Everyday Robots

In this episode Jonathan is joined by tech journalist and podcaster Steven Aquino. Stevens made a career for himself writing about Apple and technology with a focus on accessibility. He shares how he went from being a teacher to becoming a tech journalist. Why accessibility needs to be addressed especially at the early stages of product design and much more.

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StevenAquino.co 

Accessible podcast 

Steven's Clubhouse piece on Forbes 

Steven's piece on the HomePod being discontinued 

Steven's piece on Voice control & other accesibility feature anouncements 

This time Jonathan is joined by the amazing artist Pinot. He uses vintage Macs and PC's to create amazing videos and pixel art. Pinot shares how he got into art from his dad teaching him animation. To seeing his Uncle's Macintosh and how it changed his life forever.

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Pinot's Instagram 

Pinot's recreation of Childish Gambino's This is America 

Floppy EMU Disk Emulator 

Cult of Mac's article on Pinot  

Mark and Jonathan talk about the recent passing of the iMac Pro going off to join the cube and other iconic Macs. Kuo's newest rumors on a VR headset. Finally they talk about what they would want to see from an Apple March event. 

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Apple quietly discontinues the iMac Pro

Kuo update on Apples VR headset 

Pinot's Instagram 

Seven Aquino's website

This week Mark and Jonathan talk about NFT's and try to figure out what they are. Mars has a new iMac on its surface kinda. iPhone 13 rumors are here in full force. And Arizona advances a new law that has the potential to reshape in app purchase payment system requirements for developers. 

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Kuo iPhone 13 rumors

Mars Perseverance rover powered by an iMac G3 processor

Arizona advances bill that could make Apple offer alternative payments to Apple's in app purchases 

The Verge explainer of NFT's 

https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/1/22308075/grimes-nft-6-million-sales-nifty-gateway-warnymph 

NFT's potential to give artists a portion of the resale market 

Devendra Banhard NFT Moonflower 1 of 1 sold for $25,905.00 

Devendra Banhart interviewed about his first NFT 

Enviornmental energy cost of the blockchain and cryptoart 

Cryptocurencies and proof of work 

Kings of Leon first band to release an Album as an NFT 

Mark and Jonathan continue their discussion on ClubHouse. Apple makes some small changes to payment views in iOS 14.5. AirPods 3 photos emerge that make it seem a lot like the AirPods Pro. Mac SSD's may be getting some extra wear and tear. Finally we say goodbye to a favorite electronics store Frys goes out of business. 

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Apple updates subscription payment sheet in iOS 14.5  

AirPods 3 leak

Moment MagSafe accessories in action

Anker Magsafe Battery pack

Moft MagSafe wallet 

Excessive reads and writes on Mac SSD's

Frys says goodbye closing all its stores

Jonathan and Mark are intrigued by Clubhouse and wonder if it is going to be the next big social media platform. Mark gets a HomePod mini for his new place. Then they both rediscover digital touch. 

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78: A creative mind with Danijela Vrzan 

Clubhouse 

On this episode Jonathan is joined by iOS developer Danijela Vrzan. She talks about getting into iOS development and learning to code. Working with Swift UI as opposed to UIKit. And completing Ray Wenderlich's iOS bootcamp and becoming an iOS article author.

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Alarme 

Firebase analytics getting started

Apple has reversed course on the DTK because of bad press and given developers a better deal. While spilling the beans early it seems like Hyundai isn't working on the Apple Car anymore. Mark and Jonathan chat about App Store scams that have come to light from developer Kosta Eleftheriou reporting on them. Finally they cover the story of a security researcher who hacked into Apple, Tesla, Microsoft and others in an unconventional way. 

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 Apple changes DTK trade in terms 

Apple's car talks with Hyundai & Kia have stopped

Kosta Eleftheriou exposes scammy apps on The App Store

Flick Type - Watch Keyboard 

appfigures 

This week Mark and Jonathan talk about the possibility of Apple making a car. What would it look like how much would it cost there are a ton of possibilities and questions for such a product. And in more recent news Apple seems to be sending out requests for its Developer transition kit to return home. Leaving some developers upset with a $200 refund. 

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75: Food tamagotchi with Christa Mrgan 

Nova

Apple asking for the DTK back

This episode Jonathan interviews Christa Mrgan the amazing producer of the Panic podcast. Christa talks about her career in design and technology. They chat about augmented reality and what Apple's AR glasses might be like. She tells the story of how the Panic podcast came to be and what it was like producing the show. Plus a few other fun topics. 

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