New Meta Quest 3S and the AR Future!

This week was Meta Connect so Marques and Andrew spend the majority of the episode talking about the new Quest 3S, the special edition clear Ray-Ban glasses, and the Orion glasses the company has been working with behind the scenes. But first, Marques gives an update on the Panels app and all of the feedback that has been received followed by Andrew giving a quick overview of the new Garmin Fenix 8 smartwatch that he's been using. We wrap it all up with a new pair of earbuds from Nothing and, of course, some trivia. It's a jam-packed episode, enjoy! Links:  Mark Gurman Bloomberg Article: https://bloom.bg/3MXAj14 MKBHD iPhone 16 Video: https://bit.ly/3N5Uutu Verge Meta Quest 3S: https://bit.ly/3TItd4h Alex Heath Orion Story: https://bit.ly/3TOcYmb Nothing Ear Open: https://bit.ly/3TK8xZQ SoundGuys Sennheiser HD820: https://bit.ly/3ZBcS5d Hyperfixed Podcast: https://bit.ly/4dq2lgv Music provided by Epidemic Sound  Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Socials: Waveform: https://twitter.com/WVFRM Waveform: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David Imel: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There are a ton of gadgets to talk about this week! First, there is new pair of Spectacles made just for AR developers and it somehow turns into a whole conversation about Snapchat as a company. Then we get into the main topic of the episode which are, of course, all about the new Apple products. Marques, Andrew, and David give their thoughts on the new iPhone 16, AirPods 4th gen, and the new Apple Watch Series 10. Then we play a small game where we quickly discuss a handful of news topics that range from the new YouTube Hype feature to Flappy Bird, and we try to decide whether they matter or not. It's a (long) fun one! Enjoy! Links:  MKBHD iPhone 16/16 Pro Unboxing: https://bit.ly/47zVxvp MKBHD AirPods video: https://bit.ly/3ZvTlDh MKBHD Apple Watch video: https://bit.ly/4e7NyIh Verge Snapchat Spectacles: https://bit.ly/3TwA8gY iPhone 16 estimates: https://bit.ly/3TAUtS1 Forbes Flappy Bird: https://bit.ly/3TDULrA NYT Wordle in VR: https://bit.ly/3zrozRe YouTube Hype: https://bit.ly/3TA5ZNN Music provided by Epidemic Sound  Shop products mentioned: Apple iPhone 16 / Plus: https://geni.us/KGFnCi Apple iPhone 16 Pro / Pro Max: https://geni.us/n3D2TV Apple AirPods 4: https://geni.us/mHuOHSL Apple AirPods Max (2nd Gen): https://geni.us/g90v Apple Watch Series 10: https://geni.us/KGTi Apple Watch Ultra (Black): https://geni.us/ILP2 Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Socials: Waveform: https://twitter.com/WVFRM Waveform: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David Imel: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marques is back from Australia! After bringing home the gold he discusses all of the new Apple products with Andrew and David. First they go over the new Apple Watches and AirPods before digging into the new iPhone 16 and all of its new features (including some that aren't releasing with the phone). But that wasn't the only tech news of the week. After that, they talk about the new Playstation 5 Pro and the Huawei triple folding phone that was announced. It's gadget season! Enjoy. Links:  MKBHD Impressions video: https://bit.ly/47rCLpY PS5 Pro Announcement video: https://bit.ly/4ggEjae Huawei Announcement video: https://bit.ly/4eh8snW Reuters Huawei video: https://bit.ly/3XSaeXD Music provided by Epidemic Sound  Shop products mentioned: Apple iPhone 16 / Plus: https://geni.us/KGFnCi Apple iPhone 16 Pro / Pro Max: https://geni.us/n3D2TV Apple AirPods 4: https://geni.us/mHuOHSL Apple AirPods Max (2nd Gen): https://geni.us/g90v Apple Watch Series 10: https://geni.us/KGTi Apple Watch Ultra (Black): https://geni.us/ILP2 Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Socials: Waveform: https://twitter.com/WVFRM Waveform: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David Imel: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marques is still gone competing in Australia, so Andrew and David take it as an opportunity to talk about nothing but gaming! Just kidding, they talk about swappable camera lenses, dead internet theory, Bluesky, and even Myspace before talking about gaming. David also gives his thoughts on the Pixel 9 Pro Fold after using it for a long weekend. Of course, we finish it all up with some trivia. Enjoy! Links:  Verge Swappable Lenses: https://bit.ly/3zb5suD Economic Times Instagram songs in profile: https://bit.ly/4eanUT1 AI James Hoffman: https://bit.ly/3ATsHK7 Verge Deadlock: https://bit.ly/4cTPXov Music provided by Epidemic Sound  Shop products mentioned: Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold: https://geni.us/pAK0TB Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Socials: Waveform: https://twitter.com/WVFRM Waveform: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David Imel: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While Marques is on the other side of the world competing in the World Ultimate Championships, Andrew and David talk about the latest iPhone rumors and discuss what they're expecting from the September iPhone event. Or at least, that's how this episode starts before we surprise Andrew by bringing back David Pierce for an update on how Andrew's productivity app journey has been going! After that, it's gadget time and we talk about the new Garmin Fenix 8 and a pair of truly open-back headphones before we wrap it all up with trivia. Enjoy! Links:  Protocol Wars Bonus Episode: https://youtu.be/-R9CWq5CBlk Apple Insider iPhone 16 Rumors: https://bit.ly/3X6UApv David Pierce on Threads: https://bit.ly/47eghIT Derrick Gee TikTok: https://bit.ly/4cKv1QL NWM Headphones: https://bit.ly/3Tb8SUV Music provided by Epidemic Sound  Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Socials: Waveform: https://twitter.com/WVFRM Waveform: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David Imel: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we dive deep into the origins of two of the leading social networks and the protocols they run on - Threads/ActivityPub and Bluesky/AT protocol. If you've been wondering what the heck the Fediverse is, this episode is for you! Music provided by Epidemic Sound  Special Thanks to: Evan Prodomou at Activitypub Eugen Rochko at Mastodon John O'Nolan at Ghost Mike McCue at Flipboard Adam Mosseri at Meta Jay Gruber at Bluesky Ryan Barrett at Bridgy-Fed Sources: W3C: https://www.w3.org/ Identica logo: By _Identi.ca_logo.png: Status.net Teamderivative work: Valarauco (talk) - _Identi.ca_logo.png, CC BY 3.0, https://bit.ly/4cKI4le NY Times Elon and Zuck Cage Match: https://nyti.ms/3XmP2IM ActivityPub Graphic: Image creator: mray https://bit.ly/3T6sYjh Activity Streams graphic: By User:Unoli - https://bit.ly/4dIoUhi Huffpost Twitter Clown Car: https://bit.ly/3YWzPiW Original Hacker News Mastodon Post: https://bit.ly/3Z9oeNk NBC News Elon buys Twitter: https://bit.ly/4dwNBx7 Bloomberg Elon Buys Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Z4X3mW CBS News Elon Buys Twitter: https://bit.ly/3yUBaw6 NBC News Elon Buys Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Xk5WYB NY Times Elon Buys Twitter: https://nyti.ms/3z8xLcW NBC News Twitter Rebrands to X: https://nbcnews.to/3MqIUc8 Verge Twitter Paid Verification: https://bit.ly/3Xn4o06 Forbes How Facebook Beat Myspace: https://bit.ly/3Z3B27X Guardian Digg users revolt: https://bit.ly/3AF2v5U Verge Reddit API Shutdown: https://bit.ly/3YWsyzE Adweek Reddit Platform Visibility: https://bit.ly/3MnLX4Z Elon F You to Advertisers: https://bit.ly/3XjY35w 404Media AI Shrimp Jesus Explained: https://bit.ly/476VGWJ Forbes Threads Fastest Growing App: https://bit.ly/3T4VAco Waveform Secret History of the Internet: https://bit.ly/4dDCmTv Instagram Statement about Political Content: https://bit.ly/4cJxw65 Wired Google Launches Buzz: https://bit.ly/3X7f69s Business Insider Google Buzz Privacy Flaw: https://bit.ly/3X2ThIbFTC Charges Google: https://bit.ly/3AD76FA Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Socials: Waveform: https://twitter.com/WVFRM Waveform: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David Imel: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy Friday! Pixel 9 reviews are in and new iPhone rumors are upon us! There's a lot to go over this week as Marques and the crew talk about everything from tri-folding phones to bronze-colored iPhones. Then we talk about weird ways that we watch YouTube videos before wrapping it all up with trivia. Enjoy! Links:  MKBHD Pixel 9 Review: https://bit.ly/3WZV94e 9to5Mac New iPhone Color: https://bit.ly/3MlZo5e Bronze iPhone: https://bit.ly/3MhAnIt Android Authority Tri-Fold: https://bit.ly/3ABj8zq Tri-Fold on Plane: https://bit.ly/3Mo9Ucd Music provided by Epidemic Sound  Shop products mentioned: Pixel 9: https://geni.us/cTw73v Pixel 9 Pro: https://geni.us/HrFniYD Pixel 9 Pro XL: https://geni.us/B26BN Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Socials: Waveform: https://twitter.com/WVFRM Waveform: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David Imel: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We have new Pixels! This week, Marques, Andrew, and David talk about the most recently Google event where the newest Pixel 9 phones were announced along with a new pair of Pixel Buds and a Pixel Watch. They start talking about the event as a whole before getting into the specifics about each of the phones. They also discuss all of the newest AI features that the Pixel phones will have before wrapping it all up with trivia. Enjoy! Links:  MKBHD Pixel 9 Impressions: https://bit.ly/4cv1cDV Verge Pixel Video: https://bit.ly/3X2scGi Julian's Add Me Picture: https://bit.ly/3ArlmBm Sebastian Thread Post: https://bit.ly/3X5m53V 9to5Google Pixel Buds Pro: https://bit.ly/4fKNJdW Music provided by Epidemic Sound  Shop products mentioned: Pixel 9: https://geni.us/cTw73v Pixel 9 Pro: https://geni.us/HrFniYD Pixel 9 Pro XL: https://geni.us/B26BN Pixel Watch 3: https://geni.us/ZrIM Pixel Buds Pro 2: https://geni.us/oy6lcZ Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Socials: Waveform: https://twitter.com/WVFRM Waveform: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David Imel: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A lot happened this week! First, Marques, Andrew, and David talk about NVIDIA scraping YouTube videos before jumping into a new iOS feature that lets you get rid of ads on websites. Then, it's all about Google. David goes over the new Google TV and Nest thermostat before talking about the news that Google has been declared a monopoly by the DOJ. After that, Adam introduces a new segment before wrapping it up with trivia. Let us know what you think! Enjoy. Links:  404MEDIA NVIDIA Scraping Story: https://bit.ly/4dfOVV2 YouTuber suing OpenAI Story: https://tcrn.ch/3Ai6ogU Verge iOS 18 Thanos Snap: https://bit.ly/3yn5oHV Verge Google vs DOJ: https://bit.ly/4ceBXpj Ford Bronco/Mustang E-Bike: https://bit.ly/3YCLGCx Music provided by Epidemic Sound  Shop products mentioned: Google Nest Thermostat (4th Gen): https://geni.us/QsEO88a Google TV Streamer (4K): https://geni.us/cQgm2 Teenage Engineering EP1320 medieval: https://geni.us/IfcERI Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Socials: Waveform: https://twitter.com/WVFRM Waveform: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David Imel: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we have a nice mix of gadgets and software to talk about. First, Andrew tries to convince Marques and David why a pair of $4,500 pants might be worth the money before everyone gives their thoughts on the new Friend AI wearable. After that, we talk about Apple Intelligence (or lack thereof) in the new iOS Beta before talking about the launch of SearchGPT from OpenAI. To wrap it up Marques gives his quick thoughts on the new Nothing Phone 2a Plus before getting into trivia. Hope you enjoy! Links:  Verge Skip x Arc'teryx Pants: https://bit.ly/3YMlp51 Friend: https://bit.ly/3SyLYXh Verge SearchGPT: https://bit.ly/4cfDhrH Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Socials: Waveform: https://twitter.com/WVFRM Waveform: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David Imel: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices