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93: Cab Drivers Were Asking About It
Episode 93

93: Cab Drivers Were Asking About It

Mobile World Congress brings folding phones, battery phones, camera phones, 5G machinations, and a new business-oriented HoloLens. Plus there's a robot on the streets of Memphis, and maybe Netflix is bringing the world closer together?

Download · Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett

February 28, 20191h 10m

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Show Notes

Mobile World Congress brings folding phones, battery phones, camera phones, 5G machinations, and a new business-oriented HoloLens. Plus there's a robot on the streets of Memphis, and maybe Netflix is bringing the world closer together?

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Guest Starring:

Andy Ihnatko and Philip Michaels

Links and Show Notes:

Huawei Launches the Mate X: Folding in a New Direction
Huawei’s Mate X foldable phone is a thinner 5G rival to the Galaxy Fold - The Verge
Huawei Mate X hands-on: our foldable future - The Verge
TCL's foldable phone concept bends in half like a stack of cash
LG V50 ThinQ: entering the 5G game at MWC 2019 - The Verge
The Nokia 9 PureView has five cameras and a lot to prove - The Verge
This 18,000mAh Energizer battery has a phone in it - The Verge
Oppo’s 10x optical zoom system really works - The Verge
FedEx unveils autonomous delivery robot - The Verge
Microsoft's HoloLens 2: Why it's really all about the cloud | ZDNet
Microsoft’s HoloLens 2: a $3500 mixed reality headset for the factory - The Verge
Mobile World Congress 2019: Doctor uses 5G to direct surgery live onstage - CNN
Mobile World Congress Overshadowed by Huawei 5G Spying Standoff
New FTC task force will take on tech monopolies - The Verge
Opinion | Netflix Is the Most Intoxicating Portal to Planet Earth - The New York Times
Estonian workers rescued a dog from freezing waters — and then discovered it was a wolf - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Andy Ihnatko's Celestial Waste of Bandwidth – The blog of Andy Ihnatko, intermittently-beloved technology journalist.
Tom's Guide: Tech Product Reviews, Top Picks and How To
Andy Ihnatko (@Ihnatko) | Twitter
Philip Michaels (@PhilipMichaels) | Twitter