Mallercast

We take a long, hard look at the new Amazon Echo Show, and try to determine if it's the kind of thing we would ever consider actually buying. Considering all of the different things it does, the Wi-Fi security camera integration seems like it's perhaps the best feature of the device. We also talk about the pricing of the Tesla Solar Roof, and try to comprehend if it makes any sense at all to buy. Check out the full show notes here - http://www.sam-mallery.com/2017/05/the-new-amazon-echo-show-tesla-solar-roof-pricing-episode-35 :)

Want to hear about the new Amazon Echo Look from the perspective of a fashion expert and a tech nerd? How about from two people who already own and use an Amazon Echo Dot? If so, this episode will deliver the goods. We also talk about the new Microsoft Surface Laptop, and the latest news from Elon Musk's world concerning Tesla and SpaceX. Join us, kind friend! Check out the show notes here - http://www.sam-mallery.com/2017/05/the-new-amazon-echo-look-we-take-a-deep-look-episode-34

We spend a lot of time talking about Shannon's spent piece of chewing gum this week, but we also talk about the Juicero juice machine (and how you can squeeze its juice pods by hand), we talk about the Sunscreenr camera — which can see if you missed a spot when putting on sunblock, we congratulate Twitter for picking up 9 million new users in the last quarter, and we cover the giant blimp that Sergey Brin has been secretly building on the Google campus in Mountain View California. Check the sweet shownotes here brah - http://www.sam-mallery.com/2017/04/how-to-fill-a-giant-blimp-hanger-with-a-brand-new-blimp-episode-33

What would it feel like to be an alien microbe floating around in an icy sea on a moon orbiting Saturn? Find out in this week's show! We also talk about the new Sony Alpha a9 mirrorless camera, an awesome new website called HiFromTheOtherSide.com, new smart-home capabilities in Garmin watches, the announcement of a Tesla semi truck, and last but not least, the importance of Fixer Upper on HGTV. Here's a link to the show notes - http://www.sam-mallery.com/2017/04/alien-life-sort-of-discovered-on-saturn-moon-episode-32 Thanks for listening! :)

Have you ever tried to record a simple phone call? It seems like it shouldn't be difficult to do, but if you want decent sound quality, it's actually very hard and requires expensive equipment. However. a new app called Anchor for iPhone and Android makes it super easy. We explain the whole process in this podcast episode. We also talk about the new Apple Clips app, another fun app called GIPHY Says, and some other tech-related topics. Check out the show notes here for instructions on how to use Anchor - http://www.sam-mallery.com/2017/04/how-to-record-a-phone-call-with-a-smartphone-app-episode-31 See ya next week!

Congress recently voted to allow internet providers collect and sell your web browsing data without your consent, so we explain how you can easily hide this data with a software tool called a VPN. We cover all of the basics, and explain how we use Tunnelbear, the VPN we chose for ourselves. After that thoughtful and frank discussion, we chat about recent tech and aerospace news, celebrate our 30th episode, and talk about how Shannon wants to put speaker-rocks in our yard so she can use them as a PA system. This new idea sat well with me. Check out the show notes here - http://www.sam-mallery.com/2017/04/how-to-hide-your-web-data-with-a-vpn-episode-30 Thanks!

This week we analyze the new Pandora Premium music streaming service, what it means for the world, and how humanity will adapt and cope with it. We also talk a bit about SXSW and how it's lame that it's mostly recognized as a tech show not a music festival. We discuss the internet-connected jean jacket from Google's Project Jacquard and Levi's, and last but not least, we enter the THE MUSK ZONE and talk about the Tesla Model 3 that was spotted in the wild, the latest SpaceX mission, and how Elon is planning on ending all of South Australia's power grid woes in 100 days. Check out the show notes here - http://www.sam-mallery.com/2017/03/a-theoretical-chat-about-pandora-premium-and-smart-clothing-episode-29

Join us for this extremely serious discussion of YouTube TV and other video streaming services, an in-depth analysis of the new Sonos Playbase, a long discussion about who Marco Arment is, what apps he's launched and un-launched, and how miraculous it is that you can now buy ads to run on his Overcast iOS app. Mind blowing material. Lastly, we go over Uber's latest set backs, and blah blah blah about that for a minute. You can check out the show notes at this link - http://www.sam-mallery.com/2017/03/youtube-tv-challenges-cable-uber-drives-off-a-cliff-episode-28

After two weeks of an unplanned, undesired hiatus, Mallercast is back! Two weeks ago Sam was stricken with a terrible cold and could not speak. One week ago a show was recorded, but a literal technical blip made the recording unlistenable! Against all odds we've returned this week to talk about SpaceX's bold plan to shoot multi-billionaires further into the solar system than ever before, we talk about Nokia time traveling back to 2002 to rerelease the 3310 dumb phone, and we blah blah blah about all kinds of other topics as well, such as Apple getting into AR and original content, and Snapchat making a drone. Weird, wacky stuff. Here's the link to the show notes - http://www.sam-mallery.com/2017/03/two-anonymous-billionaires-floating-in-space-episode-27

Join us for a mature and insightful conversation about Snap Inc's IPO, the announcement of a new breed of dating app called Ona, the arrival of Android Wear 2.0 and a discussion about how it took a long time for Google to improve this platform. We talk about the new Android Wear 2.0 watches from LG and Verizon. We also talk about seeing Apple Airpods in the wild for the first time. It's a wild and crazy show that you definitely need to listen to. Here's a link to the show notes: http://www.sam-mallery.com/2017/02/snapchat-goes-public-and-android-tries-wearables-again-episode-26 Thanks for checking us out! :)