Night Shots! 3-Way Smartphone Camera Comparison Results!

What were you doing last Friday night? I was hiking around Ventura Blvd collecting night shots for smartphone reviews, so it’s time for a showdown! I posted three sets of photos from three different phones, and requested YOUR comments on Instagram. Which phone would YOU take with you for a night out on the town?

I was going to post the results on IG , but I felt this round required a touch more explanation than I could easily deliver in an IG post. To start, here are the full res images, uncompressed. The only edits were cropping them all into squares.

I got a TON of great comments on that post. Lot’s of people sharing their thoughts on their favorite processing styles. More than a few people guessed the phones correctly, which makes me really happy. Even with TERRIBLE Instagram compression, I’m interacting with people who understand and appreciate the nuance of what different cameras bring to the table. I’ll always point to those conversations as data points. Maybe we shouldn’t ONLY consider the lowest common denominator “average user” while we review these pocket supercomputers. But I digress… Continue reading “Night Shots! 3-Way Smartphone Camera Comparison Results!”

MEE Audio M6 Pro Review PART 1: Pro audio for the masses!

Damn I love breaking in new headphones. Playing with some terrific low cost options! How about some well-tuned single-driver in-ear monitors, with a TON of accessories in the box, at a price roughly half of their targeted competition? MEE Audio has something special on their hands, but the ear buds themselves are only PART of the story… Continue reading “MEE Audio M6 Pro Review PART 1: Pro audio for the masses!”

#SGGQA 069: Apple and Samsung Earnings, FCC vs Community Broadband, Diablo: Immobile

Let’s talk about Samsung and Apple earnings! Let’s talk about the courts debating Net Neutrality! We should talk about some cool science stories! And I’ll share my early thoughts on the OnePlus 6T!

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Making a whole video on the LG V40: What did we learn?

When I shot a comparison between the LG V40 and the V30, I wanted to see how much of that video I could produce from a phone. In part, because I was stuck waiting for my iPhone camera review to finish rendering. Under that kind of time crunch, I was happy that I was able to almost completely finish off that review. Of course, there were some issues. Some not so small issues. What did we learn about mobile video production? Continue reading “Making a whole video on the LG V40: What did we learn?”

iPhone XS One Month Later: Good Phone, POOR Value

Every manufacturer makes claims about their products, but Apple is makes a HUGE claim about their smaller, premium, iPhone XS by attaching a HUGE price tag. Judging value is extremely difficult (and often very personal), but let’s break down the pros and cons one month later. Does the iPhone XS live up to its price tag? Continue reading “iPhone XS One Month Later: Good Phone, POOR Value”

#SGGQA 068: Monday Morning – OnePlus 6T Launch, Right To Repair Wins, Samsung Fined for Battery Throttling

The OnePlus 6T is official! While more phones reach and break the $1000 price tier, OP is arguing for faster performance at a fraction that cost. Let’s share some reactions to that announcement!

Facebook fined for their role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal! Samsung fined for slowing phones down. Right to repair wins a MAJOR copyright victory, and Motorola does something REALLY cool to help fix your phone!

Also, let’s have an extended cranky Q&A at the end of this week’s show!

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#SGGQA 067: Monday Morning – Verizon SIM Locks, Apple Right to Repair, Google and the EU

Verizon is back to SIM locking phones, but they’re pausing on the Pixel 3 after consumer backlash. The CBC is doing some amazing work investigating Apple’s unfair business practices. Google found a way to sidestep the EU by charging manufacturers more to use Google services.

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#SGGQA 066: Creator Chat – Florence Ion from All About Android

Welcome to another creator chat on the SGGQA podcast channel!

There’s just something in the air. I’d almost go so far as to call it an existential conflict. For a number of creators that have been at this game for a while, many of my friends are shifting gears, looking at how to keep things fresh. When you depend on your creativity to pay the bills, it puts a lot of pressure on a very finite resource. Your attention, your skills.

Flo Ion is one of my favorite voices in the consumer tech space. She seems to effortlessly move from corny jokes in a smartphone podcast, to joining heavy political discussions, and she’s not afraid to make a discussion personal. But that’s the trick isn’t it. The people who are really good at hosting and joining a discussion make it look easy. Keeping a regular production schedule while pitching freelance articles. Staying passionate about the subjects you cover. Carving out a little time for family, for friends, and for yourself. It’s a marathon. It takes a respectable amount of discipline. And Flo has a lot to say on that subject…


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