Jason Snell is a tech writer and editor, and formerly Macworld’s lead editor.

An all-star MacNotables panel of Adam Engst, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell and host Chuck Joiner got together to talk about smartwatches in general and the Pebble in particular. Why? Because Pebble was arguably the first smartwatch of the modern era. Because all of them wear one or have worn one with some consistency. And because it is a logical baseline to measure all others by. Find out how they use the Pebble, their thoughts on its future and how it might fare against the Apple Watch, and how much fashion plays into the equation. The group discusses killer features, the watch as stand-alone vs. supplemental device, and what information you really need and want on your wrist.

David Gerrold’s amazing and depressing “Believers.”

Apple developing iOS 8.1, 8.2, & 8.3 in shift for 2015 launches, Apple Will Be ‘Lucky’ to Ship Apple Watch by Valentine’s Day, New Mac Mini Finally Coming in October Alongside New iPads? Consumer Reports test results find iPhone 6 and 6 Plus not as bendy as believed, Apple releases iOS 8.0.2 with fixes to cellular, touch ID issues; says only 40K iPhone 6/6+ devices affected by 8.0.1 bugs, and more.

Jason takes the YDL helm since Lex has been a little busy.

The jobs we had. The jobs we are?

The iPhone 6 is out, Apple’s “warrant canary” dies, Amazon announces new Kindles and pays $4.6M for domain name “.buy”, Android’s browser flaw, Larry Ellison steps down as Oracle CEO, ride services kills S.F. taxi traditional business, Japanese company Obayashi plans to have a space elevator by 2050, and more.

Apple has been using cinematic techniques in their events and ads since 1984. Horace Dediu, Jason Snell, and John Gruber discuss the story Apple has told on screens for 30 years: one of engineering thriving on dynamic creativity.

Special guest Jason Snell joins the show on the cusp of Apple’s September 9 event, where the company will purportedly introduce two new iPhones and a breakthrough wearable device. Topics include the purpose and advantages of a 5.5-inch iPhone, why only the 5.5-inch iPhone will (I think) get an @3x retina display, speculation on the nature and purpose of an Apple wearable/watch, the intrigue surrounding the event’s venue, and more.

Jason Snell joins Stephen and Myke to discuss Apple’s upcoming September 9th event.