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Are old MP3s worse than new ones?
by David Lee
Week in review: Of dying processors and games of the year
20.10.2023
Translation: machine translated
A colourful bouquet of topics accompanied us this week. From the question of whether MP3 deserves its bad reputation, to two potential "games of the year" and a breakdown of a complex topic such as "passkeys".
"Friday is fajita day!" says the Old El Paso advert, which I've been blaring at everyone who doesn't want to hear it for what feels like 20 years. But Friday is also weekly review day. That's when we look back together on the most important topics that have moved the digitec community.
Whether you have hearing damage if you can't tell the difference between MP3 and uncompressed music. David got to the bottom of the question and came back with some exciting findings. For example, that it is people with hearing damage, of all people, who hear the difference better than people with healthy ears.
Kevin's explanations of the new Intel processors also caused a furore. They are named after predatory dinosaurs and are set to be literally destroyed next year by a new Intel processor series: the Meteor series. Meteor. Dinosaur. You get the idea. Intel's marketing department has actually managed to come up with a pun. You can find out whether the refresh of the Raptor Lake processors is just as good here:
This week, we also tested two games that have the potential to be game of the year. First of all, Domi could hardly stop raving when he plunged into the funky and colourful world of "Super Mario Bros. Wonder". After that, it was up to Phil to name "Spider-Man 2" as one of the best games of the year.
As if Phil hadn't already had enough of playing great titles, he delivered another game test in which he had surprisingly euphoric and only positive things to say: namely about "Cities Skylines 2". Anyone who knows him from the Tech Affair Podcast will know that he's always looking for the fly in the ointment. Sorry Phil 😘.
In the middle of the week, Kevin then tried to find the fly in the ointment of a manga adaptation from Netflix - without success. According to Kevin, "Pluto" easily has what it takes to be the anime highlight of the year. The series mixes "Blade Runner" with "Monster", "Seven" and "The Boys". An extraordinary mix that is aimed at a more adult audience.
Simon also ventured into the film world and visited Q's headquarters from "James Bond". No, fun. It was the Dyson campus in England, where the famous hoovers are researched and developed. However, the comparison with the headquarters of the British secret service MI6 is not entirely far-fetched. The facility is said to be incredibly futuristic. And in the canteen, a real jet plane hangs over the heads of the staff.
Let's stick with secret agents. "It's not a pen, 007, it's a booby trap," said Q to James Bond in "Goldeneye". Apple has also developed a new pen. But it doesn't explode, it writes on glass. Michelle, our artist who often uses Apple Pencils for her drawings, has taken on the news. But enthusiasm looks different.
Much more hopeful was Kim, for whom a dream must be coming true: Disney's animated series "Gargoyles" is getting a live-action adaptation! And it is to be realised by the two filmmakers Gary Dauberman ("It", "The Nun") and James Wan ("Saw", "Insidious", "Conjuring"). That fits: In the 1990s, "Gargoyles" was Disney's dark answer to Warner Bros.' 'Batman - The Animated Series'. A week ago, Kim wrote an ode to the animated classics of the 1990s.
Finally, Florian has bravely agreed to explain the incredibly complex and abstract topic of "passkeys" - in a way that even your grandma will understand. According to Florian, they are secure, convenient and easy to use.
This is a selection of our articles. You can find all of our publications in hierarchical order in the magazine.
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Luca Fontana
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Luca.Fontana@digitecgalaxus.chI'm an outdoorsy guy and enjoy sports that push me to the limit – now that’s what I call comfort zone! But I'm also about curling up in an armchair with books about ugly intrigue and sinister kingkillers. Being an avid cinema-goer, I’ve been known to rave about film scores for hours on end. I’ve always wanted to say: «I am Groot.»
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