
The Ethics of Tech Reviews, Humane Ai Pin Backlash, Game Emulators Come to iPhone
04/18/24 • 69 min
We dissect MKBHD's Ai Pin review and backlash, reflect on our own tech review experiences, if Ai gadgets have a future, game emulators are now on iPhone, Jason is very sorry about his Threads takes, but also now has an Apple Vision Pro!
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Links from the show
- Shortcuts Article - The Washington Post
- The Worst Product I've Ever Reviewed... For Now - YouTube
- Ai Pin Review Backlash
- Original Apple Watch Review | AppleInsider
- Do Bad Reviews Kill Companies? - YouTube
- Humane Ai-Pin Review Reveals Its Fatal Flaw - Inc.com
- Rabbit R1 Launch Party
- Nothing’s new earbuds prove that it can (mostly) hang with the heavyweights - The Verge
- Delta - Game Emulator on the App Store
- Emulator Games
- New Atlas Robot - YouTube
- VASA-1 - Microsoft
- Target May Be Killing Physical Media
- Jason Got Trolled • Threads
- The invisible seafaring industry that keeps the internet afloat
- (00:00) - Intro
- (04:16) - Shortcuts in The Washington Post
- (05:36) - Ethics of Tech Reviews
- (20:02) - Personal Tech Review Experience
- (31:27) - Rabbit R1 Order
- (34:04) - Nothing Earbuds
- (35:43) - Member Thank You
- (37:18) - iPhone Game Emulators
- (40:39) - New Atlas Robot
- (42:22) - Microsoft Vasa AI
- (43:42) - Target Killing Physical Media
- (47:49) - Jason's Sorry for His Threads
- (54:49) - The Verge's Undersea Cable Story
- (56:04) - Jason Got Vision Pro
We dissect MKBHD's Ai Pin review and backlash, reflect on our own tech review experiences, if Ai gadgets have a future, game emulators are now on iPhone, Jason is very sorry about his Threads takes, but also now has an Apple Vision Pro!
Watch on YouTube!
- Subscribe and watch our weekly episodes plus bonus clips at: youtube.com/@primarytechshow
Support the show
- Join our member community and get an ad-free versions of the show, plus exclusive bonus episodes every week! Subscribe directly in Apple Podcasts or here: primarytech.memberful.com/join
Reach out:
- Stephen's YouTube Channel
- @stephenrobles on Threads
- @stephenrobles on X
- Stephen on Mastodon
- Jason's Inc.com Articles
- @jasonaten on Threads
- @JasonAten on X
- Jason on Mastodon
We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts and Spotify
Podcast artwork with help from Basic Apple Guy.
Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at: [email protected]
Links from the show
- Shortcuts Article - The Washington Post
- The Worst Product I've Ever Reviewed... For Now - YouTube
- Ai Pin Review Backlash
- Original Apple Watch Review | AppleInsider
- Do Bad Reviews Kill Companies? - YouTube
- Humane Ai-Pin Review Reveals Its Fatal Flaw - Inc.com
- Rabbit R1 Launch Party
- Nothing’s new earbuds prove that it can (mostly) hang with the heavyweights - The Verge
- Delta - Game Emulator on the App Store
- Emulator Games
- New Atlas Robot - YouTube
- VASA-1 - Microsoft
- Target May Be Killing Physical Media
- Jason Got Trolled • Threads
- The invisible seafaring industry that keeps the internet afloat
- (00:00) - Intro
- (04:16) - Shortcuts in The Washington Post
- (05:36) - Ethics of Tech Reviews
- (20:02) - Personal Tech Review Experience
- (31:27) - Rabbit R1 Order
- (34:04) - Nothing Earbuds
- (35:43) - Member Thank You
- (37:18) - iPhone Game Emulators
- (40:39) - New Atlas Robot
- (42:22) - Microsoft Vasa AI
- (43:42) - Target Killing Physical Media
- (47:49) - Jason's Sorry for His Threads
- (54:49) - The Verge's Undersea Cable Story
- (56:04) - Jason Got Vision Pro
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Links from the show
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- Join the Community | Primary Technology
- Apple Events - Let Loose
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- Biden Signs TikTok Ban Bill Into Law. Here’s What Happens Next. - The New York Times
- TikTok CEO Video
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- Why Netflix Will Stop Reporting Subscriber Numbers in 2025
- Tesla's Earnings Highlight the Company's Biggest Problem
- Meta starts licensing headset OS in battle with Apple - The Verge
- Meta Q1 2024 earnings
- Spotify turns a profit as earnings and revenue beat estimates
- The Man Who Killed Google Search
- WHY AI Works - YouTube
- (00:00) - Intro
- (03:55) - Primary Tech Community
- (11:42) - Apple Let Loose Event
- (21:52) - Vision Pro Sales
- (29:20) - Thank You Members
- (31:11) - TikTok Ban
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Primary Technology - The Ethics of Tech Reviews, Humane Ai Pin Backlash, Game Emulators Come to iPhone
Transcript
They were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should. Welcome to Primary Technology, the show about the tech news that matters. Today we have a massive show. We're gonna talk about the ethics of technology reviews and the backlash to MKBHD's humane AI pen. I ordered yet another AI gadget. We'll see if it comes before the pin. IPhone has a game emulator in the App Store right now. Awesome dynamics is lite
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