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Mark and Rob discuss the latest tech news, rumours and half-truths with a good helping of British sarcasm.
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Saturday Dec 03, 2022
Saturday Dec 03, 2022
We've got a guest! In today's episode, Louise Findlay from the Discord server joins the weird and wonderful world of Eight or Sixteen to chat about Black Friday purchases, the continued absence of Rob's online writing career, and Big Knobs in boxes.
Links
- Get in touch with Louise from the Discord server:
- Web Development
- Medium Blog
- Discord / YouTube Community Bot
- Have you got a Big Knob?
- Death by subscriptions:
- Mercedes $1,200 a year subscription for faster acceleration:
- BMW heated seat subscription:
- Mode Eighty keyboard:
- GMK Shoko keycaps:
- Elgato Low Profile mic arm:
- Rode PSA-1 mic arm:
- Shargeek Mac-shaped 67W GaN charger with display and 3x USB-C:
- Anker Nano II tiny 65W GaN charger:
- Cafele 100W retractable USB-C cable with USB-C/lightning/micro USB ends:
- Cafele 27W retractable USB-C fast charge cable specifically for iPhone:
- Brother PT-M95 labelling machine:
- Apple now have an annual Podcasts Award - we’ll look forward to our nomination next year!
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 Nov 19, 2022
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Daily carries, daily remain-at-homes, 5-month-old swimming/Apple Watch Ultra Scuba Mode experiences, endless headphone chat, and genuinely useful Black Friday consumer advice - it's all going on this week!
Links
- Mark's B&W Px8 review: https://youtu.be/0fhUFv3O57A
- Mark’s Focal Bathys review: https://youtu.be/3BQmhenOI44
- Mackie MC-60BT review: https://youtu.be/gcqArpNjHmM
- Rob’s CamelCamelCamel Shortcut: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/f148c6fa0caf4f0fa205e541c22a9dc3
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 Nov 05, 2022
Saturday Nov 05, 2022
In what is, arguably, the most random episode of Eight or Sixteen ever, Rob and Mark talk about everything from Trypophobia to Mark's new studio plans, Brian Eno, the Roland RD-700 digital piano, Microsoft 365, weird iPads, and Mark's camera-death-defying studio antics. Enjoy.
Links
- Focal Bathys review: https://youtu.be/3BQmhenOI44
- Mark’s iffy composition: https://twitter.com/mellisreviews/status/1588106201107161091?s=61&t=pzoXOijApvWPssng6338Jg
- Roli: https://roli.com
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 Oct 22, 2022
Saturday Oct 22, 2022
In today's show, Rob and Mark discuss Mark's recent travels, the brilliance of the Google Pixel 7 Pro, and Rob's new headphones before getting immensely grumpy about Apple's iPad antics.
Links
- Mark’s Apple Watch Ultra hike: https://youtu.be/S_FNf9H0eVo
- Rob’s Samsung Galaxy S22 settings
- Enable dev options (Settings > About Phone > Software information > tap Build number a bunch of times)
- New settings menu Developer Options appears - Developer Options > Window Animation Scale/Transition Animation Scale/Animator set to 0.5X
- Battery and device care > Battery > More Battery Settings > Processing speed > Maximum
- Accessibility > Visibility Enhancements > Remove animations, Reduce transparency and blur
- Accessibility > Interaction and Dexterity > Touch and hold delay > Very short
- Get Good Lock from Samsung App Store
- Home Up plugin
- After Steve book: https://amzn.to/3saHEQx (affiliate link)
- Belkin iPhone Mount with MagSafe: https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/HQ642ZM/A/belkin-iphone-mount-with-magsafe-for-mac-notebooks
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 Oct 08, 2022
Saturday Oct 08, 2022
In today's show, we hear all about Rob's experiences with his shiny new iPhone 14 Pro Max, and the Google Pixel event is fully dissected and pondered.
Links
- Mark’s new video style https://youtu.be/J1PevveyB_E
- Tube Talk interview https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tubetalk-your-youtube-how-to-guide/id740234896?i=1000580293617
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 Sep 24, 2022
Saturday Sep 24, 2022
In today's episode, Rob and Mark discuss the iPhone 14 Pro Max, Samsung stuff (finally), Mark's incoming Apple Watch Ultra, and check off a few gadgets that have been wallowing at the bottom of the show outline for months.
Links
- Jonathan Morrison’s video: https://youtu.be/b4kOwK39nIQ
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 Sep 10, 2022
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
In this episode, Rob and Mark pay their respects to the Queen and discuss Mark's trip to Paris, Mark's dodgy eye, the Apple event (and why Mark is desperately excited about his Apple Watch Ultra), and Rob's continued frustrations with all things Android.
Links
- Shout out for Mark’s channel from Oppo on teh Twitters:
- Mark spotted at the Oppo event:
- ASBYT channel:
- Justin Tse:
- Apple Watch Band collection app:
- Sinclair (as in ZX Spectrum and C5) Black Watch with red display from the 70s:
- Weird AirPods 3rd Gen non-magsafe case option quietly introduced:
- Ritchie Blackmore (in case anyone didn’t get this reference):
- Ben Nevis:
- Scafell:
- Oppo Enco X2 wireless earbuds:
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 27, 2022
Saturday Aug 27, 2022
In today's show, Rob and Mark discuss Mark's first ever press junket, the pros and many cons of diving into Samsung World, and why Mark suddenly loves massive smartphones.
Links
- Oppo Event where you might see Mark in the audience:
- Delivery Tracking:
- Deliveries:
- https://deliveries.app/en.html
- Shipping companies not cooperating, according to the developer:
- Parcels - as recommended by Louise Findlay from the Discord Server!
- AfterShip - Rob’s been using this on Android, it’s quite good (but a bit slurpy with the clipboard):
- Deliveries:
- TickTick to do app:
- Things to do app:
- Samsung Global Goals:
- Apple Event 7th September - YouTube warmup stream started, can sign up to notifications when actual show goes live:
- Design the next iPhone:
- Return to Monkey Island now available for pre-order:
- Official website:
- Steam (Mac/PC):
- Nintendo Switch:
- Monkey Island Collection 85% discount (about £4) until 28th August 2022 (PC only, largely incompatible with Steam Deck):
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 13, 2022
Saturday Aug 13, 2022
In today's show, Rob and Mark react to the Samsung Unpacked event and Mark reveals what he's pre-ordered. Mark's questionable new music bed strategy is also dissected, and MKBHD royally destroyed (only joking - we love the guy).
Links
- Samsung Unpacked 2022 event:
- Galaxy Watch 5 customiser is better than Apple Watch Studio - give it a go!
- Get Galaxy Watch stuff to work on non-Samsung phones:
- LG Tone head-tracked spatial audio earbuds tuned by Meridian:
- Allegedly truly lossless earbuds from Nura:
- Oppo Enco X2 tuned by Dynaudio:
- MKBHD’s Back to School video:
- Artlist royalty-free music and sound effects:
- A better battery level and percentage concept for iOS 16:
- Mac-shaped 35W GaN Charger:
- https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/shargeek-retro-35-gan-charger/
- Note: UK Type G adaptor is an optional extra if you’re thinking of buying one - you can select it during checkout.
- Fun Apple Watch charging stands:
- Tom Dixon / Native Union see-through Qi charger (I didn’t pay that for it obviously):
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 06, 2022
Saturday Aug 06, 2022
We're back! In today's show, Rob and Mark talk about fatherhood, Insta360, Mark being 'all up in the TikToks', the Nothing Phone (1), and the M2 MacBook Air!
Links
- Mark’s new TikTok:
- Mark’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markellisreviews/
- Mark’s Medium Webinar replays:
- Session 1: https://my.demio.com/recording/GEuVc8pz
- Session 2: https://my.demio.com/recording/Wm1Mw78W
- The Wonder Weeks:
- Insta360:
- Go 2 (tiny action cam):
- ONE X2 (360 cam):
- ONE RS 1-inch Leica (fancy 360 cam):
- Link (new 4K gimbal webcam):
- Nothing phone (1):
- Dipping your toe in Android land as an iPhone user toolkit:
- Shortcuts equivalents:
- Macrodroid:
- Tasker:
- iMessage on Android (waitlist):
- Airdrop/universal copy and paste/continuity equivalent (and a bunch of other stuff):
- https://www.airdroid.com
- Use a different browser with sync, like Chrome, Edge or Firefox
- Note: Firefox is one of very few Android browsers that lets you put the URL bar and controls at the bottom. Y’know, where you can actually reach them.
- Shortcuts equivalents:
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