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#SGGQA 447: XBox Hard Truths, Steam Machine Leaks, Insta360 vs DJI, Anthropic Ban

Juan Carlos Bagnell — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:45:23 +0000

UK banning kids from social media. Courts rule that NOBODY needs AI search. Meta back peddles fast on face recognition. The US government bans new Anthropic models. Stanford students walk out on Google CEO commencement speech. SpaceX IPO was a success. AI is getting more and more expensive. Xbox is struggling with component pricing, and …

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8849 Tank 5 Rugged Phone Review: HUGE Battery, BIG Projector, FAST CPU!

Juan Carlos Bagnell — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:24:16 +0000

8849 Tank 5 Review! This is a CRAZY smartphone. Everything and the kitchen sink! Or literally, a smartphone with a HUGE battery, camping lanterns, rugged shell, and a built in projector! This generation 8849 includes a POWERFUL new SOC from MediaTek! Let’s take a look! More info on the Tank 5 https://8849tech.com/products/tank-5-flagship-rugged-phone-2k-projector-esim The complete list …

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Cabled Audio Never Went Away: Hidizs ST2 Pro USB-C Earbuds

Juan Carlos Bagnell — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:14:05 +0000

I’m a little late to reviewing the ST2 Pro, but listening to a cabled earbud with a built in USB DAC, I think it’s important to remind people that cabled audio is in a really healthy place. Techies keep proclaiming Bluetooth earbuds the “winner”, but the market for cabled headphones is still enormous. Can we …

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Vivo X300 Ultra Camera Conclusion: My Favorite Ultra of 2026

Juan Carlos Bagnell — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:00:44 +0000

An Ultra camera phone in every sense of the word. This year, we’ve seen an incredible arms race in mobile camera tech. It’s impossible to really “go wrong” with a Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, or Huawei if the main criteria you care about is photography. The bracket for Chinese Ultras is really tight right now, but …

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#SGGQA 446: WWDC 26 Pre-Show, SpaceX Does AI Now, GoPro In Trouble

Juan Carlos Bagnell — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:36:40 +0000

SpaceX IPO is garnering criticisms, but it’s OK because now they’re an AI company! Google is ordered by the EU to add clearer credit to AI summaries, but European Parliament is still switching to a French search firm. GoPro is in trouble. Meta has been scanning faces with their glasses. The Surface Laptop gets Leaked. …

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#SGGQA 445: NVIDIA RTX Spark Coming to PCs, Steam Deck Price Hikes, Windows on 4GB of RAM?

Juan Carlos Bagnell — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:27:11 +0000

The EU is rolling out a new Office suite! Samsung workers get pay raise! More fines coming to Google. NVIDIA bets big on Taiwan, while Chinese GPUs surge in sales. Steam Deck prices JUMPED, but so did sales numbers. Qualcomm shows off a new laptop chip, while rumors swirl of new “cheap” laptops. Asus taps …

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Is NOW the Right Time to Buy a NAS? Terramaster F2-425 Review!

Juan Carlos Bagnell — Wed, 27 May 2026 20:59:54 +0000

Terramaster f2-425 Review! A little two bay network storage box which offers great performance and plenty of expansion potential. This system is on sale for a great price, but I have to wonder if NOW is the right time to buy one? F2-425 on Amazon https://amzn.to/4f7ZNbn F2-425 on B&H https://bhpho.to/4wYQW2g

#SGGQA 444: Destiny 2 Is Done, NVIDIA N1X Leak, SpaceX Weak IPO, Trump Mobile Data Leak

Juan Carlos Bagnell — Mon, 25 May 2026 19:23:24 +0000

Last Monday of the month, and we’re keeping things light for Memorial Day! Trump Mobile phone plans have already leaked subscriber data. Apple is trying to re-litigate their Epic lawsuit terms. SpaceX IPO looks like it might be pretty weak. NVIDIA’s N1X chip leaks ahead of Computex. And we bid Destiny 2 a fond farewell. …

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Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme One Month Later: HUGE Performance!

Juan Carlos Bagnell — Fri, 22 May 2026 23:08:35 +0000

Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme performance preview! While I wrap up my review on the Asus A16, I wanted to check in on how well Windows on ARM has aged, and what we should expect from Qualcomm’s second generation Snapdragon X2. What does it mean to call this “EXTREME”? Asus A16 on BestBuy https://bestbuycreators.7tiv.net/QYnEQx

Was Tim Cook AI Nostradamus?

Juan Carlos Bagnell — Wed, 20 May 2026 23:48:09 +0000

While Apple spends radically less on AI than any other tech brand, and is now partnered with Google to deliver a smarter Siri, will investors come around on Tim Cook’s strategies? The media criticized Apple’s AI “floundering”, but was Tim Cook really playing seven dimensional chess the whole time? No. No, it was just greed, …

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