Pocketnow Weekly 166: Pick me up a six-pack of tablets, willya?

Hey, do me a favor? Next time you go on down to the Piggly Wiggly, see if they've got them there tablet six packs? I won't have 'em all, I promise; I just want a couple for the road.

Yep, things got a little craaaaaazy in mobile technology this week. In the midst of our comprehensive Moto X Pure Edition review and a boatload of hands-ons from CTIA in Las Vegas, we've seen Nextbit announce a cloud-based smartphone, Apple allow an ad blocker into the App Store, and Amazon release, yes, tablet six-packs. And on top of all that, we've got some really cool Gadgets in Hand to share with you, ranging from the wearable to the virtual (network, that is).

All of the above –plus your listener mail– awaits below on episode 166 of the Pocketnow Weekly! So Steel up your Pebble and Milanese your Loop, because this show moves fast, and you don't want to lose your accessories during the ride. Watch the video broadcast from 1:30pm Eastern on September 18 (click here for your local time), or check out the high-quality audio version the Monday after we broadcast. And don't forget to shoot your listener mail to podcast [AT] pocketnow [DOT] com for a shot at getting your questions read aloud on the air!Pocketnow Weekly 166Recording Date

September 18, 2015

Hosts

Michael Fisher

Stephen Schenck

Hayato Huseman

Producer

Jules Wang

Podcast Rundown

Sponsors

Today's episode of the Pocketnow Weekly podcast is made possible by:

Whether you have a Mac or a PC, Backblaze runs natively on your system and gives you unlimited online backup for your recipes, documents, music, photos, and videos. If you've never heard of it, that's okay – we hadn't either until recently, but now we feel sheepish about that. Why? Because Backblaze has restored over 10 Billion files –that's billion with a "B"– and has backed up over 150 Petabytes of data for its customers. You can access your online files from anywhere you have an internet connection, using the easy web interface or the Backblaze app for iOS and Android – and if you need a USB hard drive for a larger restore, Backblaze has that too.

It's simplicity itself, right down to the pricing: just $5/month per computer for unlimited, unthrottled backup ... and if you're a Pocketnow Weekly listener (Protip: you are), then you get a free two-week trial. How awesome is that? (Protip: pretty awesome.) Go to backblaze.com/pocketnow to claim yours.

Backblaze. Backing up is easy. Restoring data is complicated.

And by:

If you're like us, you probably carry a lot of gadgets in your everyday life – and if so, there's a clothing company you should know about. SCOTTeVEST is known for something very straightforward: making the best pockets in the world. Specialists in functional fashion for over 15 years, SCOTTeVEST designs multi-pocket clothing that lets you carry and use all of your gadgets and essentials in a single item. From smartphones to tablets to wallets, keys, sunglasses and more, SCOTTeVEST's clothing line has you covered with designated pockets for every carryable you can conceive of, distributed evenly so you stay balanced, and even marked with icons so you can remember what goes where. And if you forget to slap a flap shut or zip a zipper, SCOTTeVEST has you covered with pockets designed to hold on to your gadgets even if you forget to close them. Some pockets are even made of transparent touch fabric, allowing you to use your devices without ever taking them out. This is NASA-level stuff, right here.

If you're tired of doing "the gadget dance," fumbling from pocket to pocket hunting for your devices, do yourself a favor: pay SCOTTeVEST a visit. You can check out their full line of clothing for men and women at SCOTTeVEST.com/pocketnow, and you can get 20% off by using coupon code "Pocketnow." SCOTTeVEST. Our Pockets. Your Freedom.

News

(00:07:33)

BlackBerry Venice shows its stuff in detailed hands-on video

Moto X Pure Edition Review / Moto X Pure Edition sells like hotcakes at Best Buy / Verizon finally supports it

Nextbit Robin hands-on / Picks up CDMA support for Verizon

Qualcomm announces a metric ton of new silicon (and stupid-fast charging)

Amazon refreshes tablet lineup / starts selling $50 tablets in six-packs

Goddammit: Android Marshmallow ditches dark theme

Google Glass is now Project Aura as Amazon employees join the program

Microsoft event, LG event slated for NYC in early October

iOS now has an ad blocker | ... and its developer just pulled it

Gadgets in Hand / Q&A

(01:08:52)

Another week, another shipment of hot new hardware hitting our hands! This week in the studio: the Huawei Watch classes up the joint with some gorgeous industrial design and the best screen we've ever seen on a smartwatch, while the Pebble Time Steel brings some much needed refinement to its family line. Plus, Hayato Huseman answers your questions on his time with Google's super-cheap MVNO, Project Fi!

Use the Q&A feature built into Google Hangouts to send us your questions once we go live, and we'll do our best to answer them on the air!

Context: Huawei Watch hands-on / Huawei Watch appears to have unused speaker / Pebble Time Review / Hayato's Hot Take: Project Fi Listener Mail

(01:37:59)

E-mailed submissions from Taylor, Ed, and Alex 

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Thanks for watching — see you next week!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey, do me a favor? Next time you go on down to the Piggly Wiggly, see if they've got them there tablet six packs? I won't have 'em all, I promise; I just want a couple for the road.

Yep, things got a little craaaaaazy in mobile technology this week. In the midst of our comprehensive Moto X Pure Edition review and a boatload of hands-ons from CTIA in Las Vegas, we've seen Nextbit announce a cloud-based smartphone, Apple allow an ad blocker into the App Store, and Amazon release, yes, tablet six-packs. And on top of all that, we've got some really cool Gadgets in Hand to share with you, ranging from the wearable to the virtual (network, that is).

All of the above –plus your listener mail– awaits below on episode 166 of the Pocketnow Weekly! So Steel up your Pebble and Milanese your Loop, because this show moves fast, and you don't want to lose your accessories during the ride. Watch the video broadcast from 1:30pm Eastern on September 18 (click here for your local time), or check out the high-quality audio version the Monday after we broadcast. And don't forget to shoot your listener mail to podcast [AT] pocketnow [DOT] com for a shot at getting your questions read aloud on the air!

Pocketnow Weekly 166Recording Date

September 18, 2015

 

Hosts

Michael Fisher

Stephen Schenck

Hayato Huseman

 

Producer

Jules Wang

 

Podcast Rundown

 

Sponsors

Today's episode of the Pocketnow Weekly podcast is made possible by:

Whether you have a Mac or a PC, Backblaze runs natively on your system and gives you unlimited online backup for your recipes, documents, music, photos, and videos. If you've never heard of it, that's okay – we hadn't either until recently, but now we feel sheepish about that. Why? Because Backblaze has restored over 10 Billion files –that's billion with a "B"– and has backed up over 150 Petabytes of data for its customers. You can access your online files from anywhere you have an internet connection, using the easy web interface or the Backblaze app for iOS and Android – and if you need a USB hard drive for a larger restore, Backblaze has that too.

It's simplicity itself, right down to the pricing: just $5/month per computer for unlimited, unthrottled backup ... and if you're a Pocketnow Weekly listener (Protip: you are), then you get a free two-week trial. How awesome is that? (Protip: pretty awesome.) Go to backblaze.com/pocketnow to claim yours.

Backblaze. Backing up is easy. Restoring data is complicated.

 

And by:

If you're like us, you probably carry a lot of gadgets in your everyday life – and if so, there's a clothing company you should know about. SCOTTeVEST is known for something very straightforward: making the best pockets in the world. Specialists in functional fashion for over 15 years, SCOTTeVEST designs multi-pocket clothing that lets you carry and use all of your gadgets and essentials in a single item. From smartphones to tablets to wallets, keys, sunglasses and more, SCOTTeVEST's clothing line has you covered with designated pockets for every carryable you can conceive of, distributed evenly so you stay balanced, and even marked with icons so you can remember what goes where. And if you forget to slap a flap shut or zip a zipper, SCOTTeVEST has you covered with pockets designed to hold on to your gadgets even if you forget to close them. Some pockets are even made of transparent touch fabric, allowing you to use your devices without ever taking them out. This is NASA-level stuff, right here.

If you're tired of doing "the gadget dance," fumbling from pocket to pocket hunting for your devices, do yourself a favor: pay SCOTTeVEST a visit. You can check out their full line of clothing for men and women at SCOTTeVEST.com/pocketnow, and you can get 20% off by using coupon code "Pocketnow." SCOTTeVEST. Our Pockets. Your Freedom.

 

News

(00:07:33)

BlackBerry Venice shows its stuff in detailed hands-on video

Moto X Pure Edition Review / Moto X Pure Edition sells like hotcakes at Best Buy / Verizon finally supports it

Nextbit Robin hands-on / Picks up CDMA support for Verizon

Qualcomm announces a metric ton of new silicon (and stupid-fast charging)

Amazon refreshes tablet lineup / starts selling $50 tablets in six-packs

Goddammit: Android Marshmallow ditches dark theme

Google Glass is now Project Aura as Amazon employees join the program

Microsoft event, LG event slated for NYC in early October

iOS now has an ad blocker | ... and its developer just pulled it

 

Gadgets in Hand / Q&A

(01:08:52)

Another week, another shipment of hot new hardware hitting our hands! This week in the studio: the Huawei Watch classes up the joint with some gorgeous industrial design and the best screen we've ever seen on a smartwatch, while the Pebble Time Steel brings some much needed refinement to its family line. Plus, Hayato Huseman answers your questions on his time with Google's super-cheap MVNO, Project Fi!

Use the Q&A feature built into Google Hangouts to send us your questions once we go live, and we'll do our best to answer them on the air!

Context: Huawei Watch hands-on / Huawei Watch appears to have unused speaker / Pebble Time Review / Hayato's Hot Take: Project Fi

 Listener Mail

(01:37:59)

E-mailed submissions from Taylor, Ed, and Alex 

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Thanks for watching — see you next week!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.