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Ep. 453: Google Pixel Event & After Party + Other tech news, tips, and picks
Google held its Made by Google event today, announcing the new Pixel 9 phone lineup, plenty of Gemini AI, and other stuff. After the announcement, they held a cringe-worthy afterparty to show off a bunch of celebrities. We also catch up on the rest of the week's tech news and share some great tech tips and picks.
For full show notes, links, and more, visit: https://www.notnerd.com/episode-453-google-pixel-event-after-party/
INTRO (00:00)
FOLLOWUP: Logitech says it has no plans for a subscription-based ‘Forever Mouse’ (02:50)
MAIN TOPIC: Google Pixel Event and “After Party” (03:40)
- Gemini AI, Pixel 9, more announced at Google’s Pixel event
- The Made by Google After Party
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: iCloud+ (13:15)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (29:20)
- Teacher spends 1800 hours building the hovercraft of his childhood dreams
- Replika CEO Eugenia Kuyda says it’s okay if we end up marrying AI chatbots
- Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks
- Excess memes and ‘reply all’ emails are bad for climate, researcher warns
- Google DeepMind develops a ‘solidly amateur’ table tennis robot
- Mayonnaise could help improve fusion energy yields
TAKES:
- Starlink Mini is now available for anyone in the US to roam (31:25)
- Humane Ai Pin woes worsen as recent returns exceed sales (34:45)
- Instagram will now let you share 20 photos per post (36:05)
- This Vision Pro emulator brings Nintendo’s Virtual Boy back to life (38:15)
- Forget Midjourney — Flux is the new king of AI image generation and here’s how to get access (39:30)
- Six 0-Days Lead Microsoft’s August 2024 Patch Push (41:25)
BONUS ODD TAKE: Things Organized Neatly (43:40)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Big updates to PPOTW: (47:40)
Flighty 4.0
Blackmagic Camera App
Dave: Regal Unlimited (49:20)
Nate: NEEWER Wireless Microphone Set for Phone with Type C Interface, Lav Mic for iPhone 15 Series Android Phone, Noise Cancelling Lapel Lavalier Microphone System, Video Recording Live Stream Podcast, KM15 (52:40)
RAMAZON PURCHASE - Giveaway! (57:20)
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