Episodes
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
“I’ve got a silly little teapot”
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
In today's show, Rob and Mark discuss the new Pixel stuff, Rob's exciting new purchases, to go naked or not with the iPhone 15 Pro Max, and a silly little teapot.
Links
- Jeremy Clarkson’s beer:
- Braun Thermoscan Thermometer:
- Apple Watch Ultra Pip-Boy reference:
- Spigen Classic C1 Bondi Blue iMac G3-esque Case:
- Mark’s Marshall Earbuds Review:
- Quest 3 - use this link for £23 store credit (full disclosure, I also get £23 store credit):
- I Expect You to Die game - use this link for 25% off (full disclosure, I get £4 store credit):
- First Encounters Mixed Reality game (where stuff takes over your living room, bursting through the walls and jumping on your sofa):
- BoboVR M3 Pro upgraded Quest 3 head strap and battery pack for heavy users:
- Backbone One Controller:
- Bose SoundLink Mini II bluetooth speaker:
- Yamaha YSP-2200 old skool soundbar:
- Rob’s silly little teapot:
- Life-sized Monopoly:
If you'd like to get in touch with Rob and Mark, you can email them at contact@eightorsixteen.com.
Eight or Sixteen is a Mark Ellis Media Limited production: https://markellisreviews.com
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
“We all need a bendy hinge”
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
In this episode, Mark reveals his thoughts on the iPhone 15 Pro Max, Rob updates Mark on the tech events he's missed (and explains why they weren't very exciting) and, for the fist and last time ever, a deckchair is discussed. Enjoy.
Links
- Mark’s S23 Ultra/iPhone 15 Pro Max sample shot comparison where one looks like it’s been touched up with crayon:
- Action Button supercharged with Shortcuts:
- Toolbox Pro lives!
- Duck Luge:
- CMF by Nothing (smartwatch, wireless earbuds, 65W GaN charger):
- Amazon Event Replay:
- Echo Frames Smart Glasses:
- Panos Panay leaves Microsoft for Amazon to head up Echo division:
- Microsoft Event Replay:
- Dell 24” articulated touch display
- Meta Event Replay:
- Meta/Ray Ban Smart Glasses:
- Rob’s stupid T5 MagSafe conversion project:
- Cool metal MagSafe sticker:
- Cheap MagSafe sticky-backed metal ring:
- Really short USB-C to USB-C cable:
- iPhonedo did it already:
- Apple USB-C SD Card reader:
- Logitech’s £259 deckchair:
If you'd like to get in touch with Rob and Mark, you can email them at contact@eightorsixteen.com.
Eight or Sixteen is a Mark Ellis Media Limited production: https://markellisreviews.com
Saturday Sep 16, 2023
”How do you explain that to your nan?”
Saturday Sep 16, 2023
Saturday Sep 16, 2023
In this episode, Rob and Mark dissect the iPhone 15 announcement (while Mark does his level best to stop his dog, Eddie, from whining and barking throughout). Well done on the edit, Richard.
Links
- First ever Mark Ellis Reviews livestream with Mark, Patrick Rambles, Alex Gear and Tech, and Rob’s reaction to the Apple Event:
- France ban iPhone 12:
- Rogue Amoeba’s Audio Hijack (and other audio tools) now Sonoma compatible:
If you'd like to get in touch with Rob and Mark, you can email them at contact@eightorsixteen.com.
Eight or Sixteen is a Mark Ellis Media Limited production: https://markellisreviews.com
Saturday Sep 09, 2023
“Only cost her a toenail”
Saturday Sep 09, 2023
Saturday Sep 09, 2023
In this episode, a VERY tired Mark recounts his slightly disastrous visit to IFA in Berlin and Rob quizzes him on just how much he's looking forward to Silly Season in Tech Land. It's a surprisingly good show.
Links
- Apple iPhone Event YouTube stream - register to be notified when it goes live:
- Mark’s post-event reaction livestream with Patrick Rambles, Alex Gear and Tech, and Rob:
- Panos is pumped already for the Microsoft Event:
- PSA: You can now use Python in Excel:
- Meta Connect VR event 27th/28th September:
- I Expect You To Die VR game:
- Meta Quest 3:
- Xreal Air:
- Google Pixel Event 4th October:
- Pixel 8 / 8 Pro and Pixel Watch 2 teaser:
- Pixel 8 / 8 Pro preview:
- Buy some junk Elon’s throwing out from 𝕏 HQ from 12th September:
- Lime eScooters:
- Honor Magic V2 foldable:
- Honor Pursephone:
- Smart #1 EV:
- TechChap:
- MrMobile:
- LG telly in a briefcase - Stanby ME Go:
- Lenovo Legion Go handheld gaming device:
- Fairphone 5 sustainable, repairable phone:
- Withings ScanWatch 2 smartwatch:
- Sage Barista Touch Impress coffee machine:
- Philips Hue do cameras and door sensors now:
- Mark’s Eight Sleep video:
- Eight Sleep link for £300 discount (manually add coupon TIM50 in addition to the £250 default discount for following the link):
- Beeper - unified messaging client (skip the queue with this link):
- Hisense U8K mini-LED TV:
- KEF LSX II speakers:
- Hue Sync box to retrofit Ambilight to a non-Philips TV:
- Govee alternative TV backlight:
- Govee Curtain Lights:
- AirPods Pro cassette case:
- Garmin Epix Pro 2 smartwatch:
- BackBlaze cloud backup - act now to avoid price increase in October!
If you'd like to get in touch with Rob and Mark, you can email them at contact@eightorsixteen.com.
Eight or Sixteen is a Mark Ellis Media Limited production: https://markellisreviews.com
Saturday Aug 26, 2023
”Hot milk”
Saturday Aug 26, 2023
Saturday Aug 26, 2023
This week, Rob and Mark are joined by Ben Aboagye, otherwise known as Love of Tech! They talk about everything from the Linus situation to Ben's favourite tech of the year so far and the current state of the smartphone market.
Links
- Ben - Lover of Tech:
- OneUI simulator now lets you tape two iPhones together and pretend they’re a Fold:
- Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K display:
- HP Z40C G3 40” 5K2K ultrawide on sale, plus coupon 10FINAL - £1,187 (instead of £1,559!):
If you'd like to get in touch with Rob and Mark, you can email them at contact@eightorsixteen.com.
Eight or Sixteen is a Mark Ellis Reviews production: https://markellisreviews.com
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
“Who’s Chris?”
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
Welcome to the sleep-deprived episode! This week, Rob and Mark discuss the Flip5, the new Galaxy Watches, the Nothing Phone (2) (again), Mark's latest travels, and forget the name of every tech YouTuber who has ever existed.
Links
- Eight Sleep
- Information about the Zeo sleep-tracking gadget from a decade ago:
- IFA
- Smarthome Sounds
- KeyCue - quickly recall keyboard shortcuts from any app:
- Keyboard Maestro - automate all the things:
- Typinator - a proper macOS text expansion utility:
- Rectangle Pro - supercharged window management:
- Beeper - consolidate all your chats into one app:
If you'd like to get in touch with Rob and Mark, you can email them at contact@eightorsixteen.com.
Eight or Sixteen is a Mark Ellis Reviews production: https://markellisreviews.com
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
”We behaved like adults... almost”
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
In this episode, Rob and Mark are joined by Patrick Rambles and Alex Gear & Tech from YouTube land! They talk about the latest Samsung releases, favourite reviewed gear of the year, and Alex's painful mic arm unboxing experience.
Links
- Patrick Rambles on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PatrickRambles
- Alex Gear & Tech on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlexGTech
If you'd like to get in touch with Rob and Mark, you can email them at contact@eightorsixteen.com.
Eight or Sixteen is a Mark Ellis Reviews production: https://markellisreviews.com
Saturday Jul 15, 2023
”Eight Sleep, rave, repeat”
Saturday Jul 15, 2023
Saturday Jul 15, 2023
In this episode, Rob and Mark discuss Mark's experience with the Pixel Fold (and a bunch of other recent review units), the Nothing Phone (2), and the reason Rob hates himself (it relates to Prime Day, if you're wondering).
Links
- Pixel Fold:
- Apple Rollable Display patent:
- Crazy AR unboxing experience - I thought it was a phone but it turns out it was Sony LinkBuds:
- Nest Hub Max cheaper alternative to Pixel Tablet with speaker dock if you don’t need an actual tablet:
- Garmin Fenix 7 Pro smartwatch:
- XREAL Air AR Glasses:
- Shokz OpenFit earbuds:
- Sony Xperia 1 V:
- https://www.sony.co.uk/smartphones/products/xperia-1m5?cpint=smartphones_new_products-New Products-en_GL-responsivegrid_initial_newproducts_1
- Beeper:
- Self-host Beeper:
- Apple Tap to Pay launched in UK - secure in-person iPhone to iPhone payments:
- Nothing Phone (2):
- Eight Sleep Pod Cover - watercool your bed for £2,000:
If you'd like to get in touch with Rob and Mark, you can email them at contact@eightorsixteen.com.
Eight or Sixteen is a Mark Ellis Reviews production: https://markellisreviews.com
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
“I got schooled by a four-year-old”
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Mark's back from New York City, and ready to chat 15-inch MacBook Air, Pixel Tablet, and Xperia 1 V with Rob (among the usual off-topic cul-de-sacs, obvs).
Links
- MacBook Air 15” video shot in New York:
- Apple Watch Ultra movie location tour of New York:
- DJI Mic:
- DJI Osmo Action 3 camera:
- Josh Camson’s blog:
- Neal Hemphill’s blog:
- Apple guidance for cleaning watch straps:
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204522#:~:text=For Solo Loop%2C Braided Solo,hypoallergenic hand soap for cleaning
- Pitaka Carbon Fiber Apple Watch strap:
- Magnetic Shapes:
- Ukulele cover of While My Guitar Gently Weeps by Jake Shimabukuro, one of the first major viral YouTube videos:
- Mark’s Newsletter video shot from the same location:
- New Insta360 camera - GO 3:
- ProtonPass launch $1/1EUR per month for life launch offer:
- ASUS ZenPhone 10 - the Android iPhone mini:
- Apple post a full episode of Silo to Twitter
If you'd like to get in touch with Rob and Mark, you can email them at contact@eightorsixteen.com.
Eight or Sixteen is a Mark Ellis Reviews production: https://markellisreviews.com
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
”Facemails”
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
WWDC 2023 has been and gone, and Rob hasn't seen it yet. Mark fills him in on the details whilst battling full-blown man flu and whipping out his 15-incher.
Links:
- New Panasonic TVs:
- Beats Studio Buds+:
- Nothing phone (2) launch 11th July 16:00:
- Now-Sherlocked Aerial Apple TV screensaver app for Mac:
- Also Sherlocked WidgetWall for putting widgets on macOS desktop (also available on SetApp):
- Yet another no-longer required app - Unite - make “apps” out of websites:
- Look like you’ve got a Vision Pro, on a budget:
If you'd like to get in touch with Rob and Mark, you can email them at contact@eightorsixteen.com.
Eight or Sixteen is a Mark Ellis Reviews production: https://markellisreviews.com