone it's not a f yeah uh
yeah probably all made by uh the sanage
and mod people while they Samsung
um can we just look at this camera bump
is that five different diameter circles
yes every single circle is a different
size yeah and that just looks so unapp
it is really weird it's and nobody knows
what if this is the lar uh nobody knows
what that other circle is because
there's a flash there's a microphone
there's a lar there's a camera and then
nobody knows what that last one is and
nobody's I haven't seen anything online
about what it is
um okay I just went on the most
ridiculous deep dive of my whole entire
life and yes while literally every news
Outlet is reporting that this is the
first device with a tandem OLED screen
that just does not seem like anywhere
near the truth um LG claims that they
started mass-producing tandem OLED
screens in 2019 but is it called tandem
OLED or OLED they use the term tandem
OLED um but do they put them in anything
it seems to me that they uh we're
putting them in cars so it seems like
apple is going to get away with saying
they're the first to do this because it
seems like LG doesn't want anyone that's
using them to like announce they're
using the tech but uh it does not seem
anywhere near like the first device
maybe like if you don't count Automotive
displays as displays you
can all right uh that's about it for the
iPads there is also a new thinner and
lighter magic keyboard uh that they said
makes it feel just like a
Macbook uh because it's made of aluminum
it's got the dude this is just a Macbook
what's a computer what's a computer I
know get it yeah it's made of aluminum
it's got the function row uh it has
heptic feedback for the trackpad it it
seems like they literally ripped the
bottom off of a Macbook and like turned
it into a magic
keyboard which it's yeah it's I'll go
against the grain I I don't like this to
me sounds like
I guess cuz it's not Mac OS but like I
hate twoin ones cuz I think they're just
stupid I think I'd rather have like an
if I was more focused on the tablet part
of a twoin one and having this accessory
despite it being
$350 for the 13 in yeah yeah like this
accessory that does make it a little
worse laptop but close to a laptop and
functionality of a laptop and I still
get my really nice iPad Pro I take this
over a two in one yeah I want to try it
but it can apparently now push 40 Watts
through those pins that the iPad floats
on which is pretty crazy that's nice um
but yeah $300 for the 11 in and 350 for
the 13in which by the way that makes
this keyboard if you buy the 13in
keyboard the same price as the Baseline
iPad nice which is
crazy um yeah so it's gets mad at Andrew
for spending $300 maybe I've just spent
$300 on too many keyboards before
this doesn't seem that wild that's fair
uh but yeah starts at $9.99 and $12.99
which again very big price jump instead
of making it Mac OS they're just like
taking all of their apps and putting it
on iPad like Final Cut and logic and
everything you mean Final Cut for iPad
too that confused our entire office for
a while yeah this is very confusing they
announced two new app well three new
apps actually they announced Final Cut
for iPad 2 which is weird because Final
Cut IP had didn't come out that long ago
and it was missing a bazillion features
and is a monthly subscription and sucks
in a lot of ways it was also confusing
how they said it because what they said
was with two new apps Final Cut Pro and
Logic Pro 2 yeah to me that is Final Cut
Pro and Logic Pro 2 then we started
thinking it was called Final Cut Pro 2
and then we got in this we got very
worried that maybe they were going to do
a final code Pro 2 for the mac and then
charge people again but then somebody
was like wait why is this called iPad 2
and it's like no it's called Final Cut
for iPad 2 yeah which why are they doing
that I don't Final Cut for for iPad 2 if
you hover over it on that will that pop
up and say Final Cut for iPad 2 probably
I don't know maybe maybe we just think
this is dumb this might feel like one of
those things that just seems so simple
but that confused the first one did not
come out that long ago and it was
missing a million features that they
said said they were going to add and
didn't add and it seems like the only
benefit of final C for iPad is to like
start putting Clips together on train so
that when you get
home you can like then bring it into
your MacBook but that that's a $5 a
month subscription which is
insane I've spent worse for $5 a
month I just see it as so useless like
well another thing they announced which
was something we got excited for than
we're promptly uh not excited about um
was Final Cut camera the Final Cut live
cut camera which when they first said it
it said you can live cut up to four
cameras so all of us were like can we
live cut the podcast Now using an iPad
that sounds so cool but you have to
install an app called Final Cut camera
live I think or oh No Just Final Cut
camera and it's only on iPhones and
iPads so you can switch between up to
four cameras that are on iPhones or
iPads so this podcast will now be shot
on all iphon no iPad we should all use
iPads iPad it's all it's one of each of
our grandparents holding an
iPad yeah all my grandparents are dead
mine
too same nice so how many grandparents
do you have all four bit no I got three
three that's all we need dude yeah three
cameras bring them in yeah yeah bring
them in all right we're taking over the
podcast me and my ancestors see this was
so weird they they showed they were like
shooting this climbing video and they
had three different or four different
people with iPhones in cages like yeah
taking video and then they had one
person on the iPad and they were
basically live editing a video by
switching between the iPhone cameras
when this showed on the screen everyone
in the studio just turned and looked at
me and was was like can we do this on
the podcast yeah this is just the
dumbest thing ever it seems so over
engineered and I don't know this is like
Apple's perfect world where they're like
nobody will ever have a dedicated camera
ever anymore and everyone will use their
iPhone for everything streaming though
but nobody uses four iPhones to do live
streaming but you couldn't before now
you can who cares well can you live
stream from the Final Cut app into like
a service probably probably I mean even
if it it didn't wasn't built into the
app you could just get a capture card
and a dongle true I've been I I'll play
Devil's Advocate a little bit with Ellis
if he's playing it with me but I think
there's definitely scenario first of all
if we want to always tell people go make
content with what you have and what you
have is an iPhone it's hard to knock
this because now you need four iPhones
and an iPad Pro yeah Fair a lot more it
is more yeah it probably is more
expensive than a nice camera microphone
I get it though because like when this
was first announced I was like okay this
is kind of cool for like video podcasts
because you could be like hey three
friends come over with your iPhones just
set it up and we'll use the iPhones but
again this isn't isn't a cheaper
alternative to something like you can
already do that with free software and
whatever iPhone you currently have so
it'll be easier and the way they were
showing it off was like doing live
cutting from the iPad and it's like are
you going to have a producer for your
podcast where you live cut I think
there's a scenario if I had to find the
scenario where I think this works best
it's just that video is just like so
important for any type of business in
marketing right now so if you're a
smaller business that can't afford a
production team or production equipment
or like even really social media manager
maybe there's some way that you want to
actually do some sort of online
marketing and chances are there's four
iPhones in your work and if you can
convince those people to connect them up
with final C camera you could probably
do do some content like I had to dig for
that I don't a good point I don't love
this thing that much I don't see me ever
using it but I like I do think there is
some scenarios social media is just way
too powerful these days
it's some of the best marketing out
there look look I'm going to play
Devil's Advocate 2
here Final Cut 2 Devil's Advocate for
iPad too but assuming and I know this is
a big assumption gargant an assumption
just huge assumption okay but assuming
this Final Cut camera for iPhone can
stream wirelessly to the iPad in 4k and
you can have multiple 4K
streams how much how much do you think a
standalone dedicated Hardware 4K
switcher would
cost we've looked into this before Oh I
know $229 I thought it was like 10 plus
thousand okay neither of you are even
close that was hilarious uh it's about
$1,800 for a 4K switcher um and then
probably another thousand for an actual
controller to use it David was way
closer than
I relativ so for like the 2200 you're
Allin on a on a 4K switcher you could
get almost a topof thee line iPad which
could do everything else
too assuming it's 4K yeah my ultimate
question is would there be some way of
us taking a professional camera with a
video output as like an external monitor
into an iPhone and then the iPhone would
be able to cast that into the iPad and
then you could live switch I have a
feeling the answer is no but if it's yes
dude that changes everything for dude
what honestly that would be so more
iPhone sales now we to buy an iPhone for
each one of our cameras no dude no no no
no we could literally dude we could
throw out our terod deck and we could
just use iPhones yeah yeah dude Wireless
dude you the the amount of headaches
wireless video causes this studio like
if we could do what you just described
that's the other question is what is the
range of this wireless video to be fair
they were rock climbing and they were up
on the wall and they he was live
switching I know they never lie on those
uh yeah exactly yeah there there wasn't
the scene where the the rock climber
like goes to the the gym employee and is
like what's the Wi-Fi so I can so I can
I can do my camera
switch I love rocks 2024 right that's
what it is in every gym right it's like
the it's the law it's almost all yeah
pretty much like I love where I am the
year yeah exclamation point so yeah uh
anyway this Final Cut two for iPad to um
they didn't really announce a lot of new
features for it which is the other thing
that was weird barely talked about it
they said that there was like the
instant scoping that's kind of all they
talked about to be fair that if that
works like that is a fantastic and they
should have just put it in F for iPad
one not wrong um they also announced
Logic for iPad 2 or just Logic Pro 2
maybe maybe Pro for iPad 2 I don't know
I think it was just two LSD know I don't
think so okay do you want to talk about
what they added to logic pro too they
added uh they added a a bass guy and a
keyboard guy to compliment the drum guy
people like the drum guy oh the drum guy
was there already can you explain what
that is uh man like you did to me
yesterday yeah so essentially like uh in
if you don't want to program drums in a
track you're working on you can open up
this thing I think they call it the
studio drummer I I don't use it for work
here but um you have the sort of like
grid that has a bunch of parameters like
an XY grid and then you tell it you know
you place this little dot on and it'll
just like play drums along with your
music and because it's Apple um all of
the different drummers have like names I
can't remember what them but like if you
want like the The Rock drummer you have
to like like choose Scott you know if
you if you want like the dance drummer
you choose you me the rock like the
Dwayne chots yeah like no what are yeah
oh the like the pop rock is Kyle retro
rock is
why hard rock is
Anders um yeah so it's like this thing
and it it actually works well like it's
tasteful drums it's it sounds real
enough to like work used for a demo so
they've opened this up to Bass and keys
when is it a set beat or something or is
it listening to what you've created and
creates space on that well you're in
logic pro already so logic knows the
tempo of your song Because when you're
making music in a computer you're almost
always locked to the grid so you've
already sent the tempo and knows that
it's going to look at your midi and
potentially your audio too and sort of
be like okay like this is a section he's
got a bunch of instruments coming here
that should probably be a fill right
here I believe you can also tell it to
like switch like go to the high hats
here and then you're you're giving it a
bunch of info like I want you to play
Big fills I want you to play Simple
quiet stuff um it's a cool feature uh
it's you know it I wasn't like this is
the I've been waiting for the base guy
you know
but um what is the situation on this on
if you are producing that music and
selling it or using it on YouTu material
no I don't think they take any there's
no copyright like what are the chances
it creates something extremely similar
as someone else and then can you
copyright that music that's not really
how music copyrights work you can't
disagree you can't as far as I'm aware
you you can't really copyright uh a
specific Like Instrumental figure in a
song you can copyright melodies for sure
um and that's sort of where drums are
nice because they're inherently A
melodic um I whether you know
like I don't know it feels like the the
how many monkeys in a basement does it
take to type Shakespeare sort of thing
like with the bass like maybe eventually
someone will get a famous Baseline but
just
like um Adam just Googled did Fort Minor
have to pay Apple did was there a fort
minor song so basically Fort Miner
remember the name that song is an apple
loop from garage band really like that's
just a loop so I'm trying to figure out
if they had to pay for no no no loops
loops have specific license agreements
that you accept when you open the
software that make it like they're not
they're royaltyfree you can use Loops
the the big thing with loops and I know
we're getting way off topic I'm going to
get to the other logic pro thing is that
um you're not allowed to redistribute
them as Loops so you can't buy a loop
pack and then sell those Loops as like
your original Loops you have to use them
in in a song okay the other feature
there's two two more two more I only
remember one the stem splitter yeah and
there's the chroma glow toning oh my
God that was like okay let's do the stem
splitter first stem splitter this is not
new apps have been doing this for like
five or more years you give it a song
and it gives you four audio files with
all the different tracks I have no idea
I'm sure it works because other people
have been making this work for years
apple is probably the best audio company
on the planet so not surpr it's true we
all know it's true sorry who else is
there someone was very upset that you
said the airpods too dude I got so many
like comments like wow you should fire
him like doesn't know anything about
audio they sound really good and if you
don't believe me that they sound really
good just like start researching the
degree to which they're tuned more than
any other speaker you can buy like like
if they don't sound good it's Millions
hundreds of millions of dollars wasted
chill
chill okay St splitter so yeah it
probably works I don't know man like
cool I was I was like that's pretty cool
the chromag glow yeah that really
confused me because they did the classic
apple thing where they were like oh this
is going to change everything um get
ready but like I really
didn't understand like what made it like
is it not just a harmonic
saturator do anything the marketing says
uh chromag glow models the sound
produced by a blend of the world's most
revered Studio Hardware by leveraging Ai
and the power of M series Apple silicon
users can dial in the perfect tone with
five different saturation styles to add
ultra realistic warmth presence and
punch to any track they can also choose
from Modern clean sounds nostalgic
vintage warmth or more Extreme Styles
that can be shaped and molded to taste I
have two can we start a timer twom
minute explanation of this ready wait
hold on I got to actually set the timer
yeah if you don't want to hear this just
skip ahead minutes skip ahead two
minutes okay so people think old audio
gear tends to sound better than new
audio gear and the reason that is is
because old audio gear has this thing
that's called nonlinearity as you
approach the loudest you can get the
loudness doesn't happen across all
frequencies at the same rate typically
the lower frequencies tend to come out
more and this is due to this Pro process
called harmonic saturation think about
one single frequency a single sine wave
and then you add these little Speckles
of spine wave sine waves in these
mathematical orientations up the
frequency band and your ears just hear
it as like one warm nice sound if you
add a lot of saturation it stops
sounding like saturation and it starts
sounding like Distortion clipping like
real audio clipping is
typically there you go clipping is
typically the most EXT ex form of
saturation where there's so many
harmonics that the waves are actually
getting cut off okay so typically the
way these things work is they're
effectively giant audio Luts you take an
old piece of gear you run every
frequency at every volume through it and
you make this giant lookup table of
input to output and then you can
recreate that
digitally I would hope since they're
shoving the word AI down our throats
every 5 seconds in this stupid that
they're using an AI to somehow more
smoothly and cleanly get around and
through those lookup tables I don't know
maybe they're using AI to blend those
lookup tables maybe they're not using AI
at all and they're just doing what other
audio companies have been doing for like
10 years now yeah who knows my take is
that it's just my two minutes AR up yeah
30 seconds was I excited that apple is
introducing a harmonic saturator not
really like I have tons of killer
harmonic saturators that don't claim to
use AI already in my my my workflow and
also uh I'm not really making music here
that often so I don't use them very much
so uh I got a big nope on this one but
if anyone can explain to me why it
should be a dope I'll take
it time's up nice all right sorry David
my take is that it's just machine
learning that they've been doing forever
and they are starting to reformat the
whenever they say m they used to just
say ml they are now just starting to say
AI because their services businesses are
doing badly and their stock was not
doing as well as they hoped and they
figure they can juice the stock if they
just start saying AI even if it's just
regular machine learning in my humblest
opinion if you are not using
Transformers um just call it machine
learning but that's just me
okay cool one more thing oh I do have I
do have well so I just looked it up um
it is final it is
Logic Pro for iPad 2 right but not Logic
Pro 2 no no but they are updating logic
pro to be called logic pro
11 on on like mac is it 10 now yeah yeah
wasn't Final Cut Pro 10 yeah yeah so
it's being updated to logic pro 11 which
will be a free update for people who
already have logic pro or you can still
buy it for the uh $300 or $200 $200 one
time fee or their free trial lasts
forever so not literally forever but
like a long time okay but you can also
pay the $5 a month uh on the iPad just
like Final Cut which
um terrible I'm I'm so over subscription
fees anyway uh yeah so those were the
three new apps that they introduced last
thing and I promise we'll get to trivia
pretty soon but they also introduced an
apple pencil Pro which you know it was
bound to happen just another one on the
most confusing lineup possible yes like
you've looked the apple pencil lineup is
absurd it makes no sense yeah so
previously they had like a tap gesture
that you could do to switch things now
you can squeeze the pencil which brings
up uh a tool palette they also put
haptics in the butt of the pencil to
vibrate when you're doing things so that
you're supposed to have haptic
interactions I'm interested in how
natural that feels considering the
haptic motor is in the back of the
pencil but that should be interesting
um also they introduced a gyroscope so
you can change the orientation of your
brush which I think is very cool yeah I
think it changes orientation and also
when you're doing it looked like I think
in Hover you can rotate it to select
different things in this cool little
menu there's a lot of stuff on this
apple pencil Pro I make fun of the
lineup but this pencil is really cool
and does a lot of cool stuff add adding
like a z Axis or a turning axes of
orientation for interaction I think is
very cool yeah um I can't wait to get it
so I can continue drawing smiley faces
and stick figures dude this to me this
is like watching this it reminds me of a
GoPro like a GoPro marketing when I
watch it I'm like that is the coolest
thing ever I could be that cool and then
I buy it and I'm going four miles an
hour down a skate slope and the pencil
is like I want that but I can't draw at
all so what would I ever use yeah I
think for artists that draw an iPad It's
cool cuz there are certain brushes that
are like kind of just flat lines and
they have this stroke and so now that
you have the orientation you can like
change the orientation when you start
the stroke yeah um the hover thing to
select layers was pretty cool too mhm uh
and then they worked with what is the
procreate they worked with procreate to
talk about like all the ways that
they're using it because they're going
to have an API for the gyroscope in the
pencil which is interesting and
procreate has this new animation app
called procreate dreams where you can
pull in a bunch of procreate assets and
like create insanely simple animations
and they were showing how you could be
playing back the video and moving things
in the video and turning the pencil
which would rotate the objects and when
you say simple you mean simple to do
like they're Ultra complex animations
that you can do but you can do them in
an extremely simple way right it's like
simple key framing which is cool um yeah
so I think I I actually think the apple
pencil Pro is one of the coolest updates
to this entire thing to everything
that's coming out um but that's going to
be 129 it does work with the M2 iPad Air
as well as the M4 iPad Pro however only
those two models because they moved
where the magnet array is for charging
and apparently had to change the magnet
array I don't know if I completely buy
that I mean it's more of an excuse than
just the like what every tech company
does it's like new product new feature
you ain't getting it on the old ones so
at least there is somewhat of a hardware
difference on why it needs to and the
the magnet array changed because of
where they move the camera yeah yeah so
yeah 129 that was basically the Apple
event um you can pretty much pre-order
everything right now uh if you want to
you can pre-order it get it soon and
then get the rest of the features
sometime in the summer and then remember
that the iPad doesn't do anything so
yeah you can spend a bunch of money and
then watch Netflix I every time an iPad
comes out I want to buy one and I
realize I will only use it to watch
movies on yeah it's just like why
speaking of iPad things we forgot the
most important thing which is the
sneakers that Tim Cook was wearing right
were freaking dope
me and Alex designed on an IP well yeah
they were designed by an IP which came
out after but Alex and I were trying to
figure it out after the event like what
sneakers are those and we just like
really couldn't find them they're
apparently Nike Air Max 1's 86s that
were designed on iPad I just want to say
sneakers app one because they only made
one no no no no no they tell you they
made one oh I'm telling Apple they need
to make more how do you design something
from
86 wait for it wait hold on hold
on oh nice that was kind of a real
question is just like that's the like
generation style I think it's the model
I guess yeah yeah cool Tim so yeah
that's the Apple event um we'll do a
quick trivia and AD break and then when
we come back we will talk about the new
pixel AA because there's so much
Hardware this week um but first let's do
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trivia trivia dude so second question
how many times times did Apple say AI
during the iPad event all right that's
it think over break
okay nice all right we'll be right
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form all right welcome back the iPads
clearly were not the only piece of
Hardware we had to talk about this week
we also got to talk about the pixel 8A
which has been long rumored is finally
here you can pre-order it now um awkward
device that's that's the beginning of my
dissertation on what do you mean it's so
cool they change so much yeah uh it's
basically a pixel 8 with a slightly
smaller display um rounder rounder it's
definitely more round SpongeBob vibe
that was the best reference in the
marquez's video yeah so it's got a 6.1
in display uh it is now 120 htz which is
nice Dynamic right Dynamic yeah because
the F the 7 a was 90 so it's nice to get
120 but again it's Dynamic and there's
only two options there's 60 HZ static or
dynamic up to 120 so you know that's
what you get 40% brighter display which
I think is a big deal it's nice that all
the device manufacturers in the last
couple years have been jacking up the
brightness of things for sure so this
gets up to 1400 nits or 2,000 nits Peak
which is very nice you get basically all
of the AI features that you get in all
the Google phones which is really cool
this is the first a series device with
Gemini Nano on it um which is cool they
slightly bumped the battery to to about
4500 milliamp hours um which is a
extremely slight bump just about 4,400
Million poers last year 45 looks better
yeah yeah uh it has wireless charging up
to 7.5 Watts which is pretty slow there
are two new colors there is aloe which
is based on aloe vera for those that
don't know it is a plant that you can
you can scrape the plant and you get
like a gel that you can put on sunburns
and it's good for your sunburns you can
also eat it uh I'm or drink it I'm not
telling you that don't do that right now
just in case you're not supposed to I'm
pretty sure you can but I'm not going to
tell you the there is an aloe vera drink
there's an aloe vera drink that I used
to drink all the time from my co-op in
the middle of the forest and it was
delicious you should go try it if you
have an opportunity I feel like and the
well the other color is blue and to jump
in here I feel like oh B yeah the two
colors should have been aloe and ver the
aloe gel because sometimes there's that
gel you can buy for Suns after you get
sunburned and is like this weirdo blue
color container yeah so like it could
have been both they both could have been
aloe yeah which is cool yeah um so the
awkward thing about the pixel AA is that
is
$500 the pixel 8 literally up until the
day of the pixel AA announcement was 550
on sale and it had been for a very long
time it has gone down as low as $500 on
sale so the only benefit you're getting
to getting the a device is that you
still get the seven years of software
updates so technically this device is 6
months newer so you might get another
software update would you argue that
like you're probably better off
longevity wise of having the upgraded
hardware and that lasting better yeah I
yeah the hardware is not that much
better that's the no no I'm saying like
getting the old the eight yeah I know is
that okay yeah the hardware of the eight
is like you got a slightly brighter
display um you've got glass this one's
plastic so that you know that's a
difference technically you got bigger
camera sensors you got faster charging
and wireless charg actually yeah there's
a lot of better stuff in the eight so if
the eight goes back down in price to 550
which it probably will within a month
when everybody forgets about the the 8 a
just get the eight like just get and the
pixel 99's coming out in October which
is only five months away now so well
wait question for you guys so when the
eight inevitably goes down again do you
think the 8A will go on sale no you
don't think it'll go down to like 4 350
right now if you pre-order the AA you
get $100 in Google credit Google store
credit which is worthless so yeah which
is worthless
pixel yeah yeah it's just a weird
release like I've always thought the a
is a weird release I think they should
all just be in the same lineup it makes
more sense it's also weird that we go I
guess it makes sense 8 a n but like it
almost always feels like by the time
we're talking about the a version we're
also looking forward to the nine which
is a totally different uh like in the
year you get an eight and a nine I don't
know I just think it's confusing it's
confusing I agree um but technically
that's available now but just just by
the eight just by the eight just by the
eight I think that was the title of our
video too was just at the eight I think
yeah so um anyway that's a thing I have
I have one more thing a question or an
idea I had over the weekend that I want
to post everyone before we wrap up the
podcast no cool we'll be back next week
thanks you uh this is turning into a
thing at end of every episode it's just
like Andrew's thought Corner that's too
much pressure for me but make some music
for it I like that if you make music for
it maybe I'll keep posing using an iPad
with Kyle the
drummer um okay so I had a road trip up
to Boston and I like I love Android uh
Auto and I was using my maps on the way
back home and we were trying to find a
Coffee Spot and I hate how it like will
show you restaurants or stuff that you
want inside of Google Maps like it's
kind of cool how it's like this is along
route this is how much of a detour it's
going to add but it feels super limited
I've done ones where I've been like I
just all I want is breakfast that is in
a Drive-Thru that I don't have to get
out of my car to get but I'll type in
restaurants and it'll just show me every
restaurant including ones that are like
closed maybe not I don't know but so I
think Google Maps or Apple Maps or ways
would be the best place for like some
sort of voice activated AI chatbot large
language model where like in my car I
can be like find me a restaurant within
the next 40 minutes of driving that
doesn't add more than 20 minutes to my
route that has a drive through like
there's so many things are there that
like you can be like hey find me a
restaurant and I'll bring you to one in
like a mall and you're like I'm on a
road trip right now I don't want to go
into a mall to pick up my food so if I
could be way more specific about what I
want like along the highway or a rest
stop or like I want this type of food or
if it has coffee that's not a chain like
I think all of those things are things
that you could wrap into a suggestion
based especially along a route and
understanding all the context to me that
feels like it would be the best spot
that I would want this in right now what
if I told you Google IO is in like three
weeks and I bet that'll be there it's in
one week is it in one week oh my God
next week is the Google it'll be there
and it'll release with the chain link
fence
detection no I like good idea that was
just a I I feel like think about things
you want to stop at quickly on your way
somewhere and specific you're thinking
CU you're not just thinking I want
coffee you're probably like I want a
decent coffee but I'm not willing to
wait over an hour for that decent coffee
so then I'll settle for something and I
don't want it to add 20 minutes onto
your how long have you added an hour
onto your ride because like you went a
little farther for Taco Bell more times
than I can
count good God it's not always great at
really actually picking on your route I
don't know can I can I do the New York
version of that sure like
like I want it I want to I want it to
know me maybe even plug it into like my
budgeting apps and if I'm looking for
coffee I want it to set like a hard
price limit you know what I mean it's so
easy to be in New York and like go get a
great cup of coffee that's like
$9 that sucks I think with breakfast
also where restaurants will only serve
breakfast to a certain time if I say I
want breakfast drive-thru and it's 10:00
don't suggest me something that's 45
minutes away because breakfast will be
closed by then yeah I think the problem
with this though is that it requires
Google Maps to be
accurate yeah that's what I was going to
say is it needs it needs like this
metadata of locations about the things
that they offer and like when they Chang
all the time are those things not
available online though they probably
are so you'd have to have Google like
scrape the menu page I want them to do
that scraping the menu page is exactly
what I want what if I'm like I want a
bacon egg and cheese and an ice latte at
a drive-thru within the next 30 minutes
and then it could show me where that is
but all the best places don't have like
a menu website it's like you have to
click on their store look at the
pictures and some three years ago took a
picture of the menu SC them have menu
websites they should a lot of them have
it I don't know well if they don't have
it then they're not getting suggested
and losing business I do I will say
Google Maps really needs to change the
default view to open now because I
always have to hit the open now button
and it knocks out 34 of the available
restaurants what is oh open like that
it's open got yeah because like if you
want to go somewhere at like 8:00 p.m.
I'll be like food near me and it shows
all this food and then I like click on a
thing it's like closed like cool I have
it saying like this closes at 9 and your
ETA is very close to that like are you
sure you still want go here okay but
when you're in theele closed it still it
still offers it to you and then when you
click on it it's like oh but it's and
then you have to go back and find
something else yeah yeah so there's an
open now toggle that you have that you
can hit and AI have you heard of AI oh
my God have you I don't know if we've
talked about it this episode feels like
AI could change that you know who
invented the Transformer by any chance
yeah it was Google well so they should
do it that was my thought thought
experiment let's get to the trivia
questions and see how we
do by my beautiful lights don't work I
have to fix them I don't understand
why trivia I'll get around to it all
right all right guys so earlier in the
episode we introduced the viewers to a
very cool futuristic concept called an
electropermanent
magnet we have a device we've got
multiple of a single device in this very
Studio that features an electropermanent
magnet what is it
I have like one obvious answer but I
don't think it's that it's not the
floating shoe that's what I was thinking
there you
go I wish I didn't say that so I could
have just put the floating shoe and then
I don't even know what to Google album
archive yeah because remember whenever
the power goes off the floating shoe
always falls conversational actions oh
yeah true cuz you know how in your house
you know that the power went out in the
middle of the night microwave is
blinking when you wake up but like for
us it's like we walk in and the SHO on
the ground that's how you know that the
power went out all right what'd you put
all right I put standing desks I put mag
safe charger which I know is wrong but
it's a magnet it is a magnet the correct
answer is the scroll wheel in the
Logitech mxm 3 when you toggle it from
its stepped to free free flowing uh
modes you're right we do have a lot of
those that is an electropermanent magnet
wow that scroll wheel is fantastic
wow it's great trivia question that is a
great great question do you think
Marquez would have gotten that right no
no we'll find out because he's going to
get this question uh Final Answer Final
Answer mag safe Puck it is incorrect the
correct answer is the mxm
3 the scoll wheel is wow that's crazy
cool speaking of magnets really quickly
uh I had a a viewer email me because we
talked about how it would be nice if
the mag safe Chargers could like be
reversible M there's a product available
on Amazon Germany that is not available
on Amazon us that is a MAG safe charger
that charges your phone but it has a
little additional thing on the back that
is another mag safe charger that can
charge your like watch or airpods oh so
you plug in a cable to the little puck
it slaps on the back of your phone and
charges your phone and you can also put
your like airpods on top of it which is
so your phone needs to be faced down
yeah I guess I didn't think oh the back
side of it yeah the back I mean or you
just hold it I guess wait you can mag
you can mag safe to the screen no it's
the back of the phone but you just now
I'm confused it's the back of the phone
so it's like in this sandwich your
airpods and the puck are the bread and
your phone is the meat no the meat is
the puck and your phone and the airpods
are the bread bread okay yeah cool nice
yeah that was nice nice it was like a
pretty it was like an $18 thank that's
good when you posted that it was on like
a that German Amazon and when I clicked
it it said like do you want to change
your country of origin I was like David
got hacked and he spamming our
slack yeah next question okay also side
note quick update on the score Marquez
David and Andrew All Tied with eight
still considering that you guys had that
question yeah because we all got a point
last week oh all right so how many times
did Apple say AI during the iPad event
wait wait wait are we should we do
closest Delta or should we prices right
I'm feeling prices right yeah let's do
prices right prices right is always my
least favorite that's why we did it baby
thanks Google Chrome
apps G Suite Legacy free edition have
you repeated this yet no none of these
have been repeated as far as I know
cormo jobs what what is that cameos on
streams they had streams apparently and
then they just got rid of it your news
update again shout out to killed by
Google for keeping this amazing archive
flip him and read what do you got I bet
Andrew's right I wrote four wrong I
wrote
five wrong was it
six was it seven wrong it what what was
it I remember it being a ton of times
because every time they said it I was
like wow they actually said it but then
I saw a tweet that it was like like
eight times or something like not that
many is that your final answer to go
with eight eight eight Quinn had like a
tweet about how many times they said Ai
and this because people were complaining
about it and then how many times they
said 5G which was like 50 plus times
when they first also had a deal with
Verizon that time so had much too well
next week we're going to have Google IO
recap so it's going to be a very busy
May oh boy um not it's going to be May
is May and then next month it's going to
be June we got wwc so we got a lot of
more exciting episodes for you guys so
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