In this episode, a VERY tired Mark recounts his slightly disastrous visit to IFA in Berlin and Rob quizzes him on just how much he's looking forward to Silly Season in Tech Land. It's a surprisingly good show. Links Apple iPhone Event YouTube stream - register to be notified when it goes live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiP1l7jlIIA Mark’s post-event reaction livestream with Patrick Rambles, Alex Gear and Tech, and Rob: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG2mG2NY3hA Panos is pumped already for the Microsoft Event: https://twitter.com/panos_panay/status/1696184684303315420 PSA: You can now use Python in Excel: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/excel-blog/announcing-python-in-excel-combining-the-power-of-python-and-the/ba-p/3893439 Meta Connect VR event 27th/28th September: https://www.metaconnect.com/en/home I Expect You To Die VR game: https://iexpectyoutodie.schellgames.com Meta Quest 3: https://www.meta.com/gb/quest/quest-3/ Xreal Air: https://www.xreal.com/air/ Google Pixel Event 4th October: Pixel 8 / 8 Pro and Pixel Watch 2 teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OumPuMsd5o Pixel 8 / 8 Pro preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_uap-98Knw Buy some junk Elon’s throwing out from 𝕏 HQ from 12th September: https://bid.hgpauction.com/auctions/8660/herita10216?page=1%26pageSize=60%26orderBy=sequenceNumber Lime eScooters: https://www.li.me/en-gb/vehicles/scooter Honor Magic V2 foldable: https://www.hihonor.com/global/phones/honor-magic-v2/ Honor Pursephone: https://www.hihonor.com/global/news/honor-ifa-keynote-2023/ Smart #1 EV: https://uk.smart.com/en/hashtag-one/launch-edition/ TechChap: https://www.youtube.com/@Thetechchap MrMobile: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMrMobile LG telly in a briefcase - Stanby ME Go: https://www.lg.com/us/tvs/lg-27lx5qkna Lenovo Legion Go handheld gaming device: https://www.lenovo.com/gb/en/legiongo/ Fairphone 5 sustainable, repairable phone: https://shop.fairphone.com/fairphone-5 Withings ScanWatch 2 smartwatch: https://www.withings.com/us/en/scanwatch-2 Sage Barista Touch Impress coffee machine: https://www.sageappliances.com/uk/en/barista-touch-impress/home.html Philips Hue do cameras and door sensors now: https://www.philips-hue.com/en-gb/explore-hue/propositions/smart-home-security Mark’s Eight Sleep video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgjFbyg-Zb4 Eight Sleep link for £300 discount (manually add coupon TIM50 in addition to the £250 default discount for following the link): https://www.eightsleep.com/uk/tim/ Beeper - unified messaging client (skip the queue with this link): https://refer.beeper.com/s9waiP Hisense U8K mini-LED TV: https://hisense.co.uk/tvs/all-tvs/u8k/ KEF LSX II speakers: https://uk.kef.com/products/lsx-2 Hue Sync box to retrofit Ambilight to a non-Philips TV: https://www.philips-hue.com/en-gb/p/hue-play-hdmi-sync-box-/8718699704803 Govee alternative TV backlight: https://uk.govee.com/collections/tv-lights/products/govee-envisual-tv-backlight-t2 Govee Curtain Lights: https://uk.govee.com/products/govee-curtain-lights AirPods Pro cassette case: https://www.elago.com/collections/airpods-pro-2-case-elago/products/cassette-tape-case-for-airpods-pro-2-2-colors Garmin Epix Pro 2 smartwatch: https://www.garmin.com/en-GB/p/760778 BackBlaze cloud backup - act now to avoid price increase in October! https://www.backblaze.com   If you'd like to get in touch with Rob and Mark, you can email them at [email protected]. Eight or Sixteen is a Mark Ellis Media Limited production: https://markellisreviews.com