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September 29, 2017118: Essential Jelly
Russell gets an Essential Phone. Andy gets a Jelly Phone. Flo just gets very jelly. This brings on a discussion about what it means to be a premium Android phone vs a mid range or lower tier phone. Happy 19th Birthday Google.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Material with a Relay FM Membership Jelly Phone Pro Tiny Phone Is Tiny Justin Beaver Phone Tiny Casts Samsungs Emoji Adventures Google Turns 19
1 hr 22 min
September 22, 2017117: C 1.1 Billion HT's
Russell kills his Google Home in dramatic fashion. Nest strikes fear into Flo. Andy explains who or what a Hoda is. Also the upcoming Google Announcement leaks all over our shoes and BREAKING NEWS at the end of the show.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Material with a Relay FM Membership Is Google Buying HTC?! Pixel Leak Of Extraordinary Magnitude (DroidLife) Google Pixelbook Google Home Mini Daydream View Pixel 2 (HTC) Pixel 2 XL (LG) Nest hardware event announces a bunch of home security gear First affordable US Project Fi/Android One phone launches - it’s a Moto X4 Google Prepping Official Trade In Program BREAKING Google Does Indeed Buy HTC
1 hr 27 min
September 15, 2017116: Embrace The Notch
Russell buys a phone he feels is essential. Andy takes things up a notch. Flo advises us to stay in our lanes. We talk about the Pixel 2 announcement, the iPhone Flat Tyre X, and how Google needs to sort things out with yet another equality lawsuit on their hands.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Material with a Relay FM Membership It's Funny You Should Ask VIdeo Google Buying HTC?! Google ‘Segregates’ Women Into Lower-Paying Jobs Google Lens Coming Soon?
1 hr 11 min
September 07, 2017115: By Version 30 It Had Better Be Great
Flo has an LG V30! Russell's finger is hovering over the Essential Phone cancel pre-order button. Andy found a shortcut on his new Android bike. We also talk about the growing influence Google has on the world and if they'd ever use that for evil.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Material with a Relay FM Membership Andy's Bike Google Assistant Shortcuts Did Alphabet get a Google critic fired from a DC think tank? Open Markets Statement New America Response Did Google pressure Forbes to take down an embarrassing story? Google Search Depression Flo's Android Wear Review
1 hr 11 min
September 01, 2017114: Arrrrrrrr Core
Andy gets some Oreos. Russell gives a Keynote. Flo goes on a secret assignment. Also Google announces ARCore and some website called "you tub" gets a redesign.
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1 hr 7 min
August 24, 2017113: Total Eclipse Of The Wallet
Andy gets a Pixel from a totally not a scam deal. Russells finger slips on titanium and ceramic, and he ends up poorer for it. Flo touched a Note 8, and totally didn't spontaneously combust. All this and more on this episode of your second favourite podcast, MATERIAL!
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Links and Show Notes: Support Material with a Relay FM Membership Android Oreo Is Here! Does It Have Bluetooth Issues? Samsung Launched The Note 8 Flo Touches The Note 8! The Verge Has A Hands On Android Central Has A Hands On
1 hr 9 min
August 18, 2017112: Rappers Delight (feat Ihnatko)
Andy drops some sick beats. Flo confesses to using Allo. Russell wonders if he paid $3 Billion dollars to Apple, would they make him the default search engine for iOS. That's right kids we talk about Allo for Web, Google's search deals and the history of rap. All this and more on another fun filled episode of your second favourite podcast, MATEEEEEEERIAL!
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Links and Show Notes: Support Material with a Relay FM Membership Andy Buys A Pixel Allo For Web Google Pays Apple $3B For Default Search Status Korean analysts claim Samsung is getting $3.5B Google Doodle 44th Anniversary Of Rap Behind The Scenes Of The Doodle Creation
1 hr 4 min
August 11, 2017111: Margerite Dyson Left A Lovemark
Wow, what a week for Google. What a week. We start off with follow up, we end with the wonder that is the Jelly phone but the middle is full of important Google news. This is an episode not to be missed.
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Guest Starring:
Kelly Guimont
Links and Show Notes: Support Material with a Relay FM Membership Android Budget Phones That Google Memo Sundar Pichai Responds Google Diversity Numbers YouTube CEO Responds Andi McClure on Employment and Rules Stacey Higginbotham on Growing Up
1 hr 13 min
August 04, 2017110: The Camera Wars, Begun They Have
Andy has feels about cameras. Flo has feels about marketing jargon. Russell just has no feels, he's a heartless Australian. This week we talk Z Force scratching, E Plus battery life and the drugs beings smoked in Moto's Marketing Department. Also Camera's, because Vic Gundotra thinks iPhone is The Phone.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Material with a Relay FM Membership Motorola Responds to Z2 Force Scratching Moto E4 Plus Is Unkillable Unlimited Baloney Vic On Cameras
1 hr 15 min
July 28, 2017109: If You Can Drop A Baby, You Can Drop A Camera
Flo attends and exclusive Asus event. Andy attends an exclusive Moto event. Russell sits at home in his pants (the British meaning btw) and downloads the latest Android O preview. It is therefore a HUGE shock that we talk about AR, Asus, The Motorola Z2 Force and Android 0.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Material with a Relay FM Membership The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Flo Asus Zenfone AR The Original Padfone Announcement Motorola Z2 Force Announcement New Pixel 2 Render Leak Google Announces Android 0 DP4 Implementing Adaptive Icons Understanding Adaptive Icons
1 hr 11 min

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Material is a weekly discussion about the Google and Android universe. Your intrepid hosts try to answer the question, “What holds up the digital world?” The answer, so far, is that it’s Google all…