The Rebound

Dan is away so Lex and Moltz draft fellow Turning This Car Around (http://turningthiscararound.com) co-host Jon Armstrong to guest co-host.

And guess what we start off with. Guess. Go on. Guess. Hey, you were right! Apple Watch pre-ordering. They went pretty fast (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/04/10/apple-watch-sold-out-launch-day/).

Did people order a million of them? Probably. And more. But this survey is not to be taken seriously (http://daringfireball.net/linked/2015/04/13/slice-intelligence-apple-watch-orders).

Jon actually went to the store to check the Watch out (http://www.imore.com/apple-watch-retail-experience).

Lex has his new haptic MacBook and is loving the feedback (https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Retina+Display+Early+2015+Teardown/38300).

New emoji are here and Lex is furious (http://www.macworld.com/article/2907542/pump-up-your-messages-with-hundreds-of-new-emoji-in-ios-83-out-now.html).

iOS 8.4 has been released to developers and it includes a new Music app that Jon is disappointed with (http://9to5mac.com/2015/04/13/hands-on-ios-music-app/). In particular, he wants to hate on some of the images here: http://9to5mac.com/2015/04/13/apple-launches-ios-8-4-beta-with-revamped-music-service/.

None of us is going to WWDC, which was announced this week (https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/).

First, of course, we talked about the Apple Watch, because: Duh. Apple unveiled ten tour videos, but only released three. (http://www.apple.com/watch/guided-tours/) We smell a conspiracy. The buttons and the presses and the whatnot — it's a lot to take in.

Dan's still not ready to Periscope (http://periscope.tv), but John's tried it and Lex can't stop. But Dan promises that when he DOES finally Periscope, it will be epic. No pressure. We also ruminate on what's next for Meerkat. Remember Meerkat?

Mrs. Moltz is not on Facebook. (Yet.)

Dan still doesn't trust iCloud. Its invisible email filtering is barely legal at best.

And now, HBO Now is available now (http://order.hbonow.com). Lex tried Sling TV (http://sling.com); it was not terrible. But we're worried that too many a la carte digital channels basically recreates today's crappy cable climate.

We're not sweating the Apple construction / felons controversy. Either because we're jerks, or because we doubt Apple's the company instituting the hiring policy for the new campus. (http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Apple-takes-heat-for-barring-former-felons-from-6182436.php)

Apple doesn't want people to stand in line at the Apple Store anymore. (http://www.businessinsider.com/angela-ahrendts-says-a-significant-change-in-mindset-to-launching-apple-watch-online-2015-4) John and Dan gave it up in the iPhone 4 era. Lex never started.

Our thanks to Napkin from Aged & Distilled, and to A24, presenting Ex Machina, for sponsoring The Rebound.

Ex Machina opens this week in LA and New York, and will be in many more theaters soon. It's a sci-fi thriller directed by the writer of Sunshine and 28 Days later. The Telegraph calls it BEWITCHINGLY SMART SCIENCE FICTION and The Daily Mirror declares it's AN INSTANT CLASSIC. Starring Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson and Alicia Vikander.

Napkin 1.5 is available now, and it's an awesome tool for image mark-up and annotation on OS X. It's easy to use, and it's great at lots of things; new features include pixelation and blur for redacting sensitive stuff, and a slick new interface perfectly at home on Yosemite. And with support for multiple images on one canvas, call-outs, and the delightfully named File Pip for easy drag-drop export — you're going to love it. It's in the Mac App Store or directly available at (http://nap.kn). Check out their video, too: http://media.aged-and-distilled.com.s3.amazonaws.com/napkin_1_5/video/Napkin_Product.mp4

Programming note: Moltz's computer crashed and lost his recording and we had to use the Skype track so if the audio isn't up to our normal high standards we apologize.

This week we talk about Periscope and Lex even records one live which is not live by the time you're reading this (http://www.buzzfeed.com/mathonan/meet-periscope-twitters-new-live-video-app).

We even figure out how to monetize it with Square Cash (http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/23/8277007/square-cash-business-cashtag).

As we were talking, Amazon announced a whole new way for you to buy crap from them (http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/31/amazons-new-dash-button-hardware-offers-instant-orders-for-staple-products/). We don't like it.

The iPhone 6c may be coming (http://9to5mac.com/2015/03/30/iphone-6c-rear-shell/), a plastic iPhone with 6-level internals.

The New York Times is rolling out one-sentence stories for the Apple Watch (http://www.nytco.com/the-times-rolls-out-one-sentence-stories-on-apple-watch/) and it doesn't look that great.

Here's a handy how-to for drawing Hitler that you'll want to keep around for when you get your Apple Watch and want to send someone a sketch: https://instagram.com/p/H2MCQkIpOi/.

If you don't need your extra Apple Watch band (each comes with two), you can use BandSwapper (http://bandswapper.com).

Our thanks this week go to Harry's (harrys.com). Harry's sells premium shaving products for much less than those crappy blades that you have to get someone to unlock from a cabinet. The starter set is just $15 and with promo code "REBOUND", you can get it for $10! Don't wait, get the shave you deserve.

Our thanks also to WealthFront, the automated investment service that makes it easy to invest your money the right way. It automatically rebalances your portfolio and re-invests your dividends, all commission-free. Visit https://www.wealthfront.com/rebound to get your first $10,000 for free.

We could be looking at a new Apple TV this fall (http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnpaczkowski/new-apple-tv-set-top-will-debut-this-summer-with-app-store-s#.fsPjk8dY4).

If you're really desperate to see what the Apple Watch might look like on your wrist, there's now an app for that (http://www.popsci.com/try-virtual-apple-watch-app).

But don't get an Apple Watch because it'll definitely give you wrist cancer (http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/18/8252087/cell-phones-cancer-risk-tumor-bilton-new-york-times).

Moltz likes the game TouchTone (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/touchtone/id962133182?mt=8), a puzzler full of intrigue.

TIME TO PANIC AS APPLE WATCH YIELDS MAY BE LOW (http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20150325PD209.html), oh, it's DigiTimes, forget it.

Then we talk about the war going on over the Steve Jobs legacy (https://medium.com/backchannel/the-war-over-who-steve-jobs-was-92bda2cd1e1e). This prompts Dan and Lex to fondly remember iSteve (http://www.macworld.com/article/2035456/review-funny-or-dies-isteve-will-tickle-apple-fans.html).

If you want to pay an extra dollar for the new Steve Jobs book, get it on iBooks (https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/becoming-steve-jobs/id936502684?mt=11).

We talk about Meerkat, but now you can get Periscope (http://www.buzzfeed.com/mathonan/meet-periscope-twitters-new-live-video-app#.saxxEk1lN).

Our thanks to WealthFront, the automated investment service that makes it easy to invest your money the right way. It automatically rebalances your portfolio and re-invests your dividends, all commission-free. Visit https://www.wealthfront.com/rebound to get your first $10,000 for free.

It's an all non-Apple Watch episode!

Apple might be working on a television service (http://9to5mac.com/2015/03/16/wsj-apple-announcing-30-40month-web-tv-service-in-june-shipping-in-september-with-25-channels/), if you believe the Wall Street Journal.

Apple and NBC aren't talking, except for the fact that NBC is apparently making an Apple TV app (http://9to5mac.com/2015/03/17/nbc-plans-cable-dependent-apple-tv-app-for-second-half-of-2015/). Figure that out.

We also talk about USB-C which is our new bicycle (http://www.macworld.com/article/2894423/thunderbolted-usb-c-is-our-new-connection-overlord-get-used-to-it.html). No, really, we'll miss MagSafe (http://www.macworld.com/article/2895694/will-your-new-macbook-crash-to-the-ground-without-magsafe-yes.html).

Lex and Moltz are OK with the Force Touch trackpad (https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Retina+Display+Early+2015+Teardown/38300) except inasmuch as it satisfies Dan's tap-to-click sensibilities.

In regards to our non-bet about who said apps jiggling looked "nervous", at Macworld Expo in January 2008, Steve Jobs said while showing how to tap and hold to move apps: “They all get a little bit restless.” Dan and Lex think that's not the same. Moltz hates them both.

For the record, there is no (known) vulnerability in Apple Pay (http://www.imore.com/banks-still-trying-failing-deflect-fraud-apple-pay) despite what you might have read.

Dan is interested in Samsung's recently acquired payment system for all his Samsung device payment needs (http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/18/samsung-acquires-looppay-maker-of-an-apple-pay-competitor/).

Our thanks to WealthFront, the automated investment service that makes it easy to invest your money the right way. It automatically rebalances your portfolio and re-invests your dividends, all commission-free. Visit https://www.wealthfront.com/rebound to get your first $10,000 for free.

Our thanks also to FreshVu2Go (https://freshvu2go.com/podcasts/). Discover how easy online inventory management can be with their intuitive software on your iPad, tablet, laptop or PC. Start your free trial today and view your current inventory status from anywhere in the world, whenever you want, with FreshVu2Go. An easier-to-remember URL is tinyurl.com/freshpods.

If you missed it, Apple announced a mess o' stuff on Monday, including new 12-inch MacBooks (http://www.apple.com/macbook/) and a lot more Watch information (http://www.apple.com/watch/) on pricing, bands and more.

Our thanks to WealthFront, the automated investment service that makes it easy to invest your money the right way. It automatically rebalances your portfolio and re-invests your dividends, all commission-free. Visit https://www.wealthfront.com/rebound to get your first $10,000 for free.

Our thanks also to FreshVu2Go (https://freshvu2go.com/podcasts/). Discover how easy online inventory management can be with their intuitive software on your iPad, tablet, laptop or PC. Start your free trial today and view your current inventory status from anywhere in the world, whenever you want, with FreshVu2Go. An easier-to-remember URL is tinyurl.com/freshpods.

Lex isn't a fan of Apple's recent ads (http://www.apple.com/ipad/changing-film/) and we speculate on what ads for the Watch will be like.

Dan remembers some iPhone ads of yore (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/opinion/l12brooks.html?ref=opinion&_r=0).

While you listen to this episode, you can pick your Watch combination (http://mixyourwatch.com/). We're not sure it'll be available, though.

Is the Apple Watch going to be ugradeable? (http://daringfireball.net/linked/2015/02/24/caldwell-edition) Probably not.

There's an event coming up so, yeah, we talk about the Apple Watch (http://sixcolors.com/post/2015/02/spring-forward-apple-event-coming-march-9/).

We also speculate on what else might get announced next week (http://www.imore.com/new-macbook-air-just-around-corner).

Then we talk about app pricing and the backlash against pricing things too low (http://vesperapp.co/blog/native-support-for-ipad-and-landscape/).

Speaking of price backlash, some think maybe the Watch Edition will not be $10,000 (http://www.marco.org/2015/03/04/boring-apple-watch-edition-pricing).

Our thanks to FreshVu2Go (https://freshvu2go.com/podcasts/). Discover how easy online inventory management can be with their intuitive software on your iPad, tablet, laptop or PC. Start your free trial today and view your current inventory status from anywhere in the world, whenever you want, with FreshVu2Go. An easier-to-remember URL is tinyurl.com/freshpods.

Screw the Apple Watch, Dan says he's buying a Pebble Time (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-time-awesome-smartwatch-no-compromises?ref=nav_search), which funded within minutes and is coming up on 20 times their goal with 30 days to go.

Then we get right back to Apple Car, Apple Car, Apple Car (http://www.mondaynote.com/2015/02/22/apple-car-three-more-thoughts/).

Then we talk about Alto's Adventure (http://sixcolors.com/link/2015/02/altos-adventure-is-anything-but-a-grind/) and we play it while we talk because we're professional podcasters.

Lex uses Personal Capital (https://www.personalcapital.com). Look at this guy.

Moltz and Dan use TurboTax but they're not happy about it (http://www.propublica.org/article/how-the-maker-of-turbotax-fought-free-simple-tax-filing).

Oh, you know we're talking about the Apple Car because where there's smoke (http://9to5mac.com/2015/02/19/apple-electric-car-team/) there's something that's smoking. Or someone who's smoking.

Dan is decidedly anti-Apple Car while Lex is pro-Apple Car and Moltz just wants to take a nap. The GM CEO is also anti-Apple Car (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/18/former-gm-ceo-on-apple-car/).

Then we talk about Apple Watch pricing (http://daringfireball.net/2015/02/apple_watch_pricing) because that's what this podcast is about.

Chris Breen has left Macworld (http://chrisbreen.com/words/2015/2/17/time-to-do-something-else) to go work for Apple. But it doesn't mean Apple's building some kind of ninja PR team.

Moltz recounts the latest fun he's having with his son's Lenovo (http://verynicewebsite.net/2015/02/superfish/).

Maybe the NSA will fix it when they rewrite the hard drive's firmware (http://www.popsci.com/most-sophisticated-malware-ever-can-infect-hard-drive-firmware).

Then we discuss the very long and very good Jony Ive profile in The New Yorker (http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/02/23/shape-things-come?currentPage=all).

If Apple does sell a car, how will they sell them in places like New Jersey (http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2014/03/11/tesla-vs-new-jersey-the-car-dealers-strike-back/)?

The Verge wants you to stop listening to podcasts at faster speeds (http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/17/8043077/stop-listening-to-podcasts-fast-speed) but Marco Arment says listen at whatever speed you want (http://www.marco.org/2015/02/17/listen-to-podcasts-at-whatever-speed-you-want).

This week we take a look at the looks at Photos (http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/5/7982517/apple-photos-mac-iphoto-replacement-explainer-faq).

Lex is getting a new dog (https://twitter.com/lexfri/status/564570865787211776). This is a tech podcast.

Despite the initial excitement about extensions (http://www.macworld.com/article/2684894/ios-8-extensions-how-they-work-and-why-they-matter-to-you.html), we're not using quite as many of them as we thought.

Then we get back to our recurring topic: Apple Watch fan fiction. Dan notices a disturbing thing about the crown, about which he has now written something (http://sixcolors.com/2015/02/whats-up-with-apple-watch-editions-digital-crown/).