Halo. Infinite. Show Notes: Spoilers begin at 57:48 Halo Infinite reviews: ''Halo Infinite' Is a Fun Sandbox Stuck Inside a Very Old Video Game' by Cameron Kunzelman for Waypoint 'Review: Halo Infinite’s campaign finishes the fight—but arrives in tatters' by Sam Machkovech for Ars Technica 'Halo Infinite review: grappling hooks and jeep joyrides make up for a shaky sci-fi plot' by Brendan Caldwell for Rock Paper Shotgun 'Halo Infinite saves the series by finally doing something different' by Nicole Carpenter for Polygon Performance: Halo Infinite on Consoles: Xbox Series X/S vs Xbox One S/X - Can Xbox One Run It? Other links How Microsoft’s Halo Infinite Went From Disaster to Triumph Playlist Update : r/halo Halo Infinite: Memory Agent | Podcast on Spotify Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

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Episode 172: Infinite Potential

Fast cars, family, hot processors, and catgirls rocking IEMs. Show Notes: 00:01:32 - Forza Horizon 5 00:46:50 - Intel Alder Lake 01:07:12 - AirPods 3 and Moondrop Quarks Forza Horizon 5: Sign Language Interpreters, and Forza Horizon 5 Accessibility - Access-Ability Forza Horizon 5 PC: Can Graphics Scale Beyond Xbox Series X? Optimised Settings + More Forza Horizon 5: Every Xbox Version Tested - Xbox Series S/X vs Xbox One S/X! Forza controller Intel Alder Lake: Intel Did It: Core i9-12900K CPU Review & Benchmarks vs. AMD Attacking AMD's Prices: Intel Core i5-12600K CPU Review & Benchmarks vs. AMD Intel Windows 10 vs. Windows 11 Alder Lake Benchmarks (12900K & 12600K CPUs) Intel Core i7-12700K & 12700KF CPU Review, Benchmarks, & Efficiency vs. AMD Ryzen Intel’s Alder Lake big.little CPU design, tested: It’s a barn burner Airpods 3 vs 12$ IEMs with an anime girl logo: Moondrop Quarks Earphone Closed Anterior Cavity Micro Dynamic Driver IEM Earphone (Without mic) AirPods (3rd generation) THE BEST GAMING HEADPHONES don't matter Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Episode 171: ¡Bienvenidos!

We go pro this week with overpriced computers. **The Dolby Atmos mix of this episode is delayed because of a bug where audio is lost on my Mac when trying to master in Dolby Atmos. I intend on releasing the surround sound mix at a later date -- Cristian Show Notes: 00:02:26 - Third Gen Airpods/Siri Voice Plan 00:15:01 - New MacBook Pros 00:57:43 - Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro AirPods and the uhhh Siri Voice Plan?!? Apple’s 3rd-generation AirPods arrive next week with a new design, spatial audio Apple Music’s new voice-only plan costs $4.99 per month MacBook Pro: Apple intros 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros with display notches, M1 Pro, and M1 Max The new MacBook Pro seems to have an HDMI 2.0 port, not 2.1 A Look Inside Apple's Silicon Playbook Apple Announces M1 Pro & M1 Max: Giant New Arm SoCs with All-Out Performance Google Pixel 6: The Pixel 6 is official—and it’s $300 cheaper than a comparable Samsung phone The “Google Silicon” team gives us a tour of the Pixel 6’s Tensor SoC Google Announces Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro: The New Real Flagship Pixels Google ships Android 12 for the Pixel 3 and up Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Episode 170: Thick Memory Interface

We talk about the new Switch OLED model the only way we know how: browsing YouTube videos for low resolution teardowns and trying to look up part data sheets to try and figure out why Ethernet is so bad on the Switch. Show Notes: 00:05:39 - OLED Display Concerns 00:21:53 - Ethernet Discourse Jim Ryan is Wrong: Jim Ryan: “I would love a world where hundreds of millions enjoy our games” No, Jim Ryan - Gaming In The Middle East Existed Long Before PlayStation Switch OLED: Display Uses PWM to control brightness, appears to go full throttle from 0-50% brightness OLED Switch uses PWM dimming below 50% brightness: NintendoSwitch Explanation on what PWM is https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/7uv6m3/iphone_x_uses_pulse_width_modulation_which_is_a/dto2o9l/ iPhone 13 for context begins around from under 25% brightness Nintendo is shipping the display with a “vibrant” profile enabled out of box, burying the more color accurate “standard” mode in settings The OLED Nintendo Switch doesn’t have a Pentile screen Ethernet: From this teardown it appears to be a gigabit port with a full ethernet controller Switch OLED Full Teardown! Dock Can Upscale?! OLED vs Switch vs Lite However real world tests are showing far less than gigabit speeds Switch OLED hardwired still has incredible bad and embarrassing speeds: NintendoSwitch https://twitter.com/llaffer2/status/1446587410700292109 Nintendo Switch Teardown Using the original Switch teardown as guidance and Nintendo’s never ending ability to be cheap as forecast, assuming the Switch OLED has the same USB controller PI3USB30532 (USB Switches) USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gb/s Super Speed and DP 1.2 5.4Gb/s switching to USB Type C connector The Switch OLED dock per the teardown above has a HDMI 2.0 controller on the new dock HDMI 2.0 technically can cap out at 18Gb/s Which is almost 4x what the USB controller on the Switch itself supports for bandwidth on the USB and DP side (~10Gb/s theoretical) In theory this bottleneck could be causing the shit Ethernet Speeds However nintendo could just be nintendo and doing a nintendo MCDP2900 DisplayPort1.4a to HDMI2.0b Protocol Converter with HDCP2.3 Repeater Newer version of the HDMI to DP converter used on the dock board Switch 4K gaming could be added with new dock chip swap, AI upscaling A brief aside on the Nintendo Switch Wi-Fi Broadcom BCM4356 is the part used per the ifixit teardown ThinkPad Yoga 260 ThinkPad L560 I don’t really have more commentary than the fact that Nintendo is shipping wifi used in Windows laptops in a 2x2 config and it’s still absolute shit Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Episode 169: Cloud Save Discourse

We get pumped for the Fall 2021 Surface event and then bring back on Mint to talk about the September 2021 Nintendo Direct. Show Notes: 00:03:24 - Surface Go 00:04:25 - Surface Pro 8 00:19:14 - Surface Duo 2 00:25:55 - Surface Laptop Studio 00:34:14 - An Aside On Tales Of Arise 00:38:43 - Kirby and the Forgotten Land 00:42:13 - NSO Expansion Pack 00:56:22 - Mario Movie Casting 01:01:43 - Bayonetta 3 01:07:49 - Splatoon 3 01:12:15 - Monster Hunter Rise DLC 01:16:21 - Hyrule Warriors DLC 01:20:57 - Chocobo Racing 01:25:09 - Grab bag of Games  Surface Event: Microsoft’s fall Surface event: the 7 biggest announcements Surface Pro 8 hands-on: new screen, new keyboard, new processors, and more Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio hands-on: one weird, powerful computer Microsoft’s new Surface Duo 2 has all the features that were missing the first time around Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Direct September 2021: The biggest announcements Nintendo Direct September 2021: All the news and announcements   Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Mint Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Episode 168: Mario From The 6ix

We talk about the Fall 2021 Apple Event. Show Notes: 00:06:00 - iPads 00:18:25 - Watch Series 7 00:32:13 - iPhone 13 (and all of their variants) 01:07:01 - Postscript: Thermals of the new PS5 California Streaming Event Apple's September 14, 2021 Keynote: By the Numbers Apple Updates the iPad mini and 10.2" iPad Apple Watch Series 7: The MacStories Overview The New iPhone 13 Lineup: The MacStories Overview What Does It All Mean?: A Look at Judge Gonzalez Rogers’ Decision in the Epic Versus Apple Trial Thermal Camera Rant New PlayStation 5 vs. Old PS5 Cooler Design: Thermals & Fans, ft. @Digital Foundry The New PlayStation 5 CFI-1100 Review - Featuring @Gamers Nexus! Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Episode 167: High Poly Anime Girls

Google and Samsung are releasing expensive phones, Intel does a marketing, Electron discourse is back, but honestly we just want to build our own Framework Laptop. Show Notes: 00:01:11 - Google Pixel 6 00:15:34 - Samsung Unpacked (Galaxy Fold/Flip and Watch) 00:38:40 - Framework Laptop 01:03:27 - PC GAMER NEWZ (Intel Marketing Changes) 01:06:29 - Electron Discourse (1Password is now Electron) Google Pixel 6: Here are the first official Pixel 6 pictures and info Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro phones announced with custom Tensor chips Google Pixel 6 Samsung Event: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 announced with much bigger, more useful cover display Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 announced with S Pen support and water resistance The Galaxy Watch 4 injects Samsung’s capable hardware with Google software Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 review: nailing the basics with style How Samsung beefed up its new folding phones: metal, tape, and a dab of goo Framework: Review: Framework’s lightweight modular laptop is a winner PC GAMER NEWZ: Intel’s foundry roadmap lays out the post-nanometer “Angstrom” era Electron Discourse: Roundup of 1Password 8 for Mac Early Access Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Episode 166: The First Arch Linux Laptop

We talk about the Switch "pro" and the Switch Pro Powered by Arch Linux this week. Show Notes: 00:01:58 - Switch OLED 00:30:25 - Steam Deck Switch OLED: Meet the Switch Pro: $350 “OLED Model” launches on October 8 Nintendo’s “OLED model” Switch estimated to cost just $10 more to produce Switch “Pro”: Steam Deck is Valve’s Switch-like portable PC, starting at $399 this December Steam Deck Tech specs Steam Deck: The First Hands-On With Valve's Handheld Gaming PC Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Episode 165: Don't Use A Tiling Window Manager

Sadiq caves and finally lets us talk about Windows for an hour. Show Notes: Windows 11: Windows 11 is a new and refreshing approach to an old and familiar home What's coming in Windows 11 Accessibility | Windows Experience Blog DirectStorage on Windows 11: Next-gen gaming performance, with PC requirements Why Windows 11 is forcing everyone to use TPM chips Microsoft unveils new app store for Windows 11 with support for more desktop applications Microsoft announces Windows 11 will be able to run Android apps Windows 11 ships with new 'Chat' app powered by Microsoft Teams My People walked so Microsoft Teams could run Windows 11 Home requires internet to complete setup, but there's a workaround Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Episode 164: Windows 11 Diff

Special guest Mint joins us this week as we work our way through the summer games mess. Show Notes: 00:03:10 - Xbox and Bethesda Showcase 00:51:02 - Square Enix 01:16:29 - Summer Games Fest 01:31:21 - Nintendo E358/2 Days: Xbox Keynote: Microsoft’s Xbox Series X is about to make xCloud gaming much faster Microsoft announces Xbox TV app and its own xCloud streaming stick Starfield release date revealed at E3 2021, will be Xbox exclusive STALKER 2 coming in 2022 to Xbox Game Pass Psychonauts 2 - Official Gameplay Trailer - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021 Halo Infinite release date announced at E3 2021 Halo Infinite multiplayer news: Bots, split-screen, free-to-play clarified Redfall is Arkane's new multiplayer shooter with vampires Jack Sparrow coming to Sea of Thieves in Pirates of the Caribbean DLC Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Announcement Trailer Here's everything we know about Forza Horizon 5 on Xbox and PC Annapurna's Twelve Minutes release date set for Aug. 19 Every Xbox Game Pass game announced at E3 2021 Square Enix Eidos Montreal is making a Guardians of the Galaxy game Final Fantasy 1-6 are being rereleased for new ‘pixel remaster series’ Square Enix announces action-heavy spinoff Final Fantasy Origin Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Demo First Look Co-op action game Babylon’s Fall finally gets gameplay trailer Summer Games Mess ID@Xbox Summer Game Fest Demo Event Showcases 40 Games Valve - Steam Game Festival, Summer Edition On Now Sable looks like a Moebius comic and plays like Breath of the Wild Sable on Steam Sable might be one of the most soothing games I've ever played ELDEN RING - Official Gameplay Reveal Some Steam Demos Sadiq played NORCO Unpacking Get Packed: Fully Loaded - Coming to Steam, Xbox and PS4 on 29th July! UNSIGHTED Sable Nintendo MARIO + RABBIDS SPARKS OF HOPE for Nintendo Switch Tekken’s Kazuya is coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Metroid Dread brings Nintendo’s classic back as a 2D sequel on October 8 Why it took Nintendo 15 years to make Metroid Dread Shin Megami Tensei 5 release date for Nintendo Switch announced No More Heroes 3 got a gameplay video from Nintendo, but not on stream Nintendo is remastering the first two Advance Wars games for the Switch Mario Party Superstars announced for Nintendo Switch, coming in October New WarioWare game, Get It Together!, announced for Nintendo Switch Racing series Cruis’n arrives on Nintendo Switch this fall Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin gets a new gameplay trailer Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is a remaster of the first three Super Monkey Ball games Breath of the Wild 2 heads to the skies in stunning E3 trailer Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Mint Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Episode 163: E3 2021

We take a deep dive into WWDC 2021. Show Notes: 00:02:30 - watchOS 8 00:15:15 - iOS and iPadOS 15 01:01:00 - macOS 12 01:19:40 - Privacy and Grab Bag WWDC: Apple WWDC 2021 keynote in 23 minutes watchOS 8: The MacStories Overview What's new in watchOS 8 - WWDC 2021 - Videos iOS and iPadOS 15: The MacStories Overview Shortcuts for Mac: The Future Is Now macOS Monterey: The MacStories Overview macOS Monterey: Here are the features exclusive to M1 Macs Get ready for iCloud Private Relay - WWDC 2021 - Videos iCloud Private Relay and other Apple WWDC privacy features An Overview of the New Privacy Controls Coming to Apple’s OSes Apple is making AirPods easier to hear with and find Grab Bag: Move beyond passwords - WWDC 2021 - Videos Secure login with iCloud Keychain verification codes - WWDC 2021 - Videos Meet async/await in Swift - WWDC 2021 - Videos Build Mail app extensions - WWDC 2021 - Videos Explore HDR rendering with EDR - WWDC 2021 - Videos Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Episode 162: WWDC 2021

We talk about Google I/O and then whip out the DAC for hi-fi audio. Show Notes: 00:01:49 - Android 12 00:26:58 - Google Retail Store 00:29:47 - Wear, WearOS?, Tizen? Terrible Names 00:42:02 - Sadiq didn't let us talk about Windows 10X 00:42:28 - Apple Watch Assistive Touch 00:49:19 - Apple Music Loseless Audio and Spatial Audio Android 12 preview: first look at Google’s radical new design Google showed off its next-generation AI by talking to Pluto and a paper airplane Android introduces new privacy-friendly sandbox for machine learning data The state of Android security | Session Google announces its first-ever physical retail store Google and Samsung are merging Wear OS and Tizen Apple announces a slew of accessibility updates Apple previews powerful software updates designed for people with disabilities About lossless audio in Apple Music Apple Announces Spatial Audio and Lossless Playback for Apple Music Subscribers Coming in June Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS  

Episode 161: Windows Core Is A OS Architechtural Redesign!

We spend an hour talking about the second order effects of the Epic Vs Apple trial. Show Notes: Epic Games v. Apple: the fight for the future of the App Store The Epic Games v. Apple trial kicks off with kids screaming "free Fortnite" In Epic v Apple, everybody is losing at the game of defining games Epic v. Apple turns into Windows v. Xbox Sony really hated PS4 crossplay, confidential documents reveal Offensive and Sexualized Jam - itch.io Epic spent at least $11.6 million on free games and gained 5 million new users in return Epic says there’s an App Store payment lockout — but Apple just sees friction Tim Sweeney emailed Tim Cook personally to call for open app sales after WWDC in 2015 lowpolis on Twitter: "https://t.co/xgd3sExlFZ… " Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Episode 160: Live From Court

We talk about new Surfaces and new surfaces this week. Show Notes 00:01:33 - Surface Laptop 4 00:21:08 - Apple Event Misc Things 00:22:58 - Apple Podcasts Updates 00:33:09 - AirTags 00:44:29 - M1 iMac 00:59:31 - M1 iPad Pro 01:09:06 - Sadiq Got A M1 MacBook Air Surface Laptop 4: Surface Laptop 4 (15-inch) review: AMD Ryzen shines, but Microsoft could still do much more Microsoft Surface Laptop 4: specs, price, release date Spring 2020 Apple Event: Apple Podcasts launches in-app subscriptions Changes to iTunes API https://twitter.com/NathanG/status/1384628536124878848 https://twitter.com/bzamayo/status/1384852139286085632 Apple takes on Tile with AR-ready AirTags tracking devices Apple announces new M1-based iMac in 7 fancy colors iPad Pro gets M1 chip, “Liquid Retina” mini-LED screen Sadiq talks about his new M1 Macbook Air That M1 go brrrrrrrr, this thing doesn’t seem to get warm like at all?? Keyboard is good TouchID on macOS is pretty sweet I remember how good some Mac apps are Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Episode 159: So I Put My AirTag In Your Backpack

This week we pour one out for LG Mobile, then make fun of gamers while getting blasted in VR. Oddly enough, this episode is almost a galaxy brain take against Qualcomm's mobile chip monopoly. Show Notes: 00:00:55 - RIP LG Mobile 00:24:43 - Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 00:40:57 - Oculus Quest 2 RIP LG: LG leaves a void as it exits the smartphone business Farewell, LG Mobile: 20 Years Of Doing Phones Differently LG had few smartphone hits, but it’ll still be missed More Gaming Phones: Lenovo’s gaming phone has an extreme dual-fan cooling system This phone has a 15,000 RPM cooling fan!!! Oculus Quest 2: Oculus Quest 2: Our Most Advanced All-in-One VR Headset Review: We do not recommend the $299 Oculus Quest 2 as your next VR system Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Episode 158: gaming phones are e-waste

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