Circling the Wi-Fi Drain at CES 2025
Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting
Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2025
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary

Don’t get caught wasting hours on lackluster tech! In this episode of Mac Geek Gab, Dave and Pete bring you the cream of the crop from CES 2025. They dive into the most exciting and innovative products they’ve discovered, saving you the hassle of navigating the overwhelming show floor. From a game-changing 5K Thunderbolt display at an unbeatable price to smart swim goggles with heads-up displays, they’ve got you covered.
But that’s not all! The hosts also explore cutting-edge AR glasses, Wi-Fi 7 travel routers, and a robot vacuum that can pick up and sort your clutter. They even discuss some impressive audio gear, including open-ear headphones with active noise canceling and compact speakers that pack a surprising punch.
Ready to discover the coolest tech of 2025? Don’t get caught out of the loop – tune in to this episode of Mac Geek Gab for all the details and insider insights from CES!
- 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1072 for Monday, January 13th, 2025
- January 13th: National Sticker Day
- Police Code 10-72 – Report progress of fire / Gun involved / D.O.A.
- MGG Monthly Giveaway – Win an MGG T-Shirt from our new merch store!
- MGG CES 2025 Sponsors
- Cool Stuff Found from CES
- 00:02:03 Viewsonic 27” 5K Thunderbolt Display $799
- 00:04:43 Form 2 Swim Goggles $279
- 00:07:07 Even Realities G1 Smart Glasses $549
- 00:10:12 TP-Link’s WiFi worked
- 00:14:59 Captify.Glass – Eyeglasses that transcribe in real time – March 2025
- 00:17:32 CES Coverage Sponsor: Roborock Saros Z70 with the retractable arm
- 00:21:12 Nova AI Companion
- 00:25:41 CES Coverage Sponsor: The Omni Group
- 00:27:11 Brisk It Zelos-450 Smart Smoker Grill
- 00:30:46 Intake Breathing Strips
- 00:33:50 For Me Buds
- 00:37:36 CES Coverage Sponsor: CCC Backup from Bombich
- 00:39:09 Komutr Headphones – ANC – MagSafe – <½”
- 00:40:54 Lytmi Cozyfit 2 Pro ANC Open Ear Headphones
- 00:44:28 SoundCore AeroFit 2 over-ear B/T Earbuds – nice sound.
- 00:47:11 CES Coverage Sponsor: Private Internet Access
- 00:49:20 Circling the Wi-Fi Drain at CES 2025
- 00:50:40 Battery Tender – Battery Keeper / Jump Starter -1000Amps / Jump-Inflate
- 00:53:51 Anker Power Bank 25K, 165W – $99
- 00:55:20 CES Coverage Sponsor: eero
- 00:58:55 Creative Sound – Pebble Nova $279.99 for the pair
- 01:01:42 MGG 1072 Outtro
- MGG Monthly Giveaway – Win an MGG T-Shirt from our new merch store!
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- MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews
- feedback@macgeekgab.com
- 224-888-GEEK
- The Mac Geek Gab iPhone app
- Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List
- BackBeat Media Podcast Network
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Mac Geek Gab and we're here at CES. |
| 0:06.5 | And that's the tip is we've got so many things from CES, cool stuff found, stories here, |
| 0:12.4 | all that coming to you today on Mac Geek Gab 1072 for Monday, January 13th, National Sticker Day, 2025. |
| 0:23.4 | Greetings, folks, and welcome to Mackey Cab, the show where normally we answer your questions and share your quick tips and share your cool stuff found. |
| 0:50.7 | Today, we are going to share our cool stuff found that we have discovered here at |
| 0:56.1 | CES 2025 in Las Vegas. Our sponsors for this episode are all of our CES coverage sponsors, |
| 1:04.4 | which include ERO, Robo Rock, CCC backup from Bombick, private internet access, and the Omni group. |
| 1:13.1 | And we will talk about each of them a little bit later in the episode. |
| 1:16.9 | But for now, here in Las Vegas, as far as I know, I'm Dave Hamilton. |
| 1:21.2 | And here in another part of Las Vegas, almost three feet from Dave. |
| 1:25.2 | It's Pilot Pete. |
| 1:27.2 | And what a wonderful evening. |
| 1:29.1 | This has been absolutely fun, a blast. |
| 1:32.2 | But boy, are my dog barking. |
| 1:34.3 | Dude. |
| 1:35.0 | Yeah. |
| 1:36.0 | So here's the other thing. |
| 1:37.4 | 1072 police code is a knifing. |
| 1:41.2 | I think that might be less painful than right now. |
| 1:44.5 | Yeah. |
| 1:45.8 | But we're working on it. |
| 1:52.8 | We've got a little stark elixir trying to help us through the evening that we brought with us from New Hampshire. |
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