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Arran Brown @[email protected]

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Arran Brown
Posted 1 month ago

Hey folks! It's the Amazon Prime Day sales, so I wanted to share some of the best deals on products I have used and can highly recommend, so you don't miss out (note: these are affiliate links and I may earn some commission on any purchase you make - thank you!):

- GOOGLE PIXEL 8 - down to under £500 in the UK, and 256GB version is down to $559 in the US, which are both awesome deals: geni.us/cn8ArA

- GOOGLE PIXEL 8a - review coming soon, but down to under £400 in the UK and $449 in the US and it's a great phone for that price: geni.us/BFyyR

- SONY SRS-XB100 BLUETOOTH SPEAKER - I use this every single day for listening to music and podcasts! Great little speaker for under £40/$40 at the moment: geni.us/SonyXB100

- SONY WH-1000XM4 HEADPHONES - some of the best headphones you can buy - currently under £200/$200: geni.us/IYOr

- UGREEN 100W CHARGER: An excellent, powerful, portable charger that I use every day to charge all my devices! Currently 30% off at £35 in the UK - doesn't seem to be available in the US...: geni.us/knP5

- ANKER NANO 5000mAh USB-C BATTERY BANK: My favourite actually-pocketable portable power bank - can come in clutch on long days out! Down to under £20/$20: geni.us/NolLn0U

- SAMSUNG GALAXY WATCH 4: An older model, but I've been using it for about 18 months now and it's a solid smartwatch, even with non-Samsung phones! Down to under £100 in the UK: geni.us/sLp7VkO

Hopefully you manage to get some good deals in the sales! Let me know down below if there are any deals you'd recommend! 😁

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Arran Brown
Posted 2 months ago

Sorry for being pretty silent over the last month... I was busy getting married and then was away for a few weeks afterwards! 🎉 But I'm back and here with a relatively short (but hopefully sweet) video for you all! Pixel 8a review will be coming soon, but so far I'm not seeing a massive amount of difference between the 8a and 8, which I suppose is a good thing if you're considering buying one of these phones and want to save yourself some money 😃 Cheers!

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Arran Brown
Posted 3 months ago

So, I bought a Pixel 8a to review and compare to the Pixel 8... Been using it for the last about 16 hours and I've already got some interesting thoughts! Do you have any questions you'd like me to try and answer in an upcoming video?! ❔❓

Let me know in the comments below 👇

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Arran Brown
Posted 5 months ago

Gemini Nano is coming to the Pixel 8! 🙌 www.androidpolice.com/gemini-nano-is-coming-to-the…

Also, I'm currently in the middle of making a 6 month review of the Pixel 8, so keep an eye out for that coming soon! 👀

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Arran Brown
Posted 6 months ago

So Google's Bard AI has now been rebranded as Gemini and has it's own app for your phone!... Except it doesn't work in any European countries, including the UK 😭 WHY, GOOGLE?!

I've seen some suggestions that they are waiting for the EU's AI act to be finalised, so hopefully this will happen soon and European countries can get access to this. I'm assuming this is basically what they promised Assistant with Bard would be, as you can now activate Gemini features in Google Assistant (obviously only if you are in the US and some countries in Asia, I believe), which should make it way more powerful. I'm super excited to try this - I just hope we won't have to wait ages to get access to it!

Let me know your thoughts on this below 👇 if you've got access to it already, what's your experience been like?

Cheers!

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Arran Brown
Posted 8 months ago

New TechFocus podcast episode has just gone live - check it out! 😁👌

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Arran Brown
Posted 8 months ago

I just updated the Pixel 8 system software with the December Feature Drop! Some initial impressions:
- The Clean feature for documents works really well, but you can't seem to use it for any documents that you have scanned elsewhere - the photo needs to be taken on your Pixel, which is a bit annoying in some cases!
- The webcam feature is actually awesome! Seen some weird visual glitches when I'm using it though, so I'll need to do some more testing.
- Portrait Light works well, but I'm not sure how much I will use it to be honest.

Haven't had a chance to try out any of the other features yet, but I'm planning on releasing a podcast episode very soon to discuss this further!

If you have a Pixel 8, have you received the system update with the new features yet?! Let me know down below ⬇️ Also, if you have any questions I can try and answer during the episode, drop them in the comments 👌

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Arran Brown
Posted 9 months ago

Here's my review of the Pixel 8 after using it for a month, including the battery performance! Spoiler: I've really enjoyed using it! 😁

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Arran Brown
Posted 9 months ago

Where are my U.S. viewers at?!! I've just noticed that the Pixel 8 is down to $549 (from $699) in the U.S. at the moment for Black Friday (we don't have such a nice deal in the UK, which is why I just noticed! 😅), so I wanted to share this with you in case you're keen to pick it up! You can pick it up AND support the channel here (affiliate link): geni.us/h2V9NjA

I can easily recommend this phone at $550, and that's a crazy deal considering the Pixel 8 only came out just over a month ago! You're welcome to wait to watch my next video on the Pixel 8 (Review after a month of using the phone; coming in the next week or so), but I wanted to share this with you now in case my video isn't out before the deal goes away. A wee spoiler for anyone who sees this: the battery life has improved since I started using the phone more how I would normally use it, but it's still a one-day phone... but I don't want to completely ruin my next video for you, so I'll leave you with that!

Please note: this is an affiliate link with the Amazon Affiliate Program which means I may earn a commission for any purchases you make. However, this is at no extra cost to you and helps out the channel massively, so thank you in advance if you do decide to pick up some new gear using them!

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Arran Brown
Posted 9 months ago

Hey folks, I thought I would collate some of the best Amazon Black Friday Deals that I've spotted of products that I own and actively use on a daily basis to create my videos! I can highly recommend ALL of these products and the majority of them have featured in one or more of my videos. Right now you can get some crazy savings on all of them! (note: these are affiliate links)

- UGREEN 10Gbps NVME SSD enclosure (down from £25 to £17): geni.us/bNU6O
- WD Blue SN570 1TB SSD (Down from £93 to £44): geni.us/NdWLSO
- SanDisk Extreme 128GB SD Card (down from £28 to £15): geni.us/NspBFzb
- Sony SRS-XB100 Bluetooth Speaker (down from £55 to £39): geni.us/ZiaBVL7
- Joby Gorillapod 3K Flexible Tripod (down from £110 to £55): geni.us/MMF0
- Sony WH-1000XM4 Noise Cancelling Over-Ear Headphones (down from £228 to £198): geni.us/TavuVI
- Sony ZV-E10 with kit lens (down from £770 to £600): geni.us/jkeYfg
- Sony ZV-E10 Body Only (down from £680 to £500): geni.us/ic8atK
- Sony 85mm F1.8 prime lens (down from £600 to £375): geni.us/XpF3X
- Sony a7C Full Frame Mirrorless Camera (down from £1900 to £1400): geni.us/U4VAQC
- Hollyland Lark Max Wireless Mic System + 2 Lavalier Microphones (down from £300 to £200) geni.us/vgL0vt
- DJI Mini 3 Pro Drone with DJI RC remote controller with screen (down from £860 to £690): geni.us/OHx6b

Please note: these are affiliate links with the Amazon Affiliate Program which means I may earn a commission for any purchases you make through these. However, this is at no extra cost to you and helps out the channel massively, so thank you in advance if you do decide to pick up some new gear using them!

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