The Minus Sixteen Podcast

Glowtime - Best iPhone EVER is Here! Apple Event & YouTube hacks | Ep 68

Lots to go through this time - sadly Daniel was not well, so it’s just David & Alex this time.
 
We go through the Glowtime event and what we are expecting from the event and also we show you the new iPhone 16 and its Capture Button as an exclusive on the podcast.
 
What makes a Pro user and can Pro’s work on iPads? Are you a Stage Manager or Split Screen user and would you buy a new iPad mini?
 
Then on to YouTube - we chat over paid promotions and the false value they give, how to earn trust with brands and how to remain faithful to your audience. 
 
Get in touch: david@talkingtechandaudio.com
 
00:00 Intro
01:30 It’s Glowtime - the Apple Event
06:15 Why no Face ID on Macs yet?
08:30 The Capture Button on iPhone 16 Pro Max
10:00 Thoughts on The Vision Pro
12:12 Long-term thoughts on the 15 Pro Max - design 
16:00 What makes a Pro user?
21:27 Being Pro on an iPad 
24:00 Split Screen vs Stage Manager
28:08 iPad mini rumours
31:08 Alex & Garmin or Watch Ultra news
34:51 What else is coming our way at Glowtime?
37:25 Being genuine about what we make content about
38:50 S24 Ultra - problems 
41:30 Sony Xperia update
44:45 Will we ever need to buy another Mac Pro? 
47:02 YouTube Promote… 
53:40 A fine line - when is too much too much?
55:10 Earning trust with brands
60:00 Dedicated videos
61:05 Retention hack 
67:00 Music vs no music
 
 
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Pixel Pro 9 Issues & Mr Beast Allegations | Ep 67

In this episode of the Minus Sixteen podcast, we take a look into the tech world's latest controversies and discussions, namely how Google and their PR agency have got into a bit of a pickle. We kick things off with the newly released Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold, a device that has sparked mixed reactions among tech enthusiasts. Some say it looks odd and even ugly, prompting us to explore what might have gone wrong in its design. We also discuss how aesthetics play a significant role in consumer choice, and whether Google has missed the mark with this one. 
 
✨We are genuinely curious though, do you prefer the wider screen of the Pixel 9 Pro Fold or prefer the design Samsung implemented in their Galaxy Z Fold 6? Let us know in the comments! 👇🏼
 
Next, we tackle a more serious issue in the tech review community—potential biases among tech reviewers. We explore recent reports suggesting that Google has allegedly instructed content creators not to show favouritism towards other brands, with the threat of ending partnerships if they do. This has been confirmed by various creators on "TeamPixel" and the wording used is really quite strong, and borderline unethical.
 
This raises important questions about the transparency and integrity of tech reviews, as well as the trustworthiness of some large YouTube channels. Are these influencers being genuine, or is their content overly positive due to brand pressure?
 
Our conversation also touches on the Samsung Galaxy Watch, a device that has been praised for its features but criticized (mainly by Alex 😅) for its battery life. We discuss how this product might still be suitable for certain consumers despite its shortcomings, and whether the battery issues are a dealbreaker for most users. We weigh the pros and cons to help our audience make informed decisions.
 
😬 Finally, we delve into the serious allegations against YouTube sensation Mr. Beast. While the motivations behind these accusations remain unclear, we express our concern about how this situation could impact YouTube as a platform, especially in terms of sponsorships and brand relationships. With the potential fallout from this controversy, we ponder the future of content creation on YouTube and the possible ripple effects on other creators.
Get in touch: david@talkingtechandaudio.com
 
00:00 Intro
02:06 Samsung Fold & Flip thoughts
11:00 Samsung watches - the good and bad 
19:00 Checking sleep data
22:55 Samsung Ring 
24:30 Vision Pro news  
34:00 What’s new with Google Pixel
38:15 Samsung Fold vs Pixel Fold 
42:45 5x cameras  - are we fans
45:30 Team Pixel 
60:03 The truth behind high-end brand deals
67:00 Is Mr Beast finished? 

Galaxy Watch Ultra - disappointing? Camera troubles, thumbnails and more! | Ep. 66

The lads are all back together after Alex has returned from holiday. It was the first opportunity for Alex and Daniel to discuss the latest Samsung products with both having hands-on and having started receiving the devices in hand. Daniel and Alex discussed their shared experience with the Galaxy Watch Ultra, while Alex updated us on the rest of the ecosystem and spoke of his love for the new Galaxy Ring. 
 
The chat moved on to cameras, with David close to securing a business grant that will assist in upgrading his kit, whilst Daniel spoke of the perils of switching from a phone to a camera, just as David's camera ran out of battery while acting as a webcam!
 
The boys then moved on to talking YouTube and spoke about the thumbnail A/B testing, the annoying success of putting your face in thumbnails and whether it's worth using timestamps in videos. All of that and more in this week’s episode of Minus Sixteen!
 
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Get in touch: david@talkingtechandaudio.com
 
00:00 Intro
05:30 Samsung Watch Ultra first impressions
14:07 The Samsung Ring 
18:05 Is this time for Flip phones 
21:00 The Fold design
27:12 Samsung Buds
31:15 The pains of using a camera 
36:45 Having backup audio
40:00 David may  be getting a Canon R5 Mk II
42:35 Our favourite parts of the process
47:00 A/B thumbnail testing 
63:00 YouTube want you to stay in lane
66:00 Skippable ads…
69:00 Timestamps - do they matter

Vision Pro experience & Samsung Flip/Fold 6 - Ep 65

This time it’s just David and Daniel as Alex takes a well-earned break.
 
We chat over Daniels’s visit to Samsung Unpacked and check out the Flip 6, Fold 6, Samsung Watch Ultra and Samsung Ring.
 
David went to Apple Battersea in London to check out the Vision Pro and hear what he made of it.
 
Plus, all the behind-the-scenes chat about what it’s like running a YouTube channel.
 
Don’t forget, if you enjoy our weekly podcast to subscribe, like, and share - and if you listen on Apple Podcasts - to leave us a rating (hopefully a 5-star one!) as well! 🙏🏻
 
Get in touch: david@talkingtechandaudio.com
Daniel’s latest video: https://youtu.be/-a7KhFT1y8A?si=VAEEvsRzo4kVcPuH
David’s latest video: https://youtu.be/7-GdrWIhyFQ
 
00:00 Intro
01:25 The benefits of a regular upload schedule
03:25 Brands dictating when you upload
05:45 Going the extra yards with brands 
06:30 Geographical limitations
08:00 Issues with the YouTube and AdSense 
11:15 Views are down - is it seasonal?
13:41 Making seasonal content
15:15 A new Samsung Tab in the pipelines…
20:35 More issues with the YouTube Studio app 
22:52 Samsung Unpacked
23:3 Buds 3 Pro
25:56 Samsung Ring 
27:25 Samsung Watch Ultra
33:53 What’s it like at a Samsung event
35:00 Samsung Fold 6
38:18 The state of the foldable market
39:00 Flip 6
41:00 The Vision Pro
48:00 Limitations of the Vision Pro
50:39 Are we ready for a VR/AR Spatial Computing world?
54:15 Daniel and his Sony ZV E10
56:21 The woes of SD cards
58:00 Smartphone vs. Camera
60:00 Renting studio space… 

Unpacking YouTube | Ep. 64

This one started with some camera gear chat - what gear we use, future plans, ND filters, and even a little chat about Final Cut.
 
Then we started to get into YouTube and there was a lot to cover. How to balance the admin and office side of running a channel, working with agencies, paid clicks and the new Skip Ahead feature that YouTube is rolling out that may ruin our channels.
 
Don’t forget, if you enjoy our weekly podcast to subscribe, like, and share - and if you listen on Apple Podcasts - to leave us a rating (hopefully a 5-star one!) as well! 🙏🏻
 
Get in touch: david@talkingtechandaudio.com
 
 00:00 Intro
01:15 Daniel’s set up the S23 Ultra 
02:56 Starting out - what do you need?
04:52 Creating with a smartphone
06:50 DJI Osmo Pocket 3 in 4K 60FPS
08:10 Apple’s Final Cut Camera app
 11:20 ND Filters
14:00 Gimbals
19:55 Multi-cam shots & how good is the S23 Ultra
22:40 iPad mini Pro vs. Samsung Fold
24:50 Loving iPad and the Tab S9
31:19 David’s Vision Pro demo
33:26 Alex and Sony Xperia
37:25 The admin side of YouTube and using agencies
39:53 Working with brands for a reason other than money
41:20 Balancing the workload  
44:00 Agencies
46:00 Clickbait farms - buying views  
50:49 Paid Promotions and Transparency 
54:40 Paid clicks
57:20 YouTube and Skip-Ahead 
65:00 YouTube needs a competitor?

Sony Experia VI, Final Cut Pro 10.8 & Double Standards | Ep. 63

Daniel comes on board in this pod - and we couldn’t be happier.
 
We chat over the Sony Experia VI, Samsung S24 camera and of course, we have to chat about iPad, don’t we?
 
The new version of Final Cut Pro is out so we give our views & thoughts on that. But the hot topic though is one that Alex picked up on - double standards in the tech YouTube space.
 
Don’t forget, if you enjoy our weekly podcast to subscribe, like, and share - and if you listen on Apple Podcasts - to leave us a rating (hopefully a 5-star one!) as well! 🙏🏻
 
Alex’s latest video: https://youtu.be/m8PYblSN_SY?si=_uXLlVM8X73zWxFi
David’s latest video: https://youtu.be/mQF2OVZHENw
Daniel’s latest video: https://youtu.be/aDBL7ShHZDQ?si=aX3rNefOhxst1S17
 
Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexGTech1
David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dtalkingtec
Read David on Medium: https://medium.com/@Davidtalkingtech
Get in touch: david@talkingtechandaudio.com
 
 
00:00 Intro
02:45 Why is the podcast called Minus Sixteen?
03:15 Welcome Daniel to the podcast team
03:35 The Sony Xperia VI experience
08:34 Samsung Chipset naming
13:05 Apple watch battery life is suddenly rubbish!
15:17 Are betas safe to install?
19:20 iPadOS 18 and the calculator app
20:10 Alex and his new Sony FXIII 
25:20 Sony’s camera app
30:45 New version of Final Cut Pro & Final Cut Camera app 
34:50 New YouTube layout on desktop
35:37 Double Standards 
54:00 Batch recording
57:15 Timestamps & chapters 
60:00 Are tags still useful?

WWDC ’24 & M4 iPad thoughts | Ep. 62

As we get ready for WWDC Alex and I have a lot to talk about.
 
Firstly we look ahead to next Monday’s Apple event and what we are looking forward to and what we are expecting. 
 
Then we chat over our thoughts and findings on the new M4 iPad Pro. Alex has been to Samsung’s UK HQ - so we find out how that came about.
 
And we chat over how to go about finding brands, how best to work with them - oh and shooting at 60 FPS for YouTube too.
 
Don’t forget, if you enjoy our weekly podcast to subscribe, like, and share - and if you listen on Apple Podcasts - to leave us a rating (hopefully a 5-star one!) as well! 🙏🏻
 
Alex’s latest video: https://youtu.be/LkkCCh865Lo?si=6UaXMlkimbf6JNVH
David’s latest video: https://youtu.be/DgRzESKN3MM
Daniel’s latest video: https://youtu.be/zCfwDa7grWQ?si=cMxDN2E0FLnrXPLW
 
Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexGTech1
David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dtalkingtec
Read David on Medium: https://medium.com/@Davidtalkingtech
Get in touch: david@talkingtechandaudio.com
 
 
00:00 Intro
00:55 The benefits of having support
01:35 Daniel is joining us full-time!!
02:35 Getting ready for WWDC
02:50 Benefits of the S Pen
03:35 How much AI do you use?
05:15 Recolour apps, new home screen & new control centre
05:50 Apple & privacy with AI
07:40 Siri improvements
08:09 Chat GPT 4o
09:10 Coming back from Samsung to Apple?
10:57 The Samsung lineup re-cap
12:10 Alex at Samsung HQ
13:30 Eye tracking on iPadOS 18
12:46 Vision Pro MIA!
16:30 watchOS 11
17:00 iPad stuff
18:40 Apple’s in-store 14-day exchange
20:10 iPadOS - is it honestly that bad?
22:49 Sticking with Final Cut Pro
30:02 No to nano texture
32:46 Stage manager
34:35 The Files app makes sense at last
35:43 Alex and his day at Samsung HQ
40:11 Being honest in reviews isn’t easy
42:07 Building brand relationships
47:05 Teaching yourself the business side of YouTube
49:10 The New YouTube Studio app
49:28 Shooting at 60 FPS

M4 iPad Pro, Multitasking & Samsung DEX | Ep. 61

Welcome back to Daniel - but this time in person!
We grabbed him whilst he was on holiday in the UK with his family - and I have to say, it was one of our best episodes yet!
Of course, we chat about the newly released M4 iPad Pro and iPad Air and chat about how it compares to the Samsung S9.
When a creator is away from home for 5 weeks - what tech does he pack? Well, Daniel will tell you precisely what he packed for this road trip. And then we talk thumbnails - it turns out we all have very different approaches…
Don’t forget, if you enjoy our weekly podcast to subscribe, like, and share - and if you listen on Apple Podcasts - to leave us a rating (hopefully a 5-star one!) as well! 🙏🏻
 
Alex’s latest video: https://youtu.be/eVQ6kuwu-wM?si=HLIWaj__InKYr8PB
David’s latest video: https://youtu.be/wylEdsH2FjE
Daniel’s latest video: https://youtu.be/zCfwDa7grWQ?si=cMxDN2E0FLnrXPLW
 
Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexGTech1
David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dtalkingtec
Read David on Medium: https://medium.com/@Davidtalkingtech
Get in touch: david@talkingtechandaudio.com
 
 
00:00 Intro
03:45 iPad Air and iPad Pro chat
07:20 The Magic Keyboard
10:15 The Samsung Tab S9 Ultra OLED panel
11:40 Panel comparison Tab S9 vs. iPad Pro 
17:15 Nano texture
20:00 Is 1 TB too much storage for an M4 iPad Pro?
21:45 External SSD problems
22:55 The storage rip-off
24:34 Multitasking on Tablets
26:38 DEX and One UI 
29:30 How Daniel uses his Tab S9 Ultra
32:50 iPad demons with external keyboards
35:00 Apple Pencil vs Samsung S Pen
36:35 Daniel’s - travelling devices
38:25 The content pipeline - planning ahead
39:30 Using Gling
42:40 Outling or scripting
44:25 Using a teleprompter 
47:00 Google IO - who watched it?
47:40 Titles & Thumbnails
48:50 The secret behind the crown in Daniel’s thumbnails 
50:00 Alex & David’s approach to thumbnails 
50:52 A/B testing 
53:06 How to make your videos cut through the crowd
55:15 Mac owners attach rate to iPad
56:25 Planning ahead and the ability to be fluid
58:00 using Monday.com
59:10 Title first?
61:00 Unsubscribed viewers…
63:00 Call To Action - it works! 
68:00 Avoiding thumbnail mistakes
69:00 Using thumbs.tv
70:00 Adding subtitles & SRT files
72:00 Timestamping
75:00 Odd comments from viewers…