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The Test Drivers
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New or old, loved or hated — The Test Drivers put tech through its paces; no matter if it’s the absolute cutting edge or collecting dust in the bargain bin. From smartphones to laptops, software to gaming consoles — anything could be a daily driver. Hosted by Austin Evans and Myke Hurley.
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51: Introducing Our New Show!
Mar 20, 202201:13:36Tap to summarizeWe have something new that we're super excited to tell you about! This episode of The Test Drivers is sponsored by: Hover: Make a name for yourself. Get 10% off any domain name. Mint Mobile: Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month. Links and Show Notes: Support The Test Drivers with a Relay FM Membership The Backmarkers on YouTube The Backmarkers Audio Podcast
Transcribe →50: The Need for Speed
Feb 28, 202200:57:38Tap to summarizeUpcoming gaming hardware and arguing about the colours of cars. This episode of The Test Drivers is sponsored by: Hover: Make a name for yourself. Get 10% off any domain name. Links and Show Notes: Support The Test Drivers with a Relay FM Membership First look: the headset design for PlayStation VR2 – PlayStation.Blog Valve Left Me Unsupervised: Steam Deck Hardware Review - LTT - YouTube Your Library on Deck – Steam How To Replace Save Battery in Pokemon Game Boy Color Games - Austin Evans - YouTube Ungeniused #122: Dazzle Camouflage - Relay FM Rating The 2022 F1 Liveries – WTF1
Transcribe →49: Rocket League, but with People
Feb 15, 202200:56:00Tap to summarizeSony buys Bungie, Nintendo has a direct, and Samsung releases some new phones. This episode of The Test Drivers is sponsored by: Mint Mobile: Wireless that’s easy, online and $15 bucks a month. Links and Show Notes: Support The Test Drivers with a Relay FM Membership Sony buying Bungie for $3.6 billion | GamesIndustry.biz PlayStation: Bungie deal is about multiplatform, live-service games | GamesIndustry.biz Inside Team17, following the Worms NFT firestorm • Eurogamer.net Microsoft Confirms Activision Blizzard Will Release Games on PlayStation 'Beyond Existing Agreements' - IGN Portal: Companion Collection for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Game Details Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to get 48 Remastered tracks before 2024 - Polygon Wii Sports sequel coming to Nintendo Switch - Polygon Samsung’s Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus put improved cameras and performance in a samey design - The Verge Galaxy S22 Impressions: 1 Real Downgrade! - MKBHD - YouTube The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is a Note successor with a built-in stylus - The Verge Galaxy S22 Ultra Impressions: It's a Note! - MKBHD - YouTube Samsung Galaxy Note WAS the Future - Denki - YouTube Galaxy S22 & S22 Plus 5G | Price & Deals | Samsung Accessories & Cases | Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G | Samsung
Transcribe →48: Microsoft Owns Gaming
Jan 28, 202200:54:28Tap to summarizeXbox is buying Activision Blizzard – what could this mean for the future of gaming? Also, what is the Steam Deck going to be like? This episode of The Test Drivers is sponsored by: Doppler: Sync environment variables at scale. Links and Show Notes: Support The Test Drivers with a Relay FM Membership Austin and his iPad mini LumaFusion Valve’s Steam Deck launches Feb. 25 and ships three days later - Polygon SteamDB Search Welcoming the Incredible Teams and Legendary Franchises of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft Gaming - Xbox Wire Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service grows to 25 million subscribers - The Verge
Transcribe →47: The CES That Wasn't
Jan 13, 202200:58:32Tap to summarizeCES may have been a ghost town, but nothing is going to stop the product announcements. This episode of The Test Drivers is sponsored by: Hover: Make a name for yourself. Get 10% off any domain name. Mint Mobile: Cut your wireless bill to $15 a month. Links and Show Notes: Support The Test Drivers with a Relay FM Membership CES 2022 was a GHOST TOWN - Denki - YouTube Samsung’s new TV remote uses radio waves from your router to stay charged - The Verge BMW debuts its new color-changing paint technology at CES: E Ink - The Verge Meet Sony Mobility and the Vision-S 02 prototype EV - The Verge Nvidia announces RTX 3090 Ti with faster memory and performance - The Verge Nvidia announces 3080 Ti and 3070 Ti laptop GPUs, says they can control your CPU, too - The Verge AMD teases next-generation 5nm Ryzen 7000 desktop chips with Zen 4 - The Verge AMD’s new Ryzen 6000 laptop chips promise the ultimate portable gaming machines - The Verge Intel Says New Core i9 Processor for Laptops is Faster Than Apple's M1 Max Chip - MacRumors I'm Not Supposed to Show You This... - Austin Evans - YouTube Dell XPS 13 Plus hands-on: is that... a touch bar? - The Verge Asus will release a 17-inch foldable OLED laptop this year - The Verge Sony confirms PlayStation VR2 name and Horizon game - The Verge
Transcribe →46: Test Drive to Survive: 2021
Dec 30, 202101:12:23Tap to summarizeAustin got an iPad mini and an Analogue Pocket, Myke got the macOS update he wanted, and the boys recap the 2021 F1 season. This episode of The Test Drivers is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code TESTDRIVERS to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2022, and can be used only once. Hover: Make a name for yourself. Get 10% off any domain name. Links and Show Notes: Support The Test Drivers with a Relay FM Membership Cortex #123: 2022 Yearly Themes - Relay FM 20 Questions with MrBeast! - MKBHD - YouTube Pocket - Analogue Analogue’s Pocket will be available to order December 14th but at a higher price - The Verge
Transcribe →45: The MacBook Dilemma
Dec 13, 202101:00:32Tap to summarizeAustin and Myke are recording their very first episode in person! As well as some various show and tell, they talk more about the MacBook Pro, and revisit some predictions made earlier in the year. This episode of The Test Drivers is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code TESTDRIVERS to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2022, and can be used only once. Links and Show Notes: Support The Test Drivers with a Relay FM Membership The Test Drivers - YouTube Brilliant Diamond Speedruns are incredibly broken. - YouTube
Transcribe →44: Do You Know Who I Am?
Nov 21, 202101:11:08Tap to summarizeHave you heard about the global supply chain? It's kinda ruining gaming handhelds right now... But hey, there's some new games still coming out anyway. Also, Apple are going to sell you replacement iPhone parts?! This episode of The Test Drivers is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code TESTDRIVERS to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2022, and can be used only once. Hover: Make a name for yourself. Get 10% off any domain name. Links and Show Notes: Support The Test Drivers with a Relay FM Membership Steam Deck, Valve’s handheld PC, delayed into 2022 - Polygon Steam Deck Playdate Owners Update #1 Myke's Scratched iPhone Apple announces Self Service Repair - Apple I Built the Ultimate Forza Gaming PC! - Austin Evans - YouTube Forza Horizon 5 Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl
Transcribe →43: We Can Finally Talk about the Pixel
Nov 5, 202101:16:47Tap to summarizeIntel has new CPUs – how do they stack up? Talking about power, what about those new MacBook Pros? And it's time for final opinions on the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. This episode of The Test Drivers is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code TESTDRIVERS to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2022, and can be used only once. The Intrazone, by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast about SharePoint, OneDrive and related tech within Microsoft 365. Links and Show Notes: Support The Test Drivers with a Relay FM Membership Beats Fit Pro review: sporty AirPod Pros with better sound - The Verge Beats Studio Buds Damn, Intel! - LTT - YouTube Intel Brings The Heat. Literally! - Dave2D - YouTube Bartender 4 Upgrade #379: They Feed on Memory Bandwidth - Relay FM Pixel 6/6 Pro Review: Almost Incredible! - MKBHD - YouTube My Pixel 6 Pro Review - Dave2D - YouTube Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro review: flagships found - MKBHD - YouTube
Transcribe →42: Techtober is Unstoppable
Oct 23, 202101:29:17Tap to summarizePixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Surface Duo 2, MacBook Pro, Surface Laptop Studio... It's all happening right now, and we have first impressions! This episode of The Test Drivers is sponsored by: Privacy: Smarter payments. Get $5 to spend on your first purchase. Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code TESTDRIVERS to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2022, and can be used only once. HPE Tech Talk: HPE news, tech insights and world-class innovations. Listen now. Links and Show Notes: Support The Test Drivers with a Relay FM Membership Samsung will now let you design your own Galaxy Z Flip 3 - The Verge Accessories & Phone Cases For Galaxy Z Flip 3 | Samsung Austin's First Impressions of the Surface Studio Surface Duo 2: Can This Be Saved? - MKBHD - YouTube Google Presents: Pixel Fall Launch - YouTube Sundar Pichai and Rick Osterloh think the Pixel 6 is Google’s breakout phone - The Verge Compare phones, smartphones, tablets - GSMArena.com Google Pixel 6's Tensor could be an unreleased Samsung Exynos chip | Tom's Guide Apple Killed the PC... or did they? 🤔 - Austin Evans - YouTube Bartender 4 Apple Announces M1 Pro & M1 Max: Giant New Arm SoCs with All-Out Performance
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