The Sideload: A 9to5Google Podcast

Google's very strange Pixel 10 event with Ben Schoon

The Sideload: A 9to5Google Podcast

Show Notes

Introducing The Sideload, a new podcast from 9to5Google! Each week, Will Sattelberg sits down with a rotating panel of guests to host a chill, low-key conversation about Android and the world of technology at large. This week, 9to5Google's own Ben Schoon joins the very first episode to break down Made By Google 2025 moment by moment. From Jimmy Fallon's awkward Tensor moment to some surprisingly impressive demos, join Ben and Will as they figure out whether Google's new event format was a success, failure, or something in between.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:42 - Initial Made By Google impressions

00:10:35 - Full review of the event

00:57:22 - Final thoughts on Made By Google

01:01:05 - Wrap-up

Hosts

Will Sattelberg

Ben Schoon

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