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  • 78: G Boarding Outside Your G Suite

    Andy rummages through POTUS's house while he's away. Yasmine is BFFs with FLOTUS. Russell once met the King Of Sweden. It's the most royal episode of Material yet! Also tablets, keyboards and ALL THE GOOGLE UPDATES!!! (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

    This episode of Material is sponsored by:
    • Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘material20’
    • Links and Show Notes: Support Material with a Relay FM Membership My Activity - Video and Audio Google Keyboard becomes Gboard, separates itself even further from SwiftKey | Android Central Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "Gboard, "search and share, right from your keyboard." Because we know you're not actually using Allo. 😂☠️😂☠️😂☠️" Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "What's with the glowing emoji Gboard? https://t.co/VPXaRyC07z" Google Maps tells you if locations are wheelchair accessible Some Nexus 6Ps have developed a battery early shutoff problem, and it's becoming a safety issue Referral code to get a $20 credit when you join Project Fi

      Join using the referral code your friend sent you (we got it all ready for you) and you'll both receive a $20 Fi credit towards your statement!

      Google Assistant can track Santa, tell holiday jokes, and spin the dreidel
      46 min
    • 77: Please Add Me To Your LinkedIn Network

      Yasmine is back and she seems upset about something. Andy is unusually quiet. Russell finally fells his Samsung demons. Also car things and Android Things for your Internet Of Things.

      This episode of Material is sponsored by:
      • Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘material20’
      • Links and Show Notes: Support Material with a Relay FM Membership Material Podcast on Twitter: "Back by popular demand. @YasmineEvjen slays? sleighs? She banishes @Ihnatko & @rustyshelf from speaking per their Wear and Home comments. https://t.co/E5TTjvYc7y" The Magic Minute Project Google acquires Cronologics to help improve Android Wear Android Wear 2.0 Developer Preview 4: Authentication, In-App Billing, and more | Android Developers Blog Google Help Waymo: Google’s Self-Driving Car Heads to Market | WIRED Android Things is Google’s new OS for smart devices - The Verge Netflix and Google Photos integration for Google Home going live for some users Google Developers Blog: Start building Actions on Google Actions on Google  |  Actions on Google  |  Google Developers Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "So, if 🌯 @Google the drones will come? 🙏 https://t.co/4qysDV273o" Adam Spink on Twitter: "@YasmineEvjen in fact maybe I can help in a small way, I'm going to financially support @materialpodcast ." Membership - Relay FM

        From the beginning, Relay FM has been a community for podcasters, listeners and follow-uppers to share their common interests and passions. Now, with a Relay FM membership, you can directly support the hosts of your favorite shows.

        1 hr 6 min
      • 76: Yasmine Slays

        While the Yasmine is away, the kids can play! Andy buys his WiFi in 3 packs. Russell yells at Samsung again. Without Yasmine to stop them, our beloved hosts pronounce Android Wear dead and buried...then they deftly distract you with alliterations and the Google Santa Tracker!

        Links and Show Notes: Support Material with a Relay FM Membership Google WiFi Verge Motorola Story Android Wear 2.0 Android Wear 2.0 Delays Santa Tracker! Trusted Contacts
        1 hr 16 min
      • 75: Is The Cake A Lie?

        Andy brings enough cake to share. Yasmine is helping old grannies cross virtual roads. Russell really rages rabidly regarding refunds. Also Google AIs ALL THE THINGS!

        This episode of Material is sponsored by:
        • Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘material20’
        • Links and Show Notes: Support Material with a Relay FM Membership Abhilash Bingi on Twitter: "Thank you ​@vpoltrack & @materialpodcast for giving me a great idea for my anniversary gift! My wife @sugarcandy243 loved it! https://t.co/GQYu4AJCDy" Surrounded by Wild Elephants in 4k 360 - YouTube Google's AI Reads Retinas to Prevent Blindness in Diabetics | WIRED Timelapse – Google Earth Engine Google Timelapse shows how any location on Earth has changed over the past 32 years | 9to5Google Google's Hand-fed AI Now Gives Answers, Not Just Search Results | WIRED Found in translation: More accurate, fluent sentences in Google Translate Crowdsource - Android Apps on Google Play

          Do quick, simple tasks that have a huge impact - like improve the quality of Google Translate in your language, or of Google Maps in your country, etc. Everytime you use it, you know that you've made the internet a better place for your community.

          Review: Pixel XL – 512 Pixels

          Pixel is totes great

          Camera is legit af
          Low light be like wow

          This Android is clean

          No bloatware is a relief
          Assistant is dope

          Don’t want an iPhone?

          Pixel is what you should get
          Ignore the back case

          1 hr 4 min
        • 74: And It Was GOODfest

          It’s a brand new episode of Material, with real-time Thanksgiving traffic alerts! *Not actually true, but Google Maps has your covered. The crew auditions for GOODfest and begs for burritos, AGAIN.

          Phones wake up from their slumber with Daydream ready capabilities. One day, you too may become Daydream ready. Hold strong little phone, you can do it. In the meantime keep giving Google heartbeat data, I mean hugs.

          Drones, the end of the world as we know it?

          This episode of Material is sponsored by:
          • Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘material20’
          • Links and Show Notes: Support Material with a Relay FM Membership Pádraic Keogh on Twitter: "@rustyshelf Have a Google Home working in Ireland for the past couple of weeks. Everything is spot bar some issues with a Chromecast Audio." I received my Google Home in Australia from a mate in the US and it's bloody amazing! : google_home Next Google Pixel update adds raise-to-wake, double-tap-to-wake | Android Central Google Play services v10.0 prepares for Tap 'n Pay with Android Wear and makes progress on Instant Apps [APK Teardown] Google discounts Chromecast, Pixel, and Google Home for Black Friday 2016 - The Verge [Deal Alert] Get a Moto 360 Sport for just $99.99 on eBay (50% off) Google Search and Maps Thanksgiving Trends Two new (and one tried-and-true) ways to get through turkey day with Google Maps Moto Z and Moto Z Force: Now Daydream-Ready - The Official Motorola Blog Google launches Good Fest music festival - Business Insider GOODFest, A livestream festival for good. Apple’s $299 coffee table book is a holy tome for nostalgic fans - The Verge Delivery drones will mean the end of ownership | Verge 2021
            1 hr 8 min
          • 73: Shared VR Sweat

            A new co-host appears and muscles her way into the show. All signs point to IF This shoe fits Then That puppet master is Yasmine. Russell is busy Daydreaming. Andy takes up Yoga and reading.

            And of course, Google Home, Google Daydream, Google Music and Google Andy's new show and subscribe or else!

            This episode of Material is sponsored by:
            • Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘material20’
            • Links and Show Notes: Support Material with a Relay FM Membership Material Podcast on Twitter: "Meet this week’s Material co-hosts: Sockpuppet @ihnatko, Phoney @rustyshelf & Homey @YasmineEvjen https://t.co/kssnbUoKZq" Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "This is why I do what I do. At the core of my love for technology is what it can do for humanity. ❤️ https://t.co/lH0qRnqZfM" Connect Google Assistant to hundreds of other services - IFTTT Ian R Buck on Twitter: "@averywkrouse @YasmineEvjen I was so glad to find that feature, because I usually don't have line-of-sight when talking to Home. https://t.co/gZ2ILL5a3I"

              Turn On Activation Sound on Google Home

              Daydream Yoga Book | The Ultimate 2-in-1 Productivity Tablet | Lenovo US Google showing inaccurate top news search result about popular vote - Business Insider Google, Facebook move to restrict ads on fake news sites | Reuters Introducing the new Google Play Music Now your photos look better than ever – even those dusty old prints The Best App For Throwback Thursdays - Nat and Lo - YouTube

              This week Google Photos launched a new app, PhotoScan, that helps you digitize your old printed photos. Want to know how it works? You’ve come to the right video.

              Almanac - Relay FM
              1 hr 16 min
            • 72: A Google Home In Every Home (Except Andy's)

              This episode comes to you from a far happier time, before ELECTION.EXE deleted our hard drives. Yasmine has a new friend at home. Andy wants a friend too, but his pre-order joy turns to ashes. Russell is at least content that Google shipped him something...though he's clearly been trumped by Yasmine.

              If that's not enough, we play a game with a robot...WHO WINS? WHO DIES? THE RESULT WILL SHOCK YOU*

              *no really it will, don't stick things in powerpoints kids.

              This episode of Material is sponsored by:
              • Criquet: Get 20% off with the code MATERIAL
              • Links and Show Notes: Support Material with a Relay FM Membership Design your own Live Cases - Google Store Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "Welcome to @Google Home https://t.co/2LtyiKInBL" Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "Ok Google, play @materialpodcast https://t.co/dppRh9zq54" Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "Ok Google play chicken wearing pants on living room 😂😂😂 🐓🐔👖 https://t.co/JOmJFCB4v3" Google Home vs. Amazon Echo: Which Robot Do You Let Into Your Life? - WSJ Introducing PIXEL - Raspberry Pi Android Auto: now available in every car Girl Hailed for Using Google Translate to Befriend New Student - Good News Network Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "If you have Google OnHub people on your network can control smart devices w/o app. The irony, their UI is nicer than Philips Hue's 😂 https://t.co/aI7xjm4OZl"
                50 min
              • 71: Pixels On A Coaster

                Yasmine is back after taking her Pixel on Vacation. Andy wishes he was Yasmine's Pixel. Russell tries not to gloat too much over his recent win. A special guest joins us to push his iPhone and Pixel together and make them kiss.

                For this special episode we talk mainly Pixel and how it stacks up to the other flagship phones. Was Hiroshi right? Will we look back in 8 years time and see this as a turning point for Android? Only one way to find out, hit that damn play button so hard you break the screen of your worthless non Pixel device and give yourself an excuse to upgrade.

                This episode of Material is sponsored by:
                • Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘material20’
                • Guest Starring:

                  Myke Hurley

                  Links and Show Notes: Support Material with a Relay FM Membership “Tasty Treats” graphic tee by Virginia Poltrack. | Cotton Bureau Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "This #Pixel camera is everything. Thank you @google for making a camera that captures our family's trip to perfection. https://t.co/vtcCn2789N" Russell Ivanovic on Twitter: "Some people go to Theme Parks to take their kids on rides. Yasmine takes her phone #megagooglefan https://t.co/380Z3jPVbY" Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "😍 #Pixel #shotonpixel https://t.co/PIf404GX5w" Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "World of Color is amazing. You need to see it. #shotbypixel #Pixel https://t.co/9sfMxj30CZ" Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "Unedited #shotonpixel #Pixel https://t.co/pbtX3bYM8i" WE'RE NOT FIGHTING A WAR - Vlog 004 - YouTube

                  Myke receives and reviews a Google Pixel XL.

                  Daydream View coming to stores November 10th Walmart "accidentally" puts Google Home on store shelves early : technology Cast a spell with Google and Warner Bros. Pictures Where to Vote Early - Google
                  1 hr 26 min
                • 70: Giant Duck Sized Spiders

                  Yasmine is on assignment so Russell recruits a fellow Australian to outnumber Andy. In retaliation, Andy throws poisonous spiders. Zarah has a chart of venomous snakes. That's right kids, Episode 70 of Material podcast is here!

                  Also we talk a lot about the Pixel and we find out who won the GREAT PIXEL RACE OF 2016.

                  This episode of Material is sponsored by:
                  • Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘material20’
                  • Guest Starring:

                    Zarah Dominguez

                    Links and Show Notes:

                    Zarah Dominguez

                    Support Material with a Relay FM Membership Zarah's Path To Android Development iFixit Pixel Teardown ARS Technica Disagrees On The HTC Bits Pixel Designed In 9 Months? Rainbow Lightbar For Your Pixel Google Working on AR? VR Climbing Mishap Google News Fact Check
                    1 hr 14 min
                  • 69: If Only You Were There When I Met Aparna

                    Russell is away yet again, most likely camping out in front of a store to win the Great Pixel Race of 2016. Kristen replaces him and yet again proves that smarter and more informed co-hosts than Russell are everywhere. Yasmine fangirls over Nat & Lo. Andy blurs the background of background blurring algorithms.

                    The team talks Pixel, Pixel and more Pixel. Followed by some more Pixel and then in a real shock some things that aren't related to the Pixel. But really the Pixel is kind of a big deal, ok?

                    This episode of Material is sponsored by:
                    • Criquet: Get 20% off with the code MATERIAL
                    • Guest Starring:

                      Kristin Marsicano

                      Links and Show Notes: Support Material with a Relay FM Membership Kristin V Marsicano (@kristinmars) | Twitter Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide | Big Nerd Ranch Close the Loop: Designing and Developing Together (Droidcon NYC, September 2016) // Speaker Deck Philip Simpson on Twitter: "This Note 7 is amazing but in the interest of my family I am going to switch it off. Samsung please do a magical software fix! 💥🔥 🚒" Andy Ihnatko on Twitter: ".@digifiddler @pilampinto @robpegoraro @dsilverman You SHOULD NOT still have a Note 7. UNSAFE. Take it back to wherever you bought it from." This Video Was Filmed On Google's New Pixel Phone - YouTube Google Pixel review: Home run - The Verge The Google Pixel Is Too Dumb and Ugly to Replace Your iPhone Update: Verizon says its Pixels will get updates at the same time as Google’s | Ars Technica The Google Lab That’s Building a Legion of Diverse Coders – WIRED The Simpsons VR Zarah Dominguez on Twitter: "@YasmineEvjen I live about 20 mins away from that Telstra shop. Could I be the official #TeamYasmine rep? @rustyshelf @materialpodcast"
                      1 hr

                    About Material

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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…

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