PODCAST

The Rebound

A technology-ish podcast from Apple geeks Dan Moren, John Moltz, and Lex Friedman.

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00:54:47

134: Try This On For Sighs

The Rebound ·

2017/04/27

John Gruber on the Apple Watch's success: https://daringfireball.net/2017/04/apple_watch_success Stephen King's pseudonym: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bachman Did you know that Dan has a scifi book coming out soon? Get it here: https://www.amazon.com/Caledonian-Gambit-Novel-Dan-Moren/dp/1940456843/ Are you sitting down? Like, maybe in a car? Because Apple has delayed Carpool Karaoke: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-video-idUSKBN17R02R New software can copy anyone's voice. Sort of

00:40:03

133: The Sonos Sub is Delicious

The Rebound ·

2017/04/20

The iPhone 8 might be having fingerprint reader troubles: https://9to5mac.com/2017/04/18/bloomberg-new-iphone-8-glass-steel-fingerprint-sensor/ AirPods are still 6 weeks out for shipping: https://daringfireball.net/linked/2017/04/18/airpods-shipping-delay Want them painted black for $100? You can at http://blackpods.store (Not a sponsor!) Bose should not be doing this: http://www.theverge.com/2017/4/19/15356108/bose-connect-private-listening-song-list-sharing-data-lawsuit Lex got a Sonos Playbase:

00:44:57

132: What Is Wrong With You Is My Next Question

The Rebound ·

2017/04/12

Lex is away so Dan and I start out by talking about the trailer for the next Thor movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7MGUNV8MxU&feature=youtu.be Apple is ditching graphics chips from Imagination in favor of its own: https://arstechnica.com/business/2017/04/apple-ditches-imagination-technologies-shares-collapse/ This makes some think they'll do the same with other chips like power management: https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/11/apple-could-be-designing-its-own-power-management-chip-as-well/ Apple

00:42:37

131: This Would Have Been Great To Know About Two...

The Rebound ·

2017/04/04

ZOMG NEW MAC PROS ARE COMING! http://daringfireball.net/2017/04/the_mac_pro_lives Matthew Panzarino also has some thoughts: https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/04/apple-pushes-the-reset-button-on-the-mac-pro/ The whole Mac Pro chat basically went down exactly like the movie *The Interview*: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2788710/ Additional information after we recorded: Based on what's currently on Apple's site, the "2017 Mac Pros" appear to be just price reductions on the existing models and moving CTO

00:44:51

130: I Like My Face Better

The Rebound ·

2017/03/30

Why you might want to consider getting a VPN: http://www.npr.org/2017/03/28/521831393/congress-overturns-internet-privacy-regulation Apple filed a trademark for the PowerBook name: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4359876/Apple-drops-hint-return-retro-laptop-Powerbook.html Apple switched iOS devices to APFS and no one even noticed: https://arstechnica.com/apple/2017/03/a-tour-of-ios-10-3-checking-out-apfs-the-settings-app-and-other-tweaks/ Changing the white face of your red iPhone to

00:43:38

129: Look at This GUI

The Rebound ·

2017/03/23

Mark Gurman says Apple's getting into AR: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-20/apple-s-next-big-thing Will Samsung's upcoming virtual assistant make you Hulk out? https://consumerist.com/2017/03/20/samsung-launches-bixby-its-answer-to-siri-alexa/ Seems to be based on Viv, which Samsung acquired last year: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/10/samsung-buys-viv-labs-in-pursuit-of-its-own-ai-assistant/ Years ago Microsoft held a mock funeral for the iPhone when Windows Phone 7 came out

00:45:15

128: Let's Make Some Bets

The Rebound ·

2017/03/16

Lex recommends Alarm Relay instead of other home security companies: https://www.alarmrelay.com They use an app from Alarm.com: https://www.alarm.com Dan is a negative Nelly on the idea of new Mac Pros: http://www.macworld.com/article/3179356/macs/why-the-new-mac-pro-might-never-come.html Jonathan Zdziarski is joining Apple: https://www.zdziarski.com/blog/?p=7016 An ode to the clamshell iBook: https://www.macstories.net/mac/the-clamshell-ibook-g3/ Our thanks to 23andMe for sponsoring this week's

00:45:06

127: Old Man Walkin'

The Rebound ·

2017/03/09

Moltz is considering tricking out his 2006 MacBook: https://support.apple.com/kb/SP31?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US Dan has some cheap Bluetooth headphones from Kinivo: https://www.amazon.com/Kinivo-BTH240-Bluetooth-Stereo-Headphone/dp/B00AWIPITS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489084446&sr=8-1&keywords=kinivo Apple's response to the Wikileaks claim about CIA hacking: https://www.buzzfeed.com/sheerafrenkel/apple-says-they-have-patched-the-vulnerabilities-mentioned-i?utm_term=.cuXZl3Y6q#.nvVzrRbnV Our thanks

00:34:47

126: Having an Episode

The Rebound ·

2017/03/02

OMG DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE OSCARS, oh, you did: http://variety.com/2017/film/in-contention/moonlight-best-picture-oscars-la-la-land-analysis-1201997362/ Apple should buy Netflix: https://om.co/2017/02/22/why-apple-should-buy-netflix-again/ No, Apple does not need to buy Netflix: https://www.aboveavalon.com/notes/2017/2/21/apple-doesnt-need-to-buy-netflix Our thanks to Blue Apron (http://blueapron.com/rebound) for sponsoring this episode of The Rebound. Blue Apron ships you ingredients and amazing

00:43:31

125: Literal Parlor Tricks

The Rebound ·

2017/02/23

Get psyched for Alto's Odyssey: http://www.altosodyssey.com Rumors of new iPads in March and an iPhone SE with more storage: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/20/ipad-pro-march-event-128gb-iphone-se/ Lex has LIFX light bulbs. Look at this guy in this light: http://www.lifx.com/products/lifx-z?variant=28898043587 Uber gets former Attorney General Eric Holder to look into its sexist culture: http://www.recode.net/2017/2/20/14677546/uber-ceo-travis-kalanick-eric-holder-memo Alexa was a little confused

00:42:24

124: I Think We’re Doing It Wrong

The Rebound ·

2017/02/16

Get Stagehand: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stagehand-reverse-platformer/id977536934?mt=8 Planet of the Apps is a show that Apple is making: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RInsFIWl-Q Carpool Karaoke is another one that's coming to Apple Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2fipKCrV3I Apple joins wireless power consortium: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/13/apple-joins-wireless-power-consortium/ The Iconfactory is launching a Kickstarter to remake Twitterrific for the Mac:

00:48:10

123: $500 Well Spent

The Rebound ·

2017/02/09

Dan's $500 red alert is great when it works: https://sixcolors.com/post/2017/02/automate-this-red-alert-shields-up/ Vizio smart TVs have been too nosy: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2017/02/vizio-pay-22-million-ftc-state-new-jersey-settle-charges-it Apple's quarterly results weren't perfect but they were better: http://www.macworld.com/article/3163463/macs/apples-q1-2017-records-for-the-iphone-and-services-but-the-ipad-still-struggles.html The iPad still has a problem:

00:44:03

122: Artistically Bereft

The Rebound ·

2017/02/02

The Iconfactory has a new drawing app out called Linea: http://blog.iconfactory.com/2017/01/introducing-linea/ Apple's quarterly results are coming, but we don't have them yet: http://investor.apple.com/ Super Mario Run has some new features: http://www.macworld.com/article/3163468/ios/super-mario-run-gets-an-easy-mode-pulls-in-the-big-bucks-for-nintendo.html The LG monitors Apple sells have some, uh, problems: https://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2017/01/apple-lg-5k-display-issues/ You can't get

00:41:11

121: I’m More of a Gambling Man

The Rebound ·

2017/01/26

A fair number of Apple people are going to Tesla: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2017/01/23/ording-tesla Probably nothing to worry about but the mega-rich are buying up bunkers in New Zealand: http://gizmodo.com/peter-thiel-gains-new-zealand-citizenship-as-tech-elite-1791550567 Your Echo will now respond to "Computer" instead of "Alexa": http://www.theverge.com/tldr/2017/1/23/14365338/amazon-echo-alexa-computer-wake-word-star-trek Lex wants to know if we use an uninterruptible power supply:

00:37:04

120: They're Good Matches, Brent

The Rebound ·

2017/01/19

We might be interested in the Nintendo Switch: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/01/nintendo-switch-future-analysis/ Lex has his Raspberry Pi working but Dan might go with using a Mac mini and OpenEmu: http://openemu.org Complex's interview with Apple's people working on Music: http://www.complex.com/music/2017/01/zane-lowe-bozoma-saint-john-and-larry-jackson-talk-the-future-of-apple-music Dan Provost does the math to figure out if the rumors of a 10.5-inch iPad might be true:

00:43:04

119: The Old Codgers Show

The Rebound ·

2017/01/12

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:

00:42:34

118: I Swallowed One of My AirPods

The Rebound ·

2017/01/05

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:

00:38:53

117: Nose Pods

The Rebound ·

2016/12/23

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:

00:54:17

116: Rebound: The John and Jon Edition

The Rebound ·

2016/12/17

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

00:42:36

115: I Got The High Score Every Single Time

The Rebound ·

2016/12/08

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 And a knock-off Milanese loop: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AU66DSG/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3ANLZZAO5LRN&coliid=IGAU2C49US2NW&psc=1 Apple VP Paul Deneve has been removed from the company's executive's page and now reports to Jeff Williams:

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