Tech, digested for your ears
Listen in every week as Frederique, Zach and Owen break down the biggest issues in the tech industry. With our short episodes, you'll get the best briefing you possibly can on trends in technology.
Listen in every week as Frederique, Zach and Owen break down the biggest issues in the tech industry. With our short episodes, you'll get the best briefing you possibly can on trends in technology.
This week, Zach, Frederique and Owen try to figure out how Google lost an entire box of Pixel 3 XL's, and what the difference between an ad-funded business model means in reality. Tune in for this, and many more hot takes!
This week, Zach, Owen and Frederique discuss the push for Digital Wellbeing, and how everyone from Google to Facebook is pushing to stop you from being too addicted (or at least to use their blocker instead of someone else's). That, and a whole episode of hot takes, one after another.
This week, Zach, Frederique and Owen talk about Magic Leap's first run at a headset, and how it somehow isn't vaporware already. Also, some deep discussion about Twitter (and why they're terrible at running Twitter), and much more!
This week, Zach, Frederique and Owen talk about Google's push back into China with a censored search engine, Apple's blockbuster earnings and a whole lot more.
This week, Zach, Frederique and Owen talk about the EU's decision to fine Google billions for breaking the rules with Android, and whether or not this might doom smartphones forever. And, we introduce a new 'hot takes' segment, with tweet-sized takes on the week's news.
This week, Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about Mark Zuckerberg's recent awkward interview and Amazon's Prime Day absurdity.
On the show this week we talk about the Internet of Things and how the tools of the digital age are being used to harass, along with a discussion about the all-new MacBooks that came out of nowhere. This episode contains discussions about domestic violence, so if that's something you'd like to skip, we understand.
On this edition of charged tech, Frederique, Owen, and Zach discussed Fortnite, mail apps reading your email, Microsoft's Westworld-esque folding device, Intel, battery tech, and ordering an Uber from the bus.
Morning edition of Charged Tech, with Frederique, Owen, and Zach recording with coffee instead of wine. Is Twitter's moral compass the reason they can't launch things? Jack announced a thing that might fix it—if you can read it in the screenshot of text he put on Twitter.
In this media-focused episode, Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about Instagram TV and the rise of Podcasts, the slowest moving train ever.
Owen Williams
Owen is a freelance UX writer and technical product marketer in Amsterdam, previously Editor at TNW and Digital Director at VanMoof. He made Charged, and is way too deep in keeping up with tech, what's new, and helping people understand it.
Frederique Matti
Frederique is a Dutch freelance illustrator living in Amsterdam, usually drawing for tech companies from all over the world. She’s obsessed with cats and cooking.
Zach Grosser
Zach is a freelance presentation designer in Amsterdam, specialized in company storytelling and fundraising. He previously worked on design education at Figma, was a designer at Square for five years, taught pro tools at Apple, and went to university for glassblowing.
We've collected some of our favorite episodes, so jump in and listen to these first!
After a sad goodbye to John, we've got a new show format featuring not one but two amazing new hosts. Jump in and meet our new co-hosts, Zach and Frederique.
A very special edition this week: we talk about how we get shit done. Everything from tools to hardware, we'll cover what's helping us get through our day.