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  • 24. We Are Alive!

    This week, Chris and Glenn are back in the hot seats, as we discuss the Apple TV, Streaming TV, Star Wars, Nintendo, and everyone's favorite fall holiday - Halloween!

    The Topics

    upNext for the Apple TV

    Magic Keyboard 2 with iPad

    New Lightning powered Beats Pill

    Yahoo streams the NFL

    The Force Awakens trailer

    Did Luke go to the Dark Side?

    The Verge reports on “overwhelming 45 screen setup of new iPhone

    Verizon upping the price for unlimited data customers

    Clarification on Price increase for in-contract devices

    Nintendo announces their first iOS game, not a lot of info yet, but this has sparked some great discussions in the past.

    Halloween How To: Dress Like the ‘1984’ Macintosh Runner

    Something of the Week:

    Ian: Productive for iPhone

    Chris: the new Apple TV

    Glenn: SuperGirl on CBS | Apple’s new Magic Accessories

    1 hr 13 min
  • 24. We Are Alive
    This week, Chris and Glenn are back in the hot seats, as we discuss the Apple TV, Streaming TV, Nintendo, and everyone's favorite fall holiday - Halloween!   We also discuss our theory on Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Ian gives some advice on how to watch the first 6 movies for the best experience.Follow us on Twitter: @MacnificentFM | Tweet us your questions with #AskMacnificent | Show Notes at www.MacnificentPodcast.com/24
    1 hr 13 min
  • 23. Future Day, Virtual Reality, and Microsoft’s New Hardware (guest Chase Meusel)

    On Episode 23 of Macnificent User Experience (UX) Researcher, Iowa State University Graduate student, and Ian's long time friend Chase Meusel sits in to discuss Back to the Future Day and the things we were promised in 2015, as well as new Magic accessories and that latest product line-up from Microsoft.

    The Links

    Iowa State Human Computer Interaction Program

    ISU Virtual Reality Applications Center

    Future Day - What came true in 2015

    Rift Coaster for Oculus

    4D Film Experience

    Merril Shoes

    Nike Auto-lacing shoes

    Accessible shoe lacing

    Hello Internet Podcast

    Magic Accessories

    Chase's Split Keyboard

    Microsoft 5-Button Intellimouse

    Dvorak Keyboard Layout

    Microsoft Surface Pro 4

    Microsoft Surface Book

    Microsoft Band 2

    Microsoft's Internet Explorer commercial

    Something of the Week:

    Chase: Hudways Glass

    Ian: Anker Ultra Slim Compact Bluetooth Keyboard

    Chase's Twitter

    Chase's Website/Research

    1 hr 14 min
  • 23. Future Day, Virtual Reality, and Microsoft's New Hardware (guest Chase Meusel)
    On Episode 23 of Macnificent User Experience (UX) Researcher, Iowa State University Graduate student, and Ian's long time friend, Chase Meusel, sits in to discuss Back to the Future Day and the things we were promised in 2015, as well as new Magic accessories and that latest product line-up from Microsoft.Follow us on Twitter: @MacnificentFM | Tweet us your questions with #AskMacnificent | Show Notes at www.MacnificentPodcast.com/23
    1 hr 14 min
  • 22. Swimming with iPhone and The Skinny on Winning the Fitness Game

    More FUD, Christmas comes early for one of us, taking a swim with your iPhone, and the skinny on winning the fitness game!

    All the Links

    YiSpecter iOS Malware

    Apple’s response to YiSpector | The Loop

    Apple has begun selling official Apple Watch lugs

    Chris is a rat bastard with a new Apple TV

    Amazon pulls the Apple TV because competition

    The "nearly waterproof" iPhone 6S and 6S plus

    Apple Watch and the Gamification of Health

    Misfit Shine

    Tim Cook emails employees on 4th anniversary of passing of Steve Jobs

    Something of the Week:

    Ian: Tweetbot 4 - $4.99

    Glenn: Adobe Photoshop Fix - Free

    Chris: OnanOff Sound Cover for the iPad

    56 min
  • 21. Politics & Content Blockers, 6S Success, and Paying for Music

    This week, we 3D touch on the new iPhones, and discuss the success of the new device, look at how we backup and restore from our old phones, discuss our stance on Apple Music as it takes it’s first dip into our wallets, and are content blockers just corrupt politicians?

    All The Links

    Content Blocker “Crystal” will whitelist some ads… for a price?

    Backing up your iPhone to your Mac

    Zane Lowe on Beats 1

    Is Wi-Fi Assist Eating Your Data Donut?

    Facebook Hoax

    Simple Mac Exploit Bypasses OS X Gatekeeper Security

    Something of the Week:

    Ian: Purify Content Blocker for iOS - $0.99

    Glenn: AG Drive for iOS - $3.99

    Chris: Echo PowerConnect 4000mAh portable charger. Around$44

    1 hr 15 min
  • 20. iPad Pro, Apple TV Gaming, & Content Blockers

    This week, Glenn is back with us and discussing his thoughts on all the Apple things announced for the fall, we weigh the pros and cons of Apple TV gaming, and how mobile content blockers are shaking up the web.

    The Topics

    iPad mini 4 is a tiny iPad Air 2

    Facetime Android

    Gaming on Apple TV?

    Apple TV Games Must Sport Siri Remote

    Ouya

    watchOS 2 delayed, out now

    Apple screws up iOS 9 update big time for many users

    XcodeGhost iOS App Store “Hack”

    Woman receives her rose gold iPhone 6S early, proceeds to benchmark and take photos & videos

    Apple Rickrolls Apple Watch Support Page

    Apple’s Previous iOS 7 Rickroll

    Marco Arment Releases Peace content blocker

    Marco Arment Pulls Peace from App Store

    The Verge’s Fancy Javascript Trickery

    MacStories subscriptions program

    Somethings of the Week

    Glenn: Season 2 of Gotham

    Chris: DataMan Next with Apple Watch Complications

    Ian: Day One for iOS

    1 hr 23 min
  • 19. Hey Siri, Can We Get A Loan?

    In Episode 19, Chris Rauschnot is back with Ian and Mr. Hauk to discuss all the things Apple announced at the Sept. 9th "Hey Siri, Give Us A Hint" event. We break down all the little gems of Apple Watch, iPad Pro, iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, Apple's iPhone Upgrade Program, and the exciting new Apple TV.

    All The Links

    Watch the Full Apple Keynote

    watchOS 2

    Apple adds Gold and Rose Gold to Apple Watch

    Hermès Apple Watch Bands

    New Apple Watch Sport Bands

    Welcome to the family, iPad Pro

    Apple Pencil

    Logitech iPad Pro Keyboard

    iPad Pro Smart Keyboard

    iPhone 6S and 6S Plus

    3D Touch

    iPhone Upgrade Program

    Siri learns your voice

    Live Photos for iPhone 6S/6S Plus

    New Apple TV

    Documentation on 200MB App Limit

    Siri Remote

    SteelSeries Nimbus Controller

    Apple TV Universal Search

    1 hr 3 min
  • 19. Hey Siri, Can We Get A Loan? A Recap of Apple's Sept. 9 Event
    In Episode 19, Chris Rauschnot is back with Ian and Mr. Hauk to discuss all the things Apple announced at the Sept. 9th "Hey Siri, Give Us A Hint" event.  We break down all the little gems of Apple Watch, iPad Pro, iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, Apple's iPhone Upgrade Program, and the exciting new Apple TV.Follow us on Twitter: @MacnificentFM | Tweet us your questions with #AskMacnificent | Show Notes at MacnificentPodcast.com/19
    1 hr 3 min
  • 18. Predictions for Apple’s iPhone Event and Apple TV vs. Steam Machine

    This week, we discuss the last rounds of rumors before Apple's Sept. 9 event, from iPhone to iPad, Apple TV to Mac, and what Apple is bringing to the table for it's next round of devices. We also give our 2015/2016 Apple wish list, and discuss how Apple could transform both streaming video and gaming in one fell swoop.

    All the Links

    Alleged rumor round-up

    Force touch/3D Touch

    iPhone Photographer Austin Mann on iPhone 6S Camera

    App Store Gaming joins Twitter, brings hope to gaming on new Apple TV

    Report: Gaming to be a Central Feature of New Apple TV

    iPad to get Keyboard, Apple Watch to get affordable Gold

    iPad Pro to start at 64GB

    Never too early for an iPhone 7 Rumor…

    Something of the Week

    DaisyDisk 4 – Find & Remove Those Large Files Eating Up Your Mac’s Hard Drive Space

    Star Wars BB-8 Sphero

    Editorial for iOS

    56 min

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Macnificent is a tech podcast, revolving around (or near) Apple. Each episode, Ian Fuchs discusses a topic (or set of topics) around the latest in the tech sphere. Sometimes there are guests, other…