The Worst Hot Takes in Tech

Not editing the 4:3 section of this video into a 4:3 video is a criminally missed opportunity

As someone who worked at a phone store when the iPhone mini's were a thing, I wanted to add this thought. While we definitely sold more of the bigger iPhones then the minis, the biggest advantage that the mini has was it's ability for people to make the choice to upgrade their phone. For example we had a lot of older folks that would come in with an old iPhone that was about the same size as the mini. But they did not want a bigger phone, they simply refused. But once I showed them the mini, they choose it almost 100% of the time. Because even though the battery was not great, it was still better than an old iPhone 6 or 7.

The problem with the Apple Watch is how can I realistically use sleep tracking and have enough battery for my watch to get me through the day

I get the 1-day battery life thing... especially cause you charge everything overnight anyway but it's annoying when they advertise these sleep data functions when it's not realistic to track because you have to charge them overnight...

Huge hamburgers should be wider, not taller.

Main argument for 3+ day smart watches is that unlike a phone a lot of us will wear a watch overnight to track sleep. If my watch lasts just 1-1.5 days it means after waking up and going about my day then sleeping, my watch needs to be charged before i start my day again or might even die while asleep. My phone isnt doing anything at night so makes sense to be 1 day battery, but watches can be worn for long periods to track health and stuff which a phone doesnt

The cybertruck comment is especially hilarious now Like by now everybody knows that it is a ridiculously bad product. It breaks when it gets wet, it breaks when you accelerate, it breaks the drivers bones in a crash, the features arent complete, it has so many issues. It is absolute overpriced as hell.

I think the difference between smartphone and smartwatch is often, that let's say for a weekend trip you need to take a second charger with you, you also want to wear it overnight for the sleep tracking, etc. All of those things you on't do with a phone. So I think 2 full days should be the minimum.

If Apple made discrete GPUs, they'd probably only serve the workstation GPU market and charge $10000.

While 4:3 videos might not be the best thing, I think 4:3 monitors for working, are. Vertical space just allows you to be more productive! However most of the time a 16:9 flipped to portrait just isn't wide enough. My ancient 20" 2007FPb oriented vertically as part of a set up is my absolute favourite monitor to work on. And I wish manufacturers would still make such things today.