Techmanity Talks

Techmanity TalksEp. 7 — 2 October 2019Neuralink — Elon Musk wants to enhance the brain with AI

In this episode, we discuss the recent press conference held by Neuralink, a project co-founded by Elon Musk, who are in the midst of developing a brain–machine interface.

• Read our article on Neuralink
• Read the Neuralink paper

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Techmanity TalksEp. 6 — 17 September 2019Apple Keynote — The iPhone Pro Max Super Ultra Alpha XII is here! (Steve Carell not included)Timestamps

• 00:22 — Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade
• 12:49 — The new iPad (7th-generation)
• 24:24 — The new Apple Watch (Series 5)
• 45:42 — The new iPhones (iPhone 11 (Pro (Max)))

Things we mentioned

• Harry’s reveiew of the Apple Watch Series 3

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Techmanity TalksEp. 5 — 25 March 2019Apple “Showtime” Keynote EventTimestamps

• 00:35 — Summary of presentation
• 03:14 — Apple News+
• 26:16 — Apple Arcade
• 34:58 — Apple TV
• 50:07 — Apple TV+
• 78:17 — Apple Card
• 97:50 — Post show banter (lime milkshakes at Wimpy?!)

Things we mentioned

• Tweet by @aidensky
• Short video clip of animated Apple News covers and titles
• Techmanity Talks #3 — CES 2019
• Streaming services are boring! — Techmanity
• “And you get a car! And you get a car!”
• Revolut Metal Card

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Techmanity TalksEp. 4 — 14 February 2019FaceTime snooping, Apple Watch saves lives, folding smartphones, and big batteriesTimestampsPrivacy-related stories

• 00:28 — FaceTime snooping bug discovered by Grant Thompson
• 11:13 — Password keychain found in macOS by Linus Henze, criticises Apple’s lack of rewards for macOS bug-finder
• 14:38 — Is Apple slacking when it comes to tackling software bugs?
• 23:10 — Facebook’s “Research” app removed from App Store over privacy violations

Life-saving tech

• 36:12 — Norwegian man saved from potentially fatal fall by Apple Watch

Smartphone news and speculation

• 43:08 — Is there an iPhone SE 2 in the works?
• 55:41 — Xioami shares folding phone concept
• 62:47 — Energizer announces plans for smartphone with super-high capacity batteries
• 70:48 — Moto G7 line announced, Moto G7 Power packs 5,000 mAh battery

Honorable mentions

• 77:15 — Crypto exchange loses access to wallet holding $190M worth of Bitcoin when password-holder dies

Things we mentioned

• CNBC interview with Grant Thompson and mother
• Proof of concept of KeySteal exploit by Linus Henze
• GIF of Xioami folding phone from Mi Community forum thread

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Techmanity TalksEp. 3 — 19 January 2019CES 2019TimestampsDespite Apple not being present, we have Apple-related news!

• 00:08 — Apple collaborates with smart TV manufacturers
• 12:20 — Apple’s privacy-related jab at the rest of the tech world

Smart doorbells: Satan or Saviour?

• 14:53 — Concerns with the Ring doorbell (owned by Amazon)
• 18:00 — Do people care about keeping their info private?
• 25:32 — Netatmo doorbell, for the privacy-conscious

Smartphones with novel features

• 34:26 — The world’s first foldable smartphone! Royole FlexPai
• 42:17 — A front-facing camera covering the screen? The (Huawei) Honor View 20

An interesting smartwatch

• 53:07 — The Withings Move (now with ECG!)

Cool displays

• 63:07 — Samsung’s The Wall (not Pink Floyd’s)
• 67:34 — Rollable OLED by LG
• 71:33 — Samsung Space Monitor
• 73:17 — LG 46-inch ultrawide

Sky Taxis!

• 76:48 — Uber’s air taxi plans and the Bell Nexus helicopter

Honorable mentions / Unmentionables

• 81:40 — A toilet that can talk? The endtimes must be near…
• 84:40 — Award-winning sex toy loses award

Things we mentioned

• Louis views modern smartphones, immediately loses mind. — Louis Rossmann on YouTube
• Wiwe, the Mobile ECG: Track Your Heart Rate and Blood Oxygen Level on the Go — Techmanity.co.uk
• Skytaxis are closer than you think! — Techmanity.co.uk
• “Apple Product Launch” — Bad Lip Reading on YouTube

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Techmanity TalksEp. 2 — 27 September 2018Apple Keynote, September 2018TimestampsFancy an expensive ECG? Buy a new Apple Watch

• 00:15 — Apple Watch redesign and Series 4
• 00:53 — First-party vs. third-party Apple Watch straps
• 04:36 — New Watch “complications”
• 05:50 — “Breathe” app
• 08:25 — Using the watch for health-and-fitness reasons
• 16:26 — New ECG feature
• 25:27 — New fall detection feature

New phones! iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR

• 26:42 — The iPhone XS is big! Our thoughts on phone sizes
• 32:00 — A brief tangent on phone contracts vs. pay as you go, and phone tariffs
• 33:43 — New iPhone design and specs
• 41:17 — Our thoughts on high-end phone pricing
• 45:04 — New camera with post-focus
• 48:15 — Dual-SIM (Physical SIM + eSIM; dual physical SIM in China) and a discussion of carrier locking
• 52:40 — Pricing for the new phones

A minor improvement to the HomePod

• 62:51 — Multiple timers

Closing

• 69:40 — Closing remarks

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Techmanity TalksEp. 1 — 6 June 2018WWDC 2018

It’s that time of year again — Apple is hosting WWDC, the Worldwide Developer Conference. We cover the event and give our thoughts on the slew of features coming to Mac in macOS Mojave and iPhone and iPad with iOS 12, peppered with a few choice tangents.

Timestamps0:00 — Intro and a discussion on security

• 01:21 — Blocking tracking scripts
• 05:04 — Greyshift
• 07:29 — GDPR

8:59 — macOS 10.14 “Mojave”

• 10:11 — system-wide dark mode
• 14:13 — UIKit (iOS programming API) features introduced into AppKit (macOS programming API) for easier porting of iOS apps to macOS
• 17:34 — eGPUs (external GPUs/graphics cards) for the sake of improving render times and gaming experience, and Metal 2 (lightweight graphics API for iOS)
• 19:37 — Desktop stacks (folders re-invented!)
• 20:36 — Video “screenshots”
• 21:00 — Finder gallery view and Quick Look
• 22:53 — Why is there a stocks and news app?

25:14 — iOS 12

• 25:14 — Siri shortcuts for iOS devices
• 28:08 — Ten minutes of discussion about digital wellbeing, because it’s important
• 37:40 — Photos app
• 42:49 — Animoji, and a tangent on what people want from a smartphone
• 50:23 — Ability to edit RAW images on iPad Pro, and our thoughts on multiple users for iPad
• 54:53 — Memoji, and slowed obsolescence
• 58:18 — What is CarPlay, and why would you use it?

1:00:43 — Apple Watch and watchOS 5

• 1:00:43 — Siri shortcuts for Apple Watch
• 1:07:20 — Fitness-related features
• 1:10:54 — Podcasts
• 1:15:05 — Miscellaneous features (Motion-activated Siri, minor web-browsing

1:17:43 — Apple TV and tvOS updates

• 1:17:43 — Dolby Atmos, and aerial screensaver footage now with location stated on screen!
• 1:21:23 — Live streaming traditional TV (via providers such as Salt and Canal+) and “Zero-sign on”

1:22:37 — AR (augmented reality)

• 1:22:37 — Proprietary USDZ file format for AR models, with support in Adobe Creative Cloud
• 1:23:25 — “Measure” app, with a tangent on the word “cad” and other archaic expletives
• 1:28:10 — Lego AR playground app
• 1:29:56 — FaceTime with 32-person video chat

1:33:54 — Closing thoughtsThings we mentioned

• Techmanity — Google I/O 2018 Livestream
• Techmanity — Streaming services are boring
• Jony Ive parody Twitter account (@jonyiveparody)
• List of Apple TV aerial screensaver footage locations on Apple Communities
• iOS 12 Beta preview
• Apple developer site
• WWDC 2018 event page
• Anchor podcasting app

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