This week, we review the Xbox Wireless Headset, discuss OnePlus’ latest launches, and chat with Arlo about connected home security.
Why you can trust Pocket-lint (Pocket-lint) – The Pocket-lint Podcast episode 96 is now available to stream and download. After what seemed to be months of rumours and teases, the OnePlus 9 series was launched in the week, along with a new smartwatch. Pocket-lint contributing editor, Cam Bunton, followed the launch and joins us on the podcast to explain all. Meanwhile, Stuart speaker with the senior marketing director for Arlo about connected security, how it’s changing the way we monitor our homes, and what’s in store for the future. And, Pocket-lint’s senior news editor, Rik Henderson, has been playing with the new Xbox Wireless Headset. Literally. Can the sub- £100 headphones really be that good? You can listen to the latest episode below – along with previous instalments – and also find out how to subscribe to the Pocket-lint Podcast via Acast here. It is also available on Spotify, iTunes, Google and via RSS. The weekly podcast goes live every Friday morning, bringing you 30 minutes of the latest tech news, a top industry interview, plus reviews of different gadgets in the most talked-about categories – all featuring the knowledge and experience of the Pocket-lint team and, sometimes, special guests. We’ll be talking to smart home and smartphone manufacturers, and many other tech wizards in the coming weeks and months, so make sure you get every episode automatically delivered to your device of choice. If you enjoy Pocket-lint.com and the podcast, you can also sign up to our daily email newsletter here. Previous interviewees Check out the people we’ve interviewed on previous episodes of the Pocket-lint podcast: Episode 95: Torben Christiansen, EPOS Stuart talked with the director of technology at EPOS, the high-end audio brand born out of Sennheiser. They discussed future audio trends, including how we’ll interact with music and voice assistants, plus the use of audio in healthcare over the next decade. Listen now Episode 94: Samo Login Stuart caught up with the couple behind the Talking Tom Cat phenomenon that took the world by storm over a decade ago. It made the creators one of Europe’s richest couples. How did they manage to pull of such success and what are they doing now? Listen now Episode 93: Sarah Ellis, The Royal Shakespeare Company We chatted with the director of digital development at The RSC about a new, tech-filled live performance inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream. We found out about its use of motion capture and other interesting innovations. Listen now Episode 92: Pia Bretschneider, Ionity Stuart spoke with the UK country manager at EV charging company Ionity about the future of topping up our electric cars on the go. Listen now Episode 91: Jai Thampi, Schneider Electric We talked with the man responsible for strategy and innovation at Schneider Electric on the future of powering our homes. Listen now Episode 90: Will Carling As the 2021 Six Nations Rugby Championship kicked off, Stuart chatted with former England rugby captain Will Carling about how the use of tech and stats is changing the way we watch and play the game. Listen now Episode 89: Bhavya Gohil, Square Off Stuart talked to the co-founder of Square Off, a tech start-up based in Mumbai that’s aiming to connect the world through its smart and evolved board games. What’s the future of connected physical games, like chess? Listen now Episode 88: Dr Adel Laoui, NeuTigers Stuart then talks with NeuTigers, an artificial intelligence company spun out of Princeton University that is working on an app that can detect COVID-19 using Edge AI and data derived from a wearable device. Listen now Episode 87: Guive Balooch, L’Oréal Stuart chatted with L’Oréal with the company’s global VP of L’Oreal’s Technology Incubator about personalised beauty tech, and how tech will change our approach to makeup and beauty in the future. Listen now Episode 85: Dr Christophe Ramstein, Noveto Systems We talked with Noveto Systems, a company that has created a ground-breaking new technology – SoundBeaming. It projects sound from outside a user’s ears without the need to wear any physical device and without disturbing people nearby. We found out how it works, what the implications are, and how headphones could soon become a thing of the past. Listen now Episode 84: Rob Mouser, Andersen EV Stuart caught up with Andersen EV, a company that makes smart home charging boxes for your electric car. He found out what efforts are being made to make home charging smartand more user-friendly. Listen now Episode 83: Michael Leet, Dyson Stuart talked Dyson’s Michael Leet about how the company equipped nine individuals in eight cities around the world to understand the global pandemic’s impact on individual exposure to air pollution. Listen now Episode 82: Nick Forster, Overdrive Stuart chatted with the general manager of Overdrive to find out more on how the company delivers digital books to libraries around the world and how reading habits are changing. Listen now Episode 81: Greg Williams We talked to the celebrity photographer about his Candid Photography Course. It promises to give people the right skills to take a great photo in any situation, anytime, so he also gave us a few top tips on smartphone photography. Listen now Episode 80: Rapha Cohen, Waze Stuart had a chat with the chief product officer at Waze about the future of the navigation app and how having thousands of people editing its maps on a daily basis can make the experience better. Listen now Episode 79: Chris Plummer, Activision Rik spoke with Activision’s vice president of mobile to find out how Call of Duty: Mobile became such a huge success. Listen now Episode 77: Luke Whittaker, Katherine Bidwell and John Lau, State of Play We talked to app game developer State of Play about the company’s latest game, South of the Circle – which is exclusively available on Apple Arcade. The founders of the studio explained about the trials and tribulations of making the title, and how it even meant having to go Antarctica as part of the process. Listen now Episode 76: Kyle Brown, Samsung Stuart spoke with Samsung’s head of connected living to find out how Samsung plans to improve our lives beyond controlling smart lights. Listen now Episode 74: Robert Karp, Codemasters Rik interviewed the development director of Dirt 5 at Codemasters talk about the company’s new game and, specifically, how it runs on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Listen now Episode 73: Philip Skogsberg, Challengermode Stuart talked with the co-founder and head of product at Challengermode to find out how the grassroots esports company is working to make it easier for gamers to challenge others. Listen now Episode 72: Steve Cottam, Antstream Arcade We talked to the founder of Antstream Arcade, a retro gaming streaming service that will let you play classic games, including those you remember on the Amiga and Commodore 64, on your PC, Mac, console or phone. Listen now Episode 71: Ethan Kaplan, Fender Stuart spoke with the general manager for digital at Fender to find out how to people can learn musical instruments online. Listen now Episode 70: Jamie Hindhaugh, BT Sport Rik had a good chat with to the COO of BT Sport about the company’s expansion of its streaming app ahead of the new Premier League season.
