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The Queens are chocker block full of gadgets this week! Rad and Tegan have been trying the new baby iPhone SE (2022) and argue in favour of small phones while Rae falls in love with a new red PlayStation 5 console cover. Meanwhile, Amanda uses a Mitsubishi dehumidifier after her house flooded and Tegan takes [...]
Eye tech has come a long way since humans quite literally used clear quartz to magnify words. From the original eye glasses to questionable 19th century contacts to bionic eyes, this week the Queens are all about pimping your peepers. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/239-queens-of-the-drone-age-80153356 Show Notes Quantitative Colour Pattern Analysis (QCPA): A comprehensive framework for the analysis of [...]
This episode Rae very legally tests a Unagi electric scooter while Rad and Amanda try two Samsung products that aren't the Galaxy S22: the Samsung Freestyle projector and the Odyssey G7 monitor. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/239-queens-of-the-drone-age-80153356 Show Notes More on the Unagi electric scooterAlso the laws around e-scooters are complicated and vary between statesLast year the transport minister [...]
The Queens have been playing with a lot of stuff for this episode. Tegan avoids getting beat up the gym with the Skullcandy Push Active earbuds while also turning her life into a 90s sitcom with the Jabra PanaCast 20 webcam. Meanwhile, Rae tries to not drop the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition in the bath [...]
In this episode the Queens are getting comfy with some fancy new Ergotune Supreme chairs. Rae also takes issue with the Spotify Enhance feature and Rad turns her house into a vibe kingdom with some Philips Hue smart lights https://www.iheart.com/podcast/239-queens-of-the-drone-age-80153356 Show Notes So it turns out the Enhance feature might not be quite dead after [...]
In this episode the Queens take a look at some of the weirdest and coolest tech at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES). No spoilers but what if invisible headphones, a terrifying digitised face mask and a nibbling plush toy? And it absolutely gets worse. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/239-queens-of-the-drone-age-80153356 Show Notes We love Bob the DishwasherInvisibles headphones wtf?Okay [...]
The Queens are back for their second year and you're very welcome. They catch up on what they've been up to, including some fancy smart speakers, indie game Lake, the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE and the Roccat torch microphone. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/239-queens-of-the-drone-age-80153356 Show Notes More on the fancy Jays S-Living One speaker Rad reviewedTegan's full review of [...]
As the 2021 hellscape draws to a close, the Queens deepdive on the history and science behind fireworks and new drone alternatives. Rad also insists that humans are descendents of moths while Tegan and Rae discuss homemade sparkler bombs with a suspicious amount of detail. This episode was sponsored by Shure and Jands. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/239-queens-of-the-drone-age-80153356 Show [...]
This hellscape of a year is almost done, so the Queens are reflecting on their favourites gadgets of 2021. No spoilers but we can reveal that tech is involved. We were shocked too. This episode was sponsored by Shure and Jands. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/239-queens-of-the-drone-age-80153356 SHOW NOTES Want more iPad Mini? Here's Tegan's full reviewMore on the Planta [...]
This episode the Queens are exploring online safety and murky world of scams. And it's not all dodgy calls and texts. They also dig into the fascinating subject of social engineering, what that means and how humans are often the most fallible system of all. This episode was sponsored by Shure and Jands. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/239-queens-of-the-drone-age-80153356 SHOW [...]
Queens of the Drone Age 