The Rebound

Happy 10th anniversary, iPhone: https://sixcolors.com/post/2017/01/the-iphones-first-10th-birthday/

Dan was at CES when the iPhone was announced: https://sixcolors.com/post/2017/01/happy-10th-birthday-iphone/

Steven Levy interviewed Phil Schiller about it: https://backchannel.com/phil-schiller-on-iphones-launch-how-it-changed-apple-and-why-it-will-keep-going-for-50-years-e4412ad2c8f5#.xxdmuqyr3

Consumer Reports figured out why they got weird results on their MacBook Pro battery test: http://www.imore.com/consumer-reports-fails-earn-macbook-pro-credibility

Robert Scoble says Apple and Zeiss are working together on AR: https://www.facebook.com/RobertScoble/posts/10154881786139655

There's an adorable Classic Mac dock for the Apple Watch: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1216409

Greenpeace gives Apple its highest rating: https://secured-static.greenpeace.org/austria/Global/austria/dokumente/Clicking%20Clean%202017.pdf

Jon Mitchell's thoughts on his Apple Watch use: https://jonmitchell.net/blog/why-im-an-almost-everyday-apple-watch-wearer

Will iOS 10.3 have a theater mode? http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/12/30/rumor-apple-to-release-ios-103-beta-with-theater-mode-in-january

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Lenovo has announced an Alexa-powered Echo-type device: http://www.macrumors.com/2017/01/03/ces-2017-lenovo-alexa-smart-speaker/

Mattel's Aristotle is an Alexa clone for kids: http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/1/3/14152800/digital-assistant-children-mattel-aristotle

Police have already tried to get an Echo's recordings to get information on a murder: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/12/police-ask-alexa-did-you-witness-a-murder/

Dan's look at the Google Home: https://sixcolors.com/post/2017/01/google-home-early-impressions-of-an-echo-competitor/

Here's an Echo and a Google Home talking to each other forever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfCfTYZJWtI

More information on the Nintendo Switch will be coming on the 12th: http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/26/13431334/nintendo-switch-information-coming-next-year

Lex is building a Raspberry Pi game emulator: http://lifehacker.com/how-to-turn-your-raspberry-pi-into-a-retro-game-console-498561192

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The AirPods cometh: https://techpinions.com/apple-airpods-more-than-just-headphones/48310

The Mac hardware development process at Apple is in disarray: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-20/how-apple-alienated-mac-loyalists

Tim Cook says new desktop Macs of some kind are coming: https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/19/apples-tim-cook-assures-employees-that-it-is-committed-to-the-mac-and-that-great-desktops-are-coming/

Uber's app is tracking you: http://daringfireball.net/2016/12/uber_location_privacy

Apple was thinking about porting the Mac operating system to Intel longer ago than when they bought NeXT: http://lowendmac.com/2014/star-trek-apples-first-mac-os-on-intel-project/

Lex and Dan are away this week so Moltz chats with guest host Jon Armstrong from Turning This Car Around.

Naturally, we start by talking about Rogue One: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/lucasfilm/rogueoneastarwarsstory/

Apple pulled watchOS 3.1.1 after it bricked some Watches: http://www.macrumors.com/2016/12/13/watchos-3-1-1-pulled-bricking-complaints/

macOS Sierra 10.12.2 brings kind of a lot: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207307

Jon brings up the documentary Game Over about the Atari E.T. game: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3715406/

Tech CEOs met with Trump and his kids: http://www.wsj.com/articles/transcript-trumps-introductory-remarks-with-tech-executives-1481754651

We harken back to the Mike Daisey fiasco (Moltz was wrong, it was in 2012 after Jobs died): http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/03/16/148761812/this-american-life-retracts-mike-daiseys-apple-factory-story

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Lex has a couple of new Watch bands. A leather one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016I7A8B4/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3ANLZZAO5LRN&coliid=I35F7MTQQQKO0F&psc=1

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Apple VP Paul Deneve has been removed from the company's executive's page and now reports to Jeff Williams: https://9to5mac.com/2016/12/03/apple-vp-paul-deneve-disappears-from-apple-exec-bio-page-now-reports-to-jeff-williams/

Tim Cook says Watch sales are just fine, thank you very much: http://fortune.com/2016/12/06/tim-cook-apple-watch-sales-record/

Mark Gurman says Apple will use drones to improve Maps data: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-01/apple-said-to-fly-drones-to-improve-maps-data-and-catch-google

Amazon has introduced a store will all self-checkout: http://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/amazoncom-unveils-self-driving-brick-and-mortar-convenience-store/

Wait times for getting help from Apple are kinda long: http://pxlnv.com/linklog/apples-support-gap/

Moltz got a USB-C wall charger. It's slower but way less expensive than Apple's: https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Type-C-Delivery-Charger-PowerPort/dp/B01D8C6ULO/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1481048024&sr=8-5&keywords=anker+usb+c+wall+charger

Moltz is getting an Echo for Christmas but is a little nervous about it: https://www.wired.com/2016/12/alexa-and-google-record-your-voice/

Our thanks to Mack Weldon (https://www.mackweldon.com/rebound). Mack Weldon makes glorious underwear to hold your bits in the way they deserve, anti-microbially. It is truly awesome stuff. So go to MackWeldon.com/REBOUND and use the promo code "REBOUND" to get 20 percent off your order.

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Amazon is reportedly working on an Echo with a touch screen: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-29/amazon-said-to-plan-premium-alexa-speaker-with-large-screen

India's currency issues seem to have worked out nicely for Apple: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/hardware/apple-sales-shoot-up-as-customers-rush-to-buy-iphones-with-demonetised-notes/articleshow/55674628.cms

Apple let go Sal Soghoian: http://www.macrumors.com/2016/11/16/mac-automation-sal-soghoian-position-eliminated/

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Apple is reportedly getting out of the wireless router biz: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-21/apple-said-to-abandon-development-of-wireless-routers-ivs0ssec

Some steps to take to improve your security: https://medium.com/@mshelton/securing-your-digital-life-like-a-normal-person-a-hasty-and-incomplete-guide-56437f127425#.jys3lllhw

And protect your WiFi: https://decentsecurity.com/#/routerwifi-configuration/

Getting Cloak isn't a bad idea, either: https://www.getcloak.com

Why the new MacBook Pros top out at 16 GB of RAM: https://macdaddy.io/macbook-pro-limited-16gb-ram/

How loud is the keyboard on the new MacBook Pro: https://youtu.be/rw4Ri7XQk_M

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Dan is away this week so we're joined by Jon Armstrong from Turning This Car Around: turningthiscararound.com

Apple released a $200 book with pictures of its products which is only the second-worse thing that happened this week: http://www.apple.com/newsroom/2016/11/designed-by-apple-in-california-chronicles-20-years-of-apple-design.html

Jason Snell's review of the new MacBook Pro: https://sixcolors.com/post/2016/11/macbook-pro-touch-bar-review-keyboard-chameleon/

Steven Levy on the new MacBook Pro: https://backchannel.com/apple-goes-part-time-on-touch-8e7b0a4d371c#.53g7pqsdu

Armstrong recommends the Henge Dock for the MacBook Pro: https://hengedocks.com

Our thanks this week to Mack Weldon (https://www.mackweldon.com). Mack Weldon makes glorious underwear to hold your bits in the way they deserve, anti-microbially. It is truly awesome stuff. So go to mackweldon.com and use the promo code "REBOUND" to get 20 percent off your order.

Our thanks also to Omaha Steaks. Go to OmahaSteaks.com (http://omahasteaks.com and type "REBOUND" in the search bar, add the Family Gift Pack to your cart and get a 77% savings! Great meat at a great price.

And also our thanks to VideoBlocks (http://videoblocks.com/Rebound2016), a members-only site offering a one-stop shop for stock video. Go to VideoBlocks.com/Rebound2016 to get $100 off access to royalty-free professional stock video.

And also also, our thanks to you, for listening and stuff.

Lex is away so we are joined by former Apple employee, former Apple cloner employee and current maker of shrubs (http://bonafidepotents.com/products), Albert McMurry.

Apple cuts prices on adapters: http://www.imore.com/apple-usb-c-thunderbolt-3-price-cut

Apple has dropped prices of the LG monitors it sells: http://www.macrumors.com/2016/11/04/apple-lg-display-major-price-cut/

Craig Hockenberry suggests Apple outsource making Pro machines if it doesn't want to do it: http://furbo.org/2016/11/05/apples-lenovo/

A world without the Mac Pro would be sad: https://marco.org/2016/11/05/world-without-mac-pro

Catch up on Steve Ballmer's history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ballmer

A jet white iPhone? https://9to5mac.com/2016/11/07/following-the-success-of-jet-black-report-suggests-apple-plans-to-add-jet-white-color-option-for-iphone-7-and-iphone-7-plus/

Our thanks this week to Mack Weldon (https://www.mackweldon.com). Mack Weldon makes glorious underwear to hold your bits in the way they deserve, anti-microbially. It is truly awesome stuff. So go to mackweldon.com and use the promo code "REBOUND" to get 20 percent off your order.

Our thanks also to Omaha Steaks. Go to OmahaSteaks.com (http://omahasteaks.com) and type "REBOUND" in the search bar, add the Family Gift Pack to your cart and get a 77% savings! Great meat at a great price.

Our thanks also to Casper (https://casper.com/therebound) for sponsoring this episode. You spend about a third of your life sleeping, make sure it's on a good mattress. Go to casper.com/therebound to start your 100-day money-back trial. You'll get $50 off by using the code "REBOUND".

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We discuss the new MacBook Pros: https://sixcolors.com/post/2016/10/some-more-hands-on-experience-with-the-new-macbook-pros/

And a bit the Microsoft Surface Studio: http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/10/26/13380462/microsoft-surface-studio-pc-computer-announced-features-price-release-date

Joe Steel runs down the streaming boxes you can buy: http://joe-steel.com/2016-10-28-Apples-October-TV-Surprise.html

Moltz likes Plants vs Zombies Heroes, Lex does not: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/plants-vs.-zombies-heroes/id1000876192?mt=8

Dan has thoughts on the Apple TV and the new TV app: http://www.macworld.com/article/3136741/streaming-services/apples-tv-plan-has-got-to-be-more-than-the-tv-app.html

iOS 10.2 has new emoji: http://blog.emojipedia.org/ios-10-2-emoji-first-look-shrug-fingers-crossed-face-palm/

AirPods might not come until January: https://9to5mac.com/2016/11/01/chinese-supply-chain-sources-report-apple-airpods-not-shipping-until-january-2017/

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