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“Singeing my important man bits” Oct 30, 2021

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The show is back after a short break, during which Mark headed to Canada with practically every Apple device he owns. Find out how that went, and listen to Rob and Mark indulge in relentless MacBook Pro/M1 Pro/M1 Max chat.

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Eight or Sixteen is a Mark Ellis Reviews production: https://markellisreviews.com

”Jeff Bezos on wheels” Oct 09, 2021

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This week, we find out why Mark's iPhone 13 mini ended up down the toilet, and take a peek at what Microsoft and Amazon have been up to recently.

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Eight or Sixteen is a Mark Ellis Reviews production: https://markellisreviews.com

Links

Why I Threw My iPhone 13 mini Down the Toilet: https://markellisreviews.com/why-i-threw-my-iphone-13-mini-down-the-toilet/

Bring the best of Google to your iPhone 13: https://blog.google/products/google-on-ios/bring-best-google-your-iphone-13/

”It‘s got the same texture as my bog brush holder” Sep 25, 2021

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It's California Streaming event wrap-up time! Listen to Rob and Mark dissect the iPhone 13 event and find out why Mark is heading for a 'mini' lifestyle change.

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”I don‘t want to attach anything related to Zuckerberg to my face” Sep 11, 2021

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In today's episode, Rob and Mark discuss the iPhone event (briefly), beta experiences, Rob's Tony Stark couch, the joy of the MagSafe Wallet, the story behind Mark's new studio (and the YouTube channel itself), and some unsavoury thoughts about Mark Zuckerberg. Enjoy.

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”Raised on Countdown” Aug 28, 2021

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In another eclectic episode of Eight or Sixteen, Rob and Mark discuss everything from 1Password (again), to how boring the iPhone is. Sprinkle in a £3K headphone amp, Rob's shiny new debit card, and Mark's inability to recall the name of his favourite Ted Lasso character, and you'll at least have something to listen to while walking the dog.

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Teach Rob a lesson for being such a smug git: https://words2.page.link/1ov9

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"The Surface Slot" Aug 14, 2021

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In today's episode, Rob gets very angry about 1Password, Mark gets very sad about his Surface Laptop 4 and they both try and answer the perennial question, "where do babies come from?" No, really.

Links:

Craig's curated Medium article: https://debugger.medium.com/the-pixelbook-go-the-best-device-for-writers-has-the-worst-app-support-e311656afd43
The Rimmer Experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-ZiI3iVgpM
iMore article: https://www.imore.com/apple-really-buried-lede-when-it-didnt-tell-anyone-magsafe-battery-pack-could-transform-dock

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"We've forgotten how to do this, haven't we?" Jul 31, 2021

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After a few weeks' hiatus, Rob and Mark return to talk about the MagSafe Battery Pack, MacBook Pro rumours, the Steam Deck and being a horrible goose.

Links:

Panic story about how they nearly got to make iTunes: https://panic.com/extras/audionstory/

Nostalgic Audion reissue: https://panic.com/blog/facing-forward/

Untitled Goose Game: https://goose.game/

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If you'd like to get in touch with Rob and Mark, you can email them at contact@eightorsixteen.com.

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"One of the most disappointing tech experiences of my life" Jun 26, 2021

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In this episode, Rob and Mark look beyond the Apple news drought and instead delve into Windows 11, cameras and a genuinely heartbreaking tale about Rob's 'all in with Microsoft' experience. Oh, there is some Apple stuff, too...

Is Apple trying to fool you into liking spatial audio? A mastering engineer's perspective: https://youtu.be/h5jtdmLbpqw

Justin's article on his Day One Shortcut: https://writingcooperative.com/write-every-day-with-siri-shortcuts-and-day-one-bd0d6134885a

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"The sickest demonstration of drag-and-drop" Jun 12, 2021

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In this episode, you'll hear our full, unfiltered thoughts about WWDC 2021, including the lack of any meaningful M1 iPad-inspired updates to iPadOS. Oh, and we delve a little more into the 'wonders' of Apple Music lossless, Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos.

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"I used to love Cover Flow" May 29, 2021

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Apple Music lossless, Google I/O, iPhone as a service and first impressions of the new iMac and Apple TV 4K... Rob and Mark had a lot to get through in this episode (and the Argos Book of Dreams wasn't mentioned once).

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