September 14, 2017

21: Like Being in a Star Wars Movie

58 minutes

It's Apple's biggest week of the year. But announcing the iPhone 8 and iPhone X simultaneously is a risky move for the company to make. Also, what's the value of a cellular-connected Apple Watch, and does Apple's Apple TV 4K strategy make sense?

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Guest Starring:

Shelly Brisbin and Ben Thompson

Links and Show Notes: The Lessons and Questions of the iPhone X and the iPhone 8 – Stratechery by Ben Thompson iPhone X - Apple iPhone 8 - Apple iPhone X: Face ID - Apple Thoughts on Yesterday's iPhone X Apple Event — Steven's Blog Face ID and the Mac – 512 Pixels ARKit - Apple Developer ARCore - Google Developer iPhone 8: Wireless Charging - Apple Cassini: The Journey - NASA JPL Cassini: The Grand Finale - NASA JPL Apple Watch Series 3 - Apple All Original iPhone Ads - YouTube Beyond the iPhone – Stratechery by Ben Thompson Apple TV 4K - Apple Disney Is Lone Holdout From Apple's Plan to Sell 4K Movies for $20 Stratechery by Ben Thompson – On the business, strategy, and impact of technology. Ben Thompson (@benthompson) - Twitter ShellyBlog Shelly Brisbin (@shelly) - Twitter Styx on Twitter: "In your final hours, congrats to @NASA’s @CassiniSaturn on amazing science to the end! #CassiniInspires https://t.co/X6VRFOIDzD" CassiniSaturn on Twitter: "Domo arigato. https://t.co/i8P1g6DpkY"