Second Opinion

Episode Summary

00:00 | Intro

00:36 | Pricing/Models

Buy The Samsung Galaxy Note9 | Note9 Price | Samsung US

03:31 | Display

06:06 | Look and feel

10:16 | CPU/RAM/Storage

12:44 | Battery

17:16 | Ports

17:54 | Buttons

20:38 | Camera

25:06 | S Pen

29:00 | Software

33:31 | Fingerprint Sensor

35:11 | DeX

40:41 | Final thoughts

Second Opinion #40: Samsung Galaxy S9+ Review › The Nexus

42:17 | Outro

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Overview

Available September 17, 2018. Runs on the iPhone 5s and iPad Air and newer ✨

00:00 | Intro

iOS 12 - Apple

iOS 12 - Features - Apple

00:50 | Performance

Up to 70% faster swipe to Camera

Up to 50% faster keyboard display

Up to 2x faster app launch under heavy workload

Up to 2x faster Share sheet display under load

Smoother animations

06:00 | Group FaceTime (coming later this fall)

32 people

Realtime effects and everything!

Video with iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Audio only with Apple Watch and HomePod

Focus view on whoever is speaking

Animoji

Filters

Text Effects

Shapes

End-to-end encryption

07:12 | Messages

Memoji if you’re cool enough to have a phone that has Memoji

If you’re not cool enough (like Brandon on his iPhone 7), you can always check out the Apple Leadership page.

Apple gives its leadership site a Memoji overhaul in celebration of World Emoji Day | 9to5Mac

New Animoji (iPhone X and newer)

koala, tiger, ghost, or T. rex

Can now record clips up to 30 seconds

Tongue and wink detection

Filters

Text Effects

Shapes

12:26 | Camera

Improved Portrait Lighting

Portrait Segmentation API

Improved QR code reader

Smart HDR (iPhone Xs)

Dynamic bokeh, after you take the photo (iPhone Xs)

14:06 | ARKit 2

Measure app

QuickLook and USDZ objects everywhere!

Improvements to vertical surface detection

3D object recognition

Face tracking

Scene reflection

Persistence(!!!) of detected planes

Unity did a really good job writing out what all the underlying changes in ARKit 2 made possible: multiplayer experiences, etc. What’s new in Unity ARKit Plugin for ARKit 2 – Unity Blog

19:24 | Screen Time

Activity reports

Compare across devices

Kid monitoring

App limits

Downtime (like bedtime), when apps and notifications are blocks

Brandon hasn’t really used this? Tried setting some boundaries for Instagram/Tweetbot, but I never seem to exceed them, so I guess they weren’t aggressive enough?

22:51 | Notifications

Grouped notifications

Inline managing of notifications

Critical alerts

In earlier beta builds, (though sometimes even now) Brandon can’t seem to get to Notification Center? Could be me being dumb.

24:35 | Do Not Disturb

Slightly easier to activate or deactivate

Does a generally better job of hiding notifications from you (lock screen, notification center)

Oh hey, maybe my problem is that DNDB is always activated???

25:31 | Photos

Photo Sharing

Sharing suggestions

Having the photos icon underneath “apps” makes Brandon very sad

Photo Search

Places

Event

Multiple keyword

For you tab

Redesigned Albums tab

30:04 | Siri

Siri Shortcuts

The new Workflow

App from the App Store (supports iOS 11 too???)

Super duper power user stuff

Motorsports

Translation

Celebrity facts

Food knowledge

Photos Memories search

Passwords

Find My iPhone

Flashlight

34:36 | Privacy

Stricter Safari rules

Safari prevents Share buttons and comment widgets on web pages from tracking you without your permission

Security code AutoFill from SMS one-time passcodes

It works until it doesn’t. Most of the apps I’ve used this with works, but You Need a Budget is a standout that seems to break.

To use an iCloud Keychain-saved-password, you need to do a pin/TouchID/FaceID

Password Manager API (Hello 1Password!)

Safari also prevents advertisers from collecting your device’s unique characteristics, so they can’t identify your device or retarget ads to you across the web.

37:50 | App Updates

Redesigned Apple Books

Redesigned Stocks app, now on iPad too

Voice Memos on iPad

New navigation in Apple News

Third-party navigation apps in CarPlay

Contactless student ID cards in Wallet

More detailed battery information

Safari Favicons on iPad

40:33 | Final Thoughts

41:55 | Outro

41:05 | Connect With The Nexus

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Episode Summary

00:00:00 | Intro

Samsung Chromebook Plus Chromebooks - XE521QAB-K01US | Samsung US

00:02:28 | Pricing

00:03:15 | Screen

00:11:26 | Build Quality

00:15:13 | Keyboard, Trackpad

00:20:35 | Importing Settings

00:23:28 | Tech Specs

00:25:42 | Battery Life

00:26:53 | Ports

00:35:10 | Speakers

00:40:31 | Cameras

00:44:21 | Software

00:51:42 | Final Thoughts

00:57:44 | Outro

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Copyright

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Episode Summary

00:00:00 | Intro

00:05:01 | Drastic UI Changes

00:07:29 | Overview Page

00:20:35 | Notifications

00:39:38 | Scrubbing Through Text

00:41:30 | Quick Settings

00:46:44 | Physical Button Menus

01:00:52 | Lockscreen

01:06:24 | Do Not Disturb

01:15:33 | System UI Tuner

How to Enable System UI Tuner on Android 9.0 Pie to Remove Status Bar Icons « Android :: Gadget Hacks

New Features

01:17:54 | Adaptive Battery

“P is for Power”—Android engineers talk battery life improvements in Android P | Ars Technica

01:23:19 | Adaptive Screen Brightness

01:25:36 | Renaming Devices

01:27:29 | Digital Wellness Beta

Pixel Shortcuts: Launcher/Digital Wellbeing helper - Apps on Google Play

01:35:50 | Missing Features

App slices

Rotate screen toggle

01:43:48 | Final Thoughts

01:46:04 | Outro

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Episode Summary

00:00:00 | Intro

00:01:08 | Spoiler-Free

00:44:07 | Spoilers

01:08:41 | Outro

Links

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LEGO Star Wars Memories – Ian R Buck – Medium

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Apple took a huge step in 2016 when they introduced MacBook Pros with butterfly switch keyboards and only USB-C ports. Ian is joined by Lilly Beyer to figure out if it was a step in the right direction.

Episode Summary

00:00 | Intro

05:03 | Display

08:21 | Build Quality

13:13 | Tech Specs

17:26 | Battery Life

20:11 | Ports

26:03 | Charging

28:52 | Keyboard and Trackpad

43:04 | Weight

44:12 | Speakers

45:39 | Software

49:47 | Final Thoughts

52:26 | Outro

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This episode of Second Opinion has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #484: SO #45 — Car Talk Radio!

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Episode Summary

00:00 | Intro

05:03 | Display

08:21 | Build Quality

13:13 | Tech Specs

17:26 | Battery Life

20:11 | Ports

26:03 | Charging

28:52 | Keyboard and Trackpad

43:04 | Weight

44:12 | Speakers

The new MacBook Pro's speaker grilles are mostly cosmetic - The Verge

45:39 | Software

49:47 | Final Thoughts

52:26 | Outro

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Episode Summary

00:00:00 | Intro

00:00:34 | Housekeeping

Run An Empire Update 2018-06-26 | Second Opinion #42a - YouTube

Second Opinion #17: Westworld Review › The Nexus

00:02:35 | Spoiler-Free

00:18:26 | Spoilers

'Westworld' Season 2 Finale, Explained: Lisa Joy on Season 3 | Hollywood Reporter

'Westworld': Full chronological timeline explained in one graphic - INSIDER

00:53:23 | Final Thoughts

01:00:33 | Outro

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Episode Summary

00:00:00 | Intro

00:01:48 | Spoiler-Free

00:29:36 | Spoilers

01:11:01 | Outro

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Episode Summary

00:00 | Intro

00:22 | Concept

Run An Empire - A real world strategy running game

01:46 | Update 2018-06-26

Drastic changes were made to the economy balance, multiplayer now exists, and an anti-cheating system has been put in place.

06:34 | Announcement

07:57 | Implemented So Far

11:28 | Not Implemented Yet

14:52 | Changes I Want

20:17 | Outro

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