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Tech News, Tech Reviews, Tech Opinions. We pull together each week the coolest and most interesting stories with interesting and thought provoking takes today's smartphones, home automation, startups, kickstarters, video games, and companies like Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and much more of the big players in this industry. As well as companies trying to shake up the industry like Moviepass. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/s4a/support
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Mobile World Congress is over and we wrap up the big news behind the event includes the new Samsung Galaxy S9, LG V30S Thin Q, Nokia 8110 (The Matrix Phone is back!!), and a phone that actually is innovative. But, you probably won't buy it.
That brings us to the question, what comes after smartphones? If we hit the ceiling of what can be done with a smartphone, what can take it's place as the center hub of our world. It's with this question, we explain why the cloud will replace the phone as the center of your life.
We also expose you to Lucas the Spider - an amazing cute animated spider. And Anchor - a cool platform for hosting a new podcast.
Finally, we talk about some poor MoviePass experiences - one was Titus's fault...
Don't miss the bonus podcast episode next week where we talk about Up and Vanished (Spoilers!).
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Mobile World Congress 2018 was full of phone announcements that were pretty underwhelming. Innovation in phones is dying and Titus has an opinion about what will take the place of smartphones - the cloud!
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Serial is a podcast that ends with a lot of questions, and although we don't have real answers, there is a lot to discuss. In this bonus episode of The Search For Awesome Podcast, Titus and Mikee discuss the case and whether we think Adnan is guilty or innocent and if he should have been convicted with the known evidence.
This is full of spoilers so if you haven't listened to Serial, you might want to do that before listening in.
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Stuff we talked about:
Serial Podcast: https://serialpodcast.org/season-one
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This week we discuss the most high tech olympics ever - the 2018 Winter Olympics - and there was a lot here. Drones, AR, VR, 4k HDR content. Also Casey Neistat interviews a the YouTube CBO and discusses issues with YouTube.
We also go through many of our favorite podcasts that you should listen to including Serial, Up and Vanished, Freakonmics and S Town. Next we talk about our very favorites!
Titus runs by Mikee tech he might want with his kids in mind - Circle. A device that allows a parent to manage and get a look into their childrens digital world. What websites they go to, apps they use, etc.
Lastly, we updated our gear...again...
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Apple's Homepod is leaving rings on Wood Furniture. We discuss how this might have happened and is Apple stretching themselves too thin to catch glaring mistakes.
Google Project Zero has found a bug in a competitors software - Microsoft Edge. Project Zero is a company run by Google that finds bugs in other companies software and we discuss how we feel about a company like this.
And we end on our favorite podcasts and what makes them special. Mikee's favorite is The Message and Titus' is Reply All. The Message is a bingeable high quality audio drama and Reply All is show that exposes interesting stories from the internet. We do admit Reply All is a bit hit and miss.
Also the Search for Awesome Podcast is moving to it's own channel - and we discuss why and the direction of it.
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This is our very first The Search For Awesome Podcast! We discuss Casey Neistat Leaving Beme - the startup company that he started that was purchased by CNN for 25 Million Dollars last year - and why its not such a bad thing.
We discuss MoviePass and how it's terms of service are changing and what it means for the Movie Theater Industry as a whole. And not to mention how Titus thinks they may become profitable and take over the movie industry. Titus shares his small review on the service as a whole as well
We give a small YouTubers perspective on all of the recent changes to the YouTube Partner Program - spoilers - It's really not that bad.
And lastly we talk about LightCam - a security camera that plugs into your light socket - that is now Indiegogo
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Timestamps:
0:21 Topics of the Week
2:33 Introducing Mikee
8:33 Casey Neistat Leaving Beme
13:04 A Small Youtubers Thoughts on the Changes to YouT
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Elon Musk just launched his Falcon Heavy with his 2008 Tesla Roadster on top! This is just a week after launching a flamethrower with the Boring Company. We need to discuss why Elon Musk's company's does these things.
After the big game, This Is Us did something I had never seen before and it was super high tech!
Amazon recently took ads off their prime phones - these were phones they were selling at a discount so they could put ads on the devices - bit of an odd move.
We discuss Analogue - retro gaming that looks really nice with SNES and NES at 1080p with HDMI and wireless controllers. Retro games brought up to today's standards!
Lastly, Titus went the Celebration of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando recently, and he has a lot to say about the VR experiences, Hogwarts Mystery, and a lot more.
We also discuss some mistakes last week and our new audio gear (MXL770 & BEHRINGER U-PHORIA UMC202HD - links below).
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We discuss the Up and Vanished podcast with complete spoilers and give our thoughts. We are not experts and the opinions here should be taken as such.
Also our hearts go out to everyone impacted by this tragedy - we hope justice is served soon and peace comes to though who were hurt.
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The MoviePass CEO has recently stated MoviePass tracks you on your way to your movie and leaving your movie. We discuss if this matters and why people are upset.
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Mikee presents a really nice, cheap smartwatch that could be worth a look - the Amazfit Bip with with battery life over 30 days.
Stuff we talked about:
Amazfit Bip Smartwatch with over 30 days of battery life http://amzn.to/2G3RxsI
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Fortnight is going mobile so it might become the biggest game ever... I think now is a good time to reflect on how Fortnight has become the behemoth that it is today and how it zoomed past Player Unknown's Battlegrounds to become the hottest game on the market.
Elon Musk is talking about short trips to Mars early next year and shares why this is so important.
Also, Newegg is making some bad press. They gave alway their customers in Connecticuts data including how much money was spent at their store to the State of Connecticuts Government.
Mikee presents a really nice, cheap smartwatch that could be worth a look - the Amazfit Bip with with battery life over 30 days. And Titus presents the Baubax Jacket on Kickstarter. A Jacket with 25 features made specifically for travel including a blow up neck pillow and footrest.
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The Baubax Jacket on Kickstarter is jacket with 25 features made specifically for travel including a blow up neck pillow and footrest, stylus/pen, earplugs, an iPad slot, built in gloves and eye mask and so much more.
It's jacket made for those that like the idea of being ready for anything :)
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Companies want your data, but should they pay you for it? Whether they should or not, some companies actually are and to them it's not really worth that much.
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We bought into the Brainwavez IEM Grab Bag and we unbox them to see what we got. We're guaranteed something valued at the price of the buy in, but there are plenty of chances of getting something even better!
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We bought into the Brainwavez IEM Grab Bag and we unbox them to see what we got. We're guaranteed something valued at the price of the buy in, but there are plenty of chances of getting something even better!
The MoviePass CEO, Mitch Lowe has commented on the recent developments that they are tracking our data. People have been uncomfortable since we got details on how much they might be tracking.
Several YouTubers are under fire from a recent Dyson Ad campaign where they each had a sponsored video featuring the their new vacuum. We have some comments on that and discuss what's the appropriate way to disclose brand partnerships.
PUBG has beaten Fortnight to mobile and their app is now live on Android and iOS. But we have some concerns because PUBG is still in development on Xbox One.
Lastly, have you ever wanted to relive your favorite old show or movie? Samsung might be able to help you forget a show/movie so you can watch it for the first time once again.
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Does unspoil me work? After giving it a try were coming up with mixed opinions but yeah it doesn't really work as advertised. Also we have tried the Brainwavz IEMs from the massdrop grab bag and we want to share our opinions of them and which ear tips are our favorite.
Lastly, we are taking a break from the podcast to reevaluate it's future. It will most likely come back but it will be different. Let us know what you think.
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Anchor: https://anchor.fm/the-search-for-awesome-podcast
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The OnePlus 6 is a solid phone at a solid price - it's less flash and more substance. It rocks dual cameras on the back and specs on par and better in some ways than the Samsung Galaxy S9 at a price starting at just $529.
Google IO had several cool announcements including Pretty Please for Kids, several features to manage your phone habits, Google Lens, Android P announcement with a nice UI update, and probably the craziest announcement - Google Duplex.
MoviePass had some big news and let's be honest - they are in trouble. We also talk about Google Drive changing to Google One and some initial thoughts on Cobra Kai.
Timestamps:
1:29 Mikee's Cirque Du Soleil trip
2:58 OnePlus 6
7:09 Google IO Top 5
13:08 MoviePass News
17:20 Google One
18:38 Cobra Kai Initial Impressions
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A new group called Freedom from Facebook has emerged and wants Facebook to be broken up because they claim they have a monopoly and way too much power. YouTube Red is changing lots of things and is now YouTube Premium.
Red has a new phone coming out soon that is really interesting, but the price starts at a whooping $1300. And really odd - consumer reports can't recommend the Tesla Model 3 because of some safety concerns.
Timestamps:
1:03 YouTube Red is being replaced
4:06 Is Facebook a Monopoly
8:14 Red’s new phone coming soon
11:20 Consumer Reports doesn’t recommend the Tesla Model 3
15:06 Mikey’s Yoyo collection
17:37 Titus buys the OnePlus 6 and messed up
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WWDC 2018 was this week and tons of Apple announcements came, but no need phones, iPads, or any device at all. But there were updates with iOS12, Watch OS 5, TV OS, and Mac OS X Mojave.
Asus then announcement some crazy hardware. The ROG Phone is a more powerful Nintendo Switch-like phone with an HDMI dock, Controller attachments, and a Nintendo DS-like clamshell attachment called the Twinview Dock. Not to mention an attachable fan and desktop dock. They are literally taking phone gaming to another level! And they also announced 2 really interesting laptops.
Lastly we discuss 2 of our favorite financial apps - Goodbudget and Robinhood and end with a discussion on if investing in Moviepass is a good idea.
Signup for Robinhood:
Mikee's Link: http://share.robinhood.com/michaee1741
Titus's Link: http://share.robinhood.com/titusf5
Timestamps & Sources:
2:03 WWDC 2018
13:13 Asus Announcements
24:40 Goodbudget App
26:52 Robinhood App
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Just when Moviepass is running low on money, they do the unthinkable and spend more buying a company with plans of forming a movie studio.
Have you received an email or 7 about companies updating their privacy policy? So has everyone! Where are all these privacy policy emails coming from? On that note we also learn about someone selling his Facebook data on Ebay.
Also Apparently Apple knew about bendgate before it happened and we explore the most popular websites today!
And lastly Titus gives his initial impressions of his new phone the OnePlus 6!
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