Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast

This week the news is a little slow, so we decided to take this time to get some discussion in before we have to choose the winners of the 2026 MKBHD Smartphone Awards. We debate some phones in some highly contested categories and ask you who you think should win. We also wrap it up with a discussion on MMOs.

Links:

Mark Gurman: ⁠LG Partnership Tweet

The Verge: S26 Price Increase

J1mmy: New World of Warcraft Video

Bellular: What is Wow Forever Really?

Runescape: RS4 Trailer

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Today's bonus episode we invited Alex Goldman on to dive into his journey in the podcast space. From hosting one of the most popular podcasts online, to starting new with his current project Hyperfixed. How he got into podcasting in the first place, what it's like starting from scratch, and what he thinks about putting his podcast on YouTube.

Links:
Hyperfixed Podcast: https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/
Amityvilleville Podcast: https://www.radiotopia.fm/podcasts/amityvilleville
Cake Episode: https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/listen/hyperfixed/the-lords-work
A Story About a Mouse That's Also About Everything: https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/listen/hyperfixed/a-better-mousetrap

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Wake me up, when Techtember ends. As we wrap up September the crew talks about taking pictures with a toothbrush, Tesla Roadster being delayed, new Nothing Headphone Pros, Meta Connect, and OpenAI Dev day!

Links:

Mark Gurman: Homepad Twitter

Joanna Stern: Mark Zuckerberg Interview

The Verge: Amazon Blocks Muse

Ben Jordan: Flock Senate Hearing

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As Techtember continues the news doesn't stop. This week's episode Marques, Andrew, and David talk about the Googlebook releases, some more interesting Apple products we could see this year, possibly the phone of the year that isn't even coming to the US, and wrap it up with an absolute crash out about YouTubes new features.

Links:

9to5Google: Googlebook Hands On Video

The Verge: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Chipsets

Gurman: Apple Rumored Fitness Band

YouTube: Made On 2026

Motorola: Signature 27 press release

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We are officially in Techtember! First, it's a quick viewflation update from Andrew before Marques and David talk about their experiences using the iPhone 18 Pro. Then it turns to speculation about the upcoming Googlebook event before talking about the Steam Frame and Tesla Roadster event. It's going to be a jam-packed few weeks and the new iPhones are just the beginning.

Links:

9to5Google - Google Maps speedometer during navigation

MKBHD - iPhone 18 Review

Stephen Robles - John Ternus iPhone picture

Dave2D - Steam Frame review

Linus Tech Tips - Steam Frame review

Verge - Meta Slim Headset Leak

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