Countdown to excitement! Every week Christina Warren, Brianna Wu and Simone de Rochefort have accelerated geek conversation. Tech, comics, movies, games and books, no galaxy is off limits!

Hosts

Christina Warren

Follow film_girl

Brianna Wu

Follow briannawu

Simone De Rochefort

Follow doomquasar

Navigation

  • Previous Episode
  • Next Episode
  • Rocket Archives

    • Links

  • Sponsor
  • Contact

    • Rocket Merch
    Simone's Work at Polygon

    Follow _rocketfm

    #251: Neutral Bud Hotel

    October 31st, 2019 · 67 minutes

    Before Christina leaves on Microsoft Ignite, we're talking about the battle of the buds! Amazon's low-priced noise reducing echo buds versus Apple AirPods Pro. Then, the first impressions of Apple TV Plus are coming in, and it's looking boring out there.

    This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:

    • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package.
    • Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code ROCKET to get 30% off.
    • Zapier: The easiest way to automate your work. Start your 14-day free trial today.

    Stream this episode

    Download: MP3 (56.98 MB)

    Links and Show Notes

    Amazon Echo Buds review: great sound at the right price - The Verge
    AirPods Pro Unboxing & Impressions! - YouTube
    AirPods Pro hands-on: Apple’s noise canceling earbuds are big on sound - The Verge
    Apple's TV app is on Roku, Fire TV and Samsung, but only Apple devices get every feature - CNET
    ‘Dickinson’ Review: A Heroine Out of Time and a Show Out of Whack – Rolling Stone
    ‘The Morning Show’ Review: Apple TV+ Rises But Doesn’t Shine – Rolling Stone
    Early Apple TV+ reviews show a lineup lacking hits | Engadget
    The Outer Worlds review: role-playing among the ruins of capitalism - Polygon