Join us this week for the next installment in Chris' phone saga. We also discuss the merits of digital assistants everywhere, and the Samsung Galaxy Fold finally exists!

• Jason's New Keyboard 
• Chris' Apple Store Experience(s)
• Amazon Echo Glasses & Ring
• The Galaxy Fold is out! (for real this time)

After a bunch of follow up, Jason gets jealous of people on the other side of the world, questions whether the Christmas feelings are too early, and gets stressed about Chris’s organization style. The pair finishes up with a discussion on recently released iOS 13.

• Final Follow-up on WoW Classic Numbers
  • 3000+ People in Queue
  • 90+ minute wait
• Follow-up: Jason’s Password Manager
• Follow-up: Chris’ iPhone Order
  • “Does anyone that preorders not get theirs right away?” -Jason
• Follow-up: C# Playstation Emulator
• Disney+ Testing in the Netherlands
  • JustWatch List of Disney+ Content
• Too Early for Christmas Music?
• Clean Desktop/Dock
• iOS 13

We start this week with a rousing discussion of password managers, move through some gaming news including the reveal of the new Ring Fit Adventure for the Nintendo Switch, and finally wind up talking about everything Apple announced last week. 

• Intro 
• 5-second follow-up 
• Password practices 
  • Sign up for LastPass 
  • https://www.lastpass.com/password-generator 
  • https://xkpasswd.net/s/ 
• Sega Genesis Mini 
• Ring Fit Adventure
• Apple Event 
  • Apple Arcade 
  • Apple TV+ 
  • Apple Watch 
  • iPhone 11

Game subscriptions lead the show this week because we got Xbox Game Pass with our new computers. We also discuss some of Chris’ favorite music podcasts, and a really weird Switch teaser that Nintendo made last week...

• Follow-Up
  • WoW Classic 
  • Guinness Book of World Records—Pride and Accomplishment 
• So much gaming going on - Subscriptions 
• • UPLAY+ 
  • Xbox Game Pass 
  • Sea of Thieves 
  • Forza Horizon 4 
  • Gears of War 5 
  • EA Origin All Access 
  • Guild Wars 2 
• Music and Soundtracks 
• • For Scores Podcast 
  • Strong Songs Podcast 
• Switch 
• • SNES games on Switch Online 
  • Overwatch coming to Switch 
  • Switch Fit? 
• Apple Event 

This week, Chris visited a car dealership! We discuss the Disney+ details that were revealed at the D23 Expo, and we dissect the teaser for Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker. Finally, Chris gives his thoughts on WoW Classic.

• Chris buys a car? 
• Disney+ 
  • Lady and the Tramp 
  • November 12th 
  • The Mandalorian 
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi Series  
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oprcKowb-8 
• Rise of Skywalker Trailer 
  • Swiss Army Lightsaber 
• WoW Classic

Jason finally built a PC, Chris returned something to Amazon, and lootboxes are about to get a little less random.

• More weird gas pumps 
• Jason built a PC too 
  • https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Fz6BfH 
• T-Shirts 
• Packageless Returns to Amazon 
• Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony to require Loot Boxes Odds
  • So Rocket League said, no more loot boxes

After a not-so-brief unplanned hiatus, we are back! As penance, we have brought a special guest with us and we’re talking about unlimited movies, Ninja on Mixer, Minecraft, and it’s finally come to be PC building season...

Show Notes:

• We’re Back! 
• Welcome Special Guest 
• Movies 
  • Spider-Man: Far From Home 
  • Regal Unlimited 
  • AMC Stubs A-List 

• Gaming
  • Console Wars
  • Ninja on Mixer 
  • Convincing Chris to play Minecraft 
• We’re building PCs 
  • Xbox Game Pass

This week we talk about Minecraft and other crafting games, Nvidia’s new graphics cards, the prevalance of the 1980s all over the Internet, and we have some fun with Dark UI patterns.

• Minecraft 
  • Toy Story Crossover 
  • Minecraft On-Demand 
• Nvidia SUPER Graphics Cards 
• 1980s everywhere 
  • New Coke 
  • Windows 1.0 
  • Rocket League Radical Summer 
  • Fortnite x Stranger Things 
  • Stranger Things Season 3 
• Dark Patterns

This week we talk about our frustration with gas stations and our thoughts on the Steam Summer Sale. Also, EA has dug themselves an even deeper hole, Chris is considering installing the macOS beta, and Pokèmon GO is still a thing. Finally, NASA is doing something cool with one of their old control centers. 

• Travel Follow-up 
  • Switch carrying case 
• Gas Station Nonsense 
• CarPlay 
• Steam Sale
• MacOS Beta? 
• Pokemon Go resurgence? 
• EA Loot Boxes 
  • “surprise mechanics” that are “ethical and fun” 
• Apollo Mission Control

A slightly different episode this week, where we talk about our setups when traveling. Also, Jason explains his favorite mouse and Chris explains Dota Underlords.

Got a travel tip for us? Email us at [email protected]!

• Travel Notes 
  • What do you take when you travel? 4 days? 14 days? 
  • PC Gaming on the Go? 
    • Warframe 
    • Steelseries Rival 500 
    • Macbooks get HOT 
  • Switch Dock 
  • Anker 6 Port USB Charger 
  • Grid It! 
• Dota Underlords