Byteside: tech + digital culture

Byteside: tech + digital culture

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  • Fleeting fingers and free photo farewells

    Nic and Seamus discuss the M1 again now that the benchmarks are in, plus the end of Google's free photo storage and what that means not just for the future but for the past five years of innovation in photo services. Plus Twitter rolls out fleets (not that we've seen them yet) and we wonder what the point of it all might be. We're struggling for answers...


    If you're in NSW, don't forget your free $100 of vouchers will be coming soon to your Service NSW app! And Seamus recommends the GoCube as a great toy for yourself or for someone else this Christmas. Check it out here: https://getgocube.com/


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    41 min
  • Enforced temptation control?
    This week Nic's back and we're looking at a mixed bag of shiny new tech and some digital dilemmas. We check out Apple's new laptops with its own chips – and how should we talk about amazing speed claims before we've had the chance to test the benchmarks for ourselves? Plus Yondr in Australian schools – do we need to enforce self control around our smartphones? Do adults need it just as much as teens? All that and QR codes becoming mandatory for contact tracing in NSW, and why Seamus is way too keen on Netflix Direct while Nic things it's all a tragic joke.

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    36 min
  • Byteside special: Sony PlayStation 5 reviewed
    We've got a special double episode of Byteside to share over the next two days. In the last show, Seamus Byrne and Alice Clarke looked at the Xbox Series X (and Series S), with both having review units over recent weeks. This time it's the PlayStation 5's turn! What's the future of PlayStation look like? How is the new DualSense controller? And we wrap things up by looking at the 'Xbox vs PlayStation' question and how the console market looks for the new generation.

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    20 min
  • Byteside special: Xbox Series X reviewed
    Seamus Byrne and Alice Clarke discuss and debate the merits of the new Xbox Series X, with both having review units over recent weeks. What does the future of Xbox look like? And what about the new controllers? Should you be running out the door to knock people over to find one? Or is it OK to wait?

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    23 min
  • We owned a bit of Quibi too?

    This week we talk about two areas the government wasted money on technology – COVIDSafe... but Quibi too? We talk about the death of Quibi, the failures of COVIDSafe, what both could have done to be better, and Seamus even has an idea for how COVIDSafe could have been pivoted to help better as stores and restaurants reopen.


    Wins and fails links for this week:

    Fallout 4: get it wherever you get your games

    Solid State: https://solidstateformen.com (Seriously, Shay just likes it, no deals are being done here!)


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    35 min
  • Apple new iPhone day 2020
    It's not all about the new iPhone 12. It's more about how good the MagSafe era is going to be. But we also look at electric vehicles in the regions, game soundtracks hitting the ARIA awards, and the World of Warcraft Shadowlands pre-patch and why 16 years later is the perfect time to try WoW. We even find time to explore the Australian Game Developer Award winners and the majesty of Jordan Raskopoulos on Twitch!

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    37 min
  • Your amazing dystopian flying family drone
    Hand on heart, this is the loosest show yet. Very 'two white guys doing a podcast' loose. Apologies in advance. But we do talk a lot about tech! This week, Seamus and Nic talk more about the new NBN plans, and a surge in TIO complaints with ISPs disappearing call centres causing major distress. Then there's everything from the new Ring drone, a Shazam for plants app, plus the dramas around the new Nvidia 30 series graphics cards. All that and a big shout out to Legacy Esports and its outstanding efforts at League of Legends World Championships, and Nic heading back to Diablo for some mindless demonic destruction.

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    40 min
  • Maybe fibre is better?

    Turns out it's still hard to pre-order a game console when online stores fall apart. We check in on whether Nic or Shay decided to pre-order anything or wait it out post-launch. This slides into the whole Microsoft buying ZeniMax Media thing and all the studios that brings, and whether this leads us down a path of more or less platform exclusive games in future. And then, as the news keeps developing in real-time, we discuss the decision to expand the NBN to giving more people fibre to the home. How could they have known people might eventually want faster broadband?


    Get your HeroQuest here: https://hasbropulse.com/products/heroquest-game-system


    Watch the classic HeroQuest YouTube video here: https://youtu.be/Cx8sl2uC46A


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    32 min
  • Phreaking brilliant
    Last week was Xbox Series X news, this week we get Playstation 5... but not quite yet, so we make our bold predictions that are sure to be wildly inaccurate within 24 hours. Plus a look back at how incredibly perfect our predictions were about Xbox last week (if you could check for us that'd be great). Plus all the Apple news on the Watch, the iPad and the One Plan To Rule Them All. Then there's Paul Rudd keeping it real like the certified young person he is, and Nic discovers the phreaker can now own our door locks. WTF?

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    38 min
  • That TikTok video
    How do we deal with viral videos that can put "things you can never unseen" into the social media feeds of every user of a platform? And the trolls that keep trying to beat the algorithms in their attempt to stop the spread? Plus we look at the new Xboxes again now we know US pricing and the fact there's not one but TWO options hitting the market in November. Plus PAX Online kicks off this weekend and Nic has a warning on visiting the zoo in the springtime.

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    33 min

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