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Tech Brew Ride Home

Tue. 12/08 – Apple’s $549 AirPods Max

Tech Brew Ride Home

Amalgamated Internets, LLC

Technology, News, Tech News

4.71K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2020

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Say hello to AirPods Max. Cloudflare and Apple have developed a new internet privacy protocol. Google’s Stadia is finally flipping the switch on one of its biggest selling points. Uber is exiting the self-driving sweepstakes, but what does that mean for its future? And more fallout from that Warner Media streaming decision. Sponsors: Amazon.com/ridehome Wipers123.com promocode: ride Links: Apple introduces AirPods Max, the magic of AirPods in a stunning over-ear design (Apple Newsroom) Cloudflare and Apple design a new privacy-friendly internet protocol (TechCrunch) Google Stadia will let all users livestream games directly to YouTube tomorrow (The Verge) Samsung’s SmartThings can finally control your Google Nest devices (The Verge) SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network wins $885M in federal aid for rural broadband (GeekWire) Uber sells its self-driving unit to Aurora (CNBC) Christopher Nolan Rips HBO Max as "Worst Streaming Service," Denounces Warner Bros.' Plan (The Hollywood Reporter) ‘Dune’ Producer Legendary Entertainment May Sue Warner Bros. Over HBO Max Deal (Variety) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Tech Meme Ride Home for Tuesday, December 8th, 2020. I'm Brian McCullough today. Say hello to AirPods Max. Cloud Flair and Apple have developed a new Internet privacy

0:14.9

protocol. Google Stadia is finally flipping the switch on one of its biggest

0:18.4

selling points. Uber is exiting the self-driving sweepstakes, but what does that

0:22.4

mean for its future and more

0:24.4

fallout from that Warner Media streaming decision here's what you miss today in the

0:28.1

world of tech.

0:30.1

Apple has unveiled AirPods Max over the ear headphones with noise cancellation

0:38.3

available from December 15th for $549, which seems pretty expensive for headphones unless these are like the highest

0:48.0

end headphones one could even imagine.

0:50.6

They do come in five colors though and the design is pretty smiffy looking.

0:55.0

Quoting from Apple's press release.

0:57.7

AirPods Max combine a custom acoustic design, H1 chips, and advanced software to power computational audio for a breakthrough listening

1:04.8

experience with adaptive EQ, active noise cancellation, transparency mode, and spatial audio.

1:11.8

Each ear cup attaches to the headband through a revolutionary

1:15.2

mechanism that bounces and distributes ear cut pressure and allows it to

1:18.5

independently pivot and rotate to fit the unique contours of a user's head.

1:22.4

Each ear cushion uses acoustically engineered to fit the unique contours of a user's head.

1:22.8

Each ear cushion uses acoustically engineered memory foam to create an effective seal,

1:27.1

a critical factor in delivering immersive sound.

1:29.5

The digital crown, inspired by Apple Watch, offers precise volume control and the ability to

1:34.5

play or pause audio skip tracks answer and phone calls and activate Siri.

1:39.3

AirPods Max feature a 40 millimeter Apple Design Dynamic Driver that provides rich deep

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