The Ethics of Tech Reviews, Humane Ai Pin Backlash, Game Emulators Come to iPhone

We dissect MKBHD's Ai Pin review and backlash, reflect on our own tech review experiences, if Ai gadgets have a future, game emulators are now on iPhone, Jason is very sorry about his Threads takes, but also now has an Apple Vision Pro!

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Links from the show

• Shortcuts Article - The Washington Post
• The Worst Product I've Ever Reviewed... For Now - YouTube
• Ai Pin Review Backlash
• Original Apple Watch Review | AppleInsider
• Do Bad Reviews Kill Companies? - YouTube
• Humane Ai-Pin Review Reveals Its Fatal Flaw - Inc.com
• Rabbit R1 Launch Party
• Nothing’s new earbuds prove that it can (mostly) hang with the heavyweights - The Verge
• Delta - Game Emulator on the App Store
• Emulator Games
• New Atlas Robot - YouTube
• VASA-1 - Microsoft
• Target May Be Killing Physical Media
• Jason Got Trolled • Threads
• The invisible seafaring industry that keeps the internet afloat

• (00:00) - Intro
• (04:16) - Shortcuts in The Washington Post
• (05:36) - Ethics of Tech Reviews
• (20:02) - Personal Tech Review Experience
• (31:27) - Rabbit R1 Order
• (34:04) - Nothing Earbuds
• (35:43) - Member Thank You
• (37:18) - iPhone Game Emulators
• (40:39) - New Atlas Robot
• (42:22) - Microsoft Vasa AI
• (43:42) - Target Killing Physical Media
• (47:49) - Jason's Sorry for His Threads
• (54:49) - The Verge's Undersea Cable Story
• (56:04) - Jason Got  Vision Pro