70mai A810 Test Drive! An even SMARTER 4K Dash Cam for Your Car!

70mai is back!

They’re sponsoring this look at an even smarter dash cam! New AI tools offer better protection for your car, and a new image sensor from Sony delivers STUNNING image quality. Adding a new sentry mode, better lane guidance and traffic assistance, and incredible HDR image processing, the A810 is a fantastic “brain” to add to your vehicle.

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#SGGQA 315 – Pixel 8 Sneak Peek, Update Your iPhone, Will YOU Try YouTube Playables, FCC Nominee Confirmed

HAPPY MONDAY!

We FINALLY have a new FCC Chairwoman, and the deadlock should finally be over! A team of researchers have found a nasty zero day exploit on the iPhone. Google is testing mini games in YouTube. Twitter sues California over moderation law. EU regulators roll out plans for reigning in Big Tech.

And let’s chat about this Pixel 8 sneak peek!

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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Vivo X90 Pro Android 14 BETA: Six Month Later, I Finally “Get It” Now…

The X90 Pro long term review!

Revisiting a phone that I maybe did not pay enough attention to at the beginning of the year. Now that the Vivo X90 Pro is running Android 14 BETA 2, has my opinion changed? As new phones come out in the second half of 2023, this could be a MONSTER device to shop on a good sale…

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#SGGQA 314 – Huawei Mate 60 Pro Baffles Regulators, Lenovo Makes AR Glasses Cool, No XPERIA 5 for the USA, It’s Just Time to Shut Down Twitter

Happy Labor Day!

Catching up on tech news over the last week, Lenovo is making AR glasses look cool to tech reviewers. The FCC shrugs off ISPs complaining about listing fees. Twitter is breaking a bunch of rules. YouTube is “worried” about shorts eating into long form videos.

And what’s going on with Sony?

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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Monoprice 20,000mAh Power Bank with Wireless Charging – Less than a pound of power (goes a long way)

It’s a surprisingly sleek brick and it has a lot of ports to play with.

The folks at Monoprice sent their 20,000 mAh power bank for me to test and review.

Monoprice has a new trio of power banks featuring Power Delivery Quick Charge 3.0 and an LCD read out for remaining battery capacity.

Available in three configurations, a wired only 10,000 mAh battery, a wired only 20,000 mAh battery, and the version I’m reviewing, which takes the 20,000 mAh battery and adds wireless charging to the mix.

This version of the battery is capable of charging up to five devices at the same time. Continue reading “Monoprice 20,000mAh Power Bank with Wireless Charging – Less than a pound of power (goes a long way)”

Mailbag: Are “AR” Glasses a Sham?

Got a comment from DZ

I’m kinda disgusted by the hucksters pushing these as “AR Glasses”. Anyone buying these simple video glasses expecting AR capabilities is going to be pretty angry at the company and the social media accounts pushing them. I can only assume that this company is trying to grab as much money as possible before the bottom drops out and they disappear with the cash.

Hey DZ,

It’s dicey right?

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Beyerdynamic Blue BYRD ANC Review! Bluetooth Earbuds with a CRAZY Trick!

Beyerdynamic Blue BYRD ANC Review! Revenge of the neckband!
I love a good a Bluetooth earbud. True wireless buds are all the rage, but I still prefer a practical neckband! Pairing a great driver, with excellent battery life, the Blue BYRD are a champ! Plus, these have a trick up their sleeves that no true wireless bud can match…

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#SGGQA 313: Tech and Tetris – Asus Says Goodbye to ZenFone, Sony Acquires Audeze, Google’s TERRIBLE AR Plans…

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I REALLY needed a break and wanted to play some Tetris with some pals. This is probably one of the WORST audio podcasts I’ve ever produced, but it was exactly the kind of casual show I needed. The video replay will make a LOT more sense as we play a few rounds and chat about some tech gear. 

We’ll be back next week with a proper list of links and stories!

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Happy Monday! Last Monday of the month! It’s a Pajama Podcast show!

This week we’re playing some Tetris while we chat about the news! This might be one of the poorer podcasts for audio listeners in my replay crew!

We’ll go wherever the chat wants to go, and we have a TON of topics we might cover. Asus might be killing the ZenFone line. Sony bought my favorite headphone manufacturer. Google and Samsung have a TERRIBLE plan for AR goggles.

AND CAN ANYONE BEAT ME IN TETRIS???

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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