Tech Dre & Ray Show

Tech News

- Google shuts down massive botnet running malware on android tv devices

Shutting the Door on the XCPE Botnet | Google Cloud BlogGoogle Cloudhttps://cloud.google.com › topics › threat-intelligence

- Apple CEO John Ternus’s philosophy  on AI

Tech in Gaming

- Sony files new patent for tech that uses AI to improve cloud gaming

- GTA 6 Map is vast and can be explored in great detail

- What are recompilations and where to find them

This Month in Tech History - November

Tech Tip of the Week

-Setting up custom passes in your Apple Wallet in iOS 27

Listener Tech Support

- What foldable would you guys recommend since the iPhone Duo isn’t currently recommended? From Mel.

Our Favorite Tech

  Tech Dre -  Google Nest Thermastat

https://store.google.com/product/nest_thermostat?hl=en-US&srsltid=AYCX9vJjMQut0Tk9GysHVJk8zrttNDHMm7Ue-Wba-Icmu0pYahitvb7_

  Ray -M5 80Gbps Retro Dock Station for Mac mini

https://wokyis.com/collections/retro-docking-station/products/wokyis-m5-80gbps

Episode 10 - Tech It Is

Tech News

- What is a cold wallet and do you need one

https://www.engadget.com/2246424/what-is-cold-wallet-how-works/

- McDonald's is reportedly using AI to "dynamically" price

- New Apple devices 

- Apple's next event is the "Pro and Tell" media experience on Wednesday, October 28, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time

MacBook Pro: Rumored to feature OLED touchscreens, lighter designs, M5 Pro/Max or M6 chips, and a Dynamic Island replacing the notch

- New Bose Noise Cancelling Wired Earbuds, are wired headphones making a comeback?

https://www.bose.com/p/earbuds/bose-noise-cancelling-wired-earbuds/NCWEARB-HEADPHONEIN.html

- New Sony Walkman 

Meta connect 2026:

https://www.meta.com

Tech in Gaming

- Will Sony be the only ones to go all digital next generation?

- Where can you buy digital games and truly own it?

https://www.gog.com/

Tech History - October

Our Favorite Tech

- Tech Dre - MagSafe portable charger ac wall outlet

https://a.co/d/0g57RFHs

- Ray -AirPods 5 Wireless Charging Case

https://www.apple.com/airpods-5/

Apples Surprise and Shine Press Conference

https://www.youtube.com/live/39BalPDuTo0?is=VfFdtG8oUBaHXOa3

AirPods 5

https://www.apple.com/airpods-5/

iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max

https://www.apple.com/iphone-18-pro/

Apple Watch Series 12

https://www.apple.com/apple-watch-series-12/

Apple Watch Ultra 4

https://www.apple.com/apple-watch-ultra-4/

iPhone Duo

https://www.apple.com/iphone-duo/

Apple Care One Family

https://www.apple.com/applecare/

Apple Tech That We Want

- Tech Dre

- Ray

Tech News

What are uBites and will you be willing to try them

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/nation-world/researchers-turn-plastic-waste-into-edible-cookies/507-54d91d97-f0c8-4692-bcdf-3664ab42550e?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KSDK_News&fbclid=IwdGRleAT8HchwZG9mBWZkaWQWUNP-4iIwVqwUB82ujzrT5k9qQQoKRmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR7ijhar_wZa3LyR7u9u7_6MzS_j6kyFeUv9F2p4Wbh9ubzVPvLtPL59hW7M-g_aem_P0Ncl1tD1jkpYjgnW9WuDw

Plaud One AI Earbuds

https://www.plaud.ai/products/plaud-one?srsltid=AfmBOor6Y6xTxrJu3pQFSOiuw-K04Lyedl80_-dmLELmCDfmn0ORa8Up

Apple Press Event September 9th - iPhones

https://www.apple.com

Tech in Gaming 

Microsoft finally reveals how disc to digital for Xbox will work

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/08/26/your-discs-now-also-digital/

Switch 2 price increase happening next week

https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/price-revision-for-nintendo-switch-2-system/?srsltid=AfmBOorTbmgakeFZk84HTZviF9-1OICEuiSOdrfUVDoTCsA2Z0JWMrT9

Stage Tour - spiritual successor to Guitar Hero

https://stagetour.com

Stage Tour 3 Guitars

https://crkd.gg/?srsltid=AfmBOor1PaaaIu_zAt0F5U69ThJx88BHoRbMIjCZv-e9KngEtARrkvBB⁠

NitroDeck 2 for Switch 1 and 2

https://crkd.gg/pages/nitro-deck-2

Movies/Shows

Peter Cullen voice actor of Optimus Prime in Transformers has passed

Avengers Endgame is a required to connect story to Avengers Doomsday

Tech that was predicted in movies long before its time.

App of the Week

ESPN Fantasy

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/espn-fantasy-sports-more/id555376968

-Our Favorite Tech

Tech Dre - Deep Tissue Massage Gun

https://www.amazon.com/Massage-Tissue-Percussion-Massager-Speeds/dp/B0H3NQN928/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?crid=ATX3F1VY5FZN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.IFp98pVudu1tblEoTsPjeKjmH96r1pQwRZjmHbBsqAUyXY4BYLXTIAGHgohLjJ9TPG9H5xlN-9Gzi-1hFJz-mmZU9aJVz1qzjaROvkgMcjwbD4e7W6Hbn7Y92Jc9NtaQEKGXEVLBjwSAhUgHk-sfK4no_Jq0gvCPKd-MphiqIkTb_FUMxP_lXbAsjfkoXBqW2i17UPqILYYcd0dK25Lo-lB7jXHGoeqW3QiFWlwOx1-FCwr6FtWXs6c_KZctszFj3f6GiG5bdkBTJDmCmlnyMcnID0wV8RHDthdNgq6Yf_8.OxjiTuEQ-fs5texWSYhyEqrykTzOHejAqJ6FsAmhqNo&dib_tag=se&keywords=massage%2Bgun&qid=1787948045&sprefix=Massage%2B%2Caps%2C176&sr=8-3-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1

Ray - Anker SOLIX C200 DC Portable Power Station - 192Wh | 200W

https://www.ankersolix.com/products/c200-dc?ref=search_result_c200&variant=50289233264970

Episode 8 - Just Another Techisode

Tech News

Tap to Pay Is Coming to Walmart and Sam’s Club

https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2026/08/21/more-ways-to-pay-tap-to-pay-is-coming-to-walmart-and-sams-club

Apple Music to Label AI-Generated Songs

Amazon to raise the price of Echo Devices up to 60%

Apple introduces new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra, M6 and M5 pro Mac mini

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/08/apple-introduces-new-mac-studio-with-m5-max-and-m5-ultra/

Apple leaks, 

New Apple Watch models to have more powerful S-class chip just in time for Siri AI

Apple's Camera-Equipped AirPods

Tech in Gaming

New Game release for SNES and Genesis in 2027

Phil Spencer said 3 years ago console prices would not go down but who expected them to go up!

Sandisk is now making expansion cards for Xbox 

Shuhei Yoshida helped to bury the Xbox One is now changing his stance on physical games

Our Favorite Tech

  Tech Dre -  NFC Emulator for Switch 1 & 2, Game Tag Manager with OLED Screen.

https://a.co/d/053LnQ6R

  Ray - 98”tcl tv

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/tcl-98-class-q6-series-4k-uhd-qled-smart-google-tv-2024/J36QYTWZWH/sku/6579447

Tech News

Anger is starting to build up over license plate cams across the country.

Select Samsung Galaxy Buds will double as hearing aids following FDA approval

Traditional prescription hearing aids cost an average of $2,000 to $7,000 per pair

Tech in Gaming

Developer has brought PS Remote Play to Steam Deck

https://www.t3.com/tech/gaming/you-can-now-play-ps5-games-on-steam-deck-steam-machine-and-lenovo-legion-go-s-heres-how

Developer working to bring GamePass to Linux

https://steamdeckhq.com/news/xodus-xbox-game-pass-on-steam-deck/

Dev at id Software says that Microsoft has burned bridges.

Valve is starting to bring Steam OS to non-Valve hardware

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/08/valve-slowly-expands-steamos-support-on-non-valve-hardware/

Razer Naga V3 Pro multifunctional modular gaming mouse

https://www.razer.com/gaming-mice/razer-naga-v3-pro?srsltid=AfmBOoo-AJjDZKnrcJ9AsCQWgleMYWjn7eOKMMw9Oor0c_3QcEy-PKM9

Upcoming Halloween Game Banned In Australia and New Zealand Over Drugs, worrying GTA6 fans…

GeForce RTX 50-series GPU prices spike as much as 39%

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/geforce-rtx-50-series-gpu-prices-spike-as-much-as-39-percent-as-blackwell-price-hikes-hit-the-us-rtx-5070-gets-a-36-percent-hike-rtx-5060-up-27-percent-at-the-median-of-newegg-listings

Movies/Shows

Jellyfin vs Plex - is this my next project

https://www.xda-developers.com/6-lessons-i-learned-after-ditching-plex-for-jellyfin-on-my-nas/

Young Michael star wants to be live action Spider-Man (Miles Morales)

https://ew.com/young-michael-star-juliano-krue-valdi-hopes-play-marvel-superhero-12035124

Our Favorite Tech

RAY - Fanttik X9 Pro Portable Tire Inflator

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJDZVDJN?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_20&th=1

Tech Dre - Nintendo Switch 2 playing Splatoon Raiders

Tech News

Apple Upgrade is a lease program for the company's devices

https://www.apple.com/shop/apple-upgrade?afid=p240%7Cgo~cmp-24004899243~adg-203343818332~ad-818637834697_kwd-305455492227~dev-c~ext-~prd-~mca-~nt-search&cid=aos-us-kwgo-txt-brand--072826-launch-

Apple to bring copy and paste between iPhone and Windows in future update.

iPhone 17 Prices Could Rise as Soon as Monday

Apple to transition to John Ternus as CEO on September 1st

People are so paranoid about being recorded with smart glasses that an app has been created to detect them.

Northwestern University develops invisible drone

The “Phantom Twist”

https://youtu.be/1mUgyV3A1O0?is=IUpkQvxmHMQwZdE1

Tech in Gaming

Madden 27 Mobile first impressions

Take Two CEO bets on cloud gaming to be the future

Next Xbox rumored to support games across all generations of Xbox

Movies/Shows

TV Viewing, Ranked by Company 

Nielsen's latest Media Distributor Gauge, which tracks "total TV usage" across broadcast, cable and streaming.

The top 5:

YouTube 13.8%

Disney 10%

NBC Universal 8.4%

Netflix 8%

Paramount 7.7%

Netflix to exclusively view GTA 6 trailer with gameplay

This Month in Tech History - August

• August 22, 1987 - The Legend of Zelda released in North America (NES): A groundbreaking action-adventure that introduced open exploration, inventory systems, and battery-backed saves on cartridge. It became one of Nintendo's foundational franchises.

• August 23, 1991 - Super Nintendo Entertainment System launches in North America: Nintendo's 16-bit console competed  with Sega and defined a generation of gaming with superior graphics.  North America over 23 million units sold and 49.1 million units worldwide.

• August 19, 2004 - Google goes public (IPO): Shares began trading  priced at $85. Raising significant capital and marked Google's transition into a major public company.  A 1K$ investment in the 2004 IPO would be roughly worth 170K$ today.  With a 6K$ investment you would have exceeded  a million dollars.

Our Favorite Tech

Ray - Anker SOLIX EverFrost 2 58 L Electric Cooler

https://www.ankersolix.com/products//everfrost-2-58l-electric-cooler?variant=51146327818570

Tech Dre - Eufy Cameras I just installed and impressions

https://www.eufy.com/flash-sale?irclickid=13mUEKRX0xyZT7T2aD1nhWzoUkuSayTQrRElTM0&irgwc=1&afsrc=1&utm_source=impact&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1934383&gad_source=1

Doorbell - E340 dual cameras

Front - S4 4k solar camera 3 lens 8x zoom

Back - S340 3k dual lens 360 coverage

Garage - C31 Indoor/Outdoor

Tech News

- AI hacks another AI

- Anthropic giving Premium Claude access to K-12 Teachers

- New York school gets robot teaching assistant

- Samsung just announced 3 new foldable

Tech in Gaming

- Apple bringing Madden 27 to Apple Arcade

https://www.ea.com/games/madden-nfl/madden-nfl-mobile/news/madden-nfl-27-comes-to-apple-arcade

- PlayStation tries to clarify the end of physical games

- The next PlayStation could be a portable

- Microsoft and Meta teaming up to combine GamePass with Quest VR Horizon +

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/07/21/xbox-game-pass-meta-horizon/

- Xbox Studios do not like GamePass

Movies/Shows

Paramount and Warner merger has hit a snag

https://www.engadget.com/2218975/judge-pauses-the-controversial-paramount-warner-bros-merger-for-two-weeks/

This Month in Tech History: July

• July 1, 1979: Sony launches the $200 Walkman a AA powered portable cassette player, this revolutionized  portable personal audio. $925 equivalent $ today
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• July 9, 1981: Nintendo releases Donkey Kong in arcades. It was a massive hit, introducing Jumpman (who later became known as Mario), this helped establish Nintendo in the U.S. market.
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• July 5, 1994: Amazon is founded by Jeff Bezos, starting as an online bookstore out of a garage.  Amazon now has over 1.5million employees worldwide and is a $2.6 Trillion tech giant.

Our Favorite Tech Gadgets

• Tech Dre - Pocket AI recorder

https://heypocket.com/pages/pocket?utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=22930619947&utm_adgroup=189508964332&utm_term=pocket+ai+recorder&utm_content=770800171610&tw_source=google&tw_adid=770800171610&tw_campaign=22930619947&tw_kwdid=kwd-2398613451835&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22930619947&gbraid=0AAAABAF0LU3lKy1IdZSGtBiYCITCPHtDa&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkv-gx5fnlQMVOpzCCB1mZDt0EAAYASAAEgLvsfD_BwE

• Ray

Anker SOLIX F3000 Portable Power Station

https://www.ankersolix.com/products/f3000?variant=52723634209098&utm_source=google&utm_medium=pmax&utm_content=pps&utm_campaign=us_ankersolix_pps_m3_google-pmax_alwayson_1782_purchase_ost_audience_internal_0720&utm_term=22931286925__&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22921392201&gbraid=0AAAAABVgOKkud2HPQaaiCeSnlM6C3ina4&gclid=CjwKCAjw1IHTBhAaEiwA4AYNFumAbe4GFrn7SO2-gkGuf-eJquKaWPgxbgLS35q7nsJCp0bH-5J8-hoCE84QAvD_BwE

Episode 4 - Better Late Than Never

Tech News

AT&T to offer $3 daily unlimited data pass for iPad

https://about.att.com/story/2026/unlimited-day-pass.html

Slate EV Pickup takes your privacy seriously

WWDC: 2026

Tech in Gaming

X25 Limited Edition XBOX series X

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/consoles/xbox-series-x

Movies/Shows

Movies/Shows

YouTubers disrupting Hollywood 

https://m.youtube.com/@kanepixels?ra=m

https://m.youtube.com/@thats_a_bad_idea?ra=m

Obsession 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37287335/?ref_=nv_srb_trend_title_1

Backrooms

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26657236/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_backrooms

McDonald’s Backrooms ad

https://youtu.be/b1m_Quu1YZw?si=9A-eCh4i4NIEBdrd

Our Favorite Tech Gadgets

Tech Dre - Oura Ring 4

https://ouraring.com

Ray -  Anker MagGo Power Bank, Slim 10,000mAh

+ camelcamelcamel Amazon price tracker

https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Ultra-Slim-Certified-Ultra-Fast-Compatible/dp/B0D7HZ4G5G/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1XUG2A8VF8Y9I&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.QTAz1aKEoPeoQmmjh99gkYU6jhtkSdU1J23VZNYFvPPqiXA9_Yqz_nOeLpT-13BlmkLyVbCTr0XIiz4XU3M-YHpa5rfWqULJFhAPypWKkjsXwRrAqNQY7Nv44BEKic1J45gvuLSvzed5lRkbfXpf7Zm7oEyHE5sq7CLHe2hitYxxxp4hS6rdQcQC3HqI4z6iRIiJyOYmJGmM3DR35aQasij8uzSfcVJL8xclGYhzUPI.xR4amupQIAH6JpYoCMdXTxRaV1UpHwBtlQSjXyx5iD8&dib_tag=se&keywords=anker%2Bmaggo%2Bpower%2Bbank%2Bslim%2B10%2C000mah&qid=1781582771&sprefix=anker%2BmagGo%2Bpower%2Bbank%2Bslim%2Caps%2C182&sr=8-3&th=1

Tech News

- New Beats Studio Pro?

- Amazon Announces Prime Day to come earlier this year.

- Slate EV Truck goes up for pre-order this month https://www.slate.auto/en/specs-lp?utm_medium=paidsearch&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=slategtm&utm_term=brand&utm_content=search&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22511586193&gbraid=0AAAAA_B-XWOyvZznUXXmWVk52LRLWRKqk&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_vnQBhCxARIsADcZyxLnRiZ_pXiDRrAiY-qjW83bK_XYgdqCEOSdrsIi8eBO0jtcLGTzh5EaAs60EALw_wcB

- New Google Drive scanner is a game changer for scanning documents 

- NBA could soon start using AI to help refs make better calls

- The Hidden Tech Behind an NBA Broadcast!

Marques Brownlee

https://youtu.be/mk_wdHePbtQ?si=Il61BcYAD1xIGsl6

Tech in Gaming

 -new MSI Claw announced and will cost as much as $1500

https://www.msi.com/news/detail/MSI-Debuts-Claw-8-EX-AI--Handheld-with-Intel--Arc-G3-Extreme-and-Titan-18-HX-Dragon-Edition-Draco-Epic-at-COMPUTEX-2026-148880

- Sony State of Play announcements

https://kotaku.com/state-of-play-ps5-god-of-war-laufey-wolverine-until-dawn-2000701641

Movies/Shows

- Spider-Noir 

- Minecraft Movie 2 has a release date

- A remake of “Escape From New York” could be coming and directed by Zac Snyder

This Month in Tech History: June:

- June 10, 1977 Apple II Ships costing $1,298 with 4Kb ram, built in basic. Approximately 5 to 6 million Apple II series computers were sold over the system's 16-year production lifespan, which lasted from 1977 until the final models were discontinued in 1993

- June 23, 1996 Nintendo releases the Nintendo 64 in Japan - world’s first 64 bit console around 33 million units worldwide sold.  Top 3 games sold for N64:

Super Mario 64 - 11.91 million copies

Mario Kart 64 - 9.87 million copies

GoldenEye 007 - 8.09 million copies

- June 29, 2007 Apple releases the iPhone with 3.5 inch touchscreen with 320x480 resolution, a 2 megapixel camera, available in 4 for $499 or 8GB for $599

Apple has sold over 3 billion iPhones globally since the device was first launched

Our Favorite Tech Gadgets

Tech Dre -  Compressed Air Duster

https://a.co/d/06Q68YJN

Ray - Bambu lab A1 3d printer