Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

While Marques is on the other side of the world competing in the World Ultimate Championships, Andrew and David talk about the latest iPhone rumors and discuss what they're expecting from the September iPhone event. Or at least, that's how this episode starts before we surprise Andrew by bringing back David Pierce for an update on how Andrew's productivity app journey has been going! After that, it's gadget time and we talk about the new Garmin Fenix 8 and a pair of truly open-back headphones before we wrap it all up with trivia. Enjoy! Links:  Protocol Wars Bonus Episode: https://youtu.be/-R9CWq5CBlk Apple Insider iPhone 16 Rumors: https://bit.ly/3X6UApv David Pierce on Threads: https://bit.ly/47eghIT Derrick Gee TikTok: https://bit.ly/4cKv1QL NWM Headphones: https://bit.ly/3Tb8SUV Music provided by Epidemic Sound  Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Socials: 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: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we dive deep into the origins of two of the leading social networks and the protocols they run on - Threads/ActivityPub and Bluesky/AT protocol. If you've been wondering what the heck the Fediverse is, this episode is for you! Music provided by Epidemic Sound  Special Thanks to: Evan Prodomou at Activitypub Eugen Rochko at Mastodon John O'Nolan at Ghost Mike McCue at Flipboard Adam Mosseri at Meta Jay Gruber at Bluesky Ryan Barrett at Bridgy-Fed Sources: W3C: https://www.w3.org/ Identica logo: By _Identi.ca_logo.png: Status.net Teamderivative work: Valarauco (talk) - _Identi.ca_logo.png, CC BY 3.0, https://bit.ly/4cKI4le NY Times Elon and Zuck Cage Match: https://nyti.ms/3XmP2IM ActivityPub Graphic: Image creator: mray https://bit.ly/3T6sYjh Activity Streams graphic: By User:Unoli - https://bit.ly/4dIoUhi Huffpost Twitter Clown Car: https://bit.ly/3YWzPiW Original Hacker News Mastodon Post: https://bit.ly/3Z9oeNk NBC News Elon buys Twitter: https://bit.ly/4dwNBx7 Bloomberg Elon Buys Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Z4X3mW CBS News Elon Buys Twitter: https://bit.ly/3yUBaw6 NBC News Elon Buys Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Xk5WYB NY Times Elon Buys Twitter: https://nyti.ms/3z8xLcW NBC News Twitter Rebrands to X: https://nbcnews.to/3MqIUc8 Verge Twitter Paid Verification: https://bit.ly/3Xn4o06 Forbes How Facebook Beat Myspace: https://bit.ly/3Z3B27X Guardian Digg users revolt: https://bit.ly/3AF2v5U Verge Reddit API Shutdown: https://bit.ly/3YWsyzE Adweek Reddit Platform Visibility: https://bit.ly/3MnLX4Z Elon F You to Advertisers: https://bit.ly/3XjY35w 404Media AI Shrimp Jesus Explained: https://bit.ly/476VGWJ Forbes Threads Fastest Growing App: https://bit.ly/3T4VAco Waveform Secret History of the Internet: https://bit.ly/4dDCmTv Instagram Statement about Political Content: https://bit.ly/4cJxw65 Wired Google Launches Buzz: https://bit.ly/3X7f69s Business Insider Google Buzz Privacy Flaw: https://bit.ly/3X2ThIbFTC Charges Google: https://bit.ly/3AD76FA Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Socials: 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: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Marques, Andrew, and David discuss a few quick news items including Instagram's "Made By AI" tag and a new app that makes the trash can on Mac a little more realistic. Then we bring back the "Wish List" segment by ranking the ones you all submitted to us! After that we wrap it all up with trivia. It's a fun one! Links:  Bananabin app: https://bit.ly/3zx5b56 Instagram Made with AI: https://bit.ly/45UomBU Pixel 9 Google AI Story: https://bit.ly/4eQoPJd Pixel Using iPhone Display: https://bit.ly/4cr7R2N Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Socials: 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: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The year is coming to a close! In this episode, Marques and Andrew go over some quick news before looking back at some of the predictions the team made last year. Some of us were spot on, and others not so much. After that, they talk about some of the surprising insights gained from the new and improved Blind Smartphone Camera test. There was a lot to dig into this week so we hope you enjoy it! Happy holidays! Links: Studio ping pong video: https://bit.ly/studiopingpong Best Smartphone Camera 2022 video: https://bit.ly/mkbhdcamtest Crazy mechanical keyboard: https://bit.ly/vergekeyboard Power On newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3PzboRs Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Shop products mentioned: Keychron K2 Keyboard at https://geni.us/sTgxy9G Teenage Engineering Op-1 Field at https://geni.us/h7xj Google Pixel Watch at https://geni.us/MlVAiow Google Pixel 6a Smartphone at https://geni.us/2yN2s71 Google Pixel 7 Pro at https://geni.us/1BtZW Apple iPhone 14 Pro at https://geni.us/xznyCLt Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra at https://geni.us/FuSKLRB Nothing phone at https://geni.us/GlwhJS Sony Xperia 1 Mark IV at https://geni.us/4Rma Mac Studio at https://geni.us/E2dlfZ M1 Macbook Pro at https://geni.us/mYI2UPf Twitters: Waveform: https://twitter.com/wvfrm Marques: https://twitter.com/mkbhd Andrew: https://twitter.com/andymanganelli Adam: https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's trivia time! This is the conclusion of Season 2 of trivia where we hit Marques, Andrew, and David with a ton of different kinds of questions to see who knows the most about technology (and other random things). We'll be back next week with a regular news-filled episode but for now we hope you play along and maybe learn a thing or two! Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Twitters: Waveform: https://twitter.com/wvfrm Marques: https://twitter.com/mkbhd Andrew: https://twitter.com/andymanganelli Adam: https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back! Marques and Andrew sit down to discuss everything from weird Huawei smartwatch/earbuds leaks to how artists should be credited when an AI trained on their dataset creates art. This week there is a nice mix of weird gadgets, EV stuff, and philosophical debates about the future of technology. Then we wrap it up with a recap of all of the hot takes video that Marques posted last week before going over trivia answers. It's a classic episode of Waveform! Links: Verge Huawei leak: https://bit.ly/vergesmartwatchleak Marques Hot Takes video: https://bit.ly/mkbhdhottakes Shop products mentioned: Beats Fit Pro at https://geni.us/nFLIb0 Apple AirPods Pro (Gen 2) at https://geni.us/B61pMn Apple Watch Ultra at https://geni.us/hqmrUx Samsung Galaxy Watch4 at https://geni.us/b2y5 Garmin Epix Gen 2 Smartwatch at https://geni.us/HMDaL Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Twitters: Waveform: https://twitter.com/wvfrm Marques: https://twitter.com/mkbhd Andrew: https://twitter.com/andymanganelli Adam: https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, half of the podcast team is unfortunately home sick. But we haven't missed a single week of the podcast and we weren't going to start now! So instead of a typical "news of the week" episode, Marques shares some of our favorite moments from a few of the many amazing guests that we've been lucky enough to have on the podcast! Whether you're a new listener, missed some of the interview episodes, or just want to revisit some thought-provoking conversations, this one is for you. Hopefully we'll all be back in the studio next week and can make a regular episode, but we hope you enjoy this one as well! Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Twitters: Waveform: https://twitter.com/wvfrm Marques: https://twitter.com/mkbhd Andrew: https://twitter.com/andymanganelli Adam: https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Marques and Andrew sit down with Hasan Minhaj! They discuss everything from fantasy basketball to whether or not artificial intelligence can create art. There are a lot of upsides to new technologies, but there are also some serious negative aspects of technology that are worth discussing (hence this 2-hour long conversation). Despite all the downsides, Marques sheds some light on how he thinks about technology and continues to stay optimistic about the future. This is a good one! Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Twitters: Waveform: https://twitter.com/wvfrm Marques: https://twitter.com/mkbhd Andrew: https://twitter.com/andymanganelli Hasan Minhaj: https://twitter.com/hasanminhaj Adam: https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A lot happened this week! Marques and Andrew talk about the two new Lucid Air videos that dropped on the main channel and the Auto Focus channel. Can it compete against Tesla? After that, they spend some time dissecting new renders of the rumored Pixel Fold that Google might drop next year. Finally, Andrew talks us through why he's over the Pixel Watch and moving onto a new smartwatch before going over trivia answers. It has been a while since we've had deep car talk and classic gadget speculation on the same episode. Classic WaEVform! Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Links: Lucid Air [MKBHD]: https://bit.ly/LucidOne Lucid Air [Auto Focus]: https://bit.ly/LucidTwo Front Page Tech Pixel Fold: https://bit.ly/FPTPIxelFold Eel guy: https://www.tiktok.com/@cowturtle Shop products mentioned: Google Pixel Watch at https://geni.us/TomiHj Samsung Galaxy Watch5 at https://geni.us/mYfqEj Apple Watch Ultra at https://geni.us/5oHv Apple iPad Pro M2 (2022) at https://geni.us/aj0M7 Twitters: Waveform: https://twitter.com/wvfrm Marques: https://twitter.com/mkbhd Andrew: https://twitter.com/andymanganelli Adam: https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What is happening at Twitter!? Marques, Andrew, and David discuss it briefly before acknowledging that we'll never be up-to-date and moving on to the Xiaomi 12S Ultra leak. After that they talk about the active noise cancelling on Apple AirPods potentially getting worse and then David explains what's going on with the Matter smarthome protocol. Then we wrap it up with trivia! Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Links: Xiaomi leak: https://bit.ly/icetwitterwvfrm RTings AirPods review: https://bit.ly/rtingswvfrm Reddit thread about AirPods: https://bit.ly/airpodsredditwvfrm Verge article: https://bit.ly/vergeairpodswvfrm Shop products mentioned: Xiaomi 12S Ultra at https://geni.us/BkeE7q5 Apple AirPods Max at https://geni.us/DKTUAg Apple AirPods Pro 2 at https://geni.us/yuZW Bose QC Earbuds 2 at https://geni.us/x4a435S Google Nest Doorbell at https://geni.us/e1NJ Twitters: Waveform: https://twitter.com/wvfrm Marques: https://twitter.com/mkbhd Andrew: https://twitter.com/andymanganelli David: https://twitter.com/DurvidImel Adam: https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices