Let's Talk Tech
Good looks. Good sound! We’re in a renaissance of great cabled audio solutions. It’s easy to geek out over crazy multi-driver earbuds, but single drivers with good tuning are still plenty competitive. Gorgeous machined aluminum. High quality cabling. Let’s take a look at a great pro earbud option! Continue reading “SIMGOT EN700 Pro IEMs Review: Pro Ear Candy”
The Galaxy Fold launch is being postponed in China, but Samsung forges ahead for the USA launch! The Nokia 9 finally got an update, but that might be a good thing. Instagram passwords were stored in plain text, millions of users should change their passwords. Google is advertising on Laura Ingraham’s show. Apple and Qualcomm bury the hatchet, while Intel leaves the 5G race.
AND, you can still buy a really snazzy shirt to support the proper pronunciation of the word “Bokeh”!
Let’s get our tech week started off right!
Continue reading “#SGGQA 091: Galaxy Fold Flop, Nokia 9 Security, Change your Instagram Password”
Better late than never DXO?
The V40 has been ranked and scored at DXO, and the results aren’t what LG fans might have been hoping for. A combined score of 93 places the V40 well outside the top ten list of current phones. It’s just above an iPhone 8, and just below a Note 8 in DXO’s ranking.
LG fans are understandably “not thrilled” with this conclusion, especially for how long the phone has been out. Sort of adding an insult to the injury of delaying their review this long.
The thing is, based on the way DXO shoots and analyzes image quality, they’re not wrong. The DXO testing suite is very consistent.
They just might not test for what you use…
Continue reading “A response to the DXO review of the LG V40: They’re not wrong, but…”
LG G8 vs Galaxy S10? It’s been said that there’s no competition, but that requires someone to completely ignore all the things LG does well. It CAN be OK for a manufacturer to focus on different features than what a more popular manufacturer chooses to include (or exclude). Let’s have a quick chat about tech reviewing on YouTube, and compare two awesome smartphones. Because apparently, only popular YouTubers can recommend popular phones. That’s not very fun…
Continue reading “LG G8 is PERFECT competition for the Galaxy S10 (Suggesting Otherwise is Silly)”
Net Neutrality passes the house, but is still unlikely to become a law. Google and Huawei settle Nexus 6P class action lawsuit. Samsung seems to be having issues with their trade in program. OnePlus 7 rumors are on the rise.
And, let’s chat about the HUGE negative reaction to the LG G8.
AND, you can still buy a really snazzy shirt to support the proper pronunciation of the word “Bokeh”!
Let’s get our tech week started off right!
Lot’s of our favorite online content creators are making a pivot. Change can be scary, but far too often we focus on the negative reasons why someone might be making a change, rather than looking at some of the positive aspects of trying something new.
My guest this week really doesn’t need much of an introduction. Jon Rettinger was the President and Chief Editor at TechnoBuffalo, but sought greener pastures (Get it? Buffalo? Pastures?). He wanted a return to more focused video production. What does that look like in this current age of online media?
I really wanted Jon to be a part of this semi-regular podcast series. The changes he initiated on his personal YouTUbe channel are refreshing, and for some of us deep in the weeds, there’s a lot we can learn here.
Continue reading “#SGGQA 089: Creator Chat – Jon Rettinger and Life After TechnoBuffalo”
We tech fans can be insufferable sometimes.
Everyone’s favorite whipping boy, LG has released a new phone, so all the armchair tech “experts” are skulking out of the woodwork to proclaim it a failure. Dazzling us with witless observations about how it’s just not “worth it” enough, and how the only way to combat Samsung is price.
Comic-Book Guy Voice: “If the LG G8 were exactly the same as my S10 Plus and were half the price, and came with a lifetime of free sandwiches, THEN I would buy it.”
It’s a useless observation. The person who makes that kind of statement is usually the same person who’s tied to a brand. They say things like this to seem like they’re open minded. THEY make LEARNED rational purchasing decisions, based on merit. Their decision COULD be swayed IF ONLY the other gadget we’re just WORTH IT!
It’s a dead giveaway that they’re defending a gadget they like, instead of really weighing the pros and cons of various devices. LG could offer that, but then they’d just be accused of “copying Samsung”, and the person who offered that astute observation would still buy the Samsung.
Comic-Book Guy Voice: “Why buy the copycat? Even with all the free sandwiches. I make the WORTH IT gadget purchases!”
The LG G8 commentary has gotten even more ridiculous in light of the three four Galaxy S phones Samsung birthed this year. The brand fandom for Samsung is now pushing a new narrative. LG’s new flagship CAN’T EVEN COMPETE AGAINST THE CHEAP S10e!
It makes for great clickbait videos. Get those YouTube metrics cooking. Make Samsung owners feel good about their purchase! There are way more Samsung owners than LG, so it’s an easily tapped tech echo chamber.
Punching down on LG has always been a “fun” spectator sport. We’re at a point now though, where if you’re earnestly parroting that “witty” observation about phones and value, then you’re probably not very good at rationally assessing technology products. Let’s break this down real quick…
LG G8 first impressions! One week in, let’s talk about this new LG flagship. Instead of one huge “not a review” video, I’m breaking up my first impressions. I’ve made smaller videos focused on specific topics. In this video, we’ll look at general phone performance. What do I like? What might be a concern? Will this be a Galaxy killer? Let’s dig in!
Continue reading “LG G8 ThinQ: First week impressions from an LG fan!”