Brad Molen

@phonewisdom

Comms Manager at Mediatek. Fascinated by tech, gaming, space, music, and social change.

San Diego, CAJoined May 2008

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Gorgeous phone that comes with MediaTek's Dimensity 700 SoC inside!

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Myriam Joire

@tnkgrl

· Sep 20

Check out @TCL_USA's sexy new #5G handset, the #TCL305G... Just $269! And unlike some phones (

), it's got a headphone jack and a SIM tray :) #TeamTCL

#Pixel6Pro

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Sep 7

The Dynamic Island is interesting.... but how many people are going to tap and smudge the selfie camera when trying to interact with it?

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Sep 7

On one hand, as a frequent hiker, I love the idea of emergency SOS in dead zones. On the other hand, as a phone geek, the lack of physical SIM card is frustrating.

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Sep 7

Sounds uncomfortable

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Norman Chan

@nchan

· Sep 7

don't sleep on lanyards

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Sep 7

International orange? Like is it a shade that's being imported from Europe or something?

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Sep 6

The most secure job in the world: McDonald’s ice cream machine repair.

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We lost two greats. Two people who changed their respective games. Two Black Icons. Rest easy Nichelle Nichols and Bill Russell. And thank you. 🖖🏾🏀

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RIP to an incredible legend and role model to so many. Condolences to her family and friends during this difficult time.

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@roddenberry

· Jul 31

It is with great sorrow that we report the passing on the legendary icon Nichelle Nichols. No words. #roddenberry #RIPNichelle #StarTrek

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Brad Molen

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Jul 30

Thanks to TikTok, I just discovered this cinematic masterpiece from a movie called “Hard Ticket to Hawaii”. Enjoy every last second.

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Hard Ticket To Hawaii - Skateboard Assassin

This is a great scene from the movie Hard Ticket to Hawaii where we get to see first hand who wins in a Jeep, vs. Skateboard assassin vs. bazooka battle.Tons...

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Jul 29

What could go wrong

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WIRED

@WIRED

· Jul 29

Rice University mechanical engineers have figured out how to repurpose deceased spiders as mechanical grippers—allowing them to blend into natural environments while picking up objects, like other insects that outweigh them.

: Preston Innovation Laboratory/Rice University

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Jul 28

Great value for the price!

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Avi Greengart

@greengart

· Jul 28

.@tmobile continues to white label REVVL smartphones. REVVL 6 ($170)/6 Pro ($220) have @mediatek Dimensity 700 and GMS Express (Android with @Google services that is cheaper to certify/support). Low and mid-band #5G supported on both. t-mobile.com/news/devices/r

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Jul 14

Yessss

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NASA Goddard

@NASAGoddard

· Jul 14

My mirrors don't jiggle jiggle, they unfold

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Better together. International collaboration gave us the most powerful space telescope ever made, and the deepest infrared views of the universe ever seen. With our partners at

@ESA

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@CSA_ASC

, the science can begin. Together we #UnfoldTheUniverse: go.nasa.gov/3azyGqM

$The image is divided horizontally by an undulating line between a cloudscape forming a nebula along the bottom portion and a comparatively clear upper portion. Speckled across both portions is a starfield, showing innumerable stars of many sizes. The smallest of these are small, distant, and faint points of light. The largest of these appear larger, closer, brighter, and more fully resolved with 8-point diffraction spikes. The upper portion of the image is blueish, and has wispy translucent cloud-like streaks rising from the nebula below. The orangish cloudy formation in the bottom half varies in density and ranges from translucent to opaque. The stars vary in color, the majority of which, have a blue or orange hue. The cloud-like structure of the nebula contains ridges, peaks, and valleys – an appearance very similar to a mountain range. Three long diffraction spikes from the top right edge of the image suggest the presence of a large star just out of view.$

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Clouds on another world.

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captured the signature of water on giant gas planet WASP 96-b, which orbits a star 1,150 light-years away. For the first time, we've detected evidence of clouds in this exoplanet's atmosphere: nasa.gov/webbfirstimages #UnfoldTheUniverse

Graphic titled “Hot Gas Giant Exoplanet WASP-96 b Atmosphere Composition, NIRISS Single-Object Slitless Spectroscopy.” The graphic shows the transmission spectrum of the hot gas giant exoplanet WASP-96 b captured using Webb's NIRISS Single-Object Slitless Spectroscopy with an illustration of the planet and its star in the background. The data points are plotted on a graph of amount of light blocked in parts per million versus wavelength of light in microns. A curvy blue line represents a best-fit model. Four prominent peaks visible in the data and model are labeled “water, H 2 O.”

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Jul 12

This is absolutely blowing my mind. If this is just the beginning, I cannot wait to see what other discoveries lay ahead.

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NASA

@NASA

· Jul 11

It's here–the deepest, sharpest infrared view of the universe to date: Webb's First Deep Field. Previewed by @POTUS on July 11, it shows galaxies once invisible to us. The full set of @NASAWebb's first full-color images & data will be revealed July 12: nasa.gov/webbfirstimages

$The background of space is black. Thousands of galaxies appear all across the view. Their shapes and colors vary. Some are various shades of orange, others are white. Most stars appear blue, and are sometimes as large as more distant galaxies that appear next to them. A very bright star is just above and left of center. It has eight bright blue, long diffraction spikes. Between 4 o’clock and 6 o’clock in its spikes are several very bright galaxies. A group of three are in the middle, and two are closer to 4 o’clock. These galaxies are part of the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, and they are warping the appearances of galaxies seen around them. Long orange arcs appear at left and right toward the center.$

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Jul 7

Just finished the season finale of Star Trek #StrangeNewWorlds. Controversial take: It’s the best season of Trek I’ve watched. The stories, focus on characters, special effects, and balance of tone with the right amount of heartfelt emotion, all come together so well!

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Brad Molen

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Jul 3

Just wow. Read the link below. I’m no longer even considering Tesla as an option. In addition to the constantly rising prices and yearlong waitlist, if this is the way they treat loyal customers, I don’t want it.

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Photon Empress

@PhotonEmpress

· Jul 3

X delivery pushed back to October: lucidowners.com/threads/new-me If my @LucidMotors Air Grand Touring is available before my X then I’ll just cancel the X. If X comes first I may accept delivery and will sell it as soon I get the Air. Undecided. In all scenarios I keep the Air.

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Jun 28

Holy schnikes… the Google Glass skydive was 10 years ago??? ☠️

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Seth Weintraub

@llsethj

· Jun 28

10 years (!!) and still no AR

We are undeterred in our commitment to stand up for reproductive choice and liberty. bung.ie/3nfWti4

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Brad Molen

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Jun 2

Last night, I watched some of the best new Star Wars and Star Trek I’ve seen in decades, back to back. This is a wonderful time to be a nerd. 😀

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Jun 2

This was my last project with TCL before moving to MediaTek, and I’m happy that this stylus phone on T-Mo happens to come with MediaTek Dimensity 700 and is only $250.

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TCL is jumping on the pen phone trend with the Stylus 5G | Engadget

This June TCL is announcing its first-ever stylus phone with the appropriately named $258 TCL Stylus 5G..

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May 23

Got a new piece of artwork for my home office space. Now just need to figure out where to put it.

MediaTek announces the world’s first complete #WiFi7 platforms for access points & clients. MediaTek #Filogic880 & #Filogic380 will provide the fastest and most reliable Wi-Fi 7 experience and drive the next generation of connectivity. bit.ly/38GLHhf #MediaTek

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May 18

Gorgeous shots!

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SpaceX

@SpaceX

· May 18

Falcon 9 launches 53 Starlink satellites to orbit

Happy eclipse!

Two episodes in, and Star Trek Strange New Worlds is already the best Trek I’ve seen in two decades. That doesn’t mean new trek is bad. It has its pros and cons. But SNW is just incredibly good.

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Brad Molen

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May 5

Must be pretty distracting during the movie. “Down in front!”

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@vvhiteferrari

· May 4

Lady Gaga arrives in a flying dress to the #TopGunMaverick premiere

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May 4

The irony of looking forward to the premiere of Star Trek Strange New Worlds and the finale of Picard on Star Wars Day

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May 3

May the third be with you, everybody.

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May 1

Just watched the first episode of Severance. Favorite line: “a handshake is available upon request.” I may need to steal that.

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Apr 30

Been staying off twitter today. How many Justin Timberlake memes have I missed?

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Apr 29

Absolutely loving the opening credits for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Making me even more excited for the show!

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WATCH: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Opening Titles

Say what you will about the series as a whole, but the last 10 minutes of the latest episode of #HaloTheSeries was exactly what I was hoping to see. Felt like I was watching a cut scene from the OG trilogy.🔥🔥

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Brad Molen

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Apr 10

Alright, enough reminiscing for now. Thanks for humoring me!

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Apr 10

This was almost 20 YEARS AGO. 😳😳 Holy schnikes.

This Audiovox was the very first cell phone I ever owned. Purchased in November 2002. It could barely even text but I was so proud of the thing at the time.