Gadget Prices Are Getting Ridiculous

This week, the crew spoke about everything from Samsung price hikes to 3D printed golf clubs. Along the way Marques and David talk about their experiences using the iPhone Air and Andrew gets excited that Google finally defined back button hijacking as spam. Plus, there's no GoPro cameras and a bunch of updates from past news stories. It's a long one!

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:53 - Audio ads mistake
00:02:18 - Did they even test this
00:05:18 - iPhone Air revisited
00:16:55 - Samsung Z Fold 8 wide
00:21:40 - Samsung raising prices of devices
00:25:23 - Google Back button hijacking
00:28:11 - New GoPros
00:35:13 - Google Spotight for Windows
00:37:32 - Allbird becomes Newbird.ai
00:42:55 - Hostinger (Sponsored)
00:44:19 - Khably Lame deal update
00:45:59 - NZXT PC rentals
00:49:20 - Router ban update
00:52:09 - John Deere right to repair
00:56:31 - Gemini for Mac
01:03:32 - Shopify (Sponsored)
01:04:36 - 3D printed golf clubs
01:13:51 - Trivia

Links:
MrMobile - Leica phone: https://youtu.be/KA2BT5VZw3k
9to5Google - Google classify back button hijacking as spam: https://9to5google.com/2026/04/13/google-search-back-button-hijacking/
9to5Google - Samsung price hikes: https://9to5google.com/2026/04/14/samsung-galaxy-price-hike-april-2026/
Verge - New GoPro cameras: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/911324/gopro-mission1-pro-action-video-camera-price-specs
CNBC - Allbirds AI pivot: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/allbirds-bird-stock-shoes-ai.html
Business Insider - Khaby Lamy update: https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-creator-khaby-lame-mega-deal-brokerages-restrict-trading-2026-4
Google Search app for desktop: https://search.google/google-app/desktop/
Gamers Nexus - NZXT video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om7qcxggZJQ
Verge - John Deere right to repair lawsuit: https://www.theverge.com/policy/909524/john-deere-class-action-settlement-farmers
Andrew Martonik tweet: https://x.com/andrewmartonik/status/2042967778626359481

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