Episode 40

Episode 40: Note 8

Published on: 29th August, 2017

Landen:

- Samsung announced the new Note 8 and it's impressive but also quite expensive.

- Verizon sucks.

- Fitbit announced a new smartwatch, the Ionic, and it seems like a pretty good watch if you're looking to get into this market. Also if you don't care what your watch looks like.

- You will now be able to use your voice to buy things from Walmart via the Google Assistant.

- Google is working on some headphones with built in Assistant.

- Google announced Chrome Enterprise for business. Does not have anything to do with the Enterprise on Star Trek.

- Pixel 2 announcement date to be on October 5.

Wes:

- We've been given a little bit of a sneak peak at what Microsoft is doing with their mixed reality plans.

- Forget this made up media 'war' between Xbox and Playstation. We want an actual gaming war tournament between Xbox gamers and Playstation gamers.

Caleb:

- Apple's iPhone is rumored to be on either September 12 or 13. We're leaning towards the 12. And now we wait.

Gaming:

- Indie game of the week: Saurian, an open world game where you play as a dinosaur and try to survive.

- Alto's Odyssey is unfortunately being delayed a couple of more months.

- Half Life is most likely, definitely over.

- Xbox Live Gold September games are revealed.

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Calling All Platforms Tech and Gaming News
We're just a few guys talking about our favorite hobby. And that just happens to be tech! We cover everything from Apple to Google to PC to console gaming. We give viewpoints from all sides.

Tempers can tend to get pretty heated when it comes to technology and platforms. Everyone has a favorite. But here we think that arguing about why we're different doesn't do a whole lot to make us happier. So you've got a favorite platform? Awesome. So do we. But we figure that there's always going to be something worthwhile wherever you choose to check your email, browse your social medias, or play your games, so we try to keep an open mind.

We're not interested in angry rants about the terrible state of various industries, nor are we interested in laying blame for problems squarely at someone's feet. We recognize that in a lot of cases the reason we might not enjoy something is entirely the blame of our own preferences. The only name-calling and platform-bashing you'll see around here will be in good fun, and likely self-inflicted.

We're on a quest to find quality technology wherever we can get it. Sometimes that's an Android smartphone, sometimes it's a Surface or an iMac. In any case, you are welcome to join us.