We have another special episode! Today, Rollie from Climate Town joins us to discuss clean energy and the climate crisis. Specifically, he helps us understand some of the promises that big tech companies companies like Apple and Google have been making when it comes to the climate. Like what is a carbon credit? And what the heck is a Duck curve? We hope you learn as much as we did in this fun chat! Climate Town Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/climatetown The Climate Denier's...

A lot happened this week! Google dropped Gemini (its latest AI model) and a few new Pixel features as well. Marques and David discuss it all along with a few EV stories and the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer. Of course, we wrap it all up with trivia! Enjoy! Links: Google Messages features: https://bit.ly/3TbatuP Beeper Mini: https://www.beeper.com/ Google Gemini: https://bit.ly/486JZyN Pixel Feature Drop: https://bit.ly/46PxAOw Toyota EV's: https://bit.ly/3NhMI0c 30 New Honda EV's:...

This week, Marques and David and joined at the big table by Ellis for a discussion about the Cybertruck! They recount their experiences driving the truck and talk about every quirk and feature they can think of. Besides that, they also talk about Dbrand suing Casetify and go over the Spotify Wrapped for the pod. Of course, we wrap it up with trivia! Enjoy. Links: JerryRigEverything video: https://bit.ly/DbrandvCasetify Google Geothermal Project: https://bit.ly/googlegeothermal Shop the...

This week, Marques and David discuss the big news of the week including Apple agreeing to add RCS to its Messages app. After that David walks us through everything that happened with OpenAI before Marques talks about what it was like to go to his first F1 race. Of course, we wrap it all up with trivia! Hope you enjoy. P.S - Shoutout to 9to5Mac for breaking the RCS story and the Verge for their amazing coverage and reporting on the OpenAI situation. We've linked them down below! Links: Apple...

This week, Marques and David jump right into a bunch of news from the last week or two starting with their thoughts on the Humane AI pin. After that, they discuss iMessage coming to the Nothing Phone 2 (kind of) and a bunch of gadget news ranging from the new Steam Deck OLED to some EV announcements. We wrap up the podcast with answers to our Andrew-centric trivia questions. Speaking of which, Andrew is a dad now! Note: The news of RCS coming to iMessage got announced after we finished...

Today we've got another special episode! Don't worry, there will be another regular episode on Friday. In today's episode David tries to find out what happened to Android ROMming? There was a time when flashing the latest nightly on your phone had an entire community built around it, but those days disappeared.. rather suddenly. What happened? We investigate. Special thanks to: Mishaal Rahman: https://twitter.com/MishaalRahman Rich Miner: https://twitter.com/richminer Stefanie Kondik:...

This week, David is taking a well-earned vacation so Marques and Andrew talk about a bunch of the latest news from the week! They start it off with Marques giving his final thoughts on the new MacBook Pro since he wasn't here last week before getting into some EV talk. After that, they talk about some new Pixel Watch 3 rumors and Spotify adding audiobooks to premium subscribers before wrapping it all up with some David-themed trivia. Hope you enjoy! Links: MacBook Pro review:...

With Marques out this week, Andrew and David sit down to talk about everything from ChatGPT being added to Boston Dynamics robots to the new (and kind of confusing) Apple M3 laptop lineup! This episode a shorter one, but still a fun one. Hope you enjoy! Links: Boston Dynamics Spot video: https://bit.ly/bostondynamicsgpt New Honor 6: https://bit.ly/honorphone Meta vs EU: https://bit.ly/metavseu M1 Tweet Storm: https://bit.ly/M1TweetStorm Shop the...

This week turned out to be a pretty interesting one. Not only are there are lot of EV concept cars to talk about, but there is also another Apple event scheduled for Monday, October 30th. Marques, Andrew, and David talk about what they expect to see before getting into a bunch of Qualcomm chipset news and some right to repair updates. Lastly, we discuss AI features that are coming to YouTube (and Spotify) before wrapping it all up with some trivia. Enjoy! Links: Nissan Concept:...

This week, we have a special episode for you! There has been so much talk about AI over the last year or two, but not a lot of explanations. What is AI? What is the difference between AI and Machine Learning? How do they work? David sat down with Danu Mbanga, Director of Generative AI Solutions at Google, to get to the bottom of it all. This talk switches between a general overview of AI and an in-depth discussion about the meaning of intelligence. Danu has years of experience in this field...

There was a lot that happened this week! Not only did the Tesla Cybertruck event get announced, but there was also a new Analogue N64 that was teased, a new USB-C Apple Pencil, and a slew of new YouTube features announced. Then Marques, Andrew, and David discuss the new OnePlus Open and the Meta Ray-Ban glasses. Of course, we wrap it all up with some tech trivia. Enjoy! Links: Cybertruck Event: https://bit.ly/eloncybertruckannouncement Analogue Teaser: https://bit.ly/analogueteaser MKBHD...

The Pixel 8 reviews are here! this week, Marques, Andrew, and David talk about the Pixel 8 smartphones in detail along with a few interesting topics from X (Twitter). Then they talk about the new Meta Quest 3 before going over some of the AI tools that Adobe launched at its latest Max event. Then we round out the episode with some trivia. Enjoy! Shop products mentioned: Google Pixel 8 - https://geni.us/2LGS325 Google Pixel 8 Pro - https://geni.us/emmE Links: MKBHD Can You Trust Google:...

Techtober starts off with a bang! This week, Google had an event where it (officially) announced all of its products! Marques, Andrew, and David start it off with the Pixel Buds Pro update and the new Pixel Watch 2 before going deep on the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. They talk about everything from the new camera system to the scary good AI features that Google is putting in its smartphones. Of course, we wrap it all up with some Google-themed trivia. There's a lot to get into. Enjoy! Shop...

This week was a long one! Not only did Marques, Andrew, and David discuss the killing of Google Podcasts (shocker), Spotify using AI to translate podcasts, and iPhone 15 overheating issues, but they also go over everything from last weeks Microsoft event and the Meta event. Techtember is ending with a bang and the busy season rolls right through into Techtober with no break! The gadgets just keeping coming. Hope you enjoy! Links: Google kills Google Podcasts:...

This week, Marques, Andrew, and David had their hands full because a lot happened this week! First, Marques and David give some early iPhone 15 Pro impressions while they work on the full review before talking about an old Eve V tablet scandal and a new version of Dall-E. Then they talk about a fun Microsoft Paint update and the Amazon event that just happened. Finally, we wrap it all up with a huge Xbox leak that happened. It's a fun one! Enjoy. Links: iPhone repair pricing:...

The iPhone FINALLY has USB-C, but that wasn't the only new thing Apple announced this week. Marques, Andrew, and David are back at Apple Podcasts Studio to discuss everything announced at the latest event. They talk about both new Apple Watches, the weird five minute skit about sustainability, iPhones, and more! Then we go over our predictions from last week before wrapping it all up with trivia. It's a fun one this week! Hope you enjoy. Shop products mentioned:  Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max...

Next week is the Apple event! So of course we spend a good portion of this episode going over what we expect to see (and also what we hope to see). Marques, Andrew, and David also talk about Shorts in the Play Store, a possible Polestar phone, a Cybertruck spoon from McDonalds, and Google killing Pixel Pass weeks before the new Pixel phone is going to drop. There's a lot to get into this week! Links: Google Play Shorts: https://bit.ly/ShortsPlayStore Polestar Smartphone:...

This week, Marques, Andrew, and David discuss the beginning of gadget season! They begin the episode by unboxing new Shure SM7B microphones before diving into the rumors that the Zenfone was being discontinued. Then they talk about Cybertruck deliveries, a new sub-brand by Nothing called CMF, the Playstation Portal, and Google Pixel leaks (of course). It was a very gadget-filled week. Then we end it all with some fun trivia. Hope you enjoy! Links: Zenfone Going Away:...

This week Marques sits down with Cleo Abram to discuss how she started her new YouTube channel and found success in a saturated market. Links: Cleo's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CleoAbram Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Instagram/Threads/Twitter: Waveform: https://twitter.com/WVFRM Waveform: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David Imel: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam:...

This week, we brought back "Headlines in a Hat" so that Marques, Andrew, and David could discuss the news of the week at random. They discuss stormproof routers, Google using AI to summarize websites, the new Youtube Samples feature from YouTube Music, and even a TV that LG made which you can carry with you in a suitcase. Then we wrap it all up with trivia answers. Hope you enjoy! Links: Comcast Stormproof Wifi: https://cnet.co/47AwoQG YouTube Samples:...

This was a slow week for news, but that doesn't mean we didn't have a lot to talk about. Marques, Andrew, and David kick it off talking about the Apple Vision Pro before pivoting into Google turning on RCS by default on Android. After that, they discuss two new foldables that might be coming soon and talk about the state of the foldable market in general. Then, we end it with a fun new game we're calling "Break the Budget" where the hosts need to pick three tech items without going over a...

There's a lot to get into this week. Marques, Andrew, and David start us off by talking about a proposal for V4 superchargers that leads into a discussion on EV charging in general. Then Andrew brings in our own Alex Wolfe so that he can give his full thoughts on the Google Pixel Fold along with Marques and David, all of whom have been daily driving the phone since its release. After that, they get into some Google news ranging from an upgrade to the Assistant to the Google Find My Device...

So much happened this week! Not only did Twitter get renamed but Samsung Unpacked happened as well. First, Marques, Andrew, and David talk about base model pricing before talking all about Twitter getting renamed to X. Then they give their first impressions on the new Samsung products before we close it out with some trivia and tech show-and-tell too. Enjoy! Links: Linus Base Models video: https://bit.ly/lttstartingprice Apple Insider Action Button article:...

Marques and Andrew discuss a grab bag of news this week. First they recap everything they did last week before Andrew decides he wants in on the Cybertruck bet. Then they talk about everything going on with Threads and Twitter before getting into another round of Hype-a-thetically speaking, where they decide whether random tech things are overhyped or underhyped. Of course, we wrap it all up with some trivia. Hope you enjoy! Links: Marques golfing at The Open:...

In this episode of the WVFRM Podcast, Marques, David, and Andrew face off in the epic conclusion of this season of trivia....with a twist! Our three hosts will be playing a special game in the style one of Ellis' favorite shows on TV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices