We're pleased to welcome Tested's Norman Chan back to the show, fresh off of his first week with the Apple Vision Pro and ready to fill us in on everything from the fitting process at the store to UI shortcuts with your mouth, connecting to an external Mac, the ins and outs of the video passthrough (and your loved ones appearing as ghosts atop Mount Hood), a ... Show More
Sep 27
358: It's a DE-rail, Not a DB-rail
It turns out we haven't answered all the questions that have ever been asked yet, so we figured we'd take a few more from you, the listener, this week, covering topics like cell phone signal strength and the way your carrier prioritizes your traffic, ARM vs. x86 in the context of ... Show More
1h 12m
Sep 20
357: Drag Your PC Into the Back Yard
Following up on our bonus Steam Frame episode earlier this week, Tested's Norman Chan stops by to go much deeper on Valve's new standalone headset, unpacking topics like the pros and cons of pancake optics, local Alyx versus streamed Alyx, a headset with hot-swappable batteries, ... Show More
1h 10m
Sep 14
356 Extra! - Steam Frame Edition
Valve sent us a review unit of their new standalone VR headset, the Steam Frame and we're here with first impressions, after testing it for about 40 hours over the course of a week. We talk about the FEX x86 to ARM emulator, how well it works with local and streaming VR as well a ... Show More
25m 11s
May 2014
82: ‘We're Allowed to Make Stuff Up; It's a Podcast’ With Dan Frommer
Special guest Dan Frommer. Topics include Dan’s new gig as senior tech editor at Quartz, tablets as a form factor for full-featured PCs (and the now-aging design of the MacBook Air), WWDC rumors, the rumored iOS-style redesign of Mac OS X, previous Mac OS visual designs, and more ... Show More
1h 50m
Aug 2024
The New Siri is here! (Kinda)
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 Intellige ... Show More
1h 35m
Dec 2020
Our Mug Announcement, Catching Up, Intel vs. Apple M1, and Much More! #023
<p>We officially launched our Same Brain mini store with mugs and stickers! We also catch up and chat about where we have been, the Intel vs. Apple M1 MacBooks, streaming, working from home, our rapid COVID testing experience, and much more. </p>
56m 42s