Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast

There was a lot that happened this week! First, Marques and Andrew discuss the madness that has been going on with Twitter and Elon Musk. Then they talk about the Metaverse before reminiscing about smartphone features that they miss. Lastly, we wrap up with some trivia! Vox survey: www.vox.com/podsurvey Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Links: Who Cares about the Metaverse video: https://bit.ly/whometaverse Casey Newton tweet: https://bit.ly/caseynewtontweet1 Twitters: Waveform: https://twitter.com/wvfrm Marques: https://twitter.com/mkbhd Andrew: https://twitter.com/andymanganelli Adam: https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ 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, Marques and Andrew talk about Apple being forced by the EU to put USB-C on its products. Then they recap some of the topics that Marques missed out on last week including the new iPads and the Nothing earbuds before getting into the new YouTube redesign. Finally, Marques talks about some EV Rolls-Royce news that caught his eye before we wrap up the trivia questions. It's a classic Waveform episode! Vox survey: www.vox.com/podsurvey Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Shop products mentioned: Apple iPad 9th Gen (w/ Home Button) at https://geni.us/tFbRe3 Apple iPad 10th Gen at https://geni.us/3yh7qpE iPad Air at https://geni.us/VqzM iPad Pro (M2 2022) at https://geni.us/f0jp Nothing Ear(1) at https://geni.us/bJuJ Nothing Ear(stick) at https://geni.us/c9hw8j News links: WSJ piece about USB-C and iPhone: https://on.wsj.com/3TI4cUB EV Rolls-Royce news: https://cnn.it/3NhG3BZ Twitters: Waveform: https://twitter.com/wvfrm Marques: https://twitter.com/mkbhd Andrew: https://twitter.com/andymanganel

While Marques is away being a professional athlete, Andrew and David sit down to discuss the news of the week. First they go over the new Nothing Ear(stick) earbuds before digging into the new iPad and iPad Pro. After that, we have a pre-recorded phone-guessing segment that Marques played with Austin Evans the last time he was in town. Finally, we finish up with the answer to some difficult trivia questions. If you have any good tech trivia that you think we should ask make sure to tweet it at us! It's another long one this week, but we hope it's a fun one. Vox survey: www.vox.com/podsurvey Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Shop products mentioned: Nothing Earbuds (2022) at https://geni.us/bJuJ iPad (2022) at https://geni.us/3yh7qpE iPad Pro M2 (2022) at https://geni.us/f0jp Apple Pencil (1st Gen) at https://geni.us/rSnjBq Apple AirPods Pro 2 at https://geni.us/hSBNl6y Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) at https://geni.us/2rPTBr Beats Fit Pro at https://geni.us/qVRe Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II at https://geni.u

The reviews are in! Marques, Andrew, and David all had the new Pixel phones and watches so they were able to each talk about their experiences with the products. After that, they get into the new Meta Quest Pro and talk about the metaverse and of course Among Us in VR. There's a lot to get into this week and of course, we have trivia questions! Hope you enjoy. Vox survey: www.vox.com/podsurvey Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Shop products mentioned: Google Pixel 7 at https://geni.us/mSSXkQf Google Pixel 7 Pro at https://geni.us/fQwcGw Google Pixel Watch w/ WiFi at https://geni.us/EHdG9KQ Google Pixel Watch w/ WiFi + LTE at https://geni.us/hXSRf0G Twitters: https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganelli https://twitter.com/durvidimel https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Me

Google had its Google Event yesterday and Marques and David were there in person to check everything out. As soon as they got back they sat down with Andrew to talk about the event as a whole and first impressions on everything that was announced (right after talking about the fact that Marques can edit tweets). Then they discuss the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, the new Pixel Watch, and the Pixel Tablet which Andrew and David are super hyped about. Finally, we round it all up with some Google trivia. There's a lot to get through but it's a fun one! Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Shop products mentioned: Google Pixel 7 at https://geni.us/mSSXkQf Google Pixel 7 Pro at https://geni.us/fQwcGw Google Pixel Watch w/ WiFi at https://geni.us/EHdG9KQ Google Pixel Watch w/ WiFi + LTE at https://geni.us/hXSRf0G Twitters: https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganelli https://twitter.com/durvidimel https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Instagram: ht

The big news last week was that YouTube is finally turning on monetization with YouTube Shorts. Marques sat down with Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan at the YouTuber Creator Summit to discuss all of the details and find out how it works. Then Marques and Andrew break down what it all means before briefly getting into what has been going on at Twitch over the last weeks. Vox survey: www.vox.com/podsurvey Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Twitters: https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganelli https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ 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 Marques sits down to chat with Zack Nelson from JerryRigEverything. Yes, his name is Zack, not Jerry. They talk about the beginnings of how the name came about before diving into the Hummer EV project, how Zack gets devices for his videos, and the Not A Wheelchair project. Of course, we end up with A Race to Z to see how fast Zack can type the alphabet. Links: JerryRigEverything YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JerryRigEverything Hummer EV Project: https://youtu.be/RQzW0RT1YSg Not A Wheelchair: https://notawheelchair.com/ Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Shop products mentioned: Check out the iPhone 14 Pro at https://geni.us/eBQaA4 Check out the iPad Pro at https://geni.us/Lb3QepB Check out the Rivian R1T at https://geni.us/X2sA Check out the GMC Hummer EV at https://geni.us/IhyKN Twitters: https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganelli https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvf

This week, Marques and Andrew bring on David to discuss the start of Techtember! First they recap the iPhone 14 Pro before giving their predictions for what to expect from the Pixel 7 Google Event on October 6th. Lastly, they discuss the Apple Watch Ultra by talking with a few people who do the extreme things that Apple showed off on stage in their daily lives! Thanks to everyone who spoke with us and we hope the insights help people learn something new about adventure watches! Links: Google Event invites: https://tcrn.ch/3RHqWTT iPhone 14 Pro video: https://bit.ly/MKBHDAppleiPhone14 Special thanks to: Danny (Scuba instructor): https://bit.ly/Scuberro Hellah Sidibe (Runner/YouTuber): https://bit.ly/HellahGoodYoutube Guillermo Ponzo (Mountaineer): https://bit.ly/guillermopunzo Shop products mentioned: Check out the iPhone 14 Pro at https://geni.us/eBQaA4 Check out the Sony Xperia 1 III Smartphone at https://geni.us/uRmqQCo Check out the Apple AirPods Pro 2 at https://geni.us/LPuEQnN Check out NetGear Orbi W

There's a lot to talk about this week! Marques and Andrew got to record in Apple's podcast space while on campus. They took the opportunity to use it and talked about all the new Apple products that were announced. They go over all the details of the new iPhones, AirPods Pro, Apple Watch Series 8, and of course, the Apple Watch Ultra. Time to dive in!* Links: Apple iPhone 14/14 Pro Impressions: https://bit.ly/iPhone14Impressions Apple Watch Pro Impressions: https://bit.ly/AppleWatchProImpressions Studio reaction video: https://bit.ly/studioRxnsSept22 Twitters: https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganelli https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. *Get it?...TIME... to DIVE in Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca

This week there were a ton of fun and quirky gadgets to discuss including a pair of earbuds with a screen on the charging case and curved gaming monitors. Then Marques and Andrew discuss phone sales before giving some last-minute predictions of what they're most excited to see at the Apple event next week! Links: JBL Tour Pro 2 earbuds: https://bit.ly/wvfrm131jbltour LG's OLED Flex TV: https://bit.ly/wvfrmep131LG Pixel sales: https://bit.ly/wvfrmep131pixel Twitters: https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganelli https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com 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 and Andrew discuss a few quick topics of the week (like the new Dodge Charger having a a "fake" engine sound) before diving deep into what they expect to see from the Apple event on September 7th. Then they talk about the new Xiaomi Mi Fold 2 and the state of foldable smartphones. A little EV news, some Apple predictions, and then some folding phone impressions: it's a classic Waveform episode!  Links: Twitch story: https://bit.ly/wvfrm130Twitch Twitters: https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganelli https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com 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 Marques and Andrew talk about a Tesla swimming pool that popped up near a few Superchargers, the new Polestar EV set to come out in 2026, and Apple adding some ads into a few of its apps. Then they did into the main topic of the week: the new Android 13 update. They explain why it's a fairly minor update that you should still update to as soon as you can. This is a pretty classic Waveform episode! Links: Tesla swimming pool: https://bit.ly/wvfrmteslapool Polestar concept car made real: https://bit.ly/wvfrmPolestarO2 Tesla membership article: https://bit.ly/wvfrmteslamembership Top 5 Android 13 features: https://bit.ly/wvfrmA13 Pixel 6a review: https://bit.ly/3zr1ewm Twitters: https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganelli https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Shop products mentioned: (We receive a small percentage if you purchase an item usin

Marques, Andrew, and David discuss the Samsung Flip4 and Fold4, the Galaxy Watch5 Pro, and assess their beginning of the year predictions. Catch our first impressions of the Samsung Flip4, Fold4, and Galaxy Watch5 Pro here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuWF9G6SSi0 Twitters: https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganelli https://twitter.com/DurvidImel https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com 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 Marques and Andrew dive deep into the new EV tax credit bill and talk about which cars will and won't benefit from it. Then they talk about the current state of social media and rank their favorite apps before finishing it up by talking about to-do lists and calendar apps. Fair warning: this one gets real nerdy! Hope you enjoy. Links: Rivian EV Tax Credit: https://bit.ly/riviantaxcredit Kylie Jenner & Instagram: https://bit.ly/Instakylie Daybridge calendar app: https://bit.ly/daybridgeapp Twitters: https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganelli https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com 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 Marques speaks with fellow YouTuber Mark Rober! If you've ever wondered how Mark plans a video or how frisbees stay in the air this is the episode for you. He talks about why he's excited to help teach kids about engineering with his new CrunchLabs project and also talks about his time working for NASA and Apple. This is a fun one! Links: Mark Rober YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/markrober CrunchLabs: https://www.crunchlabs.com/ Twitters: https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganelli https://twitter.com/MarkRober https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com 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 Andrew is out of the office, so David joins Marques to talk about all of the new gadgets that have come out including Apple's new M2 MacBook Air and the Google Pixel 6a. Then they talk about the wild looking Hyundai concept cars before wrapping it up with some trivia! Links: M2 MacBook Air review: https://bit.ly/3PIdnlG Plastic Surface Duo: https://bit.ly/3B5IJ1H Hyundai concept cars: https://bit.ly/3aY6Ww0 IGN BMW article: https://bit.ly/3z16K7b Pixel 6a review: https://bit.ly/3zr1ewm Twitters: https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganelli https://twitter.com/DurvidImel https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Shop products mentioned: (We receive a small percentage if you purchase an item using our affiliate links. Thanks for supporting the show!) Buy the Google Pixel 6a at https://geni.us/cq89dk0 Buy the Google Pixel 6 at https://geni.us/1Q7b

This week Marques and Andrew discuss the Nothing Phone (1) now that the full review is finally out! Then David chats with Dr. Stefanie Milam from NASA as she walks us through the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope! If you haven't had a chance to check them out yet we recommend doing so ASAP as they're stunning. Then we wrap it all up with a few trivia questions. Hope you enjoy! Links: Nothing Phone review: https://bit.ly/3Rya2aC James Webb website: https://webb.nasa.gov/ Twitters: https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganelli https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ Shop the merch: shop.mkbhd.com 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 had a few rapid-fire topics as Marques and Andrew discuss everything from the new Xiaomi 12S Ultra smartphone to Tesla vehicles automatically adjusting the suspension to avoid potholes. After that, we finish up with a ton of trivia to round out season 1 of the trivia show! It's a fun one and things may or may not get a little chaotic towards the end. Hope you enjoy it! Links: Studio Matchcut: https://bit.ly/matchcut1 Xiaomi 12S Ultra review: https://bit.ly/xiaomi12sultra Hummer article: https://bit.ly/3uwxivI Tesla pothole article: https://bit.ly/3RjslA3 BMW Automotive article: https://bit.ly/3yOtxEl Smartphone Firsts article: https://bit.ly/3P8Dmm7 Twitters: https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganelli https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ Shop the merch: shop.mkbhd.com Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Le

Marques and Andrew start this week's episode off by talking about the newly announced Hyundai Ioniq 6 and compare it to other EV's on the market. After that, they give a live first impressions of the new Sony Inzone gaming products. Then they wrap it all up by clarifying the enhanced autopilot pricing that Tesla offers. Plus, there's some tough trivia this week! Let us know if you got any of them right! Links: CNET Hyundai Ioniq 6: https://cnet.co/3NEqLWp Hyundai Prophecy Concept car: https://bit.ly/3a3mdLC Sony Inzone: https://bit.ly/sonyinzone CNET Tesla Enhanced Autopilot: https://cnet.co/3IcDcb1 Twitters: https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganelli https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ Shop the merch: shop.mkbhd.com 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/adchoi

This week Marques and Andrew discuss the new M2 MacBook Pro and try to figure out who exactly should buy it. After that, they dig go deep on the Nothing Phone 1 before finishing up with a new EV announcement that may or not be real. Plus, there's some good trivia in this one too so hopefully you're playing along and keeping score! Links: Rene Ritchie M2 Macbook Pro review: https://bit.ly/3HRelcs Nothing Phone video: https://bit.ly/3zXsUtn Verge M2 Macbook Pro article: https://bit.ly/3QFbQhL Lightyear Solar car: https://lightyear.one/ Twitters: https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganelli https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ Shop the merch: shop.mkbhd.com 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