The Lazy Couch Podcast

Bit of a break in the tech event cycle and we get serious by chatting all things encryption and iCloud backups. Yay! We’ll tell you what the media isn’t and break down some of the mixed messages you may have been hearing from the press. We have also been trialling the new browser, Edge, by […] The post 138: Microsoft’s New Browser, Apple Encryption Drama appeared first on Naked Tech Podcast.

Part 2 of our coverage of CES 2020 includes a holographic virtual yoga trainer, a chef bot that can make 35 different types of salad, a tennis ball that follows you around and bosses your other home appliances, and a bionic cat that adjusts its personality based on how you talk to it. You want […] The post 137: CES 2020 – Robots and other Weird Stuff appeared first on Naked Tech Podcast.

The “nerd nirvana” that is CES is on again from Las Vegas and this is the first of a 2-part episode series to cover all the news and announcements from the world’s biggest tech expo. We will go through the latest in 8K TVs, new form factors of a range of digital products that bend […] The post 136: CES 2020 – TVs, Foldables, Future of Transport appeared first on Naked Tech Podcast.

Happy new year listener! And as per tradition, we will give our top 3 predictions for the calendar year. As always, our predictions are measurable and quantifiable with a view to properly mark ourselves at the end of the year. This time round, our soothsayer-ing abilities include topics like gaming, Apple Inc’s moves and a […] The post 135: Our Bold 2020 Predictions appeared first on Naked Tech Podcast.

The Skywalker saga finally ends (or rises?) and the fandom galaxy is as divided as ever. Mixed emotions all over the place as we dissect the film in great detail, with easter eggs, callbacks and choices, good and bad, JJ made along the way. What now for the Star Wars universe? Can Disney ever bring […] The post 134: The Rise of Skywalker Spoiler Review appeared first on Naked Tech Podcast.

Continuing on from last week’s episode of our favourite tech for the year, we focus our attention to our hands and ear-holes. Tech truly surrounds us and penetrates us, if you know what I mean. As we approach Christmas, if you have a spare $500 for your mum, you may want to consider some of […] The post 133: Fave Tech Continued & Predictions Review for 2019 appeared first on Naked Tech Podcast.

As we wrap up another year in tech, we share some of our favourite things – which may or may not include a pantomime featuring the methods of authentication to your web accounts. Oh what fun. As always, we cover all angles using clips from different sources so you get everything you need to know, […] The post 132: Our Favourite Tech of 2019 appeared first on Naked Tech Podcast.

A lost episode that was originally recorded in late September but now being released to the world some 10 weeks later. Here, we cover Amazon’s crazy hardware announcements, Facebook’s Oculus Connect 6 event for updates on their VR/AR/MR division. As always, we cover all angles using clips from different sources so you get everything you […] The post 131: Amazon’s 15 New Products, Oculus Connect 6 appeared first on Naked Tech Podcast.

Chances are, you are triggered by the sight of the price tags of the new iPhones, but were you able to hold out on pre-ordering? Apple are certainly pros at controlling the marketing message but did they go too far in 2019? It may not matter however as there are about 70m Chinese old iPhone […] The post 130: So Pro, It Hurts appeared first on Naked Tech Podcast.

We love it when DJ Koh goes big and the latest Galax Note 10+ is certainly that! And what about the Aussie upstarts Mintt covering the other end of the smartphone market? We think they will do very well. Will the promise of hyper efficient levitation travel become reality? Hardt Hyperloop believes so, and Facebook […] The post 129: Note 10, Mintt, Facebook snooping, de-platformed forums appeared first on Naked Tech Podcast.

By the time you’re as old as you make yourself on FaceApp, we will surely be uploading our thoughts to the interwebs and it may all be thanks to Elon Musk’s brain-to-machine interface called Neuralink. Telepathy is closer than you think, and it may involve bluetooth! Comic Con 2019 was all about Marvel Studios as […] The post 128: FaceApp, Elon’s Neuralink, MCU Phase 4 appeared first on Naked Tech Podcast.

Zuck takes one step closer to utter world domination and Apple’s stock plummets as it loses its one remaining tastemaker – just your typical week at TLC. Will you be paying for your groceries in Libra coin in the near future? Will Apple ever have another hit product? What has Google done now?? As always, […] The post 127: Sir Jony Ive to leave Apple and Libra is here, now what? appeared first on Naked Tech Podcast.

And we’re back after a slight hiatus! We start off with Kelvin’s shiny new toy, then all of the gratuitous Apple fanfare at this year’s WWDC, and end with our favourite and not-so favourite bits from a jam-packed E3, with a notable few absentees. For a week or so there, Keanu stole the internet while […] The post 126: Review of Samsung S10 and coverage of WWDC and E3 appeared first on Naked Tech Podcast.

So after 22 films and 6 The Lazy Couch episodes, we finally come to the end of the MCU’s Infinity Saga. We laughed, we cried, we talked about it.. a lot. This is a full on spoiler-filled recap and general chat on the most anticipated movie of all time. As always, we cover all angles […] The post 125: Avengers Endgame Spoilery Review appeared first on Naked Tech Podcast.

For the first time in history, human sapiens have taken a photo of an actual black hole in a galaxy far away. What kind of technology was used to achieve this? We break it all down with clips of course. Speaking of space, Star Wars episode IX’s teaser trailer was showcased as well as the […] The post 124: Black Hole Pic, Star Wars, Disney+ appeared first on Naked Tech Podcast.

We catch up with Google’s Stadia announcement where it seeks to supersede the way you play and consume games without the need for hardware. Is this real? While Zuckerberg writes another op-ed asking for help and specifically tighter regulation of the internet. This could be the start of something big and the web as we […] The post 123: Google Stadia, Zuck Wants Regulated Internet appeared first on Naked Tech Podcast.

Apple had its huge spring event and this time they focused on services – all around what you currently do on your iPhone – read stuff, play stuff, watch stuff and pay for stuff. We’re not exactly sure what a world with Apple being a financial services company would be like. Will it disrupt the […] The post 122: Apple Subscription Services+ appeared first on Naked Tech Podcast.

A spoiler-ful look at MCU’s 21st film – Captain Marvel. Watch it and come back to hear about what we thought with clips and all. Full episode: Episode 121. Recorded Tuesday 12 March 2019. Contact: iTunes | subscribe | email | twitter | web | youtube Linkage Captain Marvel (2019) | IMDB Almost a half billion after first weekend | Box Office Mojo Clark […] The post 121: Captain Marvel Spoiler Review appeared first on The Naked Tech Podcast.

4 years after they wowed us with their first iteration of the Hololens, Microsoft have finally revealed version 2.0 of the mixed reality headset. There are a lot of improvements in both hardware and software and you never know, you may soon be sporting one on your head at your workplace to get things done. […] The post 120: Hololens 2 & Mobile World Congress appeared first on The Lazy Couch Podcast.

A folding tablet? An unfolding phone? Whatever it is, Samsung is paving the way for all other manufacturers to follow with its Galaxy Fold. Let’s not forget the 4 other models they announced as part of its Samsung Unpacked event. Meanwhile, Australian parliament gets hacked, or at least that’s what they want you to believe. […] The post 119: Samsung Unpacked, Australia Hacked appeared first on The Lazy Couch Podcast.