Man, I got so worried that first I jumped to the end of the video for the personal issue thing. As a longtime fan, I am so sorry that you and your beautiful kitty are going through this. I wish the cute kitty a speedy recovery. Thanks for being so human in this day and age.
As an owner of a diabetic cat that I have to administrate insulin each day twice a day I send you all the power to you and your kitty to get over this ❤
yep same here, 3 cats 1 diabetic. on the plus side, the insulin can restart the pancreas in a cat and the cat can become un-diabetic. its already happened to mine once. but he went diabetic again a year later. hopefully other people have more luck.
This is probably my favorite mrmobile video this year for how incredibly raw, honest, and vulnerable it felt. No, i don’t blame you for wanting something different. I’m sure a lot of us are just as bored of the current complacency in tech
It was a refreshing take that helps Mr. Mobile stand out from the pack. We all knew by now that the Rabbit didn't live up to the hype, but this showed why it mattered.
To be honest, I didn't think "wait, he wasn't posting videos for a month" until you said it, I was just happy that a new MrMobile video came onto my home page. Hope Steampot will get better very soon, she's very cute 🥰
With the new coffeezilla videos explaining how the capital to fund this was misused and most of the promises regarding this device were blatantly lied about, maybe it's a good thing this iddn't work out too well. Seems like an incredibly dishonest company.
@@Prowoakcja The "Lying" that AI does is surely only a product of inadequate programming, which will be ironed out in development and over time? It might teach them to carry on questioning what they are being told, no?
Even after watching all the 1 million reviews of Rabbit R1 on RUclips, Michael’s review still manages to be different and not like the others. Insane storytelling and very creative use of words. Hope your cat does well soon!
I definitely remember the old days when the main differentiator between phones was their form factor rather than their functionality. But I wouldn't trade the functionality of today's boring rectangular form factor for phones of 15 years ago. MrMobile hits the nail on the head with today's phones that try to differentiate themselves mainly by the number of cameras and their capabilities. But for average people like me, I'm happy with a phone that has a decent camera.
Both these products were rushed to market so that they can still actually sell - thats before consumers finally realize LLMs don't magically mean that computers have become sentient.
The number of people hoovered up by the "AI" marketing talk is depressing. An uncle of mine who worked in software development told me about the distinction when I talked to him about the military's efforts to make self-driving viable for self-driving combat vehicles... he wanted me to understand the difference between a fancy algorithm and something self-aware, and the vast gulf between pretend and the real mccoy has never been clearer with recent large-language models. They don't "understand" anything whatsoever.
@@IrenMasot the thing that really gets me is, "fuzzy logic" was marketed as AI in the 90s... then it became bog standard "computer automation" in the 00s and 10s and I used to bring it up as the perfect example of the treadmill of "AI" always being new and in the future. Yet, there's new fuzzy-logic cooking and laundry gear being marketed with "AI" in 2024, just because that's the hot new buzzword... even though it's the same algorithms they've used for decades.
Yeah there are soo many true believers who are convinced LLMs possess some form of true intelligence, and that intelligents willl only grow and become more sophisticated over time. I’ve tried to explain to several of them that these algorithms have zero understanding of anything, they don’t know what they’re saying or remember what they said 2 minutes ago, they’re just very good at predicting what words come after other words in response to prompts. But sadly this seems to be enough for them to pass the Turing test for a lot of people and they therefore remain convinced they possess true intelligence. Which if it were true would make them astonishingly powerful. But they don’t and they aren’t even on the road to true intelligence. But there are enough rich people who predict making even more money out of stoking this bubble that it doesn’t seem like it’s going anywhere till the bubble bursts
I had a sweet lovely kitty who was diagnosed with several ailing conditions and I also had to learn how to become a vet tech in my spare time, so I hear ya and my heart goes out to you and your sweet girl. The fact that you love her enough to do all of these things speaks volumes to the type of person you are and I have absolutely no problem with a slow-down in content while you attend to those duties.
I feel like every reviewer has talked about how aggressively orange the R1 is and how difficult it is to capture. Your video is the only one I've seen where the color really pops the way it sounds like it does in real life.
I think you put very neatly into words the distinction between Rabbit and Humane, and also the disappointment about what both essentially are in reality. Your kitties are so cute! I'm sorry to hear about the ordeal with Steampot, but I'm also glad she's doing better!
I always found your storytelling and videos very engaging and compelling (even if sometimes I didn't agree with your views). Really appreciate the opinion-driven reviews that you give, apart from just mentioning the specs. Beyond that, I really hope the kitties are fine. It is so nice to finally see the other (personal) side of you and to know that you're such a gem of a person. I hope you all the success in the world. Get well soon kitties! - Love from India x
This content has kept me from buying a myriad of tech over the years, and also led me to buying some other stuff that has been reviewed! Thank you!!!!!
Resting for one or two months doesn't matter because your videos are well worth the wait. Fantastic review as always! Can't wait for consumer tech to be interesting again.
Cooperating with animals is such a shallow cooperation. And under some definitions of cooperation isnt even a cooperation. I hope you find entities to cooperate with that give you at least the same amount of joy as your cats yet also allow you to learn from one another, converse with one another, tell adventures to one another, introduce one another to new fun things and new fun cooperation partners, and plot beautiful paths forward without dependency cataclysms happening or chains around your feet. Animals are a very shallow form of cooperation. I hope in your future you discover opportunities for the great joy that exists out there if you can find someone to do deeper more meaningful cooperations with.
My cat was diagnosed with FIP two years ago, we went through the 12 weeks of shots but he is now living his best life. I know its scary but if you are working with FIP Warriors you are in good hands!
11:53 Dunno why, but I'm always happy seeing Jibo is still there on display, peacefully circling staring at the world. And hey, you don't owe us anything. In fact, I'm glad you took your time off to truly care for your 'master' there. Hope everything goes well.
Best wishes to you and Steampot and Tugboat, caring for a sick pet is so much harder than anyone who hasn't done it can understand. Put things out on whatever schedule you can manage, we'll be here for you
Glad your kitty will be okay. I have a small Tuxedo cat and she had health problems 2 years ago where we thought we'd lose her. She's all better now and happy. Also rescued a dog in 2020. Both are thriving. Pet adoption is important and needed. Thanks for loving on these fur-friends! Oh, and I bought an R1 and I'm selling it. LOL.
Wishing your cat to recover ASAP. I understand the pain of watching them hurt by trying to help them, and their trust to endure the pain. Hope things continue improving 🙏
Absolutely loved this perspective. Nice to see different perspectives of the same product. Planning to go for it, if and when it launches here in India.
Awww. Bless the sweet Kitteh. Nice one Michael. We are happy to have you back. Happy to see you smile. And happy to see the two side kicks who now make the dynamic trio healthy. Here is to seeing you Mobile again.
The fact that so many people bought the r1, is evidence that there is a demand/need for something that will do what rabbit was supposed to do. We all want a personal assistant, like Jarvis, ask it stuff, tell it to do things, and ideally eventually have its own personality, customizable voice and maybe even a talking face if you like. I know Rabbit was not supposed to do those things but it is what the final goal should be. Imagine, just telling your assistant while driving, to call the office and tell them you will be late due to traffic. and it does that using its own voice, if the Ai is smart enough it would even estimate how long it will take for you to get there by referencing gps data, speed etc. I know something like this maybe a few years away, was hoping R1 would be the first baby step in that direction.
The "we are bored" point hits right home for me. I was big into tech and smartphones for years and aside from the few odd ones, the same-y nature of pretty much all products come out really makes us want more quirky and "fun" stuff like these... But as they say, "This ain't it, Chief." At least for now.
I paused the video at 0:39 to read the script. My man has the best scripts out of any Tech RUclipsr. Your writing skills are so good I whish I could read blogs written by you.
Thanks for adopting! We adopted 2, and 8 dogs (lost one to a snake and the other to a horse - heartbreaking), and we foster as well. The first 2 fosters were meant to be cat friendly - not! My cats retreated to the roof and it was 2 months before the big cat cornered each one seperately and beat them up. The third foster doggy has just come in, and he's scared if the cats look at hum but will chase them if they run. Luckily they have sanctuaries all over rhe garden and house that dogs can't get to. Congrats for learning to give injections! Especially to a cat! We have to wrap our 2 in towels just to administer their spot on tick and flea medication. Hope he recovers fully🙏🙏
I wish you and your kitties the best of luck and health for many years to come. I love cats and seeing tugboat clean your hand was the sweetest thing I've seen this week 😊
Glad to hear your kittys are getting better. About 2 months ago I adopted a pair of tuxedo kittens from a NYC rescue foster agency. As luck would have it. within a week. Both came down with Calisivirus. One requiring emergency hospitalization. They're both better now. But I totally know what you're dealing with. It can be tough and very costly. They're lucky to have you. There are too many heartless people out there.
You were away for a month on all the good reasons, dear Michael. That you are a loving, nurturing, kind person to those sweet animals and you do your responsibilities. It's good to see that side of a person from time to time. Wish you and the cats all the best and a happy ending after the treatments.
Pleased to see your R1 and Playdate sitting next to each other. Even if you don’t make a video on it, I’m hardly surprised you’d have a Playdate. I’m thoroughly enjoying mine. Best of wishes for you and the kitties, family always takes priority over work. We watch your channel for the quality, not the frequency.
When I saw the humane pin and the rabbit I predicted that they were going to be terrible. Neither are necessary and both could be a phone app. They both do way less than a phone and we don't need more gadgets in our pockets.
You don't realise that with how good your videos are we'd wait forever for a new one. You've got important things to do in life so crack on as you need. We'll always be here.
I appreciate the transparency in your reporting and the delay. Definitely a stand out among the RUclips channels. Fingers crossed for alls well that ends well 🤞
You are just one of the most amazing people to exist on this planet. I was wondering why I hadn’t seen anything from you for a while and the fact that you even bothered to explain something you didn’t have to, plus the actual reason you were away, just speaks to your overall character as a person, not to mention the ethical way you run your channel. You’re an awesome dude, MrMobile
Michael's storytelling and his voice over are excellent, I'd say the best in tech reviewers. His style of testing it on the road, living his daily life, gives a practicle perspective unmatched by others. His criticisms and praises are relevant for general users as well as technical. His videos arrive later than others but I think that works perfectly, because you learn theory from other reviews and practicle from Michael's. Cherry on top, you get to see a travel video whike you're watching a tech review!!
I don’t blame you in the least for wanting new things to succeed and being disappointed when they don’t come out the way they were imagined. We’re in a tech malaise, it may be useful to learn how that era was handled by the automotive industry.
Cute kitty hope she recovers from whatever is ailing her. I have had to do eye drops, ear drops but never injections; I'd be really worried about doing something like that. Good job pushing through to help your steampot become well again.
Dear Mr. Mobile, Please make a When Phones Were Fun episode featuring the Sony Ericsson W960i. It is an amazing phone and a good audio player even in 2024. I love the scroll wheel.
Michael - your dedication to your furry friends is as heartwarming as your videos are entertaining. Always care for those you love before all else! Take care!
Great video as always, and glad to hear that your cat is on the mend. Pretty sure people who appreciate your work know that if you're taking a break it's for a good reason. Take care of the things you need to, we'll all be here when you come back.
Who knew we'd have an update on your kitty cat during the review of something called the Rabbit... But here we are. Glad to hear Mr. Mobile and Mr. Kitty are doing well again!
Bless you for the time spent with the cats. Having two myself and driven to Italy to collect one from the UK during the pandemic I know how much we love them.
I hope your cat will be feeling much fine now. I myself have few cats and few more as a temporary house. Just out of curiosity, was this sickness called FIP. Because judging by the length of curation it sounds like something like that terrible sickness.
So sorry that your cat is dealing with some illness. I've had cats, who needed serious medical attention and I know how hard and taxing on our emotions it can be. I'm glad he has a good friend like you.
I agree about boring gadget, but why nobody complaining about it? Why do people still buying those boring gadget? Are people doesn't really care about design anymore and keep buying things to keep them self "up to date"? I miss early 2000-2010 when every phone even smartphone in that day has unique design and features in every single model. When phones were fun series from this channel is the most series I love, thank you for making those series. Your story telling are always amazing.
Mr Fisher, RUclips is a sea with which we all bathe in regularly. I have wondered occasionally why I haven’t seen a vid posted by you, but I chalked it up to a busy schedule for yourself, and always move along anticipating your next screed on tech. Hearing about Schteampot made me very sad, but knowing he’s getting better, I’m much happier for you and hope the little charmer will be just fine rather soon. Keep up whatever good work you can, and as you like to say: Stay mobile, my friend!
As someone who has never heard of this product until this video, I will say the same thing I have said about the AI Pin (which I guess is similar): I'm still not understanding what these products "do" in a "what problem is this addressing?" sense. I understand the smartphone and what issues it addresses. When I'm driving to work and my CarPlay setup automatically redirects me to avoid traffic, that's a clear use of technology to make my life better. But with things like this, I always go back to "what does this product do that can't be done with another product, and how is this product going to provide a tangible benefit to me?" I feel the same way about Vision Pro. These products are interesting, but I feel until they can truly answer those kinds of questions, they will always feel more like toys and not anything you need.
Thanks for all your work over the years and I know how stressfull it can be not posting something as a creator myself but you can count me in on always watching your videos, no matter how much time you need to create. And hope your kitty gets well soon. :)
Your storytelling has granted me many years of life through your technologies eyes. I'm glad the treatments are panning out well, and I'm happy to say you swayed me to a new laptop finally. So I too can Stay Mobile.
As a longtime fan since the Pocketnow days, and a cat owner myself, take all the time you need. Our companions should be our priority and the audience you’ve built is the kind that values you as a person, not just a tech reviewer. Very glad to hear Steampot is looking like they’ll be okay 😻
We had to endure the same hardship for 7 long months; but was not lucky. I pray your beloved cat gets well soon. BTY, I love your storytelling; exceptional indeed.
Love the storytelling in this vid, it’s crazy how much the tech industry has taken a page from gaming: making vastly underbaked products and selling them at top dollar, promising to finish them later. In gaming, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. In tech, I see it being far less successful because of the barrier to entry not to mention the massive spotlight on these companies at large. I wish we got more complete products again. Edit: wishing you the best with your kittens! They’re so cute and it’s worth the wait to more vids if it means SteamPot gets better!
Speaking of gimmick phones, I've been maining a Palm PVG100 phones. I've learned of you use it as intended it's great, but one can not use it as a main phone in a traditional manner. I would love it to be 2x the size.
These are the kind of videos that MKBHD needs to do. There's history, there's context, there's the journey of how we got to where we are with items. Instead he gives trash tier reviews that I can get from ChatGPT. Wonderful review as always, glad to here the kitten is doing better :)
You are a good man. That is what matters, all rest is secondary. I love gadgets, I love tech and I agree.. This is all complete shit for many years now and nothing compares the rush of the old days when phones were fun. Flawed but fun. I will keep watching your videos, not for the reviews since I honestly dont need those, I am well into tech to know for myself what I want and what I need. I enjoy the high quality of production of your videos, I find your voice to be pleasant for my ears but most important I agree with your views in general and you always seemed like a decent bloke. Now I am sure of it and I will continue to support you with my sub, views and likes. I still hope for the day to come when something new, something next, something.. will bring back the old spark.. and no, I dont think the foldables are it. Stay good. Kind regards from Austria.
I hope the beautiful baby keeps progressing and healing up. Your audience loves you and understands the delay, take the time you need and we will be here waiting. All love
Michael, I've been a subscriber since 2018, and I absolutely adore how seamlessly you weave stories into your mobile reviews! Sending well wishes to your cat for a speedy recovery. Once she's back to her lively self, including a short clip of her in your future videos would be heartwarming for all of us to see!"
I SO wanted the R1 to be better. And am still rooting for it! Like you, I love the interesting form that’s not boring. Wishing a speedy recovery for your cat!
I don't comment on youtube as I rarely see a reason to get a comment lost in the thousands of comments on videos. But I appreciate you bringing the personal side to the video. I'm glad to support your videos with likes and watches. I always enjoy your videos and opinion and just want to say thank you and keep up the great work.
The "it's just an android app" argument is annoying, games can be just an android app, but the switch or steamdeck are better. Ebooks are available on your phone, but a tablet or kindle is better. Is this better than a phone in hardware? Maybe not, but the hardware category of an AI device should be looked into. I know I would love their promises in an actual small toy-like robot.
I feel like the implementation here is the weak part, not necessarily the fact that its somewhat silly on paper to run a separate android device for an app. Even if it was just an app, the thing just doesn't work all that well, unlike the steam deck which valve spent years refining gaming on Linux before they made it into a "windows games will probably run as long as they don't use anticheat". I'm pretty sure that SteamOS is much lighter than Android, owing to the fact that mainline Linux just not being all that heavy (using an Arch Linux machine with 8gb of RAM to type this,where a windows or macOS machine would struggle to keep usage under 8 under similar conditions).
Well yes but no. The steam deck etc. have better controls, performance, batteries compared to phones. You can still use them for other things than gaming, like a laptop. The rabbit has worse battery, controls, performance than a phone and it can only use that one app. In conclusion, the rabbit doesn't benefit in any way from being it's own device, in fact it is worse for it.
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Glad to hear your cat will be okay.
Thank you. We've still got 11 weeks of treatment to go, so keep your fingers crossed for little Steampot please!🤞
@@TheMrMobile wholeheartedly will, without a doubt.
@@TheMrMobile will do!
@@TheMrMobile We will, sending love 🍀✨
Yes, thanks for sharing and for being a good companion to your kitty!
I don’t think Michael gets enough credit for his storytelling in the videos. They’re just so much better than traditional reviews!
It's why I'm here.
This trend of standalone AI hardware needs to die off already
Yeah, I notice it too. If he wrote a book I'd read it
Agree.
And the quality of his narration is unparalleled - the acting experience shows.
We can forgive the lack of videos as long as we get more cat clips in future videos too!
He must pay the cat tax going forward
Haha i was thinking the same :). Now camera's definitely matter! We need to see if it is good for kitty photography
YES!!!! I am sure Michael will work them into his videos!!!
@@vcprado@vcprado Yep, but I am sure Steam Pot won't charge him since Michael is taking 12 weeks out of his life to take care of him.
@@nathanvrvrt Stike a pose kitties lol
Glad the kitties will be okay, a shame the Rabbit won't be.
Rabbit and humane are gonna die! I am SO great I didn't spend $700 on it. Both are so unfinished!
Man, I got so worried that first I jumped to the end of the video for the personal issue thing. As a longtime fan, I am so sorry that you and your beautiful kitty are going through this. I wish the cute kitty a speedy recovery. Thanks for being so human in this day and age.
The amount of rabbit puns in this video in itself is truly impressive
Didn't make ya wanna pull your hare out?
@@TheMrMobile 🤦🏽♂
@TheMrMobile 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yep Michael just hopped to it lol
It made my heart skip a hop, I mean beat. @@TheMrMobile
As an owner of a diabetic cat that I have to administrate insulin each day twice a day I send you all the power to you and your kitty to get over this ❤
yep same here, 3 cats 1 diabetic. on the plus side, the insulin can restart the pancreas in a cat and the cat can become un-diabetic. its already happened to mine once. but he went diabetic again a year later. hopefully other people have more luck.
Please adopt the dankpods model of posting your small pet vids after each video.
We all call Frank the snek "a long idiot" and we love her.
This is probably my favorite mrmobile video this year for how incredibly raw, honest, and vulnerable it felt. No, i don’t blame you for wanting something different. I’m sure a lot of us are just as bored of the current complacency in tech
It was a refreshing take that helps Mr. Mobile stand out from the pack. We all knew by now that the Rabbit didn't live up to the hype, but this showed why it mattered.
To be honest, I didn't think "wait, he wasn't posting videos for a month" until you said it, I was just happy that a new MrMobile video came onto my home page.
Hope Steampot will get better very soon, she's very cute 🥰
Thanks for including my little podcast rant about Midjourney on the R1, Michael! Great video as always, and I'm glad your cat is getting better :)
With the new coffeezilla videos explaining how the capital to fund this was misused and most of the promises regarding this device were blatantly lied about, maybe it's a good thing this iddn't work out too well. Seems like an incredibly dishonest company.
Anyone who cares for animals that much, to the point of putting their wellbeing first, deserves my absolute and everlasting respect
I read a tweet about this product where someone said this should be a toy marketed towards curious children and I kinda agree.
Curious, wealthy children.
Hells Bells, someone actually reads my comments 😉👍
But wouldn't teach children that lying is common and okay thing to do?
@@curiousabout1 Presumably the offspring of wealthy parents? It's a market, after all.
@@Prowoakcja The "Lying" that AI does is surely only a product of inadequate programming, which will be ironed out in development and over time? It might teach them to carry on questioning what they are being told, no?
Please don't feel the need to justify not posting. Life should always come before work. Happy to hear your cat is on the mend.
8:30 Agree, that's why I jumped into the foldables world
If only that scroll wheel was as responsive as a Apple Watch crown
Probably never will be. It’s not a real scroll wheel, the rabbit is interpreting it as D-Pad up and down
Even after watching all the 1 million reviews of Rabbit R1 on RUclips, Michael’s review still manages to be different and not like the others. Insane storytelling and very creative use of words.
Hope your cat does well soon!
I definitely remember the old days when the main differentiator between phones was their form factor rather than their functionality. But I wouldn't trade the functionality of today's boring rectangular form factor for phones of 15 years ago. MrMobile hits the nail on the head with today's phones that try to differentiate themselves mainly by the number of cameras and their capabilities. But for average people like me, I'm happy with a phone that has a decent camera.
Only in this channel the video is not a review of a product. It is a story that happens to include the product
Both these products were rushed to market so that they can still actually sell - thats before consumers finally realize LLMs don't magically mean that computers have become sentient.
The number of people hoovered up by the "AI" marketing talk is depressing. An uncle of mine who worked in software development told me about the distinction when I talked to him about the military's efforts to make self-driving viable for self-driving combat vehicles... he wanted me to understand the difference between a fancy algorithm and something self-aware, and the vast gulf between pretend and the real mccoy has never been clearer with recent large-language models. They don't "understand" anything whatsoever.
@@IrenMasot the thing that really gets me is, "fuzzy logic" was marketed as AI in the 90s... then it became bog standard "computer automation" in the 00s and 10s and I used to bring it up as the perfect example of the treadmill of "AI" always being new and in the future. Yet, there's new fuzzy-logic cooking and laundry gear being marketed with "AI" in 2024, just because that's the hot new buzzword... even though it's the same algorithms they've used for decades.
Yeah there are soo many true believers who are convinced LLMs possess some form of true intelligence, and that intelligents willl only grow and become more sophisticated over time. I’ve tried to explain to several of them that these algorithms have zero understanding of anything, they don’t know what they’re saying or remember what they said 2 minutes ago, they’re just very good at predicting what words come after other words in response to prompts. But sadly this seems to be enough for them to pass the Turing test for a lot of people and they therefore remain convinced they possess true intelligence. Which if it were true would make them astonishingly powerful. But they don’t and they aren’t even on the road to true intelligence. But there are enough rich people who predict making even more money out of stoking this bubble that it doesn’t seem like it’s going anywhere till the bubble bursts
I had a sweet lovely kitty who was diagnosed with several ailing conditions and I also had to learn how to become a vet tech in my spare time, so I hear ya and my heart goes out to you and your sweet girl. The fact that you love her enough to do all of these things speaks volumes to the type of person you are and I have absolutely no problem with a slow-down in content while you attend to those duties.
I like how the person who set up the sponsorblock for this, just cuts out the whole video to cut to the info about the cats.
I feel like every reviewer has talked about how aggressively orange the R1 is and how difficult it is to capture. Your video is the only one I've seen where the color really pops the way it sounds like it does in real life.
truly! even mkbhd's vid wasn't that vibrant tbh, the orange in Mr Mobile's vid is like an HDR orange on a normal video, kudos to Mr Mobile
I think you put very neatly into words the distinction between Rabbit and Humane, and also the disappointment about what both essentially are in reality.
Your kitties are so cute! I'm sorry to hear about the ordeal with Steampot, but I'm also glad she's doing better!
I always found your storytelling and videos very engaging and compelling (even if sometimes I didn't agree with your views). Really appreciate the opinion-driven reviews that you give, apart from just mentioning the specs. Beyond that, I really hope the kitties are fine. It is so nice to finally see the other (personal) side of you and to know that you're such a gem of a person. I hope you all the success in the world. Get well soon kitties!
- Love from India x
Totally understandable for needing a break. Glad the cat is doing better and hope we'll see them more!
This content has kept me from buying a myriad of tech over the years, and also led me to buying some other stuff that has been reviewed! Thank you!!!!!
Resting for one or two months doesn't matter because your videos are well worth the wait. Fantastic review as always! Can't wait for consumer tech to be interesting again.
Cooperating with animals is such a shallow cooperation. And under some definitions of cooperation isnt even a cooperation.
I hope you find entities to cooperate with that give you at least the same amount of joy as your cats yet also allow you to learn from one another, converse with one another, tell adventures to one another, introduce one another to new fun things and new fun cooperation partners, and plot beautiful paths forward without dependency cataclysms happening or chains around your feet.
Animals are a very shallow form of cooperation. I hope in your future you discover opportunities for the great joy that exists out there if you can find someone to do deeper more meaningful cooperations with.
My cat was diagnosed with FIP two years ago, we went through the 12 weeks of shots but he is now living his best life. I know its scary but if you are working with FIP Warriors you are in good hands!
11:53 Dunno why, but I'm always happy seeing Jibo is still there on display, peacefully circling staring at the world.
And hey, you don't owe us anything. In fact, I'm glad you took your time off to truly care for your 'master' there. Hope everything goes well.
Best wishes to you and Steampot and Tugboat, caring for a sick pet is so much harder than anyone who hasn't done it can understand. Put things out on whatever schedule you can manage, we'll be here for you
Calling it a toy is PERFECT. I don't know if I heard anyone calling this thing a toy but it is what it is. Still doesn't make it good however.
Glad your kitty will be okay. I have a small Tuxedo cat and she had health problems 2 years ago where we thought we'd lose her. She's all better now and happy. Also rescued a dog in 2020. Both are thriving. Pet adoption is important and needed. Thanks for loving on these fur-friends! Oh, and I bought an R1 and I'm selling it. LOL.
Wishing your cat to recover ASAP. I understand the pain of watching them hurt by trying to help them, and their trust to endure the pain. Hope things continue improving 🙏
Are you a pet worshipper?
Absolutely loved this perspective. Nice to see different perspectives of the same product. Planning to go for it, if and when it launches here in India.
Excellent video, and seeing someone care so deeply about thier pets always makes me cry. Thanks for being so nice to them, its not easy sometimes.
Hope she gets well soon. My prayers are with you guys.
Yeah, it was a fantasy from the beginning. First thing I believe most people thought was "why isn't this an app on an internet-connected phone"?
Awww. Bless the sweet Kitteh. Nice one Michael. We are happy to have you back. Happy to see you smile. And happy to see the two side kicks who now make the dynamic trio healthy. Here is to seeing you Mobile again.
The fact that so many people bought the r1, is evidence that there is a demand/need for something that will do what rabbit was supposed to do.
We all want a personal assistant, like Jarvis, ask it stuff, tell it to do things, and ideally eventually have its own personality, customizable voice and maybe even a talking face if you like. I know Rabbit was not supposed to do those things but it is what the final goal should be.
Imagine, just telling your assistant while driving, to call the office and tell them you will be late due to traffic. and it does that using its own voice, if the Ai is smart enough it would even estimate how long it will take for you to get there by referencing gps data, speed etc.
I know something like this maybe a few years away, was hoping R1 would be the first baby step in that direction.
The "we are bored" point hits right home for me. I was big into tech and smartphones for years and aside from the few odd ones, the same-y nature of pretty much all products come out really makes us want more quirky and "fun" stuff like these... But as they say, "This ain't it, Chief." At least for now.
Wishing you and your FIP baby much success! My cat is on four years post treatment and is doing great. Sending y'all love!
I paused the video at 0:39 to read the script. My man has the best scripts out of any Tech RUclipsr. Your writing skills are so good I whish I could read blogs written by you.
Thanks for adopting! We adopted 2, and 8 dogs (lost one to a snake and the other to a horse - heartbreaking), and we foster as well.
The first 2 fosters were meant to be cat friendly - not! My cats retreated to the roof and it was 2 months before the big cat cornered each one seperately and beat them up.
The third foster doggy has just come in, and he's scared if the cats look at hum but will chase them if they run. Luckily they have sanctuaries all over rhe garden and house that dogs can't get to.
Congrats for learning to give injections! Especially to a cat! We have to wrap our 2 in towels just to administer their spot on tick and flea medication. Hope he recovers fully🙏🙏
One of the few people on RUclips whom I have continuously watched since the beginning. All the respect, bro. Keep up the spirit.
I wish you and your kitties the best of luck and health for many years to come. I love cats and seeing tugboat clean your hand was the sweetest thing I've seen this week 😊
Glad to hear your kittys are getting better. About 2 months ago I adopted a pair of tuxedo kittens from a NYC rescue foster agency. As luck would have it. within a week. Both came down with Calisivirus. One requiring emergency hospitalization. They're both better now. But I totally know what you're dealing with. It can be tough and very costly. They're lucky to have you. There are too many heartless people out there.
You were away for a month on all the good reasons, dear Michael. That you are a loving, nurturing, kind person to those sweet animals and you do your responsibilities. It's good to see that side of a person from time to time. Wish you and the cats all the best and a happy ending after the treatments.
Pleased to see your R1 and Playdate sitting next to each other. Even if you don’t make a video on it, I’m hardly surprised you’d have a Playdate. I’m thoroughly enjoying mine.
Best of wishes for you and the kitties, family always takes priority over work. We watch your channel for the quality, not the frequency.
When I saw the humane pin and the rabbit I predicted that they were going to be terrible. Neither are necessary and both could be a phone app. They both do way less than a phone and we don't need more gadgets in our pockets.
The rabbit is just a app that can be installed on android.
You don't realise that with how good your videos are we'd wait forever for a new one. You've got important things to do in life so crack on as you need. We'll always be here.
5:20 Yes, it's a toy.
- What else are they gonna market to 20-40 year olds who don't know what growing up & having a family means?
I appreciate the transparency in your reporting and the delay. Definitely a stand out among the RUclips channels. Fingers crossed for alls well that ends well 🤞
You are just one of the most amazing people to exist on this planet. I was wondering why I hadn’t seen anything from you for a while and the fact that you even bothered to explain something you didn’t have to, plus the actual reason you were away, just speaks to your overall character as a person, not to mention the ethical way you run your channel. You’re an awesome dude, MrMobile
Michael's storytelling and his voice over are excellent, I'd say the best in tech reviewers. His style of testing it on the road, living his daily life, gives a practicle perspective unmatched by others. His criticisms and praises are relevant for general users as well as technical. His videos arrive later than others but I think that works perfectly, because you learn theory from other reviews and practicle from Michael's. Cherry on top, you get to see a travel video whike you're watching a tech review!!
I don’t blame you in the least for wanting new things to succeed and being disappointed when they don’t come out the way they were imagined. We’re in a tech malaise, it may be useful to learn how that era was handled by the automotive industry.
I love how you tell the STORY of a product, rather than just the specs like everyone else!
Bravo! 👏🏻
Cute kitty hope she recovers from whatever is ailing her. I have had to do eye drops, ear drops but never injections; I'd be really worried about doing something like that. Good job pushing through to help your steampot become well again.
Hang in there Michael. I wish for a speedy recovery.
Wishes of great recovery to the kitty!
Out-of-topic questions, but are you using pixel fold and Samsung internet?
thats weirdest combo i have ever seen
11:24 best surprise 😲 ever!
Congratulations 🎊 Mr Mobile
Dear Mr. Mobile,
Please make a When Phones Were Fun episode featuring the Sony Ericsson W960i. It is an amazing phone and a good audio player even in 2024. I love the scroll wheel.
Michael - your dedication to your furry friends is as heartwarming as your videos are entertaining. Always care for those you love before all else! Take care!
Cleo (my Siamese kitty) meowed when she heard about Steampot. Her & I wish him the best! Our cats are like family and they come first.
Great video as always, and glad to hear that your cat is on the mend. Pretty sure people who appreciate your work know that if you're taking a break it's for a good reason. Take care of the things you need to, we'll all be here when you come back.
Who knew we'd have an update on your kitty cat during the review of something called the Rabbit... But here we are.
Glad to hear Mr. Mobile and Mr. Kitty are doing well again!
Bless you for the time spent with the cats. Having two myself and driven to Italy to collect one from the UK during the pandemic I know how much we love them.
I hope your cat will be feeling much fine now. I myself have few cats and few more as a temporary house. Just out of curiosity, was this sickness called FIP. Because judging by the length of curation it sounds like something like that terrible sickness.
So sorry that your cat is dealing with some illness. I've had cats, who needed serious medical attention and I know how hard and taxing on our emotions it can be. I'm glad he has a good friend like you.
I agree about boring gadget, but why nobody complaining about it? Why do people still buying those boring gadget? Are people doesn't really care about design anymore and keep buying things to keep them self "up to date"? I miss early 2000-2010 when every phone even smartphone in that day has unique design and features in every single model. When phones were fun series from this channel is the most series I love, thank you for making those series. Your story telling are always amazing.
Mr Fisher, RUclips is a sea with which we all bathe in regularly. I have wondered occasionally why I haven’t seen a vid posted by you, but I chalked it up to a busy schedule for yourself, and always move along anticipating your next screed on tech. Hearing about Schteampot made me very sad, but knowing he’s getting better, I’m much happier for you and hope the little charmer will be just fine rather soon. Keep up whatever good work you can, and as you like to say: Stay mobile, my friend!
As someone who has never heard of this product until this video, I will say the same thing I have said about the AI Pin (which I guess is similar): I'm still not understanding what these products "do" in a "what problem is this addressing?" sense. I understand the smartphone and what issues it addresses. When I'm driving to work and my CarPlay setup automatically redirects me to avoid traffic, that's a clear use of technology to make my life better. But with things like this, I always go back to "what does this product do that can't be done with another product, and how is this product going to provide a tangible benefit to me?" I feel the same way about Vision Pro. These products are interesting, but I feel until they can truly answer those kinds of questions, they will always feel more like toys and not anything you need.
Thanks for all your work over the years and I know how stressfull it can be not posting something as a creator myself but you can count me in on always watching your videos, no matter how much time you need to create. And hope your kitty gets well soon. :)
Your storytelling has granted me many years of life through your technologies eyes. I'm glad the treatments are panning out well, and I'm happy to say you swayed me to a new laptop finally. So I too can Stay Mobile.
As a longtime fan since the Pocketnow days, and a cat owner myself, take all the time you need. Our companions should be our priority and the audience you’ve built is the kind that values you as a person, not just a tech reviewer. Very glad to hear Steampot is looking like they’ll be okay 😻
We had to endure the same hardship for 7 long months; but was not lucky. I pray your beloved cat gets well soon. BTY, I love your storytelling; exceptional indeed.
I think this is probably one of the best representations of how vibrant the R1 is, especially the comparison next to the cone
Welcome back glad youre cat is doing well now
I LOVE the 'Dave2D' take - "IF you remove the scroll wheel, place 2 volume buttons on one side, make the screen a little larger..." 😉🤣🤣 😎🇬🇧
Taking care of the kittys is the best reason! Looking forward to more on the way but take as long as needed to make sure the fluff babies are ok
Nice to see Hayato still around
And happy to know your kitty is doing well!
Love the storytelling in this vid, it’s crazy how much the tech industry has taken a page from gaming: making vastly underbaked products and selling them at top dollar, promising to finish them later. In gaming, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. In tech, I see it being far less successful because of the barrier to entry not to mention the massive spotlight on these companies at large. I wish we got more complete products again.
Edit: wishing you the best with your kittens! They’re so cute and it’s worth the wait to more vids if it means SteamPot gets better!
Speaking of gimmick phones, I've been maining a Palm PVG100 phones. I've learned of you use it as intended it's great, but one can not use it as a main phone in a traditional manner. I would love it to be 2x the size.
These are the kind of videos that MKBHD needs to do. There's history, there's context, there's the journey of how we got to where we are with items. Instead he gives trash tier reviews that I can get from ChatGPT. Wonderful review as always, glad to here the kitten is doing better :)
Glad the kitties are getting better love your videos michael timing is nothing to worry about just great to see you still going
You are a good man.
That is what matters, all rest is secondary.
I love gadgets, I love tech and I agree.. This is all complete shit for many years now and nothing compares the rush of the old days when phones were fun. Flawed but fun.
I will keep watching your videos, not for the reviews since I honestly dont need those, I am well into tech to know for myself what I want and what I need.
I enjoy the high quality of production of your videos, I find your voice to be pleasant for my ears but most important I agree with your views in general and you always seemed like a decent bloke.
Now I am sure of it and I will continue to support you with my sub, views and likes.
I still hope for the day to come when something new, something next, something.. will bring back the old spark.. and no, I dont think the foldables are it.
Stay good.
Kind regards from Austria.
May your cat get well soon Michael. I have a dog and I know the feeling.
03:38 - "Heartbroken at how undercooked..." You mean.. 'Overcooked' with some experiencing hot/red chest marks? 😏🤣🤣🤣 😎🇬🇧
Wishing a very speedy recovery to the kitty 🙏
Mr Mobile. The Go-to tech reviewer who tells a story instead of just doing a boring review.
I hope the beautiful baby keeps progressing and healing up. Your audience loves you and understands the delay, take the time you need and we will be here waiting. All love
Michael, I've been a subscriber since 2018, and I absolutely adore how seamlessly you weave stories into your mobile reviews! Sending well wishes to your cat for a speedy recovery. Once she's back to her lively self, including a short clip of her in your future videos would be heartwarming for all of us to see!"
I SO wanted the R1 to be better. And am still rooting for it! Like you, I love the interesting form that’s not boring.
Wishing a speedy recovery for your cat!
I don't comment on youtube as I rarely see a reason to get a comment lost in the thousands of comments on videos. But I appreciate you bringing the personal side to the video. I'm glad to support your videos with likes and watches. I always enjoy your videos and opinion and just want to say thank you and keep up the great work.
The "it's just an android app" argument is annoying, games can be just an android app, but the switch or steamdeck are better. Ebooks are available on your phone, but a tablet or kindle is better. Is this better than a phone in hardware? Maybe not, but the hardware category of an AI device should be looked into. I know I would love their promises in an actual small toy-like robot.
Totally agree. I find the "why isn't this an app" question overused and oversimplified.
I feel like the implementation here is the weak part, not necessarily the fact that its somewhat silly on paper to run a separate android device for an app. Even if it was just an app, the thing just doesn't work all that well, unlike the steam deck which valve spent years refining gaming on Linux before they made it into a "windows games will probably run as long as they don't use anticheat". I'm pretty sure that SteamOS is much lighter than Android, owing to the fact that mainline Linux just not being all that heavy (using an Arch Linux machine with 8gb of RAM to type this,where a windows or macOS machine would struggle to keep usage under 8 under similar conditions).
Well yes but no. The steam deck etc. have better controls, performance, batteries compared to phones.
You can still use them for other things than gaming, like a laptop.
The rabbit has worse battery, controls, performance than a phone and it can only use that one app.
In conclusion, the rabbit doesn't benefit in any way from being it's own device, in fact it is worse for it.
Take all the time you need. We will be here waiting for your amazing content. We love you man :)
All the best and speedy recovery for your cat ❤.