There Are Problems With This Humanoid Robot
Episode Description
In this Halloween special edition of Waveform the crew celebrates spooky season! First, Marques, Andrew, and David debate the struggling iPhone Air before talking about how the new Neo robot is too good to be true. Then David explains Adobe’s latest AI-powered creative tools and gets way too excited about the Boox Palma 2 Pro e-reader. It wraps up with a chaotic blind Halloween candy ranking that ended up being the most cursed candy list ever. Enjoy! 🎃
Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:32 Halloween costumes 04:19 Is the iPhone Air dying? 13:36 New YouTube like animations 17:25 Neo humanoid robot 37:11 Adobe Max updates to Lightroom/Photoshop 45:21 Copilot has a Clippy Easter egg 49:11 Life360 (Sponsored) 50:32 LinkedIn (Sponsored) 51:42 Ellis's phone percentage 52:53 Nothing 3a Lite 01:02:29 Boox Pro 2 01:09:41 Miro (Sponsored) 01:10:37 Zapier (Sponsored) 01:11:42 T-Mobile (Sponsored) 01:12:12 Blind candy ranking 01:44:01 Trivia 01:50:12 Outros
Links: Fortune - iPhone Air sales: https://fortune.com/2025/10/22/apple-iphone-air-demand-weak-production-cuts-vs-17-pro/ @avstorm on X - YouTube animations: https://x.com/avstorm/status/1983066476144886019 WSJ - Neo robot video with Joanna Stern: https://youtu.be/f3c4mQty_so?si=wiD04Y6fCOyPaHFa MKBHD - New Robot video: https://youtu.be/j31dmodZ-5c?si=qHMqhrDOYkSCEFto Adobe Max keynote: https://www.adobe.com/max/2025/sessions/opening-keynote-gs1.html Magic Wedding Photographer: Lightroom culling feature: https://youtu.be/EJh5z1F0Hj0?si=cyxJHCRAb0STD4v0 Mike Russell - Topaz demo: https://youtu.be/LmQh1qaGoWY?si=4qiXP6CiSRCPtLtZ
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Brief Summary
Hosts discuss Halloween costumes, iPhone Air sales, a humanoid robot, and rank Halloween candies.
Key points
- iPhone Air Production Concerns. Discussion about the drastic cut in iPhone Air production, raising eyebrows about its future.
- Humanoid Robot Helper. A new humanoid robot that does household chores sparks excitement and skepticism.
- The Robot's Capabilities. The robot is mostly teley operated, raising questions about its autonomy.
- AI Product Challenges. The discussion highlights the ongoing challenges in developing fully autonomous AI products.
- Photoshop's New Features. Photoshop introduces generative fill options, including Google's Gemini model for better character consistency.
- Nothing Phone 3A Light. The Nothing Phone 3A Light is a budget version of a budget phone, raising eyebrows.
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Episode highlights
- iPhone Air Production ConcernsDiscussion about the drastic cut in iPhone Air production, raising eyebrows about its future.“That's a crazy number. 90% lower than what they thought they would be producing.”6:07Oct 31, 2025
- Humanoid Robot HelperA new humanoid robot that does household chores sparks excitement and skepticism.“That is a very cool idea.”19:57Oct 31, 2025
- The Robot's CapabilitiesThe robot is mostly teley operated, raising questions about its autonomy.“They're selling the dream.”22:58Oct 31, 2025
- AI Product ChallengesThe discussion highlights the ongoing challenges in developing fully autonomous AI products.“This is the AI product problem.”25:22Oct 31, 2025
- Photoshop's New FeaturesPhotoshop introduces generative fill options, including Google's Gemini model for better character consistency.“It's not that good, but it maintains character consistency.”42:39Oct 31, 2025
- Nothing Phone 3A LightThe Nothing Phone 3A Light is a budget version of a budget phone, raising eyebrows.“It's the budget version of the budget budget.”53:40Oct 31, 2025
- Lock Glimpse Feature ControversyThe new Nothing phone launches with a controversial feature that shows ads by default.“It's on by default like that.”1:02:02Oct 31, 2025
- Exciting New E-Reader FeaturesThe new e-reader boasts impressive specs like 128GB storage and a long-lasting battery.“Wow. So, that's pretty big.”1:04:22Oct 31, 2025
