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226: The 2018 Upgradies

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As the year comes to an end, it's time for the Fifth Annual Upgradies! Myke and Jason discuss their favorites of 2018, take the input of more than a thousand Upgradians, and hand out awards in numerous categories! Only the finest will walk away with the most coveted of titles: Upgradies Winner.

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    • Links and Show Notes:

    Upgradies.com – Check out every winner and runner-up in Upgradies History!

    Nominations:
    Best Overall iOS App
    • Carrot Weather
    • Ferrite Recording Studio
    • Apollo for Reddit
    • 1Password
    • Overcast


      • Best Newcomer iOS App
      • Shortcuts
      • Drafts 5
      • Apollo for Reddit
        • Best Overall Mac App
        • Audio Hijack
        • OmniFocus
        • Things
        • 1Password


          • Best Newcomer Mac App
          • Home
          • Agenda
          • OmniFocus
          • Drafts 5 Beta


            • Game of the Year
            • Pokemon: Let’s Go
            • Alto’s Odyssey
            • Spider-Man
            • Red Dead Redemption 2


              • iOS Game of the Year
              • holedown
              • Alto’s Odyssey
              • Stardew Valley


                • Favourite Movie/
                • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
                • Black Panther
                • Avengers: Infinity War


                  • Favourite TV Show:
                  • Patriot
                  • The Good Place
                  • Counterpart


                    • Favourite (Upgrade) Myke at the Movies
                    • Hamilton
                    • Totoro
                    • Aliens
                    • Avengers: Infinity War


                      • Favourite Book
                      • Typeset In The Future, by Dave Addey
                      • The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter
                      • The Calculating Stars, by Mary Robinette Kowal
                      • Bad Blood, by John Carreyrou
                      • An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, by Hank Green
                      • Creative Selection by Ken Kocienda


                        • Favourite Apple Product
                        • iPad Pro 11
                        • iPad Pro 12.9
                        • Apple Watch Series 4


                          • Favourite Non-Apple Product
                          • Brydge Keyboard
                          • TCL 65R617 TV
                          • Amazon Echo Dot (3rd Gen)
                          • Google Home Hub
                          • Google Pixel 3


                            • Worst Gadget/Most Disappointing Tech
                            • Facebook Portal
                            • HomePod
                            • AirPower


                              • Favourite Tech Story
                              • The Continued Convergence of Tech Companies and Streaming Media
                              • SpaceX Tesla Roadster Launch
                              • Facebook’s Privacy Scandals
                              • Bloomberg’s ‘Big Hack’ Story


                                • Favourite Tech Screw-Up
                                • Bloomberg’s ‘Big Hack’ Story
                                • Amazon HQ2
                                • AirPower
                                • Facebook’s Privacy Scandals


                                  • Most Life-Changing Hardware
                                  • Sage/Breville Barista Express
                                  • Apple Pencil 2
                                  • 2018 iPad Pro
                                  • AirPods
                                  • Apple Watch


                                    • Favourite Tech Podcast

                                    Lifetime Achievement Award: ATP

                                    • Connected
                                    • Cortex
                                    • The Talk Show


                                      • Favourite Non-Tech Podcast

                                      Lifetime Achievement Award: The Flop House

                                      • Wonderful
                                      • The Good Place: The Podcast
                                      • The Adventure Zone
                                      • Hello Internet
                                      • Do By Friday


                                        • Favourite Podcast Newcomer
                                        • Somehow I Manage
                                        • The Good Place: The Podcast
                                        • Automators
                                        • Supercomputer
                                        • Playing for Fun
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