Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast

This week, the crew sits down to talk about everything from new Apple AirTags to TikTok now being partially owned by the U.S government. Along the way they throw in some talk about the weather and Khaby Lame before wrapping it all up with a fun game that Andrew came up with! It's a long one but we hope you enjoy!

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Links:

PR Newswire - Khaby Lame press release: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rich-sparkle-holdings-closes-acquisition-of-tiktok-icon-khaby-lames-core-company-302658017.html

Verge - TikTok banning words: https://www.theverge.com/news/868362/tiktok-epstein-ban-hoax-rumor-not-true-stop-it

Verge - The TikTok deal is done: https://www.theverge.com/tech/866437/tiktok-usds-bytedance-sale-oracle-mgx

Verge - Samsung Trifold pricing: https://www.theverge.com/news/868190/samsung-galaxy-z-trifold-us-price-release-date-availability

Apple - New AirTag: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/01/apple-introduces-new-airtag-with-expanded-range-and-improved-findability/

TechCrunch - TikTok: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/tiktok-users-freak-out-over-apps-immigration-status-collection-heres-what-it-means/

Music provided by:

Epidemic Sound

Social:

Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast

Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en

Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast

Hosts:

Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd

Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli

David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel

Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17

Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin

Mariah: https://www.instagram.com/totallynotabusinessacc

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Intro/Outro music by 20syl:

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This week, the crew sits down to chat about everything from ads in ChatGPT and Threads to some OnePlus drama that just leads to reminiscing about old OnePlus phones. There is also a whole lot of new features coming to YouTube that we couldn't help but discuss. Enjoy!

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Links:

TechCrunch - Netflix live voting feature

Reddit - Taipei 101 ball

OpenAI - Ads in ChatGPT

Verge - Sony x TCL

Android Headlines - OnePlus article

YouTube - State of the Union

Music provided by:

Epidemic Sound

Social:

Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast

Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en

Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast

Hosts:

Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd

Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli

David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel

Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17

Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin

Join the Discord:

https://discord.gg/mkbhd

Intro/Outro music by 20syl:

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In this week's episode the cast is joined by Mariah Zenk and we discuss a phone that feels more like a camera than a phone, why a certain Fuji camera is being given away, everything is a subscription, and we wrap up the episode by explaining some non-tech news in tech terms. Enjoy!

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Links:

Apple Creator Studio

Carl Pei's Tweet

Free Fuji X half

This Episode is brought to you by:

Monarch: https://www.monarch.com/

Shopify: www.shopify.com/waveform

Music provided by:

Epidemic Sound

Social:

Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast

Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en

Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast

Hosts:

Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd

Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli

David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel

Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17

Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin

Mariah: https://www.instagram.com/totallynotabusinessacc/

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We're back! After a nice long holiday break we're back with 2.5 hours of complete chaos. We start off with a few quick updates before getting into everything from the new Pickle AR glasses that were announced to holograms and the Clicks communicators. Then we make our predictions for what we think is going to happen this. Enjoy!

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Links:

9to5Google - Pixel at a glance toggle off

Notebookcheck - Zenfone is no more

Pickle Glasses

Verge - Lego smart bricks

Verge - UGreen AI NAS

Engadget - 41-inch inkposter

Verge - Corsair streamdeck keyboard

Verge - Razer AI hologram

Verge - Samsung timeless frame

Ultrasonic's chef knife

Clicks Power Keyboard and Communicator

This episode brought to you by:

Framer - www.framer.com/wave

Rubrik - www.rubrik.com

Shopify - www.shopify.com/wave

Zapier - www.zapier.com/wave

Music provided by:

Epidemic Sound

Social:

Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast

Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en

Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast

Hosts:

Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd

Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli

David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel

Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17

Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin

Join the Discord:

https://discord.gg/mkbhd

Intro/Outro music by 20syl:

https://bit.ly/2S53xlC

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We recorded one more bonus episode before going on holiday break all about one of our favorite topics...cameras! In this one, Marques, Andrew, Adam, and Ellis all try to be David's favorite. The crew each picked their favorite 3 pictures that they've all taken with wildly different cameras and David goes through them to give feedback. It's half portfolio-review/half chaotic camera comparisons. We hope you enjoy and we'll see you next year for regular weekly episodes. Happy holidays!

Shop the merch:

https://shop.mkbhd.com

Links:

Verge - Hasselblad review

Becca Farsace - 1000 pictures with a Ricoh

Music provided by:

Epidemic Sound

Social:

Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast

Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en

Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast

Hosts:

Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd

Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli

David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel

Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17

Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin

Join the Discord:

https://discord.gg/mkbhd

Intro/Outro music by 20syl:

https://bit.ly/2S53xlC

Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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