Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast

Gadgets, gadgets and more gadgets. TECHtober is heating up and we have Marques, Andrew and David talking about the Apple Homeview and other smart home products, the Microsoft Surface Ultra, and the Fitbit Edge.

Links:

MKBHD: Homeview Impressions

Microsoft: Introducing Surface Ultra

9to5Google: Fitbit Edge

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This week the news is a little slow, so we decided to take this time to get some discussion in before we have to choose the winners of the 2026 MKBHD Smartphone Awards. We debate some phones in some highly contested categories and ask you who you think should win. We also wrap it up with a discussion on MMOs.

Links:

Mark Gurman: ⁠LG Partnership Tweet

The Verge: S26 Price Increase

J1mmy: New World of Warcraft Video

Bellular: What is Wow Forever Really?

Runescape: RS4 Trailer

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Today's bonus episode we invited Alex Goldman on to dive into his journey in the podcast space. From hosting one of the most popular podcasts online, to starting new with his current project Hyperfixed. How he got into podcasting in the first place, what it's like starting from scratch, and what he thinks about putting his podcast on YouTube.

Links:
Hyperfixed Podcast: https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/
Amityvilleville Podcast: https://www.radiotopia.fm/podcasts/amityvilleville
Cake Episode: https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/listen/hyperfixed/the-lords-work
A Story About a Mouse That's Also About Everything: https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/listen/hyperfixed/a-better-mousetrap

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David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel

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Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin

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Wake me up, when Techtember ends. As we wrap up September the crew talks about taking pictures with a toothbrush, Tesla Roadster being delayed, new Nothing Headphone Pros, Meta Connect, and OpenAI Dev day!

Links:

Mark Gurman: Homepad Twitter

Joanna Stern: Mark Zuckerberg Interview

The Verge: Amazon Blocks Muse

Ben Jordan: Flock Senate Hearing

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David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel

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Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin

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As Techtember continues the news doesn't stop. This week's episode Marques, Andrew, and David talk about the Googlebook releases, some more interesting Apple products we could see this year, possibly the phone of the year that isn't even coming to the US, and wrap it up with an absolute crash out about YouTubes new features.

Links:

9to5Google: Googlebook Hands On Video

The Verge: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Chipsets

Gurman: Apple Rumored Fitness Band

YouTube: Made On 2026

Motorola: Signature 27 press release

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Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli

David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel

Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17

Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin

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