Michael Fisher

In which I compare a one-of-a-kind folding phone to a one-of-a-kind atomic ship from 1959. ☢️ (Bonus: I tested the phone's camera on said ship!) My Oppo Find N5 Review – shot partially aboard the N/S Savannah – premieres on @theMrMobile at 8:15p ET. Strap on your dosimeter and join the chat!

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Come for the cold open about how much I hate the Las Vegas Strip; stay for the eyes-on time with a bunch of face computers! youtu.be/s8sYp-AcwKk #CES2025

Delighted to bring the "Road Trip Review" series back to @themrmobile's YouTube channel! This week: 2 Honor foldables tackle @Qualcomm's #SnapdragonSummit – a stress test of epic proportions. From sunlight to heat to an avalanche of Maui dust, they tackled everything the trip had to throw at them. (See if you can guess my one big complaint.) All that, plus tons of fun photos and video featuring some familiar faces. Going live at 4p ET!

No surprise here: Samsung's most polarizing gadgets of the season are also the most fun to talk about. What did surprise me, though, was how much I loved *one* of these products. @theMrMobile's review of the Galaxy Watch Ultra and Galaxy Buds3 Pro goes live on YouTube at 12p ET! Join the Premiere at the link 👇

The stated goal of @nothing is to make tech fun again - and its new "CMF" brand is the most (non-folding) fun I've seen in phones in a while. The @cmfbynothing Phone 1 is the latest attempt to bring modularity to mobile, with removable backplates and an attachment point that can accommodate a lanyard, kickstand or wallet. Watch Pro 2 follows suit with swappable straps and a bezel that easily twists off, while the Buds Pro 2 case adds a knob that echoes the phone's. Videos coming soon to @themrmobile!

Fun fact: while the new Motorola Razr *doesn't* officially have Qi2 ... it *does* stick to MagSafe wireless chargers. If I had to guess, it's probably incidental attraction from the magnets that hold the flip closed. Still, neat! (Full review in the quoted post)

Inspired by @MishaalRahman to post my EDC for #GoogleIO! 📖 Pixel Fold (for the plane) 🤳 Pixel 8a (for the review) ⌚ Pixel Watch 2 (for the ... wrist? idk) 📱 iPhone 14 Pro (for the Clicks) 🎧 Pixel Buds 2 👂 Nothing Ear (a) 😎 Meta Ray Bans (It's Google-heavy because I always like to check in with the ecosystem when I'm covering Pixel.) Eager to return to Mountain View to see what Google's cooking up. Expecting a lot of AI chat, of course -- just hope it's the kind that's actually useful 🤞

New video premieres in 15m! youtu.be/jBBZ5j5dzVg

The Plaud Note is a credit card-sized recorder that uses ChatGPT to transcribe your memos. It's beautiful, tiny and dead-simple to operate – but like most "AI" products, the question is: "couldn't this just be an app?" Review at 4pm ET on @theMrMobile! youtu.be/WKKoJUqkcKg

I shared (one version of) my homescreen on today's "Installer!" Thanks to @imdavidpierce and @verge for the opportunity to gush about foldables, Outland, and 80s text adventures: theverge.com/24102242/likew…

Up next on @themrmobile's review desk, the Plaud Note: a tiny recorder that uses GPT-4 to convert sound files into transcripts. I'm a sucker for audio gadgets - but these "AI products" need to do more than an equivalent app could, in order to justify their cost. Review soon!

How many ways can you fold a screen? Are Wear OS and modular phones making a comeback? And: do you even *need* a phone anymore? I've spent the week at #MWC24 with a ton of new gadgets trying to answer these questions! Check the roundup on @theMrMobile: youtu.be/lxkdgc0i6qQ

Pick a feature you love about your smartphone. There's a good chance you have this 15-year-old phone (or its trailblazing operating system) to thank for it. Today on #WhenPhonesWereFun: webOS and the Palm Pre! youtube.com/watch?v=d8UJ6c…

Sometimes, a design collab is just what an OEM needs to put a phone over the top. Porsche Design's take on the Honor Magic V2 is a 🔥 update to a conservative design. It's just a shame they couldn't do more for the software. Video premieres at 6:20p ET! youtube.com/watch?v=OI1XX4…

Come for the Galaxy Fold 5 ... stay for the "alternate-universe iPod" 😄 @theMrMobile's last video of the year is up! Join me for the 2023 edition of "The Leftovers" 👀📺 youtu.be/0B50i8EBTLQ

OnePlus Open durability testing: 💥 150+ drops onto steel (1m) 🫳 28,000 drops (10cm) 🌧️ 10 min in a "rain environment" 🔌 20,000 USB plug/unplugs ☎️ 200,000 power-button presses 🍑 1,000 back pocket tests (55lbs) 🔀 500 "twist tests" (2Nm bending force) youtu.be/RNcAP6yV5O8

[Exclusive] OnePlus brought me to China for a peek inside its first foldable, the OnePlus Open – and the machines trying their best to break it! Video premieres now on @themrmobile! 📺: youtu.be/RNcAP6yV5O8

Celebrating #StarTrekDay by dusting off some of the @StarTrek gadgets that laid the foundation for my lifelong tech obsession! @ParamountPlus also sent over some Romulan Ale so this #ParamountPlusPartner could enjoy the (hilarious) premiere of Lower Decks on @StarTrekonPPlus 🖖

Today on @theMrMobile: a slightly unhinged video, for a pretty weird trade show! 😄 #IFA2023 gave us a thin foldable from @Honorglobal; a THICC console from @Lenovo; & a @Fairphone that wants to save the 🌎 youtu.be/lw8d18vEmBc (📺 links bury the tweet, so RTs appreciated!)