This time it’s all about the iPad! Well, it had to be really, right?

We chat over the M2 iPad Air, and M4 iPad Pro, what we’ve bought and how we will go about covering it.

The Let Loose event itself came in for some flack - the Machine Press was not to everyone’s liking - we discuss!

And if you’ve wondered what it’s like to deal with brands - we tell you the truth!

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David’s latest video: https://youtu.be/G5BVMVtoNKE

Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexGTech1

David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dtalkingtec

Read David on Medium: https://medium.com/@Davidtalkingtech

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00:00 Intro

00:42 Let Loose

01:15 Nano texture a mistake?

06:00 Is Final Cut on iPad for real?

09:35 What Alex has bought

11:20 Will iPad become a desktop experience?

14:00 The M2 iPad Air is STILL a beast

15:25 How the M4 iPad Pro will fit into our workflow

19:45 The iPad Air - basically last years iPad Pro

21:40 Anti-reflective coating - don’t be fooled

22:25 Will David have to return his iPad Pro and Apple’s return policy

28:20 Is nano texture that sensitive?

31:00 The event format - fans or not

33:00 The machine crushing hate!

35:00 Alex and his YouTube Play Button - it’s official

37:20 Taking time to make the content right

41:35 Getting lucky with thumbnails

43:00 Unboxings are still popular…

45:30 Sorting out audio-only podcasts for YouTube

48:55 Brands being pushy!

50:00 Building brand relationships

52:30 Creators STILL paying for views

In this episode, we chat about the recent spate of creators giving honest reviews and the effects that have on the companies behind the products. We chat about the art of making honest product review videos and the benefits of staying in lane for your channel.

Then we look at the benefits of wearables - smart watches & rings and what the Garmin Epix Pro has been like.

Let Loose, the next Apple event has been confirmed so we chat that over and what to expect from the iPad event and finally a little update on AirPods Max.

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Alex’s Garmin Video: https://youtu.be/k0MpNqgXoYY?si=Ey0C5nV-3eTT87Br

David’s MacBook Air Video: https://youtu.be/LNfnu7RvJI4

David’s AirPods Max Story: https://medium.com/macoclock/airpods-max-nearly-perfect-2c500a41ae89

Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexGTech1

David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dtalkingtec

Read David on Medium: https://medium.com/@Davidtalkingtech

Get in touch: david@talkingtechandaudio.com

The Peter McKinnon video: https://youtu.be/96y9UvUX-DQ?si=iB2zuUE0430LK_-O

The MKBHD video: https://youtu.be/tn-MGyr-6dk?si=vrJfKkaaXPS_SoK3

00:00 Intro

00:25 Life in the 100 Club!

02:10 The admin side of running the channel

04:15 How much a Super Thanks really matters

06:45 The content bandwagon

08:15 Staying in lane - playing the algorithm game

11:55 The art of making review videos genuine

16:00 Taking the weekend off…

17:10 Our thoughts on giving bad reviews

21:25 MKBHD and clickbait…

26:00 Let Loose announced & what to expect

34:20 When will the iPads be in store & content planning around it

37:10 The Garmin Pro - what’s it like

42:30 The outstanding battery life on the Garmin watches

44:20 The trade-offs

46:35 The benefits of wearing smartwatches

51:45 AirPods Max thoughts

58:35 Let Loose clashing with our next podcast

On the actual day - the very hour we sat down to record the podcast Alex joined the 100,000 YouTube subscribers club so obviously we talked about that on the podcast - how could we not? We talked about the 4 year journey what he’s learned and what advice he would pass on to you if you are starting on YouTube today.

We chat over the Sony Xperia 1V, Final Cut Pro plugins - oh and that mess with Dbrand this week on Twitter.

The art of YouTube shorts was in our line of vision and also are community posts beneficial?

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Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexGTech1

David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dtalkingtec

Read David on Medium: https://medium.com/@Davidtalkingtech

Get in touch: david@talkingtechandaudio.com

00:00 Intro

02:00 Alex passing 100,000 subs - how does it feel?

05:20 The Sony Xperia 1 V thoughts

13:00 It’s quiet out here for us Apple boys…!

15:15 iPads - they can’t come soon enough 🙏🏻

20:20 David and his Final Cut Pro yarns…

22:15 LOG and Final Cut Pro

23:45 Using MotionVFX plugins

26:20 Alex on his four-year journey to 100K - genuine advice

32:50 Learning the craft of YouTube

33:45 Getting used to working with brands - new skills

36:20 Getting used to being on camera

38:00 Being a perfectionist and the creator's community

41:35 Dbrand issues - why on earth??

49:45 Alex recalls being in hot water…

52:00 The benefits of shorts on YouTube

54:00 The benefits of posting on YouTube’s community page

56:12 The final story about THAT paid-for-views video…

59:00 Don’t forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts…

This time around we chat about the pros and cons of Final Cut Pro versus Premiere Pro and just how good is the the new M3 15-inch MacBook Air?

Still no iPads and possibly now not until May or even WWDC - and what can we expect from WWDC this year?

Lastly the dark side of YouTube and what it feels like to buy subs.

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Alex’s tweet

https://x.com/AlexGTech1/status/1773463096608055444?s=20

Blog - Apple vs. The World

https://medium.com/macoclock/apple-vs-the-world-b68084eeadfb

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00:00 Intro

04:00 - Does 120Hz refresh rate REALLY matter?

06:05 Alex’ workflow

07:30 David switching to Final Cut Pro

11:15 Multicam in FCP

14:45 Why can’t we have captions in FCP?

16:50 FCP on iPad

25:14 iPad specs…8 GB or 16 GB?

27:35 No iPads until May - a content nightmare!

30:00 Could Apple wait until WWDC for iPad?

32:45 Buying subs & views on YouTube - the real story

42:31 The danger if brands start trusting these stats

46:40 Will this eventually lead to invalid strikes?

52:07 Chossing engagement, demographics or views

54:50 Apple vs. The World

60:05 Apple using Google Gemini…thoughts

66:00 Samsung S23 Ultra - max smartphone?

Lot’s going on in this episode.

We chat about the lack of a spring event from Apple - and ponder will they possibly yet surprise us. We chat over the new M3 MacBook Air and what to expect from the next iPad Pro.

Then we really get in the trenches with the whole buying views on YoiuTube controversy - we pull it apart and try to find ouy what is really going on.

Don’t forget we are also on YouTube Music as an audio-only podcast.

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00:00 Intro

01:25 Let’s talk Apple - could there be an event after all?

06:30 Wanting the new iPad

13:00 Switching to Final Cut

15:20 15” M3 MacBook Air

17:45 Apple’s Trade-In

20:40 Bluetooth issues

23:00 What storage & memory does an iPad need?

29:10 David and his 5K subs landmark

32:55 Brands come knocking…and needing more than AdSense

38:30 The buying views controversy

44:00 Buying views officially from YouTube - is pay to play?

48:45 Buying views to impress brands

52:35 Doing it the right way

60:00 Patting ourselves on the back - the pod is going places

At last, we are back and we have lots to talk about.

Alex briefly talks about the recent updates on the Samsung S24 Ultra, and we give out views and thoughts on the Apple Vision Pro.

With the first Apple event promised in just a few weeks we chat over what we think we are likely to see…new OLED iPad Pros, iPad Air, Mac mini….there is a lot to look forward to.

And we are also on YouTube Music as an audio-only podcast.

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00:00 Intro

04:10 Latest on Samsung S24 Ultra

08:10 Really getting down in the weeds with the iPhone 15 Pro Max

09:25 Apple’s Covent Garden Store - lovely but odd!

12:48 The Apple Vision Pro - quick thoughts

19:15 The Apple event in March - what we can expect

35:00 David and the clickbait accusations

45:15 Live a day in our shoes - the life of a content creator

50:10 Alex and his team

52:15 CapCut - it’s brilliant!

56:00 Brands playing the fool - and creators devaluing or economy

We go deep about the new Samsung S24 and Alex has been hands-on with it over the past few days. There are a couple of issues and concerns that he has already found to do with possible build quality problems and also the display. 

We talk about Apple’s Vision Pro - our expectations and our thoughts on it just one week out before it lands in customers' hands.

Then we talk about the weird month of January for creators and about the rash of creators quitting. Lastly, we chat over the way YouTube seems to penalise you for not staying in lane - oh, and our favourite apps!

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David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dtalkingtec

David’s latest video: https://youtu.be/trT9wmF_JUc

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Get in touch: david@talkingtechandaudio.com

00:00 Intro

01:10 Let’s talk Samsung S24 Ultra

03:23 S4 Display issues - the anti-reflective coating

11:13 Quality Issues  - scratched already

13:50 S24 Cameras - 8K video mode

15:15 The 5X camera

18:10 Galaxy AI - the writing assistant, translation etc 

20:52 Picture editing on the S24 Ultra

22:22 Circle to Search - also now on Pixel

24:30 120 FPS

27:00 Long exposure shots & low-light photography

28:30 Google in bed with Samsung

30:50 Samsung S24 and Instagram & the selfie camera

33:45 First impressions

36:45 What about the S24 Plus?

38:07 Vision Pro 

41:40 January - an od month CES and more

44:00 The timing of releasing videos

47:08 Quitting YouTube

51:43 Staying in lane with YouTube

56:37 David is free! The invalid traffic stike is cleared!!

60:00 Hands out - creators with their hands out…

63:00 Sponsors - grrrrr!!

64:00 Our fav app on the Mac!

We are back for our first podcast of the year - and as it turns out there is a lot to talk about.

In a few days, there is Samsung Unpacked so we have a good chat about that event and what we can expect. Galaxy AI is going to be the hot topic and we also talk cameras, bezels, displays & notches.

The Pixel 8 Pro is a phone we’ve both used and loved so we chat about the latest features that Google have made available for it. ND filters, shooting ProRes, external SSD and recording in 8K - we cover it all.

And of course - Vision Pro…our take on this ground breaking bit of tech.

Then as we get into talking YouTube we talk about the January blues and the risks of changing laanes and direction as a creator.

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Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexGTech1

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David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dtalkingtec

David’s latest video: https://youtu.be/len55bAOBiU

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00:00 Intro

02:10 What to expect from Samsung unpacked

04:35 Samsung S24 goes Titanium

07:02 Bezels & notches…who cares?

07:30 Displays getting brighter on Samsung S24 Ultra

09:10 Pixel 8 Pro - it’s flying…

15:15 Samsung vs Google - going head to head in AI

17:35 AI and Samsung Unpacked - what to expect

20:10 Samsung Ultras and video…

21:43 Using ND filters

23:17 iPhone 15 Pro Max beats my Canon 90D

25:30 External SSD’s for iPhone

28:10 Samsung and Raw CODECs

29:45 Recording in 8K

33:15 The need for content…

34:45 Getting out of the safe zone

35:55 Vision Pro…our thoughts

45:00 HomePods as a stereo pair - wow!

46:30 Let’s talk YouTube and the Jaanuary blues

50:25 The risks or benefits of branching out on YouTube

53:00 Subs vs comments

55:10 AVD and retention

60:00 Shorts & Capcut

63:00 The future for Minus Sixteen