February 08, 2021

#SGGQA 192: OnePlus 9 and Hasselblad, Apple's $3000 VR Headset, Are New Phones Worth it?

2 hours 36 minutes

Apple's talks with Kia and Hyundai have fallen apart. President Biden brings back weekly addresses in a new format. Trump wanted a stake in Parler. OnePlus might partner with Hasselblad for the OnePlus 9. Apple's VR headset might cost $3000.

And let's chat about new phones and the idea of "worth"!

Let's get your tech week started right!

Stories This Week:

Mrs. GadgetGuy’s New Pixel 4a 5G https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/02/06/sggqa-191-mrs-gadgetguy-and-her-new-pixel-4a-5g/

AfterShokz OpenComm Review https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/02/05/aftershokz-opencomm-free-your-ears-get-work-done/

Tech Reviewer’s are SCUM! https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/02/04/tech-reviewers-are-scum-reddit-weighs-in/

1More ComfoBud Review https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/02/04/tech-reviewers-are-scum-reddit-weighs-in/

Tech is Politics https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/01/20/tech-is-politics-we-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do/

Revisting a FOUR YEAR OLD Mid-Range Phone in 2021! https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/01/12/using-an-old-mid-range-phone-in-2021-does-it-still-work/

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Apple Car Talks fall through https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-08/hyundai-kia-say-they-aren-t-in-ev-discussions-with-apple

Democrats look to restrict Section 230 https://www.protocol.com/democrats-plan-section-230

Trump wanted a stake in Parler https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/trump-parler-ownership

Biden brings back weekly address https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52gVNZY-r1U

TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK ON r/GLOWINGRECTANGLES https://www.reddit.com/r/glowingrectangles/top/?t=week

OnePlus 9 and Hasselblad? https://www.engadget.com/oneplus-9-pro-hasselblad-camera-leak-222612156.html

New camera lens tech coming to phones? https://www.wired.com/story/metalenz-smartphone-lens/

Apple’s VR play to cost $3000 https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/4/22266190/apple-vr-headset-ar-glasses-8k-displays-cameras-hand-tracking-details-report

Snapdragon vs Exynos Anandtech benchmarks https://www.anandtech.com/show/16463/snapdragon-888-vs-exynos-2100-galaxy-s21-ultra

Juan rambles on about viewer questions…

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