- 49 minutes 14 seconds74: The iPhone 14 launch and Gareth's leaving party | The LAST Noise Cancelling PodcastCan't find the time to keep up with tech news?
We have you covered with the Noise Cancelling podcast, which is brought to you by TechRadar and our sister sites Laptop Mag and Tom's Guide.
This week’s show is presented by Gareth Beavis, Editor in Chief of TechRadar and Sherri L Smith, Editor in Chief of Laptop Mag!
This week our guest is Matt Phillips Senior Video Producer at TechRadar who join us (remotely, of course) to talk about the last seven days in tech.
Show Headlines
00:00 Start
02:21 Big Question - The first tech we reviewed
18:31 iPhone 14 launch
34:56 Reminiscing about bad tech events
40:59 Unpopular opinion
46:55 Bye bye
Last week saw the launch of the iPhone 14 line-up and new Apple watches and so this week we are doing a huge Apple deep dive. Gareth and Sherri have both been using and reviewing the iPhone 14 Pro Max so let's see what they think!
After more than 14 years at TechRadar this is Gareth's last week as Editor-and-Chief. But he didn't want to leave without bringing back the noise canceling podcast, one last time. We hope you enjoy this final episode, thanks for all the support.
Don’t forget to head over to TechRadar.com, LaptopMag.com and Tomsguide.com to read more.
Music by Lee Rosevere - Thought Bubbles
Licenses under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...23 September 2022, 10:59 am - 51 minutes 27 seconds73: The Nintendo Switch OLED deep diveCan't find the time to keep up with tech news? Looking for some awesome lockdown listening? We have you covered with the Noise Cancelling podcast, which is brought to you by TechRadar and our sister sites Laptop Mag and Tom's Guide. This week’s show is presented by Gareth Beavis, Editor in Chief of TechRadar and Sherri L Smith, Editor in Chief of Laptop Mag! This week our guests are Samuel Roberts, Senior Entertainment Editor at TechRadar, and Adam Vjestica, Senior Gaming Writer at TechRadar, who join us (remotely, of course) to talk about the last seven days in tech. Show Headlines00:00 Start00:52 Big Question - Is Black Widow worth watching at home?08:49 Gadget Hall of Fame - Magic 8 Ball11:25 Gadget Hall of Fame - iPod Nano 4th Generation13:13 Nintendo saved video game consoles16:05 Sherri’s first Nintendo consoles 18:03 Did Nintendo peak with the N64?21:53 Wii Fit was Genius22:31 Nintendo can’t compete with Playstation 23:07 Bargaining with parents for the N6427:01 Switch OLED first impressions28:24 Adam’s Switch dev kit30:24 Who is the Switch OLED for?32:58 Will the Switch OLED replace the normal Switch?34:57 Will we ever see a 4k Switch39:50 Beavle Trends48:03 Sign off Last week saw the announcement of the new Nintendo Switch OLED model and so this week we are doing a huge Nintendo deep dive. What were our first Ninendo consoles? Did Nintendo peak with the N64? And who is the Switch OLED really for? For all this and more, tune into the all-new Noise Cancelling podcast – you can subscribe on Spotify, grab it on Apple podcasts, or find us wherever you get your pods. New episodes land every Friday. Don’t forget to head over to TechRadar.com, LaptopMag.com and Tomsguide.com to read more. Music by Lee Rosevere - Thought BubblesLicenses under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/16 July 2021, 3:00 am
- 54 minutes 48 seconds72: An in-depth look at the Sony Xperia 1 III and thoughts on the Nintendo Switch OLEDCan't find the time to keep up with tech news? Looking for some awesome lockdown listening? We have you covered with the Noise Cancelling podcast, which is brought to you by TechRadar and our sister sites Laptop Mag and Tom's Guide. This week’s show is presented by Gareth Beavis, Editor in Chief of TechRadar and Sherri L Smith, Editor in Chief of Laptop Mag! This week our guests are Daniel Bader, Software & Downloads Writer at Android Central, and James Peckham, Phones Editor at TechRadar, who join us (remotely, of course) to talk about the last seven days in tech. Show Headlines00:00 Start02:49 The worst tech product names ever09:59 Gadget hall of fame - PSP12:14 Nintendo Switch OLED 15:46 Back to the PSP18:38 Sony Xperia 1 III reviews26:25 The best Sony phones of all time29:15 Trees falling in the forest29:51 Sony phone and James Bond30:32 Sony threw it all away31:31 Products that never came out35:14 The long gone Moterola heyday37:08 Moterola still making solid budget phones37:38 Lenovo is killing it40:17 Why isn't MagSafe a bigger deal?41:42 RIP LG phones42:10 Innovation isn't for the consumer43:57 Beavle Trends50:57 Sign off The Sony Xperia 1 III launched last week and so the crew spend this episode reminiscing about some of the best Sony phones of all time, discussing why Sony can’t seem to make an impact on the modern smartphone market and argue Sony vs Motorola. Also Nintendo had a surprise announcement this week with the Switch OLED coming to store this October… but it’s not exactly what we were expecting. For all this and more, tune into the all-new Noise Cancelling podcast – you can subscribe on Spotify, grab it on Apple podcasts, or find us wherever you get your pods. New episodes land every Friday. Don’t forget to head over to TechRadar.com, LaptopMag.com and Tomsguide.com to read more. Music by Lee Rosevere - Thought BubblesLicenses under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/9 July 2021, 3:00 am
- 44 minutes 25 seconds71: Windows 11 - Everything you need to knowCan't find the time to keep up with tech news? Looking for some awesome lockdown listening? We have you covered with the Noise Cancelling podcast, which is brought to you by TechRadar and our sister sites Laptop Mag and Tom's Guide. This week’s show is presented by Gareth Beavis, Editor in Chief of TechRadar and Sherri L Smith, Editor in Chief of Laptop Mag! This week our guests are Daryl Baxter, Software & Downloads Writer at TechRadar, and Zac Bowden, Senior Editor at Windows Central, who joins us (remotely, of course) to talk about the last seven days in tech. Show Headlines00:00 Start01:07 Pitching better names for Windows 1104:01 People used to be excited for Windows06:27 Owning a Microsoft Surface Table10:11 Windows 7 parties12:39 Can Windows 11 break the cycle?15:52 Becoming IT Tech support for the family20:01 Why is Windows 10 so broken?22:27 Is copy and paste changing?23:47 Windows 11 in preview24:19 Windows 11 leak26:37 Microsoft Teams integration27:16 How did Skype fail?28:29 Windows vs Mac29:51 The new Microsoft Store34:04 Beavle Trends40:34 Sign off Windows 11 has finally been revealed and this week we are chatting all about it. From our oldest, fondest Windows memories to Windows 8 tech support - we reminisce all about the history of Windows and break down some of the best features coming in the big new operating system update. For all this and more, tune into the all-new Noise Cancelling podcast – you can subscribe on Spotify, grab it on Apple podcasts, or find us wherever you get your pods. New episodes land every Friday. Don’t forget to head over to TechRadar.com, LaptopMag.com and Tomsguide.com to read more. Music by Lee Rosevere - Thought BubblesLicenses under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/2 July 2021, 3:00 am
- 38 minutes 51 seconds70: The best and worst Amazon Prime Day dealsCan't find the time to keep up with tech news? Looking for some awesome lockdown listening? We have you covered with the Noise Cancelling podcast, which is brought to you by TechRadar and our sister sites Laptop Mag and Tom's Guide. This week’s show is presented by Gareth Beavis, Editor in Chief of TechRadar and Sherri L Smith, Editor in Chief of Laptop Mag! This week our guest is Gerald Lynch, Executive Editor at TechRadar, who joins us (remotely, of course) to talk about the last seven days in tech. Show Headlines00:00 Start04:24 Amazon Prime Day vs Black Friday07:01 The best Amazon Prime Day Deal07:37 Has Amazon Prime Day ever been good?09:43 Ebay vs Amazon12:24 Higher or Lower Round 116:57 Gerald missed Prime Day18:12 How to prep for Prime Day19:49 Father’s Day21:33 Higher or Lower Round 234:51 Windows 11 is coming36:34 Sign off We are all suffering from a major Amazon Prime Day hangover this week so the show is a bit of a mess! Gerald tells us all about how he got a mattress for 80% off, Sherri lays out some of the best deals she managed to find this Prime Day and Gareth almost misses Father’s Day. For all this and more, tune into the all-new Noise Cancelling podcast – you can subscribe on Spotify, grab it on Apple podcasts, or find us wherever you get your pods. New episodes land every Friday. Don’t forget to head over to TechRadar.com, LaptopMag.com and Tomsguide.com to read more. Music by Lee Rosevere - Thought BubblesLicenses under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/25 June 2021, 3:00 am
- 50 minutes 2 seconds69: The best smartphone cameras and remembering our first camerasCan't find the time to keep up with tech news? Looking for some awesome lockdown listening? We have you covered with the Noise Cancelling podcast, which is brought to you by TechRadar and our sister sites Laptop Mag and Tom's Guide.
This week’s show is presented by Gareth Beavis, Editor in Chief of TechRadar and Sherri L Smith, Editor in Chief of Laptop Mag!
This week our guests are Mark Wilson, Cameras Editor at TechRadar, and Mark Anthony Ramirez, Writer at Laptop Mag, who join us (remotely, of course) to talk about the last seven days in tech.
Show Headlines
00:00 Start
01:35 Too many big questions
08:39 The gadget hall of fame
13:54 Our first cameras
16:26 Film vs Digital cameras
21:42 The first camera phones
24:01 Modern smartphone cameras
29:02 The easiest time to become a photographer
32:18 Gareth is the worst photographer
34:38 Why do iPads have cameras?
37:43 Is 8K video needed?
41:29 Beavle Trends
46:45 Sign off
This week we have a whole bunch of photography experts on so it would be a shame if we didn't do a big old camera and camera phone deep dive. We reminisce about our first cameras, chat all about the best smartphone cameras and discuss whether this is the easiest time to become a professional photographer.
For all this and more, tune into the all-new Noise Cancelling podcast – you can subscribe on Spotify, grab it on Apple podcasts, or find us wherever you get your pods. New episodes land every Friday.
Don’t forget to head over to TechRadar.com, LaptopMag.com and Tomsguide.com to read more.
Music by Lee Rosevere - Thought Bubbles
Licenses under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/18 June 2021, 3:00 am - 38 minutes 32 seconds68: WWDC 2021 breakdown and reminiscing about the iPhone 4Can't find the time to keep up with tech news? Looking for some awesome lockdown listening? We have you covered with the Noise Cancelling podcast, which is brought to you by TechRadar and our sister sites Laptop Mag and Tom's Guide. The show is presented by Gareth Beavis, Editor in Chief of TechRadar, and Sherri L. Smith, Editor in Chief of Laptop Mag. This week our guests are Daryl Baxter, Software & Downloads Writer at TechRadar, and James Peckham, Phones Editor at TechRadar, who join us (remotely, of course) to talk about the last seven days in tech. Show Headlines00:00 Start01:49 Horrible tech colors07:21 Palm Pre11:42 The First iPhone13:48 You were holding the iPhone 4 wrong17:14 Is the iPad the best tablet?20:13 Missing the iPod21:11 Remembering the iPod Hi Fi22:35 WWDC 202130:46 What should Apple make next?31:54 Beavle Trends!36:09 Sign off This week we have a whole bunch of Apple experts on so it would be a shame if we didn't do a big old WWDC deep dive after the latest Apple developer conference. We spend way too much time reminiscing about the iPhone 4, the Palm Pre and the iPod Hi Fi and of course Sherri once again denies the existence of tablets! For all this and more, tune into the all-new Noise Cancelling podcast – you can subscribe on Spotify, grab it on Apple podcasts, or find us wherever you get your pods. New episodes land every Friday. Don’t forget to head over to TechRadar.com, LaptopMag.com and Tomsguide.com to read more. Music by Lee Rosevere - Thought BubblesLicenses under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/11 June 2021, 12:12 pm
- 57 minutes 56 seconds67: E3 2021 predictions and the best celebrity video game cameosCan't find the time to keep up with tech news? Looking for some awesome lockdown listening? We have you covered with the Noise Cancelling podcast, which is brought to you by TechRadar and our sister sites Laptop Mag and Tom's Guide. The show is presented by Matt Phillips, of TechRadar, and Sherri L. Smith, Editor in Chief of Laptop Mag. This week our guests are Adam Vjestica, Senior Games Writer at TechRadar, and Vic Hood, Gaming Editor at TechRadar, who join us (remotely, of course) to talk about the last seven days in tech. Show Headlines00:00 Start00:59 The most awkward E3 moments 10:15 Gadget Hall of Fame - Zune14:34 Gadget hall of Fame - Sega Mega Drive16:59 Sherri’s 1st E319:43 Vic’s 1st E323:46 Celebrities in video games26:50 The Borderlands movie30:02 The return of good wrestling games33:45 Def Jam needs a come back34:36 No new Splinter Cell game37:02 The best and worst horror games39:30 Sims 543:58 More horror game chat46:14 Far Cry 648:20 Friends: The Reunion 49:49 Need for Speed50:16 Battlefield 650:42 Biomutant review51:54 Horizon Forbidden West52:47 Knockout City 54:21 Google Photos unlimited free storage no more55:25 Sign off This week we have a whole bunch of gaming experts on so it would be a shame if we didn't do a big old gaming deep dive ahead of E3 2021. We chat all about the worst E3 moments of all time, the best celebrity video game cameos and reminisce about the Zune. For all this and more, tune into the all-new Noise Cancelling podcast – you can subscribe on Spotify, grab it on Apple podcasts, or find us wherever you get your pods. New episodes land every Friday. Don’t forget to head over to TechRadar.com, LaptopMag.com and Tomsguide.com to read more. Music by Lee Rosevere - Thought BubblesLicenses under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/4 June 2021, 3:00 am
- 45 minutes 53 seconds66: Will cinemas survive the pandemic and our most awkward celebrity interviewsCan't find the time to keep up with tech news? Looking for some awesome lockdown listening? We have you covered with the Noise Cancelling podcast, which is brought to you by TechRadar and our sister sites Laptop Mag and Tom's Guide. This week’s show is presented by Gareth Beavis, Editor in Chief of TechRadar!. This week our guests are Sean O'Connell, managing Editor at Cinema Blend, and Tom Power, Entertainment Reporter at TechRadar, who join us (remotely, of course) to talk about the last seven days in tech. Show Headlines00:00 Start02:17 Who should play our Dad’s in our biopic06:23 Gadget Hall of Fame 12:00 The worst celeb interviews we’ve had 19:40 Will cinemas survive the pandemic26:54 Do we trust the big movie studios to not kill cinemas31:58 Why do video game movies suck?36:06 Are VR movies a good idea?40:17 Movie Trivia43:57 Sign off This week we have a whole bunch of Entertainment experts on so it would be a shame if we didn't do a big old movie and streaming deep dive. We chat all about the worst press junkets we’ve been to, discuss whether or not cinemas will survive the pandemic and debate the merits of VR movies. For all this and more, tune into the all-new Noise Cancelling podcast – you can subscribe on Spotify, grab it on Apple podcasts, or find us wherever you get your pods. New episodes land every Friday. Don’t forget to head over to TechRadar.com, LaptopMag.com and Tomsguide.com to read more. Music by Lee Rosevere - Thought BubblesLicenses under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/28 May 2021, 3:00 am
- 48 minutes 54 seconds65: Google IO breakdown and the best and worst fitness tech we've ever usedCan't find the time to keep up with tech news? Looking for some awesome lockdown listening? We have you covered with the Noise Cancelling podcast, which is brought to you by TechRadar and our sister sites Laptop Mag and Tom's Guide. The show is presented by Gareth Beavis, Editor in Chief of TechRadar, and Sherri L. Smith, Editor in Chief of Laptop Mag. This week our guests are Stephanie Wood, Editor at Fit&Well, and Michael Sawh, freelance journalist, who join us (remotely, of course) to talk about the last seven days in tech. Show Headlines00:00 Start01:16 The worst celebrity endorsements10:27 Jawbone UP2413:27 HYPERICE VYPER16:49 Sherri’s first fitness tech18:39 Fitbit changed the game24:07 Is the Apple Watch worth it?25:20 Craziest CES fitness tech27:30 Apple blood glucose monitoring 31:56 The future of smart watches33:25 The future of fitness tech38:42 This week in tech news 45:56 Sign off This week we have a whole bunch of fitness tech experts on so it would be a shame if we didn't do a big old techy fitness deep dive. We chat all about our first fitness trackers, the future of fitness and the craziest fitness gadgets we’ve seen and used at CES. For all this and more, tune into the all-new Noise Cancelling podcast – you can subscribe on Spotify, grab it on Apple podcasts, or find us wherever you get your pods. New episodes land every Friday. Don’t forget to head over to TechRadar.com, LaptopMag.com and Tomsguide.com to read more. Music by Lee Rosevere - Thought BubblesLicenses under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/21 May 2021, 5:00 am
- 52 minutes 3 seconds64: PS5 6 months later review! Are gaming events ever coming back? And way too much massage talk!Can't find the time to keep up with tech news? Looking for some awesome lockdown listening? We have you covered with the Noise Cancelling podcast, which is brought to you by TechRadar and our sister sites Laptop Mag and Tom's Guide. The show is presented by Gareth Beavis, Editor in Chief of TechRadar, and Sherri L. Smith, Editor in Chief of Laptop Mag. This week our guests are Sam Loveridge, Global Editor-in-Chief at GamesRadar, and Adam Vjestica, Senior Gaming Writer at TechRadar, who join us (remotely, of course) to talk about the last seven days in tech. Show Headlines00:00 Start01:10 What would you call your own crypto currency?05:59 GameBoy Printer09:04 Game & Watch13:12 What was your first gaming console?21:40 The worst gaming mascots22:19 The best gaming events36:18 PS5 6 months later review43:00 Where is the Switch Pro44:13 Beavle Trends!48:14 - Sign off This week we have a whole bunch of gaming experts on so it would be a shame if we didn't do a big old gaming deep dive. We chat all about our first games consoles, whether or not the PS5 was worth buying at launch and where in the world is the Nintendo Switch Pro! For all this and more, tune into the all-new Noise Cancelling podcast – you can subscribe on Spotify, grab it on Apple podcasts, or find us wherever you get your pods. New episodes land every Friday. Don’t forget to head over to TechRadar.com, LaptopMag.com and Tomsguide.com to read more. Music by Lee Rosevere - Thought BubblesLicenses under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/14 May 2021, 3:00 am
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