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#SGGQA 147: Creator Chat – Joshua Vergara on Tech, Tea, and Gratitude

A community is like a garden. With some care and attention, you grow community you want. You wouldn’t want to put all your energy into building a community of poison ivy.

Joshua Vergara is one of the more thoughtful creators I follow. I particularly appreciate his focus on the lifestyle side while reviewing lifestyle tech. He took a little time to chat about what it was like moving from one smartphone publication to another, how he got started shooting video reviews, and we took a little time to catch up and chat about tea.

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LG V60 Camera Conclusion: One MAJOR Upgrade…

This year marks a generational improvement to phone camera tech. Larger sensors, more pixel dense arrays, a focus on higher quality video.

The V60 takes advantage of this new trend, and it’s right on the pulse. Images are more photographic. Video is more cinematic. Low light performance is incredible.

Yet for all the improvements we see on this main camera, this is still a “cost cutting” year for LG. Some of the peripheral camera tech hasn’t kept up as well…

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Do you really NEED a “nicer” microphone? Comica STM01 Review!

Do you really WANT a nicer mic? Comica is one of my favorite manufacturers, making great inexpensive audio gear for content creators. They’ve delivered their first studio grade microphone, an attractive large diaphragm condenser, so let’s give it a listen!
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#SGGQA 146: Disney+ Tweet Backfires, Xiaomi Tracking, TCL 10L Reactions

A judge orders FCC to release more information on fake Net Neutrality comments. No one’s been paid by the Equifax settlement. Xiaomi sending off all your browser data to poorly protected servers. Disney+ trying to OWN #Maythefourth.

And the TCL 10L made QUITE an impression on gadget reviewers.

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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Anker SoundCore Liberty 2 Pro True Wireless Earbuds Review: The BOOM Earbuds!

POW! RIGHT IN THE LOW END!

As the market for true wireless earbuds expands, it’s exciting to see different options for AUDIO tech. Sure, there are ton of “convenience” earbuds, but if these products are going to satisfy for audio quality, we need more options for tuning and multi-driver buds.

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#SGGQA 145: Creator Chat – Nick Gray on rebuilding Phandroid

Welcome to another creator chat on the SGGQA podcast channel. An occasional series of interviews, where we get to hear from folks making cool things on the internet.

Building something new can be really difficult, but reviving a quiet channel is a whole different can of worms.

Algorithms and popularity, reaching out to lapsed community members while interacting with new community members. Even sorting out your commenter troll strategy.

Nick Gray is one of the tech reviewers I’ve followed the longest in my career. I remember sorting through his articles as I was getting into Windows Mobile PDA’s. Today he’s set his on rebuilding one of the original Android internet publications. He took some time to chat about the challenges of bringing a news site back from the dead.

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iPhone SE to iPhone SE 2020: Passing the Torch

It’s always nice to take a look back at where we’ve come. The original iPhone SE was one of the most important phone launches in Apple’s history. The new iPhone SE follows in a similar philosophy. How’d we get here, and what might it mean for future competition?

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OnePlus 8 (and 8 Pro): By The Benchmarks

OnePlus 8 BENCHMARKS!

I’ve been tracking phone performance for a couple years now. Sharing my early testing and impressions, let’s compare some numbers! Welcome to the first episode of By the Benchmarks!

How do these phones compare against last year’s OnePlus? Benchmarks don’t tell the whole story, but they’re a good place to start!

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