The Apple Release Tier List

March 13, 2026

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🎙️ The Voices & The Context

The Format: This is a casual, free-flowing podcast chat between three friends and tech reviewers. The conversation meanders from pet peeves to tech news to basketball, all with a self-aware, humorous tone.
The Key Players:
- Marquez: The enthusiastic host who often drives the conversation and has strong opinions on design and basketball.
- Andrew: The more analytical host who provides context and pushes back on arguments.
- David: The third host who often plays the straight man, asking clarifying questions and reacting to the others' rants.
The Vibe: Fun, chaotic, and opinionated. It feels like a group of friends hanging out and ranting about the tech world and pop culture.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:00) **Episode Introduction** - Hosts Marques, Andrew, and David preview topics including fast food AI, a robot phone, Meta Ray-Ban privacy concerns, and Google's tax changes.
2 (02:27) **Car Volume UI Rant** - Andrew complains about a car volume UI that takes over the entire screen, blocking navigation.
3 (13:13) **Burger King AI "Patty"** - A new AI system monitors employee "friendliness" in Burger King headsets.
4 (20:44) **Apple New Devices Tier List** - The hosts rank seven new Apple products by personal excitement and public interest.
5 (44:01) **Trivia Question** - The hosts pose a trivia question about Honor's new camera partner before a break.
6 (48:33) **Honor Robot Phone** - A concept phone with a built-in, unfolding gimbal camera is discussed.
7 (55:23) **Meta Ray-Ban Privacy Concerns** - An investigation reveals that Meta sends video feeds from the glasses to human data annotators in Kenya.

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Show Notes

A lot happened this week! First, the crew falls down a rabbit hole discussing the Subaru UI and volume knobs before jumping right into all of the new Apple devices that were released. Then they talk about the Honor robot phone, Ray-Ban Meta privacy issues, and Google's 30% Play Store tax. They wrap it up by explaining the Bam Adebayo record breaking performance in tech terms.

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