Apple’s new iPhone battery pack has received a bit of design dissing this week. Many have said it “looks like a hump” and we think it sort of appears as though the iPhone swallowed a sheep, like an anaconda (see: Apple debuts Smart Battery Case for iPhone 6s, extends life up to 25 hours).

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.

Music: Acoustic Blues Jam by Stefano Cirignano under a Creative Commons License

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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories

* Uneeq Company Launches in Minneapolis

* Mariner Software

* Target opens a holiday-themed playground to sell toys and test ideas in New York

* Best Buy’s CEO Tries to Shake Off Ghosts of Christmases Past

* 3M to showcase opportunities at 2015 Internet of Things World Forum

Other Top Tech Stories

* Internet Of Things Holiday Sales: 50 Million Smart Objects

* A Search Engine for the Internet’s Dirty Secrets

* Bitcoin’s Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Is Probably This Unknown Australian Genius

* Satoshi’s PGP Keys Are Probably Backdated and Point to a Hoax

* Apple Pay, Android Pay — now Walmart Pay

* Apple

* Report: Apple suspends plans for web TV service as it struggles to negotiate w/ networks

* CBS CEO Les Moonves explains why your future cable bill could be as low as $30 a month

* Big Cable’s Sledgehammer Is Coming Down

* Apple acquisition rumors send GoPro stock soaring

* Why Gadget Warranties Are (Almost) Never Worth It

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