Government IDs on your phone; trucks are finally getting smaller; and after 18 months of COVID WFH, what products have endured, and what do we really need now?

Episode Navigation:

03:10 – Apple's Forthcoming Digital Driver's Licenses

16:00 – Compact Pickup Trucks: A Welcome Automotive Segment?

27:20 – The "Logi Dock" and Our Relationship with WFH Products 18 M0nths post-COVID

Featured and Related:

• The new digital driver’s licenses from Apple sound slightly creepy – VOX/Recode
• You’ll soon be able to use your iPhone as ID at the airport – The Verge
• New York’s Vaccine Passport Could Cost Taxpayers $17 Million – NYT
• Pandemic gives boost as more states move to digital IDs – AP
• How governments can deliver on the promise of digital ID – McKinsey & Company
• Digital IDs Might Sound Like a Good Idea, But They Could Be a Privacy Nightmare – ACLU
• Digital IDs Are More Dangerous Than You Think – WIRED
• How National Digital IDs Benefit Both Citizens And Businesses – Forbes
• Facebook admits "trust deficit" as it looks to launch digital wallet – Axios
• The Technology 202: Facebook's latest attempt to build a crypto empire meets familiar skepticism in Washington – The Washington Post
• The Mighty Pickup Slims Down – NYT
• The Ford Maverick Is a Whole New Kind of Pickup Truck – Gear Patrol
• Nissan Titan vs Ford F-150 vs Toyota Tundra vs Chevrolet Silverado – Nissan
• Alpha Motors Wolf Electric Pickup Truck – Alpha Motors
• 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz compact pickup is terrific, but who will buy it? – Detroit Free Press
• Compact 2022 Ford Maverick Pickup Shows Its Size Next to Ranger, F-150 – The Drive
• Stop Saying The Ford Maverick Is Small! It's Not – Jalopnik
• 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Second Drive: Truck-ish? – The Truth About Cars
• The Unlikely Return of the Compact Pickup – Edmunds
• The Comeback of the Compact Pickup Truck – Good Car Bad Car
• America Needs More Compact Pickup Trucks Like the Hyundai Santa Cruz – Motor Biscuit
• "Car Bloat" New Cars Are Heavier Than Ever, But Also More Powerful – The Drive
• Logitech’s new dock is designed for a work from home world – The Verge
• Discussion on the Logitech Logi Dock – Reddit
• Consumer Brands Bet Working From Home Is Here to Stay – WSJ
• All the WFH products that we now can’t live without – CNN
• The Essential Gear You Need to Stay Productive While Working From Home – Gear Patrol, 2021
• The Best Home Office Products of 2020 Made WFH Less Miserable – Gear Patrol
• Future Of Work: What The Post-Pandemic Workplace Holds For Remote Workers’ Careers – Forbes
• It’s time to reimagine where and how work will get done – PWC
• Companies' Post-COVID Dilemma: Will the Rise of Remote Work Become a Permanent Pandemic Legacy? – Cision