Pocket-lint Podcast

Well here we are, at episode 52 of our weekly Pocket-lint Podcast - we’ve made it to our 1st year anniversary. We hope you’ve enjoyed listening to it as much as we’ve enjoyed making it.

It the last 12 months we’ve learnt so much and had some amazing guests, so make sure you check out our previous episodes.

This week, senior editor of news, Rik, furnishes us with all the details from Sonos' major range refresh, including the Sonos Arc soundbar, new version of the Sub, Sonos Five speaker, and next generation Sonos S2 software.

Stuart then talks to the inventor of a new desk lamp that can help dyslexic sufferers read normally for the first time.

And, Pocket-lint reviews editor Mike, joins to give his verdict on the Huawei MateBook X Pro laptop. Does it benefit from the new 10th Generation Intel processor? Stay tuned to find out.

You can find out more details here.

01:00 - Rik and Stuart talk Sonos launch

6:50 - Jean-Baptiste Fontes interview

16:54 - Mike reviews the Huawei MateBook X Pro laptop

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Hosted by Stuart Miles

Production and editing by Stuart Miles

Guests: Rik Henderson, Mike Lowe, and Jean-Baptiste Fontes

Music by Lee Rosevere - Let's Start at the Beginning and Southside

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This week, the Fitbit Charge 4 has launched and Pocket-lint's editor Chris joins host Stuart to discuss the new fitness tracker. It add GPS for the first time, so is a big deal for Fitbit.

Also, as part of Pocket-lint's Sustainability Month, Stuart chats with the co-founder of Forest Carbon, Stephen Prior, about how we can all plant many more trees to offset our carbon footprints and help save the planet.

And finally, our contributing editor Cam Bunton gives us his verdict on the all-new Beats Powerbeats wireless earphones.

While we have your attention, we also want to tell you about our plant a tree initiative we've launched:

Pocket-lint has teamed up with Resideo - the new home of Honeywell Home - to plant trees in your name for free. We've already planted 1,000 trees, but we want to plant 3,000 more with your help and on your behalf.

If we can reach our target of 3,000 trees, it will mean we're offsetting around 900 carbon tonnes. That's the equivalent of over 1,000 return flights from Los Angeles to London, or the average CO2 a family of four uses over 150 years!

To help us help the environment, all you have to do is tell us the Mac address of a Honeywell smart thermostat that is active in your home or office. The thermostat can be already installed and being used or completely new - but it must be active and you must tell us before the end of April (30 April 2020).

You can find out more details here.

01:51 - Chris and Stuart talk Fitbit Charge 4

07:06 - Stephen Prior interview

20:41 - Cam reviews the Beats Powerbeats headphones

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Production and editing by Stuart Miles

Guests: Chris Hall, Cam Bunton, and Stephen Prior

Music by Lee Rosevere - Let's Start at the Beginning and Southside

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This week we've seen the launch of the new Samsung Galaxy S20 range and the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, the company's second foldable phone. The new flagship models promise a bevy of high-end tech for those keen to lap it up and Pocket-lint editor Chris Hall joins me to discuss all the announcements and whether they are worth your hard-earned cash.

Away from Samsung, Stuart also chatted to movie and TV orchestrator and composer, Jonathan Beard, about his latest project: Heavenquest: A Pilgrim's Progress.

Beard has worked on plenty of top-notch series, including The Mandalorian, The Walking Dead, The Handmaid's Tale, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and Dexter, so has witnessed first-hand how technology has changed the film and TV music business over the last 20 years.

00:53 - Chris talks Samsung Unpacked and the new Samsung Galaxy S20 range

06:19 - Jonathan Beard interview

28:00 - Chris gives his opinion on the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip smartphone

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Guests: Chris Hall, Jonathan Beard

Music by Lee Rosevere - Let's Start at the Beginning and Southside

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First announced at the Frankfurt Motor Show last year, Honda's final production model of its new electric car has finally been revealed. It's the Honda e and Pocket-lint editor Chris Hall has already driven one. Fresh off the plane from Valencia he joins us to tell us what he thinks, and what the new car means for the electric car industry as a whole.

Meanwhile, during CES earlier in the month, Stuart caught up with the global head of product planning at Panasonic TV, Yasushi Murayama, to talk about the company's new televisions, the importance of Filmmaker Mode, and whether services like Netflix are really keeping people watching telly.

And, Pocket-lint's Cam Bunton gives us his opinion on the Tado smart heating system he's been using for the last 12 months. Should you go smart or is it all a big faff?

00:55 - Chris talks Honda e

08:27 - Yasushi Murayama interview

18:43 - Cam gives his opinion on the Tado smart heating system

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Production and editing by Stuart Miles

Guests: Chris Hall, Cam Bunton, Yasushi Murayama

Music by Lee Rosevere - Let's Start at the Beginning and Southside

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The Summer Games Fest, which replaces the traditional E3 games convention again this year, has kicked off this week with big announcements from Microsoft and Capcom amongst others. Pocket-lint’s Max Freeman-Mills has been following all the big announcements and joins Stuart to discuss what’s happened so far.

Meanwhile Stuart has been talking to the founder of Kepler Vision, a company that has created the first artificial intelligence that promises to help look after the well-being of humans at night.

And finally, Pocket-lint’s editor Chris Hall joins Stuart to discuss how he’s been getting on with the new all-electric Toyota bZ4X crossover car. Following the huge success of the Prius over the last 25 years, can the company do the same with this model? Stay tuned to find out.

00:50 – Max talks about all the big announcements from Summer Games Fest

07:16 - Interview with Harro Stokman

20:06 – Chris gives his verdict on the Toyota bZ4X electric car

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Hosted by Stuart Miles

Production and editing by Stuart Miles

Guests: Max Freeman-Mills, Chris Hall, Harro Stokman

Music by Lee Rosevere - Let's Start at the Beginning and Southside

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.