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- Episode 143: Fried Chicken and Champagne
If a HomePod debuts in a forest and nobody is around to give Siri a request it can’t answer, does it really exist?
This week: Amazon’s line-less concept store Amazon Go opens to record lines, Ryan hits the slopes and one of us gets hoodwinked by the Coca-Cola corporation. ⛷.
Links:
- Nintendo Announces Nintendo Labo, A Wild New Experiment For Switch
- Shareholders likely to see most of AAPL’s repatriated cash, say analysts, with $88B benefit | 9to5Mac
- Bonuses Aside, Tax Law’s Trickle-Down Impact Not Yet Clear - The New York Times
- Daring Fireball: HomePod Starts Shipping February 9, Available to Order This Friday, Still a Bit of a Mystery
- Marco Arment on Twitter: "Fill your life with the excitement and joy of music.… "
- MoviePass will invest in films to have a stake in their success
- Inside Amazon Go, a Store of the Future - The New York Times
- Amazon Go and the Future – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
- Amazon Go Photos: Here’s what the new cashier-less convenience store looks like - Recode
- IBM Supermarket on Vimeo
- Will millennials kill Costco? - The Washington Post
- Netflix Blasts Past Q4 Subscriber-Growth Expectations, Shares Soar to All-Time High – Variety
- Spotify Has New Plan to Take on Radio and Reinvent Podcasts
- Pandora wants to build the ‘podcast genome project’ and help shows monetize | 9to5Mac
- Comment: Nokia scale shows us a third risk of today’s gadgetry | 9to5Mac
- Untappd - Drink Socially
- pyTivo - Wiki
1 hr 46 min - Episode 142: Taxes and Follow Up
Grab your shovel and put on your best suit, it’s time to market the hell out of this corproate tax giveaway.
This week: Coke is thirsting after those adventurous millennial consumers while Walmart and Apple go fishing for a pat on the back from Fox & Friends’ biggest fan. 🍊 .
Links:
- The truth about Walmart’s new bonuses – ThinkProgress
- Paul Krugman on Twitter: "A few notes on wage increases attributed to the tax cut. First, unemployment is back below pre-crisis levels, but wage growth still low -- e… https://t.co/0Vln90KMtf"
- Tim Cook on Twitter: "Breaking ground in Reno today with @GovSandoval & @MayorSchieve as part of our data center expansion plan, one of many Apple initiatives whi… https://t.co/DT4Gw0Gdsg"
- Apple Gives Employees $2,500 Bonuses After New Tax Law - Bloomberg
- All-New 2019 Ford® Edge SUV Coming Soon | Ford.com
- Apple’s CarPlay is finally coming to Toyota and Lexus vehicles - The Verge
- BMW nickel and diming owners with subscription based CarPlay for $80/year | 9to5Mac
- The new Diet Coke is zesty, feisty and so thirsty for millennials’ approval - The Washington Post
- Panic ceases development of Transmit for iOS - Six Colors
- Apple’s Indirect Presence Fades from CES – Tech.pinions
- Facebook Overhauls News Feed to Focus on What Friends and Family Share - The New York Times
- HQ - Live Trivia Game Show on the App Store
1 hr 28 min - Episode 141: Gene!Coin
This week's episode is a rerun. It's all new content, sure, but it feels like watching Hamilton for a seventh time — rewarding except you already know the lyrics by heart.
On the docket: economic nationalism, unpopular policy positions, and our sincerest apologies to Bowser and Princess Peach.
Links:
- The Day's Most Fascinating News with Dave Pell
- KashMiner: Kodak licenses its name for a bitcoin mining machine - Business Insider
- Derby, beloved bat dog for the Trenton Thunder, has passed away | MLB.com
- HP Elite x3 Phablet / 3 in 1 Laptop Tablet Phone | HP® Elite x3
- HP Z VR Backpack PC | HP® Official Site
- A closer look at HTC’s new higher-resolution Vive Pro - The Verge
- Senate bill to undo the net neutrality repeal will get a vote
- World Leaders on Twitter
— World Leaders on Twitter- LG Display has made a 65-inch rollable OLED TV - The Verge
- Philips announces Hue 3.0 for iOS, Hue Sync for Mac, outdoor lighting coming soon | 9to5Mac
- b8ta: Retail store designed for trying & buying new tech products.
- Amazon.com: Philips Hue LightStrip Plus Dimmable LED Smart Light (Compatible with Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, and Google Assistant): Home Improvement
- Amazon brings Alexa to headphones and smartwatches
- Toyota will offer Alexa in its cars starting later this year | TechCrunch
- Wireless charging nears unification as Powermat cedes to Qi
- AT&T Drops Huawei’s New Smartphone Amid Security Worries - The New York Times
- Meltdown and Spectre: Here’s what Intel, Apple, Microsoft, others are doing about it | Ars Technica
- Intel CEO Krzanich sold shares after company was informed of chip flaw - Business Insider
- The Nintendo Switch Is The Fastest-Selling Console In U.S. History
- Federico Viticci on Twitter: "Tech experts a few years ago: “Nintendo should stop making hardware and just release smartphone games” Nintendo, a couple of years later https://t.co/VWTHHJIam9"
- Apple Finally Finds a Hit With Strange Headphones - The Ringer
- Wi-Fi startup Eero lays off 30 employees | TechCrunch
- CARROT Weather for iPhone, iPad, iMessage, and Apple Watch
- Pocket Casts
1 hr 39 min - Episode 140: AmazonBasics Advil
New year, new us! This week, we talk squad goals for 2018 and our new year's resolutions (spoiler: rosé all day! 😊 ). Plus: our bestie Jeff had an a-maz-ing holiday season while Tim and fam took it slow over the Xmas break.
Also, Gene!
Links:
- Password with Anthony Anderson, Terry Gross and Kesha - YouTube
- Amazon shipped over 5 billion items with Prime in 2017 | TechCrunch
- Alexa Everywhere – 500ish Words
- ecobee3 Thermostat with Sensor, Wi-Fi, 2nd Generation, Works with Amazon Alexa - - Amazon.com
- Trump Takes On Amazon Again, Urging ‘Much More’ in Postage Fees - Bloomberg
- Amazon will buy Target in 2018: influential tech analyst Gene Munster
- Daring Fireball: Marzipan
- Resolved: Stop Blaming the Pancake | 43 Folders
- Is Apple Slowing Down Old iPhones? Questions and Answers - The New York Times
- Apple temporarily drops price of iPhone battery replacement, promises iOS update to address battery health in new apology | 9to5Mac
- Apple's $29 iPhone battery replacements are available a month early
- Robot or Not? | Ice Cream (Episode 118)
- MoviePass Adds a Million Subscribers, Even if Theaters Aren’t Sold on It - The New York Times
- Dolby Cinema
- As Cell Service Expands, National Parks Become Digital Battlegrounds
- Amazon.com: Seneo iPhone X Wireless Charger, Fast Wireless Charger Charging Pad Stand for Galaxy Note 8 S8/S8 Plus S7/S7 Edge S6 Edge Plus Note 5 Standard Charge for iPhone X iPhone 8/8 Plus-NO AC Adapter: Cell Phones & Accessories
- Longform Podcast #265: Michael Barbaro · Longform
1 hr 46 min - Episode 139: The Taylor Swift of Disney
Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of a garbage fire of a year. This week, we look back on 2017 and search for the gems in a sea of fake news and unsold Snapchat glasses. Plus: Disney’s mousetrap caught a Fox while net neutrality gets the golden scissors treatment. 🦊 .
Links:
- Disney Makes $52.4 Billion Deal for 21st Century Fox in Big Bet on Streaming - The New York Times
- Disney Fox deal means a big bet on local TV sports - Recode
- Disney’s Fox acquisition means the end of Hulu as we know it - Recode
- Disney-Fox: Rupert Murdoch, Marvel, Star Wars, The Simpsons and Planet of the Apes all under one roof — Quartz
- Bryan Curtis on ESPN's Skipper Era and Ben Thompson on Netflix vs. Disney (Ep. 303) by The Bill Simmons Podcast | Free Listening on SoundCloud
- FCC Votes to End Net Neutrality Rules - Bloomberg
- Net neutrality is dead: What happens now?
- Apple Plans Combined iPhone, iPad & Mac Apps to Create One User Experience - Bloomberg
- LG OLED55C7P: Save up to $1300.00 on the LG OLED55C7P Today | LG USA
- Amazon.com: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - Season 1: Rachel Brosnahan, Michael Zegen, Alex Borstein, Marin Hinkle, Tony Shalhoub, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Daniel Palladino, Scott Ellis, Sheila Lawrence, Dhana Rivera Gilbert
2 hr - Episode 138: Putting the Chewbacca Back in Christmas
For any number of reasons, sometimes in life you just have to retire certain things. E.g.,: Kobe Bryant’s jersey numbers or a beloved pair of sneakers. We think the New York Times might want to look into that. #theupshot
This week: some wishes come true, some go unanswered, and sometimes you just want to watch Netflix without big data being judgmental af. 🔬 .
Links:
- Lumoid gear rental service has been shut down: Digital Photography Review
- The History of the Madden Curse | Digital Trends
- Apple adds first new Aerial screensaver for Apple TV 4K | 9to5Mac
- LG C7 OLED TV Calibration Settings
- Workouts++ for Apple Watch delivers podcast playback, Siri integration, more | 9to5Mac
- iPhone models dominate Flickr’s list of most popular cameras in 2017 with 54% of top 100 devices | TechCrunch
- Jony Ive returns to Apple design management role after two years | 9to5Mac
- Exclusive interview: Apple’s Phil Schiller on how the iPhone X 'seemed impossible at the start' | T3
- Apple responds to latest report claiming the iTunes Music Store is closing | 9to5Mac
- Apple confirms it has acquired Shazam - The Verge
- Amazon wants a key to your house. I did it. I regretted it. - The Washington Post
- ಠ_ಠ on Twitter: "netflix yesterday: “oh hell yeah viral twete” netflix today: “somebody go tell phil in marketing that hes fucking fired” https://t.co/cJ4fqoB3KY"
- Holiday Baking Championship | Food Network
- Fireplace by west elm on the App Store
1 hr 36 min - Episode 137: OLED Lobbyists
We regret to inform listeners that due to a lack of reciprocity in our business relationship with Amazon, we will no longer be offering our Chef’s Specials for purchase using Dash buttons or through Amazon Fresh. In progress Prime Air drone deliveries will be rerouted to the nearest Amazon Locker.
On this week’s program: pushers, dreamers, acquirers and toll collectors. 💸 .
Links:
- Casper warred with a mattress reviews site — then financed its takeover - Recode
- Gerrymandering – FiveThirtyEight
- Target launches its own mobile payments system with debut of ‘Wallet’ | TechCrunch
- Six Boring Tech Gifts Everyone Will Love
- The Personal Internet Address & Password Log Book: Peter Pauper Press: 9781441303257: Amazon.com: Books
- Orbi: A WiFi System for Better WiFi Everywhere | NETGEAR
- R8000P | WiFi Routers | Networking | Home | NETGEAR
- The Fascinating Implications of a Disney–21st Century Fox Deal - The Ringer
- Disney Buying Most Of 21st Century Fox Is No Slam Dunk
- Amazon Prime Video app rolling out to Apple TV App Store | 9to5Mac
- Google is pulling YouTube off the Fire TV and Echo Show - The Verge
- Apple releases iOS 11.2 with date crashing fix, Apple Pay Cash included, other changes | 9to5Mac
- How to use Apple Pay Cash - Six Colors
- A $40 Toll to Drive 10 Miles? It Happened on Virginia’s I-66 - The New York Times
- Trump, GOP tax plan: Gary Cohn has awkward moment with CEOs - Business Insider
- HiRise Duet | Twelve South
- New Balance 365 - Men's 365 - Walking, Cushioning - New Balance
- What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law
1 hr 46 min - Episode 136: What's on Your Wall, Sir?
How exactly does one make a wreath out of cactus? Asking on behalf of an ethically troubled ride sharing company. This week: Bublé, flip flops, revenue matching, and iPads — again. 🎁 .
Links:
- Google finally fixes the burger emoji
- Uber Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data on 57 Million People - Bloomberg
- ಠ_ಠ on Twitter: "hello from 30,000 feet! here's a sentence from a judge you never want to hear in court: “I can no longer trust the words of the lawyers for… https://t.co/RegEjFdsIm"
- A Guide to the Endless, Confusing Star Wars Battlefront II Controversey - Kotaku
- Should Disney And LucasFilm Be Worried About 'Star Wars: Battlefront II'?
- macOS bug lets you log in as admin with no password required | Ars Technica
- A bit more about Apple's automatic security updates - Six Colors
- Lemi Orhan Ergin on Twitter: "Dear @AppleSupport, we noticed a HUGE security issue at MacOS High Sierra. Anyone can login as "root" with empty password after clicking o… https://t.co/2il11lEgj9"
- Why Apple’s HomePod Is Three Years Behind Amazon’s Echo - Bloomberg
- Google Finance gets redesigned, finally dumps Adobe Flash | Ars Technica
- Nikon shuts down camera factory in China, blames 'the rise of smartphones': Digital Photography Review
- What's a real computer? - Six Colors
- iPad Pro — What’s a computer — Apple - YouTube
- Authy – Two-Factor Authentication App
- Universal Paperclips
1 hr 37 min - Episode 135: Sock Full of Nickels
Just when we thought we were Out of the Woods, streaming Taylor Swift’s new album Reputation may be just a figment of our Wildest Dreams. For you see, it seems there’s still some Bad Blood, a story we know All Too Well. Look what you made her do, meager streaming royalties…
This week: Star War, portrait mode fatigue, cautionary tales, and Derek Jeter is definitely getting lots of work done. ⚾️ .
Links:
- Kathleen Kennedy (producer) - Wikipedia
- Taylor Swift’s Reputation: How and where to listen to it. - Vox
- The Median Price per Square Foot Across the USA
- Samsung The Frame TV: Display Custom Art, Fully Customizable Art Frame
- Uber Hit With New Blow in London as Panel Says Drivers Aren’t Self-Employed - The New York Times
- Sony's A7R III packs big improvements into a familiar package
- Dynamic range of the Sony A7R II – Marco.org
- Apple Pay Cash is available in iMessage to iOS 11.2 beta users
- Derek Jeter's office has two iPads and a lot of hand sanitzer. I have questions. - SBNation.com
- Bose noise-masking sleepbuds - Indiegogo
- Introducing the New Firefox: Firefox Quantum - The Mozilla Blog
- Dave Itzkoff on Twitter: "HBO says Louis CK will no longer..."
- Rugged Maniac 5k Obstacle Race & Mud Run
- Mr. Robot - TV Show - Watch Full Episodes | USA Network
1 hr 42 min - Episode 134: Papers Across My Desk
Once Mueller wraps up his Russia Inquiry, perhaps he can look into cilantro’s meddling in the burrito emoji. This week: one of us has an iPhone X, TiVo has a new interface, the Astros have a championship, and nobody should have a Whopperito. And that’s 280 characters on the dot. 🎯 .
Links:
- 🌯 Burrito Emoji on Apple iOS 11.1
- Thomas Baekdal on Twitter: "I think we need to have a discussion about how Google's burger emoji is placing the cheese underneath the burger, while Apple puts it on top https://t.co/PgXmCkY3Yc"
- 🍔 Hamburger Emoji
- Whopperito - Wikipedia
- Chase Mitchell on Twitter: "Congratulations to the LA Dodgers for successfully avoiding having to meet the president"
- Collectors coveting Sports Illustrated cover predicting Houston Astros title
- Politics Podcast: 2016 Anniversary Edition | FiveThirtyEight
- Rogue Twitter employee deactivated Trump’s personal account on last day on the job, company says - The Washington Post
- Dave Pell on Twitter: "iFEELLIKEANIDIOT https://t.co/XNCndqZT2L"
- Daring Fireball: Face ID FUD
- iPhone X review: The best damn product Apple has ever made | iMore
- Apple Is Working on 2018 iPad Redesign With Facial Recognition - Bloomberg
- Apple Limits Lengthy iPhone X Testing for Most Reviewers - WSJ
- TiVo's revamped interface is available for existing DVRs
- Twitter expands character limit to 280 for all, says only 5% of tweets over 140 in testing | 9to5Mac
- Downloading TV shows and movies on Netflix
- Global Entry | U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- BetterTouchTool, BTT Remote, BetterSnapTool and more – Great Tools For Your Mac By Andreas Hegenberg
1 hr 43 min
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A thoughtful, unpretentious, mostly weekly conversation about the companies, ideas and products that are transforming our world. We look at what it is, why it matters and where it fits in the broader…
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