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Thu. 10/15 – Xbox Series X Preview

Tech Brew Ride Home

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🗓️ 15 October 2020

⏱️ 20 minutes

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It’s hardware review Thursday! Reviews of the Xbox Series X, Google Pixel 5 AND 4a 5G. SOME of the new iPhones are getting extra RAM. Room-temperature superconductivity has been achieved for the first time and what that could mean. Landscape is an interesting raise. And Adam Neumann is back… and so is WeWork. Sponsors: NewYorker.com/techmeme TinyCapital.com Links: XBOX SERIES X PREVIEW: THE NEXT GEN FEELS LIKE A PC (The Verge) GOOGLE PIXEL 4A 5G REVIEW: MORE THAN JUST A BIGGER BUDGET PHONE (The Verge) Google Pixel 5 review: An off year for Pixel fans (Engadget) iPhone 12 Pro Models Have 6GB of RAM, iPhone 12 and 12 Mini Remain at 4GB (MacRumors) Room-temperature superconductivity has been achieved for the first time (MIT Technology Review) WeWork’s Adam Neumann Returns to Real Estate With Startup Investment (Bloomberg) Landscape site launches with the aim of becoming the 'Glassdoor for VC' (TechCrunch) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Tech Meam Right Home for Thursday, October 15th, 2020. I'm Brian McKellat. Today, it's Hardware Review Thursday. Reviews of the Xbox Series X, Google Pixel 5 and 4A 5G. Some of the new

0:17.9

iPhones are getting extra RAM. Room temperature superconductivity has been

0:21.6

achieved for the first time and what that

0:23.3

could mean. Landscape is an interesting raise and Adam Newman is back baby and so is

0:28.9

we work. Here's what you missed today in the world of tech. It's a weird sort of day today. A whole bunch of

0:36.8

hardware devices were unveiled roughly a month ago now, all around the same time, and now

0:42.1

all around the same time the reviews are dropping.

0:45.0

So it's Hardware Review Thursday, I guess.

0:48.0

Let's run through these.

0:49.0

Tom Warren at The Verge has had three weeks with the new Xbox series X and says that the next-gen

0:56.0

gaming console has a focus on things that really matter to gamers like being quiet and

1:00.5

cool boasting high frame rates, faster load times, accessory support, and backward

1:06.7

compatibility.

1:08.3

His conclusion, quote, not only does it feel like you're upgrading your PC if you move from an Xbox

1:14.4

Series X, but it feels and looks like it.

1:16.9

Hello, PC Tower design. You take everything you already own and even existing

1:21.5

hardware accessories and you bring them along with you

1:23.6

just like you do on a PC. It's a different approach to Sony with the PS 5 and

1:29.0

its dedicated exclusive next-gen games, new dashboard UI, and new controller.

1:34.0

Microsoft has focused on the basics that really matter.

1:37.0

In my three weeks of using an Xbox Series X, it's fair to say that it has delivered on those basics.

1:42.0

But the best part about the Xbox Series X that it's not actually a

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