December 30, 2013

MobileTechRoundup 312: Simple gadgets may be the best

Category: Podcast — Tags: , – admin @ 9:35 am

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MoTR 312 is 71 minutes long and is a 62 MB file in MP3 format.

HOSTS: Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia)

TOPICS:

  • What devices came and went over the past few weeks?
  • Early impressions of the Qualcomm Toq smartwatch. Nice hardware; software needs some work
  • The Fitbit Force is with Kevin
  • Google really needs to update the Pixel to the latest Haswell chips. For the same $1299, Kevin picked up a 13" MBP Retina which benchmarks faster in Chrome and gets 9 hours of battery (Pixel only gets 5-ish)
  • Speaking of Chromebooks, the HP 11 is back on sale! :)
  • CES: First time with no dedicated camera? iPhone 5 plus iPad Air is an all-in-one photo / video editing solution that’s pretty solid based on my tests.
  • Matt tried Moto G for wife, returned and she is back to the HTC One Mini

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December 1, 2013

MobileTechRoundup 311: Matt’s iPad replacement is…..

Category: Podcast — Tags: , , , , , , , – admin @ 11:14 am

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MoTR 311 is 66:30 minutes long and is a 58.5 MB file in MP3 format.

HOSTS: Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia)

TOPICS:

  • Nokia’s Lumia 520 may be the best selling WP; New 525 doubles RAM. Kevin may buy a 520 for $50.
  • Matt scores one for the Chromebook crowd in the recent debate!
  • Acer C720P touchscreen Haswell-powered Chromebook announced. Still looking for the mid-tier device.
  • Wireless charging with the iPhone no longer requires a bulky case: Hello iQi!
  • What’s with the Apple patent to refocus images after taking them? (Uh, Nokia and Lytro: are you watching?)
  • Nokia offers a free keyboard with the Lumia 2520: good deal!
  • Google Wallet cards are here. Will you use one?
  • Republic Wireless Moto X: Matt’s new alternate carrier and device

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