Ep. 516: Wolf and Wizard Talk Tech

We're all dressed up and talking tech. Samsung released its new Galaxy XR to compete with the Apple Vision Pro. We discuss our thoughts on the devices and the AR/VR industry as well. There's plenty of other tech to get caught up on, like Elon Musk's new Grokopedia. Get caught up so you can get out there and tech better.

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INTRO (00:00)

Apple hits $4 Trillion market value, joining Nvidia and Microsoft (05:00)

Report: 'Virtually No Demand' for iPhone Air (06:35)

MAIN TOPIC: Samsung Galaxy XR (08:20)
- Samsung takes on Apple’s Vision Pro with new Galaxy XR headset
- Vision Pro M5 vs Galaxy XR – Apple finally meets a match?

DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Apple Focus modes (19:15)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (29:30)
- Internet archive celebrates 1 Trillion web pages archived
- Jaguar Land Rover hack cost UK economy an estimated $2.5 Billion
- California is about to run out of license plate numbers
- Coca-Cola’s new hydrogen-powered vending machine doesn’t need a power outlet
- Astronomers discover hidden moon orbiting Uranus
- Apple Vision Pro now made in Vietnam
- Scientists invented an entirely new way to refrigerate

TAKES:
- Reddit sues over 'industrial-scale' scraping of user comments (34:00)
- Elon Musk launches Grokipedia to compete with online encyclopedia Wikipedia (36:30)
- Meta launches 'ghost posts' that disappear after 24 hours on Threads (38:25)
- Eight Sleep adds ‘outage mode’ to smart beds after AWS problems left them frozen (42:45)

BONUS ODD TAKE: Leo Labs Low Orbit Satellite Visualization (44:00)

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