Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast

So much happened this week! First, Marques, Andrew, and David talk about everything from the new pickle emoji to OnePlus shutting down operations in the U.S. Then they get into all of the Pixel 11 color and pricing leaks before talking about Apple suing OpenAI. It all gets wrapped up with some show & tell where Marques demonstrates a new skill he learned. It's a fun one!

Links:

Jennifer Daniels Substack - New Emojis

David Imel - How AI Stolen the Sparkle Emoji

Waveform - History of CyanogenMod

MKBHD - The Downfall of OnePlus

MKBHD - What Happened to OnePlus

Verge - google will allow third party app stores

9to5Google - Pixel 11 Leaks

Droid Life - Pixel 11 price leaks

Verge - Samsung Titanium Flex display

Are Technics - OpenAI sued by Apple

Bloomberg - Apple sues OpenAI

Tom's Hardware - Codex AI Macropad

xteink x4 ereader

Typora app

Dead eyes podcast

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This week, Marques, Andrew, and David talk Pickle! Remember those? Then they discuss the new Nothing Phone 4b and the Ear 3a earbuds before getting into the upcoming Samsung and Google events that were just announced. They wrap it up with a little Meta news, a new video editing tool from Twitter, and app intents in iOS. It's a nerdy one. Enjoy!

Links:

Joanna Stern - Meta glasses

MKBHD - Nothing Phone 4b

Nothing - Ear(3a)

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026

Verge - Pixel 11 event

Wired - Meta Muse Image model

Twitter's New Editing Tool

ACCESS podcast with Flighty developer

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Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin

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Marques, Andrew, and David start things off talking about Apple raising prices for a bunch of products by...a lot. Then they talk about the rumored Samsung foldable that's coming before discussing a bunch of smaller stories like WhatsApp getting usernames and Sony discontinuing physical discs. We wrap it all up with trivia of course. Enjoy!

Links:

Bloomberg - Apple to skip high-end M6 chips

Verge - Polestar to leave the U.S

WhatsApp launches usernames

Verge - Playstation ending physical discs

DBrand companion cube statement

The Completionist - Buying every Nintendo Wii U game

Video game history foundation

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David: https://www.instagram.com/davidimel/
Adam: https://www.instagram.com/parmesanpapi17/
Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin

Waveform:
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Marques, Andrew, and David jump right into this week talking about the Slate truck and whether they think it's actually going to ship. Then they discuss the Steam Machine and whether or not gamers can actually afford it. After that, they wrap it all up with the new Meta Glasses and some trivia. Enjoy!

Links:

Auto Focus - Slate truck video

Dave2D - Steam machine

Linus Tech Tips - Building a Steam Machine

Nothing 4b tweet

9to5Mac - iOS 27 RCS Beta

Verge - Steam Machine released

Verge - Steam Machine not subsidized

Verge - Meta launches Meta Glasses

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Adam: https://www.instagram.com/parmesanpapi17/
Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin

Waveform:
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It's bonus episode time! In this one, Marques and Alex try to explain the NBA in tech terms to Andrew and David who know nothing about it. If you've ever wondered which Apple Executive is Jalen Brunson then this one is for you! If you've never cared about basketball then this could be a fun way to see what all the hype is about.

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David: https://www.instagram.com/davidimel/
Adam: https://www.instagram.com/parmesanpapi17/
Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin
Rufus: https://www.instagram.com/rmullhaupt/

Alex: https://bsky.app/profile/alexwolfe.bsky.social

Waveform:
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