AI meltdown, new iPads, the best green tech, and how Tetris saved Marc’s life

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In this episode you’ll find in-depth analysis of the industry’s sustainability practices - including our tips for how you can be more green with your gadgets - as well as our thoughts on the latest AI wearables: the Rabbit R1 and Humane AI Pin. We also give you a breakdown of what we think of the brand new iPad Pro (2024) and iPad Air 6 tablets that Apple just unveiled.
To discuss these topics and more, we’ve brought back Managing Editor, Lifestyle Josephine Watson as well as our Editor at Large Lance Ulanoff from episode one. They’re joined by Matt Bolton - our Managing Editor, Entertainment - and TechRadar’s Global Editor in Chief Marc Mclaren. I also make a very brief appearance to run you through the month’s biggest tech news stories.
00:00 Intro
00:45 The biggest news of the past month
02:26 AI meltdown - Humane AI Pin impressions
03:10 Can bad reviews sink a company?
05:40 Rabbit R1 hands-on: adorable but...
08:20 CES is a desert for really exciting innovation
09:40 Rise of wearable tech
12:55 Sustainability tech
21:55 GameBoy!!!
23:30 How Tetris saved Marc’s life
24:45 Buying second hand
26:40 Apple refurbished program
27:50 eBay refurbished
28:30 Repairable tech
36:04 Personal Shopper - the best speaker for your shower
41:45 Downtime
43:40 Fallout show
45:00 Fallout game community
48:30 Recommendation for those who loved Fallout
51:03 Haunted hotel & ghost tech stories
53:25 Exclusive! We saw NEW iPads
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Apparently an ai meltdown means these small nobody ai start ups collapsing rather than the one people actually think of when ai is mentioned (openai, google, nvidia)