New Meta Quest 3S and the AR Future!

This week was Meta Connect so Marques and Andrew spend the majority of the episode talking about the new Quest 3S, the special edition clear Ray-Ban glasses, and the Orion glasses the company has been working with behind the scenes. But first, Marques gives an update on the Panels app and all of the feedback that has been received followed by Andrew giving a quick overview of the new Garmin Fenix 8 smartwatch that he's been using. We wrap it all up with a new pair of earbuds from Nothing and, of course, some trivia. It's a jam-packed episode, enjoy!

Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:06 Panels
08:17 Apple Intelligence
16:45 Pixel 9 Pro Fold
21:06 Garmin Fenix 8
27:34 Trivia question
30:24 AT&T (Sponsored)
31:25 Meta Connect 2024
33:07 Meta Quest 3S
38:10 Cleat Meta x Ray-Bans
39:58 Orion
53:51 Trivia question
54:47 AT&T (Sponsored)
55:47 Nothing Ear Open
01:04:42 Hyperfixed Podcast Shoutout
01:07:26 Trivia Answers
01:12:47 Outro

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[smileyboi]

I’m sure the comments here will be completely wholesome

[fennec]

Bro dodging the price of the app like a good old politician 😂

[Zack-dwop]

2:06 lmao no the most common complaint was "why is there a $50 subscription" not "who would want a wallpaper app" and the fact that you're dodging this question is the only part of this whole thing that actually kinda bothers me

[Yougi]

Thank you for the segment on Panels, however I'm a bit disappointed you guys didn't address the biggest criticism of the app: what justifies the $50/yr pricing and locking full quality behind that?

[jaideepprashar]

Well well, we meet again drama enjoyers.

[NakamaCamping]

The main feature of the criticism was the extortionate price, it's a pity that it was deliberately not addressed directly.

[ziyadkhan]

Address the bs subscription based model bruh. I’ve seen you guys complain about subscriptions just like this multiple times on this very channel and its one of the things I respect your opinions for, so to turn around and offer a subscription feels a bit off brand

[GavinTaylorMusic]

Enjoyed the pace of the podcast today! I’m normally not a commenter, but I will say that the failure to address the glaring issues with panels feels like it goes against your usual transparency. I think that’s part of why people are upset. A lot of people trust your opinion, but this kind of thing is what breaks that. I think if you addressed and owned up to everything with your usual standard, people will understand. Not forget, but understand

[maykr]

It’s the PRICING Marquass… Ppl are mad about the PRICING…

[luxo]

I’m 15 minutes in…you can tell the energy is off 😢

[hassan]

Look, we're seeing this as a cash grab because A. The pricing for the pro version, it's a bunch of images, other wallpaper apps don't even charge that much and they've got much bigger of a collection B. Even the free wallpapers require you to watch 2 ads, AND even then you only get the "SD" version, wtf? You clearly know better and the fact that you're not even addressing the actual main points is what's really causing people to have an issue with all this, it has damaged the reputation of MKBHD a bit for sure, but that's because you refuse to engage with the community on these major points.

[Mirtual]

Dude seriously? You had the easiest opportunity to address the pricing and ads but instead completely ignored it?

[mduduzibhebhe]

It was hard talking about your panels fiasco, but glad you did it. But you didn’t address the major issue, the pricing. Are you doing anything about that?

[ExpertScientist]

But… the pricing? You didn’t comment on the completely insane pricing of the app.

[seapanda-]

"Making an app I would really like..."

You would like to pay $50 for wallpapers? 😮

[Fold-pc]

Do I have to pay 50 dollars to watch this episode

[freakazoid]

I would pay for wallpapers, but 65$ CAD a year... with a 64% discount!?!?! or $16 a month, for wallpapers. Pricing was my issue. You're out of touch on this one.

[nick_yonce]

Purposely ignored discussing the pricing of the app. We know you know it's not worth the money

[rickywinterborn]

i personally dont care about the app at all, but probbbably should take the L and just admit it was a botched launch and make some changes.

[axxa]

1:06 We're all gathered to hear them address the Panels controversy lol