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Pixel Refresh
by Marco Rodrigues and Mario Amaral
Lifelong fans of technology Marco Rodrigues and Mario Amaral share their thoughts on the latest gadgets, discuss how tech is changing the world, and share their theories on where things are going.
Episodes
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Return of The Pod | WWDC 2022
I'm bringing this back, Solo for now. WWDC was this past weeks and apple announced some really interesting stuff. We dip into a small bit of gaming news before rounding out this weeks show. The structure will change over time while i figure out what this is anymore. Thanks for listening!
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Talking COVID-19
This is a bit of a weird episode, we talk tech through conspiracy theory, politics and media. Plenty of opinions and jokes are shared throughout the episode. The next one should be a bit more normal for use. Hope you enjoy.
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Future Wheels
In this podcast, we explore the state of autonomous vehicles in the world today. What the world might look like with this technology and what it might mean for society.
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Guess Who's Back
We're back on our best behavior. Its been some time but were finally able to bring you another podcast. This podcast is going to be put through various changes and we hope you will stick around with us through all of it.
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The Breakdown
This week the boys discuss Mario's experience with 3 different phones and his preference between them. Marco gives a preview of what is coming to iOS and all of Apple's other mobile-centric platforms and breaks down the google Stadia and why he preordered it. Reachability Cursor:...
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Google IO 2019
This week is all about Google. We discuss new Google hardware, changes to android in the upcoming software update android Q, new features to google lens, new AR updates and much more.
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Protect your Privacy
The guys sit down this week to discuss what's going on the world of tech. Topics for this week include:• Samsungs new folding phone is breaking• It is getting harder to keep your privacy• Big things are happening in recycling and • Music for your baby all in this week's podcast. If you enjoyed…
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Apple News
Apple Apple APPLE APPLE APPLE Apple. This week the boys discuss everything apple news... in both senses of the word. Apple announced a bunch of services this month and it time to talk about them. Social: Facebook.com/PixelRefresh Twitter.com/@SparxSLX
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Netflix but for Games
GDC went down and Google announced what could potentially be the next delivery method for the gaming industry. They call it Stadia and it doing things the game streaming world hasn't seen yet. This episode we sit down to discuss our thought on the current streaming products and dive into how…
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Energizer Makes Phones?
Mobile World Congress has convened and with it, plenty of new and exciting things were announced around phones. This week we talk about phones from brands such as LG, Huawei and surprisingly... Energizer? All these brand brought something interesting this year. Hopefully, you'll find it…
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The Folding Phone
This episode is packed to the brim with some great new stuff. Samsung announced some new phones, The boys share the best thing they've watched lately, Mario gives us the low down on his new lock and Marco has some shoes to share. Social: Facebook.com/PixelRefresh Twitter.com/@SparxSLX
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The Annual Change-up
The week the boys dive deep into Mario's annual migration to Android. They discuss what he likes and what he doesn't about the current state of the Android Ecosystem. The ultimate question...Did he switch back? 00:00:05 - Intro 00:02:17 - Mario switches to Android 00:04:37 - Unboxing and Specs...
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The Clone Saga
This week the boys have a few length discussions. They talk about Apple bringing airplay 2 and iTunes to third-party TVs. How TV technology has changed. The greatest show on earth The Magicians. Nikes newest auto lacing shoe the Adapt BB. Soulja Boy's terrible consoles and Small talk on the…
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Let's Catch up
It's 2019! and the boys are back. The new year is here and there isn't much to talk about in the realm of tech but they did watch a bunch of cool stuff during the holiday's so why not talk about that! 00:00:06 - Intro00:00:38 - The weather is brutal00:06:04 - Magicians TV show talks00:17:10…
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The Tangent
This week Mario discovers that his love for android has been tainted by some weird occurrences and odd design decisions. Apples iOS 12 has a serious vulnerability that is a secret unless you pay for it and we have some in-depth spoiler talks on Sony's Venom Movie. 00:00:04 - Intro 00:01:26 - What...
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Black Friday Deals?
This week the boys talk about all the things they love an hate about black Friday. They also dive deep into smart home tech, a new google photos update making people mad at Apple, Google testing Fushia OS and how the US doesn't trust some major Chinese communications companies. 00:00:05 - Intro...
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Phones That Bend
This week the boys get together and talk about new games they've been playing. They discuss Samsungs new foldable phone idea and One UI software. Amazon cutting a deal with Apple that may hurt third-party sellers and John Choo in the Movie Searching! If your podcast app supports Chapters we now...
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The Modded Switch
This week is going to be a bit different! We have switch editing programs and things might sound a bit different for a bit until I (Marco) figure things out. But with that being said This week we get back to business starting with the bit of would you rather. "Would you want to die in Hill House...
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The Leak Event
This week has the boys talking about Weed Legalization in Canada, A spoiler-filled discussion about Netflix's "The Haunting of Hill House", Googles new hardware announcements, and Huawei's new Mate 20 Pro Social: Facebook.com/PixelRefresh Twitter.com/@SparxSLX
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Apple, Turkey, Microsoft and Apple
This weeks episode is extremely late, Turkey and family got in the way. But the boys discuss Marios impressions of the Apple watch series 4, Costco Pickups, Microsofts new surface device line up, and how device experiences define brand loyalty. Social: Facebook.com/PixelRefresh Twitter.com/@SparxSLX
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It Doesn't Charge
This week is The boys catch up on what they have been doing. Mario shares a funny story about a work injury. They talk about Apple iPhone XS and XS Max charing issues, Mario Bought an Apple watch Series 4, Huawei cheating on benchmarks and the future of glass on smartphones. Social:...
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We're Back for More
They're Baaaaack!!! Its been a couple of weeks since the boys got together to record a podcast and they have been itching to get back to it. This week they decided to focus mostly on the Apple Hardware event that happened Sept 12, but also find some time to talk about Samsung, software and…
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Eyes Of The Future
On the show this week show Marco brings back the God of War update with a bit of a surprise, Mario breaks down the Marvel Cloak and Dagger show, The boys have a spoiler-filled discussion on the Netflix movie Extinction, They give an update on the Tesla vs Ontario lawsuit, Talk about the Sonos Amp...
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Its Magic
Its been a little bit since you last heard from the boys. This week we hear about a big purchase that Mario made, Tesla's lawsuit against the province of Ontario, Marco shares his experience with his new Netgear Orbi mesh wifi router, Bell getting super fast internet speeds and finally, we check…
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I Just Deleted My Notes
This week the boys cover a bunch of happenings in the world of tech. They talk about Deadpool 2 with some spoilers, The Samsung Note 9 event, Android Pie, The Magic Leap One, Rumors on the upcoming iPhones and Marcos Boosted Board. Topics 0:54 Deadpool 2 Talks 3.02 Deadpool 2 Spoiler Warning 6:21...
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He Got LIGMA
On the show this week the boys talk about what's new in Life. Marco shares his spoiler-free thoughts on the new Misson Impossible movie. For this week in tech they discuss, Logitech buying Blue Microphones, Apple becoming a trillion dollar company, Marco's experience with the Apple Homepod, How...
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Fitbits and Fortnite
Episode 17 On the show this week Marco talks about his time with Fornite. Mario speaks his thoughts on the Fitbit Alta and the boys discuss the what they find great and not so great about the Ticwatch Pro. As well as Apple fixing the MacBook Pro issue from last week. Social:...
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You Can Find Me At
Episode 16 On the show this week Marco delivers on last teaser, giving his thoughts on Movies like Ant-Man and the Wasp, Ready Player One and how he thinks Rampage could have been a way better movie. Mario almost spoils his pick for a show he's been watching called Imposters and collectively they...
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Origin Story
Episode 15 This episode is a bit different. Today we talk about the relationship we have and how technology has played a role over the years. Mario even tells a few freaky stories about things he's experienced while working. Social: Facebook.com/PixelRefresh Twitter.com/@SparxSLX
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Obscure But Useful
Episode 14 This week was a bit of a slow week in tech. But Mario had some very obscure but useful and recently acquired tech that we thought might be interesting for some. To round off the show we talk games we've been playing and Shows or Movies we've been watching lately. Social:...
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Cases, Phones, Maps and Laughs
Episode 13 We had a bunch of fun recording this episode. We talk about Mario's new waterproof case, a Bluetooth speaker with seemingly unlimited battery life, the future of phones, Apple's newly found dedication to make maps better and laugh a bunch while we're at it. Anker Soundcore Bluetooth...
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Games, Games, and More Games
Episode 12 It's that time of year when all the major game publishers set up a fancy showcase to tell us all about what they have in store for the next year. This week we talk about all the gaming news that excited us coming out of E3. Social: Facebook.com/PixelRefreshTwitter.com/PixelRefreshPod
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WWDC TINGS
Episode 11 This week you're going to find two podcasts, we need to catch up. BUT...This week we are talking about Apple's WWDC event. Plenty of new a great features to come out of this conference for all of their products and we spend some time talking about the parts we found to be the most...
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iOS 12 Wish List
Episode 10 This week we talk about a whole bunch of stuff. Everything from movies we've been watching, games we've been playing, what we expect to see at E3 the biggest yearly video game conference and with Apple's World Wide Developers Conference or WWDC being tomorrow, we talk about iOS 12 and...
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The Cross Over
Episode 9 After Missing a week and a corrupted recording were back with another episode. This episode centers on my experience with using and Essential Phone. We also get a pretty big reveal from Mario. Social: Facebook.com/PixelRefreshTwitter.com/PixelRefreshPod
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Avengers Infinity Spoilers
Episode 8 I'm back from Mexico and this week we catch up to talk about everything google IO had to offer. Another crash involving an autonomous vehicle and some of the movies we've watched lately. Including some spoilers for Avengers Infinity War. Google Duplex Video Android P Features Waymo…
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The Double Episode Part 2
Episode 7 This is Part 2 of last weeks episode, I'm currently in Mexico doing something fun I hope. For the rest of the episode we talk discuss video games we've been playing or are planning to play. Huawei leaving the US Market and Snap's Brand new spectacles 2.0. Social:...
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The Double Episode Part 1
Episode 6 Today's Episode is 2 parter, We talk about Podcasting, some movies we've watched recently including Avengers Infinity War, iTunes coming to the Windows 10 App Store and even touch on microsoft hardware. Social: Facebook.com/PixelRefreshTwitter.com/PixelRefreshPod
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Maybe The Stealth Is Broken
Episode 5 On today's episode, We talk about Google creating iMessage like features for android but not the way you expect, Apple trying to control the repair experience and falling short sometimes, what The LAST STRAW movement is, and finally a bit of gaming talk.Social:...
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No One Beats Amazon
Episode 4 On today's episode, we talk about a cool anti-spam feature available on Android and some rumors about what we can expect at the upcoming Google IO conference. We discuss Amazon making changes at their newest acquisition RING and how it fits into the Amazon ecosystem. As well as talk…
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This One Is a 3.5
Episode 3 It's 10:55 Monday evening and this podcast is a day late for good reason I assure you. A plague of issues caused our first attempt at episode 3 to be bury deep in the archives never to be heard ever. But we triumphed and with some new hardware (thanks for the recommendation Mike) we now...
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Facebook Is In Trouble
Episode 2 On today's episode we talk about the controversy surrounding facebooks, giving some useful insight into what information many social networks collect from their users. We also get a great update on Mario's situation with the Pixel 2 XL and if hes still having watch issues. To round off...
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Did It Go Back?
Episode 1 This is the first official episode of the podcast. Today we talk about the new Samsung Galaxy S9 and its small problem, Mario unviels something new to me, we discuss what were playing and what were looking forward to in the gaming world and we try out a segment called "What are you...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Lifelong fans of technology Marco Rodrigues and Mario Amaral share their thoughts on the latest gadgets, discuss how tech is changing the world, and share their theories on where things are going.
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Lifelong fans of technology Marco Rodrigues and Mario Amaral share their thoughts on the latest gadgets, discuss how tech is changing the world, and share their theories on where things are going.
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