Very Hicken Bros.

Trevor and I review the OnePlus 9 Pro and the PinePhone. Trevor introduces Final Fantasy XIV Beta for PS5 as I do the Oura Ring. We discuss the following articles: Nintendo is releasing a bright blue Switch Lite in May (https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/13/22381575/nintendo-switch-lite-new-color-blue-price-release-date), Overwatch League Brings Back Live Events This Summer (https://www.ign.com/articles/overwatch-league-brings-back-live-events-this-summer), Buh-Bye, Bitcoin: The PRC (China) Has Launched A Digital Yuan. And It Will Change Everything (https://seekingalpha.com/article/4418567-bitcoin-china-launched-digital-yuan-and-will-change-everything), Haunting New Hubble Photo Reveals The Wisps of a Dying Galaxy (https://www.sciencealert.com/haunting-new-image-from-hubble-shows-a-dying-galaxy), DARPA picks Lockheed Martin and Blue Origin to build nuclear spacecraft (https://www.engadget.com/darpa-lockheed-martin-blue-origin-nuclear-spacecraft-100547792.html), Galaxies, the cosmic cities of the universe, explained by astrophysicist (https://www.space.com/galaxy-types-and-formations), Brave and Vivaldi browsers won't adopt Google's FLoC tech (https://9to5google.com/2021/04/14/brave-vivaldi-browsers-floc/), TCL’s Fold ‘n Roll concept is a phone into a 10-inch tablet (https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/14/22383668/tcl-fold-n-roll-concept-rollable-phone-tablet), NVIDIA Hyperion 8 is a near-turnkey platform for autonomous cars (https://www.slashgear.com/nvidia-hyperion-8-is-a-near-turnkey-platform-for-autonomous-cars-12667965/), Mind-Bending NASA Visualization Shows The Wild Warping of Binary Black Holes (https://www.sciencealert.com/new-nasa-visualization-shows-the-wild-warping-around-binary-black-holes), Scientists get more great looks at the 1st black hole ever photographed (https://www.space.com/m87-supermassive-black-hole-observing-campaign), and Astronomers detect a bright-blue bridge of stars, and it’s about to blow (https://www.livescience.com/new-milky-way-spur-discovered.html).

I don't have time to add a description. I am rushing of to a bonfire.

Nick joins Trevor and I, discussing the following: Milky Way mosaic took 12 years, 1250 hours (https://earthsky.org/space/milky-way-panorama-metsavainio-astrophotography), Microsoft Launches ION On Bitcoin Mainnet (https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/microsoft-announces-completion-of-ion-v1-and-launch-on-bitcoin-mainnet), Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis Chapters Are Free, But Weapons Are Locked Behind Gacha System (https://www.thegamer.com/final-fantasy-7-ever-crisis-gacha-weapons/),GShares of smart glasses maker Vuzix jump as Q4 results top expectations (https://www.zdnet.com/article/shares-of-smart-glasses-maker-vuzix-jump-as-q4-results-top-expectations/), 20 Years of Mac OS X (https://512pixels.net/2021/03/os-x-at-20/), Is Sergey Brin really building the world's biggest aircraft? Here's everything we know. (https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/Sergey-Brin-Google-airship-blimp-zeppelin-LTA-16030652.php), A 5,000-mile living wall could hold back the world's largest desert (https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/17/africa/africa-great-green-wall-sahara-desert-spc-intl-c2e/index.html), 10 Year Anniversary of The Unforgiving (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unforgiving), Man accidentally opens old Magic: The Gathering pack and pulls a Black Lotus that could be worth over $10,000 (https://www.pcgamer.com/amp/man-accidentally-opens-old-magic-the-gathering-pack-and-pulls-a-black-lotus-that-could-be-worth-over-dollar10000/), and New Black Hole Photo Shows Magnetic Fields (https://www.dpreview.com/news/7663931388/incredible-new-image-shows-the-magnetic-fields-at-the-edge-of-the-m87-black-hole)

Sorry. I can't put in the description of the podcast at this time. I rushing off to see Raya and the Last Dragon, but Nick did join us for this episode.

Trevor and I spoke about the following topics: 15% of Metro customers use OnePlus (https://www.androidauthority.com/oneplus-nord-series-us-1201202/); Waymo, delivering people in San Francisco (https://venturebeat.com/2021/02/17/waymo-begins-robo-taxi-tests-in-san-francisco/amp/); Mysterious massive holes in Siberia (https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/17/world/siberia-craters-arctic-climate-change-scn/index.html); Blockchains LLC, petitioning for innovation zone (https://www.ksl.com/article/50107012/in-nevada-desert-a-technology-firm-aims-to-be-a-government). We also discuss the BlizzConline (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfAGiRdabzE), Pokemon Presents (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjolDEc6qtk), CryptoTab browser v. Brave Browser (https://cryptotabbrowser.com/19820041 & https://brave.com/download/), and Cloud Mining platforms (Bee.com, Pi Network, ByBee, Nodle Cash, & Crypto Miner for Monero XMR).

Trevor and I talk several topics. The order is the following: Hayao Miyazaki's 'Spirited Away' to Get Stage Adaptation (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hayao-miyazakis-spirited-away-to-get-stage-adaptation), Overcast overhauls its Apple Watch app (https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/25/22300649/overcast-podcast-app-new-watch-update), ZTE unveils second-gen in-display camera tech, but we still have questions (https://www.androidcentral.com/zte-unveils-second-gen-display-camera-tech-we-still-have-questions), Mobileye partners with Lohr and Transdev to develop self-driving shuttles (https://venturebeat.com/2021/02/25/mobileye-partners-with-lohr-and-transdev-to-develop-self-driving-shuttles/) four different final fantasy games, Qualcomm announces XR1 AR Smart Viewer reference design (https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/23/22296100/qualcomm-xr1-smart-viewer-ar-glasses-announce-lenovo-thinkreality-a3),  Astronomers find the fastest spinning black hole to date (https://www.livescience.com/first-black-hole-detected-fastest-spinning.html), and 'Ghostly' neutrino from star-shredding black hole reveals cosmic particle accelerator of epic proportions (https://www.space.com/neutrino-from-star-shredding-black-hole-particle-accelerator).

We almost had a guest for this episode, but he was called in to work early on Friday. Trevor and I talked about the following topics: Wearable technology will no longer need batteries by the end of the decade (https://www.colorado.edu/today/2021/02/10/thermoelectric), Nothing's first product (https://www.techspot.com/amp/news/88576-carl-pei-nothing-focusing-wireless-earbuds-first.html), Aurora partners with Toyota (https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/aurora-partnering-toyota-autonomous-taxis), OnePlus is the only phone company to increase growth from last year (https://pocketnow.com/oneplus-was-the-only-brand-to-grow-in-the-us-market-in-a-pandemic-hit-2020), Motional to use Blackberry's QNX security (https://www.benzinga.com/news/21/02/19565162/blackberry-announces-qnx-software-will-power-motionals-autonomous-vehicles), LG's Rollable phone patent is submitted in China (https://www.phonearena.com/news/new-LG-Rollable-patent-shows-second-display-camera-module_id130005), New modular nuclear technology to be built in Utah (https://www.wsj.com/articles/mini-nuclear-reactors-offer-promise-of-cheaper-clean-power-11613055608), and Voyager 2 communications system was updated (https://nyti.ms/3qdAFDO).

This episode is one defined by passion. We had more than 25 topics, and Nick Chao joined us. Trevor had 15 topics. They are the following: Sony, not making money of the sale of PS5s (https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/3/22264242/playstation-5-sales-loss-manufacturing-costs-msrp-sony); emongg, becoming San Francisco Shock’s official content creator(https://dotesports.com/overwatch/news/san-francisco-shock-signs-emongg-as-a-content-creator); Sega, spliting (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-02-01-sega-sammy-to-split-video-games-and-pachinko-machines-into-separate-companies); Sonic, getting a Lego set (https://www.gamespot.com/articles/a-sonic-the-hedgehog-lego-set-is-speeding-into-production/1100-6487094/); Upright, getting acquired (https://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/DarioHealth+%28DRIO%29+Announces+Acquisition+of+Leading+Digital+Musculoskeletal+Company+Upright+Technologies+and+%2470+Million+Financing/17869165.html; FF14’s big update (https://www.gamespot.com/videos/final-fantasy-xiv-endwalker-teaser-trailer/2300-6454610/); Argo AI, readying to launch (https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1123610_argo-ai-s-4th-gen-self-driving-car-prototypes-fitted-with-product-intent-hardware); Google Maps update (https://www.tomsguide.com/news/google-maps-split-screen-street-view); Apple Watch, unlocking the iPhone (https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/unlock-iphone-wearing-mask-with-apple-watch/); Samsung Dex update for the S21 (https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/02/04/samsung-dex-now-works-wirelessly-on-pcs-if-you-have-a-galaxy-s21/); Carl Pei’s Nothing (https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/carl-pei-nothing-company-announcement-news/); GM’s hydrogen partnerships, not including them manufacturing cars (https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/gm-to-supply-navistar-with-hydrogen-fuel-cells-semi-trucks); Rolling Samsung phone (https://www.tomsguide.com/news/forget-lg-rollable-samsung-rollable-phone-just-teased-in-new-patent); Net Zero Carbon Fuels (https://www.geekwire.com/2021/amazon-invests-startup-producing-net-zero-carbon-fuels-transportation/); Radio Loud Magnetars (I can't paste anymore links. I will post them on the YouTube Videos.); Sony A1; Fuji GFX100S; learning about backholes from a water drain vortex; harnessing energy from blackholes; and the universe’s Old Faithful.

Nick Chao joins us for the first episode of 2021. We discuss the following topics before he introduces his new song: video gaming is a bigger industry than the combined film and sports industry (https://www.gamespot.com/articles/games-are-now-making-more-than-movies-and-sports-combined/1100-6485777/), Demon Slayer takes the top animated film box office title from Spirited Away (https://comicbook.com/anime/news/demon-slayer-mugen-train-beats-spirited-away-box-office/), KFC to release a gaming PC (https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55433318), Nick give his review of Cyberpunk 2077 on PS5, Xiaomi's Mi 11 is the first phone with the 888 chip (https://www.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-mi-11-flagship-5g-launch-china-qualcomm-snapdragon-888/), Nick gives his thoughts on the AirPods Max, LG pitches transparent displays for commercial uses (https://www.techradar.com/news/lg-brings-its-transparent-oled-tv-to-beds-restaurants-and-public-transit-windows), LG and Magna announce a $1,000,000,000 electric car joint venture (https://www.autoblog.com/2020/12/23/lg-electronics-magna-joint-venture-electric-car-components/), LG's droid sanitizes interior spaces (https://www.techrepublic.com/article/germ-killing-robot-is-lgs-latest-product-it-could-help-prevent-covid-19-spread-in-offices/), Nuro is the first autonomous vehicle company to take their service public in California (https://venturebeat.com/2020/12/23/nuro-becomes-first-company-to-receive-commercial-autonomous-vehicle-permit-from-california-dmv/), Nuro acquires Ike (https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/23/nuro-acquires-autonomous-trucking-startup-ike/), Trevor introduces recoiling black holes (http://www.sci-news.com/astronomy/abell-2261-recoiling-supermassive-black-hole-09167.html), Black holes discharge energy (https://scitechdaily.com/black-holes-discharge-the-energy-in-their-powerful-plasma-jets-much-farther-away-than-thought/), and Christmas Star or Great Conjunction (https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/22/world/jupiter-saturn-great-conjunction-images-scn-trnd/index.html).

First of all Trevor starts it off with a surprise. I discussion my decision to abandon Android and iOS, buying a PinePhone. The news topics are the following: M1 Macs can now run full version of Linux thanks to new Corellium port (https://9to5mac.com/2021/01/20/m1-macs-can-now-run-full-version-of-linux-thanks-to-new-corellium-port/), Google Closes Loon, Its Plan to Use Balloons for Web Access (https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-parent-ends-project-that-provided-internet-from-balloons-11611327810), Google says it completes acquisition of Fitbit (https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-parent-ends-project-that-provided-internet-from-balloons-11611327810), New Vuzix MicroLED smartglasses show how small the future is becoming (https://www.cnet.com/news/new-vuzix-microled-smartglasses-show-how-small-the-future-is-becoming/), New Pokémon luxury jewelry will star Jigglypuff with her own tiny pink sapphire (https://soranews24.com/2021/01/08/new-pokemon-luxury-jewelry-will-star-jigglypuff-with-her-own-tiny-pink-sapphire/), LG discussing sale of smartphone business to Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup (https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/01/22/no-lg-isnt-exiting-the-smartphone-business/), Sony Xperia 10 III renders and specs shared by a leaker (https://www.techradar.com/news/sony-xperia-10-iii-renders-and-specs-shared-by-a-leaker), Relaunched Aptera electric cars get thousands of pre-orders (https://boingboing.net/2021/01/08/relaunched-aptera-electric-cars-get-thousands-of-pre-orders.html), Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon 870, a souped-up version of the Snapdragon 865 (https://www.xda-developers.com/qualcomm-unveils-snapdragon-870/), New investment by US Air Force gives lift to autonomous flying cars (https://www.techrepublic.com/article/new-investment-by-us-air-force-gives-lift-to-autonomous-flying-cars/), Jake returns to the Houston Outlaws (https://dotesports.com/overwatch/news/jake-returns-to-the-houston-outlaws), Aptiv unveils new self-driving platform designed to cost less (https://www.autoblog.com/2021/01/11/aptiv-self-driving-platform/), 'Bumblebee gravity' could explain why the universe is expanding so quickly (https://www.livescience.com/bumblebee-gravity-could-explain-dark-energy.html),  Brave becomes first browser to add native support for the IPFS protocol (https://www.zdnet.com/article/brave-becomes-first-browser-to-add-native-support-for-the-ipfs-protocol/), The first magnetar flare detected from another galaxy was tracked to its home (https://www.sciencenews.org/article/magnetar-flare-first-home-galaxy-star-fast-radio-burst),  New Horizons Spacecraft Data Shows There Are Far Fewer Galaxies in the Universe Than Previously Thought (https://scitechdaily.com/new-horizons-spacecraft-data-shows-there-are-far-fewer-galaxies-in-the-universe-than-previously-thought/), What Happens to Their Supermassive Black Holes When Galaxies Collide? (https://www.universetoday.com/149682/what-happens-to-their-supermassive-black-holes-when-galaxies-collide/).