Quasar with Fries

In this episode of Quasar With Fries, Rich and Wayne discuss the all important topic of tea vs. coffee and Apple’s new Mac Studio. The boys talk about the state of the whole Mac lineup and how Apple’s M-series processors have made configuring a Mac for your needs easier than ever. Rich and Wayne also discuss the appeal of the latest generation of the Mac mini and how that computer’s capabilities o...

In this episode of Quasar With Fries, Rich and Wayne unpack all of the latest news from lens and camera maker Sigma. Up first is the new Sigma BF, a camera with an extremely minimalist design, made from a single block of aluminum. But Sigma is trying to revolutionize camera design in more ways than just industrial design with the new BF. The boys break down how Sigma has implemented a new take on...

In this episode of Quasar With Fries, Rich and Wayne discuss the crumbling of the very foundations of our society. Not really. No, what they really discuss is how oddly personal certain tech enthusiast communities take the announcement of new products and the opinions surrounding those products held by others. And we’re not just talking about the Apple vs. Android or Nikon vs. Canon wars. There’s...

In this episode of Quasar with Fries, Rich and Wayne dive into the existential crisis that is our digital reality. Is AI a net positive or a net negative? What does it mean when you fill social media networks with AI? How does that impact the currently toxic incentives social media platforms entice content creators with? The guys discuss the latest AI news including the mysterious DeepSeek large l...

This week’s episode of Quasar with Fries is full of creative tools, philosophy, and dilemmas! Rich and Wayne skim the headlines and discuss maybe the most important meeting of minds that the world has ever seen. That’s right, Rick Rubin and Matthew McConaughey shared physical space and ideas. Plus, Wayne got his hands on the shiny new M4 Mac mini and has some first impressions to share. There’s al...

For episode 10 of the podcast, Rich and Wayne decided to shake things up a bit and dedicate the entire conversation to gaming. The boys walk discuss their first consoles—they are both old, so the Atari 2600 gets specific mention here—some of their favorite games like the God of War and Zelda series, and how video games have evolved over the years from simple arcade classics like Pong and Asteroid...

We’ve got a Mac-a-palooza here! Apple had a week full of Mac releases and thankfully Rich and Wayne are here to break down all the news on the new M4 iMac, Mac mini, and MacBook Pros. Plus there’s a cool new Kindle on the market with a color screen and a new modular wireless microphone system from Sennheiser that is made specifically for content creators of all types. The boys also talk about a ca...

In this episode of Quasar With Fries, two cameras enter, one camera leaves. Not really, but that got your attention, right? Anyway, what really happens is Wayne and Rich have an in-depth discussion that really centers around the axiom “the best camera is the one you have with you.” These days, we are absolutely spoiled when it comes to tools for taking photos and videos. The thing is “taking a pho...

This episode of Quasar With Fries is jam-packed! Rich and Wayne stumbled upon a third host so that’s cool. Jon something. This newly-formed but temporary trio discusses how Meta’s Orion AR glasses stack-up to the incumbent—and, you know, actually available for purchase—Apple Vision Pro. To immerse or not to immerse! The guys also discuss the scary privacy implications demonstrated by a couple of c...

Did you ever stop and think, “I wish I could cram screens into my actual glasses? The only real thing missing from my life is honestly more screens and if I could wear the screens life would be better and easier?” Us too! In this episode of Quasar With Fries Rich and Wayne get their first look at Meta’s Orion, a dorky-looking set of glasses that project visuals into your field of view. Also, they...

It’s Glowfest USA 4000 time on Quasar With Fries! That’s right, in this episode Wayne and Rich discuss Apple’s Glowtime iPhone event, filling you in on all the latest Apple products, and providing you with the takes you never knew you needed. We’ve got a rundown on the new Apple Watch Series 10 features and updates to the Apple Watch Ultra. Plus, the boys discuss the new AirPods 4 and all the awes...

It’s a jam-packed new episode of Quasar with Fries! On this episode Rich and Wayne discuss Google’s latest and most controversial smartphones yet: the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro. Is it cool or not cool that a phone can make it super easy to create deepfakes? We’ll discuss! The boys also provide your weekly dose of AI news, including powerful new AI features in DaVinci Resolve 19 and horrific news str...

In this episode of Quasar with Fries, Rich and Wayne discuss the Google monopoly ruling and the inevitability of the world’s most powerful and prominent search engine. Will Google be broken up, waving goodbye to its Android business? Will the company have to share its data with rivals like Microsoft? What will happen to all the money it pays Apple every year? There are also rumors afoot of a teeny...

In the latest and—by far—best episode of Quasar with Fries Yet, Rich and Wayne discuss all the best memes, moments, and otherwise great content generated by the 33rd Games of the Summer Olympiad. They also dig in to some of the juiciest headlines out of Hollywood, discuss why comic book universe movies are meh (and some sequels in general), including news about Bob Dylan and Dr. Doom. Finally, the...

In today's episode we talk about how CrowdStrike gave the whole IT world a CrowdStroke. We ponder the influence, the arguments and the heat around Artificial Intelligence enhancing or ruining art by possibly reducing organic abstract neurological impulses into binary programmable formatting fit for iRobot. Now that Nikon had acquired RED several months ago, will they finally begin the journey...