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Apple: 01:09

- New MacBook Pros

- “New” iMac

- New worst iPad

Gaming: 29:23

- Xbox console update

The Bright Side of Life: 33:57

- Halloween with kids

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Ten Lists of Ten Things from the past Ten Years

Ten worst pieces of tech we’ve bought

1. The last Windows phone I bought: Alcatel Idol 4s
2. HP Office Jet pro
3. PinePhone
4. PineBook Pro
5. GoPro Hero 11
6. Amazon Fire tablets
7. Nintendo Switch Joycons
8. Stupid Temu Crap
9. Apple Magic Mouse
10. Cortana Speaker

Ten best pieces of tech we’ve bought

1. Xbox Series X
2. M4 Mac Mini
3. Pixel Phone 7 xl
4. Google Pixel Watch
5. Mac Mini
6. Alesis Strike Pro
7. iPhone 7 Plus
8. iPhone Mini
9. M2 Macbook Air
10. Google Pixel ear buds

Ten ways tech has gotten better

1. Processor core counts
2. Parental controls (Windows, Xbox, iOS etc)
3. Video Streaming
4. Competition (Fiber vs Xfinity, etc)
5. Cross platform play
6. Linux
7. Open-source app support
8. e-bikes/scooters
9. EVs
10. 3d Printers

Ten (9) ways tech has gotten worse

1. Discord
2. Cryptocurrencies
3. NFTs
4. LLMs
5. Video Streaming
6. ADs
7. Chip shortages
8. Surveillance
9. In-car infotainment

Ten coolest things that run DOOM

1. Po-tay-toes!
2. Legos!
3. Prego test
4. A satellite
5. Excel spreadsheet
6. Apple Watch
7. Nintendo Clock
8. A keychain
9. DOOM in a DOOM clone
10. Rotary phone

Ten (3) dumbest things to add smart home integrations

1. A Microwave
2. Garage door openers
3. Anything that doesn’t have an option for hardwired power

Ten (7) things we wish we’d bought

1. Shares in Nvidia
2. LG Wing
3. M4 Mac Mini
4. New computer parts before the AI bubble
5. SteamDeck
6. Switch 2
7. The last iPod Nano

Ten (6) things we’re glad we didn’t buy

1. Xbox Elite Controller 2
2. Samsung “Fire” phone Note 7
3. Mixer
4. iPhone Air
5. Stadia
6. Meta smart glasses

Ten video games we wish we’d played

1. Starcraft 2
2. Cyberpunk 2077
3. Hollow Knight/Silksong
4. Elden Ring
5. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
6. Baldur’s Gate 3
7. Final Fantasy remake and rebirth
8. Witcher 3
9. Clair Obscure Expedition 33
10. The legend of Zelda

Ten (4) video games we played but wish we hadn’t

1. Raid Shadow Legends
2. Star Trek Fleet Command
3. Destiny 2
4. Pixel Flow

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Apple: 02:57

- Apple launches some stupid home crap

Google: 24:58

- New Fitbit Edge

General Tech: 31:10

- Adobe falls victim to their own hubris

- Tesla runs distraction campaign over the Roadster

- Amazon has new tablets that aren’t Fire

- RTX 5090 rumored to be discontinued

Gaming: 01:04:49

- Xbox creates new XP division

- Xbox embraces AI for game creation via Xbox Labs

- Xbox to release the Nano controller in November

- Sony also falls victim to their own hubris

The Bright Side of Life: 01:20:32

- Caleb: stars

- Landen: vacation

- Wes: start to the holidays

One More Thing: 01:39:10

- 10 years of Calling All Platforms

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Googlebooks: 01:35

Apple: 28:39

- MacOS 27 is the most Windows version of MacOS that Apple has ever made

- The new Mac Mini is confirmed to not have replaceable storage

Microsoft: 40:33

- Copilot+ PCs are dead

General Tech: 42:47

- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

- Motorola Signature 27

Gaming: 54:07

- Halo Studios is pretty much gone, Halo moves to Activision

- Hideo Kojima is fired from Playstation, immediately picked up by Xbox, already showing off Physint

The Bright Side of Life: 01:08:16

- Landen: Spigen iBook Duo case concept

- Caleb: Harbor Freight

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iPhone Event “Surprise and Shine”: 01:33

Blizzcon: 42:22

Doom: 58:21

- Doom on a DSLR

The Bright Side of Life: 01:00:27

- Caleb: Linux Mint

- Wes: Our podcast

- Landen: College football

One More Thing?: 01:12:32

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Gamescom 2026: 01:33

Apple: 21:01

- The M5 Max, M5 Ultra, and M6

General Tech: 40:44

- Walmart is finally catching up with the rest of the world

- Fairphone (Gen6+)

The Bright Side of Life: 49:11

- Wes: Pain meds

- Landen: Free pit pass upgrades

- Caleb: The Odyssey was pretty good

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Made By Google 2026: 01:59

Apple: 51:06

- Let’s chat about this iPhone release

- Is it worth buying an iPhone 17 Pro less than a month before the 18 Pro comes out?

- Let us know what you think: [email protected]

The Bright Side of Life: 01:18:09

- Landen: It’s corn on the cob season!

- Caleb: I remembered the YouTube password

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Google: 01:05

- ESPN Unlimited now rolling out to YouTube TV subscribers

- Made By Google to be hosted by Trevor Noah

- Google Assistant is being killed

- YouTube Premium is getting an extra perk

General Tech: 14:40

- Stop panicking about “super AI models” breaking containment

- Galaxy Fold 8 proving to be very popular

Doom: 34:30

- Doom on a Modular Synth

- Doom in MS Paint

- Doom on the Commodore 64

The Bright Side of Life: 41:48

- Caleb: DCI Finals

- Landen: Camp Snap 2

One More Thing: 54:45

- Ford Fathom

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Samsung Unpacked: 00:55

Apple: 20:23

- Apple Music price rise

- Apple Upgrade Program

Microsoft: 26:14

- Windows 10 is extended another year!

General Tech: 29:21

- OnePlus to no longer sell phones in US and Europe

- LG monitor installs malware

- Garmin CIRQA

- Samsung Galaxy Card

Gaming: 51:46

- Xbox backwards compatibility now on PC

- Playstation is getting rid of physical discs

The Bright Side of Life: 01:09:15

- Caleb: community theater

- Landen: Vans Warped Tour live streamed

- Windows 10 is extended another year!

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Google: 01:03

- Made by Google event announced

General Tech: 09:45

- Samsung Unpacked announced

- A new way to watch YouTube without ads

Gaming: 18:57

- The Xbox reset

The Bright Side of Life: 37:18

- Landen: Air conditioning

- Wes: MeTV Toons

- Caleb: Ultimate frisbee

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