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March 20, 2025508: Breaking the Fourth Wall
Google announces the Pixel 9a and then subsequently delays it.
Links and Show Notes:
Google's Pixel 9a Could Be One of the Best Deals in Smartphones
Pixel 9a: The latest A-series phone with Google AI smarts at an unbeatable value
Sorry to Say the Google Pixel 9a Is Actually Delayed
Google Pixel 4a’s painful “update” was due to battery overheating risk
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1 hr 5 min
March 13, 2025507: Gemini for Robots
Google Gemini is coming to a robot near you. Nothing to worry about here, folks!
Links and Show Notes:
Google Is Sticking Gemini 2.0 Into Robots Now
Gemini Robotics brings AI into the physical world
Gemini Live with Screenshare
Introducing Gemma 3: The most capable model you can run on a single GPU or TPU
Experiment with Gemini 2.0 Flash native image generation
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1 hr 16 min
March 06, 2025506: Manifest Destiny
Manifest V3 is ruining our lives as Gemini helps us get dressed.
Links and Show Notes:
Gemini Live will learn to peer through your camera lens in a few weeks
Gemini Live with Video
Gemini Live with Screenshare
Expanding AI Overviews and introducing AI Mode
Exclusive: Google’s rumored new 'Pixie' assistant is finally coming to the Pixel 10 as Pixel Sense
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1 hr 1 min
February 28, 2025505: Not to Be Morbid
The Pixel Watch 3 will call for help if you miss a heartbeat. And don't forget to file your request to remove your data from Google Search.
Links and Show Notes:
The Google Pixel Watch 3 Can Call for Help If You Lose Your Pulse
Read our first Health Impact Report
Google makes it easier to remove your contact information from Search results
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53 min
February 21, 2025504: E Stands for Essence
We apologize for talking about the iPhone 16e this week, but is Apple trying to pass off a $600 device as "affordable?" Google would like a word.
Links and Show Notes:
iPhone 16e
Fingerprinting: Critics say Google rules put profits over privacy
Google’s AI Efforts Marred by Turf Disputes
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59 min
February 13, 2025503: Gulf of America
It's happening. Everything is happening, and we're opining about it. Plus, our excitement over Google I/O.
Links and Show Notes:
Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-staff meeting
Clarifying some changes we made in Calendar.
Apple TV+ Is Finally Available to Android Users Who Will Never Touch an iPhone
Expect Google to Trot Out More Gemini AI at Google I/O on May 20
Google Family Link brings new supervision tools for parents
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57 min
February 07, 2025502: Look
It's a news-heavy show, with earnings, shifts in Google company policy, and a lot of "look" from Sundar Pichai.
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Links and Show Notes:
Alphabet shares drop as much as 9% on revenue miss, soaring AI investments
Exclusive | Google Kills Diversity Hiring Targets
How Google Maps Plans to Handle the ‘Gulf of America’
Google Lifts a Ban on Using Its AI for Weapons and Surveillance
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1 hr 12 min
January 31, 2025501: The Cake Lasted Five Days
Our first episode after a major milestone, and we're catching up on the real stories behind all the flashy Android and Samsung headlines.
Links and Show Notes:
The Samsung Galaxy S25's Most Touted AI Feature Left Me Disappointed
Just How Good Is Audio Eraser on the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra? We Put It to an Ear-Splitting Test
Everyone Calm Down, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge Is Just a Thin Phone
Android 16's Linux Terminal will soon let you run graphical apps, so of course we ran Doom
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1 hr 3 min
January 25, 2025 500: Enjoy Some Cake
Andy and Flo celebrate 500 episodes of Material! No news this week, just vibes.
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58 min
January 16, 2025499: Don't Be Rude, AI
OnePlus launches a new Android phone, and Google tells its AI podcasting hosts to dial down their attitude.
Links and Show Notes:
OnePlus 13 Review: A Better Android Phone, but It’s Not the Best
Samsung Will Reveal Its Newest Smartphones on January 22
Here’s what’s new with Google TV at CES
Lenovo Legion Tab sells out in 48 hours amid pent up demand for small Android tablets
Google's NotebookLM had to teach its AI podcast hosts not to act annoyed at humans
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1 hr

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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…