Android Central 176: Android Wear and other things you can't buy
Release Date: 03/21/2014
The Pirate Queen: Interview With Lucy Liu & Eloise Singer
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On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar and Nick Sutrich chat with Hollywood legend Lucy Liu and Pirate Queen director Eloise Singer about their amazing new VR game The Pirate Queen: A Forgotten Legend... Follow us on Twitter: @AndroidCentral @Shruti_Shekar @Gwanatu
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Could The US BAN TikTok?!
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On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Nick Sutrich, and Jerry Hildenbrand discuss just how good the Honor Magic 6 Pro's camera really is, why more people are buying the Galaxy S24 Plus, why US lawmakers want TikTok banned, how Apple acquiring DarwinAI could give Google Gemini some serious competition, and more! Links: Follow us on Twitter: @AndroidCentral @Shruti_Shekar @Gwanatu @gbhil
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Mobile World Congress FALLOUT
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On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Nick Sutrich, Jerry Hildenbrand, and Derrek Lee discuss all the fallout from MWC 2024 including some of the highlights (like Motorola's wearable smartphone), the coolest things they saw at Mobile World Congress (like a transparent laptop & robotic dog), review the OnePlus Watch 2, bring you the latest on the Samsung Galaxy Ring, get into whether Google should have promised seven years of updates, and more! Links: Android Central Podcast Sponsors: NetSuite: Get the visibility and control you need to...
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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra & Plus REVIEWED
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On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Nick Sutrich, and Derrek Lee review the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, the Galaxy S24 Plus finally coming into its own, Meta shifting from AR to VR, Google's Super Bowl ad highlighting a life-changing Pixel feature, the new Oura Ring 'Resilience' update that assesses your "ability to withstand physiological stress", and more! Links: Android Central Podcast Sponsors: NetSuite: Get the visibility and control you need to weather any storm, check out netsuite.com/android. Follow us on Twitter: @AndroidCentral...
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Samsung Unpacked...UNPACKED!
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On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Nick Sutrich, Jerry Hildenbrand, and Namerah Saud Fatmi discuss all the fallout from Samsung Unpacked, including getting hands-on with the Galaxy S24, Samsung's Galaxy Ring tease, how Samsung dropped the ball on Qi2, Samsung's plans to charge for certain Galaxy AI features, how ultra-bright displays are destroying our eyes, and more! Links: Follow us on Twitter: @AndroidCentral @Shruti_Shekar @Gwanatu @gbhil @NamerahS
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Could The Pixel End Up In Google's Graveyard?
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On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Andrew Myrick, and Namerah Saud Fatmi discuss whether the Pixel could end up in Google's graveyard, problems with the Google Pixel 6, Google's empty promises, which Android phone could tempt iPhone users, and more! Links: Android Central Podcast Sponsors: NetSuite: Get the visibility and control you need to weather any storm, check out netsuite.com/android. Follow us on Twitter: @AndroidCentral @Shruti_Shekar @AndyMyrick @NamerahS
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Google Gemini Is HERE
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On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Nick Sutrich, Derrek Lee, and Michael Hicks discuss the arrival of Google Gemini & why it's the future, Google bringing Gemini Nano to the Pixel 8 Pro, Google's December 2023 feature drop, the latest on Apple being forced to make iMessage cross-platform, updates to the Garmin Forerunner & Venu 3, Samsung's continued dominance in foldable phone sales, McDonald's working with Google for their 'Ask Pickles' AI chatbot, and more! Links: Android Central Podcast Sponsors: Indeed: Hire better with Indeed....
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Does VR Make EVERYTHING Better?!
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On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Nick Sutrich, Jerry Hildenbrand, and Derrek Lee discuss doing chores in mixed reality, the Pixel 8 Pro's temperature sensor, testing the Pixel Watch 2's accuracy vs. the Fitbit Charge 6, the Pixel Watch 3 ditching it's crown, Google attempting to force Apple to adopt the RCS messaging standard, Google using earbuds to check your heart rate, and more! Links: Android Central Podcast Sponsors: Indeed: Hire better with Indeed. Visit indeed.com/acp to start hiring now. NetSuite: Get the visibility and control...
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The HUGE Smartphone Brand You've Never Heard Of...
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On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Nick Sutrich, Jerry Hildenbrand, Derrek Lee, and Michael Hicks discuss Apple & Samsung losing market share to Transsion, the Fitbit Charge 6, Google's Pixel Watch 2, Apple almost making the Apple Watch compatible with Android phones, T-Mobile abandoning their aggressive upgrade program, YouTube fighting back against ad blockers, and more! Links: Android Central Podcast Sponsors: Indeed: Hire better with Indeed. Visit indeed.com/acp to start hiring now. Follow us on Twitter: @AndroidCentral @Gwanatu @gbhil...
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Why Are Google Being So Secretive About Their Display Tech?
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On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Andrew Myrick, and Nick Sutrich discuss Google being secretive about their Pixel 8 Pro display tech, the Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit including the announcement of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, the Snapdragon X Elite & Qualcomm's ambitions for AI features, BOE revealing the 'X1' LTPO display for the OnePlus 12 and Ace 3, review the quality of the Google Pixel 8 Pro camera, debate Motorola's bending phone concept, and more! Links: Android Central Podcast Sponsors: Indeed: Hire better with...
info_outlinePhil takes a well-deserved day off, but the rest of the gang is here to talk about all the great Android goodies that should soon be hitting the shelves
Thing 1: All things Android Wear
- Google officially announces Android Wear
- Motorola announces 'Moto 360,' its first Android Wear device
- LG announces G Watch, powered by Android Wear
- Bringing Google Now to your wrist: This is the Android Wear interface
- Moto 360 to feature 'secret' charging method
Thing 2: Phones we all want but can't buy yet
- New HTC One (M8) available to buy on March 25 in the UK
- Verizon HTC One (M8) promo box tells us to 'hit refresh' at 1pm ET on launch day
- AT&T teases 'amazing new HTC device,' offers the chance to win one
- HTC posts countdown to March 25, will live stream event
- Sprint Galaxy S5 price: $199 on contract, $649 outright
- Samsung Galaxy S5, new Gear watches now available to pre-order from AT&T
- T-Mobile Galaxy S5 price: $0 down and $27.50 per month
- US Cellular gets two colors of the Galaxy S5, throws in $50 for Google Play
- AT&T Galaxy S5 price - $199 on contract, $649 outright
Thing 3: Other stuff
- Chromecast now for sale in Canada, UK and 9 countries across Europe
- Apps can now have separate changelogs for production, beta and alpha versions
- White House reportedly testing Android phones, could threaten BlackBerry
- All Gmail will now use HTTPS, messages will be encrypted when moving inside Google