MOMENTOUS

Unpacking Prime Day 🅜 MOMENTOUS Live ep. 161

This week we put a (Galaxy) Ring on it, unpack this year's Prime Day deals, and recycle urine into clean drinking water, Dune-style. Also: Super Mario Bros like you've never seen it before. - FOLLOW https://www.momentous.tv/links https://www.momentous.tv/team https://www.momentous.tv/podcast - TECH NEWS Nothing's budget-friendly brand CMF announced three new products, including a $200 smartphone https://www.engadget.com/nothings-budget-friendly-brand-cmf-announced-three-new-products-including-a-200-smartphone-100417261.html Nothing’s CMF Devices Prove Yet Again Cheap Doesn't Have to Mean Boring https://www.wired.com/story/cmf-phone-1-cmf-watch-pro-2-cmf-buds-pro-2/ SAMSUNG UNPACKED JULY 2024 Samsung Unpacked 2024: Everything announced including Galaxy Ring, Z Fold 6, Z Flip 6, Galaxy Watch Ultra and more https://www.engadget.com/samsung-unpacked-2024-everything-announced-including-galaxy-ring-z-fold-6-z-flip-6-galaxy-watch-ultra-and-more-141618394.html Samsung Rips Off Apple Watch Ultra, Right Down To The Name https://daringfireball.net/linked/2024/07/10/samsung-galaxy-watch-ultra-ripoff PRIME DAY The best Amazon Prime Day tech deals you can get https://www.theverge.com/24197967/amazon-prime-day-best-tech-deals-gadgets-2024 See also: LG C3 Series 65-Inch Class OLED https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BVXDPZP3 Dirty diaper resold on Amazon ruined a family business, report says https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/07/dirty-diaper-resold-on-amazon-ruined-a-family-business-report-says/ SPACE NEWS Dune-Inspired Spacesuit Recycles Urine Into Clean Drinking Water https://gizmodo.com/dune-inspired-spacesuit-recycles-urine-into-clean-drinking-water-2000469804 ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Captain America: Brave New World teaser introduces Red Hulk to the MCU https://arstechnica.com/culture/2024/07/anthony-mackie-wields-the-shield-in-captain-america-brave-new-world-teaser/ ‘F1’ Teaser: Brad Pitt Stars in Formula 1 Racing Movie From ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Director http

hAIr Force One 🅜 MOMENTOUS Live ep. 160

This week Jarome Matthew (http://www.jarome.com/) joins us as we turn an Apple Watch into an iPod, build a more caring computer, and AI all the WWDC things. - FOLLOW https://www.momentous.tv/links https://www.momentous.tv/team https://www.momentous.tv/podcast - FOLLOW-UP Spotify is going to break every Car Thing gadget it ever sold https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/23/24163383/spotify-car-thing-discontinued-december-2024 TECH NEWS Oral-B bricking Alexa toothbrush is cautionary tale against buzzy tech https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/oral-b-bricks-ability-to-set-up-alexa-on-230-smart-toothbrush/ The Daylight DC1 is a $729 attempt to build a calmer computer https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/23/24163225/daylight-dc1-tablet-livepaper Daylight | A More Caring Computer https://daylightcomputer.com New iPod-like device turns a strapless Apple Watch into a click-wheel ‘phone’ https://9to5mac.com/2024/05/24/ipod-like-device-turns-strapless-watch-into-phone/ WWDC 2024 Apple WWDC 2024 keynote as it happened: Apple Intelligence, Siri AI, iOS 18 and much, much more https://www.techradar.com/news/live/apple-wwdc-2024-keynote-live-blog Apple WWDC 2024: the 13 biggest announcements https://www.theverge.com/24171190/apple-wwdc-2024-biggest-announcements ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Marvel's What If…? – An Immersive Story for Apple Vision Pro Gets Release Date and Trailer https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-what-if-an-immersive-story-apple-vision-pro-release-date-trailer Marvel Studios and ILM Immersive Announce 'What If...? - An Immersive Story' Coming Exclusively to Apple Vision Pro https://www.marvel.com/articles/culture-lifestyle/marvel-studios-ilm-immersive-what-if-an-immersive-story-apple-vision-pro-exclusive RETRO GAMING Atari Acquires Intellivision Brand https://atari.com/blogs/newsroom/atari-acquires-intellivision-brand Palmer Luckey is now selling pixel-perfect ultrabright magnesium Game Boys for $199 https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/3/24170572/modretro-chr

Hi! We're on hiatus while plan the next chapter of MOMENTOUS. We'll be back Tuesday, June 11 to discuss Apple's June 10 WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) keynote. Visit https://www.momentous.tv/ to subscribe on your podcast platform of choice to never miss an episode!

No show this week. See the Comments for a link to the big story this week. — Team MOMENTOUS

gAIme on 🅜 MOMENTOUS Live ep. 159

This week we play rock/paper/scissors with GPT-4o, wade through the torrent of Google I/O news, and kill Google Fit. Also: Slurpee Tetris! - FOLLOW https://www.momentous.tv/links https://www.momentous.tv/team https://www.momentous.tv/podcast - TECH NEWS OpenAI releases GPT-4o, a faster model that’s free for all ChatGPT users https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/13/24155493/openai-gpt-4o-launching-free-for-all-chatgpt-users Introducing GPT-4o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQacCB9tDaw Hello GPT-4o | OpenAI https://openai.com/index/hello-gpt-4o/ Google I/O 2024: everything announced https://www.theverge.com/24153841/google-io-2024-ai-gemini-android-chrome-photos Google Keynote (Google I/O ‘24) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEzRZ35urlk Google Fit APIs get shut down in 2025, might break fitness devices https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/google-fit-apis-get-shut-down-in-2025-might-break-fitness-devices/ GAMING Microsoft says it needs games like Hi-Fi Rush the day after killing its studio https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/8/24152137/xbox-hi-fi-rush-tango-gameworks-matt-booty Nintendo pre-announces a Switch 2 announcement is coming… eventually https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/nintendo-pre-announces-a-switch-2-announcement-is-coming-eventually/ Hackers discover how to reprogram NES Tetris from within the game https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/hackers-discover-how-to-reprogram-nes-tetris-from-within-the-game/ 7-Eleven / 7Rewards Slurpee Tetris® Gaming Device Contest https://7-eleven.ca/lp/slurpeetetris ENTERTAINMENT Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/prime-video-subs-will-soon-see-ads-for-amazon-products-when-they-hit-pause/ Marvel Studios and ILM Immersive Announce 'What If...? - An Immersive Story' Coming Exclusively to Apple Vision Pro https://www.marvel.com/articles/culture-lifestyle/marvel-studios-ilm-immersive-what-if-an-immersive-story-apple-vision-pro-e

It's a pad, pad, pad, pad world 🅜 MOMENTOUS Live ep. 158

This week Jarome Matthew (https://www.jarome.com/) joins us as we quietly release the Pixel 8a, loudly proclaim all the new iPads, and spin off to Star City. - FOLLOW https://www.momentous.tv/links https://www.momentous.tv/team https://www.momentous.tv/podcast - TECH NEWS The $499 Google Pixel 8a is official, with 120 Hz display, 7 years of updates https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/the-499-google-pixel-8a-is-official-with-120-hz-display-7-years-of-updates/ iPad Air 2024: 2 new features that iPad Air 2022 doesn't have https://mashable.com/article/ipad-air-2024-new-features Hands-On With Apple's New iPads: My Take on the Fancy New Upgrades https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/hands-on-with-apples-new-ipads-my-take-on-the-fancy-new-upgrades/ Apple's iPad Event Reveals Surprising Upgrades: M4 Chip Steals the Show https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/apples-ipad-event-reveals-surprising-upgrades-m4-chip-steals-the-show/ Apple’s new Magic Keyboard makes the iPad Pro feel ‘just like’ a MacBook https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/7/24146311/apple-updates-magic-keyboard-ipad-pro-event iPad Pro 2024 hands-on: How the new 'nano-texture glass' looks next to one without it https://mashable.com/article/ipad-pro-2024-first-impressions Apple kills $329 iPad with home button, Lightning port https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/apple-drops-price-of-10th-gen-ipad-from-399-to-349/ Here’s how the latest iPad Pro compares to the new iPad Air (and previous models) https://www.theverge.com/24091213/apple-ipad-air-2024-pro-specs-comparison iPad Pro 2024 vs. M3 MacBook Air: What are the differences? https://mashable.com/article/apple-ipad-pro-2024-vs-macbook-air With new $3,000 iPad, Apple proves its evil genius https://mashable.com/article/apple-ipad-pro-2024-price Apple updated two of its biggest iPad apps, and they look amazing https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/apple-final-cut-pro-logic-pro-2-ipad-m4-features-prices-release-news/ Final Cut Pro transforms video creat

Atlas, rugged 🅜 MOMENTOUS Live ep. 157

This week we open up Horizon OS, unleash a flame-throwing robot dog, and resurrect a famous bipedal robot in an unnerving new form. Also: Return of the Queens. - FOLLOW https://www.momentous.tv/links https://www.momentous.tv/team https://www.momentous.tv/podcast - FOLLOW-UP Delta Game Emulator Now Available From App Store on iPhone https://www.macrumors.com/2024/04/17/delta-game-emulator-iphone/ Hands-On With the New App Store Delta Game Emulator https://www.macrumors.com/2024/04/17/delta-emulator-hands-on/ Reprise: Boston Dynamics Retires Atlas With Video of the Robot's Coolest Jumps and Most Spectacular Falls https://gizmodo.com/atlas-robot-boston-dynamics-retires-fail-video-dancing-1851413528 Boston Dynamics’ new Atlas robot is a swiveling, shape-shifting nightmare https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/17/24133145/boston-dynamics-resurrects-atlas-humanoid-robot-electric-new An Electric New Era for Atlas https://bostondynamics.com/blog/electric-new-era-for-atlas/ See also: Thermonator, the Flame-Throwing Robot Dog, Can Now Be Yours for $9,420 https://gizmodo.com/thermonator-the-flame-throwing-robot-dog-can-now-be-y-1851429292 See also: TF-19 WASP Flamethrower Drone Attachment https://throwflame.com/products/flamethrower-drone-kit/ The Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses get video calling, Apple Music, and a new style https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24138228/ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses-wearables-ai-apple-music TECH NEWS Meta opens Quest OS to third parties, including ASUS and Lenovo https://www.engadget.com/meta-opens-quest-os-to-third-parties-including-asus-and-lenovo-163127396.html Meta wants to be the Microsoft of headsets https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/22/24137284/meta-license-horizon-os-quest-headset-lenovo-asus Nintendo Indie World Showcase April 2024: Everything Announced https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-indie-world-showcase-april-2024-everything-announced Indie World - Independent Games for Nintendo Switch https://www.nintendo.com/us/indie-world/sh

Fast from the past 🅜 MOMENTOUS Live ep. 156

This week we yoink another NES emulator from the App Store, discover a new Konami code, and outpeform a quantum computer with a Commodore 64. Plus: the end of a robotics era — and the beginning of another one? - FOLLOW https://www.momentous.tv/links https://www.momentous.tv/team https://www.momentous.tv/podcast - FOLLOW-UP 5 Unexpected Places to Put Your Apple AirTags https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/5-unexpected-places-to-put-your-apple-airtags/ Ubisoft Responds to Star Wars Outlaws Season Pass Backlash, Insists Jabba the Hutt Is Part of the Experience for All Players https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-responds-to-star-wars-outlaws-season-pass-backlash-insists-jabba-the-hutt-is-part-of-the-experience-for-all-players A new NES emulator was briefly available on the Apple App Store https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/16/24132351/iphone-apple-app-store-nes-emulator-bimmy-removed RETRO GAMING/COMPUTING NEWS A new Konami Code has been discovered, 25 years after this Castlevania first came out. https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/16/24132250/a-new-konami-code-has-been-discovered-25-years-after-this-castlevania-first-came-out Commodore 64 claimed to outperform IBM's quantum system — sarcastic researchers say 1 MHz computer is faster, more efficient, and decently accurate https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/quantum-computing/commodore-64-outperforms-ibms-quantum-systems-1-mhz-computer-said-to-be-faster-more-efficient-and-decently-accurate 8BitDo’s $100 wireless mechanical keyboard is a tribute to Commodore 64 https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/8bitdos-100-wireless-mechanical-keyboard-is-a-tribute-to-commodore-64/ See also: 10 Reasons The Commodore 64 Was Such A Special Computer https://www.slashgear.com/780539/reasons-the-commodore-64-was-such-a-special-computer/ Mastodon for Apple II (][+, //c, IIe, and IIgs) https://www.colino.net/wordpress/en/mastodon-for-apple-ii/ ROBOT NEWS Apple explores frontier of personal robotics with innovative home

Folie à jeux 🅜 MOMENTOUS Live ep. 155

This week we buy out Beeper, allow retro game emulators on the App Store and make watching TV even worse. Also: the unlikeliest of musicals drops its first teaser trailer. - FOLLOW https://www.momentous.tv/links https://www.momentous.tv/team https://www.momentous.tv/podcast - FOLLOW-UP WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multiservice messaging app Beeper for $125M https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/09/wordpress-com-owner-automattic-acquires-multi-service-messaging-app-beeper-for-125m/ Roku patent invents a way to show ads over anything you plug into your TV https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/hdmi-customized-ad-insertion-patent-would-show-rokus-ads-atop-non-roku-video/ TECH NEWS Android’s Bluetooth trackers are finally shipping in late May https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/androids-bluetooth-trackers-are-finally-shipping-in-late-may/ Vinyl records outsell CDs for the second year running https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/26/24112369/riaa-2023-music-revenue-streaming-vinyl-cds-physical-media Brian Eno’s Glowing Turntable https://kottke.org/24/02/brian-enos-glowing-turntable See also: NO MORE Pops Clicks & Static on VINYL RECORDS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltCu1MDtd24&t=819s Comic Book Artist Dies By Suicide, Blames Online Bullying in Final Letter https://www.complex.com/life/a/jaelaniturnerwilliams/comic-book-artist-blames-death-on-online-bullying GAMING Apple now allows retro game emulators on its App Store—but with big caveats https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/apple-now-allows-retro-game-emulators-on-its-app-store-but-with-big-caveats/ See also: iCade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICade Destiny 2: The Final Shape is going to break the game, in a good way https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/9/24125357/destiny-2-the-final-shape-prismatic-subclasses-preview The new Star Wars Outlaws trailer introduces you to the criminal underworld https://www.theverge.com/24121150/star-wars-outlaws-trailer-release-date ENTERTAINMENT The cr

Another one might distrust 🅜 MOMENTOUS Live ep. 154

This week we kill Google Podcasts, open up ChatGPT, and do 25 years of hard time for fraud. Plus: Personas come to haunt more of your Apple Vision Pro apps. - FOLLOW https://www.momentous.tv/links https://www.momentous.tv/team https://www.momentous.tv/podcast - FOLLOW-UP Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for FTX fraud https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/28/24112507/sam-bankman-fried-sentence-ftx-alameda Yahoo is buying Artifact, the AI news app from the Instagram co-founders https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/24118436/yahoo-news-artifact-acquisition I used the Apple Vision Pro on a flight to Costa Rica — and it was chaotic https://mashable.com/review/apple-vision-pro Now Apple Vision Pro Personas can float freely across different apps https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/24118863/apple-vision-pro-spatial-persona-shareplay NEWS Jon Stewart says Apple asked him not to host FTC Chair Lina Khan https://www.engadget.com/jon-stewart-says-apple-asked-him-not-to-host-ftc-chair-lina-khan-090249490.html See also: Jon Stewart’s ‘The Problem’ Not Returning for Season 3 at Apple TV+ https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/jon-stewart-the-problem-canceled-season-3-apple-tv-1235762554/ See also: Jon Stewart returns to ‘The Daily Show’ for 2024 election cycle https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/2024/01/24/jon-stewart-return-daily-show/ Google Podcasts is gone — and so is my faith in Google https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/24118873/google-podcasts-shutdown-graveyard Key dates for Google Podcasts and Google Podcasts Manager going away https://support.google.com/podcast-publishers/thread/264592324/key-dates-for-google-podcasts-and-google-podcasts-manager-going-away?hl=en Google Podcasts is going away after March — but there are alternatives https://www.theverge.com/23891397/google-podcasts-youtube-spotify-alternatives-pocket-casts See also: Killed by Google https://killedbygoogle.com 20 years of Gmail https://www.theverge.com/24113616/gmail-email-20

88 pages and the pitch ain't done 🅜 MOMENTOUS Live ep. 153

This week we hack 15,000 Roku accounts, throw 22,000 words at Apple, and disappear $400,000 worth of game consoles. Also: Do you want political content in *your* Instagram feed? - FOLLOW https://www.momentous.tv/links https://www.momentous.tv/team https://www.momentous.tv/podcast - FOLLOW-UP Kate Middleton’s cancer revelation ignites more conspiracy theories https://me.mashable.com/culture/39812/kate-middletons-cancer-revelation-ignites-more-conspiracy-theories After 280,000 attempts, the final level of Super Mario Maker turns out to be a fake, and now players can start celebrating a victory they already achieved a week ago https://www.gamesradar.com/after-280000-attempts-the-final-level-of-super-mario-maker-turns-out-to-be-a-fake-and-now-players-can-start-celebrating-a-victory-they-already-achieved-a-week-ago/ TECH NEWS Over 15,000 hacked Roku accounts sold for 50¢ each to buy hardware https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-15-000-hacked-roku-accounts-sold-for-50-each-to-buy-hardware/ GM stops sharing driver data with brokers amid backlash https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/03/gm-stops-sharing-driver-data-with-brokers-amid-backlash/ See also: Carmakers’ shady data sharing takes spotlight in GM connected car scandal https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/03/car-makers-shady-data-sharing-takes-spotlight-in-gm-connected-car-scandal/ Instagram co-founders’ AI-powered news app Artifact may not be shutting down after all https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/26/instagram-co-founders-ai-powered-news-app-artifact-may-not-be-shutting-down-after-all/ See also: Instagram’s co-founders introduce a new social app…for news reading https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/31/instagrams-co-founders-introduce-a-new-social-app-for-news-reading/ Threads is testing ‘Today’s topics’ to tell users what’s trending in the US https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/12/24071014/threads-topics-testing-us-test Meta limits 'political' content recommendations on Instagram and T

Feeling GR00TY 🅜 MOMENTOUS Live ep. 152

This week we get AI to play videogames, analyze soccer, and power our real-life Star Wars droids. - FOLLOW https://www.momentous.tv/links https://www.momentous.tv/team https://www.momentous.tv/podcast - FOLLOW-UP UK Royals Busted for Another Manipulated Photo Taken by Kate Middleton https://gizmodo.com/second-royal-photo-edit-queen-elizabeth-kate-middleton-1851349259 Latest Starfield patch brings more enhancements and improvements https://readwrite.com/latest-starfield-patch-brings-more-enhancements-and-improvements/ GAMING NEWS The Super Mario Maker community faces its final boss https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/03/the-super-mario-maker-community-faces-its-final-boss/ The hardest level in Super Mario Maker is only 17 seconds long, and in the final days before servers die it's crushing players even after 43,000 attempts https://www.gamesradar.com/the-hardest-level-in-super-mario-maker-is-only-17-seconds-long-and-in-the-final-days-before-servers-die-its-crushing-players-even-after-43000-attempts/ Ubisoft let me actually speak with its new AI-powered video game NPCs https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/19/24105748/nvidia-neo-npc-prototypes-gdc-2024 Google’s new AI will play video games with you — but not to win https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/13/24099024/google-deepmind-ai-agent-sima-video-games AI NEWS Google DeepMind made an AI tool for analyzing soccer tactics. https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/19/24105668/google-deepmind-made-an-ai-tool-for-analyzing-soccer-tactics TacticAI: an AI assistant for football tactics https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/tacticai-ai-assistant-for-football-tactics/ Nvidia's Project GROOT brings the human-robot future a significant step closer https://www.techradar.com/pro/nvidias-project-groot-brings-the-human-robot-future-a-significant-step-closer Nvidia Shows Project GROOT and Disney Bots at GTC Conference https://www.cnet.com/videos/nvidia-shows-project-groot-and-disney-bots-at-gtc-conference/ NVIDIA CEO LEAVES Audienc

Numerative determinism 🅜 MOMENTOUS Live ep. 151

This week we Mario all the things, botch a royal Photoshop job, and Kenergize the Oscarheimers. Also: Doom on a toothbrush (FINALLY). - FOLLOW https://www.momentous.tv/links https://www.momentous.tv/team https://www.momentous.tv/podcast - FOLLOW-UP Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses are becoming AI-powered tour guides https://www.techradar.com/computing/virtual-reality-augmented-reality/metas-ray-ban-smart-glasses-are-becoming-ai-powered-tour-guides See also: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses https://www.meta.com/ca/smart-glasses/ Doctors Are Using the Apple Vision Pro During Surgery https://gizmodo.com/doctors-are-using-the-apple-vision-pro-during-surgery-1851329884 Apple Vision Pro unlocks new opportunities for health app developers https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/03/apple-vision-pro-unlocks-new-opportunities-for-health-app-developers/ ROYAL PHOTOSHOP FLAP British monarchy rocked by bad Photoshop job https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/10/24096762/kate-middleton-edited-photo-royal-family-possible-fake The Kate Middleton photo scandal is a rare — and consequential — flub https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/12/24098548/kate-middleton-royal-family-photoshop-manipulated-image GAMING NEWS MAR10 Day 2024: Everything Announced Including a New Super Mario Bros. Movie https://www.ign.com/articles/mar10-day-2024-everything-announced-including-a-new-super-mario-bros-movie It’s-a-sale – Five Mario Day bargains to pick up this weekend on Nintendo Switch https://readwrite.com/its-a-sale-five-mario-day-bargains-to-pick-up-this-weekend-on-nintendo-switch/ See also: DuckTales: Remastered https://store.steampowered.com/app/237630/DuckTales_Remastered/ Watch This Guy Play ‘Doom’ on a Toothbrush https://www.404media.co/watch-this-guy-play-doom-on-a-toothbrush/ Weird F**king Games https://wfgames.net/ ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Academy Award winners 2024: See who took home the Oscar https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/10/entertainment/award-winners-list-oscars-nominees/index.html The Bes

Wedge issues 🅜 MOMENTOUS Live ep. 150

This week special guest Sean "Wormsie" Wormsbecker (https://www.instagram.com/seanwormsie) joins us as we crash Meta, say hello to the M3 MacBook Air (and goodbye to the M1), and rant about a variety of petty tech injustices. Also: new emoji to calm our rage. - FOLLOW https://www.momentous.tv/links https://www.momentous.tv/team https://www.momentous.tv/podcast - META OUTAGE Facebook, Instagram, and Threads were all down https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/5/24091207/meta-outage-facebook-instagram-threads-down-signed-out APPLE NEWS iOS 17.4: Your iPhone Just Got These New Emoji and Other Features https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/ios-17-4-your-iphone-just-got-these-new-emoji-and-other-features/ First Look: New Emojis in iOS 17.4 https://blog.emojipedia.org/first-look-new-emojis-in-ios-17-4/ Apple announces new MacBook Airs with M3 chips https://www.engadget.com/apple-announces-new-macbook-airs-with-m3-chips-132810766.html The best thing about the M3 MacBook Air is… the M2 MacBook Air https://www.engadget.com/the-best-thing-about-the-m3-macbook-air-is-the-m2-macbook-air-144543065.html The MacBook Air’s wedge is truly gone — and I miss it already https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/5/24090112/macbook-air-wedge-laptops-design OTHER TECH NEWS Windows 11 to lose official support for Android apps https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/05/windows-11-to-lose-official-support-for-android-apps/ Bye bye Linux on the 486. Will we miss you? https://hackaday.com/2022/11/02/bye-bye-linux-on-the-486-will-we-miss-you/ Linux market share passes 4% for first time; macOS dominance declines https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/linux-continues-growing-market-share-reaches-4-of-desktops/ Roku disables TVs and streaming devices until users consent to new terms https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/05/roku-disables-tvs-and-streaming-devices-until-users-consent-to-forced-arbitration/ ENTERTAINMENT Lupita Nyong'o plays a lost android in stunning trailer for 'The Wild Robot

A transparent attempt 🅜 MOMENTOUS Live ep. 149

This week we kill our electric car, get direct with Nintendo, and see through the vapour at Mobile World Congress. Also: Bing Copilot's AI dark side makes a comeback. - FOLLOW https://www.momentous.tv/links https://www.momentous.tv/team https://www.momentous.tv/podcast - FOLLOW-UP Apple’s electric car project is dead https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/27/24084907/apple-electric-car-project-titan-shuts-down ‘Take this as a threat’ — Copilot is getting unhinged again https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/copilot-going-crazy-again/ See also: You're welcome https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fyoure-welcome-v0-4ct1ql04egwa1.jpg%3Fwidth%3D640%26crop%3Dsmart%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3Defab6c67fabaee6684b6d9d04e1b13d1e03c1bc9 MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS MWC 2024: Everything announced so far, including HTC’s VR headset, ‘rollable’ Motorola concept phone https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/27/mwc-2024-everything-you-need-to-know/ MWC 2024's Wildest Phones: Edible Razr, Bracelet 'Phones' and One Big Battery https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/mwc-2024s-wildest-phones-edible-razr-bracelet-phones-and-one-big-battery/ Samsung unveils the Galaxy Ring as a way to 'simplify everyday wellness' https://www.engadget.com/samsung-unveils-the-galaxy-ring-as-a-way-to-simplify-everyday-wellness-080134421.html See also: Qardio - #1 Blood Pressure Management Solutions https://www.qardio.com/ Lenovo’s Project Crystal is the world’s first laptop with a transparent microLED display https://www.engadget.com/lenovos-project-crystal-is-the-worlds-first-laptop-with-a-transparent-microled-display-230025521.html NINTENDO DIRECT Nintendo Direct February 2024: Everything Announced https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-february-2024-everything-announced Nintendo Direct February 2024: all the news and trailers https://www.theverge.com/24078575/nintendo-direct-february-2024-xbox-trailers-news GAMING Can your robot lawnmower run Doom? This one can https://www.en

Gaming the systems 🅜 MOMENTOUS Live ep. 148

This week we demolish Tetris, update Game Pass, and equivocate about physical media. Also: is a PS5 Pro in the works? - FOLLOW https://www.momentous.tv/links https://www.momentous.tv/team https://www.momentous.tv/podcast - FOLLOW-UP Bluesky is ditching its waitlist and is now open to everyone https://www.engadget.com/bluesky-is-ditching-its-waitlist-and-opening-to-everyone-140026198.html Apple fans are starting to return their Vision Pros https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/14/24072792/apple-vision-pro-early-adopters-returns See also: Systane Bion Tears Lubricant Eye Drops https://systane-ca.myalcon.com/ca-en/eye-care/systane/products/systane-bion-tears/ A video making its rounds online shows our patrol team in Central Division ‘face-to-face’ with the future - a pedestrian donning the latest Apple Vision Pro headset while walking in the street downtown. https://www.instagram.com/p/C3jH7UkKzgm/ Another Tetris World Record Completely Demolished! What Is Going On?! https://kottke.org/24/02/another-tetris-world-record-completely-demolished-what-is-going-on NEWS The Canadian government wants to ban Flipper Zero-type hacker tools to combat car theft https://www.tomshardware.com/software/security-software/the-canadian-government-wants-to-ban-flipper-zero-type-hacker-tools-to-combat-car-theft Flipper Zero — Portable Multi-tool Device for Geeks https://flipperzero.one/ The Flipper Zero digital multi-tool can now play games, complete with hand-tracking https://www.engadget.com/the-flipper-zero-digital-multi-tool-can-now-play-games-complete-with-hand-tracking-140052359.html Video Game Module for Flipper Zero https://shop.flipperzero.one/products/video-game-module-for-flipper-zero GAMING Everything You Should Know About the PlayStation 5 'Pro' https://gizmodo.com/playstation-5-pro-1851271262 Everything Announced In The Big Xbox Podcast https://kotaku.com/xbox-podcast-exclusivity-business-update-ps5-hi-fi-rush-1851261518 Xbox Game Pass Adds 8 Games While 2 Lea

Amazon Crime 🅜 MOMENTOUS Live ep. 147

This week Ged Smyth (https://www.instagram.com/gedrsmyth/) joins us as VR rewires our brains, Tesla charges our cars, and Amazon taketh way. - FOLLOW https://www.momentous.tv/links https://www.momentous.tv/team https://www.momentous.tv/podcast - FOLLOW-UP You can now buy a Playdate console without an obscene waiting period https://www.engadget.com/you-can-now-buy-a-playdate-console-without-an-obscene-waiting-period-185535666.html The Vision Pro’s first killer app is the web, whether Apple likes it or not https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/20/24044343/apple-vision-pro-safari-killer-app I've tried Vision Pro and other top XR headsets and here's the one most people should buy https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-vision-pro-hands-on-buying-advice/ The Vision Pro's scary side effect https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-vision-pro-experiment-brain-virtual-reality-side-effect-2024-2?op=1 Stellantis will finally adopt Tesla-style fast charger plug https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/02/stellantis-will-finally-adopt-tesla-style-fast-charger-plug/ Tesla has won the EV charging wars https://www.engadget.com/tesla-has-won-the-ev-charging-wars-155726724.html NEWS Rivian will unveil the cheaper and more efficient R2 on March 7 https://www.engadget.com/rivian-will-unveil-the-cheaper-and-more-efficient-r2-on-march-7-174530126.html Amazon hides cheaper items with faster delivery, lawsuit alleges https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/amazons-algorithm-deliberately-hides-the-best-deals-lawsuit-claims/ Amazon's Prime Video will start serving ads on January 29 unless you pay extra https://www.engadget.com/amazons-prime-video-will-start-serving-ads-on-january-29-unless-you-pay-extra-040529534.html Prime Video cuts Dolby Vision, Atmos support from ad tier—and didn’t tell subs https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/prime-video-cuts-dolby-vision-atmos-support-from-ad-tier-and-didnt-tell-subs/ ENTERTAINMENT Many of My Friends Don't Own TVs, but That Could Change So

Stupid AVP tricks 🅜 MOMENTOUS Live ep. 146

This week we discover life on another world (maybe), run Doom on gut bacteria (sort of), and endanger the public with the Apple Vision Pro (assuredly). - FOLLOW https://www.momentous.tv/links https://www.momentous.tv/team https://www.momentous.tv/podcast - APPLE VISION PRO FOLLOW-UP & NEWS Apple brings enterprise device management to the Vision Pro https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/06/apple-brings-enterprise-device-management-to-the-vision-pro/ These VCs think the Vision Pro has a shot in the enterprise https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/06/these-vcs-think-the-vision-pro-has-a-shot-in-the-enterprise/ Is Apple’s new Vision Pro a health care machine? Sharp Healthcare thinks so https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/health/story/2024-02-05/is-apples-new-vision-pro-a-health-care-machine-sharp-healthcare-thinks-so You won’t be able to use a Bluetooth mouse with Apple Vision Pro https://www.engadget.com/you-wont-be-able-to-use-a-bluetooth-mouse-with-apple-vision-pro-183137646.html See also: Universal Control: Everything You Need to Know https://www.macrumors.com/guide/universal-control/ Immersive gaming and fitness apps are the key to Vision Pro’s consumer appeal https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/06/immersive-gaming-and-fitness-apps-are-the-key-to-vision-pros-consumer-appeal/ Here are the most useful Apple Vision Pro apps available at launch https://www.engadget.com/here-are-the-most-useful-apple-vision-pro-apps-at-launch-222817206.html Apple Vision Pro: ChatGPT is now available on the $3,500 headset https://mashable.com/article/apple-vision-pro-chatgpt-visionos-app the thing no one will say about Apple Vision Pro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvkgmyfMPks Apple Vision Pro: Watch these 3 Tesla drivers use it in the wild https://mashable.com/article/apple-vision-pro-and-tesla 7 things you shouldn't do while wearing Apple Vision Pro https://mashable.com/article/apple-vision-pro-safety Apple Vision Pro: The $3,500 headset was dropped on purpose. Did it survive? h

Apple Vision go! 🅜 MOMENTOUS Live ep. 145

This week we pull our squad, customize our laptops, and isolate ourselves for $3500. - FOLLOW https://www.momentous.tv/links https://www.momentous.tv/team https://www.momentous.tv/podcast - FOLLOW-UP Apple Vision Pro Review: The Best Headset Yet Is Just a Glimpse of the Future https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-vision-pro-review-39f2d82e Apple Vision Pro Review: A Mind-Blowing Look at an Unfinished Future https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/apple-vision-pro-review-a-mind-blowing-look-at-an-unfinished-future/ Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not https://www.theverge.com/24054862/apple-vision-pro-review-vr-ar-headset-features-price TECH NEWS Review: Framework’s Laptop 16 is unique, laudable, fascinating, and flawed https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/review-frameworks-laptop-16-is-unique-laudable-fascinating-and-flawed/ Framework Laptop 16 review: A modular marvel, but a mediocre gaming laptop https://www.engadget.com/framework-laptop-16-review-modular-wonder-mediocre-gaming-laptop-150026910.html GAMING Suicide Squad Game pulled offline for a bug https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league-game-pulled-offline-1235890502/ Pong wars https://pong-wars.koenvangilst.nl ENTERTAINMENT Art collective MSCHF is streaming movies like Barbie in ASCII for free https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/30/24055041/ascii-theater-mschf-copyright-law-barbie-film-streaming ASCII Theater https://ascii.theater Apple’s sci-fi thriller Constellation gets haunting first trailer https://www.theverge.com/24044578/constellation-trailer-apple-tv-plus PICKS Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2 https://www.disneyplus.com/en-ca/movies/assembled-the-making-of-loki-season-2/L1wgNULRh8VK Isaac https://web.archive.org/web/20240111125434/https://www.heartandsoulrescue.ca/adoptcats/isaac-talaya PROJECTS Google Chrome AI Updates 2024: Hands on with Chrome's AI Features https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B41au303-1U&t=39s Lighting up generative AI

Oscar the couch 🅜 MOMENTOUS Live ep. 144

This week we update our iPhones, upgrade our Galaxies and Netflix all the things — including the Academy Awards. Also: a bunch more gaming stuff while Tasia's still away. - FOLLOW https://www.momentous.tv/links https://www.momentous.tv/team https://www.momentous.tv/podcast - FOLLOW-UP iOS 17.3 adds multiple features originally planned for iOS 17 https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/ios-17-3-adds-multiple-features-originally-planned-for-ios-17/ iOS 17.3 is out, adding Stolen Device Protection for your iPhone https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/22/24047063/iphone-ios-17-3-update-stolen-device-protection TECH NEWS Samsung Galaxy S24 hands-on review: Impressive AI powers https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/samsung-galaxy-s24 OpenWrt, now 20 years old, is crafting its own future-proof reference hardware https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/openwrt-now-20-years-old-is-crafting-its-own-future-proof-reference-hardware/ NETFLIX NEWS Netflix is going to take away its cheapest ad-free plan https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/23/24048107/netflix-basic-subscription-ads-earnings-q4-2023 Netflix signs deal with WWE to exclusively stream live weekly 'Raw' https://mashable.com/article/netflix-wwe-raw-live-streaming-tv-deal Netflix is turning into cable TV https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/23/24047817/netflix-is-turning-into-cable-tv Netflix grabbed the most Oscar nominations, with stiff competition from Disney and Apple https://www.engadget.com/netflix-grabbed-the-most-oscar-nominations-with-stiff-competition-from-disney-and-apple-171221880.html See also: 10 Oscar-Nominated Movies You Can Watch on Netflix Right Now https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/netflix-oscar-nominees-2024 See also: Where to watch every Oscar-nominated movie https://www.polygon.com/2024/1/23/24042919/oscar-movies-2024-netflix-where-to-watch-stream-amazon-max See also: JustWatch https://www.justwatch.com/ca Netflix’s new Avatar: The Last Airbender trailer has cute critters and dramatic battles https: