TechTalkUK: Recent Episodes
Kevin Wright & Richard Yates
A decent mix of iOS and Android chat this time, with an Apple Store rant for good measure.
Richard is back, and we talk about the terrible Made By Google event, the Pixels, and touch on Matter based home products, and Richard has a new Robot overlord.
Kev and James have a catch up, we cover Google's new Pixel 10 advert, the demise of PSC as we know it, and other goodies.
Kev and James have a chat about Kev's ridiculous recent purchase, and headphones, and random subjects with tenuous tech links :-)
Kev and Richard back for some rather rambling chat about Trump Mobile, Kev's new obsession with headphones and Chi-Fi Richard is a massive expert on this!), plus another quick chat about the Edge Neo 50 still £199 on Giffgaff brand new!!!
We discuss the S25 draw and the Moto Edge 50 Neo that is arriving tomorrow, along with turning Ted's reviews into a podcast, and for the first time ever this actual podcast will be released as a NotebookLM podcast later in the week :-)
Ted's OG Review in podcast form
https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/8013c7b9-70c0-485e-bc2d-5177862b3340/audio
Ted's follow up Phone of the Year as a NBLM podcast!
https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/34edaaae-536a-4525-a14d-41220cef66d1/audio
This is pretty embarrasing, but hey ho.....Kev talks and James listens to a woeful tale of stupidity.
Kev also gives details of how your could win a Samsung S25 Ultra and Watch 7 for just £18...........emphasis on the "could" :-)
That Lyca Link but please listen to the warning and don't use regular debit or credit cards!!!
NOT an affiliate link.
https://prepay.lycamobile.co.uk/ucustomer/mse-10gb/
Don't worry, only the first couple of mins is bragging, sorry Norwich fans :-)
We talk about EVs, No signal on a two week holiday, and why the Apple Watch is a bit dumb.
Mostly diabetes tech talk again folks, as it seems this great club has a new member! If you are up for Pixel 8 draw, £10 per entry go join this group on MeWe https://mewe.com/join/KevsDraws. (UK Addresses only soz)
Kev and Richard back for a chat about tech and how old and frail they are getting.
Thanks to all who donated to https://paypal.me/kevwright2002 very grateful.
Kev and Richard back with a look at some medical tech and some great (and terrible!) AI stuff.
It's that time of year again, we only ask for donations once per year around this time, so if you can spare a few quid as a one off please consider helping me out. https://paypal.me/kevwright2002
Thanks so much if you can spare a few quid, I will only ask on this show and the next one in a fortnight, and I will use any donations to help me manage my diabetes.
Have added a basic Patreon for those that asked me to.
Kev and Richard back with an initial view on the amazing Honor Magic V2, a folding phone that is crazy thin folded or unfolded!
It's that time of year again, we only ask for donations once per year around this time, so if you can spare a few quid as a one off please consider helping me out. https://paypal.me/kevwright2002
Thanks so much if you can spare a few quid, I will only ask on this show and the next one in a fortnight, and I will use any donations to help me manage my diabetes.
First 5 mins might be football related. Start at 7 mins if you also don't want to hear how Jackie tried to kill me.
James Honeyball steps in for a missing Richard this time (it's OK, we know where he is ;)
Kev and Richard back for some regular tech, politics (not really :) and football chat :-)
Richard is not so well, so James Honeyball of TTB steps in his shoes, and we talk about my new Pixel 8, and discover Beeper the app that allows you to send and receive iMessages on any Android phone......and Kev talks himself out of it live on air!
Sound quality a bit off on this one, and without the superb help from Mr Steve Litchfield, it would have been unlistenable. Thanks Steve.
We discuss iPhones, Google Tables, (not a typo!) and more......
Kev and Richard have a chat about the new iPhones.
The Fox photo discussed is in the Twitter and PSC links.
Kev is joined by the one of the TechBox hosts Mr James Honeyball for an hour of tech chat.
A cracking show this time!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B4C16CZK?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
We cover photos, F15s and F35s, and get an early hands on preview from Richard on his latest foldable!
Shorter show for you this week, but we might do a Pt 2 just after the Apple Keynote on Monday evening.......
Kev and Richard back again, Richard got a massive bargain on a Samsung Fold 4, and Kev has returned from the Norfolk wilderness!
Kev and Richard back again with a show largely talking about the S23 Ultra, some iPhone chat, and NFC Tags and Stickers.
Thanks to all for donations made to https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kevwright2002 I am very grateful.
Link to Magsafe Charger that Steve reviewed.
Link to Magsafe Charger that Richard spoke about https://amzn.to/3mPodgo
Kev and Dave Rich of TTB fame have a nice chat about how Dave has gone full on Android (for now!) and how Kev would like to but can't.
Last request for donations for another years folks. Thanks to those who already donated, I will be spending all the received funds on more of the Libre 2 Sensors to help me keep my diabetes under close control.
Donate here Thanks in advance.
Kev and Richard back to have a very varied chat, Richard already has the S23U, and mine is on the way!
As you know we don't ask for donations every week, but I will mention it on this show and once more in two weeks. If you can spare a bit of cash, that would be great.
paypal.me/kevwright2002
Richard is having a break this show, so James Honeyball from the mostly mythical Techbox podcast came on for a natter (for 2hrs 13 mins ;-)
False ending about 1hr 52 ish, so hang on till the real ending :-)
Usual rubbish, just a bit longer than usual.
Sorry about the rustling sounds, Richard had a squirrel up his jumper!
A few challenges this week, Kev is mobile, Richard has Mic issues, but we battle through it.......
Kev and Richard back together after a few weeks, chatting about the anti climax of the iPhone 14's, and covering a load of other tech and non tech stuff. With free added building sounds in the background :-)
Kev is joined by Mr James Honeyball of The Tech Box fame, for a chat about the new iPhone 14 Pro.
Start at 3 mins to avoid very smug pleasure that the lying git in No10 is sodding off :-)
With apologies to Willy S, Kev and Richard cover a wide range of tech topics, from phones to EVs and more.
Back for a 2 hr show talking tech with exclusive advice from Richard on how it went when he decided to try to use a Microwave oven to recharge his Airpods quickly :-)
We also give early feedback on my new E-Bike, the Eskute Netuno, which is well priced but has a few early niggles I am waiting to see if Eskute sort out for me.
I have links for this on Twitter @kevwright
Kev and Rich back for some more Tech talk, with a short rant on Covid thrown in for good measure.
We discuss this article and here is a link to get a free Libre 2 sensor for me ;-)
https://tinyurl.com/ttuklibre2
https://tinyurl.com/2p97ynkv
Richard is unavailable this Sunday, so we have a shorter show recorded during the week, starts off with me and Richard talking about my new gadget Libre 2 (trail for all diabetics here https://sample.freestyle.abbott/gb-en/freestylelibre.html ) and edns with me waffling on my own as he had to cut shrt :-)
Kev and Richard back with more tech chat. Last call for any donations (we only ask once a year now) to https://paypal.me/kevwright2002 all gratefully received. Also my Amazon link is still active at https://amzn.to/3IQOFwC @kevwright and @richardcyates on Twitter.
Sorry about the audio issues, esp the music!
If you can support TTUK please consider a donation, we will only ask once a year around March time.
Kev & Richard
Sorry folks, I thought I had posted this about an hour after we recorded it, but had completely forgotten to press the button!!!
A little bonus show from Kev and Richard, to start 2022, with special guest Dave Rich from The Techbox podcast.
We talked about Photography, and Aperture (again!) on small sensors, (this link will help), also Xbox Series S, Kev's lack of interest in phones, and Richard throws us a Curve ball!
Kev and Richard discuss the cheap two in one Chromebook Tablet / Laptop. Have Chromebooks improved enough since we last tried them over two years ago?
This was supposed to be a brief 15 min drop in to a new TTUK, but it went on a bit longer than planned :-)
Another weekly dose of nonsense.
We will be back to fortnightly soon, as I am going back to work at JL (yay)!
More P30 Pro, iPhone and Apple Watch chat, plus an update on Richard's photo saga, and even some Synology talk.
Richard has also found the perfect USB-C Hub.
Thanks to everyone who wished me a happy 60th on Thursday, and those who sent me a beer to paypal.me/kevwright/
Also a quick look at my new AirPods Max cheapie case.
I finish up with a quick review of my Covid Jab :-)
Kev and Richard back for an extended TTUK, skip to 15 mins if you don't want to hear about Kev's Covid experience (luckily a false alarm) we talk about Richards new iPhone, and a huge thank you to listener Andy Grove who is a very generous chap indeed.....
So, I am asking for donations this episode, if you donate £10 or more (once we get at least 16 of those!) someone will win a Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite 5G, with a couple of runner up IoT devices. Donate £10 here. Thanks in advance. We talk about AirPods Max, loads of Home Automation chat, and iPhone dominance in the TTUK households......
This is the link to get the extra £15. You must use a new account never used before. Also make sure order is over £200 to get the other £30 off. Also keep in mind offers change quickly on this website so none of this may apply by the time you get to hear and see it. I paid £155.98 for a Mi 10T Lite 5G and two pairs of wired basic headsets :-)
Gav's video on removing bloatware from Xiaomi phones.
Join Kev and Richard for a last show of 2020, such a shame to see the back of 2020 right?
We talk about Airpods Max (again), and we both pick our two top tech purchases of the year.
Kev and Gavin from Gavinsgadgets talk about the new Apple Airpods Max
Check out Gavins Youtube review here
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Kev and Richard back for another incredible episode :-)
A stunning revelation from Kev about screen brightness, and Richard wants a big one!
Kev and Richard have first chat since both got a base model M1 Macbook Air. First few secs of Kev's audio is rubbish because he is an idiot :-)
Link to that Mac Mini M1 over one thousand Logic Pro plug in video, have a look at the other two Mac Mini M1 videos as well.
And a (non affiliate) link to my new place of work :-) John Lewis
Richard is busy this week, so Gavin from Gavin's Gadgets joins Kev to discuss the latest iPhones, and Macbooks, and one of them is ditching Google for ever!!!
Please listen to the end as I have asked you guys not to use my Amazon links anymore. Thanks to everyone who has done so in the past, but I can no longer turn a blind eye to the way this company behaves and keep on taking their money.
A quick second Solo show in two days to let you know what happened to the iPhone 12 Pro I was not going to open :-) And a very boring bit at the end about what people buy on my Amazon link and how much it earns me.
Amazon Link :-)
As mentioned in show, my gaming PC for sale as one lot of will split if I can sell it all.
CaseBeQuiet Base 500 Mett Grey
MotherboardTomahawk Max B450
CPU Ryzen 5 3600
CPU CoolerCooler Master Hyper 212 LED
GPU MSI 1660 Super Gaming X Twin Frozr
Memory4 * 8GB Corsair LPX Venegence 3200 (Total 32GB)
Storage Adata 512GB M.2 NMVe drive on motherboard
PSUCorsair RMx 650w
Keyboard G512 SE
MouseG305
kevwright2002@gmail.com to discuss
Amazon Link . tinyurl.com/ttukamazon thanks for all the use guys, obv buy everything from John Lewis now as well :-)
Amazon Link works again. tinyurl.com/ttukamazon
New John Lewis Link ditto tinyurl.com/ttuk02
And if you can help me out tinyurl.com/ttukhero
Amazon Link works again. tinyurl.com/ttukamazon
New John Lewis Link ditto tinyurl.com/ttuk02
And if you can help me out tinyurl.com/ttukhero
Amazon Link works again. tinyurl.com/ttukamazon
New John Lewis Link ditto tinyurl.com/ttuk02
And if you can help me out tinyurl.com/ttukhero
Amazon Link works again. tinyurl.com/ttukamazon
New John Lewis Link ditto tinyurl.com/ttuk02
And if you can help me out tinyurl.com/ttukhero
Amazon Link works again. tinyurl.com/ttukamazon
New John Lewis Link ditto tinyurl.com/ttuk02
And if you can help me out tinyurl.com/ttukhero
The e-Sim Article we referenced in the show is here
And the cheap PC screen I mentioned is here
Amazon Link works again. tinyurl.com/ttukamazon
New John Lewis Link ditto tinyurl.com/ttuk02
And if you can help me out tinyurl.com/ttukhero
New Amazon link as old one is confusing thanks to tinyurl (old one works again now!)
tinyurl.com/ttuk01 or tinyurl.com/ttukamazon
New John Lewis Link ditto
tinyurl.com/ttuk02
And if you can help me out
tinyurl.com/ttukhero
New Amazon link as old one is confusing thanks to tinyurl (old one works again now!)
tinyurl.com/ttuk01 or tinyurl.com/ttukamazon
New John Lewis Link ditto
tinyurl.com/ttuk02
And if you can help me out
tinyurl.com/ttukhero
Kev and guest Tom Stuart chat mostly about FS 2020
Thanks to all using my links, the most important one is https://tinyurl.com/ttukhero where you can sign up to my £5 a month club, and get a warm feeling inside :-)
tinyurl.com/ttuk01
New John Lewis Link ditto
tinyurl.com/ttuk02
Kev and ......oh I forget his name chat about MS Duo, Apple and Google vs Scumbags Epic (a very balanced look) and Kev decides not to sell his iPhone and then Richard.....see I remembered!, talks him into maybe selling it after all :-)
New Amazon link as old one is confusing thanks to tinyurl
tinyurl.com/ttuk01
New John Lewis Link ditto
tinyurl.com/ttuk02
And if you can help me out
tinyurl.com/ttukhero
Just Kev, (sorry Richard fans!) talking about his PC build, and EE sending out Sims already activated.
Pro tip: If you don't like me, or the show, feel free not to listen 😉
Thanks to all using my links, they are all in my Twitter bio now for future reference, https://twitter.com/kevwright most important one is https://tinyurl.com/ttukhero where you can sign up to my £5 a month club, and get a warm feeling inside :-)
Kev and Richard with more rants and tech chat.
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http://tinyurl.com/ttukmobiles
http://tinyurl.com/ttukjl
http://tinyurl.com/ttukbuymobiles
http://tinyurl.com/ttukebuyer
Thanks to all the people who have donated already. If you can add your support please click tinyurl.com/ttukhero
The P30 Pro 512GB Dual Sim UK model is here (but only 2 left as of 2/8/20)
The Power Bank is at tinyurl.com/ttukpower
The Cable is at tinyurl.com/ttuk09cable (0.9m) or tinyurl.com/ttuk18cable
Amazon Link is here. tinyurl.com/ttukamazon
John Lewis Link here. tinyurl.com/ttukjl
Over 90 mins of TTUK for you folks, enjoy.
The Redmi Phone is at tinyurl.com/ttuknote8pro
The Power Bank is at tinyurl.com/ttukpower
The Cable is at tinyurl.com/ttuk09cable (0.9m) or tinyurl.com/ttuk18cable
Amazon Link is here. tinyurl.com/ttukamazon
John Lewis Link here. tinyurl.com/ttukjl
Thanks to all the people who have donated already. paypal.me/kevwright/
Some audio issues with this one again, explained in the podcast, best I could do sorry :-)
The Redmi Phone is at tinyurl.com/ttuknote8pro
The Power Bank is at tinyurl.com/ttukpower
The Cable is at tinyurl.com/ttuk09cable (0.9m) or tinyurl.com/ttuk18cable
Amazon Link is here. tinyurl.com/ttukamazon
John Lewis Link here. tinyurl.com/ttukjl
Thanks to all the people who have donated already. paypal.me/kevwright/
The Redmi Phone is at tinyurl.com/ttuknote8pro
The Power Bank is at tinyurl.com/ttukpower
The Cable is at tinyurl.com/ttuk09cable (0.9m) or tinyurl.com/ttuk18cable
Amazon Link is here. tinyurl.com/ttukamazon
John Lewis Link here. tinyurl.com/ttukjl
Thanks to all the people who have donated already. paypal.me/kevwright/
The Redmi Phone is at tinyurl.com/ttuknote8pro
The Power Bank is at tinyurl.com/ttukpower
The Cable is at tinyurl.com/ttuk09cable (0.9m) or tinyurl.com/ttuk18cable
Amazon Link is here. tinyurl.com/ttukamazon
John Lewis Link here. tinyurl.com/ttukjl
Thanks to all the people who have donated already. paypal.me/kevwright/
So Kev has an Android phone, and Richard is still in love with Mr Trump :-)
The Phone is at tinyurl.com/ttuknote8pro
The Power Bank is at tinyurl.com/ttukpower
The Cable is at tinyurl.com/ttuk09cable (0.9m) or tinyurl.com/ttuk18cable
Amazon Link is here. tinyurl.com/ttukamazon
John Lewis Link here. tinyurl.com/ttukjl
Thanks to all the people who have donated already.
Richard is off doing a stocktake on his phones, hopefully he will be done by Wednesday, so we have Gav from Gavin's Gadgets joining Kev to discuss why everyone should ditch Android and buy an iPhone ;-)
Those YT Walking Channels I mentioned are:
Abbie Barnes and Athena Mellor couple of lovely relaxing channels for you to watch.
If you can help an unemployed old bugger out, it's Kev's Paypal and please think about using my links:
Amazon
John Lewis
We have a chat about WWDC and a few other things.
paypal.me/kevwright/ if you can bung me a couple of quid, always appreciated.
Amazon Link is here.
John Lewis Link here.
Thanks to all the people who have donated already.
Blimey, this was like pulling teeth. First 10 mins deleted as my new Mic was blasting the Audio at crazy level without that being visible to me in software, and then we moved to direct recording and Richards end was clipping like mad, as his mic volume in Audacity was creeping up to max all the time. This is the best I could salvage, so be prepared to play with the volume knob on this one and some comments may sound odd if they reference the missing 10 mins.
Right, another midweek TTUK. Kev and Richard talk about all sorts, and a bit of PUBG chat for Ted :-)
Links if you can help
John Lewis Link
Amazon Link
Donate to Kev Directly
New TTUK Twitter
New mic, new music and old presenters.
paypal.me/kevwright/ if you can bung me a few quid, it helped pay for the Mic :-)
Amazon Link is here.
John Lewis Link here.
With apologies to you all and my co host, I buggered up the audio on this one, but Dave Rich has rescued it so at least we can released it, after all with me paying Richard £0.00 per hour, I can't afford to re record it :-)
This is the video I am talking about when we get into the weeds on camera stuff, what do you think about using the crop factor on lens reach and aperture? Plenty of videos don't agree with Tony on this one.
Video for counting both.
Video against......... I can see both points here, but this guy makes a great point that it only really matters if you switch between different systems?
paypal.me/kevwright/ if you can spare a couple of quid or dollars or whatever you like :-)
So thanks again, sorry for the audio,
So Kev has his new old, Macbook back, but can't actually get it to record a show, so we went back to iPads and Airpods again, hopefully it's listenable.
A couple of times there was a bit of overlap when we both spoke at different times but the recording seems to have overlaid them, you can not edit it like a Audio Hijack/Skype call as all voices are on one track (actually it's stereo but both tracks are identical). Long story short it's not perfect :-)
Sorry for any and all confusion over donations, all gratefully received, no amount too small or too large 🤣, but for now forget about recurring amounts, just use paypal.me and I will receive all the dosh, PP won't get a slice.
Kev
Apologies up front for this one, had to record on iPads with Airpods, and it did not go well. Hopefully listenable if you have literally nothing else to listen to :-)
Back to normal next show, promise.
Oh, and I say its show 21 at the start as I thought I made the little 20 min show 20a, but I didn't so.............Hey, SpaceX and NASA are awesome right?
Kev
TechTalkUK 21 - Just a 20 min explainer of my changed situation and the impact it might have on TTUK
Kev and Rich back with some more tech chat, Richard bought a £900 phone by "mistake", and Kev is back to the bad old days :-)
Bit of a disaster this one, used the Anchor app and Airpods again, but was editing nightmare, and it's still full of clicks and pops. Apols all, will do better next time.
Right, this is recorded using just the Anchor app, an iPhone, an iPad and two AirPods. This should be without the dumb music playing 😂
Kev and Rich back again with a bit of lockdown listening. Richard reveals all about his experiment without GMS, and Kev is a twat as usual :-)
You lucky, lucky people. Kev and Gav on a quick catch up, mostly P30 Pro and Covid 19 :-)
With Kev and Richard. Lots of Blink XT2 camera chat, and a new (old) fav phone on the way back in for Kev.
Amazon UK affiliate link.
https://amzn.to/2XfR2ny
Kev and Rich talk about what phones they currently possess, and lots of chat about the Blink XT2 Camera System.
Stay safe, and please think about using my links if you buy some XT2s, which you really should.
Blink XT2 Amazon page. For price reference all comments related to these being on sale. A 2 camera system for example was £143.99
Kev
Another episode with Kev and Gavin from http://gavinsgadgets.com, if you don't wanna hear too much about CV-19, start from 11 mins :-)
Join Kev and Gavin from https://gavinsgadgets.com/ for a chat about the upcoming S20 devices they have coming soon.