We recap all the big tech moments of 2024, from Apple Vision Pro to Rabbit R1, Humane Ai Pin, OpenAI Search and Sora, WWDC with Apple Intelligence, Pixel 9 Pro and AI Photography, Meta Orion glasses, and rate each as overyhyped or underhyped! Plus, we crown a tech brand winner of the year.

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Links from the show

• Rabbit R1: Everything it Can (and Can’t) Do - YouTube
• Here's What (Non-Techy) People Think of Apple Vision Pro - YouTube
• Introducing ChatGPT search | OpenAI
• The M3 MacBook Air Is Apple at Its Best
• Apple MacBook Air 13.3 inch - Walmart.com
• Humane Ai Pin vs. Siri vs. Rabbit R1: Knowledge Test! - YouTube
• Humane launches AI Pin (full presentation) - YouTube
• M4 iPad Pro Review - YouTube
• Apple Commercials - YouTube
• You can now try Microsoft’s Recall AI feature on Intel and AMD Copilot Plus PCs - The Verge
• WWDC24 Recap: Apple Intelligence Unveiled, BIG Updates to iOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and More! - YouTube
• Apple Blog TUAW Returns With Stolen Graphics and AI-Generated Content - MacRumors
• CrowdStrike's CEO Just Responded to the Massive Outage That Took Out Computers at Airlines and Hospitals. It Misses the Most Important Point
• The Google Pixel 9’s AI Camera Features Let You Reshape Reality | WIRED
• iPhone 16 Event Recap - YouTube
• Introducing Orion, Our First True Augmented Reality Glasses | Meta
• iPad mini 7 Review: Who Is This For? - YouTube
• The M4 Mac Mini Is Almost Perfect. There’s Just 1 Problem
• Sora from OpenAI

• (00:00 ) - Intro


• (06:21 ) - January: CES, Rabbit R1, Samsung


• (11:37 ) - February: Apple Vision Pro


• (20:12 ) - March: M3 MacBook Air, TikTok Ban


• (24:05 ) - April: Humane Ai Pin


• (28:28 ) - May: M4 iPad Pro, Copilot+ PCs


• (37:17 ) - Sponsor: 1Password


• (39:03 ) - June: WWDC + Apple Intelligence


• (47:43 ) - July: TUAW And Cloudstrike Fails


• (49:33 ) - August: Pixel 9 + AI Photography


• (51:56 ) - September: iPhone 16 Event, Meta Orion


• (56:18 ) - October: iPad Mini 7, M4 Mac mini, iMac, MacBook Pros


• (59:49 ) - November: Final Cut, DOJ X Google Case


• (01:00:02 ) - December: The Verge Paywall, OpenAI Sora


• (01:01:11 ) - Tech Winner of 2024