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This week:

Follow-up

We have a blog!

Sonos stands for Play:1 and Play:3

Chromecast lies!

#bathroomballer (no link)

AGDQ raises $1.5 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation

Not-so-awesome naming strategy

CES wrapup

4K televisions — fad or rad? Also, how awesome is it that I just wrote “rad”?

Sling TV

First realistic alternative for those looking to cut the cord?

Offers ESPN/ESPN2 for men (and women!)

Would Jason cut the cord?

SyFy’s 12 Monkeys show with Philips Hue integration

Jason’s terrible summary of the original 12 Monkeys movie (sorry, Brad)

Mike explains his Philips Hue and Belkin WeMo lighting setup

Philips Ambilight

Microsoft’s IllumiRoom concept video

TiVo OnePass

Nintendo announces a new Nintendo 3DS XL called “New Nintendo 3DS XL”

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D announced

Is it pronounced “Majora” or “Majora”?

New Nintendo 3DS XL doesn’t come with an AC adapter

John Gruber on Siri improvements

Our thoughts on Siri

Jason quits Destiny

Polygon: Destiny on five hours a week

Jason unquits Destiny

Shoutout to Bear

Self-promotion of our website, blog, and Twitter account

Teaser for our next episode!

On this week’s show:

Follow-up

Karen didn’t find the Bellroy wallet on Kickstarter or Indiegogo

Randy Johnson’s photography logo is a dead bird!

Bird explodes after being hit by a Randy Johnson pitch

Mark Gurman: Apple Watch expected in March

Mark Gurman: Apple’s next major Mac revealed: the radically new 12-inch MacBook Air

Is only one USB Type-C port enough? 

PlugBug adapter for current MacBooks

Is this the end of MagSafe?

John Gruber on charging the purported USB-only MacBook

Inductive charging

Will it have a retina screen?

Gurman’s report claims a “higher-resolution display”

Will it come in space gray?

Michael and Jason fondly look back on the black iPhone 5

Marco Arment: Apple has lost the functional high ground

Is the annual iOS/Mac OS release schedule sustainable?

Our experience with iOS/Mac OS bugs

Springboard crashes

Alarm snooze bug

iPad multitouch gesture bug

Fix is to pull down notification center

Spotlight app search bug

Fix is to send yourself an email (yes, really)

Tools & Toys: Setting up and maintaining a paperless home and office

Hazel app for Mac OS

Automating file organization and scanning receipts

Workflow app for iOS

Casey Liss’s Workflow recipes

Do you pay for apps?

Our friend @MattRod on paying for apps

The Oatmeal on the app/coffee analogy

The 2014 Panic Report

Nike to release Back to the Future shoes with “power laces” in 2015

A breakthrough in power lace technology??

Tony Hawk rides a hoverboard!

Not really

Bonus: Mac Tonight compilation (this is literally the stuff Mike dreams of)

Sorry for another late episode — the holidays are really messing with our recording schedule. We promise to record on our regular day (Wednesday) and should have the next episode out later this week.

In this episode, one of us walks into a pole, and more:

Happy New Year and Christmas gifts

Bellroy Note Sleeve wallet

Synology DS214 Network Attached Storage (NAS)

Is iTunes too bloated?

Spotify as an iTunes replacement for playing local files

Follow-up

We’re co-owners of Hawaii 2!

Mike got a Sodastream

John Gruber’s three keys to success (from Episode 87 of The Talk Show – first 5 minutes):

A fussy way of making coffee (Chemex, AeroPress)

A clicky keyboard (IBM Model M, Das)

Over-carbonated water (Sodastream)

Jason’s “fussy” coffee method

Hacking Keurig 2.0 machines

Bottled vs. fountain soda

Former Mythbuster Grant Imahara hired by McDonald’s

Jason’s trip to Morocco

Jason’s iPad photography workflow

Apple Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader

VSCO Cam

Ken Griffey Jr. and Randy Johnson are professional photographers?

Black Mirror sweeps nation

Our favorite (and least favorite) episodes

‘Black Mirror’ technology that will soon be real

Are we in the golden age of television?

The Wire remastered in HD — is it really the best show ever made or just the best show to come out at the time?

Mike and Jason agree to watch The Wire and discuss the show in future episodes

Our predictions for 2015

Retina MacBook Air

Samsung announces 12″ ultrabook with retina quality display

12″ iPad Pro

Render of alleged iPad with stereo speakers

Apple Watch

Jason’s bet with @chrisdrackett that Apple Watch will be released by 2/22/15 (c’mon, Tim!)

9to5mac’s editorial: Will Apple Watch begin as a monster success or total flop? Neither

Apple TV

Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) 2015

The appeal of watching other people play video games

Yellow Shirt Guy (or Blueglass?)

A special message from Mimi the dog!

Sorry for the delay in posting this week!  This week (which was really last week):

Jason’s upcoming trip to Morocco

Jason and Karen’s super secret company idea

Riad – a traditional Moroccan house or palace with an interior garden or courtyard. The word riad comes from the Arabian term for garden, “ryad”.

Thanks, Wikipedia (The more you know!)

Unlocking phones and cell phone providers

T-Mobile Data Stash

T-Mobile international free data test

Foursquare feeds for adding checkins to Google Calendar/iCal

Cameras and trips

Jason’s camera – Olympus E-P5 (DP Review)

Michael’s camera – Fuji X100 (DP Review)

Fuji X100T (Ken Rockwell’s review)

Our dream camera – Sony a7s (DP Review)

Selfie stick – Hey random tourists! We don’t need you to take our pics.

Follow-up

Cards Against Humanity Bullcrap (see pics below)

Cards Against Humanity

Sonos Play:1

Beep!

Samsung’s payment platform announcement and Huawei announces Honor 6 Plus

Jason and Michael discuss companies “copying” each other

Ultimate Galaxy S5 Water Test (YouTube)

Rate and review For The Podcast on iTunes. Thanks everyone!

And here’s Michael’s bullcrap:

On this week’s show:

Delivery pizza

Pizza Hut’s “The Flavor of Now” promotion

Real vs. fake Christmas trees

Follow-up

iPad Air 2 Smart Cover is different than the original iPad Air Smart Cover

Michael’s frustration that Beats Music still requires Flash

Steve Jobs’ Thoughts On Flash

Safari vs. Chrome

Chrome bug affecting battery life (which Google has promised to fix)

Star Wars clarification by special guest, Justin

Our thoughts on spoilers

Trailer for ‘The Double,’ the Richard Gere movie that reveals a major plot twist 

J.J. Abrams’ WIRED article on the Magic of Mystery and J.J. Abrams’ TED talk

Woot Bag of Crap and Cards Against Humanity is sending people bullshit (literally)

@savedyouaclick and BuzzFeed’s article on @savedyouaclick

Is there a cutoff for when you can safely spoil something?

Black Mirror is now available on Netflix

Not gonna lie, I’m actually a little impressed (surprised?) that we made it to the third episode.

Follow-up!

Black Friday haul

Jason’s early iPad Air 2 impressions

Logitech Keys-To-Go impressions

25% off iTunes gift card

Burger/fries supremacy (Shake Shack vs. Smashburger vs. In-N-Out vs. Five Guys)

More Coin impressions

Jurassic World NOT being directed by Spielberg

Star Wars teaser

Our thoughts on the new lightsaber

Colbert on the lightsaber controversy

io9’s shot-for-shot dissection

Pocket’s stats on how larger iPhone screens are affecting mobile reading habits

#Homescreen app

Michael’s homescreen

Jason’s homescreen

Fingerkey app

Jason’s declining video game skills (sorry, no link for this one)

This week we discuss:

Black Friday deals

Target iPad Air 2 (w/ $140 gift card)

Best Buy iPad Air 2 ($100 off)

TiVo

Nintendo amiibo(s)

Logitech Keys-To-Go Bluetooth keyboard

Coin Beta

Verge hands-on with Coin Beta

Jurassic World trailer

The very first episode of our podcast. It can only get better, right? Let’s hope so!

Jason’s never-ending Retina iMac problems

Rember test results

YouTube Music Key

Smooth McGroove!

Our iPad buying plans

Air vs. Retina Mini

Black Friday deals

Jason returns his iPhone 6 Plus

iPhone 6 vs. iPhone 6 Plus comparison

iPad Air 2 as a possible laptop replacement

Rumored 12″ iPad “Pro” vs. 12″ Retina MacBook Air