Gadgets, gadgets and more gadgets. TECHtober is heating up and we have Marques, Andrew and David talking about the Apple Homeview and other smart home products, the Microsoft Surface Ultra, and the Fitbit Edge.

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This week the news is a little slow, so we decided to take this time to get some discussion in before we have to choose the winners of the 2026 MKBHD Smartphone Awards. We debate some phones in some highly contested categories and ask you who you think should win. We also wrap it up with a discussion on MMOs.

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Mark Gurman: ⁠LG Partnership Tweet

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J1mmy: New World of Warcraft Video

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Today's bonus episode we invited Alex Goldman on to dive into his journey in the podcast space. From hosting one of the most popular podcasts online, to starting new with his current project Hyperfixed. How he got into podcasting in the first place, what it's like starting from scratch, and what he thinks about putting his podcast on YouTube.

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Wake me up, when Techtember ends. As we wrap up September the crew talks about taking pictures with a toothbrush, Tesla Roadster being delayed, new Nothing Headphone Pros, Meta Connect, and OpenAI Dev day!

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As Techtember continues the news doesn't stop. This week's episode Marques, Andrew, and David talk about the Googlebook releases, some more interesting Apple products we could see this year, possibly the phone of the year that isn't even coming to the US, and wrap it up with an absolute crash out about YouTubes new features.

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We are officially in Techtember! First, it's a quick viewflation update from Andrew before Marques and David talk about their experiences using the iPhone 18 Pro. Then it turns to speculation about the upcoming Googlebook event before talking about the Steam Frame and Tesla Roadster event. It's going to be a jam-packed few weeks and the new iPhones are just the beginning.

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MKBHD - iPhone 18 Review

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Right after the iPhone event, Andrew and Ellis hit the streets to ask anyone that happened to be walking by how they felt about the newest iPhones from Apple!

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New iPhones are officially here! Marques, Andrew, and David talk about the new iPhone 18 Pro phones and the newest foldable on the block, the iPhone Duo. There were also some interesting updates to the new AirPods 5 and Apple Watch Series 12/Apple Watch Ultra 4, so they spend some time discussing all of the updates as well. Of course, we wrap it all up with trivia. Enjoy!

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This week, Marques, Andrew, and David jump right into it by discussing the differences in YouTube views now that Viewflation has been happening for a full week. After that, it's all about GoPro, Markiplier, and what a "review" actually means. Then they talk about some new Android features before getting into the new AI Dyson toothbrush. We wrap it all up with some show and tell and trivia!

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A lot happened this week! First, Marques, Andrew, and David give final thoughts for the Pixel 11 series before getting into the Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra. Then it's all about the new Apple chips and Mac computers. We wrap it up with anew Google Fitbit x Pokemon band and the Nothing OS 5.0 launch. It's a fun one!

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This week, Andrew and David take over the podcast while Marques is out for Ultimate Frisbee. First, it's all about the new Instagram logo before they get into the news that YouTube is changing what counts as a view. Then it's all about the newest AirPods with cameras leak and a new open-source trackball that Andrew and Ellis are excited about. Enjoy!

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