Under the equal-time rule of the Honesty in Podcast Programming Online Act of 2017 (HIPPO), we are bound by law to spend 20 minutes talking about playing Jeopardy with Alexa and Alex Trebek on the Echo. Sorry, not sorry.

Plus: we take a sneak peek at Tim Cook’s remake of the acclaimed 1997 thriller “The Game”. 🎲 .

Links:

• Who will be this year’s Taco Hero? - Taco Bell
• People followed by KFC (@kfc) | Twitter
• This Is The Greatest Sports Day Of The Year | FiveThirtyEight
• Chad Moriyama on Twitter: "Amazing catch considering. https://t.co/EU8oiWp0cT"
• Wilson (@wilson.goldenretriever) • Instagram photos and videos
• Coda is a next-generation spreadsheet designed to make Excel a thing of the past - The Verge
• iOS 11 Bug: Typing 1+2+3 Quickly in the Calculator App Won't Get You 6 - Mac Rumors
• Zune's Brown Color Sucks, Analyst Says
• Zune bug explained in detail | TechCrunch
• Apple Says iPhone X Will Be Available for Walk-In Customers at Stores on Launch Day - Mac Rumors
• Apple invites Upgrade Program members to ‘get a head start on your upgrade to iPhone X’ | 9to5Mac
• Apple's iPhone Upgrade Program gets more and more convenient - Six Colors
• Apple’s new TV shows will be nipple-free - Recode
• Accidental Tech Podcast: 244: The Mac Renaissance
• Amazon Hub
• Amazon Key opens your home for indoor deliveries
• Amazon Prime members won’t have to pay for ‘premium’ Alexa skills
• Uber introduces a credit card | TechCrunch
• Uber’s new credit card could be a tough sell (updated)
• The Worst Internet In America | FiveThirtyEight
• Ford's on-demand van service is running again in San Francisco
• New Research on How Ride-Hailing Impacts Travel Behavior - Features | Planetizen
• TiVo embraces voice controls in new Bolt Vox, Mini Vox, and Vox Remote | Ars Technica
• UC Davis - Disruptive Transportation: The Adoption, Utilization, and Impacts of Ride-Hailing in the United States
• Snapchat (SNAP) has hundreds of thousands of pairs of unsold Spectacles — Quartz
• Find a Snapbot – Spectacles by Snap Inc.
• Exclusive: Microsoft Has Stopped Manufacturing The Kine | Co.Design
• Watch Player on the App Store
• The Uncertain Hour
• How to Use Tide PODS® | Basic Guide - Tide

Everyone is pouring billions into the original streaming content land rush of 2017 and nobody is happy. Little do these execs know they could pick up the rights to Supermarket Sweep for the price of a Kindle Oasis; heck, Jeff just bought 400 grocery stores, do we even have to connect the dots?

This week: Apple’s MacBook Pro chickens are coming home to roost, Disney’s consumer friendly video play, the nuclear waste dump that is Twitter, and sometimes Ryan calls the Comcast CableCARD support line just to say “hi”. 👋 .

Links:

• iPhone 7 Plus Photo
• Sonos One review: The best-sounding smart speaker you can buy
• Apple—not a network or streaming giant—nabs a Spielberg TV series reboot | Ars Technica
• Netflix could spend $8 billion on content next year
• Disney ‘Movies Anywhere’ adds flicks from Fox, Warner, Sony and Universal
• Amazon’s Alexa can now recognize different voices and give personalized responses - The Verge
• Garmin teamed up with Amazon to make a tiny Echo Dot for your car | Ars Technica
• Totally driverless cars could be allowed on California roads by June 2018 - LA Times
• The impossible dream of USB-C – Marco.org
• The new MacBook keyboard is ruining my life | The Outline
• One person’s history of Twitter, from beginning to end
• Nvidia launches GeForce Now beta, turns your Mac into a virtual gaming PC | 9to5Mac
• Oculus Go is a $199 VR headset that doesn't require a phone
• Watch Player on the App Store
• Save on UPS Battery Replacement, APC RBC Replacement Battery Cartridges , UPS Battery Kits | RefurbUPS.com

Some days you feel like a Dallas Star, others you might as well be on teeth collection duty for the Redmond VLOOKUPs. This week, we’re a little out of sorts, but only because we spent all our time trying to think of one current living hockey player who isn’t Wayne Gretzky. Can’t do it. Cannot be done.

Plus: a step-by-step guide on how to Live Mas®, Canada asks #WTS, and putting up a permanent away message on AOL Instant Messenger. 🏒 .

Links:

• The Departed (2006) - IMDb
• Sears Canada to apply to liquidate all remaining stores, affecting 12,000 jobs | Globalnews.ca
• What The Sears | Sears Canada
• Taco Bell's Naked Egg Taco - Taco Bell
• Everything Google announced at its October 4 event - Business Insider
• Only Microsoft Signature Can Save the PC Industry From Itself - Thurrott.com
• Microsoft Signature program: Bringing the Apple experience to the PC | ZDNet
• The New York Times is giving new digital subscribers a free Google Home - The Verge
• Office Sweepstakes
• Daring Fireball: Only Apple
• The Daily - Podcasts - The New York Times
• Upside - Best Business Travel Deals, Rewards
• Sonos unveils new ‘One’ wireless speaker with Alexa voice control, upcoming AirPlay 2 support | 9to5Mac
• Sonos One (singular sensation) and other news from today's event - Six Colors
• Amazon’s NFL audience beat Twitter’s — but is still much smaller than TV - Recode
• AIM on Twitter: "All good things come to an end. On Dec 15, we'll bid farewell to AIM. Thank you to all our users! #AIMemories https://t.co/b6cjR2tSuU https://t.co/V09Fl7EPMx"
• Canary is charging for services that used to be free, and everyone is mad - The Verge
• Bleacher Report: Sports News on the App Store
• Apple Caramel Greek Yogurt | Trader Joe's — Apple Caramel Greek Yogurt
• Amazon.com : Trader Joe's Smoked Ghost Chilies with Grinder, 0.7 oz : Grocery & Gourmet Food

The more things change, the more they stay the same. This week, we dive deeper into the new Echos, look at iPhone X and its probable effect on total iPhone sales, and re-litigate the merits of an actual Apple TV.

Plus: we learn that the start of Ryan’s fiscal year is dictated by when IKEA has its free meatball weekend. 🇸🇪 .

Links:

• Twitter just doubled the character limit for tweets to 280 - The Verge
• Echo users can now call phone numbers in North America free - Six Colors
• Introducing Echo Connect - Amazon Official Site - Turns your Echo into a voice-controlled speakerphone
• Ikea’s smart lights are as stylish and breakable as its furniture - The Verge
• The IKEA TV Reviewed: Worse Than Assembling 100 Bookshelves at Once
• SLADDA Bicycle - 28 " - IKEA
• IKEA buys TaskRabbit to help you build furniture
• Daring Fireball: Cultural Insularity and Apple TV
• The case for Apple to finally just make a TV - The Verge
• Bob Burrough on Twitter: "https://t.co/xGDws5UD06"
• Designing Websites for iPhone X | WebKit
• Self-driving cars are coming faster than you think. What will that mean for public radio? » Nieman Journalism Lab
• How Apple is managing the iPhone buying dilemma | Macworld
• IKEA Place on the App Store
• PCalc
• Tina Fey was handing out free cheese fries in NYC today. : pics
• Bossypants: Tina Fey: 8601400317013: Amazon.com: Books

Episode tasting notes: hints of apple and cactus, bitter at points but with a smooth finish. This week: two very uninformed people talk about wine, the moral leadership of Coach Pop, and Amazon’s quartet of new Echos. Also, Ryan is apparently quite pupset about his Series 3 something-or-other. ⌚️.

Links:

• IKEA 365+ VÄRDEFULL Corkscrew - IKEA
• The Best Way to Keep Open Wine Fresh | The Sweethome
• Draymond Green on Twitter: "Still wondering how this guy is running our country.... 🤔🤔🤔"
• AT&T’s DirecTV Is Giving Refunds on NFL Packages Due to Protests - Bloomberg
• What we need from Apple to make standalone Apple Watch podcast apps – Marco.org
• OmniFocus 2.21 for iOS User Manual - OmniFocus Extended
• Major macOS (incl. High Sierra) Keychain password extraction vulnerability to be addressed by Apple in update [Video] | 9to5Mac
• Amazon.com: Samsung Fast Charge Wireless Charging Convertible Stand W/ AFC Wall Charger (US Version with Warranty), Tan: Cell Phones & Accessories
• The 5 biggest announcements from today’s Amazon hardware event - The Verge
• Bose gets into the truly wireless game with SoundSport Free earbuds - The Verge
• iCloud - Photos - Apple
• Just Press Record on the App Store
• Amazon.com: Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM): Computers & Accessories

If you accidentally create a branded podcast for a local restaurant group, how would one go about parlaying that into some type of ‘free food for life’ situation? Asking for a friend.

This week, we talk Blue Barn, emergency pods, early Apple Watch reviews, and searching for purpose in The Notch®. Plus: Ryan’s laptop gives up the ghost and he gives fancy cameras one more try. 📷 .

Links:

• Menus - Blue Barn Gourmet
• Little Snitch 4
• New York Times reporter Mike Isaac is writing a book about Uber - Recode
• darth:™ on Twitter: "@MikeIsaac https://t.co/IicyQYsbYC"
• Apple starts rolling out 4K HDR content to iTunes, upgrading prior purchases free of charge | 9to5Mac
• Todd Vaziri on Twitter: "I dare you to show this to Christopher Nolan. https://t.co/kfqyGYKFsS"
• The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 201, With Special Guest Matthew Panzarino
• Carlos Sample Photo (a7R)
• Carlos Sample Photo (iPhone)
• Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE review: missed connections - The Verge
• Apple Watch Series 3 Review: Untethered... and Unreliable - WSJ
• Apple Watch Series 3's "LTE problems" are actually an existing Wi-Fi bug | iMore
• iOS - Health - Apple
• iOS 11's Control Center: How it works
• Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Aren't Fully Disabled When Toggled Off in Control Center on iOS 11 - Mac Rumors
• The Private Browser With Automatic Ad Blocker | Firefox Focus

Christmas in Cupertino is here and we hope you took your change jar to the CoinStar at the Safeway because Tim Cook ain’t f***ing around with these new price points. This week, we cut through all the queso and fake news and review Apple’s September media event, the iPhone 8 and X, and look ahead to 2020.

Links:

• Start-up Bodega learns an important branding lesson; apologizes after Internet outrage - LA Times
• Why the Equifax breach is very possibly the worst leak of personal info ever | Ars Technica
• Apple Events - Keynote September 2017 - Apple
• Upgrade #158: New Theater Smell - Relay FM
• Watch - Apple
• Removing “Send to Watch” – Marco.org
• Apple TV 4K - Apple
• Apple TV 4K: Disney Said to Be the Only Studio Holding Out | Fortune.com
• iPhone - Apple
• Designing for iPhone X - Fall 2017 - Videos - Apple Developer
• Apple adds new mail-in option to iPhone Upgrade program ahead of iPhone 8/iPhone X release | 9to5Mac
• Stranger Things | Netflix Official Site
• 2018 Subaru Crosstrek | Subaru Commercial | Welcome to the Pack - YouTube
• Subaru Loyalty - YouTube
• Subaru Dog Tested - YouTube

Garlic fries and chicken tenders, Jeff Bezos as Seattle’s true 12th man, and a crash course in the time honored tradition of cheating in New England sports. Plus: two very different opinions on Apple’s upcoming iPhone pricing strategy and a preview of next week’s fall press event. 🥊 .

Links:

• Boston Red Sox Used Apple Watches to Steal Signs Against Yankees - The New York Times
• What Ford’s pizza delivery experiment says about its autonomy strategy | Ars Technica
• Apple Sept. 12 event: New iPhone 8, Apple Watch 3 and more - CNET
• Analyst suggests Apple could bundle Apple Music & iCloud tier to boost iPhone 8 sales | 9to5Mac
• Startup Juicero Shutters Operations and Seeks a Buyer - Bloomberg
• darth:™ on Twitter: "hey this one is full of french fries every body https://t.co/VqK68DYjZd"
• Rent and buy amazing gadgets - cameras, lenses, wearables, fitness gear, drones and more | Lumoid.com
• Sony a7R II Alpha Mirrorless Digital Camera (a7RII Camera Body) B&H
• Carlos Gomez (@cgomez) • Instagram photos and videos
• The Best Photo Inkjet Printer | The Wirecutter
• Amazon.com : Olympus TG-5 Waterproof Camera with 3-Inch LCD, Black (V104190BU000) : Camera & Photo
• AirPods - Apple

Disconnecting and staying connected, entertainment economics, and fair-trade Echo Dots. Plus: Amazon does Apple a solid and slashes the price of avocados so millenials can afford the upcoming iPhone. Don’t worry Gen Y, homeownership is just a couple of skipped brunches away. 🍳 .

Programming note: short episode this week because, um, NAFTA.

Links:

• Apple fights Hollywood to price 4K movies on iTunes at $20 - The Verge
• Daring Fireball: WSJ: Apple to Hold iPhone Launch Event on 12 September
• Apple to price iPhone 8 ‘around $999’, according to NYT | 9to5Mac
• ⚡️Jason Shellen on Twitter: "It's happening. https://t.co/FjYEReTdZy"
• Whole Foods is already hawking Amazon Echo speakers
• Amazon will lower Whole Foods prices right away and Prime members will get special discounts - Recode
• Amazon Echo gains multi-room music playback ahead of HomePod, Sonos smart speaker | 9to5Mac
• Ashley Mayer on Twitter: "One small step for Whole Foods. One giant leap for millennial home ownership. https://t.co/52aTBYg0nN"
• AMC wants to opt out of MoviePass' one-movie-a-day deal
• Apple is in Talks to Offer $50 Home Movie Rentals Only Weeks After a Movie's Theatrical Debut
• Casper announces a new high-end mattress called the Wave | TechCrunch
• Tesla’s Push to Build a Self-Driving Car Sparked Dissent Among Its Engineers - WSJ
• Chevy EV Life: Bolt EV Charging Guide | Chevrolet
• How Apple Plans to Change the Way You Use the Next iPhone - Bloomberg
• Amazon.com: [UL Listed] Poweradd Travel Power Adapter Kits - Dual 2.4A USB Ports + 2 Outlets Wall Charger with Worldwide Wall Plugs for UK, US, AU, Europe & Asia, Gift Pouch Included (Not Converter): Home Audio & Theater
• TurnStyle 20 - Convertible Premium Camera Sling Bag • Think Tank Photo

Americans have always been innovators, pioneers and visionaries. We invented the light bulb, the television, the iPhone and most notably — the Domino's DXP. This week: bad ice cream, pizza chain reinvention, subscription fatigue and we catch utopian Olympic fever.

It's okay. You can like LA while also knowing the universal truth that the Dodgers suck. ⚾️ .

Links:

• What Brands Are Actually Behind Trader Joe’s Snacks? - Eater
• Domino's DXP
• The Scoop On Our Pints — HALO TOP
• Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Pints
• Three Twins Ice CreamProducts - Three Twins Ice Cream
• KGI: LTE Apple Watch likely using eSIM, no phone calling or Android support expected | 9to5Mac
• Daring Fireball: Ming-Chi Kuo: 'Apple Watch 3 to Come in LTE and Non-LTE Models, No Obvious Form Factor Change'
• New video offers hands-on look at iPhone 7s Plus dummy, comparison with iPhone 8 | 9to5Mac
• Canary security system gains two-way audio feature, faster streaming, & web app | 9to5Mac
• eero Plus: Worry Free Wifi Security
• Popular writing app Ulysses switches to subscription model | TechCrunch
• Microsoft Surface Membership - Microsoft Store
• Google pays $3 billion for default search on iOS, estimated to be bulk of Apple services business | 9to5Mac
• Ikea smart lightbulbs get HomeKit, Alexa and Google Home support | TechCrunch
• Mayor Eric Garcetti and Casey Wasserman on Landing the 2028 Summer Olympics (Ep. 243) by The Bill Simmons Podcast | Free Listening on SoundCloud
• The reality of post-Olympic Rio
• Amazon.com: iClever Portable Foldable Keyboard Wireless (Designed for Better Typing), Ultra Slim Rechargeable Bluetooth Keyboard for Windows iOS Mac Android Tablets Smartphones, Gray: Computers & Accessories
• iClever Bluetooth Keyboard review: Compact and long-lasting, but not without quirks - Six Colors
• The Larry Sanders Show - Wikipedia